Evander Kane links up with Bryan Adams in Vancouver during his Roll With The Punches Tour

Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane spent part of his Friday night at Rogers Arena attending Bryan Adams’ Roll With The Punches Tour stop on Friday.

Kane later posted a series of Instagram stories from the event, giving followers a behind-the-scenes look at the sold-out concert. One clip showed the arena floor packed with fans as Adams performed under a sea of red lights.

Another post captured Kane posing backstage with the Canadian rock legend, holding up a custom Canucks-style jersey emblazoned with “ADAMS” and No. 30. Kane also shared a short video of Adams on stage, guitar in hand, performing one of his signature hits.

The Vancouver show featured a career-spanning setlist that blended Adams’ new "Roll With The Punches" material with classics like "Run to You," "Heaven," "Summer of ’69" and "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You." The night also included fan favorites such as "18 Til I Die" and "It’s Only Love," with the crowd joining in for massive sing-alongs.

Local rockers The Sheepdogs opened the night before Adams took the stage for a two-hour performance that mixed rock anthems and high-energy visuals.

Evander Kane recaps his European summer ahead of the new season

After a summer of change on and off the ice, Evander Kane gave fans a glimpse into how he spent the offseason before officially beginning his Vancouver Canucks chapter. The 33-year-old forward was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Canucks on June 25 in a cap-clearing move, with Edmonton sending him out in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft.

Kane later shared a carousel of photos on Instagram recapping his European summer. The trip included a stop in France for the wedding of former Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl. Kane and his fiancée, Mara Teigen, were seen posing together at the Eiffel Tower and enjoying boat rides against mountain and lake backdrops.

“Euro summaaa,” he captioned the post.

Other snapshots showed the couple in workout gear with tennis rackets, Kane lifting weights in a gym and the winger paddleboarding with a fishing rod. A nightlife photo showed the pair surrounded by colorful lights and bubbles at Draisaitl’s wedding afterparty, while another image captured the exterior of the Old Sailor bar in Amsterdam.

Meanwhile, Teigen shared her own reflection on the family’s move to Vancouver. In an Instagram story, she revealed that their youngest daughter, Penelope, had done well on her first flight and was already enjoying their new city.

Kane returned from surgery to play a key role in Edmonton’s 2024 playoff run, recording 12 points in 21 games. Now, he enters the final year of his contract, preparing to skate for his hometown Canucks.

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Anjum is an NHL reporter at Sportskeeda with over five years of professional experience in the spectator sports industry. Raised in Bahrain, Anjum grew up close to the Formula 1 and GP2 scene, but it was ice-sports that she truly had a chance to play at school.

Anjum prioritizes thorough research, fact-checking and verification of sources when reporting, and has worked for Oil on Whyte, Leafs Herald, the Nation of Blaugrana, Barca International Cules, FromTheBend, Last Word On Sports and NASA.

She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

When not enjoying the game, Anjum can be found sailing, star-mapping or collaborating with fellow citizen scientists at NASA.

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