Abbotsford Canucks Announce 2024 AHL Training Camp List

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By Abbotsford Canucks

October 2, 2024

The Abbotsford Canucks announced today the club’s initial training camp roster. The 35-man roster includes 22 forwards, 10 defencemen and 3 goaltenders.

The 2024 Training Camp Roster features eight former Vancouver Canucks draft picks. In addition:

  • 14 players were signed as free agents to AHL contracts
  • eight players were signed as free agents to NHL contracts by the Vancouver Canucks
  • two players were acquired via trade by the Vancouver Canucks
  • The club also announced that forwards Davis Codd and Mark Cheremeta will both be participating under AHL Training Camp try-out agreements.
  • Sixteen (16) players from the roster appeared in at least one game with the Abbotsford Canucks during the 2023-24 AHL regular season and/or postseason.

Training camp will be held from October 2-5 at Abbotsford Centre, and will conclude with a full-team scrimmage on Saturday, October 5 at 11 a.m.

Ice sessions from October 2-4 are expected to begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. each day.

All ice sessions, as well as the scrimmage, are open to the public with doors opening at 10 a.m. each day.

2024 Abbotsford Canucks Training Camp Roster

Three (3) goaltenders, 2023-24 team(s): 

  • Jonathan Lemieux (Kalamazoo – ECHL)
  • Nikita Tolopilo (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Ty Young (Prince George – WHL)

Ten (10) defencemen, 2023-24 team(s): 

  • Layton Ahac (Henderson – AHL)
  • Joe Arntsen (Lethbridge – WHL)
  • Zach Berzolla (Hartford – AHL-Cincinnati – ECHL, Florida – ECHL)
  • Guillaume Brisebois (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Christian Felton (Merrimack – HEA)
  • Kirill Kudryavtsev (Soo – OHL)
  • Cole McWard (Vancouver – NHL Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Elias Pettersson (Abbotsford – AHL, Örebro – SHL, Västerås – Allsvenskan, Örebro J20 – Swe-Jr.)
  • Christian Wolanin (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Jett Woo (Abbotsford – AHL)

Twenty-two (22) forwards, 2023-24 team(s): 

  • Ben Berard (Texas – AHL)
  • Sammy Blais (St. Louis – NHL)
  • Josh Bloom (Abbotsford – AHL, Kalamazoo – ECHL, Saginaw – OHL)
  • Mark Cheremeta (Sacred Heart – AHA)
  • Davis Codd (Tulsa – ECHL)
  • Phillip Di Giuseppe (Vancouver – NHL)
  • Ty Glover (Abbotsford – AHL, Kalamazoo – ECHL)
  • Dino Kambeitz (Bakersfield – AHL)
  • Linus Karlsson (Vancouver – NHL, Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Danila Klimovich (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Lee Lapid (Cincinnati – ECHL, SaiPa – Liiga)
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Abbotsford – AHL, Örebro – SHL)
  • Jermaine Loewen (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Ty Mueller (Nebraska Omaha – NCHC)
  • Tristen Nielsen (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Zach Okabe (Cleveland – AHL, St. Cloud State – NCHC)
  • Max Sasson (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Nate Smith (Tucson – AHL)
  • John Stevens (Abbotsford – AHL)
  • Carsen Twarynski (Bridgeport – AHL, Vienna – ICEHL)
  • Cooper Walker (Abbotsford – AHL, Kalamazoo – ECHL)
  • Chase Wouters (Abbotsford – AHL)

Source: abbotsford.canucks.com

The NHL, NHLPA Looking At 84-Game Season, Shortening Preseason

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By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

October 2, 2024

According to thehockeywriters.com on October 1, it was reported:

… that the NHL & NHLPA have been discussing changes to the annual schedule as the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) discussions are expected to pick up.

Pierre LeBrun confirms that both the NHL and NHLPA have had exploratory talks, and it is expected to come up in CBA talks.

Source: X.com, hockeywriters.com