Duda earns first career NHL call-up, becoming the first Roadrunner recalled to Utah this season.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Utah Mammoth announced today that defenseman Artem Duda has been recalled from the Tucson Roadrunners, Utah’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. The move marks the first NHL call-up of Duda’s career and the first time a Roadrunner has been recalled to the NHL during the 2026-27 regular season.
Duda, 22, has recorded three points (1g, 2a), a plus-six rating and two penalty minutes (PIM) in six AHL games with Tucson this season. His plus-six rating leads the team and is tied for second in the AHL. He is also tied for the team lead in points among defensemen.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound defenseman has tallied 45 points (9g, 36a), a plus-28 rating and 38 PIM in 103 career AHL games over three seasons with Tucson. He has also recorded two points (1g, 1a) in three Calder Cup Playoff games and was the only Roadrunner to register a point in multiple games during Tucson’s 2025 first-round series at Abbotsford.
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The Moscow, Russia, native led Roadrunners rookies in scoring in 2024-25 with 29 points (6g, 23a) in 70 games, recording the 10th-most points by a rookie in franchise history and the third-most by a rookie defenseman. His plus-15 rating ranked fourth among rookie defensemen in the AHL and established a franchise record for the highest single-season plus-minus rating by a rookie defenseman.
Prior to joining the Roadrunners, Duda recorded seven points (2g, 5a) and 10 PIM in 12 U Sports games with Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023-24, along with three assists in 14 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) games with CSKA Moscow in 2022-23.
He was originally selected in the second round (36th overall) by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Draft.
The Roadrunners will travel to Henderson this weekend for a two-game series against the Silver Knights at Lee’s Family Forum, marking Tucson’s second road trip of the season. The series opens Friday at 7 p.m. MST, followed by Saturday’s game at 6 p.m. MST. Both games will be available to watch live on AHLtv on FloHockey.
