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The Abbotsford Canucks kick off a four game homestand this weekend with a pair of games at Abbotsford Centre, hosting the Laval Rocket.

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The two sides will meet for the third and fourth time this season, starting on Friday night before wrapping up the season series on Saturday with Teddy Bear Toss.

Laval has started the year going 5-9-3-1, good enough for 14 points and are sitting last in the North division, as well as second last in the Eastern Conference. Abbotsford have gone 11-5-1-1 to open up their third season in the AHL, with their 23 points being good enough for third in the Pacific and tied for third in the Western Conference.

The Rocket are winless in their last five, and have been outscored 20-13 in that span. Meanwhile the Canucks have won six of their last seven, with three wins over Henderson, two over Bakersfield, and splitting last weekend’s series in Calgary.

This weekend will be the last time these two sides face each other this season, with Abbotsford winning both games in Quebec in the season’s opening weekend. The Canucks won 7-4 and 4-3, featuring a Vasily Podkolzin double in the opener and a Tristen Nielsen hat trick in the second contest. Arshdeep Bains picked up a career-high four points (1G, 3A) in the first game, while Nikita Tolopilo made 41 saves in his AHL debut in the rematch.

Abbotsford hosted Laval for last season’s Teddy Bear Toss game as well, beating the Rocket 7-5 in a wild one at Abbotsford Centre on Dec 3rd, 2022. Phil Di Giuseppe scored the game’s first goal, picking up a pair as well as Jett Woo and Linus Karlsson finding the score sheet.

Rookie Joshua Roy leads the team in assists (11), and points (18) and is tied for the team in lead in goals (7) with Lias Andersson. Roy picked up four points (2G, 2A) in the opening series against Abbotsford, while Andersson also registered a pair of goals. 

Second year forward Arshdeep Bains leads the Canucks in assists (14) and total points with 17. Sheldon Dries and Nils Åman lead Abbotsford in goals with eight each, with Åman currently with the Vancouver Canucks. Linus Karlsson and Matt Irwin were also brought up to the Vancouver roster on Wednesday, with Aatu Räty putting up five points (2G, 3A) in his last three games.

The Rocket have rolled with a dual-rookie tandem in the crease this year, with Jakub Dobeš and Strauss Mann splitting the net with 11 and 10 appearances respectively. Dobeš has three wins and an .871 save percentage, while Mann has two victories, a .882 save percentage and a goal.

Abbotsford have charged forward with Artūrs Šilovs and Nikita Tolopilo in goal, with Šilovs picking up seven wins, two shutouts and a .909 save percentage. Tolopilo has registered four wins and a .907 save percentage through his first seven games of his rookie campaign.

After this weekend, the Canucks will welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds to Abbotsford Centre on December 8th and 9th(Star Wars Night) for their second series of the season. The team then flies out for a three game road trip, stopping in Coachella Valley and then Tucson for a pair of games, before their final home games of 2023 against Ontario on December 20th and 21st.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks’ game, please click [HERE](https://abbotsford.canucks.com/tickets/singlegame).






The Abbotsford Canucks kick off a four game homestand this weekend with a pair of games at Abbotsford Centre, hosting the Laval Rocket.

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS VS LAVAL ROCKET SERIES PREVIEW

The Abbotsford Canucks wrapped up their four game road trip on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Calgary Wranglers for the second game of a back to back series.

Jack Studnicka centered a line of Sheldon Dries and Tristen Nielsen, while John Stevens now slotted alongside Aidan McDonough and Vasily Podkolzin. Jeremy Colliton kept both the Räty, Sasson and Karlsson line, as well as the Bloom, Wouters, Gatcomb lines together to round out the forward group. There would be no other changes to the lineup apart from Nikita Tolopilo getting the start in the Abbotsford crease, swapping out Artūrs Šilovs from Saturday. Dustin Wolf would once again start in net for Calgary.

Abbotsford would waste no time getting the scoring started in this one, as Chad Nychuk found the back of the net in the opening 90 seconds. Aatu Räty won the offensive zone faceoff, and Linus Karlsson dug the puck out and played it back to Nychuk at the point. Nychuk fired a low shot through traffic that beat Wolf, which was Nychuk’s first goal in the AHL.

