Linden Vey

Playing career

On June 28, 2014, the Los Angeles Kings traded Vey to the Vancouver Canucks for a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL entry draft, which was later used to select Roland McKeown. He scored his first NHL goal on October 11, 2014, against Viktor Fasth of the Edmonton Oilers. On October 5, 2015, the Canucks placed Vey on waivers; he cleared the following day and was assigned to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). As a free agent on July 5, 2016, Vey signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Calgary Flames. He began the 2016–17 season with Calgary's AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat, where he became the team's top scorer with 55 points in 61 games, but managed only four scoreless games during his recall to the Flames. On July 2, 2017, Vey signed a one-year contract with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Despite recording 52 points in 50 games, Barys Astana missed the playoffs, and Vey was granted his release. He then signed with ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League (NL) on January 18, 2018, playing out the season and helping the Lions retain the Swiss championship. On May 3, 2018, Vey returned to the KHL, signing a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow. In his first season with CSKA, he contributed 31 assists and 43 points in 56 regular season games, and added 10 points in 18 playoff games to help CSKA claim the Gagarin Cup. After his CSKA contract ended, Vey signed a two-year deal with SKA Saint Petersburg on May 16, 2020. On May 5, 2023, he left the KHL and signed a one-year contract with German club Adler Mannheim of the DEL.