Canucks' Tolopilo taking leave of absence, Patera recalled

Canucks' Tolopilo taking leave of absence, Patera recalled

The Vancouver Canucks‘ goaltending depth took a temporary hit on Monday with Nikita Tolopilo being granted a leave of absence after his wife went into labour. ​Tolopilo, 25, is immediately flying home to be with his family. In four career games with the Canucks, Tolopilo has a record of 2-2-0, with a 2.97 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. In a corresponding roster move, the Canucks recalled goaltender Jiri Petera from the AHL’s A…

Canucks Recall Jiri Patera

The Canucks are recalling goaltender Jiri Patera from AHL Abbotsford, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK reports. He’s coming up while Nikita Tolopilo takes a brief leave of absence from the club for the birth of his child. Vancouver doesn’t have an open roster spot, but they can move Tolopilo to the non-roster list to make one. It’s the second time a Vancouver netminder has left the team for personal reasons in the last several days. Kevin Lankinen departed…