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IRVINE, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks have actually piled their organization with a bunch of younger, talented defensemen. Provided at 6-foot-4, 214 pounds, The Montreal native has not just utilized his large structure and accompanying durability to his benefit, but also for the advantage of his colleagues with Gatineau of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League too. The Ducks liked what they witnessed throughout his initial two periods with Gatineau and chose him in the second round of the 2022 NHL Draft. A year later and 4 days after his 19th birthday celebration, Anaheim authorized Warren to a three-year, entry-level contract July 19. Though he's confident with his entire video game, Warren's dimension and grit have long been his ideal properties. In his initial period with Gatineau, when he was 16, Warren was currently noted at 6-5, 209. "I got solid at an early stage, before every person else," Warren claimed during Ducks advancement camp last month. "I've simply reached maintain obtaining more powerful and stronger and standing my ground Bo Groulx Jersey. " An additional defenseman in Anaheim's possibility swimming pool, Luneau said Warren brings more than just a big body to the ice. "He can skate, his dexterity is actually excellent for his dimension and he has a great shot," Luneau stated. Remaining healthy and balanced throughout this vital stretch in his development is vital for Warren, who has had surgical treatment twice in the past year; he missed Anaheim training camp last loss after a clinical procedure on his foot, and a shoulder injury in March kept him off the ice during growth camp. Anticipated to be totally healthy and balanced for the beginning of training camp following month, Warren, who had 48 points in 138 video games over his 3 QMJHL seasons, eagerly anticipates showing his staminas and fine-tuning areas of his video game that demand improvement. "I like to play physical, but I'm an excellent puck-mover too," Warren claimed. "I have actually still reached function on the offensive component of my video game, but I can bring some offense. " Warren is part of an expanding listing of young defensemen that will be trying a spot on Anaheim's opening-night roster. Jamie Drysdale, 21, is anticipated to go back to his top-four function after having season-ending shoulder surgical treatment in very early November, and Jackson LaCombe, 22, played two video games for the Ducks last period and also will certainly be in the hunt for a lineup area. Of the numerous options Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek and new instructor Greg Cronin have heading into this season, rushing their young defensemen into the NHL does not appear high on the listing. "I'm going to endure the defense," Verbeek stated this month. "It's a tough setting Scott Niedermayer Jersey. I want those individuals to be all set. "