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Thatcher Demko

Position	Goaltender	Current Team	Vancouver Canucks
Catches	Left	Current Contract	5 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	192	Extended Through	2028-29
Age	29 (Dec 8, 1995)	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Drafted	2014, Round 2, Overall 36 (VAN)	Expiry Status	UFA

News and Opinions

Vancouver Canucks' Thatcher Demko Opens Up on the Drama Between Elias Pettersson & J.T. Miller at Canucks Daily (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
What the Canucks’ Trade of Arturs Silovs Really Means at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers Doesn't Hold Back as He Opens Up on Goalie Thatcher Demko's Current Ability at Canucks Daily (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Vancouver Canusk Trade Strategy Is Set to Shift the Odds at NHL Rumors (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks sell high on MVP netminder at The Canuck Way (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 14, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
Penguins Acquire Goalie Silovs from Canucks at PenguinPoop.com (Sun Jul 13, 2025)
Canucks Sum Total of Net Minding at Nucks Misconduct (Thu Jul 10, 2025)
The Quinn Hughes dream must wait another year after Canucks go all-in at Pucks and Pitchforks (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Here We Go Again - Good? at Nucks Misconduct (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Thatcher Demko, Canucks, agree on contract extension at The Canuck Way (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
2025 NHL Free Agency Open Thread at Nucks Misconduct (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Could the Flyers look at the AHL’s Calder Cup MVP for backup role? at Broad Street Buzz (Fri Jun 27, 2025)
Top Canucks goalie prospect on the cusp of making AHL history at The Canuck Way (Mon Jun 2, 2025)
Insider shares latest update on Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko, future in Vancouver at The Canuck Way (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
Why Arturs Silovs could force the Canucks to make an unusual move in 2025 at The Canuck Way (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
3 Vancouver Canucks trade destinations for Thatcher Demko at The Canuck Way (Thu May 29, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks goalie named top NHL trade target ahead of the offseason at The Canuck Way (Thu May 29, 2025)
Devils Allow Late Goal; Fall To Canucks In A Shootout at Devils Army (Tue Mar 25, 2025)
Out for Canucks’ Playoffs? Latest Thatcher Demko Injury Update at Vancouver Hockey Now (Fri Apr 26, 2024)
Canucks’ Thatcher Demko Could Miss Series with Injury at Vancouver Hockey Now (Tue Apr 23, 2024)
Dakota Joshua, Canucks Claw Back to Defeat Predators, 4-2 at Vancouver Hockey Now (Mon Apr 22, 2024)
Watch: Canucks’ Filip Hronek Destroys Flames’ Bench With Epic Chirp at Vancouver Hockey Now (Wed Apr 17, 2024)
Canucks’ Thatcher Demko to Return from Injury on Tuesday at Vancouver Hockey Now (Tue Apr 16, 2024)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 3 years @ $8.500M AAV starting in 2026-27
Mar 24, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Activated from IR
Feb 23, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Placed on IR
Dec 6, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Placed on IR
Mar 31, 2021	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 5 years @ $5.000M AAV starting in 2021-22
Apr 24, 2019	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 2 years @ $1.050M AAV starting in 2019-20
Apr 20, 2016	Vancouver Canucks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%
2010-11	Minor-CA	S.D. Gulls	25		12	12				2.47
2010-11	NAPHL 16U	California Titans 16U AAA										1							4.71	0.867
2011-12	USHL	Omaha	15		9	3		358	36	2.87	0.899
2011-12	T1EHL	L.A. Jr. Kings	7		3				14	2.29
2011-12	Minor-CA	L.A. Jr. Kings	3		3
2011-12	U-17	USNTDP	3		2				3	1.29
2012-13	U-18	USNTDP	28		17	6			52	1.93
2012-13	USHL	USNTDP	19		15	3		399	39	2.21	0.902
2012-13	WJ18-A	USA	7					159	16	2.24
2012-13	U-17	USNTDP	1		1				1	1.00
2013-14	H-East	Boston College	24		16	5		665	54	2.24	0.919
2014-15	NCAA	Boston College	35		19	13		1027	77	2.19	0.925
2014-15	WJC-A	USA	4					114	7	1.74	0.939
2014-15	WJC-20	USA U20	4		1	1		114	7	1.74	0.934
2015-16	NCAA	Boston College	39		27	8		1141	74	1.88	0.935
2016-17	AHL	Utica Comets	45		22	17	5	1232	114	2.68	0.907
2017-18	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	1	1	1			30	4	3.91	0.867
2017-18	AHL	Utica Comets	46		25	13	11	1453	113	2.44	0.922	5		2	3		191	14	2.69	0.927
2018-19	AHL	Utica Comets	16		8	5	1	416	37	2.58	0.911
2018-19	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	9	9	4	3	1	288	25	2.81	0.913
2018-19	WC	USA	2		2			50	4	2.00	0.920
2019-20	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	27	27	13	10	2	822	78	3.06	0.905	4	4	2	1		130	2	0.64	0.985
2020-21	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	35	35	16	18	1	1164	99	2.85	0.915
2021-22	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	64	64	33	22	7	1967	168	2.72	0.915
2022-23	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	32	32	14	14	4	1005	99	3.16	0.901
2023-24	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	51	51	35	14	2	1492	123	2.45	0.918	1	1	1			24	2	2.00	0.917
2024-25	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	23	23	10	8	3	569	63	2.90	0.889
NHL Career			242	242	126	89	20	7337	659	2.80	0.910	5	5	3	1	0	154	4	0.97	0.974

