Prospect Info: 2022-23 Ducks Prospects

[Smirnov2Chistov]

What’s up with Tschigrel? He seemed to make an impression during training camp a while ago. Did he fall off too?

 

[Kalv]

What’s up with Tschigrel? He seemed to make an impression during training camp a while ago. Did he fall off too?

Weird timing to ask this given he has been on a heater lately

But his total production has not veen impressive, yeah

 

[Static]

What’s up with Tschigrel? He seemed to make an impression during training camp a while ago. Did he fall off too?

His team is terrible. He isn't a top prospect who is going to rise above that, but I still think he has a good shot as a bottom six winger. He plays hard.

 

[All Mighty]

LaCombe playing the first tournament game on ESPN2 today. This could potentially be his final game before signing.

 

[MMC]

WM lost and Perbix is now eligible to sign, becomes a UFA 8/15

 

[Static]

WM lost and Perbix is now eligible to sign, becomes a UFA 8/15

I'm not even sure if he gets an AHL PTO.

 

[Kalv]

Anyone will watch LaCombe?

 

[Ducks DVM]

Four Ducks Prospects to Play in 2023 NCAA Tournament | Anaheim Ducks

Four Ducks prospects will participate in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, including Jackson LaCombe (University of Minnesota), Kyle Kukkonen (Michigan Tech), Ian Moore (Harvard) and Jack Perbix (Western Michigan). Minnesota enters as the tournament's No. 1 seed after posting a 26-9-1 record in 2022-23.

www.nhl.com

 

[All Mighty]

LaCombe just took a hit directly to his cage. The other player received a major penalty. LaCombe seemed ok and he is on the PP right now.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

LaCombe just took a hit directly to his cage. The other player received a major penalty. LaCombe seemed ok and he is on the PP right now.

I think that player got kicked out of the game. He left his skates to deliver a hit to LaCombe's head. Minny's scored 2 PP goals so far with over a minute left to play.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Ducks Prospect Update, Pt 1: March 22nd - CHL, USHL, NCAA

Highlights

Many CHL'ers and NCAA prospects heading to the playoffs.

Ducks	3-22	2022-23	CHL	USHL	NCAA
	NA	Non-pro	Duck	prospects
Rd	First Name	Last Name	Pos	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	.	Plus/ minus	PPG/ GAA
2​	Olen	Zellweger	LHD	WHL	Everett	23​	10​	18​	28​		-5​	1.22​
				WJC-20	Canada	7​	0​	6​	6​		0​	0.86​
				WHL	Kamloops	30​	22​	30​	52​		40​	1.73​	Current
4​	Ben	King	C	WHL	Red Deer	30​	17​	18​	35​		2​	1.17​
3​	Sasha	Pastujov	RW	OHL	Guelph	14​	11​	8​	19​		-6​	1.36​
				OHL	Sarnia	43​	28​	44​	72​		27​	1.67​	Current
3​	Tyson	Hinds	LHD	QMJHL	Sherbrooke	54​	11​	41​	52​		57​	0.96​
				WJC-20	Canada	7​	2​	0​	2​		9​	0.29​
5​	Sean	Tschigerl	LW	WHL	Calgary	58​	26​	28​	54​		-2​	0.93​
1​	Pavel	Mintyukov	LHD	OHL	Saginaw	37​	16​	38​	54​		26​	1.46​
				OHL	Ottawa	29​	7​	25​	32​		5​	1.10​	Current
1​	Nathan	Gaucher	C	QMJHL	Quebec	42​	22​	24​	46​		35​	1.10​
				WJC-20	Canada	7​	1​	3​	4​		1​	0.57​
2​	Noah	Warren	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	47​	3​	17​	20​		21​	0.43​	injured
2​	Tristan	Luneau	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	63​	19​	61​	80​		48​	1.27​
5​	Connor	Hvidston	C	WHL	Swift	57​	20​	44​	64​		12​	1.12​
UDFA	Jaxsen	Wiebe	RW	WHL	Edmonton	6​	3​	1​	4​		0​	0.67​
					Prince George	37​	11​	23​	34​		13​	0.92​	Current
5​	Gage	Alexander	G	WHL	Swift	15​	0​	0​	0​		0.898​	3.47​
				ECHL	Tulsa	6​					0.875​	3.61​
				AHL	San Diego	11​					0.908​	2.67​	Current
5​	Michael	Callow	C	USHL	Muskegon	49​	16​	15​	31​		-8​	0.63​
7​	Ethan	Bowen	C	BCHL	Chilliwack	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
2​	Sam	Colangelo	RW	NCAA	Northeastern	35​	9​	15​	24​		-4​	0.69​	End of season
4​	Will	Francis	RHD	NCAA	Minn-Duluth	28​	0​	1​	1​		-1​	0.04​	End of season
5​	Trevor	Janicke	F	NCAA	Notre Dame	37​	8​	14​	22​		1​	0.59​	End of season
3​	Ian	Moore	RHD	NCAA	Harvard	33​	1​	17​	18​		22​	0.55​
2​	Jackson	LaCombe	LHD	NCAA	Minnesota	33​	8​	24​	32​		11​	0.97​
4​	Jack	Perbix	RW	NCAA	W. Michigan	38​	6​	13​	19​		7​	0.50​
6​	Kyle	Kukkonen	C	NCAA	Michigan Tech	38​	18​	9​	27​		5​	0.71​
6​	Nikita	Nesterenko	F	NCAA	Boston College	36​	13​	21​	34​		6​	0.94​	End of season
				NHL	Anaheim	1​	0​	0​	0​		-1​	0.00​

