San Diego Gulls 2022 Offseason: Changes

Hunter Drew leads a goal celebration after his goal in the second period. Credit San Diego Gulls.

It is that time of year again! Like in years past – this post will serve as a one-stop shop for all of the arrivals and departures for the San Diego Gulls, a roster changes compendium for the 2021-2022 offseason.

Below is a time line of the departures and arrivals as well as a line-up at the bottom that will be continually updated as news comes to hand.

Date	Player	Team
25 May 2022	Lucas Elvenes	HV71 (SHL – Sweden)
1 June 2022	Pavol Regenda	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
5 July 2022	Brendan Guhle	Berlin (DEL – Germany)
13 July 2022	Vinni Lettieri	Boston/Providence (NHL/AHL)
13 July 2022	Brogan Rafferty	Seattle/Palm Springs (NHL/AHL)
13 July 2022	Glen Gawdin	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
14 July 2022	Chase De Leo	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
14 July 2022	Justin Kirkland	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
14 July 2022	Austin Strand	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
14 July 2022	Colin White	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
14 July 2022	Alex Limoges	Winnipeg/Manitoba (NHL/AHL)
26 July 2022	Buddy Robinson	Chicago/Rockford (NHL/AHL)
26 July 2022	Trevor Carrick	Tampa/Syracuse (NHL/AHL)
28 July 2022	Ollie Juolevi	Anaheim/San Diego (NHL/AHL)
30 July 2022	Jack Badini	Toronto/Toronto (NHL/AHL)
9 August 2022	Greg Pateryn	Retired – Joins Penguins as a Scout
9 August 2022	Logan Nijhoff	San Diego/Tulsa (AHL/ECHL)
TBC	Greg Printz	St Louis/Springfield (NHL/AHL)
2 September 2022	Nik Brouillard	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
2 September 2022	Brent Gates Jr	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
2 September 2022	Josh Healey	San Diego Gulls (AHL)

The New Guys

This will be updated with a short bio and my thoughts on each new signing.

Pavol Regenda

Regenda was a part of the Slovakian National team that won bronze at the Beijing Winter Olympics scoring 1-3=4 points and spent most of his year with HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovakian Extraliga. He finished the year with 39 points in 43 games playing against men.

Glen Gawdin

Gawdin finished 28th in the league in assists and third on the Heat in scoring – compiling 50 points in 62 games via a combination of 15 goals and 35 assists. He was not at the top of my wish list for offseason signings but does go a way to providing a much needed quality playmaker.

Chase De Leo

Needs no introduction. A massive get to bring the La Mirada native back home after he left for Utica last year and lead them in scoring with 56 points in 55 games. He immediately slots back into the top six and provides veteran leadership up front.

Justin Kirkland

Following Gawdin over from Stockton, Kirkland is a veteran forward adept at killing penalties and finished fourth on the Heat in scoring with 48 points in 66 games. He also lead the team in playoff scoring with 12 points in 13 games as Stockton made the Western Conference Finals. He can play center or left wing and slots in to provide some much needed depth through the mid to bottom six.

Austin Strand

Should be a familiar name given his time with Ontario, the right shot defender had 45 points through a total of 135 games spanning the last four seasons. He also saw stints with the Kings – playing in 21 games and compiling three points. He helps to shore up the veteran depth on the right side.

Colton White

White spent the majority of last season with the Devils so I am assuming he ends up with the Ducks either on a bottom six pairing or as a spare for injury cover. He had three points in six games with Utica last season and four points in 27 games for New Jersey.

Olli Juolevi

It is sad that the first thing I thought of when I saw his name pop up as the newest Duck signing was this. But as that article states – it was some misreporting and perhaps anti-gaming hysteria going on at the time that lead to a witch hunt as to who the mysterious high-drafted player that was potentially ruining his career with one too many hours dropping in with the boys (or whatever the Fortnite equivalent was at that time). Selected by Vancouver fifth overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft, the same draft that the Ducks took his London Knights teammate Max Jones 24th overall and then Sam Steel with the 30th pick acquired from Toronto in the Freddy Andersen trade. It stands to reason that despite not putting up the numbers in the NHL that would match his draft position he has a lot of potential. Cracking the NHL in a full time capacity during the shortened 2020-2021 pandemic season and then spending most of last year on the shelf with injuries could he re-realize his potential with the Ducks? His injury history reads much like Axel Andersson to me – starting out hot with the Comets in his first stint with them and then injured for the rest of year.

