Sheldon Rempal is playing a significant support role for the Vancouver Canucks.
The recalled right winger is not only a legitimate lineup option after piling up 48 points with the American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford — 23 goals and 25 assists in 41 games will draw the attention of the parent club — he’s also that convenient chip Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau can play to push practice pace.
Undrafted, Rempal logged seven with the Los Angeles Kings in 2018-19 and three with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020-21. His current one-year, two-way contract is at the league minimum of US$750,000 in the NHL and $125,000 in the AHL, so staying here also helps the team’s bottom line. “I’ve had a lot of good days in pro and definitely a lot of bad days. All the bad days have helped get me to where I am today and I’m just happy to keep grinding away and getting another chance in the NHL.
“Appreciation? I was in the minors and still believed at 38 that in Fort Wayne, that I was going to get another crack at the NHL,” Boudreau said. “I talk to them all the time, I respect them, and I know what they’re going through. “It’s just moving my feet and seeing the ice really well,” said Rempal. “I like to play fast and with skill and hopefully produce some offence.”Elias Pettersson was the only roster regular absent from an optional skate Sunday morning. And, of course, that set off some alarm bells in a hockey mad market, even though the centre practised Saturday.
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