The San Diego Gulls, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, announced today that they have signed Connor Hvidston to an amateur tryout. The Ducks drafted Hvidston with the 148th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
NEWS: Connor Hvidston has signed an Amateur Tryout with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.
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Hvidston, from Tisdale, Sask., joins the Gulls on the heels of a breakout 2022-23 season with the Broncos as he more than doubled his point totals from his rookie season.
Appearing in 59 of the Broncos 68 games Hvidston produced at over a point-per-game pace with 65 points (21-44-65), finishing third in team scoring. In 117 career games Hvidston has racked up 97 points (34-63-97) for the Broncos.
Drafted 133rd overall by the Broncos in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft, Hvidston caught the attention of NHL scouts with his play down the stretch during the 2021-22 season, culminating with an invite to the World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Germany where he scored once and added an assist in four games.
He was a model of consistency during the 2022-23 season, going three consecutive games without a point just once. He ended the season with a stretch of 12 points (3-9-12) in the team’s last 11 games.
Hvidston will be reunited with Broncos alum Gage Alexander who signed an entry-level contract with the Ducks on December 30, and has played 13 games with the Gulls to date.
NEWS: Josh Davies has signed an Amateur Tryout with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.
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The Charlotte Checkers, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Florida Panthers, announced that they have signed Josh Davies to an amateur tryout. The Panthers drafted Davies with the 186th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Davies, from Airdrie, Alta., set a new career high with 20 goals during the 2022-23 season. He also added 14 assists for 34 points in 62 games.
The physicality that Davies is known for was on display throughout the 2022-23 season as he racked up 131 penalty minutes, third most in the WHL.
Drafted 54th overall by the Broncos in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft, Davies has brought a mixture of scoring and physicality with 79 points (42-37-79) and 268 penalty minutes in 149 games.
Charlotte currently sits third in the AHL’s Atlantic Division with a record of 35-23-3-3. They have eight games remaining in the regular season, beginning tomorrow when they host the Springfield Thunderbirds.