Rookie camp is just about a week away and on Tuesday, the Ducks announced their roster for camp and the upcoming rookie faceoff tournament that will be held in El Segundo, Calif. from Sept. 13-16.
There are 29 players on the Ducks’ rookie camp roster. 23 of those players are part of the Ducks organization and 16 of those players are currently under contract.
Cutter Gauthier, Tristan Luneau and Beckett Sennecke are a few of the headliners on the Ducks’ rookie camp roster. Both Gauthier and Luneau saw NHL action this past season while Sennecke was drafted third overall by the Ducks in June.
With just eight games of NHL experience combined under their belts, it’s not a huge surprise to see Gauthier and Luneau taking part in rookie camp and the rookie tournament. The former attended development camp in July while the latter was unable to take part in on-ice activities from January to April due to a staph infection.
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Sennecke was seen wearing a boot during training camp for the Oshawa Generals at the end of August, but the expectation—for now—is that he will be able to partake in rookie camp and the rookie tournament. He’ll also be sporting No. 45 after wearing No. 38 during development camp. That number has since gone to offseason signing Jansen Harkins.
Other notable names on the roster include Yegor Sidorov, Nathan Gaucher, Rodwin Dionicio, Sam Colangelo and goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets.
Sidorov will get his first taste of pro hockey this season after signing his entry-level contract (ELC) this past April. He was one of the top goalscorers in the entire CHL and showed his goalscoring prowess in the WHL Playoffs, leading all players in goals.
Gaucher’s first season as a pro was a mixed bag, though it was revealed by Ducks director of player development, Jim Johnson, that Gaucher battled injuries for most of the season. A strong offseason and a clean bill health should help set Gaucher up for a better sophomore season as a pro.
The expectation was that Dionicio would play in Switzerland for EHC Biel-Bienne in 2024-25 after it was announced in January that he had signed a three-year contract with them. However, that no longer appears to be the case. Dionicio will play for the San Diego Gulls in the AHL after the Ducks became satisfied with how much he had improved his frame.
“His body had completely changed,” Johnson said. “He is a good skater in attack and has great offensive instincts. The…