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Mitera logs minutes, miles in Bakersfield

November 17th, 2009, 11:00 am by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Ducks prospect Mark Mitera will probably get to the NHL sometime in the future. Canucks Ducks Hockey

One of the club’s older defenseman prospects, Mitera, 22, is resurrecting his career after a reconstructive surgery wiped out most of his senior season at the University of Michigan.

It’s been a circuitous path so far.

NHL.com caught up with Mitera, who is trying to make an impression with Bakersfield of the East Coast Hockey League after he couldn’t get decent playing time with San Antonio of the American Hockey League.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Mitera (seen here in a preseason game) was one of the last defenseman cut in training camp.

He is ranked fourth in Hockey’s Future list of top Ducks prospects, behind Luca Sbisa, Jake Gardiner and Peter Holland.

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Ducks’ defenseman Mitera re-assigned

September 25th, 2009, 4:09 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

The pool of Ducks’ defenseman shrunk further Friday when they re-assigned Mark Mitera to San Antonio of the American Hockey League.

That leaves nine defensemen remaining in Ducks’ training camp: Nick Boynton, Luca Sbisa, Steve Eminger, Ryan Whitney, Sheldon Brookbank, Scott Niedermayer, James Wisniewski, Jassen Cullimore and Brendan Mikkelson.

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Rookies added to training camp roster

September 11th, 2009, 1:41 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Fifteen rookies have been invited to Ducks training camp.

Forwards Matthew Beleskey, Josh Brittain, Nicolas Deschamps, Peter Holland, Maxime Macenauer, Logan MacMillan, Matt McCue, Brandon McMillan, MacGregor Sharp and Dan Sexton will participate along with defenseman Matt Clark, Mark Mitera and Stefan Warg.

Goaltenders Marco Cousineau and Timo Pielmeier are also invitees. 

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Ducks prospect Mitera comes full circle

September 8th, 2009, 2:18 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Mark Mitera is almost one year out from suffering a major setback in his hockey career. mitera

Next month will mark 12 months since Mitera (right) tore the ACL in his left knee on opening night for the University of Michigan. Where he will be playing on that anniversary is unknown, but being back on the ice is progress enough for the defenseman.

Unlike the other prospects, Mitera is coming off limited game experience because of the injury.

After surgery to repair the knee last November, he returned in late February for Senior Day and played eight games for the Wolverines, who were eliminated by Air Force in the NCAA Tournament.

Mitera then made his professional debut for Iowa of the American Hockey League, playing five games and picking up two assists.

“It was good to move on and keep playing games,” Mitera said by phone Tuesday. “It was good just to stay on the ice. Everything is a little faster, guys are stronger, but for the most part I adjusted pretty well.”

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Ducks rookies fall to San Jose, 2-1 (SO)

September 7th, 2009, 10:19 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Highlights from Monday night, courtesy of the Ducks’ staff…

Dean Strong beat goaltender Timo Pielmeier in the eighth round of a shootout to lift San Jose over the Ducks, 2-1, on the first of a three-game rookie tournament Monday night at Sharks Ice.

Nicolas Deschamps tied it 1 in the third period after San Jose’s Michael D’ Orazio opened the scoring in the first.

Pielmeier stopped 35 of 36 shots for the Ducks.

“We got a good goaltending effort early in the game and we had some good performances from guys,” Ducks assistant coach Newell Brown said.

“I thought we played solid as a team.”

The Ducks dressed four first-round picks: Peter Holland, Luca Sbisa (by Philadelphia in 2008), Mark Mitera and Logan MacMillan.

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Roster, dates for Ducks rookie camp

August 25th, 2009, 3:25 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Top Ducks draft pick Peter Holland and former first-round picks Logan MacMillan and Mark Mitera are among those expected to play in the Ducks rookie camp next weekend. holland

About 25 players will participate in a 2 p.m. open practice at Anaheim Ice on Sept.5. They will play three rookies games at San Jose on Sept.7-9.

Holland (right) a 6-foot-2, 187-pound forward for Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League, was the Ducks’ top pick, 15th overall, in June’s draft. He played for Canada in the under-18 World Championships this year.

MacMillan was the 19th pick in the 2007 draft, has spent the past four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for Halifax and Rimouski Oceanic.

Defenseman Mitera, the 19th pick in 2006, came back from reconstructive knee surgery to play for the University of Michigan and made his professional debut with the Iowa Chops in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ducks prospect Mitera makes pro debut

April 3rd, 2009, 12:15 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Ducks prospect Mark Mitera made his professional debut this week, helping the Iowa Chops make a playoff push.

Mitera, a 6-foot-3, 213-pound defenseman and the Ducks’ first pick in the 2006 draft, had two assists on Tuesday night and was plus-2 on Thursday night.

He is days removed from closing out a four-year career at the University of Michigan in which he came back from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his knee. The Ducks project him to start next season in the AHL although he will get an opportunity in training camp.

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Ducks sign Minnesota-Duluth center

March 31st, 2009, 1:14 pm by Dan Wood, Staff writer

The Ducks on Tuesday announced the signing of a second collegiate player in two days, University of Minnesota-Duluth senior center MacGregor Sharp.

While University of Michigan senior defenseman Mark Mitera, whom the Ducks signed on Monday, was the 19th overall selection in the 2006 NHL entry draft, Sharp was an undrafted free agent. He signed a two-year, entry-level deal.

“He’s an extremely talented player who had a great season,” Ducks senior vice president of hockey operations David McNab said. “He was one of the best players in the country this year. I saw him play early and really liked him, and just watched him quite a bit of the year. He had a big year from start to finish.”

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Ducks sign defenseman Mark Mitera

March 30th, 2009, 6:14 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

The Ducks signed defenseman prospect Mark Mitera to a three-year entry level contract, the club announced Monday.

Mitera, 21, was the Ducks’ first round pick, 19th overall, in the 2006 draft, out of the University of Michigan. He will report to AHL-affiliate Iowa.

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Ducks prospects in NCAA hockey tournament

March 23rd, 2009, 3:07 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Get out your NCAA tournament bracket. It’s that time of year again.

Although not nearly as big as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the 2009 NCAA hockey tournament is about to get underway, and several teams have connections to the Ducks.

Ducks prospect Nick Bonino is a sophomore forward for top-ranked and top-seeded Boston University, which is trying to win its first NCAA title since 1995.

In the same bracket is Michigan, which has a pair of Ducks defensemen prospects who have come back from serious injury this season.

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