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Nikita Tolopilo News: Dropped to AHL

Written by RotoWire Staff

Published on January 18, 2026

Tolopilo was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Sunday.

Tolopilo allowed six goals in Saturday's loss to the Oilers, and the Canucks decided to swap out goalies a day later. Tolopilo will head to Abbotsford while Jiri Patera was called up under emergency conditions to back up Kevin Lankinen moving forward until Thatcher Demko (lower body) is healthy again. Tolopilo will see more consistent playing time with the AHL club.

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