Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood changes agents ahead of 2025-26 NHL season and UFA summer

Kiefer Sherwood is making a significant off-ice move as he heads into his contract year with the Vancouver Canucks. The 29-year-old forward has switched agents, leaving Alain Roy of Roy Sports Group for Richard Evans and Judd Moldaver of Wasserman Hockey.

With unrestricted free agency looming in the summer of 2026, Sherwood’s decision signals an important step as he looks to build on a career-best season in Vancouver.

Kiefer Sherwood switches NHL representation before contract year with Vancouver Canucks

Sherwood’s decision to join Wasserman Hockey places him under the same agency that represents some of the NHL’s most high-profile names, including Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Roman Josi, and Zach Werenski. Both Evans and Moldaver bring significant contract negotiation experience, with ties to players across the league and even within the Canucks organization, such as Conor Garland.

The timing of the switch suggests Sherwood is positioning himself for a strong market opportunity should his upward trajectory continue.The winger is in the final season of a two-year, $1.5 million deal signed in 2024. His new representatives will handle what could be the most important contract negotiation of his career as he enters unrestricted free agency in 2026. Moves like these often indicate a desire for different negotiation strategies, particularly for players coming off breakout years.

Kiefer Sherwood’s career-best season with Vancouver Canucks and his NHL journey

Sherwood’s first season with the Canucks was his most productive yet, recording 19 goals and 21 assists for 40 points across 78 games. While some of his offense came alongside Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk, he also contributed consistently when moved around the lineup, cementing himself as a reliable middle-six winger.Undrafted out of college, Sherwood signed with the Anaheim Ducks in 2018 and later spent two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, where he was part of their 2022 Stanley Cup roster.

Although he played just 11 regular-season games that year and didn’t have his name engraved on the Cup, he gained valuable experience before joining the Nashville Predators and later Vancouver.By switching agents ahead of his contract year, Kiefer Sherwood has set the stage for what could be a defining season in his NHL career. After a breakout campaign in Vancouver, the Canucks winger is aligning himself with a major agency as he prepares for both the challenges of the 2025-26 season and the opportunities of unrestricted free agency in 2026.Also Read: Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios provides update on Shane Pinto contract talks amid extension uncertainty