It is that time of year again! Like in years past – this post will serve as a one-stop shop for all of the arrivals and departures for the San Diego Gulls, a roster changes compendium for the 2021-2022 offseason.
Below is a time line of the departures and arrivals as well as a line-up at the bottom that will be continually updated as news comes to hand.
Date | Player | Team | |
25 May 2022 | Lucas Elvenes | HV71 (SHL – Sweden) | |
1 June 2022 | Pavol Regenda | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
5 July 2022 | Brendan Guhle | Berlin (DEL – Germany) | |
13 July 2022 | Vinni Lettieri | Boston/Providence (NHL/AHL) | |
13 July 2022 | Brogan Rafferty | Seattle/Palm Springs (NHL/AHL) | |
13 July 2022 | Glen Gawdin | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
14 July 2022 | Chase De Leo | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
14 July 2022 | Justin Kirkland | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
14 July 2022 | Austin Strand | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
14 July 2022 | Colin White | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
14 July 2022 | Alex Limoges | Winnipeg/Manitoba (NHL/AHL) | |
26 July 2022 | Buddy Robinson | Chicago/Rockford (NHL/AHL) | |
26 July 2022 | Trevor Carrick | Tampa/Syracuse (NHL/AHL) | |
28 July 2022 | Ollie Juolevi | Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL) | |
30 July 2022 | Jack Badini | Toronto/Toronto (NHL/AHL) | |
9 August 2022 | Greg Pateryn | Retired – Joins Penguins as a Scout | |
9 August 2022 | Logan Nijhoff | San Diego/Tulsa (AHL/ECHL) | |
TBC | Greg Printz | St Louis/Springfield (NHL/AHL) | |
2 September 2022 | Nik Brouillard | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
2 September 2022 | Brent Gates Jr | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
2 September 2022 | Josh Healey | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
The New Guys
This will be updated with a short bio and my thoughts on each new signing.
Pavol Regenda
Regenda was a part of the Slovakian National team that won bronze at the Beijing Winter Olympics scoring 1-3=4 points and spent most of his year with HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovakian Extraliga. He finished the year with 39 points in 43 games playing against men.
Glen Gawdin
Gawdin finished 28th in the league in assists and third on the Heat in scoring – compiling 50 points in 62 games via a combination of 15 goals and 35 assists. He was not at the top of my wish list for offseason signings but does go a way to providing a much needed quality playmaker.
Chase De Leo
Needs no introduction. A massive get to bring the La Mirada native back home after he left for Utica last year and lead them in scoring with 56 points in 55 games. He immediately slots back into the top six and provides veteran leadership up front.
Justin Kirkland
Following Gawdin over from Stockton, Kirkland is a veteran forward adept at killing penalties and finished fourth on the Heat in scoring with 48 points in 66 games. He also lead the team in playoff scoring with 12 points in 13 games as Stockton made the Western Conference Finals. He can play center or left wing and slots in to provide some much needed depth through the mid to bottom six.
Austin Strand
Should be a familiar name given his time with Ontario, the right shot defender had 45 points through a total of 135 games spanning the last four seasons. He also saw stints with the Kings – playing in 21 games and compiling three points. He helps to shore up the veteran depth on the right side.
Colton White
White spent the majority of last season with the Devils so I am assuming he ends up with the Ducks either on a bottom six pairing or as a spare for injury cover. He had three points in six games with Utica last season and four points in 27 games for New Jersey.
Olli Juolevi
It is sad that the first thing I thought of when I saw his name pop up as the newest Duck signing was this. But as that article states – it was some misreporting and perhaps anti-gaming hysteria going on at the time that lead to a witch hunt as to who the mysterious high-drafted player that was potentially ruining his career with one too many hours dropping in with the boys (or whatever the Fortnite equivalent was at that time). Selected by Vancouver fifth overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft, the same draft that the Ducks took his London Knights teammate Max Jones 24th overall and then Sam Steel with the 30th pick acquired from Toronto in the Freddy Andersen trade. It stands to reason that despite not putting up the numbers in the NHL that would match his draft position he has a lot of potential. Cracking the NHL in a full time capacity during the shortened 2020-2021 pandemic season and then spending most of last year on the shelf with injuries could he re-realize his potential with the Ducks? His injury history reads much like Axel Andersson to me – starting out hot with the Comets in his first stint with them and then injured for the rest of year.
