Canucks announce black skate jersey schedule
On Tuesday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks released the games in which they would wear their alternate black skate jersey for the 2025-26 season.
The Canucks have already worn the black skate jersey for their home opener against the
1. Thursday, October 9, 2025 – vs. Calgary Flames
2. Saturday, October 25, 2025 – vs. Montreal Canadiens
3. Saturday, October 26, 2025 – vs. Edmonton Oilers
4. Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – vs. New York Rangers
5. Thursday, November 20, 2025 – vs. Dallas Stars
6. Sunday, November 23, 2025 – vs. Calgary Flames
7. Monday, December 8, 2025 – vs. Detroit Red Wings
8. Thursday, December 11, 2025 – vs. Buffalo Sabres
9. Saturday, January 3, 2026 – vs. Boston Bruins
10. Saturday, January 17, 2026 – vs. Edmonton Oilers
11. Monday, January 19, 2026 – vs. New York Islanders
12. Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – vs. Washington Capitals
13. Friday, January 23, 2026 – vs. New Jersey Devils
14. Saturday, January 31, 2026 – vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
15. Monday, March 2, 2026 – vs. Dallas Stars
16. Saturday, March 14, 2026 – vs. Seattle Kraken
17. Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – vs. Florida Panthers
18. Thursday, March 19, 2026 – vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
19. Saturday, March 21, 2026 – vs. St. Louis Blues
20. Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – vs. Vegas Golden Knights
The Canucks first brought back their black skate jersey for a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 13, 2016, to honour their 20th anniversary of Rogers Arena. They then reintroduced the throwback jersey for select games in the 2019-20 season to celebrate the Canucks’ 50th anniversary – the design was chosen based on a fan vote between two other throwback jerseys.
However, come January 18, 2023, the Canucks introduced a more modernized black skate jersey. The organization removed the white trim and updated the font to match their current design on the regular home jerseys.
For the rest of the Canucks’ 21 games, fans will see their team sporting their blue and green orca jersey. However, once they return from their current five-game road trip, the Canucks will sport the infamous 1990s jersey in their next three home games against the Canadiens, Oilers and Rangers –
Chicago Bulls predicted to have All-Star after surprising upset win
The Chicago Bulls had an unenviable opening matchup: the Detroit Pistons without Coby White. Yet, Chicago pulled out a win and surprised everyone. They looked pretty great in doing so. In fact, the team looked so good that one insider is ready to say that this team will have an All-Star this year, and it’s not even clear which player that will be.
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The natural All-Star candidate is second-year forward Matas Buzelis. He has limitless potential and started to really look good in preseason. That, plus the unknown factor of Buzelis, meant that he was a likely All-Star candidate, and through one game, that’s been the case. However,
“Even without Coby White, the Bulls opened their season with a 115-111 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. And three different players were a big part of the upset,” Bailey wrote. “Buzelis had 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and blocked three shots for good measure. Two-time All-Star Nikola Vučević had 28 points and 14 boards.”
Everyone looked pretty great, but the combination of a hot finish to 2024-25 and a really solid opening night suggests that one player is the most likely to get an All-Star nod. “But the likeliest All-Star might be Josh Giddey, who closed his 2024-25 averaging 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 9.6 assists over his last 18 games and had 19 points and 11 assists on Wednesday,” Bailey continued. “If he keeps stacking up lines like that, and the Bulls are around .500 when All-Star picks are made, he could sneak in.”
Regardless, the fact that Chicago won without White, who could also generate All-Star buzz himself, is impressive. Doing it in such a manner that it’s not clear who the best player on the team will be this season is an even bigger win, and it suggests that all the talk of another mediocre season in the windy city may be totally overblown. For at least one night, things are really looking up for the Bulls, which has been a long time coming.
