Posts About "Clayton Stoner"
Preview: Ducks Begin Five-Game Gauntlet Against Predators
March 7th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks came out flat after a relatively quiet trade deadline, falling 2-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. They'll get a chance to validate general manager Bob Murray's confidence in them on Tuesday night as they face the suddenly burgeoning Nashville Predators. Nashville, a popular Stanley Cup Final pick in the...
Top 3 Trade Deadline Needs for Ducks
March 1st, 2017 Trade deadline day represents a major opportunity for general manager Bob Murray to improve his club going into the playoff stretch. His Anaheim Ducks sit third in the Pacific Division, yet are only two points up on the resurgent Calgary Flames. Murray would surely love to add a major piece in a Matt Duchene or Gabriel Landeskog on...
Burns Signs Extension & More News
November 22nd, 2016 Sharks' Burns Signs 8-Year Contract Extension The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Brent Burns to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension — a deal that makes him the NHL's second-highest paid blueliner behind the Nashville Predators' P.K. Subban who earns $9 million per...
Blackhawks Interested in Oilers' Yakupov, Flames' Tkachuk Makes Roster & More News
October 6th, 2016 Blackhawks Interested in Oilers' Yakupov The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly interested in trading for Edmonton Oilers forward Nail Yakupov, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie on Thursday. Although McKenzie acknowledged Stan Bowman and Peter Chiarelli have talked about the Blackhawks' interest in Yakupov, he was quick to point out...
Bad Contracts Potentially Jeopardize Ducks' Future
May 18th, 2016 The Anaheim Ducks are facing some intricate salary cap gymnastics this summer. With a total of 12 free agents on the active roster, five of them restricted, general manager Bob Murray has his work cut out for him. The restricted free agents present the greatest challenge as they include Hampus Lindholm, Sami Vatanen, Rickard Rakell, and...
Report: Clayton Stoner to Enter Plea for Bear Poaching
November 14th, 2015 The ongoing saga of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner and the grizzly bear named Cheeky has reached a turning point. Stoner faces five charges for a 2013 grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia, which includes knowingly making false statements about his residency to acquire a hunting license. That accounts for two of his charges....
Conservationists Want Apology From Clayton Stoner
October 11th, 2015 A judge has postponed the court case against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner that sees him facing five charges related to a grizzly bear hunt in 2013, according to the National Observer. In his native province of British Columbia, Stoner was photographed hold a bear's head, an act that has drawn loads of criticism from...
Anaheim Ducks Blue Line Rankings
September 1st, 2015 Scott Niedermayer was the first Anaheim Duck to lift the Stanley Cup in 2007, and he was the backbone of the strongest defense in the league that featured Chris Pronger. Since his departure from playing professional hockey, the Ducks have been searching for answers to their defensive woes. It has been the itch that the front office...
Ducks' Coaches Continue To Make One Egregious Error
May 20th, 2015 Let's get one thing clear: game two of the Western Conference Final at Honda Center meant a whole lot more to the Chicago Blackhawks than it did to the Anaheim Ducks. The triple overtime winner that had east coast viewers up in the A.M hours was an exhilirating display of the best the great sport of hockey has to offer: skill, speed,...
Bruce Boudreau Scratches Star Defenseman: Fair or Fowler?
March 25th, 2015 Thought exercise: name the number of National Hockey League coaches that would ever think to scratch their number one defenseman. Struggling to come up with names? That's not a lack of knowledge on your part, it's just that no coach worth his salt would ever even think to do that. Sure, it was against the cellar-dwelling Columbus Blue...
Are Referees Calling Habs Games Differently?
December 20th, 2014 It's poor sportsmanship to blame the referees after a loss. For most fans blown calls are greeted as insults. A personal affront to their existence. Reacting accordingly. Shouting, cursing, finger gesturing, taunting, ironic chanting. Hell hath no furry like disgruntled sports fans buzzed on warm, $10.50 beer. Not all penalty calls...
Hockey News: Saku Koivu Tribute; Mumps Report
December 19th, 2014 How did the mumps start in the NHL? Here's a handy map to help break it down. Not even the refs are immune. Sidney Crosby is recovered and ready to continue his goal-less streak. The Senators make a good decision, sending Curtis Lazar to the World Juniors. The Oilers, on the other hand, are not letting Leon Draisaitl...
Wild Need to Improve Power Play Against the Hawks
May 3rd, 2014 The Minnesota Wild launched their quest for revenge when the club began its second round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Last year, the clubs met in the first round where the Hawks defeated the Wild four games to one in the series. Fans in the State of Hockey would like nothing more than to see their beloved Wild avenge...
