The Anaheim Ducks have added Sean Farrell on a one-year, two-way contract through the 2026-27 NHL season.
Farrell, 24, arrives in Anaheim after being acquired from Montreal for Sasha Pastujov on July 27, 2026. The center has one goal in six career NHL games with the Canadiens, all coming during his lone stint at the end of the 2022-23 season.
Most of Farrell’s pro work has come in the American Hockey League, where he has put up 46-79=125 points with a +6 rating and 40 penalty minutes in 186 games for the Laval Rocket from 2023-26. He has also added 3-9=12 points in 18 Calder Cup Playoff games.
Last season, the 5-10, 182-pound forward posted a career-best 53 points in 72 games with Laval, finishing second on the club in assists and third in goals and points. He also had two assists in five playoff appearances.
Farrell was originally drafted by Montreal in the fourth round, 124th overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft. Before turning pro, he spent two seasons at Harvard from 2021-23 and totaled 30-51=81 points with a +27 rating in 58 games. His second season was his breakout: in 2022-23, he was a Hobey Baker Award finalist and the Ivy League and ECAC Player of the Year after scoring 20-33=53 points with a +21 rating in 34 contests.
The Milford, Mass. native also has a strong international résumé. He represented Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, where he scored 3-3=6 points in four games and led the Americans in goals and points. Farrell also played in the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and the 2019 U-18 World Championship.
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