The Canucks’ 2026.27 training camp runs Sept. 17 to 20 in Penticton with a 57-player roster and set ticket prices for practices and scrimmage.
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Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson has announced the team’s 2026.27 training camp roster, a 57-player group that the organization will evaluate during four days of on-ice sessions in the South Okanagan.
Training camp is scheduled for September 17–20 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, with doors opening at 9:00 a.m. PT each day, according to the team’s released event details.
The roster is divided into 33 forwards, 17 defencemen and seven goaltenders, a breakdown that reflects the organizational need to assess depth across the full lineup while continuing to work through player development and competition for roles.
Tickets are priced to allow fans to attend multiple days at low cost: practices on Thursday, September 17, Friday, September 18, and Sunday, September 20 are listed at $10.00 each.
For fans looking to see matchups beyond standard practice drills, the Canucks set a price of $20.00 for Super Saturday’s scrimmage, while Full Training Camp Packages that include tickets for all four days are available for $30.00.
Purchases can be made online at ValleyFirstTix.com or in person at the Valley First Box Office at the South Okanagan Events Centre, and the team said daily practice groups will be announced each morning on the Canucks’ X account and Instagram.
Beyond the logistics, the roster announcement also provides a snapshot of how the Canucks are approaching the opening of the season: players with NHL experience, prospects with major junior or other junior backgrounds, and players who have been in the organization’s development pipeline appear together as they prepare for evaluation.
Forwards on the camp roster include Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson among the more established names, alongside a mix of players who were acquired by trade, signed as free agents, or invited to compete—such as Filip Chytil, who is listed as having been acquired in a trade with the New York Rangers, and multiple players noted as arriving through free-agent signings or invitations.
The list also reflects a blend of Canadian and international backgrounds, with hometowns ranging from Surrey, B.C. and Burlington, Ont., to Sweden, Finland, and elsewhere, and with a range of recorded offensive totals and discipline figures provided for the most games club context.
Defencemen on the roster similarly combine experienced NHL-calibre pieces with younger players and depth options, including names such as Filip Hronek and Luke Schenn, while others appear as invitees or have acquisition notes that indicate their route into the organization.
In goal, the camp includes Thatcher Demko among the returning NHL goaltenders listed, while other options are also on the roster through signings, invitations, or acquisition routes, and the posted statistics include recorded games, win-loss-OT records, goals-against averages and save percentages for each goalie’s most games club.
For Vancouver fans, the camp’s location in Penticton expands the team’s preseason footprint beyond the Lower Mainland, offering a regional opportunity to watch a full slate of sessions and to see roster decisions that can shape the identity of the season ahead.
The most immediate practical significance for Canadian readers is that the event is clearly structured and accessible—priced for casual attendance, scheduled over a compact four-day window, and organized with fan-facing scrimmage programming—while the roster composition indicates the club will be measuring both immediate readiness and longer-term development through competitive training.
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