Vancouver Canucks Acquire Rights To Defenceman Philip Larsen In Trade With Oilers

The Canadian Press, 25 Feb, 2016 11:18 AM

VANCOUVER — Defenceman Philip Larsen was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Edmonton gets a fifth round conditional pick in the 2017 NHL draft in return.

The 26-year-old Larsen is currently with Jokerit Helsinki of the Kontinental Hockey League where he has 12 goals, 26 assists and a plus-9 rating in 54 games.

Larsen has eight goals and 23 assists with a minus-1 rating in 125 NHL games split between Edmonton and the Dallas Stars. He last played in the NHL in 2013-14.

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