San Diego Gulls Assign Cruz Lucius And Coulson Pitre To Tulsa
Oct 25, 2026The San Diego Gulls announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has assigned forwards Cruz Lucius and Coulson Pitre to the Tulsa Oilers (ECHL).
Lucius, 22 (4/5/04), appeared in four games for San Diego this season, scoring his first AHL goal in his professional debut Oct. 9 at Coachella Valley. He was named to the NCHC First All-Star Team in 2025-26 after scoring 15-31=46 points in 36 NCAA games at Arizona State University, the second-most points in a season in program history. His 31 assists ranked seventh among all NCAA skaters last season while he was ninth in points per game (1.28) and 11th in points. He led the NCHC in assists per game (.86), was second in assists and third in points, while he paced the Sun Devils in goals, assists and points on his way to being named the team’s MVP.
The 6-0, 178-pound forward played four seasons of collegiate hockey, registering 41-83=12 points in 125 with Arizona State (2024-26) and Wisconsin (2022-24). He led Wisconsin in scoring as a sophomore in 2023-24 with 13-21=34 points in 36 contests while he led the Badgers with 23 assists as a freshman in 2022-23 (11-23=34).
Originally selected by Carolina in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft, the Lawrence, Kans. native helped Team USA earn a silver medal at the 2022 U-18 World Championship while he played two seasons at the United States National Team Development Program from 2020-22. He also represented his country at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games.
Pitre, 21 (12/13/2004), appeared in 25 games for San Diego in 2025-26, totaling 2-3=5 points. In 26 games for Tulsa last season, Pitre collected 5-16=21 points. Pitre has tallied 5-16=21 points in 86 career AHL games for the Gulls.
The Newmarket, Ontario native registered 75-84=159 points with a +22 rating in 166 career OHL games with Flint from 2021-24. He was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2021-22 after collecting 23-21=44 points with a +11 rating in 52 games with the Firebirds. He also scored 9-6=15 points with a +9 rating in 24 OHL Playoff contests.