With Denver in the
National Collegiate Hockey Conference
(NCHC) in 2017-18, he was named as a 2018 Hobey Baker nominee, which is awarded to the top
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) men's ice hockey player, and was added to the NCAA Second All-Star Team for the second year in a row (16-17, 17-18). During his sophomore year, Gambrell helped lead the University of Denver Pioneers to the 2017 NCAA championship title. In seven tournament games (conference and NCAA), he was tied for second on his team in points (7), fourth in assists (5), plus/minus rating (+8), and shots (18), and tied for fourth in goals (2).
The six-foot, 185-pound native of Bonny Lake, Washington, was drafted by San Jose in the second round (60th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.
In a related move, center Joe Thornton has been placed on Injured Reserve.
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