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Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Zeev Buium to eight-year extension

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 4). Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Zeev Buium to eight-year extension. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks-sign-defenceman-zeev-buium-to-eight-year-extension/article_9cfd75e1-2168-539c-adbd-8b707664056f.html

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension worth US$9.38 million per season. The 20-year-old player had three goals and nine assists in 45 games with the team last season. This deal marks a significant commitment from the Canucks, who acquired Buium from the Minnesota Wild in December as part of a trade. Buium's signing is the first major contract extension announced by the team this off-season.

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension worth $9.38 million per season, as announced on Friday (date unknown). The 20-year-old player, who is from San Diego, was acquired by the Canucks in a trade with the Minnesota Wild in December and had played for both teams in the NHL, with a total of 6 goals and 20 assists in 76 games. Buium was drafted 12th overall by Minnesota in the 2024 NHL draft and has won several international championships, including gold medals at the 2023 world under-18 championship, the 2024 and 2025 world junior championships, and the 2025 world championship. This extension will keep Buium with the Canucks until 2034, when his contract is set to expire.

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension worth US$9.38 million per season, the club announced Friday. asserted

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The 20-year-old had three goals and nine assists in 45 games with Vancouver last season. asserted

old → have → Vancouver

Buium was acquired from the Minnesota Wild in December as part of the blockbuster trade that sent former Canucks captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota. asserted

that → acquire → Minnesota

The San Diego native has six goals and 20 assists in 76 career NHL games with the Wild and Canucks. Buium was selected 12th overall by Minnesota in the 2024 NHL draft and won an NCAA championship with the University of Denver that year. He also won gold with the United States at the 2023 world under-18 championship, the 2024 and 2025 world junior championships and the 2025 world championship. asserted

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2026. asserted

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Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Zeev Buium to eight-year extension

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