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**San Diego, CA –** The Abbotsford Canucks (11-12-3-1) came up short in their comeback bid against the Gulls (11-13-2-0) on Saturday night, losing 4-3 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Francis Marotte earned the victory for the home side and Arturs Silovs was saddled with the loss for the Canucks.

Neither team cracked the score sheet in the opening 20 minutes. San Diego had nine shots and Abby had eight through the first period. Both teams had their chances, but both goaltenders stood strong in net.

Danny O’Regan lit the lamp first for the Gulls on Saturday night in San Diego at the 6:42 mark of the second period. The goal came on the man advantage with Trevor Carrick and Kodie Curran recording the assists on the play.

 The Gulls extended their lead to two goals at the 17:33 mark of the second period when Hunter Drew found the back of the net. Brayden Tracey had the helper as San Diego took a 2-0 lead.

Jack Rathbone cut the Gulls’ lead in half less than two minutes later on the powerplay. The Harvard alum tickled the twine on a one-timer to make it a 2-1 lead. Nic Petan and Justin Bailey registered the assists on the play.

Alex Limoges once again made it a two-goal lead for the Gulls when he scored shorthanded at the 3:38 mark of the third period. Curran recorded his second helper of the game on the play. Carrick added a goal of his own at the 11:48 mark of the final frame to make it a 4-1 game for the Gulls. 

Justin Bailey scored late for the Canucks and Phil Di Giuseppe scored in the literal last second, but it was too little too late for the visitors. The home fans were sent home happy following a 4-3 victory.


**NOTABLES**

•	Jack Rathbone scored his second goal of the season in his second game back since returning to the Canucks lineup from injury on Saturday night.

•	Including his third period assist, Rathbone now has eight points (2-6-8) on the season with Abbotsford.

•	Nic Petan’s second period assist was his 16th point (5-11-16) this season for the Canucks.

•	Justin Bailey's goal in the third was his 10th of the season and eighth marker in his last 10 games.

•	Phil Di Giuseppe's last second goal was his seventh of the season and he has now scored in two consecutive nights.

•	The Canucks scored on 40% of their powerplay opportunities tonight (2/5).

•	Petan and Bailey tied for the team lead in shots (6) tonight.

•	Arturs Silovs turned aside 21 of the 25 shots he faced tonight in the loss.


**THREE STARS**

1. Francis Marotte, SD (29 SV, .906 SV%)
2. Kodie Curran, SD (0-3-3)
3. Brayden Tracey, SD (0-2-2)

**PHOTO OF THE GAME**

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The Canucks celebrate a goal in the second period of tonight's game against the Gulls.

**UP NEXT**


The Abbotsford Canucks (11-12-3-1) will head up the I-5 to battle the Ontario Reign (18-6-3-1) on Monday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 3pm on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. The Canucks enter play with 26 points and sit in seventh place in the Pacific Division. Ontario is currently second in the Pacific with 40 points.



The Abbotsford Canucks (11-12-3-1) came up short against the Gulls (11-13-2-0) on Saturday night, losing 4-3 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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**San Diego, CA –** The Abbotsford Canucks (11-11-3-1) tasted victory for the first time in 2022 tonight, as they defeated the Gulls (10-13-2-0) 5-1 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Michael DiPietro earned his fourth victory of the season for the Canucks and Francis Marotte was credited with the defeat for the home side.

The Abby Canucks opened the scoring thanks to their latest arrival, Phil Di Giuseppe. The Toronto, ON product was recently reassigned to Abbotsford from Vancouver and scored his sixth goal of season at the 3:03 mark of the first period. Noah Juulsen and John Stevens had the helpers as the Abby Canucks took a 1-0 lead early on the Gulls.

Abbotsford doubled their margin when John Stevens tickled the twine at the 7:12 mark of the opening frame. Justin Bailey had the assist as Stevens buried a rebound to give the Canucks a 2-0 lead. That is where we sat after the first 20 minutes tonight in San Diego.

