Prince Harry drops puck before Canucks game to kick off 2025 Invictus Games

Duke of Sussex celebrates start of games he brought to Vancouver

TOR@VAN: Prince Harry drops the puck in Vancouver

By Anna Kulesa

@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

February 09, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed a royal guest before they duked it out on the ice.

Prince Harry performed the ceremonial puck drop before the Canucks game against the Maple Leafs at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

The Duke of Sussex opened the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025, which he founded in 2014, earlier in the day at BC Place.

Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini and two Invictus Games athletes joined Prince Harry on the ice as he dropped the puck between Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews and Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers.

As we celebrate the start of the Invictus Games 2025, we welcome Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, alongside @InvictusGames25 competitors Lee Jarratt and Andre Crocker, and Canucks Sports & Entertainment Chairman Francesco Aquilini for the ceremonial puck drop! pic.twitter.com/ZisBM2UdFr
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 9, 2025

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, watched the ceremony from the Canucks bench.

The couple met injured Canucks captain Quinn Hughes before the puck drop.

Celebrating the start of the @InvictusGames25!

Today we welcomed Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joined by Invictus Games competitors, to @RogersArena ahead of the games taking place in Vancouver and Whistler over the next 8 days. pic.twitter.com/r6HgoeQBXd
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 9, 2025

The Invictus Games will run from Feb. 8-16. They feature injured, sick and wounded veterans competing in adaptive sporting events.

This is the second time Prince Harry has dropped the puck before a Canucks game. Last November, Prince Harry attended a game to announce the dates of the event.

Prince Harry drops puck before Canucks game to kick off 2025 Invictus Games

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