"As the season went on, we all grew especially those younger guys," Carrick said. 22, Carrick helped Helleson transition from the NCAA to being an effective tool for the San Diego blueline. After signing out of Boston College with the Gulls and playing in his AHL debut on Mar. Helleson was one of the Gulls’ three rookie defensemen this season, absorbing Carrick’s positive impact as a player and a mentor alongside him. First-year defenseman Drew Helleson, in his Calder Cup Playoffs debut, recorded his second assist of the night on the play (0-2=2) to tie the Gulls rookie record for assists in a playoff game (last: Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras Game 1 of First Round, BAK). His impact on the team’s young blueliners shone through on this goal. He scored his fifth career postseason goal at 3:18 of the third period, answering four consecutive Ontario goals and bringing the score within one at 4-3.
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In Game One of the Gulls First Round Series with the Ontario Reign, Carrick played a major role in keeping San Diego in the fight. The Stouffville, ONT native didn’t stop there, setting the standard for San Diego’s defense through his performance and his veteran influence in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs. It took me definitely some time to get going, but I thought I finished strong there and (I’m) happy with it." Yeah, I thought overall it was a good year. "Any time you get on the power play - that helps you out pointwise. "I had a slow start and as the season kind of went on and just kind of adjusting to the systems that our coaches (implemented), you felt a little more comfortable out there and kind of as the season went on, I found myself getting more minutes and finding some power play time as well, which was nice," Carrick said.
11 at Bakersfield and back-to-back tallies on Jan. Highlighting these performances includes his first-game winning goal with San Diego on Mar. The defenseman reached new highs as a Gull in all scoring categories, collecting 10-20=30 points in 61 AHL games this season.Īdditionally, Carrick marked up the Gulls’ leaderboards, tallying the most power-play goals (3) of any blueliner and ranking second in goals (10), assists (20), points (30) and shots (122) among defensemen. That’s exactly what he did with a multitude of individual achievements this season. "Like I said, it’s not an easy league to jump into, it’s a tough league and you’re kind of put in a spot where you’ve got to learn quickly."Ĭarrick knew the most effective way for him to help San Diego’s young players assimilate and have success early in their AHL careers was to lead by example. "It goes quickly - I feel like I was just I their shoes last year, but you know, you just try to help them out in any way you can," Carrick said. The Gulls budding roster saw a rotation of 15 rookies this season, and Carrick certainly rose to the challenge of helping them adapt to the pace and style of the American Hockey League. "New coaching staff and just having a young team and a lot of players that weren’t here last year so we were kind of all put together." "The team went through a lot of adversity, especially early on and COVID and everything that was kind of going on," Carrick said. His experience alone made him instrumental on the blueline, with Carrick’s leadership guiding a young Gulls team to growth through a tumultuous season.
YOUTUBE CARRICKFERGUS PROFESSIONAL
Like his brothers tending to their maple syrup trees in Canada, San Diego Gulls defenseman Trevor Carrick is the one taking care of the saplings making their professional hockey roots in Southern California.Ĭarrick, an eight-year American Hockey League veteran, was just one of three returning Gulls defensemen for the 2021-22 season. 2021-22 Season Review: Trevor Carrick Provides Stable Veteran Leadership May 25, 2022
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