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The Abbotsford Canucks took on the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night in the fourth game of a five game road trip. The puck dropped at Tech CU Arena, kicking off game five of an eight game season series between the two, with Abbotsford holding a 3-1 lead.

Tristen Nielsen came into the contest riding a three game point streak, putting up two goals and three assists over his last few contests. Aatu Räty made his Abbotsford debut, following being acquired via trade earlier in the week. Räty was previously a member of the Bridegport islanders and New York Islanders organization.

Also fairly new to the organization is Jake Kupsky, who made his fifth start of his AHL career on Friday night, starting in goal for Abbotsford. Aaron Dell got the nod to tend the San Jose crease, starting in goal for the Barracuda.

It took about six minutes, but one of the two goaltenders would be beat and the deadlock would be broken. Martin Kaut would collect the puck on the left boards, before throwing the puck in front of Kupsky. The pass would find the stick of Andrew Agozzino, who buried the puck past Kupsky for the game’s first goal.

The Canucks would come roaring back, as Nils Höglander carried the puck through the neutral zone and into towards Dell. As Justin Dowling dragged all of the attention towards him, Höglander slipped the puck back to Christian Wolanin who buried his fifth of the season into the empty cage.

Adam Raska would put the hosts back in front less than two minutes later, as he would fire a wrist shot over the glove of Kupsky to give the Barracuda a 2-1 lead.

The first period would wind down with San Jose holding onto the one goal lead, as well as outshooting Abbotsford 9-8 through the opening 20 minutes.

The second period would come and go without anybody finding the scoresheet, despite the Canucks levelling the Barracuda’s shot count at 11 through the middle frame, while trailing 20-19 through forty minutes.

It would take until the 5:15 mark of the third period for Abbotsford to once again pull level. A long stretching pass from Noah Juulsen from his own blue line found a streaking Nils Åman, who shifted the puck onto his backhand. With a defender on his back, Åman roofed the puck over the shoulder of Dell for his fourth of the season.

As the period continued, it seemed as though it was destined to be determined in overtime, however a late Nils Höglander deflection steered a Christian Wolanin shot past Dell and into the back of the net. Höglander’s sixth of the year came on the powerplay with five and a half minutes remaining.

Höglander’s goal would be the difference maker as the Canucks would hold on to the 3-2 victory, marking back-to-back victories for Abbotsford

Christian Wolanin picked up three points (1G and 2A), while Arturs Silovs played the second half of the game and stopped all 12 shots that he faced. Nils Höglander also picked up a multi-point performance with one goal and one assist.

For the full AHL box score, click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1024569)


Up next for the Canucks is their fifth and final game of this southern road trip, where they face San Jose in a rematch on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm pst. Following the game, the team will have a few days off for the AHL All-Star Break, before returning to action on Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th with a pair of 7:00pm games against the Tucson Roadrunners. 

The games will also be “Celebrate The Sedins” Night, as well as “90’s Night” respectively. 

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


The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-2 on Friday night at Tech CU Arena.

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NILS HÖGLANDER COMPLETES COMEBACK IN 3-2 VICTORY OVER SAN JOSE

**San Jose, CA** – The Abbotsford Canucks are heading to San Jose for a two-game series against the Barracuda to finish off their west coast road trip. 

The Canucks are heading north from San Diego, back in the win column with a 6-1 victory against the Gulls, after suffering 3 losses in a row against the Marlies and Roadrunners. Abbotsford still sits 4th in the Pacific Division and 8th overall in the league (24-15-2-2). The San Jose Barracuda sit 7th in the Pacific Division and 25th overall in the league (18-22-0-3). 

The last time Abbotsford and San Jose met they split the series, with Abbotsford winning the first contest 5-1 and losing the second 3-2.  

Seven different milestones were reached by Abbotsford players within their last three games: two losses against Tucson and one win against San Diego. Rookies Marc Gatcomb and Quinn Schmiemann both collected their first career AHL point with assists in Abbotsford’s matchup against San Diego and Tucson, respectively. Christian Wolanin scored his 100th career AHL point with his goal against San Diego. 47 of those points have been scored this season alone with Abbotsford. 
 
