The Abbotsford Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and members of the American Hockey League. The team is to begin play in the 2021–22 season with home games at the Abbotsford Centre as the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks. Wikipedia
The owner of the team are Canucks Sports & Entertainment and are affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL.
The team is a relocation of the franchise owned by the Canucks and known as the Utica Comets from 2013 to 2021. This is the second AHL team to play in Abbotsford after the Calgary Flames‘ affiliate Abbotsford Heat from 2009 until 2014.
On May 4, the Canucks announced that they planned to relocate the Comets’ franchise to Abbotsford, pending final discussions with the city of Abbotsford and league approval, for the 2021–22 season.[13] On May 6, the league approved both the relocations of the Canucks owned Comets franchise to Abbotsford and the Devils franchise to Utica[14] with the Utica team remaining branded as the Comets.[15] The Canucks and the city of Abbotsford signed a five-year agreement on June 29 to host the team, with options for further renewal that could extend the deal for as long as twenty years.[16
Below is the current roster as of August 21, 2021:
The Abbotsford Canucks staff include:
The 2021-2022 schedule has been set and is available at AHL.com,
The Abbotsford Centre was opened on May 10, 2009. Capacity is: Hockey: 7,000; Basketball: 7,046; Concerts: 8,500.
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