San Diego Gulls Recall Andrew Lucas From Tulsa (ECHL)
Nov 11, 2024The San Diego Gulls announced today the American Hockey League (AHL) club recalled defenseman Andrew Lucas from the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.
Lucas, 25 (2/5/99), leads all Oilers with 2-7=9 points and a +4 rating in nine games with Tulsa this season. He leads all ECHL rookie defensemen in scoring, good for sixth among ECHL blueliners. The Alexandria, Va. native appeared in six games with the Gulls in 2023-24, posting three assists (0-3=3) after signing an amateur tryout (ATO). He recorded 5-11=16 points with 16 penalty minutes (PIM) and a +3 rating in 36 NCAA games with the University of Connecticut in 2023-24, leading team defensemen in goals, assists and points. In 2022-23 with the Huskies, the 6-foot, 179-pound defenseman set an NCAA career-high in points after posting 2-22=24 points in 35 games, leading UConn blueliners is assists and points. Prior to joining the Huskies, Lucas spent three seasons with the University of Vermont from 2019-22, serving as captain for two seasons (2020-2022) and recording 9-23=32 points with 44 PIM in 81 games.
Lucas recorded 10-39=49 points in 53 games with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in 2018-19, earning AJHL South All-Rookie Team honors. He helped the Bandits secure the AJHL Championship after posting 4-5=9 points in 15 playoff contests. That same season Lucas also tallied two assists (0-2=2) in seven total games with the Langley Rivermen and Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).