The Vancouver Canucks have made another free-agent signing, inking defenceman Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract worth $775K. Joseph has previously spent most of his NHL playing time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that both Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin and President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford have worked with in the past.
“Pierre-Olivier has good speed and mobility and will add to our depth on the back end,” said Allvin in a statement released earlier today. “His addition gives us a player with some solid NHL and pro hockey experience, he is comfortable playing both sides, and he won a world championship with Tyler Myers in 2023. We look forward to getting him here to start working with our group.”
Joseph is a former first-round draft pick, selected 23rd overall in 2017 by the Arizona Coyotes. He never ended up playing a game for the Coyotes, however, instead making his NHL debut for the Penguins after being traded there. He skated in his first NHL game on January 22, 2021, adding an assist and three shots on goal.
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In 194 NHL games spread over five NHL seasons, Joseph has scored eight goals and 32 assists. Most recently, he had two assists in 23 games for the St. Louis Blues, and one assist in 24 games for the Penguins, as he played for both teams in the 2024-25 season. In St. Louis, he had the opportunity to play with his older brother, Mathieu, who won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
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