The Abbotsford Canucks are back on the road.

Following a difficult six-game homestand, the team now heads to Loveland, Colorado, for a weekend doubleheader against the Colorado Eagles. The two-game set marks a fresh opportunity for the struggling Abbotsford Canucks, who enter the series riding a league-worst eight-game losing streak.

If there’s any consolation, it’s that Abbotsford has had success against the Eagles in recent memory. Last season, the Canucks dominated the season series with a 6-2-0-0 record, followed by a 3-2-0-0 run in the playoffs en route to their first Calder Cup championship. But this isn’t last year.

The 2025–26 campaign has proven much less forgiving, and Abbotsford arrives in Colorado sitting near the bottom of the entire league, while the Eagles sit comfortably atop the AHL standings with a 9-2-0-1 record. But help is on the way.

The depleted Canucks lineup finally received a much-needed boost this week as Kirill Kudryavtsev was reassigned from Vancouver and is expected to draw back into the top defensive pairing immediately.

Despite sitting idle in the press box with the Canucks, Kudryavtsev still sits tied for second in Abbotsford team scoring with five assists on the season. His return will bring some much-needed relief to Jimmy Schuldt and Sawyer Mynio, who have been shouldering heavy minutes over the past four games.

However, the team also absorbed more roster blows. Forward Vitali Kravtsov, who signed over the summer, was placed on waivers for mutual contract termination and has returned to Russia. Though he had only two points through the early stretch, any subtraction from an already thin forward group is a tough pill to swallow.

On Friday, Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie & Dhali reported that Jujhar Khaira did not make the trip to Colorado. Later, the Vancouver Canucks announced that goaltender Jiri Patera was recalled on an emergency basis and will stay in Vancouver.

Riding in on a white horse is the Russian defender, who’s been stewing in the Vancouver press box for the last two weeks. Despite being gone, he still sits in a tie for second on the team in points with five assists on the year. He’ll provide some relief to Jimmy Schuldt and Sawyer Mynio, who have been shouldering far too many minutes over the team’s last four games.

As a result of a much-needed reinforcement, Sawyer Mynio’s minutes could come back down to earth ever so slightly. However, he has proven that he’s capable of not only logging heavy minutes but standing out in them. He now leads the defensive corps with two goals on the season.

Jett Woo (upper body): Injured during the 2025 Calder Cup run, which he played through. Woo is listed as month-to-month.

Guillaume Brisebois (lower body): The full extent of the injury is unknown, but he is expected to miss significant time, with a possible return not anticipated until early 2026.

Nikita Tolopilo (lower body): We have yet to receive an official update on his status, but Nikita Tolopilo has missed the last five games after sliding awkwardly in the team’s home opener on October 28.

Jujhar Khiara (undisclosed), Chase Stillman (lower body) & Cooper Walker (lower body).

A significant chunk of Abbotsford’s core is currently with the big club, including:

Mackenzie MacEachern, Arshdeep Bains, Max Sasson, Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimäki (injured), Aatu Räty, Victor Mancini (injured), Tom Willander and Jiri Patera

After the weekend set in Colorado — Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 (both at 6:00 PM PT) — the Canucks will return home to face the San Jose Barracuda for their first matchup of the season. That two-game homestand begins Tuesday, November 11 and continues Wednesday, November 12 at the Abbotsford Centre.

Ben Berard – Nils Aman – Danila Klimovich

Vilmer Alriksson – Ty Mueller – Joseph Labate

Josh Bloom – Chase Wouters – Anri Ravinskis

Arnaud Durandeau – Jackson Kunz – Dino Kambeitz

Jimmy Schuldt – Kirill Kudryavtsev

Joe Arntsen – Sawyer Mynio

Nikolai Knyzhov – Derek Daschke

Jayden Lee

Ty Young

Aku Koskenvuo (has yet to be called up, but should be the next man up)