Thatcher Demko and his medical team have spent the last few months scouring the globe, trying to find other hockey players who’ve dealt with the same muscle injury the Vancouver Canucks goalie is currently working through.

Who was that masked man? Or, in this case, the unmasked man? The Thatcher Demko that met the media on Thursday morning on the opening day of Vancouver Canucks training camp in Penticton was virtually unrecognizable – and it had nothing to do with his appearance.

Thatcher Demko addressed the media at Vancouver Canucks Training Camp, providing an update on his recovery from a unique injury that he’s still working through.

Thatcher Demko hasn't played since Game 1 of the Vancouver Canucks first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators.

The Vancouver Canucks' 2024-25 training camp has officially begun and a lot of the attention has been on goaltender Thatcher Demko. The veteran netminder has been dealing with a knee injury this offseason and the issue might be irreparable,

He's not 100% healthy yet, but Thatcher Demko did make an on-ice appearance on the first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp in Penticton.

While there is a positive sight in Vancouver, there isn’t a lot of good news surrounding one of the best young netminders in the NHL. As training camp opened for the Vancouver Cancuks on Thursday, goaltender Thatcher Demko was seen skating by himself before the first full group took the ice.