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For the second time this weekend, the Abbotsford Canucks squared off with the Ontario Reign on Sunday afternoon from Toyota Arena in California.

Brady Keeper skated in his 100th career AHL game, while Yushiroh Hirano returned to the lineup. Spencer Martin returned to the Abbotsford goal, attempting to become the second goaltender in Abbotsford Canucks history to record 25 wins for the franchise. It would be Matthew Villalta in goal for the Reign, making his 20th start of the season and his first in two weeks.

Abbotsford were the quicker of the two sides out of the gate, opening up the game with a 9-2 shot count over the Reign in the first 10 minutes. Villalta stood tall to the bulk of the chances, however Marc Gatcomb would open the scoring for the visitors.

Aatu Räty muscled the puck away from a Reign defender along the boards before slinging the puck towards goal. Gatcomb took a few jabs at the puck before it trickled past the Ontario netminder and into the back of the net for his third goal of the season. 

Lias Andersson would level the game at one before the intermission, as he converted on an Ontario powerplay for his 26th of the year. The clock would wind down and the two sides would head back to the dressing rooms knotted at 1-1. Through 20 minutes, Abbotsford lead the shot count 13-5.

The Canucks would jump back out to the lead with a goal by Arsh Bains eight minutes into the middle frame. Chad Nychuk brought the puck into the Reign zone and fired a shot towards Villalta. The rebound fell straight to Bains who batted the puck out of the air and into the net to give Abbotsford the 2-1 lead.

Bains’ 11th of the season would be the difference maker through 40 minutes, with the Canucks leading 2-1, as well as leading the shot totals 20-15.

Ontario wouldn’t go down without a fight, and Samuel Fagemo pulled the Reign level nine minutes into the third. Capitalizing on another man advantage, Fagemo’s 22nd of the year set up a 2-2 score line.

That would be the score after 60 minutes, with Overtime being required to decide a winner. Tyler Madden would secure the full two points for Ontario, as the Reign took the contest 3-2.

Despite the loss, Abbotsford picked up the point that was required to clinch a playoff spot, as well as Bakersfield defeating San Jose 4-1 earlier in the afternoon. 

Arsh Bains grabbed his third goal in four games, while Tyler Madded picked up his second career game winning goal. Spencer Martin turned aside 23 of the 26 shots he saw, while Villalta stopped 29 of Abbotsford’s 31 efforts.

For the full AHL box score, please click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1024890)

Up next for the Canucks is a pair of games on Thursday and Saturday in Manitoba against the Moose to round out the road trip. The Canucks then play five games at home to wrap up the year with two more games against Ontario, before finishing the regular season with three games against Calgary.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Abbotsford Canucks game, please click [HERE.](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca)



The Abbotsford Canucks fell to the Ontario Reign 3-2 in Overtime on Sunday afternoon from Toyota Arena.

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS FALL TO THE REIGN 3-2 IN OVERTIME

The Abbotsford Canucks continued their five-game road trip on Friday night with the first of two stops in Ontario against the Reign. 

Linus Karlsson, who leads Abbotsford in goals and points, entered the contest with five points over his last five games, while Arsh Bains has registered nine points across his last nine contests. Earlier in the afternoon, Jack Rathbone was recalled to Vancouver, meaning Chad Nychuk made his return to the Abbotsford blue line on Friday.

Arturs Silovs, two days after his 22nd birthday, took to the crease for Abbotsford. The Latvian shot stopper came into the game with a 7-1-1 record over his last nine AHL starts. Cal Petersen, off the back of a 4-0 shutout victory in Tucson against the Roadrunners, got the start for the Reign.

It was an even, back and forth first period, with Abbotsford striking the iron twice from Aatu Räty and Matt Alfaro. However it would be the hosts who opened up the scoring in the final four minutes of the frame. Nate Schnarr snapped a shot from the blue line, and through a screen in front of Silovs, Schnarr’s first as a member of the Reign opened the scoring.

That lead would last a mere eight seconds, as Brady Keeper rung the puck around the boards of the Reign zone. Taking a deflection off of the stanchion then the top of the net, the puck fell flat in front of the crease with Petersen behind the goal trying to react to the hop. Chase Wouters won the foot race and steered home his sixth of the season, levelling the game up at 1-1.

