TRENDING NFL trade deadline tracker Bills beat Vikings on MNF Wemby's on a tear NFL Power Rankings Week 10 Waiver Wire Story by Story by Wild Lose Defenseman As Canucks Claim Cameron Crotty Off NHL Waivers Julian Gaudio · The Hockey News - Minnesota Wild Tue, November 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Just over a week after the Minnesota Wild claimed defenseman Cameron Crotty off waivers from the Ottawa Senators , the Vancouver Canucks have returned the favor.
On Tuesday, the Canucks claimed Crotty off waivers from the Wild. Crotty did not play an NHL game for the Wild after being claimed, but served as the seventh defenseman while the Wild dealt with injuries.
This is the second defenseman the Wild have lost on waivers this year, as Daemon Hunt was recently acquired by the Nashville Predators .
Crotty is a 27-year-old, 6-foot-3, 212-pound right-handed defender. He was a third-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes in 2017 and has played 11 NHL games in his career. Those games are broken down as follows: one with Arizona in 2023-24, one with the Wild in 2024-25, six with the Senators in 2025- 26, and three with the Senators in 2026-27.
Crotty now joins a Canucks team in the midst of a rebuild, currently sitting in 32nd place in the NHL with just seven points.
It appears Crotty will remain with the NHL club, as the Canucks have assigned Victor Mancini to the AHL and have placed Akil Thomas on waivers.
Wild's Michael McCarron Expected To Play; Jared Spurgeon To Be Taken Off The NHL Injured ReserveMinnesota Wild center Michael McCarron is expected to play tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. Captain and defenseman Jared Spruegon will be removed from the injured reserve at 1 p.m. CT, but his return has not been confirmed yet.
Tyler Pitlick, who was also placed on waivers yesterday, has cleared and will join the Iowa Wild in the AHL.
Jared Spurgeon is now expected to be taken off the injured reserve and could be an option tonight for the Wild against the Montreal Canadiens .
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