Abbotsford Canucks fall to the Henderson Silver Knights 6-1

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On November 1, the Abbotsford Canucks took on the Henderson Silver Knights. The last time these 2 teams faced off Abbotsford came out on top, but since then Henderson has been on a winning streak. Abbotsford looked to break that streak. 

A Diwali celebration, also took place with decorations, food stations, and henna happening around the arena. 

Jujhar Khaira spoke after the game about the importance of nights like tonight that celebrate different cultures and communities. He stated; “You know, growing up, Diwali was something we celebrated and now to see it on a bigger scale like this, it’s pretty special…it gets a lot of people involved, a lot of people excited to hear about it. And it’s something our culture can relate to.”

Having nights to celebrate different cultures and communities helps to grow the game of hockey, and show kids from around the world that they too can play the game. 

Jiří Patera started in net, while defenceman Robby Drazner made his Abbotsford debut. 

Henderson’s Christoffer Sedoff took the first penalty of the night at 1:53 in the first period for high-sticking. Giving Abbotsford an early man advantage. 

Henderson was able to successfully kill the penalty and keep the game 0-0 in the first few minutes of the game. 

Henderson’s Sedoff took another penalty at 9:23 in the first for hooking. Putting Abbotsford on the power play again, but were unable to capitalize on the man advantage.

Joseph LaBate took Abbotsford’s first penalty of the night, a double minor, for high-sticking at 13:34 in the first. Giving Henderson their first man advantage of the night. 

Henderson’s Tanner Laczynski capitalized on the double minor penalty and opened the scoring at 15:33. Henderson’s Braeden Bowman would also score on the power play at 16:14. Putting the game 2-0 for Henderson. 

Henderson’s Sedoff took a third penalty at 17:45 for high-sticking, but they would remain 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. 

Sawyer Mynio took Abbotsford’s second penalty of the night with 12 seconds remaining in the first period. Henderson’s Jonas Røndbjerg capitalized on the man advantage with a goal at 6 seconds left in the first. 

The period would end 3-0 for Henderson. 

The second period started with both teams battling hard for the puck. Abbotsford looked to get a point on the board, while Henderson looked to shut them out. 

The physicality began to pick up in the second with solid hits and clean plays along the board. 

Henderson’s Tuomas Uronen opened the scoring at 7:10 in the second period. Putting the score 4-0 for Henderson. 

Robby Drazner took a slashing penalty at 11:38 in the second period. This would be Abbotsford's third penalty of the game. Henderson’s Kai Uchacz would capitalize on the power play putting the game 5-0. 

Abbotsford continued to battle, but could not get the puck into the net. The second period would end 5-0 for Henderson. 

The third period started with solid game play on both sides. Henderson’s Jackson Hallum took the first penalty of the period at 5:30 for tripping. Giving Abbotsford their first  man advantage of the period. 

Ty Mueller capitalized on the power play, putting Abbotsford on the board at 5:53 in the third. Sawyer Minyo and Nils Åman assisted on the goal.

Henderson’s Uronen would answer back scoring their sixth of the night at 8:53 in the third. 

Drazner took a high-sticking penalty at 17:01 in the third. Giving Henderson the man advantage going into the final minutes of play. 

The game ended 6-1 for Henderson. They play again tomorrow after noon, November 2 at 4 pm, PST, at the Abbotsford Centre.