Tristen Nielsen added to the Canucks’ lead in the second period when he wristed a shot past Marotte at the 16:39 mark. Devante Stephens set the play up with a nice pass from his own d-zone for the assist.

The Gulls cut into Abby’s lead midway through the final period when Lucas Elvenes found the back of the net at the 9:46 mark. Brent Gates Jr. had the assist on the play for San Diego.

Justin Bailey provided the insurance marker with 3:41 remaining in the third period. Justin Bailey scored on an empty net to give Abby a 4-1 lead.

Danila Klimovich scored for good measure, showing off that electric wrister to give Abby a 5-1 lead at the 18:13 minute mark of the third period.

Michael DiPietro brought his A-game tonight between the pipes for the Canucks. The 22-year-old netminder was on point, turning aside all 17 shots he faced in the first two periods en route to earning his fourth win of the campaign. All told, Mikey had 23 saves on 24 shots tonight.


**QUOTEABLES**

-	“John Stevens was certainly our best player tonight, not just offensively but his whole game. Lately he has been really good for us on the powerplay and penalty kill, also on faceoffs. He certainly has been leading our team.” – Trent Cull, Head Coach.
-	“Phil Di Giuseppe was a solid performer for us all the way around, going out and doing the right things for the team. He was smart tonight giving the puck to John Stevens.” Trent Cull, Head Coach.
-	“This team has been through a lot. I think every team is going to go through their rough patch this year with everything going on. We still have a lot of guys out, but the boys were positive and the mood was good.” – Phil Di Giuseppe, Forward.
-	“Mikey was great tonight in net, really kept us in the game tonight. But I thought we came out really strong in the first and then held it together.” – Phil Di Giuseppe, Forward.

**NOTABLES**

•	Nic Petan and Jack Rathbone both made their return from injury tonight.

•	Sheldon Dries, Will Lockwood, Adam Brubacher and Jett Woo made their return from AHL COVID protocol.

•	Including tonight’s first period marker, Phil Di Giuseppe has now scored 9 points (4-5-9) over his last 8 games.

•	With three points tonight, Johns Stevens now has seven points (3-4-7) over his past seven games.

•	Danila Klimovich notched his fourth goal of the season tonight in the third period and his ninth point (4-5-9).

•	Stevens led the Canucks in shots (4) tonight.

•	Mikey DiPietro turned aside 23 of the 24 shots he faced tonight in his fourth win of the season.

•	DiPietro’s play was very impressive as his .958 save percentage indicates.


**THREE STARS**

1. John Stevens, ABB (1-2-3)
2. Justin Bailey, ABB (1-1-2)
3. Lucas Elvenes, SD (1-0-1)

**PHOTO OF THE GAME**

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Adam Brubacher delivers a hit on a member of the Gulls in Abby's 5-1 victory in San Diego.

**UP NEXT**


The Abbotsford Canucks (11-11-3-1) will play a rematch against the San Diego Gulls (10-13-2-0) in the finale of their two-game series on Saturday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Puck drop is scheduled for 7pm tomorrow night in San Diego. The Canucks enter play with 26 points and sit in seventh place in the Pacific Division. San Diego is ninth in the Pacific with 22 points.


The Abbotsford Canucks (11-11-3-1) tasted victory for the first time in 2022 tonight, as they defeated the Gulls (10-13-2-0) 5-1 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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**MATCH-UP INFO**




-	The Abbotsford Canucks (10-11-3-1) enter Friday’s game 7th in the Pacific Division with 24 points. San Diego (10-12-2-1) is currently in 8th place in the Pacific with 22 points.

-	Friday marks the second of eight meetings between the Canucks and Gulls this season: Dec. 15 (4-0 W), Jan. 14 (road), Jan. 15 (road), Jan. 22 (home), Jan. 23 (home), Apr. 8 (home), Apr. 9 (home) and Apr. 20 (road).

-	The Abbotsford Canucks have a 1-0-0-0 all-time record in one game against San Diego.

-	Among active Canucks skaters, Danila Klimovich leads the team in points against the Gulls this season with two. Klimovich has one goal and one assist in one game against San Diego.






