Maple Leafs acquire F Dakota Joshua from Canucks

Field Level Media
18 Jul 2025, 03:10 GMT+10

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The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.

Joshua, 29, recorded 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) and a team second-best 193 hits in 57 games last season. He missed the early portion of the campaign while recovering from surgery to treat testicular cancer.

'Dakota went through a lot last season before the year even started and we were very impressed in how he handled such a difficult off-ice situation,' Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a statement. 'Once healthy, he tried hard to help the team in many ways, and we want to wish him the best moving forward in Toronto.'

Signed to a four-year, $13 million contract on June 27, 2024, Joshua has totaled 78 points (40 goals, 38 assists) in 241 career games since he was selected by the Maple Leafs in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL Draft.

Joshua was traded to St. Louis in 2019 and made his NHL debut in 2020-21, playing for the Blues and Canucks.

--Field Level Media

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