The Anaheim Ducks have moved to get a rookie a bit more ice time with no games left before the NHL goes on a three-week break for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Forward Tim Washe has been assigned to the AHL’s San Diego Gulls. He recorded his second point of the season in Anaheim’s win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
In addition to two points, Washe has also put up 11 blocked shots and 34 hits from a fourth-line role. He is playing through his first full year of pro hockey after winning the NCAA National Championship with Western Michigan University last season. Washe scored 16 goals and 38 points in 42 games in his fifth season of college hockey. That marked career-highs across the board, including beating out his next-best point total by 20 points.
Washe’s knack for creating plays around the net has stuck through his move to the pros. He scored 25 points in 30 games with the Gulls before earning an NHL call-up in early January. He hasn’t yet found his groove at the NHL level but has still averaged a top-five ranks on the Ducks offense in hits and blocks per game. He’s found heavy impact outside of the scoresheet and will get a chance to get that scoring touch back over the next few weeks.