Josh Healey

Healey reads to me like a defensive defensemen – although his numbers in College do hint that he has some offense to his game yet to show in his pro career. Healey had a 21 points in 33 game campaign in his Junior year at Ohio state and then followed that with a 25 points in 35 games final showing in his senior year. First turning pro with Stockon he has put up a total of 32 points in 227 games across the Heat, Admirals and Wolves. I know it is a flawed stat but he lead the Admirals in +/- last season with +20 also good for 20th in the entire league. If anything he hopefully fills the massive hole left by the departure of Trevor Carrick.

Player List

Again like last off-season, its colour coded by who is under contract, who is not and who is departed.

Forwards

No.	Name	Position	Status	22-23 Team
38	Jack Badini	C	Signed with Toronto	Toronto Marlies (AHL)
36	Hunter Drew	LW	Signed for 2022-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
21	Lucas Elvenes	LW	Signed with HV71 (SHL- Sweden)	HV71 (SHL- Sweden)
18	Brent Gates Jr	RW	PTO	Signed to PTO
24	BO Groulx	C	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
16	Bryce Kindopp	RW/C	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
19	Vinni Lettieri	RW/C	Signed with Boston	Boston Bruins/Providence Bruins
12	Alex Limoges	LW	Signed with Winnipeg 🙁	Winnipeg Jets/Manitoba Moose
6	Josh Lopina	C	Signed through 24-25	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
43	Vincent Marleau	C	UFA
22	Blake McLaughlin	LW	Signed through 23-24	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
14	Danny O’Regan	C/LW	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
11	Jacob Perreault	RW	Signed through 2024-25	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
17	Greg Printz	LW	Signed with St Louis??	Springfield Thunderbirds
10	Buddy Robinson	RW	Signed with Chicago	Rockford Icehogs (AHL)
7	Brayden Tracey	LW	Signed through 23-24	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
28	Max Golod	LW	Signed through 22-23	Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) / San Diego Gulls (AHL)


?	Pavol Regenda	LW	Signed through 23-24	San Diego Gulls (AHL) ??
?	Glen Gawdin	C/RW	Signed through 23-24	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
?	Chase De Leo	C/LW	Signed through 23-24	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
?	Justin Kirkland	C/LW	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)

Defense

No.	Name	Position	Status	22-23 Team
29	Axel Andersson	RD	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
39	Nik Brouillard	LD	PTO	Signed to PTO
44	Trevor Carrick	LD	Signed with Tampa Bay	Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
45	Brendan Guhle	LD	Signed with Berlin (DEL)	Berlin (DEL)
4	Drew Helleson	RD	Signed through 24-25	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
34	Jacob Larsson	LD	Signed with Ottawa	Belleville Senators (AHL)
2	Greg Patreyn	RD	Retired – Scout with Penguins
3	Brogan Rafferty	RD	Signed with Seattle	Seattled/Palm Springs
42	Nathan LaRose	LD	UFA

??	Austin Strand	RD	Signed through 2022-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
??	Colton White	RD	Signed through 2023-24	Anaheim Ducks (NHL) / San Diego Gulls (AHL)
?	Olli Juolevi	LD	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
?	Josh Healey	LD	PTO	Signed to PTO

Goaltending

No.	Name	Position	Signed Through	22-23 Team
1	Lukas Dostal	G	Signed through 22-23	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
31	Olle Eriksson Ek	G	Re-signed for 2022-2023	San Diego Gulls (AHL)
?	Calle Clang	G	Signed for 2024-25	San Diego Gulls (AHL)???
35	Roman Durny	G	UFA

Line Up

And the lines look like this so far this should be complete by the end of the San Diego Gulls 2022 Offseason.

.	Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
L1	Regenda	Groulx	Perreault
L2	Tracey	O’Regan	Gawdin
L3	De Leo	Lopina	Drew
L4	McLaughlin	Kirkland	Kindopp
Spares: Gates Jr, Golod, Nijhoff