Overview
- General manager Ryan Johnson announced Friday that the Vancouver Canucks signed 24-year-old defenceman Jack Thompson to a one-year, two-way contract.
- Per PuckPedia reporting, the deal pays $850,000 at the NHL level and $290,000 in the AHL, which lets the club keep salary cap flexibility depending on where Thompson plays.
- Thompson was acquired from the San Jose Sharks in a one-for-one trade for Jett Woo on March 5 and has 34 NHL games to his name with four goals and 10 points.
- He split last season between the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda (42 games) and Abbotsford Canucks (14 games), totaling six goals and 25 points, and the club projects him as a top defensive contributor in Abbotsford.
- For Thompson, the contract offers a clear path to regular pro minutes and a chance to push for NHL call-ups while Vancouver shores up right-shot depth behind leaders such as Filip Hronek and Tom Willander.