Eagles Close Out Season Series with Canucks
Mar 13, 2022
The Colorado Eagles will face the Abbotsford Canucks on the road in a Sunday matinee game at 5 pm MST.
Colorado has won two of the three games against Abbotsford so far this season, though all three have proved to be close matchups.
Last Friday’s showing between the two teams was tied at zero for two full periods. Abbotsford outshot Colorado 19-5 in the first period, but goaltender Justus Annunen made easy work of stopping all 19 shots.
The scoring wouldn’t start until the 7:49 mark of the third period when Dylan Sikura finally found the back of the net on a Colorado power play. Kiefer Sherwood would add an even-strength tally before Abbotsford got one of their own, making it 2-1. Martin Kaut put the nail in the coffin with an empty netter at 19:48, giving the Eagles the win, 3-1.
Eagles @ Canucks
Abbotsford Centre - Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Roster Report
Forward Phil Di Giuseppe and defenseman Madison Bowey have recently been reassigned to Abbotsford from the Vancouver Canucks. Defenseman Jack Rathbone also made his return to the Canucks lineup this week after being out with injury.
Forward Sheldon Rempal has recently been recalled by the Vancouver Canucks.
By the Numbers
The Colorado Eagles have a 29-17-3-3 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 25-19-3-1 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.
