Can the defending Caller Cup Champion Abbotsford Canucks save their season?
Is it a caller hangover where most of the roster is completely new?
Probably not. It doesn’t matter if some help from the Abbotsford Canucks finally arrived Wednesday night.
Ukudutshulwa kwabo okungu-4-3 kuwina ukumelana neSan Jose Barracuda yaqeda ukulethwa kwe-Cupler Cup Champion Caving Caving Caving Caving Caving Caving Caving Caving ’11-2-2), kwabanikela ukuwina kwabo kokuvula selokhu kwathola ukuwina kwabo kwasekhaya kule sizini.
Joseph Leate’s power play goal came with 1:16 to go in regulation as the Canucks broke San Jose leads 2-0 and 3-2 to send the game into overtime. The Canucks Goaltender aku Koskenvuo took it there, held them by using extra time, and blocked the shooting attempts from Igor Chernyshov, Philip Bystedt, and Luca Cagnoni. That’s when Ben Berard’s Bhalout tally ended San Jose’s 4-3 victory.
After celebrating the championship of the first caller cup of vancouver that includes four-and-a-half months ago, Abbotsford has been one of the ahl in the recent history of the AHL. Wednesday’s win marked their first win since taking Game 4 of the Kaled Cup Finals from the Charlotte Explorers last June.
The first month of their regular season brought a banner-raising tournament that opened the 0-6-0-0 Homest, back club injuries, goal-up coaltenders, and many ahl signings.
There is nothing surprising about the Deving Cup Champion fighting for the next season. Winning the callerget cup often brings the abuse of change. Some players get promoted to their parent NHL team. Some NHL teams are looking for winners, and they wake up each summer to attract those cap callers with new deals. In just three to four months, that championship trophy can look different.
But this battle has gone beyond that. After celebrating that championship on a hot, humid night in Charlotte back on June 23, the team saw an even bigger influx of talent soon after.
GoalTender Artūrss artūrs Šilovs, jack a. Butterfield Trophy Winner as the most valuable player of the playoffs, he went to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade. He is behind ArshDeep Bain, Linus Karlsson, Rator Aatu, and Max Sasson all have jobs in Vancouver now. Forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki returned to Abbotsford this week after spending time with Vancouver; Abbotsford certainly misses the man who produced 19 goals in 36 regular season games last season. Sammy Blais, Phil di Giuseppe, Cole Mcward, and Tristen Nielsen all took deals with other NHL organizations. Akito Hirose went overseas. The blue line was hit hard, too. Defenseman Kirill Kudryavtsev lost time. Victor Mancini was limited to one AHL game. Guillaume Brikesebois and Jett Woo are yet to play at all as they deal with injuries. Top defensive prospect Tom Worper has Vancouver. High Veteran Christian WOLANIN, named the AHL’s Top Defenseman in 2022-23, did not return, although he remains a free agent. The tough Mackenzie Macechern, an offseason signing, went up to the NHL Club and played seven games with Abbotsford.
The management realized that the program needed immediate improvement. After splitting the opening road trip with four accidents, the team signed Arnaud Durandeau and brought back more help in the front with Jujhar Khaira in the lead leading to the Open Open Tole leading.
But injuries continued to throw Abbotsford unkindly. Khaira has been involved in five games since signing. Expected to take a number – one net job from the Šilovs, Nikita Tolopilo went down in the home barrel against Ontario Reign and has not played since. That injury puts Jiří Patera in action after playing seven games last season.
But Patera ended up getting a last-minute emergency recall last weekend when the AHL Club was on the road in Colorado. That continued to Ty Young, who had only 11 ahl games this year, entered Abbotsford starting Jobe. But then he left after 40 minutes last Friday night. So to CJ Kier, who was signed as an emergency backup just before the game. Kier ended that 4-1 loss as Abbotsford designed to deliver more help.
