Canucks agree to terms with Matthew Stienburg

(Vancouver, B.C.) -- Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Matthew Stienburg on a one-year, two-way contract.

Stienburg, 25, appeared in eight games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) in 2025.26, recording three points (2-1-3) and 11 penalty minutes.

The 6’1”, 182lbs forward has appeared in eight career NHL games, all with the Colorado Avalanche, registering 22 penalty minutes. In 71 career AHL games across four seasons, all with the Colorado Eagles, Stienburg has posted 20 points (8-12-20), 81 penalty minutes, and a +2 plus/minus rating. In seven career Calder Cup Playoff games, he has one assist, six penalty minutes, and a +1 plus/minus rating.

Prior to beginning his professional career, the Halifax, Nova Scotia native spent four seasons at Cornell University, appearing in 73 games and scoring 46 points (20-26-46), adding 93 penalty minutes and a +21 plus/minus rating.

Stienburg was originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 63rd overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

The Avalanche selected the 24-year-old forward with their 3rd round choice (63rd overall) and the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

The 3nd year pro has been playing with their AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles and had 2 goals and 1 assist in his 8 games this season.

The 6.01, 183 lbs. right-shooting centreman played two seasons at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario where he tallied 60 goals and 68 assists in 93 games from 2017-2019.

The Halifax native is a product of the Halifax Hawks and was a 10th round draft choice of the Saint John Seadogs of the QMJHL in 2016.