Prospect Info: Ducks Prospect Info 2020-21

[Anaheim4ever]

Did William Francis sign ?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Did William Francis sign ?

I don't believe so. Having only played 10 games a year ago and none this past season, I'd be surprised if he isn't at least a couple NCAA seasons of development away from being pro ready.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I don't believe so. Having only played 10 games a year ago and none this past season, I'd be surprised if he isn't at least a couple NCAA seasons of development away from being pro ready.

darn. A lot of us were hoping for him to recover and return after he was cancer free but then when covid19 hit i think that set him back another year cause his immune system from chemo made him high risk with covid19.
Perhaps he'll become one of those College UFAs that signs with a team in a few years.

 

[duxfan1101]

 

[duxfan1101]

Apparently Galimov extended his KHL contract through the 2023-2024 season.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

What's the situation with Limoges? Curious as to why we haven't signed him yet.

Guess McLaughlin is going back to school for his senior year.

 

[duxfan1101]

Ian Moore was invited. Jacob Perreault, who can still play for either USA or Canada, was not.

 

[Boo Boo]

Ian Moore was invited. Jacob Perreault, who can still play for either USA or Canada, was not.

It definitely feels like he’s set on playing for Canada

 

[Sean Garrity]

It definitely feels like he’s set on playing for Canada

I just hope he gets some international experience SOMEWHERE. The kid needs to play,

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I actually bought THN's 2021 Future Watch magazine. Here's some Ducks stuff on there with respect to rankings. (If someone already brought this up, then my bad.)

Top 100 Prospects in the NHL

1. C Zegras
3. D Drysdale
52. RW Perreault​

Wow. They're high on Perreault like I am! I'm just a little bit perturbed that Dostal wasn't even ranked in the top-100. (More on that later.)

Ducks' top-10 (Future Watch)

THN top-10	2021	FW					FW 2020
Rank	Pos	Player	Draft Yr	Round	Overall	.
1	C	Zegras	2019	1	9th		1
2	RHD	Drysdale	2020	1	6th		n/a
3	RW	Perreault	2020	1	27th		n/a
4	LW	Tracey	2019	1	29th		4
5	G	Dostal	2018	3	85th		3
6	LHD	LaCombe	2019	2	39th		…
7	C/RW	Colangelo	2020	2	36th		…
8	LHD	Thrun	2019	4	101st		…
9	C	Groulx	2018	2	54th		…
10	RHD	Moore	2020	3	67th		…

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I'm surprised to see Tracey ranked that high. THN must like his potential a lot still, even above Dostal. Looking at the FW 2020 ranking (only shared the top-5), Tracey leapfrogged Dostal?! Grrrr... The write-up on Dostal is very telling:

After he went 10-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA and .941 SP with Ilves in Sweden [sic] in the fall, it was time for the Ducks to take an up-close look. Dostal doesn't fit the mold of the modern NHL goalie, standing a couple of inches shorter than most. But he emerged as the Gulls' No.1, ahead of AHL vets Anthony Stolarz and Jeff Glass. Dostal is technically sound and benefits from the mentoring of Sudarshan Maharaj, the Ducks' goalie whisperer. Dostal hasn't disappointed in his first extended North American action.​

wow... THN doesn't know which country Dostal plays in, mocks his height, and then credits a Ducks' goalie coach when Dostal was good before being drafted by the Ducks. They don't believe Dostal's rise is due to his talent and he gets docked for his height.

It's gonna be an interesting off-season for our annual HF prospect ranking with talks of trades, highlighting our defensive unit as draft capital.

 

[bsu]

LaCombe is playing in da beauty league summer league

Tradition - 2021 2021 Regular Season - Roster (dabeautyleague.com)

 

[duxfan1101]

LaCombe is playing in da beauty league summer league

Tradition - 2021 2021 Regular Season - Roster (dabeautyleague.com)

McLaughlin and Lettieri are playing, too.

Also, another name I see: WILL FRANCIS!
Good to see he’s finally playing again.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

McLaughlin and Lettieri are playing, too.

Also, another name I see: WILL FRANCIS!
Good to see he’s finally playing again.

Is Francis still a Ducks prospect ?

 

[duxfan1101]

This year's rookie tournament will be held in Arizona from September 17-20.

 

[Static]

Is Francis still a Ducks prospect ?

Yes. Believe his rights expire next year.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Yes. Believe his rights expire next year.

Nice, i want to see him get a chance at a new contract.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Francis had 2 goals in his opening Da Beauty league game

 

[duxfan1101]

Canada released their World Junior Summer Camp roster. Jacob Perreault was NOT invited. Drysdale was invited, but will not attend.
2021-22 National Junior Team Summer Showcase Roster

 

[bsu]

Go play for USA.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Go play for USA.

I think it takes two years for IIHF to switch the nation you play for so you can’t do it Willy nilly, I wonder if he switched a while ago and may qualify to play for the US this year or if it won’t be for a while and he won’t ever get a WJC showing

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I think it takes two years for IIHF to switch the nation you play for so you can’t do it Willy nilly, I wonder if he switched a while ago and may qualify to play for the US this year or if it won’t be for a while and he won’t ever get a WJC showing

I don't believe he ever played for Canada in an IIHF sanctioned event. Assuming he has U.S. citizenship he should be eligible to play for the U.S. at the next WJCs.

 

[Static]

It seems like he picked Canada but they didn't share his affinity. Have to believe if we wanted to play for the US he would have been invited to camp.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

His brother is with USNTDP, would make sense to join him in the program.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Perrault was invited by Canada to last year's camp (2020) to prep for the WJC-20: link

19 year- old, Carolina Hurricanes prospect Jamieson Rees will attend this annual camp for the second time, determiend to crack the National Team squad this time around. 18-year old, NHL draft eligible forward Jacob Perreault will get his first taste at the u20 level.​

 

[Opak]