Hinds brings steadiness despite inexperience to Ducks playoff lineup
Tyson Hinds doesn't look out of place in the playoffs, despite only playing in six NHL games before the postseason.
Anaheim Ducks defensemen Tyson Hinds (60) handles the puck during an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Saturday April 4, 2026 in Anaheim, Calif. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tyson Hinds’ NHL career is not even a month into its infancy, yet he’s already gained the trust of the Ducks’ coaching staff to be an everyday regular in the lineup for the most important games of the season.
With an injury to captain Radko Gudas and Ian Moore seemingly finding a home on the right wing of the fourth line, the Ducks called up Hinds from the AHL San Diego Gulls and made his NHL debut on April 4. The left-shot defenseman hasn’t left the lineup since. “When you look at it, it's pretty crazy, and it's fun for sure,” Hinds said of what the last three weeks have been like for him.
“Just trying to go day by day, and try to stay in the present. It helps me focus on the small things, the practices, the games, shift by shift. So just try to stay in the present as much as I can, and that helps me with the stress and everything.
” Hinds is more of a defensive defenseman, so you will not see much offensive output from him. But in Game 3 on Friday night, he picked up his first NHL point as the secondary assist on Mason McTavish’s goal to put the Ducks on the board. “My job is not to make points here, it’s to defend,” Hinds said.
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