{
  "id": 5664481,
  "title": "Canucks sign defenseman Zeev Buium to an 8-year contract extension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/canucks-sign-defenseman-zeev-buium-to-an-8-year-contract-extension-5664481",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T23:09:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/canucks-sign-defenseman-zeev-buium-230908699.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension. According to Yahoo Sports, the deal is worth $9.38 million per season.\n\nBuium, 20, had three goals and nine assists in 45 games with Vancouver last season. He has played a total of 76 career NHL games with the Wild and Canucks, recording six goals and 20 assists.\n\nBuium was acquired from Minnesota in December and was drafted 12th overall by Minnesota in 2024, after helping Denver win the NCAA championship that year, as per Yahoo Sports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canucks sign defenseman Zeev Buium to an 8-year contract extension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/canucks-sign-defenseman-zeev-buium-to-an-8-year-contract-extension",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:09:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Province",
        "title": "Canucks bet big on Zeev Buium extension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/canucks-bet-big-on-zeev-buium-extension",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:17:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}