Ducks hockey made its (unofficial) return this past weekend, as Anaheim’s rookie camp made it’s way up to San Jose to participate in the 2017 Prospect Showcase, where they felled the Arizona Coyotes and San Jose Sharks by a combined 11-2 score.
Although a pair of dominant wins by a recently-assembled group is certainly impressive, its effects reach far beyond the scoreboard. It was an opportunity for every player on the roster to leave an impression on management, even of the highly-touted ilk like Sam Steel.
The bottom half of Anaheim’s NHL roster going into 2017-18 is far from set in stone, leaving the door open for a hungry prospect to carve out a roster spot.