**QUICK NUMBERS**


- Sheldon Dries leads the Canucks in goals with 13 this season. He also leads the team with 24 points (13-11-24) through 22 games.
- Phil Di Giuseppe has 16 points (5-11-16) in 19 games this season with the Canucks. His 11 helpers are tied for the team lead with Dries.
- Nic Petan has recorded 15 points (5-10-15) in 14 games this season with the Canucks.
- Justin Bailey has put up 14 points (8-6-14) in 19 games with Abbotsford this season.
- Jett Woo is tied with Madison Bowey for the team lead among Canuck defenders with seven points (2-5-7) through 18 games this season.
- Danila Klimovich has eight points (3-5-8) through 22 games this season.
- Will Lockwood has nine points (5-4-9) through 17 games with Abby.
- Michael DiPietro has registered a 3.38 goals against average with a .892 save percentage and three wins through his first 12 appearances of the season.


**LAST MEETING – DEC. 15/21: ABB 4 at SD 0**

The Abby Canucks dominated the Gulls on Dec. 15 in San Diego en route to winning 3-0…Sheldon Rempal got the Canucks on the board early, scoring less than five minutes into the game…Nic Petan assisted on the play…Sheldon Dries doubled the Abby lead in the first period…Danila Klimovich and Guillaume Brisebois had the helpers…Klimovich socred in the second period to make it a 3-0 lead…John Stevens had the assist on the play…Rempal socred his second goal of the game to secure victory in the final frame…Will Lockwood and Cameron Schilling had the helpers…Spencer Martin made his 5th start of the season…Martin saved all 20 of San Diego’s shots for the shutout…Martin’s shutout was his first of the season and 10th career AHL clean sheet.


**LAST GAME – JAN. 9/22: ABB 0 vs BAK 4**


The Abby Canucks fell to the Condors on Jan. 9 at Abbotsford Centre, losing 4-0 to close out their three-game series against Bakersfield…The Canucks were heavily undermanned with only 16 skaters active, five of which were playing on PTO contracts…Justin Bailey led the team in shots (3)…Arturs Silovs recorded 27 saves on 31 shots…The start was Silovs first since Nov. 27.




**RECENT TRANSACTIONS**

• Phil Di Giuseppe reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 13


• Keltie Jeri-Leon signed to PTO, Jan. 8

• Garrett Johnston signed to PTO, Jan. 8

• Ashton Sautner, Sheldon Rempal and Spencer Martin assigned to Vancouver Taxi Squad, Jan. 8

• Nicolas Guay signed to PTO, Jan. 7

• Yushiroh Hirano signed to PTO, Jan. 5

• Brandon Cutler signed to PTO, Jan. 5



**5**


The Abbotsford Canucks have signed five players to PTO contracts in the past 10 days all five have appeared in at least one game during that stretch. The regular roster has been decimated with injuries, covid and recent assignments to Vancouver’s Taxi Squad.

Of the five, Yushiroh Hirano and Brandon Cutler have been most impressive. Despite failing to find the score sheet, Hirano and Cutler have both received praise for their energy and effort. Cutler nearly had his first assist with the Canucks in Abby’s last game and Hirano has shown off what appears to be a great shot multiple times during his first two appearances.



**SHELDON DRIES CONTINUES TO DOMINATE**



Sheldon Dries has lit the lamp 13 times this season and is currently the fifth leading goal scorer in the American Hockey League this season. His 0.59 goals per game is first in the AHL among active qualified players. Dries has been the most productive player in the Abby lineup throughout the entire season. The Western Michigan alum enters play 21st in the league with 24 points (13-11-24) through 22 games. 


Sheldon has been phenomenal with the man advantage as well, leading the team with four powerplay goals. His 1.09 points per game leads the Canucks.


**RETURN OF THE PIZZA MAN**

Phil Di Giuseppe will be making his return to the Abby lineup this weekend after spending the past couple weeks with the big club in Vancouver. Prior to his call-up, Di Giuseppe was one of the most productive players in the Canucks' lineup. His 16 points are still ranked third on the team and his 11 assists are tied for the team lead among active Abby players. He was highly successful when paired with Nic Petan earlier in the season, so hopefully that chemistry picks up where it left off. Abbotsford has been lacking offence in recent games, so hopefully the return of Di Giuseppe brings goals to the Canucks this weekend.



