The Anaheim Ducks kick off training camp this morning at Great Park Ice in Irvine, California. It’s open to the public and runs all the way until Sunday with an intrasquad scrimmage taking place on Saturday, along with other various fan-related events as well. There are a number of storylines and certainly a handful of players to keep an eye on as training camp unfolds.
The Ducks’ training camp roster is comprised of 64 players: 34 forwards, 24 defensemen and six goaltenders. The roster also includes six players on professional tryouts (PTOs), three camp invitees and two players contracted to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) San Diego Gulls.
Training Camp Roster
Forwards: Sam Carrick*, Max Comtois, Chase De Leo, Hunter Drew, Brent Gates, Nathan Gaucher, Glenn Gawdin, Max Golod, Derek Grant, Rocco Grimaldi, Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Adam Henrique, Connor Hvidston, Max Jones, Bryce Kindopp, Ben King, Justin Kirkland, Josh Lopina, Isac Lundeström, Blake McLaughlin, Mason McTavish, Logan Nijhoff, Danny O’Regan, Dmitry Osipov, Sasha Pastujov, Jacob Perreault, Jakob Silfverberg, Ryan Strome, Brayden Tracey, Sean Tschigerl, Frank Vatrano, Trevor Zegras
Defensemen: Axel Andersson, Nathan Beaulieu, Simon Benoit, Nikolas Brouillard, Charles Cote, Jamie Drysdale, Cam Fowler, Josh Healey, Drew Helleson, Tyson Hinds, Olli Juolevi, John Klingberg, Dmitri Kulikov, Tristan Luneau, Josh Mahura, Pavel Mintyukov, John Moore*, Luka Profaca, Kevin Shattenkirk, Austin Strand, Urho Vaakanainen, Noah Warren, Colton White, Olen Zellweger
Goalies: Gage Alexander, Lukáš Dostál, Olle Eriksson Ek, John Gibson, Daniel Mannella, Anthony Stolarz
*denotes injury
New Additions Strengthen Ducks’ Top-6
A lot of the buzz on the Ducks this offseason has come from Mason McTavish and his exploits with Canada at the World Juniors, where he helped lead them to a gold medal as team captain. It seems all but likely that he’ll be on the NHL roster this season but he’s not the only new face that will adorn the forward lines.
The Ducks added former New York Rangers Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome via free agency this summer as they continue on the path toward rebuilding the franchise into a playoff contender again. Both should help ease the load taken on by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry last season and the addition of the former pair will help improve the Ducks’ top six substantially.
Zegras and McTavish will likely be the top-two centers, but…
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