Chase Wouters and Danila Klimovich both skated their 100th AHL game, all of which have been with Abbotsford. Wouters was the first player to reach 100 games played as an Abbotsford Canuck. Last Sunday Kyle Rau played in his 400th AHL game and Phil Di Giuseppe skated his 300th AHL game. 

Christian Wolanin, Justin Dowling, and Linus Karlsson all continue to sit at the top of Abbotsford’s leaderboard, with Wolanin sitting 5th in the league for scoring and 2nd in assists. Karlsson leads Abbotsford in goals and his 32 points are good for 3rd in the league for rookie scoring. Phil Di Giuseppe and Tristen Nielsen are on Abbotsford’s leaderboard for goals and assists, respectively, with Di Giuseppe leading the team in shots on goal. 

In their last three contests, San Jose split a series with the Henderson Silver Knights and suffered one loss against the Bakersfield Condors. Andrew Agozzino put up 3 goals and one assist in that span, including the only San Jose goals in their 3-2 loss against Henderson. Agozzino leads San Jose in scoring and is top of their leader board in goals (14-18-32).  

Luke Johnson, Jeffrey Viel, and Adam Raska all recorded a multi-point night in their 5-4 loss against Bakersfield. Raska scored his first and second goals of the season during that game, bringing the winger’s point tally to 4 in 30 games (2G, 2A). Goalie Eetu Makiniemi was featured in the first of the three matchups with Aaron Dell starting in the latter two. 

It’s the rookies that are dominating San Jose’s leaderboard, with four of their five leading scorers in their first year in the AHL. This includes San Jose All-Star Thomas Bordeleau who leads the team in goals with 18. Bordeleau has not gone scoreless longer than two games in a row since November 16th. Rookie William Eklund leads San Jose in assists with 19. The first-round draft pick was named the San Jose Shark’s Prospect of the Week last week and has five points in his last five games. 
 
**Special Teams: **

**Power Play % **

ABB: 21.3%, SJ: 17.7% 

**Power Play Goals For **

ABB: 40, SJ: 31 

**Penalty Kill %** 

ABB: 76.1%, SJ: 80% 
 
**Fast Facts: **

The Abbotsford Canucks have acquired former Bridgeport Islander, Aatu Räty, after the high-profile trade of Vancouver’s former captain Bo Horvat on January 30th. Räty has 15 points across 27 games with the Islanders.  

After their 6-1 win against San Diego, every active skater on Abbotsford’s roster has tallied at least one point this season. 

Abbotsford’s most recent game versus San Diego on Wednesday saw 12 different Canucks tally at least one point. Nils Åman, Kyle Rau, and Tristen Nielsen all recorded one goal and one assist apiece. 

San Jose’s goalies Eetu Makiniemi and Aaron Dell have split the games this season almost 50-50, playing 21 and 19 respectively. 

Makiniemi has a save percentage of 0.902% and Dell has a save percentage of 0.901%. 

Abbotsford’s Arturs Silovs has started 7 of the last 8 games. 

San Jose’s Jeffery Viel sits second in the league for penalty minutes with 122, averaging 2.98 PIMs a game. 

San Jose’s home record and Abbotsford’s away record is the exact same, with both teams recording 11 wins and 11 losses. 

After Saturday’s game, Abbotsford’s Christian Wolanin and San Jose’s Thomas Bordeleau are headed to Laval to compete in the AHL All-Star Classic on February 5th and 6th. 

Abbotsford and San Jose will meet again for the last time this season at the Abbotsford Centre in two weeks. Purchase tickets [HERE.](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca/ )

The Abbotsford Canucks travel to the Tech CU Arena for a pair of weekend games on Friday night and Saturday afternoon against the San Jose Barracuda

ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS VS SAN JOSE BARRACUDA SERIES PREVIEW

The Abbotsford Canucks continued their southern road trip on Wednesday night for a clash with the San Diego Gulls. 

