Silver Knights Win Fourth Straight With 7-5 Victory Over Abbotsford

Published on March 16, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Henderson Silver Knights News Release

The Silver Knights defeated the Abbotsford Canucks, 7-5, on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Forum.

HOW IT WENT DOWN

Less than two-minutes into the contest, Abbotsford's newest acquisition, Jayden Grubbe, scored to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead. Soon after, Nick Poisson would up the Canucks lead to 2-0. At 7:15 Viliam Kmec scored his first American Hockey League goal from Trevor Connelly and Kai Uchacz. Ben Hemmerling wouldn't waste much time, scoring two goals in under 90-seconds to give Henderson a 3-2 lead. Halfway through the second period, Hemmerling completed his first AHL hat trick, making it 4-2 for Henderson. Abbotsford got two quick goals to start the third from Ty Mueller and Chase Stillman to tie the game at 4-4. Four-minutes later, Dylan Coghlan fired the puck in from the blue line to make it 5-4. Later in the third, Mitch McLain lasered a pass to Uchacz for a goal off the rush to take a 6-4 lead. While playing 6-on-4, Abbotsford's Danila Klimovich brought the game to within one goal, 6-5. In the dying seconds of the contest, Hemmerling scored his fourth goal of the game on the empty net to secure a 7-5 victory for Henderson.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Mar. 17 | 6 p.m. | at Calgary Flames

Thursday, Mar. 19 | 6 p.m. | at Calgary Flames

Saturday, Mar. 21 | 6 p.m. | vs Texas Stars

LOOKING AHEAD

The Silver Knights will now head to Calgary for two mid-week matchups against the Wranglers on Tuesday and Thursday. You can follow the team on the road and at home by listening on 1230 The Game or watching on FloHockey.

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