SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 09/08/19 Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers 1152033 Ducks prospect Simon Benoit making most of his chance 1152062 Oilers rookies fall 1-0 in intense battle with Flames to shine 1152063 McDavid says knee feels great, not sure about opening 1152034 Jobs are open, so watch these four young Ducks in night ‘Rookie Faceoff’ tournament 1152064 Tyler Benson finding his stride, focusing on Oilers roster 1152035 2019-20 NHL Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks spot 1152065 Even if he’s unsure about his return, Oilers’ Connor Arizona Coyotes McDavid looks and sounds like his old self 1152036 Arizona Coyotes announce schedule for training camp at Gila River Arena Los Angeles Kings 1152066 Kings goaltender Jack Campbell signs two-year extension Boston Bruins 1152067 How a Kings trade with the ‘Bicep Club’ landed them 1152037 Jakub Lauko aiming to continue his transition to hockey in fast-rising prospect Samuel Fagemo North America 1152068 ROOKIES – ANAHEIM 4, LOS ANGELES 1: DURZI, 1152038 Looking at the legacy of Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs LIZOTTE, STOTHERS 1152039 Jakub Lauko continues to impress for Bruins 1152070 CAMPBELL “EXCITED” TO INK TWO-YEAR EXTENSION 1152040 Bruins still getting over the Game 7 loss as camp WITH KINGS approaches 1152071 JACK CAMPBELL SIGNS TWO YEAR EXTENSION 1152041 Peace, love and happiness in NHL rookie tournaments WITH $1.65-MILLION AAV don’t quite fly with old-school onlookers 1152072 2019 ROOKIE FACEOFF BEGINS TODAY IN IRVINE: SCHEDULE, ROSTER, LINKS Buffalo Sabres 1152073 AFTER STRONG SHOWING THIS SUMMER, 1152042 Victor Olofsson continues to state case for NHL roster CONSTANTINOU BATTLING TO EARN CONTRACT spot in Sabres win 1152043 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 'on track' in recovery, won't MontrealCanadiens participate in Sabres camp 1152074 Power play fizzles as Canadiens' rookies lose to Senators 1152044 Arttu Ruotsalainen sees Prospects Challenge as first 'big 1152075 Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin not interested in signing chance' with Sabres Andrei Markov 1152045 Inside the NHL: Will Bruins ever overcome the pain of their 1152076 Former Canadien Brandon Prust and wife Maripier Morin Game 7 dud? split up 1152046 Sabres hopefuls are tested against elite talent at the 1152077 Canadiens Notebook: Ryan Poehling offers good advice Prospects Challenge for Cole Caufield 1152078 Nick Suzuki and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard stand out for the Calgary Flames Canadiens in the first game of the rookie showcase 1152047 Zagidulin shines in Flames Young Guns victory over Oilers 1152048 Flames prospect Luke Philp pumped for next test — pro New Jersey Devils hockey 1152079 WATCH: Live stream of Devils’ game vs. Penguins at 1152049 Flames highly-touted prospect Dillon Dube discovers the Prospects Challenge recipe for success — and salmon 1152080 Who will the Devils play with P.K. 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Chicago Blackhawks 1152050 Transition from forward to defense keeps Blackhawks New York Islanders prospect Jack Ramsey on his toes: ‘It’s a lot of new stuff 1152081 Prospect defenseman Noah Dobson trying to make 1152051 5 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ prospects 5-4 OT win Islanders' roster for opening night in Traverse City, including Kirby Dach and Adam Boqvist 1152052 Kirby Dach loses cool as Blackhawks prospects fall to Ottawa Senators Maple Leafs 1152082 Abramov continues to shine at Senators rookie tourney 1152053 Blackhawks coverage from the 2019 Traverse City NHL 1152083 Josh Norris says he's ready to take the next step with the prospects tournament Senators 1152054 Top players from around the league filled Chicago this week during NHL Media Tour Philadelphia Flyers 1152055 Takeaways and observations: Blackhawks fall to Maple 1152084 Morgan Frost, Isaac Ratcliffe, Joel Farabee: Kid Line Leafs in Game 2 at Traverse City could be Flyers’ go-to unit in future 1152085 In his first full NHL season, Flyers’ Phil Myers ready to Colorado Avalanche build off promising debut 1152056 Altitude Sports “exploring” Amazon option to break logjam 1152086 An Isaac Ratcliffe-Morgan Frost-Joel Farabee line, with TV distributors 'effortless' Philippe Myers, more on Flyers rookie camp 1152057 Avalanche player (p)review: Vladislav Kamenev 1152087 When will prospect German Rubtsov get to Flyers? 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He wasn’t drafted by the team. He didn’t have a contract awaiting his signature. He was invited to camp with zero expectation placed on his sturdy 6-foot-3, 192-pound frame. “I came as a nobody,” Benoit said Saturday. After a strong camp, after a standout showing in the first Rookie Faceoff in Las Vegas, he earned a spot on the roster of the San Diego Gulls, the Ducks’ AHL team. After he was given an enhanced role with the Gulls, he signed a three-year, $2.775-million contract last March 4. “I was proud of it,” he said. “I worked hard for it. Now the easy part is done and the hard part is beginning. For sure, it was kind of a relief because you worked hard since you were a kid to become part of an NHL team and then that happened and I called my mom and I called my dad and I think they were crying because I worked hard for it. Then, five minutes later, I was, like, ‘I have to work harder.’” Benoit, a 20-year-old native of Laval, Quebec, is likely ticketed for San Diego again this season, but it’s not difficult to foresee a day in the not- too-distant future when he’s challenging for ice time with the Ducks’ defense corps. In fact, it could happen sooner than later. General Manager Bob Murray is in the midst of a rather dramatic roster makeover. It’s out with the old and in with the new, as the franchise embraces a youth movement. Benoit’s apprenticeship is ongoing, to be sure, but he’s made significant strides in the past year. Benoit stood out among the Ducks’ defensemen during their 4-1 victory Saturday over the Kings in the Rookie Faceoff at Great Park Ice. He moved the puck well, maintained his position and delivered the sort of physical play that the Ducks want and need from their defensemen. He didn’t have a goal or an assist in the first of the Ducks’ three games in the Rookie Faceoff, but he was a forceful presence while paired with Dawson Davidson, a 21-year-old on a tryout after a successful 2018-19 junior season in which he scored 13 goals and 75 points.