Pedan recalled by Canucks
Former Guelph Storm defenceman Andrey Pedan was recalled by the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks on Monday. In three seasons with Guelph, the Moscow native played 174 regular season games collecting 96 points. If Pedan dresses for the Canucks in their next game on Wednesday in Minnesota, he’ll the third former Storm player to make his NHL debut this year following Robby Fabbri (St. Louis Blues) and Brock McGinn (Carolina).
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled defenceman Andrey Pedan from the AHL Utica Comets and reassigned defenceman Taylor Fedun to Utica.
Pedan, 22, has appeared in 15 games with Utica this season, where he currently sits tied for first among Comets defencemen in scoring with seven points (1-6-7) and leads the club with 28 penalty minutes. During the 2014.15 season, Pedan appeared in 42 games with the Comets registering 14 points (3-11-14) and 70 penalty minutes. Prior to being acquired by Vancouver on November 25, 2014, Pedan played six games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, recording three assists and 51 penalty minutes.
The Moscow, Russia native played three seasons with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League before making his professional debut in 2012.13 with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The 6’5”, 217-pound defenceman was originally selected by the New York Islanders 63rd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
