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USA Will Francis
#2 Tulsa Oilers / ECHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 16, 2000
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
St. Paul, MN, USA
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2019 round 6 #163 overall by Anaheim Ducks

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Will Francis Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 MN Bolts 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 16* 6* 6* 12* -* -* |
2016-17 Centennial High USHS-MN 25* 2* 9* 11* 31* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
2017-18 Centennial High “A” USHS-MN 25* 8* 23* 31* 38* -* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 6 -
Team Northeast UMHSEHL 20* 3* 4* 7* 31* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
2018-19 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 59* 2* 8* 10* 131* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 16 -2
2019-20 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 10* 1* 3* 4* 20* 0* |
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 28* 0* 1* 1* 22* -1* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2024-25 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 5* 0* 0* 0* 5* -3* |
San Diego Gulls AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2025-26 Tulsa Oilers ECHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Projected ECHL 58* 0* 58* 58* 58* 58* |

Will Francis Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 16* 6* 6* 12* 0.75* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 39* 0* 1* 1* 0.03* 29* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 20* 3* 4* 7* 0.35* 31* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
USHL 2 69* 3* 11* 14* 0.20* 151* 9* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 16 * -2 *
USHS-MN 2 50* 10* 32* 42* 0.84* 69* -* | 2 9 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.78 * 6 * - *

Will Francis Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Up/Down San Diego Gulls Tulsa Oilers
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Extension San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls
03/20/2025
03/20/2025 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth San Diego Gulls
10/03/2018
10/03/2018 Confirmed Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 4 #63 overall by Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL Entry Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #126 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #75 by NHL Central Scouting