Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsJust 4:47 into the second period and Boyd Gordon would be the fourth player to score his first of the season as he put the Coyotes up by one with a wrist shot past Jonas Hiller. Less than two minutes later Lauri Korpikoski would make it a two goal lead for the Coyotes to be followed up with a first of the season goal from Keith Yandle to give Phoenix a 5-2 lead over Anaheim.
The most under the radar team in the Western conference (and possibly the entire NHL), has to be the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks boast arguably the best line in hockey – The “RPG” line. Bobby Ryan, reigning league MVP Corey Perry, and talent laden center Ryan Getzlaf. RW Teemu Selanne continues to defy father time, ...
Lubomir Visnovsky led the NHL with 68 points last season The 2011-2012 Ducks defense may not have the same big names as future hockey hall of famers Scott Neidermayer, or Chris Pronger, but this years version of the Ducks defense will be a huge part in determining the success of the team. From the first goal of ...
Kyle Turris, the third overall pick in the 2007 draft is still a RFA. Turris has yet to show the results you would think that someone with his skill level probably should have, scoring 25 points in 65 games last season, both being career highs. Some might say he could be a problem in the locker room, ...
It would take eight seconds, yes eight seconds after the puck drop before the Jets would take the lead as Kyle Wellwood would score his second goal of the season as he went backhand on Marc-Andre Fleury.
In my last article I wrote about how well the ducks bottom 6 have played to start the season. Well now that Jason Blake one of the Ducks top 6 forwards will miss 3 months because of a freak accident. Blake fell to the ice soon after a face off, and while he was down ...
One thing that was certain for the Ducks this off-season was when the team re-signed All-time franchise point leader Temmu Selanne that the Ducks top 2 lines would be the same as last year. The Ducks top line of Bobby Ryan, Ryan Getzlaf, and Corey Perry is one of the best lines in hockey. The ...
Something that quacks, waddles and eats bugs for breakfast isn’t typically considered more physical than a ferocious animal that devours said creature for its breakfast. And yet, on Friday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, that’s exactly how it was. The Anaheim Ducks, on the strength of 31 saves by Jonas Hiller and ...
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Notes: To determine who is still deemed a “prospect,” Calder eligibility will be used. Which is, by definition: “To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six games in two separate preceding seasons in any major ...
