Anaheim Ducks News

Anaheim will be without their 3rd line center for the start of training camp after it was announced on Friday that the 27-year-old would miss practice due to a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day. Poehling is entering his eighth NHL season and his second in Anaheim after putting up 11 goals, 36 points and 94 SOG in 75 games played last year. Anaheim did not disclose the extent of the injury beyond day-to-day, so his status for Anaheim's preseason games and season opener is unclear.

Moore was expected to be a key piece of the Anaheim Ducks' defensive unit after they lost a few big names in the offseason, but will have to wait for his regular-season debut after it was announced that the 24-year-old is expected to miss the next 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury. The second-year defenseman is coming off an up-and-down rookie campaign, where he had four goals, 12 points, 24 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus across 67 games played. His spot is now up for grabs on opening night when Anaheim takes on the Vegas Golden Knights on October 2nd.

Gauthier was an RFA after breaking out to the tune of 41 goals and 69 points in 2025-26. His new deal has a 10-team no-trade list and takes him through the 2032 season. Gauthier has some of the highest shot volume in the NHL and started to play more minutes down the stretch last season, finishing with 29 points (21G / 8A) in his final 29 games of the regular season.

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According to the Ducks, Terry's recovery timeline was 5 to 6 months, which would put him on track to return in early to mid-November at the earliest. Expect him to miss roughly the first 20-to-30 games of the season, which should hand Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke more ice time early in the season.

Hinds made his NHL debut in 2025-26, appearing in six NHL games with the Ducks and has earned himself a two-year contract worth $900,000 AAV ($1.8M total). The 23-year-old is expected to be a key complimentary piece to Anaheim's blue line this season after the team lost both Jacob Trouba and Radko Gudas to free agency.

Hinds, a third-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, made his NHL debut with the team last season, drawing into six games. That said, the 23-year-old defenseman spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he scored 19 points (5G / 14A) in 62 games with the San Diego Gulls.

With the recent offer-sheet signing by Leo Carlsson, Anaheim is on high alert and has decided to bypass another looming threat by signing Mintyukov to a massive, five-year, $36 million contract ($7.2M AAV). The 22-year-old Russian defenseman, about to enter his fourth NHL season, recorded 22 points (8G / 14A), 112 blocks, and 39 hits in 73 games in the 2025-26 season with Anaheim.

Mitchell, an undrafted defenseman, made his NHL debut last season, scoring one goal in nine games with the New York Islanders. The 26-year-old spent most of the season in the AHL, where he tallied 17 points (1G / 16A) in 58 games with the Bridgeport Islanders.