Canucks recall goaltender Thatcher Demko from AHL

Any San Diego native would seem an unlikely future NHL draft choice, but goalie Thatcher Demko made sure to put himself in that position, moving from California to Omaha to Boston.

The Vancouver Canucks have recalled goaltender Thatcher Demko from the AHL’s Utica Comets.

The move came on Friday, a day after Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller was forced to leave a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a suspected lower-body injury.

Demko, a native of San Diego, Calif., was selected by the Canucks in the second round of the 2014 NHL Draft and was the winner of the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA’s most outstanding goaltender this past April with Boston College.

The 21-year-old has a 7-4-1 record with a 2.47 goals against average and .914 save percentage in 13 AHL games this season.

When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.