Vancouver, B.C. \u2013 Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Paul Cotter on a one-year contract worth $2.15M AAV.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaul is a versatile forward with a good combination of size and speed,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cWe really like the way he competes on the ice, and he will be a good addition to our bottom six. Paul\u2019s profile is a positive for our group, and our coaching staff are excited to work with him to help him improve his game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cotter, 26, appeared in 79 games with the New Jersey Devils in 2025.26, registering 15 points (9-6-15) and 19 penalty minutes. He led all Devils forwards in hits (192) while averaging 10:41 of time on ice per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 6\u20192\u201d, 213lbs forward has skated in 296 career games, split between the Vegas Golden Knights and New Jersey Devils, posting 82 points (47-35-82) and 143 penalty minutes. He has also played in five career postseason contests with New Jersey in 2024.25, recording one assist, and won the Stanley Cup with Vegas in 2023.<\/p>\n
A native of Canton, MI, Cotter has represented the United States on multiple occasions, including the 2018 World Junior A Challenge and the 2026 World Championships.<\/p>\n
Cotter was originally selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the fourth round, 115th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vancouver, B.C. \u2013 Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the team has agreed to terms…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775055,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-775054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}