**POINT-PER-GAME PETEY**



Nic Petan has been a true difference maker for the Abbotsford Canucks. The Delta, BC product has put up 15 points through his first 14 games with the Canucks this season. His 1.07 points per game is second on the Canucks. Petey’s five goals are tied for fourth on the team and his 10 assists are also tied for the fourth highest tally on the team. 




**JOHN STEVENS GETTING SOME LOVE**


John Stevens enters Friday’s game having registered at least one point in three of his last four appearances. Stevens has recorded a total of four points (2-2-4) over his past six games. Overall, the Northeastern alum has seven points (4-3-7) through 25 games this season for Abbotsford.





**BAILEY IS ON FIRE**




Justin Bailey has been the Canucks most potent goal scorer as of late, as Bailey has tickled the twine six times in his last eight games. Bailey took on a leadership role during the this past homestand, helping the newcomers get up to speed and setting the tone for what’s expected. The speedy winger has 14 (8-6-14) points through 19 games this season.








**RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES**


Nic Petan recorded his 100th career assist, Dec. 19 at Henderson




Nic Petan recorded his 50th career goal, Dec. 5 vs San Jose




Tristen Nielsen recorded first career goal, Dec. 1 vs Ontario




Sheldon Dries recorded his 100th career point, Nov. 27 at Tucson




Chase Wouters recorded first career goal, Nov. 14 vs San Jose




Sheldon Dries recorded his 50th career goal, Oct. 24 vs Henderson




Arturs Silovs recorded his first career shutout, Oct. 24 vs Henderson








**THREE STARS – 2021.22**




Dries - 20 points


Bailey - 15 points


Rempal – 15 Points



Martin – 15 points



DiPietro – 10 points




Petan - 10 points




Di Giuseppe – 10 points




Wouters – 10 points




Silovs - 10 points




Klimovich - 10 points



Lockwood – 10 points




Bowey - 5 points




Juulsen – 5 Points




Woo – 5 points




Lukosevicius – 5 points








*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection



The Abbotsford Canucks will travel to San Diego to battle the Gulls twice this weekend, beginning on Friday, January 14.

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS AT SAN DIEGO GULLS PREVIEW

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**MATCH-UP INFO**




-	The Abbotsford Canucks (12-12-3-1) enter Saturday’s game 6th in the Pacific Division with 28 points. San Diego (11-13-2-0) is currently in 8th place in the Pacific with 24 points.

-	Saturday marks the fourth of eight meetings between the Canucks and Gulls this season: Dec. 15 (4-0 W), Jan. 14 (5-1 W), Jan. 15 (4-3 L), Jan. 22 (home), Jan. 23 (home), Apr. 8 (home), Apr. 9 (home) and Apr. 20 (road).

-	The Abbotsford Canucks have a 2-1-0-0 all-time record in one game against San Diego.

-	Among active Canucks skaters, Nic Petan, John Stevens and Danila Klimovich are tied for the team lead in points against the Gulls this season with three. Petan has three assists, Stevens has one goal and two assists and Klimovich has two goals and one assist against San Diego this season.






**QUICK NUMBERS**


- Sheldon Rempal leads the Canucks with 22 points (9-13-22) through 24 games. Rempal is the active leader on the team with nine goals and is tied for the team lead with 13 assists.
- Nic Petan is tied for the team lead with 13 helpers this season. The veteran centreman has recorded 18 points (5-13-18) in 17 games this season with the Canucks.
- Jack Rathbone is the leader among Canuck defenders with eight points (2-6-8) through 10 games this season.
- Phil Di Giuseppe has registered 18 points (7-11-18) through 22 games in 2021.22.
- Danila Klimovich has nine points (4-5-8) through 25 games this season.
- Will Lockwood has nine points (5-4-9) through 20 games with Abby.
- Arturs Silovs has registered a 2.78 goals against average with a .895 save percentage and three wins through his first nine appearances of the season.


