
(Tim Garland / Iowa Wild Photographer)
SEASON SYNOPSIS
The San Diego Gulls’ 2021-22 season was like a box of chocolates. You never knew what you were going to get. The inconsistency of the year was highlighted at the beginning of the season when they won one of five in October, six of 10 in November, and then one of seven in January. Once March rolled around, it felt as though the Gulls were firing on all cylinders and were going to close out the season on a high note. Then April hit, and they went on a seven-game winless streak to close out the season and finish seventh in the Pacific.
Luckily, for San Diego, the AHL expanded the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs, allowing them to sneak into the postseason with a .463 points percentage. However, it was a short-lived playoff run for the Gulls, as they were swept in the first round by the Ontario Reign, 7-4 and 3-2.
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Three players from the Gulls earned AHL Player of the Week honors during the 2021-22 season. Forward Brayden Tracey was named Player of the Week on November 28, 2021 after racking up seven points over the span of three games. Goaltender Lukas Dostal impressed the AHL at the end of February when he went 2-0, had a 1.01 GAA, and earned his first career shutout. His shutdown effort made him the youngest goaltender in AHL Gulls history to record a shutout. Forward Alex Limoges ended March with pizzazz, earning his first career hat trick and scoring eight point (7g,1a) in four games.
(List accurate as of August 10th at 8:20am PT)
UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS
Forwards
- Hunter Drew – Last year of entry-level contract
- Maxim Golod – Last year of entry-level contract
- Bryce Kindopp – Last year of entry-level contract
- Josh Lopina – First year of entry-level contract
- Blake McLaughlin – First year of entry-level contract
- Danny O’Regan – Last year of two-way NHL contract
- Benoit-Olivier Groulx – Last year of entry-level contract
- Jacob Perreault – First year of entry-level contract
- Brayden Tracey – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
- Logan Nijhoff – Signed two-year AHL contract on April 7
Defensemen
- Axel Andersson – Last year of entry-level contract*
- Drew Helleson – Signed three-year, entry-level contract on March 30
Goaltenders
- Lukas Dostal – Last year of entry-level contract
- Olle Eriksson Ek – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 22
NEW ADDITIONS
Forwards
- Sasha Pastujov – First year of entry-level contract
- Pavol Regenda – Signed two-year entry-level contract* on June 1 (played for HK Dukla Michalovce of Slovakia in 2021-22)
- Chase De Leo – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 14 (played for New Jersey and the Utica Comets in 2021-22)
- Glenn Gawdin – Signed a two-year NHL contract on July 14 (22-23 is two-way, 23-24 is one-way; played for the Calgary Flames and Stockton Heat in 2021-22)
- Justin Kirkland – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 14 (played for the Stockton Heat in 2021-22)
- Logan Nijhoff – Signed a two-year AHL contract on August 9 (played for San Diego on an ATO and the Regina Pats of the WHL in 2021-22)
Defensemen
- Olli Juolevi – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 27 (played for Detroit & Florida and the Charlotte Checkers in 2021-22)
- Austin Strand – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 14 (played for Los Angeles and the Ontario Reign in 2021-22)
- Colton White – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 14 (played for New Jersey and the Utica Comets of AHL in 2021-22)
- Urho Vaakanainen – Signed a two-year, one-way NHL contract on July 22 (played for the Boston and Providence Bruins in 2021-22)
Goaltenders
- Calle Clang – Signed three-year, entry-level contract on May 5 (played for Rögle BK on the SHL in 2021-22)
* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”
DEPARTURES
Forwards
- Lucas Elvenes – Signed one-year contract with HV71 of SHL on May 24 (not extended qualifying offer on July 11)
- Vinni Lettieri – Signed a one-year, two-way contract with Boston on July 13
- Alex Limoges – Signed one-year, entry-level contract with Winnipeg on July 14
- Buddy Robinson – Signed one-year, two-way contract with Chicago on July 25
- Morgan Adams-Moisan – Signed a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs on July 28
- Jake Badini – Signed one-year contract with the Toronto Marlies on July 29 (not extended qualifying offer on July 11)
Defensemen
- Trevor Carrick – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Tampa Bay on July 25
- Brendan Guhle – Signed a one-year contract with Eisbaren Berlin of the DEL on July 5 (not extended qualifying offer on July 11)
- Jacob Larsson – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Ottawa on July 14 (not extended qualifying offer on July 11)
- Brogan Rafferty – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Seattle of NHL on July 13
- Greg Pateryn – Retired; accepted professional scouting position with Pittsburgh on August 8
FREE AGENTS
Forwards
- Brent Gates Jr. – UFA
- Vincent Marleau – UFA
- Greg Printz – UFA
Defensemen
- Nikolas Brouillard – UFA
- Nathan Larose – UFA
Goaltenders
- Francis Marotte – UFA
(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)
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