The NHL season is in its final days, but the CHL playoffs are heading to their second round. All eight Anaheim Ducks prospects playing in the CHL saw their teams make the playoffs and six of them saw their teams advance to the second round.
Anaheim Ducks Prospect Spotlight: Beckett Sennecke's Scorching Start
The second-round series of the CHL playoffs will commence on Thursday with the OHL. Let’s take a look at where the Ducks prospects stand:
Who’s Out
Konnor Smith (97th overall in 2023)
Smith (20) and his Brampton Steelheads lost to Beckett Sennecke’s Oshawa Generals 4-2 in their first-round series of the OHL playoffs. Smith was traded to Brampton from the Owen Sound Attack on Jan. 8 in a deal that sent seven draft picks Owen Sound’s way.
Smith, a 6-foot-6 left-shot defenseman known primarily for his physicality and defensive prowess, scored 26 points (10-16=26) in 40 games this season and added three points (1-2=3) in six playoff games.
Smith got a six-game stint with the San Diego Gulls at the end of the 2023-24 season, where he scored his first professional goal while on an ATO (amateur tryout). He and the Ducks have until July 1 to come to terms on an ELC or he will become an unrestricted free agent.
Ethan Procyszyn (68th in ’24)
Procyszyn (18) was named captain of the North Bay Batallion on Jan. 10 and led them to the playoffs, where they ultimately lost to the Brantford Bulldogs 4-1.
Procyszyn scored 64 (34-30=64) points in 68 regular season games for North Bay and added two goals in five playoff games.
He’s a 6-foot-3 right-shot center whose calling card is to outwork opponents throughout the entire 200-foot ice surface and scores his goals by bullying his way to the front of the net and imposing his will. He will likely return to North Bay to start the 2025-26 season.
Who’s In
Beckett Sennecke (3rd in ’24)
Sennecke (19) was one of the most dynamic players at the junior level in 2024-25. His Oshawa Generals dispatched the Brampton Steelheads in six games to open their 2025 playoffs.
Sennecke scored 86 points (36-50=86) in just 56 regular season games. He missed time attending Canada’s World Junior selection camp in Dec. and was suspended twice this season.
He tallied seven points (4-3=7) in the first four games of the Generals’ opening series against Brampton but crashed into the boards following his second goal in their 4-1 game four win and hasn’t returned. He is considered day-to-day.
Carey Terrance (59th in ’23)
Terrance (19) signed his ELC on Wednesday and is set to begin the 2025-26 season in the Ducks organization, likely in the AHL with the Gulls. He was named captain of the Erie Otters before the 2024-25 season, and they’re on their way to the second round after defeating the reigning Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit 4-1.
Terrance scored 39 points (20-19=39) in 45 regular season games but sustained an upper-body injury on Feb. 14 and hasn’t returned to game action. He has resumed skating and is expected to play for Erie at some point during their playoff run.
He’s a defensively responsible workhorse of a center who is one of the premier skaters in the CHL. He’s won back-to-back World Junior Championship gold medals and his motor is unmatched.
Maxim Masse (66th in ’24)
Masse (19) got off to a scorching start in 2024-25, scoring nine points (6-3=9) in his first four games, but sustained a lower-body injury that forced him to miss six weeks.
He still finished second on his team in regular season scoring with 59 points (33-26=59) in 47 games and added six points (1-6=6) in five games as his Chicoutimi Sagueneens defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan in five games.
He represented Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships and could be on the radar for Canada at the 2026 World Junior Championship.
Tarin Smith (79th in ’24)
Smith (19) and the Everett Silvertips are on their way to the second round of the WHL playoffs after defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds in six games.
Smith elevated his two-way game in 2024-25 and wore an “A” for Everett. He scored 60 points (16-44=60) in 65 regular season games and has added eight points (1-7=8) in six playoff games.
He’s creative and active at the offensive blueline and uses his quality four-way mobility to angle rush attackers to the wall at the defensive blueline. He’ll likely return to Everett for the 2025-26 season with a chance to earn a “C” on his chest.
Alexandre Blais (100th in ’24)
Blais (19) is in the midst of his fourth consecutive QMJHL playoffs with Rimouski Oceanic and will take on Masse’s Chicoutimi in the second round.
Blais led his team in scoring for the second straight season, scoring 73 points (20-53=73) in 60 regular season games. He has chipped in four points in Rimouski’s four-game first-round sweep.
Blais is a high-motor yet undersized forward who displays creativity and offensive precision without sacrificing defensive responsibility. He will likely be heading back to the QMJHL next season for his age-20 season but will be AHL-eligible if the Ducks want to fast-track him into the organization.
Vojtech Port (161st in ’23)
Port (19) is playing on his fourth WHL team in three seasons as he finds his way into the second round with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in five games.
Port has been inserted into defensive roles despite his quality offensive abilities and has met the challenge well.
In 2024-25, he scored 11 points (2-9=11) in 40 games and represented Czechia at the 2025 World Junior Championship, where he scored four points (0-4=4) in seven games. To date, he has five points (1-4=5) in five playoff games.
He and the Ducks will need to come to terms on an ELC by July 1 or he’ll become a UFA.