Ducks prospect Simon Benoit making most of his chance to shine

IRVINE — A year ago, Simon Benoit skated onto the ice at the Ducks’ rookie camp as an unknown. He wasn’t drafted by the team. He didn’t have a contract awaiting his signature. He was invited to camp with zero expectation placed on his sturdy 6-foot-3, 192-pound frame.
“I came as a nobody,” Benoit said Saturday.
After a strong camp, after a standout showing in the first Rookie Faceoff in Las Vegas, he earned a spot on the roster of the San Diego Gulls, the Duck