{
  "id": 5649475,
  "title": "Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Zeev Buium to eight-year extension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/vancouver-canucks-sign-defenceman-zeev-buium-to-eight-year-extension",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:59:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/2026/09/04/vancouver-canucks-sign-defenceman-zeev-buium-to-eight-year-extension"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vancouver Canucks announce eight-year contract extension worth US$9.38 million per season for defenceman Zeev Buium, as announced Friday. The 20-year-old Vancouver native led the team with three goals and nine assists in 45 games during the 2025-26 season. Acquired from Minnesota Wild in December, Buium brings six goals and 20 assists in 76 NHL games, with six goals and six assists in 30 games this season. Drafted 12th overall by Minnesota in 2024, Buium also claimed NCAA championship with Denver in 2023, and gold medals with the U.S. at under-18 and junior levels in 2023, 2024, and 2025.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Vancouver Canucks sign Zeev Buium to eight-year US$9.38 million extension",
    "20-year-old Vancouver native led team with 3 goals and 9 assists in 45 games",
    "Acquired from Minnesota Wild in December, added 6 goals and 20 assists in 76 NHL games"
  ],
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  },
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  "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."
}