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The Farmies: Abbotsford Canucks’ losing streak up to eight games after 7-3 to Henderson
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Dave Hall
Nov 3, 2025, 12:44 EST
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When it rains, it pours. And unfortunately, the Abbotsford Canucks are currently caught in an atmospheric river after dropping a 7-3 Sunday afternoon match.
The epic loss extends their losing streak to a league-high eight games, with no turnaround in sight.
Judging by the score, you probably wouldn’t know that the Canucks were actually very much in this game and made it out of the first with an even 1-1 tie. But as has been the case in many this season, a constant string of penalties led to a swift fall from grace. By the third period, the Henderson Silver Knights were merely having fun on the ice and allowed to walk through the zone, with little to no pressure against them.
It was a dreadful end to this one, not only because of the final score, but also because of the sheer defeat in many of the players’ body language.
The Abbotsford Canucks are in trouble.

Starting  lineup

Both Vilmer Alriksson and Jimmy Schuldt returned to the lineup after missing Saturday night’s match. Otherwise, the lineup remained relatively intact.
Ty Young got the nod between the pipes, as Nikita Tolopilo remains out.
Kravtsov–Aman–Klimovich
Alriksson–Mueller–Berard
Kunz–Labate–Ravinskis
Bloom–Wouters–Kambeitz
Schuldt–Mynio
Knyzhov–Drazner
Arntsen–Daschke
Young
Scratched: Jayden Lee, Chase Stillman (potentially injured), Arnaud Durandeau, Jujhar Khaira
Injured: Jett Woo, Guillaume Brisebois, Nikita Tolopilo, Cooper Walker

First period: Labate ties it late

The game’s first media timeout had come and gone, and nearly seven minutes had passed before the Abbotsford Canucks registered their first shot of this game. It came courtesy of the captain, as Chase Wouters took the puck in transition before testing the 23-year-old’s glove hand.
But moments later, the Henderson Silver Knights opened the scoring on a one-on-one breakaway.
Henderson goal – 1-0 – Ben Hemmerling from Jonas Røndbjerg and Tanner Laczynski
The Knights showcased strong puck movement on Saturday night, and they continued that trend in this one.
With the opposing team breaking up the wing, Nikolai Knyzhov left the centre of the ice to put pressure on Jonas Røndbjerg. Acting quickly, the attacking forward made a quick play and chipped the puck to streaking Ben Hemmerling. He went to the blocker side to collect the game’s first goal.
The Canucks nearly responded, with Vitali Kravtsov seeing a prime opportunity from the slot. Collecting the ring-around was Robby Drazner, who found Nils Aman from below the goal line. Wasting no time, he sent the one-touch pass to Kravtsov, posted up in a scoring position.
It was an encouraging play, as the majority of Abbotsford’s chances had felt forced and rushed. Forcing plays has been a common theme throughout this seven-game losing streak, so slowing the game down to make plays is a welcome and key element to them crawling out of their funk.
Well, with three minutes remaining, the Canucks were awarded the game’s first power play and a prime opportunity to do just that.
Breaking up the ice for a potential odd-man rush was Nils Aman, who was clipped on his way past for a clear interference call.
And the Abbotsford Canucks finally made something work in their favour.
Abbotsford goal – 1-1 – Joseph Labate from Ben Berard and Jimmy Schuldt
With time winding down in the man advantage, Jimmy Schuldt moved the puck to the half-wall, where Ben Berard was curling in preparation of firing the puck on net. Planted in front of the net was Joseph Labate, who got his stick on the Berard shot to redirect and even the score late in the frame.
The Canucks came away unscathed and tied after 20 minutes.
Shots: ABB 7, HSK 10
Score: ABB 1, HSK 1

