Vancouver Canucks trade captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota Wild for 3 players, 1st-round pick

The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday that they have traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.

In exchange for the star defenceman, the Canucks will receive forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, defenceman Zeev Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft.

The trade comes a day after the Canucks' 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at Rogers Arena.

Vancouver are at the bottom of NHL standings with 25 points, and a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games.

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Hughes was among the faint bright spots for the struggling franchise, with 23 points this season, including two goals.

Picked seventh overall by the Canucks in the 2018 draft, the 26-year-old from Orlando, Fla., won the Norris Trophy in 2024 as the NHL's top defenceman.

Over 459 regular-season games, he amassed 432 points, and set a new record for points by a Canucks defenceman in October when he passed Alex Edler (409).

In the Canucks' statement, team president Jim Rutherford thanked Hughes and called him "one of the greatest Canucks of all time."

Rutherford said that the team was fortunate to "acquire these very good young players" in the trade.

"They will be a key part of the rebuild that we are currently in, giving us a bright future moving forward," Rutherford said.

Rossi, who the Wild selected ninth overall in the 2020 NHL draft, has