Akil Thomas, Quinton Byfield, and Devante Smith-Pelly. Remember those names. They made history last Sunday night becoming the first all-Black line in the history of Ontario of the American Hockey League. Los Angeles Kings prospect Akil Thomas found out that he’d be joining Byfield and Smith-Pelly on the morning of their game against the Bakersfield Condors. “We found out in …
Quinton Byfield just began his pro career, and he is not looking out of place. Does the decision of sending him to the Ontario Reign of the AHL, however, hurt or help his development? Byfield was selected in the first round of the 2020 NHL draft 92nd overall) by the Los Angeles Kings after years of dominating the OHL. A …
The new systems introduced by Dallas Eakins has created a far more entertaining, fast-paced Ducks style of play. The days of dump and chase, physical, hit-for-hit hockey common to the Carlyle regime is over. Now Ducks fans have to grow accustomed to a team that plays with pace, skates the puck into the zone with close player support, trades man-on-man …
The Anaheim Ducks have accumulated a plethora of exceptional prospects over the last five drafts. However, with every new draft, it can become easier and easier to forget the prospects of previous years. This article is the third piece of a six-part series that will offer a little reminder of who the Ducks have in their prospect cupboard by examining …
The Anaheim Ducks have accumulated a plethora of exceptional prospects over the last five drafts. However, with every new draft, it can become easier and easier to forget the prospects of previous years. This article is the second piece of a six-part series that will offer a little reminder of who the Ducks have in their prospect cupboard by examining …
The Anaheim Ducks have accumulated a plethora of exceptional prospects over the last five drafts. However, with every new draft it can become easier and easier to forget the prospects of previous years. This series of articles will be released in six parts and will offer a little reminder of who the Ducks’ have in their prospect cupboard by examining …
