Contract extensions reward past performance and future promise. What does it mean for Kiefer Sherwood? He should at least double his pay.

Coming into the NHL season few people would have expected Kiefer Sherwood to be leading the Vancouver Canucks in goal scoring.

This summer, Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood tied the knot with his longtime partner Ariela Smith. On Thursday, Airela shared a photo series from their honeymoon in Tuscany, Italy, on her Instagram.

Sherwood scored two goals on five shots and added four hits in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers. Sherwood's tally late in the second period put the Canucks ahead 3-1. When that didn't end up being enough,

Kiefer Sherwood has quickly gone from depth winger to one of the Vancouver Canucks’ most valuable players — and that success is creating a contract dilemma the team is going to have to navigate.

Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood made an instant impact on Thursday night scoring the team’s first goal of the 2025-26 NHL season during their home-opening win over the Calgary Flames at Roge

Brock Boeser will return in time to help the Canucks close out their five-game road trip. He missed two games while back in Vancouver with a personal issue and his return could spark more offence. He has three goals in five games, including one of the power play. His spot on PP1 was taken by Kiefer Sherwood.