With a few last minute moves on Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks officially set their opening night roster.
You can get excited now.
In a surprise move, the Canucks placed forward Emerson Etem on waivers as Jack Skille beat him out for the final roster spot.
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In early September, the Canucks extended a PTO invitation to Tuomo Ruutu, who was later released by the club.
Now that the roster is set, here’s a look at who fans can expect to see on the ice:
Forwards
- Daniel Sedin
- Henrik Sedin
- Loui Eriksson
- Markus Granlund
- Brandon Sutter
- Jannik Hansen
- Sven Baertschi
- Bo Horvat
- Jake Virtanen
- Alex Burrows
- Brendan Gaunce
- Derek Dorsett
Defencemen
- Alexander Edler
- Chris Tanev
- Ben Hutton
- Erik Gudbranson
- Luca Sbisa
- Philip Larsen
Extras: Nikita Tryamkin, Alex Biega
Goaltenders
- Ryan Miller
- Jacob Markstrom
Canucks fans will recognize a lot of familiar names on this list, but the youth movement is well and alive.
The Canucks open up the 2016-17 season this Saturday at home against the Calgary Flames.
