The Ducks have locked up Tyson Hinds for the long term, signing the defenseman to a two-year, one-way contract extension that runs through the 2027-28 NHL season.
Hinds, 23, got his first taste of the NHL in 2025-26 and made it count in a small sample. He appeared in six games for Anaheim, finished with a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes, and later added one assist in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2026.
That postseason helper came on April 24, 2026, against Edmonton in Game 3 of the First Round, giving him his first career NHL point. He became the second player in Ducks history to record his first career point in the playoffs.
Before joining Anaheim at the end of the regular season, the 6-foot-3, 201-pound blue liner put together a strong year with San Diego. In 62 AHL games, he posted 5-14=19 points, a plus-16 rating and 21 penalty minutes, setting career highs in points, goals and plus/minus. Across 204 career AHL games with the Gulls, Hinds has totaled 11-36=47 points and 105 penalty minutes.
Anaheim selected Hinds in the third round, 76th overall, of the 2021 NHL Draft, and his resume already includes a standout junior season. In 2022-23, he was named the QMJHL’s Best Defensive Defenseman, winning the Kevin Lowe Trophy after piling up 11-43=54 points and a plus-61 rating in 56 games with Sherbrooke.
That plus-61 led all QMJHL defensemen, ranked sixth in points per game at 0.96, eighth in points and tied for eighth in assists. His plus-61 was the highest mark in the QMJHL since 2002-03 and the fifth-best plus/minus by a QMJHL defenseman all-time.
The Gatineau, Quebec native also helped Canada capture gold at the 2023 World Junior Championship, scoring two goals and finishing with a plus-9 rating in seven tournament games.
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