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Vancouver Canucks Send Forward Jake Virtanen To Utica Comets Of AHL

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Nov, 2016 12:38 PM

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks sent forward Jake Virtanen to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old native of Abbotsford, B.C., had one assist in 10 games this season. Virtanen had seven goals and six assists in 55 games with the Canucks last season.

#Canucks have assigned @Jake_Virtanen to @UticaComets. Release: https://t.co/v1s6hrp6UV pic.twitter.com/i3Yhp4zUn2
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 9, 2016

The six-foot-one 226-pound forward was selected by Vancouver with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

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