Canucks give up rights to Truscott, Thiessen

Two Vancouver Canucks prospects have become free agents after not being signed by the organization before the Aug. 15 deadline. Defenceman Jacob Truscott and goalie Matthew Thiessen are now free to sign with any NHL team. The two prospects were all drafted during the Jim Benning regime and played in the NCAA last season.

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The most recognizable of the three is Truscott, who was the captain of the University of Michigan last season. He was drafted 144th overall in 2020, but in February, Rick Dhaliwal of “Donnie and Dhali” reported that Truscott would not sign with the Canucks. Truscott is expected to return to the University of Michigan next season. He has played 130 games for the Wolverines and was a member of Team USA’s World Junior Team in 2022.

Vancouver also opted not to sign Thiessen, who has been in the prospect pool since 2018. Thiessen was drafted 192nd overall and spent the last two seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In his five-year NCAA career, Thiessen went 12-33-6 with an .896 save percentage.

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