Posts About "Francois Beauchemin"
Francois Beauchemin: Once (Thrice) a Duck, Always a Duck
May 7th, 2018 The unfortunate and abrupt end to the Anaheim Ducks' season brought with it a fair number of question marks moving forward. One thing that was known, however, was the retirement of 13-year veteran Francois Beauchemin. The 37-year-old defenseman had indicated that the 2017-18 season would be his last, and he confirmed it after the Ducks'...
Ducks Set to Battle Sharks in Round One
April 11th, 2018 It's been a roller-coaster journey, but the Anaheim Ducks managed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. They will even have home-ice advantage in the first round after that notion seemed like a pipe dream for the majority of the season, which saw an injury-ravaged team flirting with the possibility of missing the...
Bieksa's Hand Injury Forces Carlyle's Hand
March 18th, 2018 Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to be the main reason for their often subpar play, but in the case of Bieksa, an ongoing issue with his left hand has possibly exacerbated his...
The Ducks' New Key on Defense
February 21st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season when they traded blueliner Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils for Adam Henrique, with other minor pieces going both ways as well. While Henrique has...
Colorado Avalanche Expansion Draft Keepers
June 15th, 2017 As you all may or may not know, there's a pretty significant change coming to NHL Hockey. The new expansion team, The Las Vegas Golden Knights, will begin their inaugural season in 2017. This means every team will have to submit player protected lists to Vegas by Saturday, June 17. Some organizations are more vulnerable than others,...
Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin
June 15th, 2017 Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/875354211671830529 At 37, Beauchemin was heading into the final year of a three-year deal he signed with the club in...