**LAST MEETING – JAN. 15/22: ABB 3 at SD 4**

The Abby Canucks were unable to keep up with the Gulls, losing 4-3 in San Diego…Jack Rathbone got the Canucks on the board in the second period…Nic Petan and Justin Bailey assisted on the play…Bailey got a goal of his own at the 15:19 mark of the third period to make it a 4-2 game…Rathbone and Noah Juulsen had the helpers…Phil Di Giuseppe scored with one second remaining on the clock to cut the Gulls’ lead to a single goal…Bailey and Petan had the assists on the play…Bailey led the Canucks in shots on goal (6)…Arturs Silovs made his 7th start of the season…SIlovs saved 21 of San Diego’s 25 shots in the loss.


**LAST GAME – JAN. 17/22: ABB 2 at ONT 1**


The Abby Canucks finshed off their California road trip with a shootout victory against the Ontario Reign, winning 2-1 at Toyota Arena in Ontario…Sheldon Dries tied the game at 1 with his goal at the 7:24 mark in the third period…Nic Petan and Noah Juulsen had the helpers for Abbotsford…Phil Di Giuseppe scored in the opening round of the shootout and Arturs Silovs did not allow any of the three Reign shooters to score…Jack Rathbone led the team in shots (7)…Silovs recorded 22 saves on 23 shots for the win.




**RECENT TRANSACTIONS**

• Michael DiPietro and Justin Bailey recalled to Vancouver Taxi Squad, Jan. 20

• Garrett Johnston released from PTO, Jan. 20

• Michael DiPietro and Sheldon Rempal reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19

• Sheldon Dries recalled to Vancouver Taxi Squad, Jan. 18

• Matt Murphy signed to PTO, Jan. 16

• Joe Murdaca signed to PTO, Jan. 16





**POINT-PER-GAME PETEY**




Nic Petan has been a true difference maker for the Abbotsford Canucks. The Delta, BC product has put up 18 points (5-13-18) through his first 17 games with the Canucks this season. His 13 assists are tops on Abbotsford as is his 1.06 points per game. Petey’s five goals are tied for the fifth highest tally on the team. 

Perhaps the biggest testament to the impact made by Nic Petan is the team record when he has been in the lineup. Through his 17 games this season, the Abby Canucks have gone 11-6-0-0. The Canucks have only won one game this season without Petan in the lineup, going 1-6-3-1 in those 11 games. That speaks volumes.



**RETURN OF REMPAL**



Sheldon Rempal has been an offensive force all season for the Abby Canucks. He is the Canucks active leader in goals (9), points (22) and is tied for the team lead in assists (13). He has netted three powerplay markers and is one of two Abby players to score shorthanded this season.

This weekend will be Sheldon's first games back with Abby following his recent stint on the Vancouver Canucks Taxi Squad. Rempal did not appear in any games with Vancouver but his offensive prowess was sorely missed in Abbotsford. He figures to reunite with Phil Di Giuseppe and Nic Petan to form Abby's top line this weekend against the Gulls.



**DI GIUSEPPE DELIVERIES**

Phil Di Giuseppe has been a spark plug for the Canucks this season. The veteran winger brings enthusiasm, charisma, leadership and skill to the Abby lineup. On and off the ice, Di Giuseppe is someone his teammates enjoy being around and trust to always come through when it matters most.

Phil scored the shootout winner during Monday's 2-1 victory against the Ontario Reign. This was the second time this season he has scored in the shootout to beat the Reign and one of many highlight reel goals for the Toronto, ON product in his first season in Blue and Green. Di Giuseppe has amassed 18 points (7-11-18) in 22 games this season, tying him for second on the team in points scored with Petan. It's hardly a coincidence that he has seven goals and 11 assists given that just like the convenience store 7-11, Phil is always open on the ice.


