It’s a shame the 2012 off-season will forever be overshadowed by a labor dispute. High profile free-agent signings like Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, and Alex Semin along with blockbuster trades including players such as Rick Nash, Jordan Staal, and James van Riemsdyk are eclipsed by memories of hockey related revenue, “make-whole”, player pensions, and the ...
The Anaheim Ducks have locked up their captain long-term, signing Ryan Getzlaf to an eight-year deal worth 8.25 million annually according to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun. While Ducks fans can breathe a sigh of relief now knowing their captain will be with them for the foreseeable future, 8.25 million a year dollars is an extraordinary figure. ...
Far away from the hoopla surrounding names like Rick Nash, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter, the Ducks quietly went about their business this past off-season, adding role players and smaller pieces in an attempt to improve on a disappointing 2011-12 campaign.
A few years ago, the NHL made a number of minor rule changes in an attempt to speed up the game. Perhaps the most direct attempt at reducing the length of time it took to complete a contest was the introduction of the “hurry up face-off” procedure. The rule reads like this: 76.3 Procedure ...
It was midway through the third period last Monday night when I peered down toward the ice at Honda Center and noticed something a bit…different. Daniel Winnik, the team’s leading goal-scorer, was no longer flanking Perry and Getzlaf on the Ducks’ top line as he had been to start the game. Instead, recently recalled WHL ...
It took Teemu Selanne all of one game in 2013 to make history. By simply stepping on the ice last Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, Selanne became the oldest player to ever suit up for the Anaheim Ducks at 42 years, 6 months, and 16 days, and he didn’t stop there. In a 7-3 romp, ...
Let’s face it; it’s been a long off-season, and if you’re like me you’re having trouble even remembering what happened during free agency six months ago (Tootoo’s in Detroit now?). So to refresh your memory and get you geared up for the 2013 season, here are my top 5 goals, hits, saves and bloopers from ...
The summer of 2012 was one of great change for the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals. Having been affiliated with Tampa Bay and winning the Calder Cup in 2011/2012 in one of the most dominant seasons in the history of the AHL, the team was dropped by the Lightning in June in favor of the Syracuse Crunch. Less than ...
Having made the playoffs 5 of the last 6 seasons with a core of young developing star players, the Ducks were thought by most to be a lock for a Western conference playoff spot at the beginning of the 2011/2012 season. However, the team stumbled badly out of the gate last year, posting a 7-13-4 ...
Ducks fans are going to want to keep a very close eye on Team Sweden at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships. In total, three Ducks prospects will be suiting up for the Swedes including 2012 1st round pick Hampus Lindholm, and 2011 picks Rickard Rakell and William Karlsson, all of whom are expected to ...