The Canucks would strike again at the midway mark, as Jett Woo fired a similar low shot from the blue line towards Wolf. McDonough, who was setting a screen in front of the Wranglers’ netminder, deflected the puck over Wolf’s pad and into the back of the net for his third of the year.

Before the end of the opening frame, the Canucks would increase their lead to three. McDonough played the puck to Räty in front of goal, who shifted the puck onto his forehand and roofed it over Wold’s shoulder and into the back of the net. Räty’s fifth of the season came on the man advantage, and set Abbotsford up with a 3-0 lead.

They would take that lead into the intermission, outshooting the hosts 11-4 in the process. Räty, McDonough and Woo all had multiple points in the opening 20 minutes, registering a goal and an assist, a goal and an assist, and two assists respectively.

Similarly to the first period, Abbotsford would strike again early in the second, this time coming 96 seconds into the middle frame. Marc Gatcomb would intercept a Wrangler pass in the Canucks’ zone, and streak forward with nobody between him and Wolf. A sharp cut from his backhand to his forehand created enough space for Gatcomb to slide home his third of the year. The tally came shorthanded, giving Abbotsford their sixth goal on the penalty kill this season, the most in the AHL.

Dustin Wolf was pulled from the game after Gatcomb’s goal, giving up four goals on 12 shots. Oscar Dansk would come in hold down the Wranglers’ crease.

Four minutes later, Tristen Nielsen would join the scoresheet as he broke forward with Jack Studnicka. Studnicka played the puck to Nielsen who was nearing the goal line on Dansk’s left side. Nielsen threw the puck towards goal, and the puck took a deflection off of a defender’s skate and nestled into the bottom right corner for his fourth of the season.

Sheldon Dries would grab another power play goal for Abbotsford, coming off of a rebound from a Linus Karlsson shot in front of goal. Dansk got the pad down to deny Dries right away, but after taking a few swipes at the puck, it squeezed across the line for Dries’ eighth of the season.

Matt Coronato would break Tolopilo’s perfect start to the game, getting the Wranglers on the board with four minutes remaining in the second. Coronato’s tally would cut the deficit to five, as Abbotsford held a 6-1 lead going back to the locker rooms for the second intermission, outshooting the Wranglers 25-17 through 40 minutes.

Abbotsford would steadily hold that five goal lead until about the halfway mark of the third period. Vasily Podkolzin found Filip Johansson who walked along a tight rope to keep the puck in the offensive zone. Johansson took the puck down the right hand boards and fired a wrist shot, beating Dansk. The effort flew over the goaltender’s glove and was Johansson’s first career AHL goal.

Adam Klapka would grab a late one for Calgary, but the Canucks would emerge as comfortable 7-2 winners on Sunday afternoon.

Six Canucks registered a multi point night, including Woo (2A), Räty (1G, 1A), Studnicka (2A), McDonough (1G, 1A), Podkolzin (2A) and Karlsson (2A). Tolopilo stopped 29 of Calgary’s 31 shots, while Dansk made 17 saves on the 20 shots he faced through the final 38 minutes.

Abbotsford will now return home for a pair of home games against Laval on December 1st and 2nd, including Teddy Bear Toss on December 2nd. The following week, the Canucks will welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds to Abbotsford Centre on December 8th and 9th for their second series of the season. The team then flies out for a three game road trip, stopping in Coachella Valley and then Tucson for a pair of games, before their final home games of 2023 against Ontario on December 20th and 21st.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks’ game, please click [HERE.](https://abbotsford.canucks.com/tickets/singlegame)



The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the Calgary Wranglers 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Saddledome.

SIX CANUCKS HAVE MULTI-POINT GAMES AS ABBOTSFORD WINS 7-2 IN CALGARY

For the third time this season, the Abbotsford Canucks faced off with the Calgary Wranglers on Saturday afternoon, this time from the Scotiabank Saddledome.

