Gulls season opener tonight @ Tucson (7 PM MT). Recent news:
- AHL has recently launched a new
AHLTV service. As an opening campaign, they are broadcasting the opening weekend games for free, only an AHLTV account is needed (no subscription or purchase).
- Max Jones, Kalle Kossila and Kevin Roy are all out of the lineup due to injuries. Anaheim plays tonight also, so no help from the NHL roster is expected. The Ducks just so happen to face the Coyotes, so this should be the case for the opponent as well.
- D
Simon Benoit was apparently signed to a 1-year AHL contract.
- Angus Redmond was loaned to Reading Royals/ECHL, defensemen Amorosa, Forney and Moldenhauer were loaned to Tulsa Oilers/ECHL. Doesn't seem like Anaheim will have an ECHL affiliate this season.
- Four try-out players remain in
San Diego's current roster: Logan Shaw, Luke Gazdic, Peter Sivak and Ryan Tesink.
- F Jake Marchment is also listed in
San Diego's official roster, but not on eliteprospects. No idea what his contract status is.
Possible opening night lineup, based on nothing but guesswork:
Blandisi - Carrick (*) - Tropp (*)
De Leo - Hults - Fiore
Kopacka - Soy - Sideroff
Gazdic (*) - Dostie - Shaw (*)
Larsson - Welinski
Megna - Oleksy (*)
Mahura - Thompson
Boyle - Coreau
Healthy scratches: Thomson, Marchment (?), Tesink, Sivak, Benoit
(*) = veteran, see
AHL's development rule