Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Saturday afternoon the club has reassigned recently acquired defenceman Victor Mancini to their AHL affiliate, Abbotsford Canucks, and recalled forward Linus Karlsson.
General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that D Victor Mancini has been assigned to Abbotsford (AHL) and F Linus Karlsson has been recalled from Abbotsford.
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 8, 2025
Mancini, 22, was just acquired from the New York Rangers as a piece of the JT Miller trade. Vancouver also received forward Filip Chytil and a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick – which was then flipped to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor.
The 6’3″ defenceman was a fifth-round pick by the Rangers in the 2022 NHL draft. After starting his draft plus-one year with the University of Nebraska-Omaha, he joined the Rangers’ AHL affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack. Mancini played seven regular season games, registering three assists and adding three more assists in his 10 playoff games.
The Michigan native made the Rangers’ opening night lineup out of training camp. Mancini played 15 games with the big club, providing a physical presence on the blue line, adding five points, including his first NHL goal.
Despite remaining on Vancouver’s roster since the trade, Mancini has yet to make his Canucks debut. Abbotsford plays tonight against the Colorado Eagles, where he could make his Canucks organization debut.
Karlsson, 25, was just sent down to the minors on February 5th, in a move that saw Nils Aman rejoin Vancouver. Abbotsford had a game last night, but Karlsson did not suit up for it.
The Swedish forward earned his call-up after catching heat in Abbotsford. He scored in four straight games, with six goals and three assists for nine points over six games.
His stint in Vancouver was short but memorable. Karlsson played just seven games but potted his first NHL goal, playing on an all-Swedish line with Elias Pettersson and Nils Höglander. The goal stood as the game-winner and stands as Karlsson’s lone point on the season with a plus-1 rating, eight shots on goal averaging 9:59 minutes of ice time through nine games.
It remains to be seen whether or not Karlsson will draw into the Canucks lineup for tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, as Aman remains on the club’s roster.
