The Abbotsford Canucks have made a roster change on Sunday, calling up 20-year-old netminder Ty Young from the Kalamazoo Wings.

With this move, the Abby Canucks now have three healthy goaltenders. Young joins Arturs Silovs and Nikita Tolopilo, with the former earning a 29-save 4-1 victory on Saturday night.

The Canucks have yet to announce an injury, indicating that this promotion is strictly an act of reward.

Young has been incredible down in the third-tier ECHL league. Through 17 games, he sports a .934 save percentage, the second-best among goaltenders. His 2.27 goals against also rank 10th overall. All this to say, his 8-7-0-1 record does not tell the whole story, as he has seen little offensive help during the course of his season.

Those strong numbers are propelled by an incredible stretch, where he’s allowed just two goals over his last three games:

• February 15th – Stops 45 of 47 shots (2-1 loss)
• February 14th – Stops all 37 shots (4-0 win)
• February 8th – Stops all 30 shots (2-0 win)

He also stopped 40 of 43 in his game prior (February 2nd) but lost 4-1.

This will be Young’s second stint in Abbotsford after enjoying an impressive stretch earlier this season. Starting in five games, the Alberta native posted a 3-2-0-0 record with a 2.41 goals against and a .915 save percentage. He allowed just one goal on two occasions.

The former 2022 fifth-round draft pick has quickly established himself as a threatening addition to this organization’s immediate pipeline in short order. This, just months after deciding whether he’d spend his season at the junior or pro ranks.

It is unclear whether he will see any game action, but it feels unlikely that he’d earn the call-up without getting into a game during his stay. Stay tuned.

The Abbotsford Canucks, the Colorado Eagles for the second leg of a two-game series in a Family Day affair on Monday afternoon. The puck drops at 2:00 pm PT at the Abbotsford Centre.