đź“ť by Chris Faber | AHL On The Beat
May 4, 2021, will always be a historic day for the City of Abbotsford.
That was the day that the Vancouver Canucks announced their intentions to move their AHL affiliate closer to home. The Baby ’Nucks were coming to the Fraser Valley and with them came optimism from a fan base that had to rely on clips and articles to know what was going on with their top pro prospects.
May 4, 2021, was step one in bringing the Canucks home.
Building an AHL team from the ground up is not an easy task. It took smart hockey minds, smart business minds and a lot of elbow grease to get this team on track for the beginning of the AHL season. The Abbotsford Canucks began training camp with just 12 skaters and two goalies and waited to see an influx of talent join the squad.
General manager Ryan Johnson was never worried about the players that he was going to ice for the team. It was more about seeing the organization come together enough to cover things like travel,…
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