Tom Dianora
Tom has been with The Hockey Writers for almost four years. After previously covering the LA Kings and the New York Rangers, Tom now covers the Anaheim Ducks. While in college at Clemson University, the 2016 college football national champions, Tom wrote game summaries and feature articles for the official team website of the Greenville Drive, a Class-A minor-league baseball team and affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Tom is happy to be able to continue to fulfill his passions for sports and writing with THW.
Author's Posts
Sprong Paying Immediate Dividends for Ducks
December 10th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks are in need of more and more young offensively gifted players as they attempt to transition to a more effective speed-and-skill-based game. Last week, recently-extended general manager Bob Murray took one step towards that by acquiring talented right winger Daniel Sprong from the Pittsburgh Penguins in...
Ducks' Furious Comeback Win Against Capitals Signals Hope
December 3rd, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have had an uneven season that has looked downright ugly at times. Their inability to stay competitive in terms of shot and scoring chance differential had them trending down in the standings. Lately, though, things have taken a turn for the better. The Ducks have won in four in a row and are 6-2-2 in their past 10...
Comtois's Demotion Raises Questions About Ducks' Vision
November 26th, 2018 As the Anaheim Ducks slogged through another loss in which they were decisively outshot Sunday night in Nashville against the Predators, it would only be natural for a number of observers to think bigger-picture about the team's future. It's painfully obvious that even considering injuries and some bright spots, the club's...
Lindholm's Injury Creates Chances for Ducks' Youngsters
November 19th, 2018 The injury bug still does not seem to want to leave the Anaheim Ducks alone, as stalwart defenseman Hampus Lindholm is the latest victim with a lower-body injury. With the exact prognosis on Lindholm unknown as of yet, and fellow minutes-eating defender Cam Fowler already sidelined indefinitely with a facial fracture,...
5 Positive Developments for the Ducks
November 12th, 2018 Things have been spiraling out of control for the Anaheim Ducks, who are a woeful 2-6-2 in their last 10 games and are still struggling to reverse an alarmingly poor shot and scoring chance differential. The more the season progresses, the more it is beginning to feel like a lost year in terms of playoff contention. Head coach Randy...
Kings Fire John Stevens
November 4th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings have fired head coach John Stevens, per an announcement from the team. Willie Desjardins has been named the interim head coach. https://twitter.com/LAKings/status/1059168126011666440 Assistant coach Don Nachbaur was also let go as part of the upheaval from general manager Rob Blake. Marco Sturm, who has been...