Josh Healey
Healey reads to me like a defensive defensemen – although his numbers in College do hint that he has some offense to his game yet to show in his pro career. Healey had a 21 points in 33 game campaign in his Junior year at Ohio state and then followed that with a 25 points in 35 games final showing in his senior year. First turning pro with Stockon he has put up a total of 32 points in 227 games across the Heat, Admirals and Wolves. I know it is a flawed stat but he lead the Admirals in +/- last season with +20 also good for 20th in the entire league. If anything he hopefully fills the massive hole left by the departure of Trevor Carrick.
Player List
Again like last off-season, its colour coded by who is under contract, who is not and who is departed.
Forwards
No. | Name | Position | Status | 22-23 Team |
38 | Jack Badini | C | Signed with Toronto | Toronto Marlies (AHL) |
36 | Hunter Drew | LW | Signed for 2022-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
21 | Lucas Elvenes | LW | Signed with HV71 (SHL- Sweden) | HV71 (SHL- Sweden) |
18 | Brent Gates Jr | RW | PTO | Signed to PTO |
24 | BO Groulx | C | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
16 | Bryce Kindopp | RW/C | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
19 | Vinni Lettieri | RW/C | Signed with Boston | Boston Bruins/Providence Bruins |
12 | Alex Limoges | LW | Signed with Winnipeg 🙁 | Winnipeg Jets/Manitoba Moose |
6 | Josh Lopina | C | Signed through 24-25 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
43 | Vincent Marleau | C | UFA | |
22 | Blake McLaughlin | LW | Signed through 23-24 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
14 | Danny O’Regan | C/LW | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
11 | Jacob Perreault | RW | Signed through 2024-25 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
17 | Greg Printz | LW | Signed with St Louis?? | Springfield Thunderbirds |
10 | Buddy Robinson | RW | Signed with Chicago | Rockford Icehogs (AHL) |
7 | Brayden Tracey | LW | Signed through 23-24 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
28 | Max Golod | LW | Signed through 22-23 | Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) / San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
? | Pavol Regenda | LW | Signed through 23-24 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) ?? |
? | Glen Gawdin | C/RW | Signed through 23-24 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
? | Chase De Leo | C/LW | Signed through 23-24 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
? | Justin Kirkland | C/LW | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
Defense
No. | Name | Position | Status | 22-23 Team | |
29 | Axel Andersson | RD | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
39 | Nik Brouillard | LD | PTO | Signed to PTO | |
44 | Trevor Carrick | LD | Signed with Tampa Bay | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | |
45 | Brendan Guhle | LD | Signed with Berlin (DEL) | Berlin (DEL) | |
4 | Drew Helleson | RD | Signed through 24-25 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
34 | Jacob Larsson | LD | Signed with Ottawa | Belleville Senators (AHL) | |
2 | Greg Patreyn | RD | Retired – Scout with Penguins | ||
3 | Brogan Rafferty | RD | Signed with Seattle | Seattled/Palm Springs | |
42 | Nathan LaRose | LD | UFA | ||
?? | Austin Strand | RD | Signed through 2022-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
?? | Colton White | RD | Signed through 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) / San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
? | Olli Juolevi | LD | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | |
? | Josh Healey | LD | PTO | Signed to PTO |
Goaltending
No. | Name | Position | Signed Through | 22-23 Team |
1 | Lukas Dostal | G | Signed through 22-23 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
31 | Olle Eriksson Ek | G | Re-signed for 2022-2023 | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
? | Calle Clang | G | Signed for 2024-25 | San Diego Gulls (AHL)??? |
35 | Roman Durny | G | UFA |
Line Up
And the lines look like this so far this should be complete by the end of the San Diego Gulls 2022 Offseason.
. | Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
L1 | Regenda | Groulx | Perreault |
L2 | Tracey | O’Regan | Gawdin |
L3 | De Leo | Lopina | Drew |
L4 | McLaughlin | Kirkland | Kindopp |
Spares: Gates Jr, Golod, Nijhoff |
. | Left D | Right D |
L1 | Juolevi | Andersson |
L2 | Brouillard | Helleson |
L3 | Healey | Strand |
Spares: |
. | Goal |
G1 | Dostal |
G2 | Eriksson Ek |
G3 | |
Spares: |
Denotes Veteran Status | |
Denotes Wild-Cart Vet Status | |
UFA | |
Under Contract |
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