Brayden Tracey

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Brayden Tracey
Born (2001-05-28) May 28, 2001 (age 22)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Anaheim Ducks
San Diego Gulls (AHL)
NHL Draft 29th overall, 2019
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2021–present

Brayden Tracey (born May 28, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]

Playing career[edit]

Tracey played his Midget AAA hockey with the Calgary Northstars. He was selected by the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. He made two appearances in the 2018 WHL playoffs for the Warriors before establishing himself as a regular on the Warriors in the 2018–19 WHL season, scoring a 36 goals to lead all WHL rookies and 81 points, leading all rookies across the Canadian Hockey League in 66 games.[2] He was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year and WHL Rookie of the Year.[2][3] He returned to Moose Jaw for the 2019–20 WHL season, where he was named an alternate captain by the team. He appeared in 28 games with the Warriors, registering 38 points, before being traded to the Victoria Royals on January 9, 2020.[4] However, due to the pandemic, the WHL playoffs were cancelled that season. He finished the season with 23 points in 24 games with Victoria. The following season was also abbreviated due to the pandemic, and Tracey, who had spent the first part of the year in the American Hockey League (AHL), returned to join the Royals.[5] In 22 games with the Royals, he scored 21 points.[6]

He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 29th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[7] Tracey signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks on November 28, 2019.[8] After the postponement of the 2020–21 WHL season, Tracey joined Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls to begin the season. He appeared in 12 games with the Gulls, going scoreless.[5] He was assigned to the Gulls for the 2021–22 season and was named the AHL's player of the week in late November.[6] Tracey was recalled by Anaheim on January 9, 2022, while leading the Gulls in goals with nine and points with 21.[9] He played in his first NHL game that night against the Detroit Red Wings, finishing the game with one shot on goal in 9:21 of ice time.[10] He was returned to the Gulls and his play dipped, only scoring two goals and five points in the final 23 games.[11] During the 2022–23 season, Tracey played in 62 games for the Gulls, scoring 10 goals and 28 points.[12] Tracey was assigned to San Diego at the start of the 2023–24 season.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Calgary Northstars AMHL 28 8 11 19 20 5 1 2 3 0
2017–18 Calgary Northstars AMHL 30 21 31 52 40 4 2 2 4 6
2017–18 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 66 36 45 81 28 2 0 1 1 4
2019–20 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 28 15 23 38 39
2019–20 Victoria Royals WHL 24 7 16 23 25
2020–21 San Diego Gulls AHL 12 0 0 0 4
2020–21 Victoria Royals WHL 22 9 12 21 24
2021–22 San Diego Gulls AHL 55 11 20 31 40 2 0 0 0 2
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 San Diego Gulls AHL 62 10 18 28 40
2023–24 San Diego Gulls AHL 55 9 16 25 32
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Canada Red U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 2
2019 Canada U18 4th 7 4 3 7 8
Junior totals 13 4 3 7 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brayden Tracey at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. ^ a b Harder, Greg (March 21, 2019). "After an outstanding rookie season, Warriors' Brayden Tracey has the playoffs in his sights". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Harder, Greg (June 20, 2019). "Moose Jaw Warriors' Brayden Tracey hopes NHL draft puts exclamation on rookie season". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Royals Trade For Brayden Tracey & Adam Evanoff". Victoria Royals. January 9, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via CHL.ca.
  5. ^ a b Dheensaw, Cleve (March 17, 2021). "Well-travelled Brayden Tracey back with Victoria Royals again". Times Colonist. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Manderichio, AJ (December 2, 2021). "Brayden Tracey Gaining Confidence and Finding Success in His Second Season". San Diego Gulls. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ducks select Tracey with 29th overall pick". Anaheim Ducks. June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ "Ducks sign 2019 First Round draftee Tracey to entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via NHL.com.
  9. ^ Teaford, Elliott (January 9, 2022). "Ducks prospect Mason McTavish dealt from Peterborough to Hamilton in OHL". The Orange County Register. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Arritt, Dan (January 9, 2022). "Dostal makes 33 saves in NHL debut, Ducks defeat Red Wings in shootout". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Zilch, Andy (June 1, 2022). "2021–22 Season Review: Brayden Tracey Takes Positive Steps Forward". San Diego Gulls. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ^ Wahl, Chris (September 5, 2023). "NHL Prospect Watch – Anaheim Ducks". Western Hockey League. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via CHL.ca.
  13. ^ "Ducks Trim Training Camp Roster to 42 Players". Anaheim Ducks. September 30, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via NHL.com.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2019
Succeeded by