{
  "id": 10827547,
  "title": "Former Spartan fails to make Vancouver Canucks opening night roster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-spartan-fails-to-make-vancouver-canucks-opening-night-roster",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:33:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-spartan-fails-vancouver-canucks-013317900.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Hockey League commenced on Tuesday, prompting NHL teams to finalize their rosters. Mackenzie MacEachern, a former Spartan, was unable to secure a spot on the Vancouver Canucks opening night roster. Instead, he will commence the season with the Abbotsford Canucks' affiliate. MacEachern, a Spartan from 2013 to 2016, has been a professional since the 2016-17 season, dedicating six of those years to the NHL. For the first five years, he played with the St. Louis Blues, while the current year was with the Vancouver Canucks following a deadline trade. In 131 career games, MacEachern has accumulated 12 goals and 12 assists in the NHL. The Vancouver Canucks officially unveiled their Opening Night Roster for the 2026.27 season.",
  "summary": "A former Spartan will be starting in the AHL after failing to make the Vancouver Canucks roster.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Spartan Mackenzie MacEachern missed Vancouver Canucks opening night roster",
    "Joined Abbotsford Canucks affiliate for the 2026-27 season",
    "Played 131 NHL games with 12 goals and 12 assists"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}