Dakota Joshua has agreed to a two-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Wednesday.
Joshua, 26, appeared in 30 games with the St. Louis Blues in the 2021-22 season , notching eight points and 16 penalty minutes. He also made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut with the Blues, appearing in Game 3 of their first round series against the Minnesota Wild.
General manager Patrik Allvin had high praise for Joshua's upside and mobility after the signing.
"We are so pleased to be able to sign a player with this type of upside," said Allvin. "Dakota is a big body, has a heavy game, plays hard, and is a good skater. Ryan Johnson and Trent Cull were very impressed with his skillset when he played six games for the Utica Comets the year we shared our farm team with St Louis. Adding him to our roster will definitely make us a tougher team to play against."
Joshua was selected in the fifth round, 128th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL Draft.
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