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Ducks Prospect Update, Pt 2: Mar 22 - NHL, Europe, AHL

• Highlight
  • C Sundsvik has two goals in four playoff games
  • G Alexander has been an upgrade over OEE in San Diego

	Prospects	Mar 22	NHL	Europe	AHL
Rd	First Name	Last Name	Pos	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	.	Plus/ minus	PPG/ GAA
1​	Mason	Mctavish	LW	NHL	Ducks	70​	16​	25​	41​		-13​	0.59​
FA	Pavol	Regenda	LW	NHL	Ducks	14​	1​	2​	3​		-3​	0.21​
				AHL	Gulls	43​	12​	12​	24​		-3​	0.56​	current
4​	Thimo	Nickl	RHD	H. Allsvenskan	AIK	47​	0​	8​	8​		-9​	0.17​
				Qualification		3​	0​	0​	0​		1​	0.00​	Current
5​	Artyom	Galimov	C	KHL	Bars Kazan	63​	7​	6​	13​		3​	0.21​
				Playoffs		10​	0​	0​	0​		-4​	0.00​	Current
6​	Albin	Sundsvik	C	SHL	Skelleftea	52​	3​	8​	11​		3​	0.21​
				Playoffs		4​	2​	0​	2​		2​	0.50​	Current
6​	Vyacheslav	Buteyets	G	VHL	Chelmet	35​	0​	0​	0​		0.933​	2.11​
				Playoffs	Chelmet	4​					0.897​	3.42​	no games
				KHL	HK Sochi	0​
3​	Calle	Clang	G	SHL	Rogle	25​	0​	0​	0​		0.901​	2.69​	no games
1​	Jacob	Perreault	RW	AHL	San Diego	39​	7​	9​	16​		-12​	0.41​
1​	Brayden	Tracey	LW	AHL	San Diego	57​	10​	17​	27​		-16​	0.47​
2​	BO	Groulx	C	AHL	San Diego	53​	12​	19​	31​		-21​	0.58​
3​	Blake	McLaughlin	LW	AHL	San Diego	24​	0​	0​	0​		-10​	0.00​
				ECHL	Tulsa	31​	9​	14​	23​		-11​	0.74​	Current
2​	Drew	Helleson	RHD	AHL	San Diego	56​	5​	12​	17​		-15​	0.30​
4​	Josh	Lopina	C/RW	AHL	San Diego	50​	2​	2​	4​		-12​	0.08​
2​	Axel	Andersson	RD	AHL	San Diego	32​	1​	4​	5​		1​	0.16​	injured
5​	Olle	Eriksson Ek	G	AHL	San Diego	19​	0​	0​	0​		0.847​	4.92​
					Anaheim	0​
3​	Lukas	Dostal	G	AHL	San Diego	34​	1​	0​	1​		0.912​	2.97​
					Anaheim	12​	0​	0​	0​		0.899​	3.91​	current
5​	Gage	Alexander	G	WHL	Swift	15​	0​	0​	0​		0.898​	3.47​
				ECHL	Tulsa	6​					0.875​	3.61​
				AHL	San Diego	11​					0.908​	2.67​	Current

 

[Static]

Minnesota wins 9-2 to move on. Lacombe finished with an assist.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Minnesota wins 9-2 to move on. Lacombe finished with an assist.

