{"id":31599,"date":"2025-07-29T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31599\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:22:15","slug":"old-vancouver-canucks-friends-link-up-for-troy-stechers-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31599\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Vancouver Canucks friends link up for Troy Stecher&#8217;s wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Troy Stecher tied the knot with longtime partner Emma Vincent over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The two have been together since before Stecher made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks in 2016. The 31-year-old Richmond-born blueliner has made multiple stops in his career since then, with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes (twice), Calgary Flames, and Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n<p>While Stecher has no doubt picked up friends at each stop along the way, there was at least one table full of his old Canucks buddies during wedding weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Brock Boeser, Chris Tanev, and Alex Biega were among the current and former Canucks players spotted on \u201cwedding eve eve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Canucks<\/a> reunion for Troy Stecher\u2019s wedding <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rAaJRHFT7T\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rAaJRHFT7T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobTheHockeyGuy\/status\/1948852074336453014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canucks fans were particularly excited to see Biega, who has been away from the spotlight for a few years. The 37-year-old announced his retirement from pro hockey in 2022, following stops in Detroit and Toronto. He last played for the Canucks in 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>Troy and Emma got married in Napa Valley, California, on Saturday, and appeared to hold more than one event for their guests. That included a western-themed event with live music and a mechanical bull.<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance at the wedding was Troy and Emma\u2019s dog, Phoebe. Fans got to know Stecher\u2019s Bernese mountain dog during his Canucks tenure. That\u2019s when Phoebe became a social media star \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phoebethebernese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">she has over 7,000 followers on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2171584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2171584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/stecher-dog.png\" alt=\"stecher dog\" width=\"485\" height=\"691\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2171584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@nikkyzimbrick\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Stecher has carved out a pretty nice career for an undersized defenceman who went undrafted. He has played in 560 career NHL games to date, with his best years coming in Canucks colours.<\/p>\n<p>The right-shot defenceman is under contract for one more season with the Oilers.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Troy Stecher tied the knot with longtime partner Emma Vincent over the weekend. 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