{"id":389566,"date":"2026-07-07T19:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389566\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:29:08","slug":"ducks-sign-tyson-hinds-to-two-year-deal-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389566\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks Sign Tyson Hinds To Two-Year Deal \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although it\u2019s no longer top of mind due to other circumstances, it was always going to be crucial for the Anaheim Ducks to address their defensive depth for the 2026-27 season. They\u2019ve taken another step toward that goal, announcing<\/a> a two-year, $1.8MM ($900K AAV) contract for Tyson Hinds<\/a>. Anaheim also confirmed that it\u2019ll be a one-way deal in both years of the contract.<\/p>\n

Hinds, 23, was drafted with the 76th overall pick of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Ducks. He began his junior career with the QMJHL\u2019s Shawinigan Cataractes, was traded to the Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic during the 2020-21 campaign, and concluded\u00a0his QMJHL career with the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Throughout his final season with the Phoenix, Hinds scored 11 goals and 54 points in 56 games, achieving a +61 rating, far and away his best season at the junior level.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, in the professional ranks, Hinds hasn\u2019t gotten close to that offensive ceiling. Throughout his first season with the AHL\u2019s San Diego Gulls in the 2023-24 campaign, Hinds finished with two goals and 10 points in 71 games with a -8 rating. He finished with a similar line in his next season, registering four goals and 18 points in 71 games with a -9 rating.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, he appears to have taken a step forward in his development, and that\u2019s evidenced by the Ducks committing to him a one-way contract for the next two years. Hinds scored five goals and 19 points in 62 AHL games this past season, with a much-improved +16 rating. Additionally, he debuted with Anaheim, going scoreless in six games while averaging 15:37 of ice time.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t have enough appearances to make an accurate judgment call on how his time in the NHL will be, but he had solid defensive metrics throughout his brief time with the Ducks and showed a willingness to engage physically. Given how the roster is currently constructed, Hinds will likely be the team\u2019s seventh defenseman on the opening night roster, or could find a role on the team\u2019s bottom pairing if Anaheim wants to move Ian Moore to the right side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although it\u2019s no longer top of mind due to other circumstances, it was always going to be crucial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,824,165,164,2722,111950],"class_list":["post-389566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-transactions","tag-tyson-hinds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}