John Stevens returned from injury, sliding in with Sheldon Dries and Vasily Podkolzin, while Aidan McDonough lined up with last weekend’s Overtime and Shootout heroes, Jack Studnicka and Tristen Nielsen. Jeremy Colliton kept the Aatu Räty, Max Sasson and Linus Karlsson line together, while Josh Bloom and Marc Gatcomb flank Chase Wouters. Quinn Schmiemann and Jett Woo were paired up for the first time this season, while Matt Irwin and Filip Johansson continue their consistent partnership. Chad Nychuk made his AHL season debut alongside Alex Kannok Leipert, with Artūrs Šilovs making his fifth start in six games in net.

Dustin Wolf would get the start in Calgary’s goal, and would prove to be the busier of the two netminders in the opening frame.

Abbotsford outshot the Wranglers 10-1 in the opening 12 minutes, and 13-5 throughout the entire first period, however neither side could break through and find the opener. It remained 0-0 as the two sides broke for the locker rooms in the first intermission.

The Wranglers wouldn’t wait long to open the scoring in the middle frame, as Matt Coronato beat Šilovs with some traffic in front. His effort from the left faceoff circle would be his sixth of the season, and giving the hosts a 1-0 lead.

Linus Karlsson would soon reply back for the Canucks, as a Filip Johansson slapshot would go off of a Wrangler’s skate and deflect to Karlsson at the back post. Karlsson would bury the puck past a sliding Wolf, and level the game at 1-1 just three minutes later.

Calgary thought they took a late lead after a Brady Lyle shot got deflected by Rory Kerins to beat Šilovs down low. After a review by the officials, it was deemed goaltender interference in front of Šilovs with heavy traffic, keeping the score level.

It would remain 1-1 deep into the third period, as Overtime loomed in the Saddledome. With just over three minutes remaining, Rory Kerins would get on the scoresheet once again as he spun and fired an effort over the shoulder of Šilovs. This time, his goal would stand, giving Calgary a late lead.

Dryden Hunt would grab an empty net goal to secure the win for the Wranglers, snapping Abbotsford’s five game win streak with a 3-1 showing on Saturday afternoon.

The Canucks outshot Calgary 42-26, with Aatu Räty picking up his fourth point in four games thanks to a secondary assist on Karlsson’s goal. Šilovs stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced, while Wolf turned aside 41 of Abbotsford’s 42 attempts.

The two sides will faceoff again in Calgary on Sunday afternoon, then Abbotsford will return home for a pair of home games against Laval on December 1st and 2nd, including Teddy Bear Toss on December 2nd. The following week, the Canucks will welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds to Abbotsford Centre on December 8th and 9th for their second series of the season. The team then flies out for a three game road trip, stopping in Coachella Valley and then Tucson for a pair of games, before their final home games of 2023 against Ontario on December 20th and 21st.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks’ game, please click [HERE.](https://abbotsford.canucks.com/tickets/singlegame)



The Abbotsford Canucks fell 3-1 to the Calgary Wranglers on Saturday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

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CANUCKS WIN STREAK ENDS IN CALGARY WITH A 3-1 LOSS TO THE WRANGLERS

The Abbotsford Canucks welcomed the Laval Rocket to Abbotsford Centre on Saturday night for the second game of a back to back series against Montreal’s AHL affiliate.

Jeremy Colliton made four changes to the lineup that won 4-2 on Friday night, with Jermaine Loewen and Alex Kannok Leipert sliding along side Chase Wouters in the forwards. Matt Irwin was assigned to Abbotsford on Saturday morning, and he paired with Filip Johansson on defence, while Nikita Tolopilo got the start in net for the Canucks. Jakub Dobeš replaced Strauss Mann in the Rocket net.

Laval got the scoring started early, as Nathan Légaré converted on a short handed break away with an assist from Brandon Gignac 67 seconds into the game. The effort beat an outstretched Tolopilo, and opened the flood gates for the opening 20 minutes.

Abbotsford would answer back just 16 seconds later, as it was Chase Wouters who launched the teddy bears on Teddy Bear Toss night. Arsh Bains crossed the Laval blue line and dropped the puck to the captain, who snapped the puck past Dobeš for his third goal of the season.

