Canucks Sign Chris Driedger To PTO

By Brennan McClain | at August 27, 2026 3:45 pm The Vancouver Canucks are bringing a netminder back from Russia to see if he can offer additional goaltending depth for the 2026-27 season. According to a team announcement, the Canucks have signed Chris Driedger to a professional tryout agreement. After failing to secure a professional contract, or tryout offer for that matter, last offseason, Driedger, 32, tested his mettle in the KHL with the Traktor Chelyabinsk. It was a fairly short-lived arrangement, as Driedger and Traktor mutually terminated his contract in November after managing an 8-9-7 record in 23 games…