In their fourth and final meeting of the season, Abbotsford held a 2-0-0-1 series lead, and looked to improve upon that at Pechanga Arena. A big part of that effort would be Phil Di Giuseppe, who entered the contest with seven goals over his last 10 AHL games.

Michael Regush would make his return to the lineup, while Arturs Silovs would make his seventh start in eight games in the Canucks’ crease. At the other end, it would be Lukas Dostal to stand between the pipes for the Gulls.

It seemed as though the first period would come and go without anybody breaking the deadlock, with only eight combined shots registered through the opening sixteen minutes. However when Noah Juulsen picked up the puck and slipped Phil Di Giuseppe through on a two on one with Nils Åman, that would soon change.

Heading towards Dostal down the right boards, Di Giuseppe brought the puck to the edge of the crease before feeding the puck over to Åman for his third of the season and the game’s opener.

The Swede’s tally would be the lone scoring action of the first period, sending the visitors to the dressing room leading 1-0 after 20.

After the break would be when the flood gates seemingly opened, with Abbotsford scoring twice in the opening two minutes.

First, Christian Wolanin let fly a wrist shot from the blue line with traffic in front. Wolanin’s effort would find it’s way through a heavy screen in front of Dostal and over the blocker for the blue-liner’s fifth goal of the season. The effort would also be the all-star’s 100th career AHL point, and his team-leading 47th point of the year.

Sixteen seconds later, Arsh Bains would extend the lead to three goals. In a similar spot as Wolanin, Bains fired a slapshot from the right point and once again beat Dostal’s blocker. The tally would be the Surrey native’s seventh of the season, while Åman would grab the assist for his second multi-point AHL game.

Danila Klimovich would pile on the offensive pressure with a score of his own, after being sent on a breakaway by Marc Gatcomb. Speeding through the zone before burying a snapshot past Dostal, Klimovich hit double figures in goals as the effort was his tenth of the year. Gatcomb’s assist would be his first point in the AHL.

Rocco Grimaldi would grab one back for the Gulls late in the second period, with his effort coming on a San Diego powerplay. Grimaldi’s team leading 18th goal wrapped up the period, sending Abbotsford to the dressing room leading 4-1 after forty minutes. The Canucks also lead the shot count 18-12, while out-shooting the Gulls 13-5 in the middle frame.

Abbotsford would pick up right where they left off to start the third, this time coming from the stick of Kyle Rau. Mere seconds into a Canucks’ powerplay, Tristen Nielsen muscled off a defender and shot an effort towards Dostal. The chance resulted in a pad save, however the rebound fell straight to Rau who buried his tenth of the season into the empty cage.

The Canucks would add another later in the frame, as Linus Karlsson set up Tristen Nielsen in front of the goal. Karlsson, in the process of being tied up by a Gull, shifted the puck to the centre where Tristen Nielsen got enough of a deflection to deflect the puck over the shoulder of Dostal for Abbotsford’s sixth of the night.

The clock would wind down and the game would wrap up 6-1 in favour of Abbotsford. Arturs Silovs stopped 21 of the 22 shots he saw for a save percentage of .954. The Canucks outshot San Diego 23-14 in the final two periods, and 28-22 across the whole night. 12 different members of the Canucks picked up a point, with Rau, Nielsen and Åman all having multi-point nights.

For the full box score from tonight’s game, click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1024553)

Up next for the Canucks, the team wraps up their five game road trip this weekend in a weekend back to back in San Jose taking on the Barracuda. It will be a 7:00pm pst puck drop from Tech CU Arena on Friday night, before a Saturday afternoon game getting underway at 2:00pm. After the weekend, the team is off for a few days for the All Star Break, which will see Christian Wolanin travel to Laval to join in the festivities, before the team is back in action on February 10th and 11th for a matchup with the Tucson Roadrunners. 

The Friday night game is “Celebrating The Sedins” night, honoring Henrik and Daniel Sedin. To purchase tickets to any future Abbotsford Canucks home game, please click [HERE.](https://tickets.abbotsfordcanucks.ca)


The Abbotsford Canucks defeated the San Diego Gulls 6-1 on Wednesday night at Pechanga Arena.