**JOHN STEVENS STEPPING UP**


John Stevens enters Saturday’s game having registered at least one point in four of his last six appearances. Stevens has recorded a total of seven points (3-4-7) over his past nine games. Overall, the Northeastern alum has 10 points (5-5-10) through 25 games this season for Abbotsford.





**(W)RATHBONE*



Jack Rathbone is arguably one of the most exciting NHL prospects on this team and he has lived up to his billing when healthy this season with the Abby Canucks. The 22-year-old blueliner has been highly productive for the Canucks, recording eight points (2-6-8) in 10 games. The Harvard alum was an honour student against the Gulls in Abby's last meeting in San Diego on Jan. 15, scoring one goal and assisting on another. 



**SILOVS GETTING SOME WORK IN**


After sitting dormant for nearly a month, Arturs Silovs has been thrust into action during the past couple weeks with the Canucks. Following the promotions of Spencer Martin and Michael DiPietro, the Abby Canucks quickly went from three goalies to one. Thankfully, they were deep in this department and there has been no dropoff in play between the pipes in their absence.

Silovs was outstanding in the Canucks’ shootout win over the Ontario Reign on January, 17. The 20-year-old netminder turned aside 22 of the 23 shots he faced and was a perfect 3-3 in the shootout to earn the win. Although the shot count was not overly high, Arturs was tested and had to make numerous highlight reel calibre saves to keep Abby alive.




**RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES**


Nic Petan recorded his 100th career assist, Dec. 19 at Henderson




Nic Petan recorded his 50th career goal, Dec. 5 vs San Jose




Tristen Nielsen recorded first career goal, Dec. 1 vs Ontario




Sheldon Dries recorded his 100th career point, Nov. 27 at Tucson




Chase Wouters recorded first career goal, Nov. 14 vs San Jose




Sheldon Dries recorded his 50th career goal, Oct. 24 vs Henderson




Arturs Silovs recorded his first career shutout, Oct. 24 vs Henderson








**THREE STARS – 2021.22**




Dries - 25 points


Bailey - 20 points


Rempal – 15 Points


Silovs - 15 points



Martin – 15 points



DiPietro – 10 points




Petan - 10 points




Di Giuseppe – 10 points




Wouters – 10 points




Klimovich - 10 points



Lockwood – 10 points




Bowey - 5 points




Juulsen – 5 Points



Stevens – 5 points




Woo – 5 points




Lukosevicius – 5 points








*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection



The Abbotsford Canucks will welcome the San Diego Gulls to Abbotsford Centre on January 22 & 23.

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**Ontario, CA:** The Abbotsford Canucks won in dramatic fashion on Monday afternoon, beating the Ontario Reign in a shootout to win by the final score of 2-1. Both netminders played outstanding today, but Arturs Silovs earned the win for the Canucks and Matthew Villalta was saddled with the defeat.

There was great pace of play for both clubs early on today which resulted in quality scoring chances for the Canucks and the Reign. Abbotsford killed off two penalties thanks to an outstanding period from their netminder, Arturs Silovs. The Canucks lead in shots on net, 11-10 after the opening 20 minutes but neither team was able to find the back of the net.

Ontario took the lead 93 seconds into the second period thanks to Jordan Spence. Cameron Gaunce and Tyler Madden had the helpers on the play to give Ontario a 1-0 lead.

The Canucks led in shots, 24-17 through the first two periods but were unable to beat Reign goalie, Matthew Villalta. The Reign took their one-goal advantage into the third period.

Sheldon Dries found twine with 12:36 remaining in the third to tie the game for the Canucks. Nic Petan found Dries in the slot and he wristed it past Villalta to make it a 1-1 game.

Despite numerous chances for both teams late, this game went into extra time. The Canucks took a penalty in overtime but managed to kill it off thanks to what felt like a dozen blocks by Noah Juulsen and some remarkable work in net by Silovs. 65 minutes was not enough time to decide this game and it went into a shootout.

Phil Di Giuseppe started off the festivities with a goal in the opening round of the shootout, beating Villalta five-hole for the marker. Silovs continued his strong play in net, blanking the Reign in their three attempts (thanks to an assist by the post) to secure the win for the Canucks.

