Maple Leafs acquire forward Aatu Raty from Canucks in trade
Toronto sent forwards Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr to Vancouver in exchange for the 23-year-old Finn.
TORONTO · The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Aatu Raty from the Vancouver Canucks. The teams announced the trade on Thursday, with Toronto sending forwards Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr to Vancouver in return. Raty, 23, cleared waivers earlier on Thursday after being placed there by the Canucks on Wednesday. He has one goal in four games for Vancouver this season and was a healthy scratch for four other contests.
"We want to thank Aatu for all he has done for the organization, and we wish him well in Toronto," Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson said. "By acquiring Jacob and Brandon this move gives our group two new young players to work with as we continue to look for ways to improve our overall depth." Raty is expected to report to the AHL's Toronto Marlies for now. He is in the second year of a two-year contract with an average annual value of $850,000 US and will be a restricted free agent next summer.
Maple Leafs coach Jim Hiller, who was an assistant with the New York Islanders when they drafted Raty, expressed his familiarity with the player. "I really liked him," Hiller said. "He had really good hockey sense. Really nice kid. He made a really good impression, I remember, on me." Raty was originally selected by the Islanders in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft.
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He was traded to Vancouver in January 2023 as part of the package for Bo Horvat, which also included forward Anthony Beauvillier and a conditional draft pick. In 66 games with the Canucks last season, Raty recorded four goals and 10 assists. He also helped the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks win the Calder Cup in 2025. Over 118 career NHL games split between the Islanders and Canucks, he has 14 goals and 29 points.
Heading to Vancouver, Jacob Quillan, 24, played 23 games for the Maple Leafs in the 2025-26 season, registering one goal and two assists. He later added nine points in 19 playoff games for the Calder Cup champion Marlies. He has no points in four AHL games this season. Brandon Buhr, also 24, was signed by Toronto to a one-year contract last March after three seasons at Union College and has not played for the Marlies this season.
With files from Sportsnet, Yahoo Sports and Toronto Sun