Second period: Penalties, penalties and more penalties

The home team had a trio of chances to take their first lead of the series, but Vikman stood tall for several good saves out of the gate.
With the Canucks pressing three strong, Ben Berard elected for one final pass instead of taking the shot as the F3 option. The Canucks recollected the puck to cycle it to Sawyer Mynio, who wired a heavy one-timer to the blocker. Finishing the play with a crafty backhand on the rebound, Vikman closed the legs for that one as well.
The chances continued, but this time it was Anri Ravinskis driving strongly to the net to test the netminder again.
That drive was on a delayed penalty as the Canucks went on their second power play of the game. They may have issues scoring at even strength, but they were making things count with the man advantage.
Abbotsford goal – 2-1 – Joseph Labate (2) from Ben Berard and Jimmy Schuldt
The same trio connected again, with Joseph LaBate once again stationed at the netfront.
Collecting the puck on the half-wall, Ben Berard delivered a perfect pass hard on the ice, which Labate directed perfectly with his stick firmly on the ice.
But the lead was short-lived, as the Canucks took a penalty of their own just moments later.
Henderson goal – 2-2 – Raphael Lavoie from Lukas Cormier and Braeden Bowman
After allowing Henderson to go 4/5 on the man advantage on Saturday, taking penalties was sure to cause issues for the home team. And sure enough, it did.
Cycling the net was Raphael Lavoie, who played give and go as he curled the top of the circle. Getting the puck back, he unloaded a perfectly placed wrist shot to the far side top corner to pick the game-tying goal clean.
As if they hadn’t learned, the home team took another penalty in the period. This time, Ty Young was up to the challenge, stretching out to make the cross crease play.
But the Knights would find a go-ahead tally before the final buzzer.
Henderson goal – 3-2 – Jackson Hallum (2) from Tuomas Uronen
After taking another penalty, Nikolai Knyzhov collected the puck below his own goal line before taking the most interesting clearing path imaginable. Directly up the middle.
Tuomas Uronen stripped him of the puck and found Jackson Hallum all alone in the slot to regain the lead for his second goal of the night.
And with that, the Abbotsford Canucks season was summed up. But they refused to learn from their mistakes and continued to kill their chances in this game, taking a third penalty to wrap up the period. The Canucks spent the majority of the second half killing penalties, allowing two goals in the process.
Shots: ABB 14, HSK 26
Score: ABB 2, HSK 3

Third period: From bad to worse

The good news was that there were only seconds remaining on the penalty kill, so they chalked that one up as a success and had nearly 20 minutes to tie this game.
The Canucks enjoyed a good chance thanks to Danila Klimovich standing tall on the boards before finding Vitali Kravtsov in the high slot.
Those chances sparked momentum, which led to a few chances in the Henderson end. But it did not matter, as the Knights responded immediately to double their lead.
Henderson goal – 4-2 – Mitch McLean from Viliam Kmec and Mathieu Cataford
Driving wide was Mathie Cataford, before throwing the puck to Viliam Kmec at the net front. Despite Ty Young making the initial save, Mitch McLean was left to pounce on the rebound for an uncontested goal to double their lead.
But as we said off the top, when it rains, it pours, and that goal seemed to be the deflating point of the game.
Henderson goal – 5-2 – Jeremy Davies from Tanner Laczynski 
Moments later, rookie Vilmer Alriksson gave the puck away at his own blueline, which led to Jeremy Davies gaining a foot on Robby Drazner. Breaking alone on the left side, he went backhand on Young to squeeze any remaining life in the Abbotsford Centre.
Klimovich nearly deposited his first of the season, following a calculated passing play between Kravtsov and Aman. Sending the final pass over, Vikman slid over to rob the Klim Reaper with the blocker.
Frustrated as can be, he immediately took a roughing penalty.
Up to this point, Ty Young hadn’t played poorly and could hardly be pegged for this game getting out of reach. However, he had struggled with rebounds. Even on soft shots, he appeared to have issues soaking up shots to escape high-danger opportunities.
And the Knights’ sixth goal was a perfect example of that.
Henderson goal – 6-2 – Tuomas Uronen from Dylan Coghlan
Henderson defenceman Dylan Coghlan shot a floater from the blueline, hitting the glove of Ty Young. Allowed to grab the rebound uncontested (again) was Tuomas Uronen, who went five-hole on Young.
At this point, the Knights were just having fun with the puck. Even though they were enjoying another man advantage, there was virtually no pushback from the Canucks as they allowed their opponents to weave around the ice like a lunchtime drop-in session. It led to another goal.
Henderson goal – 7-2 – Lukas Cormier from Tanner Laczynski and Jonas Røndbjerg
The Canucks did respond with one final goal before the final buzzer, with Ben Berard cashing in for his third point of the day.
Abbotsford goal – 7-3 – Ben Berard from Robby Drazner and Jimmy Schuldt
Bobby Drazner, who was likely one of the better skaters in this game, drove wide before throwing the puck toward the net. Hitting Berard’s skate, the Duncan, BC native turned for a few wacks before squeaking it through the legs of Vikman.
Of course, by that point, the game was far out of reach. The Canucks let the time tick down for another loss on the season.
Final shots: ABB 22, HSK 40
Final score: ABB 3, HSK 7

Final thoughts

What more is there to say? With a 7-3 defeat, the Abbotsford Canucks now sport a league-high eight-game losing streak and dropped all six games at home. There’s nothing left to do but take this one off the chin, collect themselves and prepare for a better effort on the road.
There will be no CanucksArmy three stars from this one.

What’s next?

The Canucks now head out for a two-game road series against the league’s top team, the Colorado Eagles. Game one takes place on Friday, November 7th at 6:05 pm PT at the Blue Federal Credit Union Arena.
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