The Ducks have signed prospect goalie Calle Clang and center Jan Myšák to one-year, two-way contract extensions, the club announced in a news release on Tuesday.
Clang, 23, has 68 games of experience with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, where he will compete for starts among a crowded group of goalies that includes veteran Ville Husso, recently arrived prospect Damian Clara and a healthy Tomas Suchanek after the Czech national missed last season with a knee injury. The ECHL could be an option for the recovering Suchanek while Clara – he divided last season between San Diego, Sweden and Finland – could have options abroad as he prepares to represent host nation Italy at the Olympics.
Clang was selected in the third round of the 2020 draft (No. 77 overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins and was traded to the Ducks in March of 2022 as part of the package they received in return for forward Rickard Rakell.
He has represented Sweden internationally in junior competition, winning gold at the U18 World Juniors and bronze at the U20 level.
Myšák, 23, was acquired near the 2024 trade deadline from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Jacob Perreault. Myšák went 48th overall in 2020 to the Habs.
His game revolves around effort, energy, diligence and forechecking. Yet he posted a respectable 42 points in 68 games with the Gulls last season, doubling his scoring output from the campaign prior.
He has skated for Czechia, including captaining their U20 side and being named to the tournament all-star team. In 2021, he arrived in North America and his first junior season in Canada saw his Hamilton Bulldogs win the 2022 J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions and become finalists for the Memorial Cup.