San Diego Gulls Sign Ryan Lautenbach to Amateur Tryout
Apr 2, 2025
The San Diego Gulls announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed forward Ryan Lautenbach to an amateur tryout (ATO).
Lautenbach, 25 (2/27/00), tallied 6-15=21 points, 19 penalty minutes (PIM) and a +5 rating in 40 NCAA games for the University of Massachusetts this season, helping lead the Minutemen to an appearance in the NCAA Regional Finals. He set NCAA career highs in points and goals in 2023-24, posting 10-14=24 points in 37 games. In 2021-22, he helped UMass win the Hockey East Championship alongside Gulls forward Josh Lopina. In 141 career NCAA games, the 5-11, 190-pound forward earned 23-46=69 points with 70 PIM and a +2 rating.
A Dearborn, Mich. native, Lautenbach also appeared in 101 career games for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), recording 21-58=79 points with 98 PIM and a +5 rating. He also skated in two USHL playoff games for the Lancers in 2020-21.