Prospect Info: 2022-23 Ducks Prospects

[bsu]

Yep, same was with our last wave of D (Theo, Monty, etc). We signed several veterans which seemed weird at first but was actually useful down the road. I expect the same now, as much as the new ones are skilled and exciting, no way they're successful without some veterans

I don't know what to expect with Verbeek. Wait and see.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

If LaCombe can improve his level of physicality then I think he's got a pretty good shot at an NHL career. Right now he reminds me a bit of Cam Fowler which isn't a bad thing but I worry about him not being able to handle the physical aspect of the game at the next level.

A GM can find a defensive D-man to do the grind work to let LaCombe play the offensive game. That worked pretty well with Fowler. Offensive d-men who can play the two-way game can always find a niche in the NHL. Fowler and Shatty are great examples of that.

I don't know how physical LaCombe is, tbh. At the WJC, LaCombe just looked tentative after he got rocked by the Russians. Afterwards, he played a safe game with offensive flashes. In college, I would say he's a two-way defender because he often lead the team in blocked shots and in plus/minus for a couple of seasons. This season, it's as if he focus on offense as it showed up from the start of the season b/c he doesn't lead the team in blocked shots (4th with 35 blocks) or plus/minus rating (9th with +12).

If LaCombe can have that Lindholm type of physicality, then that would be great. Right now, Hinds is the only d-man I see playing with that Lindholm type of physicality and game play, which is to separate the puck from the opposition and quickly, efficiently get the puck out of the d-zone. But I would be okay if LaCombe has Shattenkirk physicality.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Yep, same was with our last wave of D (Theo, Monty, etc). We signed several veterans which seemed weird at first but was actually useful down the road. I expect the same now, as much as the new ones are skilled and exciting, no way they're successful without some veterans

I don't know what to expect with Verbeek. Wait and see.

Verbeek did stock both the NHL and AHL clubs with veterans. The problem is those veterans weren't good enough to provide ample sheltering for the youths.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Luneau has an assist.

 

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Luneau has an assist.

Has added another along with warren.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Has added another along with warren.

Luneau and Warren both added additional assists, Luneau finished with 3 apples and Warren with 2.

Hinds has an assist of his own

 

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Lacombe finished tonight with an assist. Tschigerl has a goal.

Callow finished with two goals.

 

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Great shot

 

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King finished with an assist.

 

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Zellweger has an early assist, gaucher remains out of the lineup for the third straight game due to injury.

 

[bsu]

Zellweger has an early assist, gaucher remains out of the lineup for the third straight game due to injury.

Nice I just got back from Great Park and was looking for something to watch. Zellweger vs Tschigerl works.

 

[bsu]

Zellweger is hilarious when he gets the puck everyone on the entire ice knows it's going the other way very quickly one way or another. Literally everyone on both teams when he gets the puck just start skating full speed the other way.

 

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Warren and luneau both have goals today.

 

[bsu]

Zellweger ripped one off the crossbar from a bad angle

 

[bsu]

This game has been as one sided as the Luneau vs Mintyukov game was.

 

[bsu]

Here's Zellwegers last shift... actually shows exactly how he plays in juniors

 

[bsu]

 

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Mintyukov has his 20th of the season this morning.

 

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Mintyukov added an assist and finished 1+1.

Zellweger has an assist.

 

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[Zegs2sendhelp]

Seems like a pretty solid chance zellweger brings home another hunter memorial trophy.

Mintyukov should take home the max kaminsky trophy also.


The Emile Bouchard trophy is prob the only 1 that is up for grabs… but I feel like Hinds and Luneau are prob in the running.

 

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[Hockey Duckie]

Prospect Update, part 1: NA CHL, USHL, NCAA

Highlights

• Improved Scoring Rate
  • D Zellweger
  • F Pastujov
  • D Mintyukov
  • D Luneau (Leads team in scoring!)
  • F Hvidston

