Jacob Quillan is making the most of his fresh start with the Abbotsford Canucks.
While the Vancouver Canucks have dropped 10 straight at the NHL level, Abbotsford has gone the other way, winning five in a row. Quillan has been right in the middle of that surge since arriving from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in the move that sent forward Brandon Buhr and Quillan to Abbotsford for centre Aatu Räty.
The 24-year-old joined the club for its home-opener on October 17 and hasn’t slowed down since. In his first four games with Abbotsford, Quillan has recorded a point in each one, giving him six points over that stretch.
His latest performance was the loudest yet. Quillan put together a hat-trick against the Calgary Wranglers and helped Abbotsford to a 4-2 win.
It was his second-career AHL hat-trick, after his first in the 2025-26 season against the Belleville Senators. With the three-goal night added in, Quillan now sits at four goals and two assists with Abbotsford this season.
“It’s been pretty good - just pretty standard stuff, just getting a feel of the systems and the players, and getting to know the guys and stuff,” Quillan said after the game regarding the move to Abbotsford.
He has also spent his last two games in a bigger role, centering Abbotsford’s top line with Kole Lind and Trey Fix-Wolansky. That spot had belonged to 2025 first-round pick Braeden Cootes, who is out with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss Abbotsford’s upcoming road trip.
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