Tolopilo is headed back to Vancouver for personal reasons and will miss Tuesday’s road clash with Colorado, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK reports.
With Tolopilo traveling home for the birth of his child, the Canucks recalled Jiri Patera from the minors, presumably to serve as the No. 2 option behind Kevin Lankinen. For his part, the 25-year-old Tolopilo is sporting a 1-1-0 record, 3.56 GAA and .892 save percentage in his two NHL outings this year. Once Thatcher Demko (lower body) is cleared to play, Tolopilo figures to head back to AHL Abbotsford.
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