Bruins Need Round Robin Tourney for Kase & Ritchie Chemistry Scott Roche | July 15, 2020 When the National Hockey League announced their 24-team playoff format at the end of May that is scheduled to begin Aug. 1, the Boston Bruins knew that they would have…
Revisiting the Anaheim Ducks’ 2014 Draft Anthony Ciardelli | March 7, 2020 A lot has changed since 2014. Barack Obama was still president of the United States, Connor McDavid was still playing for the Erie Otters and the Anaheim Ducks were still…
Bruins’ Ritchie Has Tools to Replace Heinen and Backes Carrie Salls | March 3, 2020 A lot of fans were skeptical, to say the least when the Boston Bruins traded forward Danton Heinen to the Anaheim Ducks for left-wing Nick Ritchie. It wasn’t a surprise…
Bruins’ Trades Help Future Salary Cap Scott Roche | February 27, 2020 Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney traded for two Anaheim Ducks’ players in two separate deals before Monday’s trade deadline. Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie are not household names, but…
Grading the Ducks’ Active Deadline Anthony Ciardelli | February 26, 2020 The Anaheim Ducks had a busy trade deadline. First, they traded Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in return for a first-round pick, Axel Andersson and David Backes. Monday morning, they…
Bruins’ Lines Coming Into Focus After Trades Scott Roche | February 25, 2020 As the NHL trade deadline passed Monday afternoon, it was a quiet deadline for the Boston Bruins in terms of making a big splash. Two moves by Bruins’ general manager…
Bruins Trade Heinen to Ducks for Ritchie Brandon Share-Cohen | February 24, 2020 The Boston Bruins have traded forward Danton Heinen to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Nick Ritchie, according to Elliotte Friedman. This is the second trade that the Ducks…
Marleau, Noesen Each Score 2 as Sharks Top Ducks 4-2 The Canadian Press | January 28, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau and Stefan Noesen each scored twice, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 Monday night. Marleau moved past Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur and into a tie with Modano for 25th place on the NHL’s career list wit…
Retooling Ducks Lack ‘Big Name’ Trade Asset Anthony Ciardelli | December 23, 2019 In spite of fans’ best hopes and a rose color outlook at the start of the season, the Anaheim Ducks have returned to the bottom of the NHL standings. As of Saturday,…
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 33 — