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**ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -** Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Alex Kannok Leipert to a one-year contract extension ahead of the 2023-24 season.


Kannok Leipert, 22, has spent the entirety of his professional career to date with Abbotsford, currently ranking seventh all-time in games played (85) and fourth in penalty minutes (100) for the club since joining them for the 2021-22 inaugural season.


This past season, the 6-0, 200-pound defenceman ranked second on the team in plus-minus rating (+14) and fourth in penalty minutes (68) despite only skating in 44 regular season games. On April 15 he became the fourth player in Abbotsford Canucks history to record 100 penalty minutes. Kannok Leipert also recorded his first career AHL playoff point (an assist) while making his Calder Cup Playoff debut during Game 1 of the Pacific Division Semi Final series in the Canucks’ 3-2 overtime loss at Calgary on April 26.


“The last two seasons have been a blast,” said Kannok Leipert. “The city and our fans took this past season to the next level and I’m really looking forward to bringing that energy into the upcoming season. Coming back to the Fraser Valley for a seventh year in a row just feels right.”


In addition to spending his first two professional campaigns in Abbotsford, Kannok Leipert has also developed his skillset with the Vancouver Canucks in the club’s past two NHL training camps and 2022 Development Camp. His performance at the 2022 Young Stars Classic in Penticton, BC was also proof to management of his progress. “Alex has grown into a role with our team and taken a big responsibility in holding the standard of our environment each and every day,” noted Abbotsford GM Ryan Johnson. “I am very excited to have him continue on with the organization.”


Entering the 2023-24 campaign, the Regina, Saskatchewan native has now spent parts of his last seven competitive hockey seasons playing in the Fraser Valley. Kannok Leipert skated in 219 regular season games and 28 postseason games with the Langley-based Vancouver Giants (WHL) before joining the Canucks organization as a free agent on August 17, 2021.


The Abbotsford Canucks announced today that the club has signed defenceman Alex Kannok Leipert to a one-year contract extension ahead of the 2023-24 season.

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CANUCKS SIGN KANNOK LEIPERT TO ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACT EXTENSION

The Pacific Division Semi-Finals continued in Abbotsford on Friday night, as the Canucks squared off with the Calgary Wranglers in Game 4 from the Abbotsford Centre. Trailing 2-1 in the Best-Of-Five series, Abbotsford needed a win or else Calgary would advance to the divison final.

Michael Regush returned to the Abbotsford line up, slotting in at centre between Arshdeep Bains and Danila Klimovich. Spencer Martin was between the pipes once again, marking his first time making consecutive starts since early March. Dustin Wolf made his fourth start of the series for Calgary.

Abbotsford would jump out of the gates and get off to a dream start, coming from talisman Nils Höglander. Just over two minutes in, Jack Rathbone rattled the puck off of the cross bar from the left faceoff circle in front of Wolf. The puck fell to Höglander who collected the puck from mid air before burying the puck past a sprawling Wolf to open the scoring. 

The Swede’s third goal of the playoffs and first of the series came 2:18 into the contest.

Abbotsford continued their pressure, but Calgary would later equalize against the run of play. Cole Schwindt was sitting in the faceoff circle on the man advantage when Connor Zary fed him the puck. Schwindt squeaked the puck between Martin and the post, levelling the game at 12:51 of the first period.

Schwindt’s first of the series would send the two sides into the locker rooms tied at 1-1, with Abbotsford outshooting Calgary 12-8 at the first intermission.

It would take some time, but the Canucks would regain their lead late in the second period, as Christian Wolanin and Zach Giuttari broke forward. The two blueliners showed some quick passing as they crossed the Calgary blue line, before Wolanin slid the puck over to Tristen Nielsen along the boards.

Nielsen would fire the puck first time and just beat a sliding Wolf to the near post. Nielsen’s second goal of the series came with 4:27 remaining in the middle frame, giving Abbotsford the 2-1 lead after 40 minutes. Once again the Canucks outshot the Wranglers in the period, leading the total shot count 19-14 at the second intermission.

For the second time in as many games, the Wranglers would grab the first goal of the third period, this time levelling the game at 2-2. Off of a quick face off win, Ilya Solvyov fired a shot that beat Spencer Martin, and setting up an exciting final 11:31of the third period.

Just over four minutes later, Adam Klapka put the Wranglers ahead as a mad scramble occurred in front of Martin’s crease. Through a maze of bodies, the puck trickled into the Abbotsford goal, making it a 3-2 Wranglers lead with 7:19 remaining in the contest.

Klapka’s goal would turn out to be the goal to push Calgary over the edge, as the Canucks’ couldn’t find an equalizier. Calgary would wind up taking the game 3-2, eliminating Abbotsford from the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Adam Klapka’s goal was his second of the series, with the first coming in Game 1. Dustin Wolf stopped 23 of the 25 Abbotsford efforts on the night, while Spencer Martin denied 21 of Calgary’s 24 shots.

To view the full AHL box score, please click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1025132)

With the result, Calgary advances on to the Pacific Division Final where they will face Coachella Valley Firebirds. Abbotsford’s historic second season came to a close, falling 3-1 in the Best-Of-Five series.

The Abbotsford Canucks fell 3-2 in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Playoffs to the Calgary Wranglers on Friday night. 

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS SEASON COMES TO AN END IN 3-2 DEFEAT TO CALGARY

The Abbotsford Canucks are preparing for a pivotal game four as they continue their Pacific Division Semi-Final series against the Calgary Wranglers on Friday night from Abbotsford Centre. 

Currently trailing 2-1 in the best-of-five series, game four will get underway at 7:00pm PST on Friday night, with fans able to follow along on AHLTV, as well as on the radio with Sportsnet 650.

Games one and two ended in sudden death heartbreak for the Canucks as they fell 3-2 and 4-3 in overtime with the deciding goals coming from Jakob Pelletier and Matthew Phillips respectively. As the series shifted back to Abbotsford, the Canucks needed three consecutive wins to keep their season alive.

Game three got the Canucks back on track, as they handed the Wranglers their first loss of the post season in a 3-2 regulation victory. Goals from Linus Karlsson, Christian Wolanin and eventually the game winner from Kyle Rau, set up Friday’s Game 4 on home ice.

Christian Wolanin, the winner of the AHL’s Most Outstanding Defenceman Award, is tied for 10th in the league for playoff scoring by a defenceman with 4 (1G, 3A). Wolanin picked up a pair of points in Game 3, as did Arshdeep Bains in Game 2 (2G). 

Bains’ two goal performance in Calgary has him tied for the most goals scored by a rookie in the playoffs, with four other Abbotsford rookies also having notched a goal in the 2023 post season (Karlsson, Räty, Sasson, Gatcomb). Five rookies grabbing a goal is the most by a single team in the playoffs to date, with Linus Karlsson leading all AHL rookies in shots with 17 through five games.

Spencer Martin, who made 25 saves in Game 3, leads the AHL in save percentage with .943%. Martin, who is 2-1 in the playoffs this year, is also second in Goals Against Average with 1.57, and is one of seven goaltenders to have recorded a shutout in the 2023 playoffs.

**Regular Season Special Teams: **

**Power Play % **

ABB: 18.1%, CGY: 21% 

**Power Play Goals For **

ABB: 52, CGY: 69 

**Penalty Kill % **

ABB: 79.9%, CGY: 85.1%

**Post Season Special Teams: **

**Power Play % **

ABB: 12.0 %, CGY: 15.4% 

**Power Play Goals For **

ABB: 3, CGY: 2 

**Penalty Kill % **

ABB: 83.3%, CGY: 92.9%

**Fast Facts:**

The Pacific Division’s best of five is a 2-3 format, with the higher seeded team getting their choice of playing the first two games or the final three games at home.

The winner of the Abbotsford/Calgary series will face the winner of the Colorado Eagles and Coachella Valley Firebirds series in the Pacific Division Finals

Abbotsford has had 18 different players record a point in the playoffs, which is tied for the third most by one team (Hartford / Utica: 19).

Game 4 will be the 16th time that Abbotsford and Calgary have met this season (12 times in Regular Season, 4 times in Round 2).

Canucks defenceman Filip Johansson made his AHL debut in Game 2 in Calgary, and made his home debut in Game 3 at Abbotsford Centre.

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


The Abbotsford Canucks host the Calgary Wranglers in Game 4 of the Second Round of the Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night at Abbotsford Centre.

ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS VS CALGARY WRANGLERS GAME 4 PREVIEW

Abbotsford Canucks’ goaltender Arturs Silovs lead his country to a historic bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF World Championships, the first ever medal at the tournament for Team Latvia.

Arturs Silovs was the lone representative from Abbotsford’s 2022-23 season to be selected to compete at the tournament in Tampere Finland, as well his hometown of Riga Latvia.

After coming as a relief to Latvian netminder Ivars Punnenovs in the opening game, Silovs never looked back after being named the starter. Silovs won 7 of the 9 games that he started, going 7-2 in that stretch. He racked up a .921 save percentage, played the most minutes of any goaltender in the tournament, and recorded a shut out.

After dropping the first two games, Latvia then rattled off five consecutive wins to finish third place in the competitive Group B. Four of those five victories were by a one-goal margin, and a pair of them requiring Overtime. 

Latvia’s time in the tournament was in jeopardy on the final day of action in the group stage, as they needed to beat undefeated group leaders, Switzerland. Off the back of a 28 save performance from Arturs, including several key saves in the final minutes, Latvia grabbed the game winning goal, sending the host country through to the quarter finals.

There, they faced Sweden and were playing their final game on home soil, where Silovs once again put up an impressive performance on the back end. His showing in the final eight included him stopping 40 shots as Latvia kept on dancing their way through to the semi finals.

After a semi-final defeat to Canada, Latvia were competing for their first ever medal at the championships against the USA. 

After turning aside 26 of the 29 American efforts through 60 minutes, the game was pushed to Overtime as the score read 3-3. On the first shot of the extra frame, Kristians Rubins scored the goal that will forever lay in Latvian history, finding the back of the net and securing Latvia’s first ever medal at the IIHF World Championships.

In front of over 11,000 fans, many who donned a Latvian sweater, the arena erupted as Latvia celebrated their accomplishment.

Following the conclusion of the gold medal contest, which was won by Team Canada, the IIHF announced Silovs as the tournament MVP. He became the fifth goalie to win the award since 1999, joining a list of Dennis Endras (Germany 2010), Viktor Fasth (Sweden 2011), Pekka Rinne (Finland 2014) and Juho Olkinuora (Finland 2022).




Following a 4-3 Overtime victory over thew United States, Arturs Silovs won the IIHF Championship Bronze Medal, as well as Tournament MVP

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Arturs Silovs wins historic bronze medal, named IIHF Championship Tournament MVP

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Abbotsford Canucks

Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed major junior free agent forward Cooper Walker to a one-year AHL contract through the 2023-24 season. 

Walker joins Abbotsford from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.

Walker, 20, spent the entirety of his overage major junior season with Guelph in 2022-23, serving as the team’s captain and ranking third on the team with 21 goals. He reached OHL career highs in all major statistical categories while skating in 66 of the Storm’s 68 regular season games. During the 2023 OHL Playoffs, he ranked second among Guelph players with five points (two goals, three assists) while skating in all six of the team’s postseason games.

The 6-0, 174-pound centre skated in 179 regular season games during his major junior career, all of which he played for Guelph. During his three full seasons with the Storm, he recorded 94 points (38 goals, 56 assists) and 47 penalty minutes while recording six points (two goals, four assists) over 11 postseason games.

A native of Cambridge, Ontario, Cooper Walker is the son of Vancouver Canucks alumni Scott Walker. Scott was originally drafted by Vancouver in 1993 and spent 197 games of his 829-game NHL career with the Canucks as a player. He also served in multiple roles with the Canucks’ coaching and development departments, most recently as assistant coach with Vancouver during the 2021-22 season.


Abbotsford Canucks announced today that the club has signed major junior free agent forward Cooper Walker to a one-year AHL contract.

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CANUCKS SIGN WALKER TO ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACT

**ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -** Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed forward Marc Gatcomb to a one-year contract extension ahead of the 2023-24 season.


Gatcomb, 23, spent the majority of his first full professional with Abbotsford in 2022-23 in addition to a brief stint with the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings.


“Marc was one of our most improved players this year from start to finish,” said Johnson. “He is a big body that can skate and be a presence in every game. He’s a great pro and we are excited to keep working with him next season.”


This past season, the 6-2, 194-pound winger ranked third among Abbotsford rookies in both games played (45) and penalty minutes (24). Gatcomb recorded his first career AHL point (an assist) in the Canucks’ 6-1 victory at San Diego on Feb. 1 and recorded his first career AHL goal against Colorado’s Justus Annunen on Feb. 24. He also skated in all six of Abbotsford’s Calder Cup Playoff games, recording the first postseason goal of his professional career against Calgary’s Dustin Wolf in Game 1 of the Pacific Division Semi Final series on April 26. 


Originally acquired as an undrafted college free agent, the Woburn, Massachusetts native spent four NCAA seasons with the University of Connecticut (HEA) before signing a one-year AHL contract for the 2022-23 season with Abbotsford on April 2, 2022.


The Abbotsford Canucks have signed forward Marc Gatcomb to a one-year contract extension ahead of the 2023-24 season.

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