How Many Canadian Players on Anaheim Ducks?

Anaheim Ducks roster has 28 players in the current season. The roster with pictures 2023 are as follows:

• Sam Carrick
• Max Comtois
• Derek Grant
• Adam Henrique
• Max Jones
• Brett Leason
• Isac Lundestrom
• Brock McGinn
• Mason McTavish
• Jayson Megna
• Nikita Nesterenko
• Jakob Silfverberg
• Ryan Strome
• Troy Terry
• Frank Vatrano
• Trevor Zegras
• Nathan Beaulieu
• Simon Benoit
• Jamie Drysdale
• Cam Fowler
• Scott Harrington
• Jackson LaCombe
• Kevin Shattenkirk
• Urko Vaakanainen
• Colton White
• Lukas Dostal
• John Gibson
• Anthony Stolarz

Anaheim Ducks goalies are Lukas Dostal, John Gibson, and Anthony Stolarz. All of them have formerly competed in the American Hockey League.

Lukas is a Czechie netminder with a .901 save percentage in 10 games of the current NHL season. He was drafted by the franchise as 85th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.

American netminder, John has been with the Ducks since his selection in the 2011 NHL Draft. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches, he is one of the tallest athletes on the team.

Flyers picked Anthony in 2012 and he played on their behalf for 2 years. In 2019, the Cali-based team signed him in a 2-season deal. The contract was extended to two more years back in 2021.

Emergency Goalie

Anaheim Ducks emergency goalie is Thomas Hodges. Thomas aka Tom is an amateur ice hockey player as well as a life insurance salesman.

Tom made his debut in the NHL arena on 29 April 2022 against Dallas Stars. He signed a one-game contract after goalies Anthony and John got severely injured.

Hodges rocked Ducks' jersey no. 68 and donned Stars' helmet and pads. He entered the game during the third period and made 2 saves out of 3 shots.

Despite his continuous effort, Dallas won the game with an overall score of 4-2. However, he received his game-worn uniform and a game puck as a token of appreciation.

Anaheim Ducks defenseman is Scott Harrington, Kevin Shattenkirk, Urho Vaakanainen, and six others. A total of 9 athletes are on the defense team.

Drafted by the Penguins, Scott is a left-shot defenseman. He was claimed by the NHL franchise on 28 February 2023. Harrington made 17 appearances in the 2022-23 season. 

Kevin was picked by an NHL team in 2007. Over the years, he has represented multiple organizations. He has been with the Ducks since 2020 and has played 212 games on their behalf in 3 seasons.

Bruins selected Finnish right-defense player, Urho in the 2017 NHL Draft. In the 2022-23 season, he appeared in 23 games, assisted twice, and received 2 points only.

Left Defenseman

Anaheim Ducks left defenseman for 2023 are as follows:

• Nathan Beaulieu
• Simon Benoit
• Cam Fowler
• Scott Harrington
• Jackson LaCombe
• Urho Vaakanainen
• Colton White

Right Defenseman

Anaheim Ducks right defenseman of the current season are listed below:

• Jamie Drysdale
• Kevin Shattenkirk

Anaheim Ducks wing includes Max Comtois, Brock McGinn, Brett Leason, Frank Vatrano, Max Jones, Troy Terry, and Jakob Silfverberg.

Comtois was picked by the organization in 2017 as the 50th overall. His first NHL game was in the 2018-19 season. Following that, he played two seasons in the AHL and one season in the QMJHL.

Left winger Brock entered NHL in the 2015-16 season by participating in 21 games. He was traded to the Ducks on 3 March 2023. He played 15 games with the team this year.

Brett is a Canadian right winger who appeared in 54 games in the 2022-23 season. The NHL franchise claimed him out of the waivers on 10 October 2022.

Left Wing

Anaheim Ducks left wing players in 2023 are given below:

• Max Comtois
• Max Jones
• Brock McGinn

Right Wing

Anaheim Ducks right wing athletes for the season of 2022-23 are as follows:

• Brett Leason
• Jakob Silfverberg
• Troy Terry
• Frank Vatrano

Anaheim Ducks center include Sam Carrick, Derek Grant, Jayson Megna, Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish, and four others. 

Sam joined the franchise in 2017 though he was drafted by the Maple Leafs in 2010. He has partly been representing Ducks in the NHL and San Diego Gulls in the AHL since the 2018-19 season.

Derek was a collegiate athlete in the NCAA Division I. He was a member of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team. Grant performed in 46 games for the Ducks in the current season.

Florida native Jayson remains undrafted to this date. He made his first NHL appearance alongside the Penguins in the 2013-14 season. Anaheim selected him from the waivers in 2022.

Zegras is with the franchise since 2019. He played his first game in the NHL during the 2020-21 season. Trevor has appeared in 180 games during the regular seasons of the NHL. 

Anaheim Ducks captain is vacant. Ryan Getzlaf was the former captain who retired from his playing career on 24 April 2022.

Anaheim Ducks alternate captains are Cam Fowler, Adam Henrique, and Jakob Silfverberg. The three of them were the leaders for the 2022-23 season.

Prior to that, Ryan held the captaincy of the organization for 12 seasons. He was briefly stripped of the title for facing multiple misconduct penalties.

Alternates

Cam Fowler, Adam Henrique, and Jakob Silfverberg are the alternates of the organization for the 2022-23 NHL games.

Defensive athlete Cam is a member of the franchise since 2010. He scored his first-ever NHL goal against Pheonix Coyotes on 17 October 2010. Fowler has played 893 games in 13 seasons of the league.

Adam made a 62-game presence this season. He was dealt by the Devils to the Ducks in 2017. Henrique's five-year deal with the club will be over after the current season.

Swedish athlete Jakob was initially picked by Ottawa Senators in 2009. Previously, he was a part of Brynas IF in the Swedish Hockey League. Jakob played 81 regular games in the current season.

Anaheim Ducks coach position is vacant. Dallas Eakins is the former head coach of the team who served from 2019 to 2023.

Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek is a former athlete. He became affiliated with the California-based team on 3 February 2023.

The team is currently handled by assistant coaches Newell Brown, Mike Strothers, and Craig Johnson. Sudarshan Maharaj is the goaltending coach of the team.

Larry Barron holds the position of skating and skills development coach. Likewise, Brett Ferguson and Austin Violette are the video mentors of the team.

Pat Verbeek

Pat Verbeek formerly played ice hockey as a right winger. He played on behalf of multiple NHL teams throughout his glorious career.

Verbeek was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1982. He started competing during the same season. Moreover, he appeared in 1,424 regular season games and 117 playoff games.

Pat represented Devils, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Detroit Red Wings in his career of 2 decades. After retirement, he served as a part-time color commentator of Wings.

Verbeek left the position to become a scout for the club. Lightning then hired him as their assistant GM followed by the Wings. On 3 February 2022, he was named the GM of Ducks.