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Canucks Lose Player to the Flyers on the First Day of Free Agency
The Vancouver Canucks have lost a former first-round pick defenseman to the Philadelphia Flyers, just as the free agency period officially opened.
Former Vancouver Canucks defensman Noah Juulsen has signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, right at the start of free agency.
Juulsen, who is from BC, will be joining his fourth NHL team throughout his seven-year NHL career. Aside from Vancouver, he also played with the Montreal Canadiens, who were the ones that drafted him in the first round, and the Florida Panthers.
Juulsen was a first-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens
Juulsen was drafted 26th overall by the Habs in the 2015 NHL Draft. He played in his first NHL game on February 22, 2018, and finished that season with just one goal and two assists in 23 games.
He had eight points in the 44 total games he played with the Canadiens. He was placed on waivers in January of 2021 and was claimed by the Panthers, where he only slotted into four regular and postseason games before moving on once more.
In October of 2021, the Canucks traded former 2016 first-round pick Olli Juolevi for Juulsen as well as Juho Lammikko.
This was the first of four seasons that Juulsen spent with his hometown Canucks, during which he put up just one goal and eight assists in 109 games.
He played in a career-high 54 games during the 2023-24 season, also slotting into two of Vancouver's playoff games during their postseason run that year.
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JUILLET 1 | 231 ANSWERS Canucks Lose Player to the Flyers on the First Day of Free Agency Will you miss having Noah Juulsen on the Canucks? | ||
| Yes | 65 | 28.1 % |
| No | 166 | 71.9 % |
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