Ducks Must Exorcise Demons John Hoop | May 5, 2017 Entering Game 3, the Anaheim Ducks were behind the eight-ball after losing games one and two of their second-round matchup with the Edmonton Oilers at home. Before dropping two to…
Ducks Get Much Needed Break John Hoop | April 21, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks became the first team in the league to advance to the conference semi-finals with a four game sweep of the Calgary Flames. A sweep is always good…
Ducks to Flames: You Can’t Win Here John Hoop | April 6, 2017 I’ve seen every angle of Mark Giordano’s knee-on-knee hit on Cam Fowler, on top of watching the play live at Honda Center. Fowler is an extremely limber young man and…
Murray’s Management Masterpiece John Hoop | April 2, 2017 The NHL regular season is drawing to a close and the Anaheim Ducks are beginning to look more and more like contenders rather than pretenders. As is usually the case,…
Perry & Ducks on Pacific Title — No Thanks John Hoop | March 26, 2017 With just eight games remaining the regular season the Anaheim Ducks are tied for first in the Pacific Division with the San Jose Sharks. Significant, yes, but there is a…
Ducks Playing Like Playoff Team John Hoop | March 10, 2017 Over the last two games, the Anaheim Ducks have looked like the team that made it within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals two seasons ago. Their 4-3 shootout…
Ducks Not Down or Out John Hoop | March 5, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks executed just two trades during the week leading up to the NHL trade deadline. Only one of the transactions will affect the Ducks’ roster, that being the…
Vermette Appeal a Waste of Time John Hoop | February 19, 2017 Antoine Vermette made a bone-headed decision during the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday. After losing a second straight faceoff cleanly, he gave…
Top 3 All-Time Ducks Goalies John Hoop | February 16, 2017 Who are the top three goalies in Anaheim Ducks history? Most of us will agree on the top two, but there is quite a log-jam for the number three spot.…
Ducks Playoff Race Begins With Questions John Hoop | January 30, 2017 Alas, we begin the stretch run. The part of the season when fans start biting their nails, trades materialize, and players on teams out of the playoff picture begin making…
Lindholm Success Making Fowler Expendable John Hoop | January 20, 2017 In a sport rife with variables that each team must react to on the fly, it seems rather fitting that one of the keys to the Ducks’ success can be…
Ducks’ 3-on-3 Leaves Something to be Desired John Hoop | January 16, 2017 The debate about the NHL three-on-three overtime format has subsided, but the recent rule change still has its detractors. Like it or not, teams must learn how to be effective…
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