Ducks Select Center Pitre with 65th Overall Pick

The Ducks have selected center Coulson Pitre with the 65th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Pitre, 18 (12/13/04), scored 25-35=60 points with a +20 rating and 42 PIM in 59 games this season with the Flint Firebirds of the OHL. He ranked fourth among team leaders in points and tied for third in goals while establishing a new career high in games played. He added 2-3=5 points in six OHL Playoff contests.

The 6-1, 170-pound right wing was named to the 2021-22 OHL First All-Rookie Team after collecting 23-21=44 points with a +11 rating and 27 PIM in 52 games with Flint. He added 6-3=9 points in 16 OHL postseason contests, leading Flint to a decisive Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Pitre finished second among rookies in postseason goals. His brother, Kaden, was his teammate this season as a rookie season with Flint.