Wouters would double his tally on the night as he jumped on the end of a Jett Woo shot that bounced wide, as he and Jermaine Loewen whacked at the puck. Wouters got the last touch as the puck nestled in the far corner of the Rocket net, giving the Canucks a 2-1 lead just 3:42 into the contest.

13 seconds later, John Stevens jumped in on the action.

Arsh Bains flew down the right side and scooted around a Laval defender. He crashed the net and got a shot on goal that squeezed through Dobeš and was heading towards the net as a group of players from both sides converged in the crease. John Stevens got the last touch to muscle the puck over the line, putting Abbotsford in front by a pair thanks to three unanswered goals.

The Rocket would grab a pair of late goals from Emil Heineman and Xavier Simoneau, pulling the score level at 3-3 as a hectic opening period came to a close. The Canucks outshot Laval 11-9 in the opening frame.

After a change of pace from the first period, the middle frame came and went without anybody breaking the dead lock. Jermaine Loewen and Riley McKay dropped the gloves in the opening six minutes, but it remained 3-3 through 40 minutes.

It seemed as though a closely fought third period would be destined for overtime, until Jack Studnicka banked the puck off the boards for Tristen Nielsen who darted forward towards goal. Nielsen toe-dragged the puck around William Trudeau and back handed the puck over the shoulder of the Rocket netminder for a highlight reel goal.

Nielsen’s fifth of the season came with six minutes remaining, and proved to the game winning goal. Abbotsford walked away as 4-3 winners, taking their eighth win of the last nine games and making it five wins in a row at home.

Wouters picked up his first multi-goal game since December 31st, 2022, while Bains recorded his second consecutive multi point game (2A), making it four assists in two games against Laval. Tolopilo stopped 28 of Laval’s 31 shots, while Dobeš was pulled after Abbotsford’s third goal. Strauss Mann came in as relief and stopped 19 of the 20 attempts he faced.

Up next, the Canucks will welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds to Abbotsford Centre on December 8th and 9th (Star Wars Night) for their second series of the season. The team then flies out for a three game road trip, stopping in Coachella Valley and then Tucson for a pair of games, before their final home games of 2023 against Ontario on December 20th and 21st.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks’ game, please click [HERE.](https://abbotsford.canucks.com/tickets/singlegame)


The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the Laval Rocket 4-3 on Saturday night at Abbotsford Centre.

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TRISTEN NIELSEN SCORES ELECTRIFYING GAME WINNER AS CANUCKS BEAT LAVAL 4-3

The Abbotsford Canucks returned to home ice as they welcomed the Laval Rocket to Abbotsford Centre on Friday night.
 
Jack Studnicka made his home debut for Abbotsford, centering Sheldon Dries and Tristen Nielsen. Arshdeep Bains returned from injury, along side John Stevens and Vasily Podkolzin, while Aidan McDonough, Aatu Räty and Marc Gatcomb lined up with each other. Josh Bloom, Chase Wouters and Danila Klimovich rounded out the forwards. Christian Wolanin also returned from injury, pairing with Jett Woo, and Quinn Schmiemann partnered with Filip Johansson. Akito Hirose and Cole McWard slotted beside each other, while Artūrs Šilovs starred in goal. 

Strauss Mann was the man between the pipes for Laval.
 
Abbotsford would put the pressure on early, as Podkolzin and Dries each hit the post in the opening three minutes. However it would be former Canuck, Brady Keeper, who would open the scoring. Four minutes into the contest, Keeper would shoot a long range slap shot through traffic, beating Šilovs. It would be the blue liner’s first goal of the season, and gave Laval a 1-0 lead.
 
The visitors would double their lead just after the midway mark of the frame, after Philippe Maillet got on the end of a broken play in the Abbotsford zone. Maillet would lose the handle on the puck, but Jared Davidson would get it back to him, who steered the puck into the net. 
 
It seemed as though Laval would hold onto that lead heading into the intermission, when John Stevens won an offensive zone faceoff to Arsh Bains who moved around the zone and headed towards goal. Podkolzin drew the attention of two defencemen in front of Mann, leaving Stevens wide open in the slot. Stevens roofed the puck over Mann’s shoulder, cutting the lead in half with three minutes remaining in the first period.
 
