US EditionVancouver Canucks trade Quinn Hughes to Minnesota Wild
The Canucks received three former first-round picks and a 2026 first-round draft choice in exchange for Hughes, who is under contract through next season.
- On Dec. 12, 2025, the Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks, trading Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round selection to Vancouver.
- Facing an 11-17-3 start, the Vancouver Canucks' last-place standing and openness to trading pending UFAs earlier this month made a Hughes trade increasingly inevitable.
- Hughes, 26 and a Norris Trophy winner, has amassed 432 points in 459 games and is under a six-year deal paying $7.8 million per season.
- Adding Hughes, the Minnesota Wild vastly upgrade their blue line with Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin, fitting a bold win-now posture after signing Kirill Kaprizov; Vancouver gains three young players and a 2026 first-round pick for rebuilding.
- It was the second major trade of the day, with the Devils reportedly offering to reunite Hughes with his brothers but unable to match Minnesota's package, affecting upcoming games including Sunday in St. Paul and Dec. 20 in Vancouver.
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