Ducks Recall Vinni Lettieri From Gulls
Nov 30, 2021The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled right wing Vinni Lettieri from the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Lettieri, 26 (2/6/95), has scored 1-1=2 points in three games with Anaheim this season, including his first goal as a Duck Oct. 31 vs. Montreal. The 5-11, 185-pound forward has appeared in 54 career NHL games with Anaheim and the New York Rangers, recording 3-7=10 points and 14 PIM. Signed as a free agent, Oct. 10, 2020, Lettieri recorded 6-2=8 points in nine games with San Diego this season, ranking second among Gulls leaders in goals.
A native of Excelsior, Minn., Lettieri has scored 91-75=166 points with 117 PIM in 204 career AHL games with San Diego and Hartford. Lettieri ranks tied for third among all AHL leaders in goals (91) since the start of 2017-18. He also scored 37-46=83 points in four seasons at the University of Minnesota (2013-17), helping the Golden Gophers to a 2015 Big Ten championship.