Demko to undergo season-ending hip surgery
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo season-ending hip surgery, the team announced Tuesday.
"After consulting with our team doctors and outside specialists, Thatcher Demko will be shut down for the rest of the year," general manager Patrik Allvin said in a statement. "Thatcher will undergo surgery next week for an injury unrelated to the one that kept him out of action last season. Following his rehab, he will be ready for the start of training camp in September."
Demko finished as the Vezina Trophy runner-up in 2023-24 but appeared in only one of Vancouver's 13 games that postseason due to an injury. He's started just 43 games since the beginning of the 2024-25 campaign as a result of injuries.
The 30-year-old went 8-10-1 this season with an .895 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average. In July, the Canucks signed him to a three-year extension with an $8.5-million cap hit that begins next season.
Kevin Lankinen projects to serve as the Canucks' No. 1 goalie for the remainder of the campaign.