The Vancouver Canucks are losing a young forward for the rest of the season.
Jonathan Lekkerimäki is set to have season-ending surgery, per Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK News.
Lekkerimäki, 21, has spent the majority of the 2025-26 season with the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks, scoring 13 goals and 20 points in 21 games.
He initially broke camp with Vancouver, but suffered an injury in October and was assigned to the AHL upon his return. But with Vancouver well out of playoff contention, Lekkerimäki got the chance to log some NHL ice time heading into the Olympic break.
In 13 total games with the Canucks, he has two goals and one assist while averaging 11:41 of ice time.
Lekkerimäki was originally drafted by Vancouver in the first round — 15th overall — in the 2022 NHL Draft out of Sweden.
