Along with their NHL team making the playoffs, Vancouver Canucks fans will also have American Hockey League (AHL) playoff hockey to watch as Vancouver’s AHL team the Abbotsford Canucks clinched a playoff spot at the beginning of April.
The Abbotsford Canucks returned home after a lengthy five-game road trip, fresh off their recent dominant performance – a 6-0 victory over the Henderson Silver Knights.
The Abbotsford Canucks 2024 slump era continued Friday night with a special teams-driven overtime loss to the Bakersfield Condors. On the one hand, the club broke their power play scoring drought with not one but two PPGs!
In their fourth and final matchup of the season against the San Diego Gulls, the Abbotsford Canucks aimed for a commanding 3–1 series win. Despite a chance for victory, the Canucks fell short, dropping a 2-1 decision in a shootout.
Despite being a quiet night at the Abbotsford Centre, the second game of the back-to-back between the Abbotsford Canucks and Ontario Reign proved to be an electric one.
In the midst of the Abbotsford Canucks’ current season, Aidan McDonough stands out not for a meteoric rise, but for his steady and impactful contributions to the team.
Welcome to Canucks on the Farm, a regular column covering all things Abbotsford Canucks. Throughout the 2023-24 season, we will be focusing on the players that make up the farm team of the Vancouver Canucks and keeping you up to date with everything that is happening in Abbotsford.
Ah, yes, the highs and lows of Canucks hockey fandom. For 52 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks’ prospect group made a Winnipeg Jets’ team look like they had all met 15 minutes before puck drop.
Graduation day is always a good one, and today is probably the last time we will refer to Aidan McDonough as a prospect. We aren’t looking at McDonough as a prospect anymore after being an overaged draft pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and then following that up with a four-year career at Northeastern University.
The Vancouver Canucks are just playing out their season as they have now been mathematically eliminated from the 2023 Playoffs. While this was an inevitable piece of news, it still stings for a fanbase that hasn’t seen playoff hockey in Vancouver since former captain Bo Horvat was a rookie in 2014-15.
Now losers, of three straight games, the Vancouver Canucks are back in action today, welcoming the Seattle Kraken to Rogers Arena. Seattle is all but a lock to make the playoffs, but with the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames right on their heels in the Western Conference wild card race, don’t expect to see Seattle take Vancouver lightly tonight.
Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks will take on the Calgary Flames as the Canucks kick off their final homestand of the year. Tonight is the first of five remaining home games for the Canucks.
Aidan McDonough made his NHL debut in the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 26. He played 10:03 and registered one shot on goals and two hits.
It’s been a busy news week for Vancouver Canucks prospects as Aidan McDonough made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks and the Abbotsford Canucks clinched a spot in the American Hockey League (AHL) Playoffs for the second season in a row.
Folks, Elias Pettersson did it again. More on him later. This afternoon’s 4-2 Canucks victory over the Chicago Blackhawks was the much-anticipated NHL debut of Aidan McDonough, who prior to puck drop, posed for a photo with longtime best friend Jack Rathbone.
If you’ve been waiting to see Aidan McDonough get his chance in the NHL, you better have your eyes locked to a television at 3:00 pm PT today. The Vancouver Canucks play their second of back-to-back games today and Aidan McDonough will slot into the lineup.
Let’s just get it out of the way early, the Vancouver Canucks play at 4:00 pm PT tonight. No, it’s not because the Toronto Maple Leafs are in town. In fact, the Canucks are in Dallas to play the Stars tonight.
It’s been a good year for Aidan McDonough. A little over a month ago, he secured his second Beanpot championship as a member of the Northeastern Huskies.
The Vancouver Canucks top NCAA prospect season is nearing a close and the word is that the Canucks’ chances of signing McDonough are trending in a positive direction.
While the Vancouver Canucks are embroiled in drama and anticipated changes roster-wise and behind the bench, their prospects continue to impress across North America and overseas.
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