**QUOTEABLES**

“I really liked how we played. It was a tight checking game and it was really good for our guys to withstand the adversity in the second period. We came out with a ton of jump in the third period, Sheldon’s goal was obviously huge and we killed some big penalties.” – Trent Cull, Abbotsford Head Coach.

“Ontario has some high end skill players, so I was very impressed with our penalty kill. The old saying is that your goalie is your best penalty killer and that was true today. Arty did a great job out there. The players did a great job killing some key penalties in the win.” – Trent Cull, Abbotsford Head Coach.

**NOTABLES**

-	Sheldon Dries added to his team lead in goals with his 14th of the season. He has 25 points (14-11-25) in 25 games for Abby.
-	Nic Petan’s assist in the third period was his 13th helper of the campaign. Petan is Abby’s active leader for assists has 18 points (5-13-18) in 17 games.
-	Phil Di Giuseppe scored the shootout winner for Abbotsford. This was Phil’s second shootout winner as he also helped beat the Rein on Oct. 17 earlier this season.
-	Today was the second shootout win for the Canucks this season against the Reign.
- Abbotsford was perfect on the penalty kill today, going 5 for 5.
- Jack Rathbone led the Canucks in shots on goal (7).
-	Arturs Silovs turned aside 22 of the 23 shots he faced this afternoon against the Reign.
-	The victory was Silovs’ third win of the season and first since Oct. 24, 2021.


**THREE STARS**

1. Arturs Silovs, ABB (22 SV, .957 SV%)
2. Sheldon Dries, ABB (1-0-1)
3. Jordan Spence, ONT (1-0-1)


**PHOTO OF THE GAME**

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Arturs Silovs makes one of his 22 saves against the Reign.

**UP NEXT**


The Canucks (12-12-3-1) will head home to Abbotsford to welcome the San Diego Gulls (11-13-2-1) to town for the opener of a quick weekend series on January 22. Puck drop is scheduled for 7pm on Saturday night at Abbotsford Centre. The Canucks are sixth in the Pacific Division with 28 points. San Diego is currently in eighth place in the Pacific with 24 points.


The Abbotsford Canucks won in dramatic fashion on Monday afternoon, beating the Ontario Reign in a shootout to win by the final score of 2-1.

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Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Matt Murphy and goalie Joe Murdaca to professional try out agreements.

Murphy, 26, joins Abbotsford from the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL, where he recorded 11 points (5-6-11) through 16 games this season. The 6’2, 196-pound defenceman has registered one point (0-1-0) in 10 career AHL contests over the past two seasons with the Chicago Wolves, Belleville Senators and Providence Bruins. After appearing in four games with DVTK Jegesmedvék in Slovakia, Murray made his professional debut in North America with the Komets in 2020-21. Through two seasons with the Komets, the Fredericton, NB product has recorded 24 points (10-14-24) in 49 games. Murphy spent four years with the University of New Brunswick, putting up 63 points (19-44-63) in 116 games with the Reds. Prior to joining the University of New Brunswick, Murphy played five seasons in the QMJHL with the Val-d’Or Foreurs, Halifax Mooseheads, Québec Remparts and Saint John Sea Dogs. He served as the captain during his final season with the Remparts.

Murdaca, 23, joins Abbotsford from the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL, where he recorded one victory and a .929 save percentage in one start this season. The 6’3, 187-pound goaltender has appeared in eight career ECHL games over the past three seasons with the Adirondack Thunder, Wheeling Nailers, Cincinnati Cyclones, Kansas City Mavericks and the Atlanta Gladiators. Through his eight appearances in the ECHL, Murdaca has gone 3-2-3 with a .885 save percentage. Prior to turning pro, the Hamilton, ON product appeared in 30 games in the OHL with the Mississauga Steelheads and the Erie Otters. Murdaca posted a record of 14-5-1 with a .892 save percentage across three seasons in the OHL.


Abbotsford Canucks GM, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Matt Murphy and goalie Joe Murdaca to professional try out agreements.

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