Stevens’ third of the year was quickly followed up by Sheldon Dries, who levelled the game just 26 seconds later. Jack Studnicka took the puck from his own zone into Laval’s, and dropped it behind him for Dries. Dries took the space that was given to him and buried the puck into the top right corner, tying the game at 2-2 with his ninth of the season.
 
The opening frame would finish up tied at 2-2, with Abbotsford leading the shot count 15-14.
 
Vasily Podkolzin would score the lone goal of the second period, connecting with Bains and Stevens again for his sixth goal of the campaign. Bains dropped the puck to Podkolzin who was steaming in across the Laval blue line, where he took the puck wide out towards the boards before bodying his way in front of Mann. A close range finish for Podkolzin saw him jam the puck in the net for Abbotsford’s first lead of the contest with five minutes remaining in the second period.
 
Through 40 minutes, Abbotsford lead 3-2, as well as had the advantage in the shot count with a 29-26 output from the two sides.

A closely fought third period finished off with a John Stevens empty net goal with two seconds remaining, securing a 4-2 victory for Abbotsford.

The victory would be the Canucks’ seventh in the last eight games, leapfrogging Ontario for second place in the Pacific Division. John Stevens picked up two goals for the first time since January 22nd, 2022, and now sits in sole possession of 2nd place in Abbotsford’s all time point scorers list. Bains would also have a multi point game (2A), and Studnicka picked up his 100th AHL point on Dries’ goal.

Artūrs Šilovs stopped 30 of Laval’s 32 shots, and Mann turned aside 35 of the 38 shots he faced.

The two sides will meet again on Saturday night in Abbotsford, where it will be the fourth and final game of the season series. The night will also be Abbotsford’s third annual Teddy Bear Toss, where fans are to bring a new teddy bear to throw on the ice to donate to Archway Community Services. 

After this weekend, the Canucks will welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds to Abbotsford Centre on December 8th and 9th(Star Wars Night) for their second series of the season. The team then flies out for a three game road trip, stopping in Coachella Valley and then Tucson for a pair of games, before their final home games of 2023 against Ontario on December 20th and 21st.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks’ game, please click [HERE](https://abbotsford.canucks.com/tickets/singlegame).





The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the Laval Rocket 4-2 on Friday night at Abbotsford Centre.

CANUCKS RALLY BACK TO DEFEAT LAVAL 4-2 ON FRIDAY NIGHT

**Abbotsford, B.C.** - The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Canucks goaltender Artūrs Šilovs has been selected as the AHL Goaltender of the Month for November 2023.

Šilovs made five appearances for the Canucks in November and went 4-1-0 with a 1.01 goals-against average, a .958 save percentage and two shutouts, stopping 114 of 119 shots overall.

Šilovs opened the month with a 23-save shutout as Abbotsford edged Henderson, 2-0, on Nov. 4. He made 19 saves in a 4-1 win over Bakersfield on Nov. 9, and earned another shutout with 20 stops in a 4-0 victory over the Condors on Nov. 11. Šilovs made 29 saves to preserve a 3-2 overtime victory at Henderson on Nov. 17, and allowed two goals or fewer for the fifth consecutive start and finished with 23 saves in a 3-1 loss to Calgary on Nov. 25. The Canucks’ penalty killing operated at 94.1 percent efficiency during Šilovs’ five starts, allowing one goal on 17 chances.

The 22-year-old native of Riga, Latvia has a record of 7-2-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 11 appearances for Abbotsford this season. In 66 career AHL games with Abbotsford and Manitoba, Šilovs is 36-21-6 with a 2.55 GAA, a .906 save percentage and seven shutouts. Šilovs was a sixth-round selection by Vancouver in the 2019 NHL Draft and made his NHL debut last season, appearing in five games for the parent Canucks.

He also earned tournament MVP honors at the 2023 IIHF World Championship after backstopping Latvia to a bronze medal.


The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Canucks goaltender Artūrs Šilovs has been selected as the AHL Goaltender of the Month

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