Ontario would take the lead back less than a minute later, as Alex Turcotte slid the puck across the face of goal to Samuel Fagemo, who jammed the puck past Silovs. Fagemo’s 21st of the season would be the final scoring action of the frame, with the Reign taking the 2-1 lead into the dressing rooms after 20 minutes. The hosts also outshot Abbotsford 8-7 in the first period.

The second period would come and go without any changes to the score line, despite the best efforts of Aidan Dudas, who was denied on a breakaway by Silovs. All seven penalties of the game at that point came in the middle frame, with Abbotsford going a perfect 4/4 on the penalty kill. Ontario entered the third period leading 2-1 despite being out shot 19-17.

It wouldn’t take long for that score line to change, as Cameron Gaunce doubled the Reign’s advantage three minutes into the period. Gaunce’s first of the season came from the slot after a centering feed from Andre Lee.

Lee would later be the one to seal the game, as he buried an empty net goal with four minutes remaining to set up a 4-1 Reign lead.

That is how the game would end, and the Canucks would continue to wait for their playoff birth in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs. Ontario made it two wins in a row and took the contest 4-1 on home ice.

Andre Lee grabbed his first shorthanded goal of his AHL career, as well as the second multi-point game of his career. Chase Wouters grabbed his first goal since December 31st, while Abbotsford gave up it’s first short handed goal on the road since November. Arturs Silovs made 19 saves on 22 attempts, while Cal Petersen stopped 26 of the 27 Canucks’ efforts he faced.

For the full AHL box score, please click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1024870)

Up next for the Canucks is a Sunday afternoon clash with Ontario at 3:00pm. Following the series against the Reign, Abbotsford finishes their road trip with a pair of games next Thursday and Saturday in Manitoba against the Moose. The Canucks then play five games at home to wrap up the year against Ontario and Calgary. 

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Abbotsford Canucks game, please click [HERE.](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca)


The Abbotsford Canucks fell 4-1 to the Ontario Reign on Friday night at Toyota Arena.

ABBOTSFORD FALLS 4-1 TO ONTARIO IN FIRST OF TWO WEEKEND MATCHUPS

**Ontario, CA – **The Abbotsford Canucks are finishing up their last California tour of the regular season with a two-game series against the Ontario Reign on Friday and Sunday. After their 3-1 loss to the Bakersfield Condors, Abbotsford sits tied for third with the Colorado Eagles in the Pacific Division with a 35-22-2-4 record. Ontario is nine points behind sitting fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 31-26-4-1. 

Abbotsford’s most recent matchup saw Arshdeep Bains scoring the lone goal against the Bakersfield Condors, with his fellow rookie Linus Karlsson with the assist. Karlsson leads the team in scoring (45 pts) and goals (20). He also currently holds the franchise record for most points scored by an Abbotsford rookie, previously held by Jack Rathbone. Arshdeep Bains sits fourth in scoring for the Abbotsford Canucks with 10 goals and 24 assists, good for third in the helper category.  

In between the two rookies are Justin Dowling and Tristen Nielsen. Dowling, who just saw his 500th career AHL game has 42 points, leading the team in assists (31) and Nielsen has registered 38 points (14G, 24A). 

Ontario’s most recent matchups were a split series with the Tucson Roadrunners, losing the first game 4-1, and completing a comeback the next night with a 4-0 shutout. Swedish blueliner Tobias Bjornfot score Ontario’s lone goal of the first matchup against Tucson, with leading AHL scorer T.J. Tynan getting the primary assist.  

Tynan not only leads the league in scoring, but he also leads in assists with 64 of his 72 total points being helpers.  

The next night Ontario shut Tucson out 4-0 with 10 different members of the roster registering at least one point. Tyler Madden and Aidan Dudas both tallied a goal that night, keeping near the top of Ontario’s leaderboard alongside Lias Andersson and rookie Martin Chromiak. 

The last time Abbotsford and Ontario met Abbotsford swept the two-game series at home. 

Abbotsford goalie Spencer Martin registered his first shutout of the season with their 4-0 victory, denying all 22 shots by Ontario. Rookie Marc Gatcomb nabbed his second goal of his AHL career, with seven other Canucks registering a point.  

