"Penelope is loving Vancouver so far": Evander Kane's fiancee Mara reflects on settling to life in Vancouver after his summer trade from Oilers

Evander Kane was dealt to the Canucks earlier this offseason in a cap-clearing move by Edmonton, with Vancouver taking on the final year of his four-year, $20.5 million contract.

On Monday, Kane’s fiancée, Mara Teigen, shared a story on her Instagram reflecting on their move to Vancouver. In her post, Mara shared that their youngest daughter, Penelope, had done well on her first flight to the city and is enjoying Vancouver so far.

"Penelope did so good the other day on her first flight to Vancouver. Honestly this is my favorite time to fly with kids. When they are babies you can hold them in the carrier and they sleep so well… PS Penelope is loving Vancouver so far, " she wrote.

Kane was traded on June 25 in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft, with the Canucks absorbing his $5.125 million cap hit for the coming season. The Oilers made the deal to create flexibility for looming extensions while Vancouver saw an opportunity to add a physical forward to its lineup.

Kane returned from surgery to post 12 points in 21 playoff games last spring and now enters the final year of his contract to play for his hometown team.

Evander Kane recaps his European summer

On Monday, Evander Kane shared a carousel of pictures on Instagram recapping his offseason trip to Europe, where he and his partner, Mara Teigen, also attended Leon Draisaitl’s wedding in France.

The first photo showed Kane smiling while sitting on a boat against a scenic mountain and lake backdrop. In the second, he posed with Mara in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

“Euro summaaa,” he captioned the post.

The third click showed a Parisian street scene with Kane walking away holding an umbrella. He also posted a mirror selfie with Mara in workout gear holding rackets. The next click featured Kane at the gym taking a mirror shot near a weight rack.

Kane shared more pictures from their European outings. In one click, he was seen in a blue suit while Mara was in a black dress. The following picture showed him standing on a paddleboard holding a fishing rod. Another image featured Kane smiling while in the water, wearing sunglasses.

A nightlife snap saw him and Mara posing together, surrounded by colorful lights and bubbles during Leon Draisaitl’s wedding afterparty. One of the last clicks showed the exterior of the Old Sailor bar in Amsterdam.

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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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