Braeden Cootes is among distinguished company with the Vancouver Canucks.

The forward is the first 18-year-old to make their opening-night roster since Petr Nedved in 1990 and will be looking for his first NHL point when the Canucks host the St. Louis Blues at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNMW).

"It's been good, it's been a crazy couple of weeks, but I'm just trying to take it all in," Cootes said prior to a 3-1 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. "I'm just trying to play my game and not worry too much about making mistakes and just go out there and play."

Selected by Vancouver with the No. 15 pick of the 2025 NHL Draft, Cootes had an impressive training camp to earn a spot on the 23-man roster to start the season. He had 63 points (26 goals, 37 as

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