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The Anaheim Ducks introduced their rookie camp and Rookie Faceoff roster on Sept. 3.
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Rookie camp will start on Thursday, Sept. 13 at Nice Park Ice in Irvine, CA, and recreation one in every of three within the 10-team Rookie Faceoff for the Geese is scheduled for Sept 14 at 3:30 pm, the place they’re going to tackle the rookies from the Colorado Avalanche in El Segundo, CA.
Within the three drafts since common supervisor Pat Verbeek took over the reins within the Anaheim entrance workplace, the Geese have made 26 choices, together with 16 within the first three rounds.
Regardless of a number of of these gamers having “graduated” to full-time NHL obligation, the Geese will nonetheless ice a deep and proficient crop of rookies this weekend.
2024 twenty third total decide Stian Solberg, 2024 thirty sixth total decide Lucas Pettersson, and 2023 sixtieth total decide Damian Clara are all designated to play the 2024-25 season in Europe and will not be attending rookie camp, the Rookie Faceoff, or Geese coaching camp.
Because of the star energy up and down the roster, a case may be made to look at almost each younger participant carefully, however let’s check out three of probably the most intriguing younger Geese at rookie camp and the Rookie Faceoff:
*On Sept. 5, the Geese introduced accidents to goaltender Tomas Suchanek and ahead Beckett Sennecke. Suchanek had profitable surgical procedure to restore a ruptured ACL and is anticipated to overlook six to eight months, possible your complete 2024-25 season. Sennecke fractured his foot throughout offseason coaching and his timetable to return was set for six to eight weeks.
Gauthier (20) was a Hobey Baker finalist for his spectacular sophomore season at Boston School in 2023-24, he is the one participant on the Geese rookie roster anticipated to play your complete 2024-25 season within the NHL and is a top-five favourite to win the Calder Trophy.
All indications level towards Gauthier dominating this match and separating himself at rookie camp. He ought to drive play, dictate tempo, and produce at will in opposition to his friends.
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The extra intriguing facet of watching Gauthier at rookie camp shall be observing what sort of management function he assumes.
“Cutter mentioned straight away, ‘I need to be a frontrunner for the fellows who’re experiencing camp for the primary time,'” San Diego Gulls head coach Matt McIlvane mentioned following Geese improvement camp. “For somebody new to the group to leap in and tackle that accountability straight away, I applauded him for it. I mentioned, ‘Hey let’s construct on that,’ as a result of that’s what he shall be and is for the group as a frontrunner.”
Gauthier is listed as a left winger on the Geese roster, however primarily performed middle throughout the previous two seasons at Boston School and with Staff USA’s U20 group. Will probably be value monitoring whether or not he’ll take any shifts down the center throughout rookie camp or if he is merely destined for the wing.
The Geese took a calculated strategy to Luneau’s improvement within the 2023-24 season, however was largely for not, as he missed nearly all of it with an an infection in his knee.
After successful the QMJHL Defenseman of the Yr award in 2022-23, Luneau (20) made the Geese opening night time roster in 2023-24. He was to look at life as an expert whereas enjoying sporadically for each the Geese and Gulls throughout the first a part of the season earlier than becoming a member of Staff Canada on the World Junior Championship in Sweden in late Dec.
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He performed seven video games for the Geese, notching a aim and two assists, and performed six video games for the Gulls within the AHL, including a pair of assists.
On the journey to Sweden, Luneau’s knee turned contaminated and he was shut down for the rest of the 2023-24 season.
He partook within the “SoFlo” summer season hockey league in Florida throughout offseason coaching with a number of Ducks younger gamers and all indications level towards his full restoration from his knee harm.
Luneau is anticipated to be among the many first NHL call-ups ought to the chance come up, however making the Geese opening night time roster should not be dominated out for the right-shot defenseman.
Rodwin Dionicio
Dionicio (20) was chosen within the fifth spherical of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft from the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL, his second yr of draft eligibility.
Since then, Dionicio represented Switzerland on the 2024 World Junior Championship, scoring 4 factors in 5 video games, and within the OHL season, he was traded to the eventual Memorial Cup-winning Saginaw Spirit, the place he completed the season with 20 objectives and 53 factors in his ultimate 44 video games.
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He led Saginaw in scoring throughout their OHL playoff run with 17 factors in 17 video games and tacked on 5 factors in 5 video games en path to their Memorial Cup victory.
In Jan., Dionicio introduced he was to play the 2024-25 season in Switzerland’s Nationwide League for EHC Biel-Bienne. Nonetheless, on Might 17, the Geese introduced they’d signed Dionicio to a three-year entry-level contract starting within the 2024-25 season.
The Swiss NL season is ready to start on Sept. 17, so it appears Dionicio will play his 2024-25 season in North America, possible within the AHL.
The criticism of Dionicio’s recreation will at all times be tied to his skating. He is not the smoothest or quickest skater, nor does he possess significantly sturdy four-way mobility, however his puck expertise, creativity, and hockey IQ are nicely above common.
“He is acquired higher consciousness now within the defensive zone,” Geese director of participant improvement Jim Johnson mentioned. “His lateral mobility and agility is getting higher and now he is engaged on understanding the way to create bodily relationships earlier, closing shortly within the defensive zone and being a bit bit extra below management.”
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