Canucks sign D Cole Clayton to one-year, two-way contract

The Canucks have signed defenceman Cole Clayton to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday.

The financial terms of the deal were not initially announced.

Clayton, 26, spent the 2025-26 season with the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL, tallying six assists in 32 games with Vancouver’s affiliate.

Since being signed by the Cleveland Monsters — the Columbus Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate — for the 2021-22 season, the Strathmore, Alta., native has tallied 72 points (14 goals, 58 assists) across five seasons split between the Canucks, Monsters and San Jose Barracuda.