Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 33 — Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg Trade
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
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Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 61 – Ducks Hope Terry Gets Perry Mojo
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 77 – Mighty Oates Joins the Mighty Ducks
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Ducks’ History of Drafting Southern Californians
It’s the dream of many aspiring athletes to play for the local professional team. With the remarkable growth of Southern California hockey, helped along by the recent (although not very…
Ducks Should Retire Giguere’s Number in 2019-20
Jean-Sebastien Giguere is the best goalie in Anaheim Ducks franchise history. John Gibson may be one day,he’s certainly shown potential, but he isn’t yet. Whether or not you agree that…
Ducks’ Top 5 Rookie Seasons
With the Anaheim Ducks beginning, at least, a partial rebuild, there’s an increased focus on their rookies. That scrutiny will continue as general manager Bob Murray approaches a crucial draft,…
Ducks 25th Anniversary: A Look Back & Ahead
It’s been exactly 25 years since Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Anatoli Semenov lined up against his countryman Sergei Fedorov to take the first regular-season faceoff in franchise history. Fedorov won…
Ducks to Retire Numbers of Two Franchise Greats
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…
Ducks Must Exorcise Demons
Entering Game 3, the Anaheim Ducks were behind the eight-ball after losing games one and two of their second-round matchup with the Edmonton Oilers at home. Before dropping two to…
Corey Perry: Perennial Agitator and Bonafide Goal-Scorer
When thinking of adjectives to describe Corey Perry, what words come to mind? Agitator, dirty, crafty, smooth, and goal-scorer might be some ways in which you can describe half of…
To Murray and Back: How the Ducks GM Has Fared During the Off-Season
The final installment reflecting on Bob Murray’s tenure as general manager of the Anaheim Ducks is now here. In case you missed it, part one looked at Murray’s ability to…
Anaheim Ducks History: The Number Ones
The Mighty Ducks/Ducks have been an NHL franchise for 22 seasons. In the grand scheme of things, 22 seasons is not an extremely long time, making Anaheim one of the…