The next night Abbotsford beat Ontario 5-2, with Matt Alfaro having a career-high multi-point night, scoring two goals and one assist. Linus Karlsson saw his 20th goal of the season and Marc Gatcomb, Aatu Raty, and Arshdeep Bains each tallied two points apiece. Ontario’s Lias Andersson scored both Reign goals, with T.J. Tynan collecting a helper on both goals. Ontario outshot Abbotsford 44 to 24, with Arturs Silovs making 42 saves. 

**Special Teams: **

**Power Play % **

ABB: 19.3%, ONT: 26.3% 

**Power Play Goals For **

ABB: 26, ONT: 32 

**Penalty Kill % **

ABB: 81.4%, ONT: 86.2% 

**Fast Facts: **

The Abbotsford Canucks are just 1 point away from clinching a playoff berth. They can clinch this weekend with either: 

- A regulation win or OT/SO loss to the Ontario Reign on Friday or Sunday, **OR** 

- A San Jose Barracuda loss in any fashion to the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday or Sunday  

Abbotsford’s Arshdeep Bains is currently on a nine-game point streak, averaging a point per game (2G, 7A).  

Abbotsford blueline Brady Keeper is set to skate his 100th career AHL game on Sunday, with almost a third of those games being played with Abbotsford. 

Abbotsford’s Matt Alfaro was named Abbotsford’s first star of the night last Saturday with his two goal one assist performance, and the AHL’s third star of the night for the same game. 

Ontario recently signed NCAA free agent Cole Krygier to an Amateur Tryout Agreement. He could see his first career AHL game this weekend. 

Ontario’s Samuel Fagemo leads the league in shootout winners, winning three out of Ontario’s four shootout wins. 

Ontario and Abbotsford will meet again two more times after this weekend’s games, with back-to-back matchups at the Abbotsford Centre. 

The Abbotsford Canucks continue their five game road trip with games on Friday night and Sunday afternoon in Ontario against the Reign.

ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS VS ONTARIO REIGN SERIES PREVIEW

For the final time this regular season, the Abbotsford Canucks will take to the ice on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon as the visiting team ahead of their two game series against the Manitoba Moose.

Manitoba sits in third place in the Central Division (34-21-5-4) with 77 points from 64 games. The Canucks are in a tie for third place with Colorado in the Pacific Division (35-23-2-4) with 77 points from 65 games, and hold the tiebreaker (32 Regulation Wins) over the fourth place Eagles (29 Regulation Wins).

Despite holding similar records and point totals, the Canucks narrowly edge out the Moose in terms of goals scored (210 – 203) and goals allowed (191-199).

Through six games of their eight game season series, Abbotsford picked up wins in four of those contests. The last two games took place on March 7th and 8th at Abbotsford Centre, with the Moose taking the first contest 4-3 before Kyle Rau scored the overtime winner for Abbotsford in a 3-2 victory. Four of the six games this far were decided by two or fewer goals.

Also scoring in that contest was Winnipeg native Jett Woo, with the defenceman notching two of his four goals this season against the Moose.

On the opposite blue line, Declan Chisholm leads the Moose in assists with 38, with three coming against Abbotsford. Jansen Harkins leads the team in goals with 21, while Alex Limoges is the team leader in total points with 50.

For Abbotsford, Linus Karlsson leads the active Canucks roster in goals (20) and total points (45), with Justin Dowling registering the most assists on the team with 31. Arsh Bains looks to continue his hot streak, having put up 10 points through his last 11 games (3G, 7A).

Those Canucks leaders will be up against a rookie goaltending duo for the Moose with Arvid Holm and Oskari Salminen. Each netminder has picked up 17 wins, with Holm losing 13 games (10 in regulation) while Salminen has dropped 17 games (11 in regulation). The pair rank amongst the top 10 rookie goaltenders in terms of Goals Against Average, Wins and Save Percentage.

Special teams continues to be an area where the Moose are dangerous, with the league’s third best Powerplay Percentage (23.2%). They achieved this while having the third fewest powerplay opportunities, while also having a top 10 Penalty Kill unit (82.5%). Manitoba have also picked up seven Overtime victories, tied for the second most in the league.

