Another BEAUTIFUL play by Anaheim Ducks rookies!
Anaheim’s 2023 Rookie Camp and Rookie Faceoff roster features 25 players, including 13 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders. Anaheim’s last three first-round selections will take part in the camp and three-game tournament: center Leo Carlsson (second overall in 2023), defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (10th overall in 2022) and center Nathan Gaucher (22nd overall in 2022). Additionally, Anaheim’s three prospects named Defenseman of the Year in 2023 in each of the three Canadian Hockey Leagues (OHL, QMJHL, WHL) will participate in the tournament, including Mintyukov (OHL), Tristan Luneau (QMJHL, second round, 53rd overall in 2022) and Olen Zellweger (WHL, second round, 34th overall in 2021). Zellweger was also named the CHL Defenseman of the Year in 2023.