Anaheim Ducks Prospect Report March 30, 2018
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ANAHEIM DUCKS PROSPECT REPORT MARCH 30, 2018 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE - SAN DIEGO GULLS (34-21-3-1, 72 POINTS) No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +/- ACQUIRED 14 Kalle Kossila LW 47 16 30 46 +2 Signed as free agent 25 Sam Carrick C 59 13 27 40 +7 Acquired from Chicago 12 Corey Tropp RW 42 15 21 36 -2 Acquired from Chicago 3 x Andy Welinski D 51 10 24 34 -11 2011, Third Round, 83rd Overall 9 Kevin Roy LW 38 11 22 33 +7 2012, Fourth Round, 97th Overall 17 Nic Kerdiles LW 41 13 18 31 +3 2012, Second Round, 36th Overall 13 *Giovanni Fiore C 57 18 11 29 -1 Signed as free agent 19 *Mitch Hults C 48 9 14 23 -9 Signed as free agent 7 Steven Oleksy D 46 7 11 18 +8 Signed as free agent 4 Keaton Thompson D 56 4 11 15 -7 2013, Third Round, 87th Overall 16 *Jacob Larsson D 45 3 12 15 +11 2015, First Round, 27th Overall 5 x *Marcus Pettersson D 44 0 14 14 +7 2014, Second Round, 38th Overall 11 Joe Blandisi (SD) C 23 5 8 13 +3 Acquired from New Jersey via trade 23 *Julius Nattinen C 52 4 8 12 +1 2015, Second Round, 59th Overall 3 Jaycob Megna D 41 2 9 11 0 2012, Seventh Round, 210th Overall 10 *Alex Dostie C 36 3 7 10 -12 2016, Fourth Round, 115th Overall 18 *Deven Sideroff RW 46 4 4 8 -17 2015, Third Round, 84th Overall 32 Mike Liambas LW 32 4 3 7 -2 Signed as free agent 15 Scott Sabourin RW 36 4 3 7 -5 Signed as free agent 40 Jared Boll D 15 1 2 3 +1 Signed as free agent 27 x Korbinian Holzer D 9 0 2 2 0 Acquired from Toronto via trade 31 Kiefer Sherwood C 3 2 0 2 -2 Signed as a free agent No. GOALIE GP MINS W-L-OT SO GA GAA SV% ACQUIRED 1 Reto Berra 29 1603:49 16-9-2 3 69 2.58 .925 Signed as free agent 33 *Kevin Boyle 30 1753:59 17-10-2 1 78 2.67 .921 Signed as free agent x – inactive, * - rookie • The San Diego Gulls swept the weekend series at Cleveland on Mar. 24-25 and have wins in four of their last five games (4-1- 0-0). With the 16th comeback win of the season, San Diego has earned standings points in nine of their last 11 games (6-2-2-1) NOTES: and 17 of their last 21 overall (14-4-2-1). With nine games remaining in the regular season, San Diego is second place in the Pacific Division. San Diego is in action tonight at home against Cleveland at 7 p.m. • Kiefer Sherwood scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Mar. 24 at Cleveland to seal the victory in his professional debut. Sherwood, a native of Columbus, Ohio, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Mar. 20 after three seasons at Miami University of Ohio. Sherwood has two goals in his three games (2-0=2). • Kevin Boyle stopped 27-of-28 shots to earn his 17th win of the season on Mar. 24 at Cleveland and improved to 7-2-1 with one shutout, a 1.85 GAA and .949 SV% in his last 11 games. In his last 18 appearances, Boyle has a 12-4-1 record with one shutout, a 2.06 GAA and .942 SV%. • Giovanni Fiore scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season on Mar. 25 at Cleveland. The goal marked the fifth in his last 10 games (5-0=5) and his ninth third-period goal of the season. • Kalle Kossila earned his team-leading 30th assist of the season on Mar. 25 at Cleveland to extend his point streak to five games (2-3=5). Kossila has 7-9=16 points in his last 19 games and has with 16-30=46 points in 47 games. ECHL - UTAH GRIZZLIES (26-26-9-6, 67 POINTS) No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +/- ACQUIRED 91 x *Mitch Hults C 5 2 5 7 -2 Signed as free agent 10 x *Alex Dostie C 5 2 3 5 -3 2016, Fourth Round, 115th Overall ECHL - TOLEDO WALLEYE No. GOALIE GP MINS W-L-OT SO GA GAA SV% ACQUIRED 1 *Angus Redmond 21 1007 4-9-2-1 0 66 3.93 .876 Signed as free agent NORTH AMERICAN PROSPECTS - COLLEGE PLAYER POS TEAM CONF. GP G A PTS DRAFTED Brent Gates Jr. (Jr.) F Minnesota Big Ten 38 12 14 26 2015, Third Round, 80th Overall Troy Terry (Jr.) C Denver NCHC 39 14 34 48 2015, Fifth Round, 148th Overall Steven Ruggiero (So.) D Lake Superior St. WCHA 17 0 1 1 2015, Sixth Round, 178th Overall Matt Berkovitz (Fr.) D Army Atl. Hockey - - - - 2014, Fifth