Maple Leafs acquire Aatu Räty from Canucks for Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan
Toronto adds a forward who played four games for Vancouver this season, while the Canucks receive two young forwards. Räty has cleared waivers and is expected to report to the Marlies.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Aatu Räty from the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, October 15, in exchange for forwards Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan. The deal gives Toronto a player with 118 NHL games of experience and sends Vancouver two young forwards as it looks to improve its depth.
Toronto announced the trade before its game against Buffalo, according to The Hockey News. Räty cleared waivers Thursday after Vancouver waived him Wednesday, TSN reported. The Hockey News reported that he would report directly to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
Räty’s recent role in Vancouver
Räty had one goal in four games for the Canucks this season. TSN and The Hockey News put his average ice time at 10 minutes, 10 seconds. In 66 Vancouver games last season, he scored four goals and added 10 assists, according to TSN; The Hockey News listed the same four goals and 14 points.
Across 118 NHL games with Vancouver and the New York Islanders, Räty has 29 points, according to The Canadian Press report published by Global News. TSN put his career goal total at 14. The Islanders selected him 52nd overall in the second round of the 2021 NHL draft. Räty also helped the Abbotsford Canucks win the 2025 Calder Cup, Global News and TSN reported.
What Vancouver receives in the trade
Quillan played 24 NHL games for Toronto, recording three points, according to Global News. The Hockey News identified those points as one goal and two assists. In 40 regular-season games with the Marlies last season, he recorded 14 goals and 36 points, The Hockey News and The Leafs Nation reported. Those AHL figures give Vancouver a recent measure of the forward it is adding, alongside his limited NHL experience.
Buhr signed with Toronto in March after four NCAA seasons, Global News reported. The Leafs Nation identified Union College as his college team. Vancouver general manager Ryan Johnson said the trade gives the Canucks two young players as the club seeks to improve its depth, according to Global News. The exchange changes the teams’ forward options at both NHL and minor-league level, with Räty headed to the Marlies and Quillan and Buhr moving to Vancouver’s organisation.
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Sources and context
- Maple Leafs acquire Raty in trade with CanucksGlobal News, republishing The Canadian Press
- Maple Leafs acquire F Raty from Canucks for Buhr, QuillanTSN
- What Maple Leafs Are Getting In Aatu Raty Acquisition From Canucks in Exchange For Two ForwardsThe Hockey News
- Maple Leafs acquire Aatu Räty from Canucks for Jacob Quillan, Brandon BuhrThe Leafs Nation
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