Posts About "Paul Kariya"
Paul Kariya – The Original Mighty Duck
October 16th, 2020 Paul Kariya was a young phenom, the face of a young franchise. He was given lofty expectations and broke into the league around the same time as two other comparable Hall of Fame players, Pavel Bure and Eric Lindros. He was a solid all-around player and a statesman for the sport of hockey. Related: Top 5 Paul Kariya Moments With...
Best Ducks' Draft Picks By Round All-Time
October 9th, 2020 Every year at the NHL Entry Draft front offices around the league come together to try and find their next generation of stars, role players, and fan favorites. While not every player drafted plays for the team that picked them, nor does every player who gets drafted make the NHL, there are always a few surprises in the later rounds and...
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 1
September 1st, 2020 A familiar face returned to Pittsburgh on this date, but this time it is an owner, although his playing days are quite done yet. Also, there were some big moments for a couple of the National Hockey League’s earliest stars on Sept. 1. Lemieux Moves to the Owner’s Box On Sept. 1, 1999, the NHL Board of Governors approved Mario...
The Original Jets' Last-Ever Regular Season Game
August 30th, 2020 On April 14, 24 years ago, the original Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever regular season game, just a few months prior to their relocation to Phoenix, Arizona. It did not go well, and was the last big missed opportunity for a franchise that missed many. The Final Game of a Season-Long Funeral The date was April 14, 1996. The...
Top 10 Hobey Baker Winners of All Time
August 12th, 2020 The Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to the most valuable player in the college hockey world, was first dished out in 1981. Since then it has been handed out to some of hockey's biggest stars. Countless winners have gone on to become elite talent at the NHL level. (Vince Richard / The Hockey Writers) This article ranks the top...
Today in Hockey History: April 2
April 2nd, 2020 April 2 has provided many great moments throughout National Hockey League history. Multiple records were broken by some of the biggest names of the sport. Some of those records still stand today. Coffey Brews a New Record Paul Coffey was one of the greatest offensive defensemen to ever play in the NHL. He averaged over a point per...
Ducks With 100-Point Seasons
February 6th, 2020 Now that the Anaheim Ducks are more than a quarter-century old, it feels right to look back on their early days. The Ducks are a historic franchise in the NHL for what they’ve accomplished. They brought the first Stanley Cup to Southern California and have spent much of the last decade as Stanley Cup contenders. In addition to their...
Top 5 Teemu Selanne Moments With Ducks
January 19th, 2020 In June 2017, Anaheim Ducks legends Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The two formed a scintillating duo of offensive talent with the (Mighty) Ducks in the mid-late 1990s, helping grow interest in Anaheim's new team. As both are now Hall-of-Famers, their careers are inevitably littered with a...
Anaheim Ducks' 50-Goal Scorers
January 7th, 2020 Ever since Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the first to do so in 1944-45, scoring 50 goals in one season has been the pinnacle plateau for NHL goal scorers. The magic 50-number has distinguished the true "snipers" of the league. While Wayne Gretzky once scored 50 in only 39 games - an NHL record - many Hockey Hall of Famers never...
Top 5 Paul Kariya Moments With Ducks
October 16th, 2019 Anaheim Ducks greats Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in what was an appropriate recognition of everything each player achieved in his career. I highlighted the top five moments Selanne had with the Ducks. Now, let's take a look back at Kariya's career. The speedy left winger played for...
Some of the NHL's Most Inspiring Moments
August 29th, 2019 Sport is a unifying commodity, capable of resonating with millions of people around the world. Hockey is no exception. Each season is full of emotional moments that have fans teary-eyed. Most recently, Laila Anderson's inspiring journey alongside the St. Louis Blues captured the hearts of hockey fans across the globe. While...
Pride Over Body: Playing Through Injury Needs to Stop
July 3rd, 2019 Every season after the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL teams reveal all of the injuries their players were playing through in order to win the holy grail of hockey. Players have broken bones, torn ligaments, concussions, you name it, and chances are there is someone playing through it in the playoffs. These aren't the types of injuries...
Ducks to Retire Numbers of Two Franchise Greats
July 10th, 2018 Teemu Selanne's No. 8 seemed a bit lonely up in the rafters of Honda Center. There was at least one number that clearly belonged next to that of the great Finnish Flash. On Monday, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they will (finally) make good on that and another player's number. The organization announced that Paul Kariya's No. 9...
