Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season [Video]

Arturs Silovs was the Vancouver Canucks breakout star during last season’s playoffs — and not only for his fashion sense.

Now, with Vancouver’s leading goalie Thatcher Demko sidelined by a rare muscle injury, Silovs appears poised to take over the crease once again.

The 23-year-old Latvian remains unfazed by the opportunity.

“Just have to take it one day at a time. Take it as a challenge and be prepared,” he said at the Canucks training camp in Penticton, B.C.

Silovs’ cool, calm demeanour drew ample attention last spring — as did the pink paisley dress shirt Canucks forward J.T. Miller borrowed from Silovs’ locker and sported during a morning skate.

Silovs spent much of the regular season with Vancouver’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, before joining the NHL club for its playoff run.

Over a matter of weeks, he went from being the third-string netminder to posting his first NHL shutout in a series-clinching victory over …