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE
2017-18	VAN	1	54:06	41.04	27.73	2.44	0.00	2.44	100.00	91.21	8.79
2018-19	VAN	9	439:06	44.41	32.66	2.72	2.87	-0.15	91.21	91.67	-0.46
2019-20	VAN	26	1203:03	42.19	31.42	2.65	2.84	-0.19	90.95	91.56	-0.61
2020-21	VAN	35	1637:42	43.78	32.31	2.72	2.31	0.41	92.86	91.59	1.27
2021-22	VAN	64	2976:46	42.29	30.94	2.54	2.06	0.48	93.36	91.79	1.56
2022-23	VAN	32	1515:37	44.34	31.59	2.72	2.53	0.18	91.98	91.40	0.58
2023-24	VAN	51	2382:49	39.31	27.70	2.27	2.09	0.18	92.45	91.82	0.64
2024-25	VAN	23	1034:32	40.71	25.40	2.44	2.20	0.23	91.32	90.40	0.92

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE
2017-18	VAN	1	2:54	41.38	41.38	2.79	41.38	-38.59	0.00	93.25	-93.25
2018-19	VAN	9	40:58	62.98	45.40	5.74	4.39	1.35	90.32	87.35	2.97
2019-20	VAN	26	115:17	77.03	58.81	7.65	6.25	1.40	89.38	87.00	2.38
2020-21	VAN	35	191:49	73.51	56.30	6.69	6.88	-0.19	87.78	88.12	-0.34
2021-22	VAN	64	259:40	77.87	58.69	7.32	8.78	-1.46	85.04	87.53	-2.49
2022-23	VAN	32	143:47	78.45	58.42	7.26	10.02	-2.75	82.86	87.57	-4.71
2023-24	VAN	51	257:06	74.45	54.38	7.29	5.37	1.92	90.13	86.59	3.54
2024-25	VAN	23	96:39	63.32	41.59	7.02	7.45	-0.43	82.09	83.12	-1.03

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic	Definition
SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60	Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60	Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%	Save Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AE	Save Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).

Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	26	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	27	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2025-26	29	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$2,000,000	$23,000,000	$25,000,000	$25,000,000

Signed: Mar 31, 2021

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.13

Contract Extension

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2026-27	30	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	UFA
2027-28	31	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$6,000,000	$2,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2028-29	32	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$6,000,000	$1,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$12,000,000	$13,500,000	$25,500,000	$25,500,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.17

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA
2020-21	24	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	-	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$2,100,000

Signed: Apr 24, 2019

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.29

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	20	$925,000	$2,941,667	$1,350,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	21	$925,000	$2,941,667	$1,850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$925,000	$2,941,667	$2,850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$6,050,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Apr 20, 2016

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15