Colorado Visits Abbotsford for British Columbian Debut
Mar 11, 2022
The Colorado Eagles will face the Abbotsford Canucks on the road for the first time tonight at 7:00 pm MST.
The last time the two teams met was a month ago at the Budweiser Events Center and the teams split the series. The Canucks took the first game, with both of the Canucks goals coming in the second period of play. Kiefer Sherwood was the only Eagle to score, netting a power-play goal with five minutes left in the game, ruining what would have been a 44-save shutout for former Eagles’ goaltender Spencer Martin.
The second game of the series went to Colorado. Martin Kaut and Mikhail Maltsev each scored two goals, with Maltsev securing an assist on Kaut’s second goal of the night. Former Eagle, Sheldon Dries of the Canucks, tried and failed to carry his team to the victory, scoring the only two Abbotsford goals, both coming in the second period.
Eagles @ Canucks
Abbotsford Centre - Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Roster Report
Forward Steffan Matteau is back in the lineup after being out with injury since October.
Defenseman and co-captain Jacob MacDonald was recently reassigned to the Eagles from the Colorado Avalanche after being out on long-term injury reserve.
Forward Phil Di Giuseppe has recently been reassigned to Abbotsford from the Vancouver Canucks.
Forward Sheldon Rempal has recently been recalled by the Vancouver Canucks.
By the Numbers
The Colorado Eagles have a 28-17-3-3 record for the season, now sitting at 3rd place in the Pacific Division. Colorado has a record of 1-1-0-0 overall against Abbotsford.
Abbotsford has a 22-24-18-3-1 record this season, currently sitting at 5th place in the Pacific Division.
Colorado - Abbotsford Connections
Former Eagles forward and assistant captain Sheldon Dries now plays for the Canucks after spending the last three seasons in Colorado. Dries led the Eagles in goals in the 2019-20 season with 21 goals before the season got cut short.
Canucks goaltender Spencer Martin spent the 2018-19 season playing in Colorado, registering the most saves in a single Eagles game at 68, and a team-record 25 save third period. Martin then signed with the Tampa Bay organization and spent two years with the Syracuse Crunch before making the move to Abbotsford.
Forward Brandon Cutler, who started the season at Eagles training camp and playing with the Utah Grizzlies, now plays for the Canucks.