CANUCKS PUT SIX PAST GULLS, PICK UP 6-1 ROAD VICTORY IN SAN DIEGO

**ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -** Abbotsford Canucks General Manager, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed goaltender Rylan Parenteau to a professional try out agreement.


Parenteau, 26, joins Abbotsford from the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL, where he led the team with 36 games played this season. Over the course of the 2022.23 season with the Komets, Parenteau has amassed a 22-8-4 record alongside a 3.20 goals-against average and .895 save percentage. 


The 6’1, 187-pound goaltender is skating in his second professional season. He has amassed a 22-8-6 record combined over 40 career ECHL regular season and playoff games.


A native of Saskatoon, SK, Parenteau played parts of five seasons with the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports. With UNB, Parenteau was a three-time AUS Champion (2017.18, 2018.19, and 2021.22). He was also named to the AUS All-Rookie Team in 2017.18.


Abbotsford Canucks GM, Ryan Johnson, announced today that the club has signed goaltender Rylan Parenteau to a professional try out agreement.

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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS SIGN RYLAN PARENTEAU TO PTO

Connection is the key to making good linemates great in hockey, and Vancouver has had no better example than the Sedin twins. Henrik and Daniel Sedin could have found each other on the ice with their eyes closed, and their style of play has inspired young players across the hockey world. 

But these days, the Hockey Hall of Famers lace up their skates not to help each other find the puck, but rather to connect with those young players they have inspired. Their sole reason for hitting the ice now is helping the next generation of professional hockey stars, starting in Abbotsford with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL).  
 
“Watching those two go to work was unbelievable” Arshdeep Bains said of the dynamic between the two brothers during their time playing for the Vancouver Canucks. “The way they would play and pass with each other was so awesome to watch.” The AHL rookie and Surrey native was a Vancouver Canucks fan from childhood and grew up cheering on the Sedins. 

The 21-year-old credits both his experience watching the brothers play together and now having them as mentors throughout his development as something that has helped him “get better every day.”    
 
Bains faced a steep learning curve coming into his first-year pro and the Sedins have been there to help him since day one. After games, Bains says the Sedins connect with him about his performance, bringing up points where the rookie did well, and where he could improve.   
 
“They’re always here for me. I’m super grateful they’re helping our whole group out,” said Bains. 

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After their 17-season tenure with the Vancouver Canucks, Hockey Hall of Famers, Henrik and Daniel Sedin, returned to the organization to take on roles as Special Advisors to the General Manager in 2021. Shortly after that, they transitioned to roles in player development.   
 
Henrik and Daniel focus on working with Vancouver’s current and future NHL stars on and off the ice. Not only do they support the current Vancouver Canucks, but they also spend a lot of time in Abbotsford with Vancouver’s top prospects. 

The twins help young players perfect their game on the ice and aid them in their mental game, helping the players reach their full potential physically, mentally, and emotionally.  
  
Abbotsford rookie Linus Karlsson spoke about the support Daniel and Henrik have given him during his first season in North America. Until December 20th, 2022, Karlsson was the only Swedish player on Abbotsford’s roster. 

It was the help of the Swedish brothers that eased his transition to North American hockey.    
 
“It’s tough to come here from another country” said Karlsson. The on and off-ice support from Henrik and Daniel is what Karlsson says has helped him to play his game. By the end of January, the rookie had posted 31 points, good for third in rookie scoring for the entire league, and overall points for Abbotsford (14G 17A). He also leads Abbotsford for total goals.  

“They’ve helped me a lot this year. Even outside the rink when it’s tough you can always talk to them” the rookie said. Karlsson describes the two brothers as “unbelievable people.”   
 
It’s not just the rookies that the Sedin twins support in Abbotsford, they work to unlock the potential of everyone on the roster. Taking their time to connect with each player, Henrik and Daniel have proven to be a reliable support system in all aspects of the game.  
 
