Welcome to The Hockey News – Vancouver Canucks site’s player preview series for the 2025–26 season. In these articles, we’ll preview the players who are expected to play for the Canucks in the 2025–26 season. This edition will cover one of the young faces on the Canucks’ blueline with Victor Mancini.
Mancini’s 2024–25 Season
Starting his year in the New York Rangers organization, Mancini made his NHL debut during the Rangers’ season opener on October 9th against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and scored his first NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings just a week later. Mancini would spend 15 games with the Rangers throughout the season, scoring one goal and four assists, along with three goals and seven assists in 23 games with their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Mancini would join the Canucks in the infamous January 31st trade that sent JT Miller back to the team that drafted him, and he would spend the remainder of the NHL season playing 16 games with Vancouver. He scored his first goal as a Canuck during the team’s historic comeback win over the Dallas Stars on April 8th, and had 21 blocked shots and 24 hits in his tenure with Vancouver. Mancini also spent seven regular-season games with the Abbotsford Canucks, and had eight points in the playoff run to the Calder Cup victory.
Mancini’s 2024–25 Letter Grade
For his impressive efforts in both the NHL and AHL last season, Mancini earned a B+ letter grade. He was a solid depth option for the Canucks’ strengthened defensive core in the NHL and was a key piece for the Abbotsford blueline in his limited regular-season stint, along with his production during the Calder Cup run.
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Mancini’s 2025–26 Predictions
Mancini spent the majority of his time in Vancouver paired with Derek Forbort on the Canucks’ third defensive line, and will likely spend time cycling through in that spot with another young defenceman in Elias Pettersson. The sole defensive addition the Canucks have made this offseason was signing Pierre-Olivier Joseph in free agency, so depending on training camp and preseason form, it is likely Mancini factors into the Vancouver lineup for opening night, even if he is sitting in the press box for the first puck drop.
Adam Kierszenblat’s Stat Prediction: 1G, 4A, 5P
Izzy Cheung’s Stat Prediction: 1G, 8A, 9P
Kaja Antic’s Stat Prediction: 3G, 8A, 11P
Bold Prediction: He will see extended time on the second powerplay unit.
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