Curtis Douglas is on the move again, and this time he’s landing in Seattle.
The former Vancouver Canucks forward has signed a two-year deal with the Kraken worth an average of $1.25 million per season, giving him a new home after a brief run in Vancouver and a first full NHL season that took him from Tampa Bay to the West Coast.
Douglas’ first year in the league came in 2025-26, when the six-foot-nine forward made his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 9 against the Ottawa Senators. He appeared in 26 games for Tampa Bay and picked up two assists before landing on waivers and being claimed by Vancouver at the 2026 Trade Deadline.
Once he arrived with the Canucks, Douglas quickly showed the kind of edge that made him difficult to handle. His first fight in a Vancouver uniform came against six-foot-eight Calgary Flames forward Adam Klapka. He also scored his first NHL goal as a Canuck, beating Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukáš Dostál on April 12, and added an assist in Vancouver’s final regular-season game against the Edmonton Oilers on April 16.
Before reaching the NHL, Douglas had already taken a winding path through the pro ranks. He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency in March of 2022, then spent a full season with the Toronto Marlies.
That year was his best at the AHL level, as he posted 13 goals and 21 assists in 67 games. Toronto later traded him to the Arizona Coyotes, and Tampa Bay claimed him off waivers in October of 2025.
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