 Join the Abbotsford Canucks as they celebrate the careers of the Sedins on Friday, February 10th. Click [HERE](https://www.ticketmaster.ca/abbotsford-canucks-vs-tucson-roadrunners-abbotsford-british-columbia-02-10-2023/event/11005D0F0DD9547F?_gl=1*c04syk*_ga*MjEwNTM3NTI5OC4xNjc0MTc0MzYx*_ga_GPH7DKBLGH*MTY3NTgxMDU5OS4xOC4xLjE2NzU4MTA2MDIuMC4wLjA.) to purchase tickets.   

In honour of "Celebrating The Sedins" on Friday night, members of the Abbotsford Canucks spoke on Henrik and Daniel's impact on the team.

Sedins fostering next generation of hockey stars in Abbotsford 

The Abbotsford Canucks took on the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday afternoon for the second time in as many days. The clash was the fifth and final game of a southern road trip that has seen the Canucks go 2-2-0-0.

Matt Alfaro, Vincent Arseneau and Marc Gatcomb all returned to the lineup following Vasily Podkolzin, Nils Åman and Phil Di Giuseppe were recalled to Vancouver on Saturday morning. Nils Höglander came into the contest with three multi-point performances over his last six games.

Abbotsford also announced that they signed goaltender Dave Guy to an amateur try out agreement on Saturday morning. However it would be Arturs Silovs to start in goal for the Canucks, while Strauss Mann would get the nod to tend the Barracuda crease.

The Barracuda would break the deadlock seven minutes in, as Derrick Pouliot converted on the powerplay. Picking up the puck at the point, Pouliot would walk in and bury the puck from the top of the circles past Silovs.

Apart from Pouliot’s tally, the period would wind down amidst a flurry of penalties for both sides, with seven powerplays split between Abbotsford and San Jose. The Canucks trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes, and trailed the shot count 6-9.

30 seconds into the second period, Tristen Nielsen pulled the Canucks level. Following up on a Jett Woo effort from the point, Nielsen jumped all over the rebound and buried his ninth of the season.

The level game would last just five minutes, as the Barracuda would grab the lead. Max Veronneau brought the puck into the attacking zone and fired a shot towards Silovs. The Canucks netminder steered aside the initial effort, but Kyle Criscuolo was quick on the rebound and gave San Jose a 2-1 lead.

Less than two and a half minutes later, Linus Karlsson once again pulled the Canucks level. Chase Wouters collected the rebound from an Alex Kannok Leipert shot, and Abbotsford’s captain took the puck behind Mann’s goal. On the wrap around effort, Wouters slipped the puck to Karlsson, who buried the puck into the empty cage past a sprawled Mann for his fifteenth of the year.

Abbotsford would grab a late lead before the end of the period, and it would come via the stick of Vincent Arseneau. Noah Juulsen feathered a cross-ice pass to Matt Alfaro, who slipped the puck across to Arseneau who buried home his fourth of the season. 

The go-ahead-goal came with less than four minutes remaining in the second, and Abbotsford took the 3-2 lead into the locker room after forty minutes. The Canucks took 19 shots to the Barracuda’s nine in the second frame, and lead the shot count 25-19.

Arseneau’s tally would turn out to be the difference maker, paired with some bug stops from Silovs, as the Canucks saw out a scoreless third period and walked out of Tech CU Arena as 3-2 winners.

The victory marked three straight for the Canucks, with nine different players picking up a point in the contest. Arturs Silovs turned aside 28 of the 30 shots he faced, while Mann made 30 stops on 33 efforts.

For the full AHL box score, click [HERE.](https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1024582)

Up next for the Canucks will be a few days off due to the AHL All Star Break, featuring Christian Wolanin travelling to Laval to represent the team in the festivities. After the break, the team will return to action for a pair of games on Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th with a pair of 7:00pm games against the Tucson Roadrunners. 

The games will also be “Celebrate The Sedins” Night, as well as “90’s Night” respectively. 

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


The Abbotsford Canucks picked up their third straight victory as they defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

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