About 2,600 miles separate where Shea Theodore and Brandon Montour grew up, on opposite ends of Canada.
Theodore hails from Aldergrove, about an hour from Vancouver, while Montour is from Oshweken, near Toronto.
They both became offense-minded defensemen and, eventually, teammates with the San Diego Gulls to start this season. Hockey journeys have a funny way of meandering, and it’s through their precocious talent that they’ve landed in an important place with the Ducks.
They be will looked at, among other young defensemen, to help make up for the loss of the injured Cam Fowler in a best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Calgary Flames that starts Thursday.