	Ducks	Prospects	CHL	USHL	NCAA
.	Feb	20​	2023​
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	16​	9​	22​	31​		23​	1.94​	Current
4​	Ben	King	C	WHL	Red Deer	19​	13​	11​	24​		3​	1.26​
3​	Sasha	Pastujov	RW	OHL	Guelph	14​	11​	8​	19​		-6​	1.36​
				OHL	Sarnia	31​	19​	35​	54​		24​	1.74​	Current
3​	Tyson	Hinds	LHD	QMJHL	Sherbrooke	43​	11​	33​	44​		48​	1.02​
				WJC-20	Canada	7​	2​	0​	2​		9​	0.29​
5​	Sean	Tschigerl	LW	WHL	Calgary	47​	18​	22​	40​		-3​	0.85​
1​	Pavel	Mintyukov	LHD	OHL	Saginaw	37​	16​	38​	54​		26​	1.46​
				OHL	Ottawa	18​	4​	12​	16​		5​	0.89​	Current
1​	Nathan	Gaucher	C	QMJHL	Quebec	38​	20​	21​	41​		35​	1.08​
				WJC-20	Canada	7​	1​	3​	4​		1​	0.57​
2​	Noah	Warren	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	41​	3​	15​	18​		13​	0.44​
2​	Tristan	Luneau	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	51​	14​	43​	57​		31​	1.12​
5​	Connor	Hvidston	LW	WHL	Swift	44​	16​	33​	49​		9​	1.11​
5​	Gage	Alexander	G	WHL	Swift	15​	0​	0​	0​		0.898​	3.47​
				ECHL	Tulsa	6​					0.875​	3.61​
				AHL	San Diego	2​					0.900​	2.41​	Current
5​	Michael	Callow	C	USHL	Muskegon	41​	12​	11​	23​		-5​	0.56​
7​	Ethan	Bowen	C	BCHL	Chilliwack	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
2​	Sam	Colangelo	RW	NCAA	Northeastern	30​	8​	14​	22​		-1​	0.73​
4​	Will	Francis	RHD	NCAA	Minn-Duluth	21​	0​	0​	0​		-3​	0.00​
5​	Trevor	Janicke	F	NCAA	Notre Dame	32​	8​	10​	18​		-2​	0.56​
3​	Ian	Moore	RHD	NCAA	Harvard	27​	0​	16​	16​		17​	0.59​
2​	Jackson	LaCombe	LHD	NCAA	Minnesota	32​	8​	23​	31​		11​	0.97​
4​	Jack	Perbix	RW	NCAA	W. Michigan	32​	6​	12​	18​		9​	0.56​
6​	Kyle	Kukkonen	C	NCAA	Michigan Tech	33​	14​	8​	22​		-1​	0.67​

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Prospect Update, part 2: NHL, Euro, AHL

• Highlights
  • G Buteyets improved Sv% and GAA
  • G Alexander has surpassed G OEE in the AHL
  • D Helleson is a +6 in the past two weeks, pairing with vet Del Zotto on top pairing
  • C McTavish is second is rookie scoring in the NHL

	Ducks	Prospects	NHL	Europe	AHL
.	Jan	31st	2023​
Rd	First Name	Last Name	Pos	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	.	Plus/ minus	PPG/ GAA
1​	Mason	Mctavish	LW	NHL	Ducks	56​	13​	19​	32​		-15​	0.571​
FA	Pavol	Regenda	LW	NHL	Ducks	14​	1​	2​	3​		-3​	0.214​
				AHL	Gulls	33​	11​	11​	22​		-3​	0.667​	current
4​	Thimo	Nickl	RHD	H. Allsvenskan	AIK	41​	0​	7​	7​		-9​	0.17​
5​	Artyom	Galimov	C	KHL	Bars Kazan	61​	7​	6​	13​		6​	0.21​
6​	Albin	Sundsvik	C	SHL	Skelleftea	45​	2​	7​	9​		2​	0.20​
6​	Vyacheslav	Buteyets	G	VHL	Chelmet	35​	0​	0​	0​		0.933​	2.11​	3 games
				KHL	HK Sochi	0​
3​	Calle	Clang	G	SHL	Rogle	23​	0​	0​	0​		0.900​	2.71​	2 games
1​	Jacob	Perreault	RW	AHL	San Diego	37​	7​	9​	16​		-11​	0.43​
1​	Brayden	Tracey	LW	AHL	San Diego	46​	8​	13​	21​		-17​	0.46​
6​	Hunter	Drew	F	AHL	San Diego	44​	5​	6​	11​		-14​	0.25​
2​	BO	Groulx	C	AHL	San Diego	48​	11​	18​	29​		-20​	0.60​	injured
3​	Blake	McLaughlin	LW	AHL	San Diego	24​	0​	0​	0​		-10​	0.00​
				ECHL	Tulsa	19​	5​	11​	16​		-5​	0.84​	Current
2​	Drew	Helleson	RHD	AHL	San Diego	45​	4​	10​	14​		-13​	0.31​
4​	Josh	Lopina	C/RW	AHL	San Diego	39​	1​	2​	3​		-9​	0.08​
2​	Axel	Andersson	RD	AHL	San Diego	31​	1​	4​	5​		0​	0.16​
5​	Olle	Eriksson Ek	G	AHL	San Diego	15​	0​	0​	0​		0.844​	5.13​	no games
					Anaheim	0​
3​	Lukas	Dostal	G	AHL	San Diego	34​	0​	0​	0​		0.912​	2.97​
					Anaheim	8​	0​	0​	0​		0.899​	4.00​	current

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Luneau leads Gatineau in scoring with 57 points, two more points than the second scorer. He's got a January birthday, which means he won't be eligible for the AHL next year. It gives Luneau another season to develop in juniors as well as continue his progress on developing/regaining that initial explosion. Tristan is going to be fun to monitor next year!

Another prospect to monitor with high anticipation next season is Hvidston. What more does he have offensively? Can he provide even more defensively? And just how physical a player is he?