Round, 123rd Overall Jack Badini (Fr.) F Harvard ECAC 33 10 7 17 2017, Third Round, 91st Overall PLAYER POS TEAM CONF. DRAFTED Garrett Metcalf (So.) G Mercyhurst Atl. Hockey 2015, Sixth Round, 179th Overall GP MINS W-L-OT SO GA GAA SV% - - - - - - - x – inactive, * - rookie • Troy Terry signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ducks on Mar. 26. Terry spent the 2017-18 season with the University of Denver and Team USA (2018 Winter Olympics). Terry registered 14-34=48 points in 39 games at Denver and helped lead the NOTES: Pioneers to their second straight NCHC Conference Championship, as they became the first two-time winner in the history of the tournament. During the NCHC tournament, Terry finished with 2-5=7 points in five playoff games. Selected by Anaheim in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Terry recorded five assists in five games during the Olympic tournament. Terry ranked fifth among skaters in the Olympics in assists and ranked second on the team in points (5). NORTH AMERICAN PROSPECTS - JUNIORS PLAYER POS TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- DRAFTED Max Comtois LW Victoriaville QMJHL 54 44 41 85 +43 2017, Second Round, 50th Overall Antoine Morand C Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL 66 26 50 76 +16 2017, Second Round, 60th Overall x Max Jones LW Kingston OHL 31 19 5 24 -6 2016, First Round, 24th Overall Jack Kopacka F Sault Ste. Marie OHL 66 31 32 63 +28 2015, Fourth Round, 93rd Overall Sam Steel C Regina WHL 54 33 50 83 +27 2016, First Round, 30th Overall Josh Mahura D Regina WHL 60 22 47 69 +36 2016, Third Round, 85th Overall Tyler Soy C Victoria WHL 66 36 56 92 +15 2016, Seventh Round, 205th Overall Kyle Olson RW Tri-City WHL 36 4 14 18 -4 2017, Fourth Round, 122nd Overall x – inactive, * - rookie • Jack Kopacka is currently riding a four-game point streak (4-2=6) after registering one assist on Mar. 28 at Saginaw. Kopacka ranks tied for fifth among OHL skaters (4) and tied for 10th in points (6). Kopacka is one shy of his playoff career-high five goals set in 2017 NOTES: (5-6=11, 11 games). Sault Ste. Marie swept the first-round series, 4-0. • Max Comtois scored two goals in the opening game against Gatineau on Mar. 23 and followed with 1-1=2 points on Mar. 24. With 3-1=4 points in four games, Comtois is two points shy of his career-high 1-5=6 points (5 games) set in the 2016 playoffs. Comtois is tied for fifth in goals (3) among QMJHL skaters. Victoriaville leads the series, 3-1. • Antoine Morand has points in consecutive games (1-1=2) after scoring his first goal of the playoffs on Mar. 28 at Chicoutimi. The series is tied 2-2. • Tyler Soy notched a hat trick in his first playoff game this season on Mar. 29 at Vancouver. Soy leads the Royals in goals (3). The series is tied 2-2. • Sam Steel has recorded two multi-assist games (0-4=4) in his last three games after recording two assists on Mar. 28 vs. Swift Current. Steel leads the Pats in in assists and points (4). Josh Mahura has two assists in his last three games and earned a +4 rating on Mar. 28 vs. Swift Current, one shy of his playoff-high +5 rating set Apr. 15, 2017 against Swift Current. The series is tied 2-2. • Kyle Olson recorded his first career multi-assist game (0-2=2) in the playoffs on Mar. 24 at Kelowna. Olson has assists in three of his last four games (0-4=4). Tri-City swept the series, 4-0. EUROPEAN PROSPECTS GOALIE TEAM LEAGUE DRAFTED Olle Eriksson Ek Farjestad BK J20 SuperElit 2017, Fifth Round, 153rd Overall LEAGUE GP MINS W-L-OT SO GA GAA SV% Allsvenskan 11 642:52 5-4-1 1 23 2.33 .907 J20 SuperElit 17 987:05 10-3-3 2 33 2.01 .924 UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES PT): Friday, Mar. 30 San Diego vs. Cleveland, 7:00 p.m. (AHL) Toledo (Redmond) vs. Wheeling, 4:15 p.m. (ECHL) Acadie-Bathurst (Morand) vs. Chicoutimi, 3:00 p.m. (QMJHL Playoffs) Victoriaville (Comtois) vs. Gatineau, 4:00 p.m. (QMJHL Playoffs) Sault Ste. Marie (Kopacka) vs. Saginaw, 4:07 p.m. (OHL Playoffs) Regina (Steel/Mahura) at Swift Current, 6:00 p.m. (WHL Playoffs) Saturday, Mar. 31 San Diego at Bakersfield, 4:00 p.m.