Vancouver Canucks Organization Signs Veteran Forward to Professional Tryout

While the Vancouver Canucks might be on a bit of a roll at the moment, winning three of four games on their current road trip, the club is also dealing with several injuries, including to Filip Chytil, Teddy Blueger and Jonathan Lekkerimaki, while Brock Boeser remains away from the team for personal reasons.

Because of this, the Vancouver Canucks have had to call up a handful of players from the AHL, among them being forwards Nils Aman and Joseph LaBate, along with top defensive prospect Tom Willander, who could be in line for his NHL debut on Thursday night in Nashville.

With Patrik Allvin needing to dip down to AHL for forward help, Abbotsford is in need of reinforcements and on Wednesday, they got exactly that by inking a former NHL forward to a professional tryout.

In a press release on their website, the Abbotsford Canucks announced that they've signed forward Arnaud Durandeau to a professional tryout (PTO) ahead of Friday night's Calder Cup banner raising against the Ontario Reign, AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.

Durandeau, 26, was a sixth-round pick (165th overall) of the New York Islanders in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and went on to make four appearances with the big club during the 2022-23 campaign, with most of his professional hockey career thus far being spent in the AHL.

Last season, the Montreal, Quebec native made the decision to head overseas to the KHL for the first time in his career as he signed with Amur Khabarovsk, whose roster included former Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk and former Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Jan Drozg.

In 37 games with Amur Khabarovsk, Durandeau registered eight points (three goals, five assists), 16 penalty minutes and was a minus-13.

Puck drop for Friday night's game against the Ontario Reign, which could be Durandeau's Abbotsford Canucks debut, is set for 7 p.m. PT.

Source: Abbotsford Canucks
Abbotsford Canucks Sign Durandeau To Pto