Vancouver Canucks Sign Zeev Buium To Massive Extension

Friday, September 04, 2026
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The Vancouver Canucks and promising stud defenseman Zeev Buium have come to a massive agreement on an eight-year extension with a $9.38 million AAV.

The $75 million deal will kick in for the 2027-28 season, as Buium completes his entry-level contract this coming year. The extension buys out three UFA years, and a 15-team modified no-trade list comes into effect for those final three seasons.

Buium, just 20 years old, was the prized acquisition for the Canucks in the Quinn Hughes trade with the Minnesota Wild last season. Ironically, while Vancouver and Buium have a nice new extension done, the Wild are struggling to get Hughes to re-up with them. 

“Zeev has settled in nicely with our organization since his trade to Vancouver last season, and we are extremely happy to see him make this long-term commitment to the Canucks,” said GM Ryan Johnson. 

“He is a key member of our young core and a player we will build around moving forward. Zeev has a lot of upside, and we feel with his abilities he will flourish in the system and environment we are creating inside our locker room. We look forward to working together and creating a strong partnership and foundation for our future.” 

Canucks & Buium beat the deadline for 8-year deals

The eight-year deal comes in just 11 days from the deadline, when the current CBA expires. After that, the maximum a player can re-sign for with his own team is seven years. 

He was the 12th overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft for the Wild. In his 45 games with Vancouver last season, Buium recorded 12 points and logged over 20 minutes of ice time per night. He finished with 26 points on the season overall in his rookie year. He's a promising puck-mover and a potentially elite PP1 quarterback with plenty of hockey IQ.

A smart move for the Canucks to lock him up now before the price tag had a chance to soar well into the double-digit millions. As The Athletic's Thomas Drance noted, "This is the sort of bet Vancouver absolutely had to make."

 

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