{allcanada} Canucks acquire Thompson from Sharks, send Woo to San Jose in swap of defencemen

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Jack Thompson from the San Jose Sharks for fellow defenceman Jett Woo, the NHL club announced Thursday.

Thompson, 23, had 12 points (three goals, nine assists) and a plus-13 rating in 42 games for the American Hockey League's San Jose Barracuda this season.

The six-foot-one, 189-pound blueliner from Courtice, Ont., has registered 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 34 career NHL games with the Sharks and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Thompson has added a total of 91 points (20 goals, 71 assists) over 203 AHL games with the Barracuda and Syracuse Crunch. Originally selected by Tampa Bay with the 93rd pick at the 2020 NHL draft, he helped Canada win gold at the 2022 world junior hockey championship.

The 25-year-old Woo was picked 37th overall by Vancouver in 2018.

The Winnipeg product had 21 goals and 62 assists in 267 games with the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks, including last season's Calder Cup-winning campaign.

 

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{allcanada} Oscars 2026 Presenters: Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Robert Downey Jr. and More Join Star-Studded Lineup

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Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Gwyneth Paltrow are set to present trophies at the 98th Academy Awards.

Raj Kapoor, the show's executive producer and showrunner, and Katy Mullan, an executive producer, announced the group as the third official round of presenters to join the upcoming ceremony.

Previously announced Oscars presenters include Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Rudolph and Zoe Saldaña.

Although Mescal and Infiniti are not individually nominated for their respective appearances in "Hamnet" and "One Battle After Another," both films have been recognized by the Academy; "Hamnet" received eight nominations and "One Battle After Another" received 13.

Brody, Culkin, Madison and Saldaña return to the stage as last year's Oscar acting winners and will honor a new crop of victors, although the Academy has not yet confirmed which categories they will present.

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks.

This year's nominations are led by Ryan Coogler's record-breaking vampire film, "Sinners," which garnered an all-time high of 16 nominations. Following close behind is "One Battle After Another," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with a total of 13 nods. Both films are nominated for best picture alongside "Bugonia," "F1," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Value" and "Train Dreams."

Hosted by Conan O'Brien, the 98th Academy Awards will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, with the official live red-carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

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{allcanada} Bowman says he believes Oilers are done for deadline after Dickinson trade

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The Edmonton Oilers appear to be shutting down operations early ahead of the trade deadline.

After making two separate trades with the Chicago Blackhawks to bring in defenceman Connor Murphy and forwards Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is not expecting to make any more moves.

"I would imagine we're done," Bowman said Thursday, noting he will continue to monitor the market but won't chance anything beyond minor trades.

Bowman's comments would appear to shut down speculation regarding another change at goaltender after already overhauling the position this season. The Oilers opened the season with Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard in net, but shipped Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a deal for Tristan Jarry and sent Pickard to the AHL after the emergence of free-agent addition Connor Ingram.

Both Jarry and Ingram have struggled though, leading to rumours the team could pursue an option with a proven track record such as Jordan Binnington or Sergei Bobrovsky.

Jarry has posted a 6-4-1 record with a .864 save percentage and a 3.85 goals-against average in 12 games since joining the team. Ingram has an8-6-1 record with a .890 save percentage and a 2.83 GAA.

Dealt to the Penguins in January, Skinner remains the Oilers' leader in wins this season, having posted an 11-8-3 record with a .891 save percentage before the trade.

The Oilers sent a 2028 second-round pick to the Blackhawks for Murphy at a 50 per cent retained salary on Tuesday. The team then sent Andrew Mangiapane and a conditional 2027 first-round pick to the Blackhawks for Dickinson and Dach. Chicago has also retained 50 per cent of Dickinson's expiring cap hit.

Per PuckPedia, the Oilers have less than $500,000 remaining in cap space after the two trades.

After reaching the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, the Oilers are fighting for a playoff spot this year, sitting third in the Pacific Division, four points ahead of the San Jose Sharks, who are outside the playoff picture with three games in hand on Edmonton.

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{allcanada} Nikolaj Ehlers’ hat trick leads Hurricanes past Canucks 6-4

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his seventh career hat trick with an empty-net goal and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday night.

Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each added a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Seth Jarvis had two assists and Brandon Bussi stopped 18 shots.

Filip Hronek had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who have lost seven straight and have just two wins in their last 23 games (2-17-4).

Vancouver traded defenseman Tyler Myers to Dallas earlier in the day for a 2027 second-round draft pick and a 2029 fourth-rounder.

Marco Rossi scored and had an assist and Brock Boeser and Nils Hoglander added goals for the Canucks. Kevin Lankinen allowed four goals on 22 shots before getting pulled midway through the second period. He was replaced by Nikita Tolopilo, who made nine saves in relief.

The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on goals by Rossi and Hronek 44 seconds apart in the opening period.

Carolina took control with four consecutive goals in the second, with Walker, Ehlers, Aho and Ehlers again to make it 5-2.

Boeser scored with 43 seconds left in the second and Hoglander scored his first of the season to cut the Canucks' deficit to one at 5-4 6:45 into the third. But Ehlers sealed the win — and his hat trick — with 14 seconds left.

Vancouver played without forward Evander Kane, who general manager Patrik Allvin said was recovering from the flu.

Up next

Hurricanes: At the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

Canucks: At the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

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