If it were up to Alex Edler, he’d never play for another NHL team. He’d sign a contract extension — perhaps a couple of extensions — and eventually retire as a member of the Vancouver ...

Defenseman Alex Edler, who played for Vancouver from 2006 to 2021, is signing a one-day contract to officially retire as a Canuck. The Canucks have also announced that they’ll be.

If Edler does end up re-signing, I’m not sure it will necessarily be before the deadline. If he doesn’t waive for a trade, there’s no real time element to when he needs to re-sign.

When Alex Edler arrived in Vancouver, he was a youngster in the fast lane who just wanted to play hockey and focus on doing his job every night. Now, Alex Edler has returned to Vancouver to sign a ...

The Kings agreed to terms with free-agent defenseman Alex Edler, signing the veteran to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million. Edler, 35, had 401 points in 873 games before a down year offensively ...

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler had to leave the ice for repairs Wednesday night after his second fluke injury in two seasons. The Canucks were leading the St. Louis Blues 4-3 with less ...

Alex Edler was suspended two games by Brendan Shanahan for running into goalie Mike Smith behind the net in a game between the Canucks and Coyotes on Thursday, March 21 ...

Timing is everything in life and the Vancouver Canucks should feel pretty good about their signing of defenseman Alex Edler. Edler, 26, signed a six-year contract extension on Jan. 18 that will ...

Edler played 925 of his 1,030 career NHL games with the Canucks. During that time, he participated in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final and won a Silver Medal with Team Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Edler was originally selected by the Canucks in the third round of the 2004 NHL Draft. It took a few years for Edler to make the jump to North America, and he finally debuted with the team during ...

The Kings agreed to terms with free-agent defenseman Alex Edler, signing the veteran to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million. Edler, 35, had 401 points in 873 games before a down year offensively ...

Edler was originally selected by the Canucks in the third round of the 2004 NHL Draft. It took a few years for Edler to make the jump to North America, and he finally debuted with the team during ...