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The Ducks have assigned defenseman Brendan Guhle to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Guhle, 23 (7/29/97), owns 4-10=14 points with 24 penalty minutes (PIM) in 59 career NHL games with Anaheim and Buffalo. Acquired from the Sabres with a 2019 first-round draft pick in exchange for Brandon Montour Feb. 24, 2019, Guhle has appeared in five games for San Diego this season on a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan.
The 6-2, 197-pound defenseman collected 4-4=8 points in 30 games with the Ducks in 2019-20. He also appeared in 27 games for the Gulls last season, earning 4-10=14 points with a +9 rating and 18 PIM. Selected by Buffalo in the second round (51st overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Guhle has posted 19-54=73 points and 86 PIM in 144 career AHL games with San Diego and Rochester. The Edmonton, Alberta native was a 2019 AHL All-Star and recorded the sixth-best time in the fastest skater competition in event history at the 2019 AHL Skills Competition.