The Ducks and forward Sam Colangelo have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team announced in a news release on Monday.
The contract is a two-way deal for the upcoming season and then a one-way pact for the following one, similar to the structure the Ducks utilized with goalie Lukáš Dostál.
Colangelo, 23, debuted at the end of the 2023-24 season and then compiled 12 points in 32 games with the Ducks last year. He was most productive on a line with Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier, a pair of former top-five picks.
He stuck as a regular after a second call-up from the minors in late February after scoring 40 points in many contests at the American Hockey League level.
In March, he poured in five goals and six points in just four games, stringing together the longest goal-scoring streak among NHL rookies of 2024-25. Overall, he had nine goals in his last 18 appearances of the campaign.
Colangelo played college hockey for three years at Northeastern before using his final year of eligibility at Western Michigan.
Tim Washe signs two-year extension
The Ducks also have signed center Tim Washe to a two-year contract extension, the club revealed on Monday.
Puckpedia had the NHL salary of the deal as an annual average value of $812,500 prior to Monday, but the Ducks have now made it official with last year’s captain of the NCAA champion Western Michigan Broncos.
Like Colangelo, Washe’s terms are a two-way contract for 2025-26 and a one-way agreement for 2026-27.
The Ducks won a thick competition for Washe’s services after the 6-foot-3, 215-pound, 23-year-old pivot celebrated Western Michigan’s first ever title with his teammates, one they won thanks in no small part to Washe. He was one of four Broncos named to the all-tournament team, including Kings prospect goalie Hampton Slukynsky.
Washe broke out with 38 points in 42 games at the NCAA level last season before cutting his teeth with a pair of clashes that introduced him to the NHL level and put him on a path for restricted free agency.
In addition to his skills and physical attributes, Washe was praised widely for his leadership and exemplary conduct as a collegian.
Washe grew up in the Detroit area playing in the Victory Honda youth program and played a year of junior B hockey in British Columbia. His complete, detail-oriented game was inspired by a star who did it all in the Motor City, the Detroit Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg.
With Washe and Colangelo signing contracts on Monday, the Ducks’ lone concern was star forward Mason McTavish, who shook off a stumble out of the starting blocks to kick hard down the stretch last season. The Ducks can fend off any potential offer sheets with their $20 million-plus in cap space.
That same flexibility could enable them to pursue opportunities in the trade market. On Monday, PuckPedia indicated that three teams were over the cap and six more were within just $1.5 million of its upper limit.