VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have recalled defenceman Troy Stecher and forward Jason Megna from the American Hockey League's Utica Comets.

Stecher, a 22-year-old from Richmond, B.C., has registered an assist along with four penalty minutes in four games with the Comets this season. Last season, the five-foot-11, 195-pound defenceman helped the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks to their eighth NCAA Championship while being named to the All-Tournament Team.

Stecher also led the Fighting Hawks defencemen in goals (8), assists (21), and points (29). He was signed by Vancouver as a free agent on April 13 and is highly thought of by the organization after having a good training camp.

Megna, 26, has a goal and two assists in four games with Utica.

The 6-1, 192-pound forward split the 2015-16 season between the New York Rangers and the AHL Hartford Wolf Pack.

In six games with the Rangers, Megna had one goal and one assist (1-1-2) along with two penalty minutes. In 68 games with Hartford, he finished tied for third on the team in goals (15), tied for first in assists (29) and second in points (44).

The native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was signed by Vancouver as a free agent on July 1, 2016.