The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly acquired forward Mitch Hult from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for future considerations.
We have acquired forward Mitch Hults from Anaheim in exchange for future considerations.
He will be assigned to the @syracusecrunch.
More to come on this minor transaction.
Read below for the official press release on this transaction courtesy of the Lightning's website:
TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Mitch Hults from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for future considerations, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Additionally, the team announced that Hults will be assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.
Hults, 23, has appeared in two games with the San Diego Gulls this season, posting one assist and five shots on goal. He skated in 53 games during the 2017-18 regular season with San Diego, recording 10 goals and 24 points to go along with eight penalty minutes. Five of his 10 goals last season were scored on the man-advantage.
The 6-foot-2, 207-pound forward has appeared in 61 career AHL games, all with the Gulls over three seasons, registering 11 goals and 29 points. Hults skated in two Calder Cup Playoff games in 2017, scoring one goal. Prior to signing a two-year entry level contract as a free agent with the Ducks on March 20, 2017, Hults played two seasons at Lake Superior State University, collecting 20 goals and 54 points in 76 games.
Hults has been assigned to the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Syracuse Crunch, where it's expected that he'll play out the season. With so many good forwards on the Bolts' third and fourth lines, it seems unlikely that Hults will get called up this season. The 6 foot, 2 inch, 207 pound forward hasn't exactly torn up the AHL during his brief career, but he should provide Syracuse with some much needed depth and muscle throughout the season. It's not yet known what the Bolts gave up in exchange for Hults, if anything, but it's worth noting that his two year, $1.875 million deal expires after this season so it's likely that the Ducks' return is tied to Hults re-signing in Tampa.
