The Vancouver Canucks have made a couple of organizational moves today, re-assigning goaltenders Aku Koskenvuo to the NHL and Ty Young from the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL to the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL. This comes on the same day that Vancouver is set to resume practicing as the 2026 Winter Olympics progress.
Vancouver’s goaltending moves come due to the fact that Thatcher Demko will remain unavailable for the remainder of the season while Kevin Lankinen represents Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. This has resulted in both Koskenvuo and Jiří Patera practicing with Vancouver until Lankinen returns. In the meantime, Young and Nikita Tolopilo will oversee Abbotsford’s crease.
Koskenvuo started the 2025–26 season with Kalamazoo, but found himself with Abbotsford by mid-November due to Vancouver’s injury issues. The goaltender won his first career AHL start and has since played in nine games for Abbotsford. At the AHL-level, Koskenvuo has put together a record of 2–5–0–1 as well as a 3.20 GAA and .895 SV%.
Young’s time in Abbotsford this season did not go the way many may have expected it to. The goaltender, playing behind a depleted lineup due to injuries and NHL call-ups, did not win any of the seven games he played in, finishing this stint with a 4.75 GAA and .840 SV%. Since arriving in Kalamazoo, Young has registered a 7–5–1 record, a 3.26 GAA, and a .896 SV%.
Vancouver resumes play on February 25 with a 7:00 pm PT home matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.
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