IRVINE — Trevor Zegras has a plan, and it’s a pretty bold one.

It’s one that made Ducks general manager Bob Murray chuckle when he heard about it on draft night last Friday. It’s also one that might make the decision makers in the admissions office at Boston University cringe.

Zegras says he’d like to spend two semesters at BU, play one season for Terriers coach Albie O’Connell and then sign with the Ducks and challenge for a roster spot near the end of the 2019-20 season. One collegiate season might not be enough to prepare him for the rigors of the NHL.

But that’s Zegras’ plan, anyway.

“I’m just trying to put my best foot forward here,” he said. “I know it’s probably not looking great to play on the team to start the season, but I think I can put a really good foot forward and maybe make the roster at the end of the year, after the end of the college season.

“We’ll see how it goes, but that’s obviously my goal.”

Saturday looms as the final day of the Ducks’ four-day developmental camp at their new $110 million practice facility at the Great Park in Irvine. It’ll be their last time to see Zegras on the ice and in off-ice workouts before he begins class Sept. 3 at BU.

Zegras, an 18-year-old center who was picked ninth overall, is one of five Ducks selections who will be college-bound freshmen in the fall. They won’t attend the Ducks’ rookie camp or play in the Rookie Faceoff before their regular training camp begins in September.

Jackson LaCombe, a defenseman, plans to go to the University of Minnesota; Henry Thrun, a defenseman, will attend Harvard; center Trevor Janicke will go to Notre Dame; and defenseman William Francis will join two-time NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth.

So far, the Ducks, their new practice facility and the overall Southern California vibe have made quite an impression on Zegras, a native of the New York City suburb of Bedford. He can’t wait to return for good, and the quicker the better. Related Articles NHL, players unveil series of anti-racism initiatives

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“The facilities are unbelievable,” he said. “Just standing in this locker room, knowing that it’s just their practice rink and not even their real locker room (at Honda Center), is unbelievable. Southern California is unbelievable. I know the weather hasn’t been great, but I hear it’s unreal.

“This is my first time to California, so I’m just trying to soak it all in.”

CARRICK RE-SIGNS

The Ducks are expected to announce they have signed center Sam Carrick to a one-year, $700,000 contract extension. Carrick, who led the San Diego Gulls of the AHL with 32 goals and 61 points in 61 games last season, could have become a free agent Monday.

The website capfriendly.com was the first to report Carrick’s extension.

OPEN PRACTICE

The Ducks aren’t expected to conduct a scrimmage on the final day of their camp Saturday, but will hold a practice that will be open to the public at 10 a.m. in the FivePoint Arena at the Great Park facility. The address is 888 Ridge Valley, Irvine.