<p>Ahead of Sunday night&#8217;s match against the Nashville Predators, the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-game-day-lankinen-sherwood-face-former-team-struggling-nashville-predators-come-town">Vancouver Canucks</a> call up defenceman Elias Pettersson.</p>
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<p><em>CanucksArmy</em>&#8216;s own Irfaan Gaffar broke the news Sunday afternoon.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Canucks called up D Elias Pettersson. Derek Forbort on IR.</p>
<p>&mdash; Irfaan Gaffar (@irfgaffar) <a href="https://twitter.com/irfgaffar/status/1858265532090474824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pettersson, 20, has had a solid first year on North American ice down with the Abbotsford. He&#8217;s suited up in 15 games, recording four assists with a plus-three rating – the only Abbotsford defenceman to have a positive plus-minus rating outside of the injured Mark Friedman.</p>
<p>CanucksArmy&#8217;s Dave Hall recently touched on the play of Pettersson on his latest hit on <a href="https://int.canucksarmy.com/news/dave-hall-talks-lekkerimaki-d-petey-more-vancouver-canucks-conversation">Canucks Conversation:</a></p>
<p>&#8220;Flawless,&#8221; Dave Hall said regarding how the defenceman has looked thus far with Abbotsford. &#8220;It&#8217;s been absolutely flawless. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s much of a stretch to say that D-Petey has been their best defenceman, just as a whole, throughout the year. He&#8217;s the only defenceman with a plus-minus over zero. He&#8217;s not throwing any of those highlight reels except for the big hits. He doesn&#8217;t do anything sexy other than play very sound, very smart shut-down hockey. And that&#8217;s kind of what we expected. He&#8217;s just been a solid back there. His first pass has always been good; he&#8217;s a good skater, and he&#8217;s a menace out there. Overall, I&#8217;ve been extremely impressed, and for my money, he&#8217;s been the best defenceman out there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Watch the full clip from Dave Hall in Canucks Conversation below:</p>
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<p>The Canucks drafted Pettersson in the third round of the 2022 NHL entry draft with the 80th overall pick. He had a strong draft season with Orebro HK, recording one assist with a plus-four rating in 17 outings.</p>
<p>In his draft plus-one season, Pettersson shared his efforts between Orebro and their junior team. He suited up in 43 games with the big club, recording one goal and seven points with a plus-six rating in 43 games. But he really found his offensive game with their junior squad, scoring five goals and 15 points in 14 games, with a plus-one rating. Pettersson made his debut on North American ice last season in Abbotsford, where he recorded two assists with a plus-four rating.</p>
<p>Pettersson will have the opportunity to make his NHL debut on Sunday night as the Canucks take on the Nashville Predators.</p>


Defenceman Elias Pettersson shoots the puck at the 2024 Young Stars Classic game between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers

Ahead of Sunday night's match against the Nashville Predators, the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-game-day-lankinen-sherwood-face-former-team-struggling-nashville-predators-come-town">Vancouver Canucks</a> call up defenceman Elias Pettersson.
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<em>CanucksArmy</em>'s own Irfaan Gaffar broke the news Sunday afternoon.

https://twitter.com/irfgaffar/status/1858265532090474824

Pettersson, 20, has had a solid first year on North American ice down with the Abbotsford. He's suited up in 15 games, recording four assists with a plus-three rating – the only Abbotsford defenceman to have a positive plus-minus rating outside of the injured Mark Friedman.

CanucksArmy's Dave Hall recently touched on the play of Pettersson on his latest hit on <a href="https://int.canucksarmy.com/news/dave-hall-talks-lekkerimaki-d-petey-more-vancouver-canucks-conversation">Canucks Conversation:</a>

"Flawless," Dave Hall said regarding how the defenceman has looked thus far with Abbotsford. "It's been absolutely flawless. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that D-Petey has been their best defenceman, just as a whole, throughout the year. He's the only defenceman with a plus-minus over zero. He's not throwing any of those highlight reels except for the big hits. He doesn't do anything sexy other than play very sound, very smart shut-down hockey. And that's kind of what we expected. He's just been a solid back there. His first pass has always been good; he's a good skater, and he's a menace out there. Overall, I've been extremely impressed, and for my money, he's been the best defenceman out there."

Watch the full clip from Dave Hall in Canucks Conversation below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpPF8khih58

The Canucks drafted Pettersson in the third round of the 2022 NHL entry draft with the 80th overall pick. He had a strong draft season with Orebro HK, recording one assist with a plus-four rating in 17 outings.

In his draft plus-one season, Pettersson shared his efforts between Orebro and their junior team. He suited up in 43 games with the big club, recording one goal and seven points with a plus-six rating in 43 games. But he really found his offensive game with their junior squad, scoring five goals and 15 points in 14 games, with a plus-one rating. Pettersson made his debut on North American ice last season in Abbotsford, where he recorded two assists with a plus-four rating.

Pettersson will have the opportunity to make his NHL debut on Sunday night as the Canucks take on the Nashville Predators.

Canucks call up defenceman Elias Pettersson

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