They got koskenvuo and Jonathan Lemieux in Colorado the next night from their ECHL partnership, the Kalamazoo Wings. Lemieux made his ahl debut and saved a point for the canucks in a 3-2 shootout loss. But this past Tuesday brought perhaps the season’s lowest at home to Abbotsford. The juniors returned to action and started against San Jose. Forty minutes and five goals later, his night was over, leaving Lemieux injured in a 7-0 loss. They wore only four players in that game who were back on their caller line in Charlotte.
So Wednesday night was Koskenvuo’s turn, and he served up 33 saves in his Ahl Debut. With Thancouver’s Thatche demo out of action, the patera is still on the NHL Roster. Koskenvuo’s performance on Wednesday night may have given him the edge for more work against Abbotsford as this month unfolds.
But this is a team that should grind for every single goal. Their 1.71 goals per game ranks them 31st in the AHL. Their Power Play is consistently tied for fourth in the league at 26.2 percent. The problem with that, though, is 11 of their 24 goals this power play period. That’s a difficult — and unreliable — method when 5-on-5 production fails to pass.
A good part of the list – past and present – did not make sense. After returning to North America and failing to make the Vancouver Rooster training camp, Vitali Kravtsov played 10 games with Abbotsford before deciding to return to the KHL. Not that Kravtsov was able to produce much regardless. After scoring 27 goals for Traktor Chelyabinsk last season, he managed every single goal in those 10 games with Abbotsford before leaving town. Nils Åman is currently in the goal column with 11 games. Danila Klimovich scored 25 goals last season; He has been good in 12 games so far.
They need answers quickly. This weekend they hit the road with a high-profile road trip. That Trek opens Saturday night when it visits the San Diego Gulls at Flohockey Ahl Game of the Week (9 PM ET / 6 PM PT). It will take them through the Coachella Valley before they stop in both San Jose and Tucson for a two-game road trip. The Canucks don’t return to the newly renamed Rogers Forum until December 2 when the Calgary Wranglers return to action. Those home dates will open a stretch where they see the archrival Wranglers four times in six games across a 13-day stretch. Wranglers goaltender Ivan Prosvetov held the Canucks to one goal in two games last month in Abbotsford. They have been shut out three times and held to one goal in three matches this season.
2025 Abbotsford Canucks vs San Diego Gulls
However, for all of Abbotsford’s problems, some things are always kind to them. Even in 30th place in the AHL with a .286 point percentage, they sit four points behind the Bakersfield Convors and the Pacific Division Playoff Line. With seven teams in the Pacific making the postseason cut, and plenty of head-to-head playoff opportunities, the Canucks still have plenty of time to undo the damage done by the first month.
Abbotsford forward Ty Mueller, a member of that year’s all-tournament team, puts it in a bad way after getting a two-goal comeback.
“I think it shows that we have more than what we have shown so far“Mueller said.” We have an awesome fan base. They show you the last meal, and we want to give them something to look at. “
How to watch the AHL
The AHL broadcasts worldwide in hockey. Watch every single game from the regular season through the Caller Cup playoffs, as well as important events like the AHL All-Star Classic and the AHL Outdoor Classic. Subscribe to Flohockey today so you don’t miss a moment. All games will be available on FlohoCKEY.TV or through Flosports Mobile and connected TV apps.
FREE NHL PROSTECT
The best, and most complete, of NHL Little League Hockey and the NHL Draft is available on Flohockey. Don’t miss the latest new prospect guides, rankings and more from Chris Peters and the FlokhocKy staff.
Hockey hits Flo hard
Every game. All goals. Always a hit. Every season. Flohockey gives you access to the most live hockey anywhere, including teams like the AHL, ECHL, OHL and Qmjhl. Watch your team, follow the top prospects and stay on top of all the action. Sign up for an annual plan now and get 7 months free.
Watch AHL, ECHL, QMJHL, OHL and more on Flohockey
Flohockey is home to some of the best hockey leagues in North America, including the ECHL and more. Check out the streaming service to watch more hockey.
