Overview
- General manager Patrik Allvin announced the emergency recall of Jiri Patera from AHL Abbotsford on Friday morning.
- Head coach Adam Foote said Thatcher Demko is not injured and was held out for a planned maintenance day.
- Foote indicated Demko may play this weekend, with decisions to be made each morning before games against Columbus and Colorado.
- Patera was in transit and missed practice, leading the Canucks to use local mortgage broker Alex Kotai as a temporary practice goalie.
- The recall provides cover alongside Kevin Lankinen, with Patera bringing eight NHL games of experience and recent AHL starts.