Quinn Hughes traded as Canucks and Wild pull off a blockbuster deal
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We have a blockbuster trade in the NHL involving the Vancouver Canucks. It is one of the biggest transactions to take place in the National Hockey League in a long time, particularly involving a Canadian team.
Star defenseman Quinn Hughes has been traded, from the Vancouver Canucks, to the Minnesota Wild.
Clearly, NHL teams like to pull off blockbuster trades on Friday nights.
Quinn Hughes traded in blockbuster deal involving the Vancouver Canucks
As for the details of the trade, here they are:
That's not all!
Not only is Quinn Hughes traded, but several other big names are indeed involved in this massive transaction.
"To the Wild:
Quinn Hughes
To the Canucks:
2026 1st-round pick
Marco Rossi
Zeev Buium
Liam Ohgren"
Quinn Hughes
To the Canucks:
2026 1st-round pick
Marco Rossi
Zeev Buium
Liam Ohgren"
Hughes, 26 years old, is a 5-foot-10 offensive defenseman who has recorded 23 points in 26 games this season. He was a seventh overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks in 2018.
Rossi, 24 years old, is a 5-foot-9 centerman who has recorded 13 points in 17 games this season. He was a ninth overall pick by the Minnesota Wild in 2020.
Buium, 20 years old, is a 6-foot offensive defenseman who has recorded 14 points in 31 games this season. He was a 12th overall pick by the Minnesota Wild in 2024 (the same draft that featured Ivan Demidov).
Ohgren, 21 years old, is a 6-foot forward who has recorded 0 points in 18 games this season. He too is a first-round pick of the Minnesota Wild (19th overall in 2022).
More details to follow.
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