He was more visible on the defensive end in this game. On the offensive end and PP, he's quite passive, but he's really good at handling the puck and passing it - still passive.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Four Ducks Prospects to Play in 2023 NCAA Tournament | Anaheim Ducks

Four Ducks prospects will participate in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, including Jackson LaCombe (University of Minnesota), Kyle Kukkonen (Michigan Tech), Ian Moore (Harvard) and Jack Perbix (Western Michigan). Minnesota enters as the tournament's No. 1 seed after posting a 26-9-1 record in 2022-23.

www.nhl.com

I did not know Moore was 2nd in scoring, assist, and +/- for defensemen on the team - behind Thrun. Wow!

 

[Reveille1984]

A pretty good read. Size doesn't magicaly solve all problems, but lack of it can be a huge disadvantage. Drysdale = hurt for the whole year. Last playoffs Sam Girard on the Avs was absolutely crushed so taken out of their run early... That's on top of any casual battle where bigger forwards often dominate
I've been wondering about it for a while and I don't think that we can make deep runs with both Dry and Zell on the team. Well, one of them has yet to crack pro hockey ofc

This is the biggest reason I'm not all that optimistic on Zellweger to be honest. How many skaters his size even play as NHL defenseman to begin with, let alone as a reliable top 4. Spurgeon is one of the only guys I can think of. I wonder if he tried to make things work as a forward at some point and just couldn't stand out from the pack, since smaller wings in the NHL are way more common. That seems like a much easier path to the NHL.

Mintyukov is probably our best hope right now to turn into a 1D given his physical profile and skillset, and if he flames out then we're likely going to have a big hole there for a while with Lindholm gone. Drysdale has bulked up since being drafted and is much closer to the prototypical size of an NHLer, he's not really on the same planet physically as Zellweger.

 

[AngelDuck]

This is the biggest reason I'm not all that optimistic on Zellweger to be honest. How many skaters his size even play as NHL defenseman to begin with, let alone as a reliable top 4. Spurgeon is one of the only guys I can think of. I wonder if he tried to make things work as a forward at some point and just couldn't stand out from the pack, since smaller wings in the NHL are way more common. That seems like a much easier path to the NHL.

Mintyukov is probably our best hope right now to turn into a 1D given his physical profile and skillset, and if he flames out then we're likely going to have a big hole there for a while with Lindholm gone. Drysdale has bulked up since being drafted and is much closer to the prototypical size of an NHLer, he's not really on the same planet physically as Zellweger.

Torey Krug, Vatanen, Girard, Phil Housley, Spurgeon

I’m sure there are more. Zellweger is not as small as you think he is. He’s about 5’9 175 and can probably get to 185. He’s not Nathan Gerbe out there

 

[lwvs84]

This is the biggest reason I'm not all that optimistic on Zellweger to be honest. How many skaters his size even play as NHL defenseman to begin with, let alone as a reliable top 4. Spurgeon is one of the only guys I can think of. I wonder if he tried to make things work as a forward at some point and just couldn't stand out from the pack, since smaller wings in the NHL are way more common. That seems like a much easier path to the NHL.

Mintyukov is probably our best hope right now to turn into a 1D given his physical profile and skillset, and if he flames out then we're likely going to have a big hole there for a while with Lindholm gone. Drysdale has bulked up since being drafted and is much closer to the prototypical size of an NHLer, he's not really on the same planet physically as Zellweger.

Ideally, Zell can play on the "3rd" pair (if the Ducks don't have a true 1D, hopefully they'll have a 2A/2B/2C pairing), with Minty leading one pair, Dry on another, and Zell on the 3rd. He'd definitely need to be paired with a bigger DFD. Might have to be with Benoit, and keep them as a true 3rd pairing (like Vats/Stoner) but with Zell getting more PP time. But with LaCombe/Moore/Warren/Hinds/future picks and the Ducks track record with d-men, hopefully a higher than normal number will pan out.

 

[AngelDuck]

I think Krug is really a pretty good projection for Zellweger. A 2nd pairing LHD who brings it offensively enough to make up for his deficiencies. Would take that in a heartbeat

We don’t need him to be Makar or Fox

 

[cheesymc]

I think Krug is really a pretty good projection for Zellweger. A 2nd pairing LHD who brings it offensively enough to make up for his deficiencies. Would take that in a heartbeat

We don’t need him to be Makar or Fox

He doesn't have Krug's grit....

And yes we do need him to be...