Following this weekend’s games in Manitoba, up next for the Canucks is a five game home stand to close out the season, starting off with a pair of games against Ontario. The two games against the Reign get underway on Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th at 7:00pm, with the Saturday game being Abbotsford’s Community Heroes Night. Following that, the Canucks close out the year with a Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday series against the Calgary Wranglers. The first Calgary game is Autism Acceptance Night, before Friday’s Spring Country Night and Saturday’s Fan Appreciation game.

To purchase tickets to an upcoming Canucks game, please click [HERE.](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca)


The Abbotsford Canucks square off with the Manitoba Moose on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon at the Canada Life Centre.

ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS VS MANITOBA MOOSE SERIES PREVIEW

**Abbotsford, B.C. –** The Abbotsford Canucks have clinched a spot in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs for the second year in a row following the Bakersfield Condors' 4-1 win over the San Jose Barracuda on Sunday. The Canucks are the seventh team in the league (fourth team in the Pacific Division) to clinch a playoff berth this season behind the Calgary Wranglers, Coachella Valley Firebirds, Toronto Marlies, Providence Bruins, Hershey Bears, and Colorado Eagles.

[CLICK HERE](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca/playoffs) for more information and to purchase playoff tickets.  

Abbotsford is currently sitting in third place in the Pacific Division with a 35-23-3-4 record and 77 points, tied with the Colorado Eagles and six points on the fifth place Ontario Reign. 

The Canucks have seven regular season games remaining, including five home games.  

The teams placing second, third, and fourth in the Pacific Division all receive home ice advantage in the opening round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. If the Abbotsford Canucks secure home ice advantage, the entire best-of-three first round series of the Calder Cup Playoffs is expected to take place on April 19, 21, and 23, at the Abbotsford Centre all at 7:00pm.  

Playoff tickets pre-sale will begin at 9:00am tomorrow, Monday, March 27th  with general on sale beginning at 12:00pm. Playoff tickets have been loaded into Season Ticket Member accounts for both the first and second rounds. Pre-sale will be available to Abbotsford Canucks Insiders, Abbotsford Centre Backstage Pass subscribers, Flex Pack Buyers, and Vancouver Canucks Season Ticket Members.  Sign up to become an Abbotsford Canucks Insider today to receive the most up-to-date news, announcements, and pre-sale ticket information as the team prepares for the playoffs. Register now [here](https://canucks.formstack.com/forms/2021_ahl_info). 

Playoff tickets will begin at $29.90 and groups of 20 or more can benefit from a group rate of $25 per ticket. Click [here](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca/playoffs) for more information and to purchase playoff tickets.  

The Abbotsford Canucks are currently on their final road trip of the regular season with two more games to go against the Manitoba Moose. The team’s next two home games are on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 vs the Ontario Reign, with April 8 being our Community Heroes Night. That evening, there will be a pregame ceremony dedicated to difference-makers in the community and organizations who work on the front lines, while a cast of superhero characters will also be in attendance.  

The Canucks’ final regular season game is at home on Saturday, April 15 vs the Calgary Wranglers, coinciding with our Fan Appreciation Night which is dedicated to the passionate and loyal fans who pack the Abbotsford Centre night after night to cheer on Abbotsford’s team.  

Tickets to the remainder of Canucks regular season home schedule can be purchased online now at tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca, starting at $23.   

The Abbotsford Canucks have clinched a spot in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs for the second year in a row.

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS CLINCH CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SPOT

Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Andy Carroll to an amateur try out agreement.

Carroll, 26, joins Abbotsford after completing his fifth NCAA Division I season with Minnesota State University-Mankato (CCHA), where he ranked third on his team in assists (20), second among defencemen in goals (five) and third among defencemen in points (25); all of which were collegiate career highs.

A native of Northfield, Minnesota, Carroll departs Minnesota State’s program ranking third all-time in games played for the school, having skated in 170 NCAA games with the Mavericks. Over five campaigns he recorded 64 points (14 goals, 50 assists) while registering 45 penalty minutes and a +70 plus-minus rating.

The 6-0, 185 lb. defenceman was a part of three WCHA regular season championships in 2019, 2020 and 2021, while capturing two conference championships (WCHA in 2019 and CCHA in 2022) over his five seasons with Minnesota State-Mankato.


Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Andy Carroll to an amateur try out agreement.

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