The Abbotsford Canucks opened the season on the road, going 2-2 as they bested the Henderson Silver Knights twice in one weekend before falling to the Laval Rocket twice in the next. They opened the 2025-26 home campaign with a visit from the Ontario Reign [http://thn.com/ahl], while also celebrating their Calder Cup victory by raising the championship banner to the Abbotsford Centre rafters. Nikita Tolopilo gets set in his crease during warmups. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/7a28161a-e7a2-489d-86fe-7a837b034bbd.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Canucks blueliner Kirill Kudryavtsev practices his puck handling before the start of the Friday night action. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/65d0a485-d8a0-4bcc-a811-5de308b81092.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Victor Mancini smiles up at the videoboard as Abbotsford captain Chase Wouters brings in the Calder Cup. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/05f2d5d3-bc5e-4193-a36c-4703556e604e.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Joe Arntsen mixes it up with Ontario forward Glenn Gawdin in front of the Reign's net. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/810e7c6b-539a-415e-b7e6-fde54814301d.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Fans on the Abbotsford Centre concourse checking on the first game of the World Series between periods. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/53e453c4-0fbe-453f-ac54-a01c34820755.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News It was the Abbotsford debut for Arnaud Durandeau, after he signed a professional try-out agreement with the team on October 22nd. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/95402fc5-2e8f-4358-bdb5-64f0c35273f4.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Attendance was high at the Abbotsford Centre as fans rushed to see a championship banner be raised for the first time in the modern Canucks organization. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/4bc32f17-e81e-4049-9e0f-2af20e8a1c31.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Canucks forward Mackenzie MacEachern takes on offensive zone faceoff against Glenn Gawdin of the Ontario Reign. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/eee2c088-2d2d-49bb-8cb4-2c7e549f0b5b.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Ben Berard celebrates with his teammates after Mackenzie MacEachern scored on the powerplay to make it 4-2 Ontario. Berard factored into both Canucks goals, scoring one in the first and assisting on the second. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/f762c9ee-ef4c-4033-99d9-2641a3ff7a02.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Canucks rookie Vilmer Alriksson gets into a scuffle in front of Pheonix Copley in the Ontario net. Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/b2917dca-1d76-46d3-80f8-ba61f315383f.jpeg] Photo: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News Despite the pre-game festivities, the game fell away from Abbotsford in the latter half, and they lost 5-2 to Ontario in what was their third straight loss. Abbotsford Canucks Can't Reign It In During Calder Cup Banner-Raising Home Opener [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/72c05b58-a4d7-4a8b-88a4-b67ce7960f97.jpeg] Abbotsford Canucks Can't Reign It In During Calder Cup Banner-Raising Home Opener The Abbotsford Canucks celebrated their 2025 Calder Cup championship during their home opener. 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