 

[Anarchynate]

I think Krug is really a pretty good projection for Zellweger. A 2nd pairing LHD who brings it offensively enough to make up for his deficiencies. Would take that in a heartbeat

We don’t need him to be Makar or Fox

I think Pavel is on the right track to becoming #1 pairing. Once he hits an NHL weight room and gets the development from ducks personal, he will shine. He seems to adjust accordingly. He his a high IQ and somewhat of a killer instinct. Zell will be a dynamo no matter where he plays. I honestly have extremely high hopes for Luneau and believe he will be a C one day.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

He doesn't have Krug's grit....

And yes we do need him to be [Makar or Fox]...

Why does Zell need to be Makar or Fox? Drysdale's our 5'11 comparison to Makar or Fox. Then there's Minty as well. Both Drysdale and Minty are top-10 overall picks. Zellweger is a second rounder and has been building his frame like a MAC truck. The player GM Murray cited for Zellweger's player's comp is Spurgeon.

None of RD Drysdale, LD Zellweger, or LD Minty scream shutdown D, or at least at this moment. The org can create balance with their pairings with a more defensive minded d-man. Our known defensive D-men are 6'3 RD Moore, 6'3 LD Hinds, and 6'5 RD Warren. We got two-way guys in LD/RD LaCombe, RD Luneau, RD Andersson, and RD Helleson (I think Helleson's a two-way guy b/c I don't see/read shutdown from San Diego).

We need a collection of talented D-men if we don't have a Lindholm, Makar, or Fox. Fortunately, we do have them in our system and we'll be adding more with the mass of draft picks in the next couple of drafts. And if we have too much talent in two years, then we can trade for top tier talents while still having depth.

 

[lwvs84]

I think Pavel is on the right track to becoming #1 pairing. Once he hits an NHL weight room and gets the development from ducks personal, he will shine. He seems to adjust accordingly. He his a high IQ and somewhat of a killer instinct. Zell will be a dynamo no matter where he plays. I honestly have extremely high hopes for Luneau and believe he will be a C one day.

Honest question (and not necessarily directed at you), what is Minty's work ethic like? He seems to be another one of those guys that has a strong willingness to learn, sounds like he's learning a more structured game with his new team? One of the best things about the current crop of kids (for the most part) is their work ethic. Zegras couldn't score a goal in his first WJC, improved his shot dramatically after (I'm not so sure that he isn't just improving because of ego). From what everyone says on McTavish, he's the first on the ice and last off and willing to work with (and more than that approaching) coaches and older players to get advice. Sucks that Dry lost a year and we couldn't see if he was going to make a huge leap, but even before being drafted he was attending clinics. Zell has been putting on muscle and working out in the offseason (apparently), so it seems like he's putting in effort. Hoping Minty is one of those guys and these kids develop this as a team culture going forward.

 

[Anarchynate]

Honest question (and not necessarily directed at you), what is Minty's work ethic like? He seems to be another one of those guys that has a strong willingness to learn, sounds like he's learning a more structured game with his new team? One of the best things about the current crop of kids (for the most part) is their work ethic. Zegras couldn't score a goal in his first WJC, improved his shot dramatically after (I'm not so sure that he isn't just improving because of ego). From what everyone says on McTavish, he's the first on the ice and last off and willing to work with (and more than that approaching) coaches and older players to get advice. Sucks that Dry lost a year and we couldn't see if he was going to make a huge leap, but even before being drafted he was attending clinics. Zell has been putting on muscle and working out in the offseason (apparently), so it seems like he's putting in effort. Hoping Minty is one of those guys and these kids develop this as a team culture going forward.

He seems to adapt to each environment pretty well. Even if it may take some time, once he does he thrives. To me, he’s a coaches dream.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

This is the biggest reason I'm not all that optimistic on Zellweger to be honest. How many skaters his size even play as NHL defenseman to begin with, let alone as a reliable top 4. Spurgeon is one of the only guys I can think of. I wonder if he tried to make things work as a forward at some point and just couldn't stand out from the pack, since smaller wings in the NHL are way more common. That seems like a much easier path to the NHL.

Mintyukov is probably our best hope right now to turn into a 1D given his physical profile and skillset, and if he flames out then we're likely going to have a big hole there for a while with Lindholm gone. Drysdale has bulked up since being drafted and is much closer to the prototypical size of an NHLer, he's not really on the same planet physically as Zellweger.

I've said it here and there, but the best thing about these defenseman having great junior seasons is that Anaheim can potentially trade one of them and (maybe) get better help in return. I've been worried about his size and his defending abilities since we drafted him. Yeah it's great that he can produce, but what about actually playing defense?