Arshdeep Bains of Surrey, B.C., made his debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Bains suited up for his hometown team in their game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.
The 23-year-old forward was called up to the NHL club last week from the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C., but did not play at Saturday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets, as well as Monday’s game against the host Minnesota Wild.
Bains, who grew up a Canucks fan, became one of only four Punjabi players to play in the NHL, the others being Robin Bawa, Manny Malhotra and Jujhar Khaira.
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