After his University of Massachusetts was eliminated from the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament on Friday, 2021 draft pick Josh Lopina signed his entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks today, per the team. Lopina will sign an amateur try-out contract (ATO) with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls for the remainder of the season, getting a sneak peek of hockey life within the Ducks organization. The terms of his NHL deal are not yet available.
Lopina was a bit of a surprise pick last year in the fourth round, but the double-overager came into the draft with a strong freshman season at UMass under his belt (23 points in 29 games) and an NCAA championship. He’s improved on those numbers this season, scoring 12 goals and 27 points in 27 games, the first time at any recorded level that Lopina has had a point-per-game season.
Undoubtedly a late bloomer, Lopina will get a chance to continue his upward rise in the Ducks organization. Likely destined for a full-time AHL role next season, he’ll get a chance to grow there alongside other Ducks youngsters like Jacob Perreault and the newly-acquired Drew Helleson.
Hello Josh,
Is it ’12 points and 27 points in 27 games’ or ’12 goals and 27 points in 27 games’? Can you please fix this?
“He’s improved on those numbers this season, scoring ’12 points’ and 27 points in 27 games,”
I caught this as well
Don’t feed the beast. Josip only replies to make grammatical errors pointed out.
Never does he thank the authors for posting free content or providing any hot takes/rumors/news available but just complains about some minor error. He likely has half the hockey board blocked because they have called him out for it. I am one of them. Wish his mute would make it so I can’t see his immature responses asking for minor grammatical errors fixed.
Couldn’t agree more, wreckage. It’s unfortunate Josip isn’t able to apply his superior intelligence to “reading between the lines” to decipher what the author actually means despite the error.
Keep up the good work, Josh. Someday Josip will emerge from his parents’ basement and feel shame when the sunlight hits his face.