Playing career
As a free agent, Tolopilo signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 15 May 2023. [3] After attending the training camp of Vancouver's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, [4] Tolopilo was named to their 2023–24 season opening night roster. [5] He stopped 41 shots in his league debut to earn his first AHL win on 14 October 2023 against the Laval Rocket. [6] Tolopilo began the season sharing the starting goaltending position with Artūrs Šilovs, but took over as the team's full-time starter once Šilovs was recalled to the NHL. [7] He maintained a 5–3–0 record through the first two months of the season, along with a .906% save percentage. [8] Tolopilo was recalled to the NHL on April 23, 2024 during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, to serve as Vancouver's emergency backup after Thatcher Demko suffered an injury in Game 1 of their first-round series versus the Nashville Predators. Following an injury to Casey DeSmith in Game 3, Tolopilo drew into the lineup and dressed as Silovs' backup in Game 4. [9] Following the game, DeSmith returned as Silovs' backup for the remainder of Vancouver's playoff run.
Tolopilo was named the Abbotsford Canucks opening night roster after attending their 2024–25 training camp. [10] [11] He started the season with two wins through his first two starts and a .925% save percentage. [12] He earned his first career AHL shutout on 23 November against the Henderson Silver Knights. [13] He then became the first goaltender in franchise history to earn back-to-back shutouts following two weekend games against the Manitoba Moose in mid-December. [14] [15] By January, Tolopilo had a 2.67 goals-against average and .915% save percentage through 14 games. [16] He earned his first recall of the 2024–25 season on 8 March as an emergency backup for Kevin Lankinen [17] but was returned to the AHL the following day. [18] Shortly after returning to Abbotsford, Tolopilo earned his fourth career shutout on 16 March against the Calgary Wranglers. [19] By mid-April, Tolopilo had maintained a winning 18–14–2 record and a 2.68 goals against average. [20] He was called up to the NHL on 12 April 2025 under emergency conditions [21] and made his NHL debut on 14 April 2025. [22] Tolopilo made 15 saves in his debut to lead the Canucks to a 2–1 win over the San Jose Sharks. [23] Following Abbotsford's 2025 Calder Cup win, the Vancouver Canucks extended a qualifying offer to Tolopilo to retain his negotiation rights [24] and signed him to a two-year extension on July 8, 2025. [25]
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