Evander Kane posts farewell to Oilers, says he has been moved to Vancouver Canucks
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Evander Kane appears set to move from the Edmonton Oilers to the Vancouver Canucks.
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The 33-year-old winger posted a goodbye on social media Wednesday, thanking the Oilers organization, his teammates and Edmonton's fans.
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The post also said he is 'incredibly excited' to join the Canucks and return to his hometown of Vancouver where he played junior hockey for the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants.
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As my time with the @EdmontonOilers has now come to a close, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank the entire organization, my teammates, and the incredible community of Edmonton.
To the Oilers Ownership, front office, coaching staff, and trainers—thank you for believing in… pic.twitter.com/huOxax5FxK
— Evander Kane (@evanderkane) June 25, 2025
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No deal has been announced by the Oilers or the Canucks.
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Kane spent the last four seasons playing for the Oilers, but missed all of the 2024-25 regular season with injuries before joining Edmonton for the playoffs where he contributed six goals and six assists in 21 games.
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Picked fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 draft, the six-foot-two, 218-pound forward has played 16 seasons in the NHL, putting up 326 goals and 291 assists over 930 regular-season games during stints with Atlanta, Winnipeg, Buffalo, San Jose and Edmonton.
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The winger, who has endured more than his fair share of controversy during his NHL career – both on and off the ice, reportedly skipped on the traditional handshake line after his team was eliminated from the Stanley Cup Final, giving the championship to the host Florida Panthers.
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Kane's absence was noted on the TNT broadcast after the Panthers' 5-1 victory in Game 6 and confirmed by several hockey reporters on social media later.
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Of course, there was a reason why Kane wasn't on the ice or the bench at the end of the game: He was kicked out after earning a 10-minute misconduct penalty for repeated slashes on Florida's Matthew Tkachuk with just 2:13 left in the third period of the blowout.
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