The Anaheim Ducks today announced that they traded their 1st round Pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for young centerman Marco Rossi.

The 21-year-old Rossi was drafted by Detroit in 2020 (27th overall) and is in his second year playing pro hockey. Starting with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League, the Austrian-born appeared in a total of 51 games, scoring 19 goals and adding 17 assists. For the Red Wings Rossi played 58 games overall, scoring 9 goals and adding 5 assists. 

"Marco is a young player with great potential and after a short chat with Wings-GM Passehl we agreed to a trade pretty quickly.", GM Mohr told the media. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks today announced that they traded their 4th round Pick 2024 and their 7th round Pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for veteran defenceman Joel Edmundson.

The 29-year-old Edmundson has played a total of 504 games (26 goals, 98 assists) so far, as a member of the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild. He is supposed to strenghten Anaheims struggling defence and be a mentor to young defencemen Jackson Lacombe an Jamie Drysdale.

Edmundson can become an Unrestricted Free Agent at the end of the season, but it's not ruled out the Ducks might offer him a new contract. Rumors say the Canadian is asking for a 3-year-extension worth $3.8 million per season. (MM)