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Aside from the notable additions of Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano, the Anaheim Ducks also announced the signing of five other players this week.
NEWS: We have signed a number of new Ducks! #FlyTogether https://t.co/rkUQhD6vgB
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Forward Glenn Gawdin was also signed to a two year contract at the same cap hit. Gawdin is 25 years old and scored 15 goals and 50 points in 62 AHL games with the Stockton Heat this season.
The Ducks also signed 25-year-old forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year contract at $750,000 cap hit. Kirkland scored 25 goals and 48 points in 66 games while playing with Gawdin in Stockton.
Defenseman Austin Strand was also signed to a one-year contract at a $750,000 cap hit. Strand is a 25-year-old right-handed defenseman and this past season, he played eight games with the Los Angeles Kings, spending the majority of the season with the AHL’s Ontario Reign.
Colton White was perhaps the most notable addition of the five. The 25-year-old defenseman played with the New Jersey Devils this season, managing four assists in 27 games. His contract is for two years and carries a $762,500 cap hit.
OTHER ARTICLES FROM JULY
Ducks select Pavel Mintyukov and Nathan Gaucher in First Round of NHL Draft Recapping the Anaheim Ducks’ eight selections at the 2022 NHL Draft Ducks don’t extend qualifying offers to Sonny Milano, Sam Steel and others Ducks hire Craig Johnson, Jim Johnson and Roy Sommer Ducks sign Frank Vatrano to three-year contract Ducks sign Ryan Strome to five-year contract