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Canucks roster news: Mancini assigned to Abbotsford, Chiarot to OHL Kitchener Rangers

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By Jacob Fraser

Nov 10, 2026, 14:30 EST

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On Monday, the Abbotsford Canucks announced that they have reassigned forward Gabriel Chiarot to his Ontario Hockey League club, the Kitchener Rangers. And on Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks announced that they had assigned defenceman Victor Mancini to AHL Abbotsford.

Mancini headed to the AHL

Mancini heads to the AHL after appearing in eight of Vancouver’s 20 games this season. Mancini played the majority of his games last season with Abbotsford, and now heads down to play a key role with the farm team rather than rotating from the press box and the Canucks’ third defence pairing.

Mancini, 24, was acquired from the New York Rangers in the JT Miller trade and has struggled to find his footing at the NHL level since. The Canucks claimed defenceman Cameron Crotty off waivers on Tuesday, so expect him to fill in for Mancini’s spot on the roster as the Canucks’ 6th/7th defenceman.

In addition, the Canucks placed forward Akil Thomas on waivers for the purpose of reassignment to Abbotsford. You can read more about the Crotty claim and the Canucks’ Tuesday roster moves by clicking here.

Chiarot headed back to the OHL

The Canucks’ sixth-round pick in 2025 took part in this year’s training camp and was expected to make the transition to professional hockey this season. After struggling to get into Abbotsford’s lineup to begin the season, Chiarot finally made his AHL debut during the Canucks’ California road trip at the end of October. He appeared in just two of Abbotsford’s 12 games this season, picking up one assist in his limited action.

The announcement comes two days after Brandon Buhr, acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Jacob Quillan in the Aatu Räty trade, was summoned from the Canucks’ ECHL affiliate, the Kalamazoo Wings, to AHL Abbotsford.

Last season in the OHL, Chiarot was traded to the Rangers from the Brampton Steelheads and helped Kitchener capture the 2026 Memorial Cup. In Kitchener, Chiarot registered 11 points through 31 regular season games and added another 11 points in 18 postseason games. The winger played on the Rangers’ top line with Dylan Edwards and Sam O’Reilly during the Memorial Cup run, scoring a goal and adding an assist in the tournament.

Chiarot rejoins a Rangers team with a 10-6-3 record this season, currently third in the Midwest Division and sixth in the OHL’s Western Conference. With his reassignment, the OHL now plays host to five Canucks prospects: Chiarot, Adam Novotný, Aleksei Medvedev, Brooks Rogowski, and Lucian Bernat.

This will be the 20-year-olds’ last season of eligibility in the CHL before having to make the jump back up to professional hockey next season. Chiarot signed an entry-level contract with the Canucks in September 2025, carrying a $950,000 NHL salary. With Chiarot under an NHL contract, he is not permitted to play in the NCAA next season if he fails to make the AHL next season.

The Rangers’ next game is on Thursday, November 12th, as they take on the Erie Otters in what will most likely be Chiarot’s OHL season debut.