Ducks Announce Season-Opening Roster
The Ducks roster consists of an NHL-leading 16 Anaheim draft selections, including 10 in the first round: Jamie Drysdale (sixth overall in 2020); Cam Fowler (12th overall in 2010); Ryan Getzlaf (19th overall in 2003); Max Jones (24th overall in 2016); Hampus Lindholm (6th overall in 2012); Isac Lundestrom (23rd overall in 2018); Mason McTavish (third overall in 2021); Rickard Rakell (30th overall in 2011); Sam Steel (30th overall in 2016); Trevor Zegras (ninth overall in 2019).
Anaheim's roster includes six players 22-and-younger, including McTavish (18), Drysdale (19) Zegras (20), Bo Groulx (21), Lundestrom (21) and Max Comtois (22), with an additional four players 24-and-younger: Jones (23), Josh Mahura (23), Steel (23) and Troy Terry (24).
Click here for a detailed roster.
How the Ducks roster was built:
Returning players from 2020-21 (20):
Max Comtois - LW (drafted by Anaheim in the second round (50th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft)
Nicolas Deslauriers - LW (acquired from Montreal for a fourth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft)
Jamie Drysdale - D (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft)
Cam Fowler - D (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (12th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft)
Ryan Getzlaf - C (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft)
John Gibson - G (drafted by Anaheim in the second round (39th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft)
Derek Grant - C (signed as a free agent, Oct. 9, 2020)
Adam Henrique - C (acquired from New Jersey with Joseph Blandisi and a 2018 third-round draft pick for Sami Vatanen and a conditional draft pick, Nov. 30, 2017)
Max Jones - LW (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (24th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft)
Hampus Lindholm - D (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (6th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft)
Isac Lundestrom - C (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft)
Josh Mahura - D (drafted by Anaheim in the third round (85th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft)
Josh Manson - D (drafted by Anaheim in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft)
Rickard Rakell - LW (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (30th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft)
Kevin Shattenkirk - D (signed as a free agent, Oct. 9, 2020)
Jakob Silfverberg - RW (acquired from Ottawa with Stefan Noesen and a first-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft for Bobby Ryan, July 5, 2013)
Sam Steel - C (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (30th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft)
Anthony Stolarz - G (signed as a free agent, July 3, 2019)
Troy Terry - RW (drafted by Anaheim in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft)
Trevor Zegras - C (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft)
In the System (2):
Bo Groulx - C (drafted by Anaheim in the second round (54th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft)
Mason McTavish - C (drafted by Anaheim in the first round (third overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft)
Acquired in offseason (1):
Greg Pateryn - D (signed as a free agent, July 29, 2021)
Anaheim opens the 2021-22 regular season Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Honda Center against the Winnipeg Jets (7 p.m. PT).
Tickets are on sale now.
