Posts About "Nate Thompson"
The Walking Wounded Ducks: Flight Delayed, Grounded For Now
August 17th, 2016 Finishing my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in December, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to give a little insight into some of the injuries going on with the Anaheim Ducks and others around the league. I know how confusing some of the injuries can be, so I thought I would provide some brief background into injuries as they...
Nate Thompson Has Ruptured Achilles, Out Many Months
June 14th, 2016 Anaheim Ducks defenseman Nate Thompson has ruptured his Achilles tendon during offseason training. General manager Bob Murray announced the bad news Tuesday. He said that Thompson will be out "a while." "We'll be lucky to see him before the trade deadline, but he healed quickly from his shoulder injury," Murray said. The shoulder...
Nate Thompson Suspension Will Be 3 Games
December 14th, 2015 The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Anaheim Ducks forward Nate Thompson three games for an illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk, the DoPS announced on Monday. The check happened on Friday, but with the Ducks off until Thursday, it gave the DoPS plenty of time to deal with this one and...
Nate Thompson to Have Player Safety Hearing
December 13th, 2015 Anaheim Ducks forward Nate Thompson has a date with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Monday, the DoPS announced Saturday. The hearing comes for an illegal check to the head on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk early in the first period of Friday's game. Thompson was given a five-minute major penalty for elbowing...
Ducks Inexplicably Give Away Impactful Player
November 16th, 2015 In a season that's fallen somewhere between "miserable" and "un-watchable", the Anaheim Ducks have zero margin for error in managing their roster. As bad as their play has been, Anaheim has also fallen victim to some horrible injury luck, an issue that they largely avoided in 2014-15. '15-16 hasn't been kind, with Ryan Getzlaf,...
Tampa Bay Lightning: Top 5 Blue Collar Players
April 13th, 2013 Blue collar players are essential to any team's success in the NHL. They are the players that punish their opposition physically, sacrifice their bodies to block shots, work to regain possession of the puck for their team, and take great efforts to be in position to make shots on goal. The Tampa Bay Lightning are blessed to have some...
