During the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks used their second-round pick to select goaltender Aleksei Medvedev. The recently turned 18-year-old was drafted 47th overall, becoming the first goaltender the Canucks have chosen in the top-50 of the draft since Thatcher Demko in 2014. Listed at 6’2″, 178 lbs, Medvedev has already been signed by the organization and will be heading back to the OHL next year to once again play for the London Knights.
