The Calgary Canucks wrap up a road trip-heavy month with a record of 5-4 and currently sit in second in the AJHL South Division.
“We’ve had some ups and downs, we started the month well, continuing our winning streak and then we had a tough road trip,” said Assistant and Player Development Coach Riley Hearn.
“It’s just getting a consistent 60-minute effort,” he added, “We are focused on consistency because when we play a full 60 minutes with everyone bought-in, we look awesome out there.”
So far this season Calgary has an 8-5-2 record with 18 points, sitting three points behind the division-leading Canmore Eagles.
As November begins, the Canucks will head out on the road for one game before returning to Ken Bracko Arena to host a five-game homestand starting with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons on November 6.

October Recap
October 1st at Drumheller Dragons
The Canucks would hit the road for a five-game road trip starting in Drumheller. Late in the opening period, the Canucks struck first on the powerplay with a goal from Rhett Melnyk. In the second the Dragons would respond with a pair making it a 2-1 game, before the Canucks could once again strike on the powerplay, as Nolan DuPont found the back of the net in his second straight game, tying things up at 2-2. Jack Plandowski scored two goals in the third period, bringing his total to six. The Canucks secured a 4-2 win, extending their winning streak to four games.
October 4th at Olds Grizzlys
Next on the road trip, the Canucks travelled to Olds to face the Grizzlys. Trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Canucks exploded in the second to take a 5-2 lead. Goals were scored by Riley Bracko, Hayden Fechner, Nolan Dupont, and Jack Plandowski, with Jack Sears scoring his first goal in the AJHL. In the third period, the Canuck Rookies shined with a pair of goals. Sears scored his second of the game, while Carter Cunningham scored on the power play in a 7-2 win over the Grizzlys, picking up the fifth win in a row for the Canucks.
October 6th at Camrose Kodiaks
After a scoreless opening frame, Carter Cunningham kicked off the scoring just over six minutes into the second period. Shortly after Riley Bracko found the back of the net making it 2-0 followed by getting their first chance on the powerplay. Nathan Maloney would extend the Canucks lead to 3-0 with a goal on the man advantage. The Kodiaks would strike once early in the third, but the Canucks would go on to win the game 4-1 when Rhett Melnyk sealed it with an empty net goal.
October 12th at Grande Prairie Storm
The Canucks had one more stop on the road trip with a two-game set in Grande Prairie. After going down 1-0 to the Storm in the opening period, the Canucks would strike twice in 45 seconds to take a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Nathan Maloney and Hayden Fechner. The Canucks would hold that lead into the third period, but the Storm would tack on two goals in the final frame to take this game 3-2.
October 13th at Grande Prairie Storm
Grande Prairie would storm out to a 4-0 lead into the second period before the Canucks could answer back. The Canucks for the second night in a row would score twice in quick succession with a pair this time in ten seconds from Carter Cunningham and Gavin Schmidt. The Storm would end the period with another goal, holding a 5-2 lead. In the third, Nolan DuPont would give the Canucks a chance to cut into the lead but the Storm would strike once more for a 6-3 win over the visiting Canucks.

October 19th vs Drayton Valley Thunder
After five away games, the Canucks returned to Ken Bracko Arena to host the Drayton Valley Thunder. After allowing the game’s opening goal, Jack Plandowski answered back, bringing this game back even. Later in the first period, the Thunder and Canucks once again traded goals, making it 2-2. Nolan DuPont scored his fifth goal of the season. After a scoreless second period, the Canucks scored four unanswered goals, including two on the power play. Riley Bracko kicked things off with a shorthanded goal, 63 seconds into the period. In a game marked by heavy penalties, the Canucks capitalized on back-to-back power plays. DuPont and Plandowski each scored their second goal of the game. Later, with just 58 seconds remaining, Luc Trevors added another goal, leading the Canucks to a 6-2 victory.
October 20th vs Camrose Kodiaks
The visiting Kodiaks led 3-2 after the first period, with David Byrne scoring his first goal in the AJHL and Matthew Paszkiewicz netting his first of the season. Rhy Jamieson scored two goals in the second period, including his first in the AJHL, which put the Canucks ahead 4-3. Later Camrose scored to take the game into the third tied and added two more to secure a 6-4 lead halfway through the period. With under three minutes left, Jack Sears brought the Canucks within one, but the Kodiaks sealed the game with two empty-net goals to secure an 8-5 win over Calgary.
October 25th at Drayton Valley Thunder
Back on the road to wrap up the month, Jack Plandowski emerged in the second period, scoring three goals in 9:48 seconds to break the scoreless tie. His hat trick increased his league-leading total to 12 goals. Fifty-eight seconds later, the Thunder would score, but the Canucks responded with another goal, this time from Alexey Trischuk, who scored his first of the season in his former barn. In the third period, the Canucks scored three more goals from Logan Murray, who netted his first in the AJHL, Hayden Fechner, and Rhett Melnyk. Canucks would pick up their eighth of the season in a 7-1 win over the Thunder.
October 26th at Whitecourt Wolverines
A first-career AJHL goal for Dylan Woulds was the lone Canucks goal in a 5-1 victory for the Whitecourt Wolverines.
Player Spotlight – #10 Jack Plandowski
Canucks forward Jack Plandowski is leading the league in scoring after 15 games this season, boasting 12 goals and a total of 22 points. In his third season in the AJHL, Plandowski has already passed his point total from last season in 37 fewer games.
This past weekend, he delivered an impressive four-point performance, which included a hat trick and an assist.
“It’s gone good so far, I’m happy with how I’ve been playing. Just trying to stay consistent, and continue to play at a high pace,” said Plandowski on his play this season, “Obviously the points are good but I know it’s early in the season and just need to continue to play my game.”
Earlier in the month, Plandowski was named the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipient for the week of September 30 – October 6, 2024.
Plandowsk opened October with a three-point game on October 1, including the game-winning goal, in a 4-2 win versus the Drumheller Dragons.
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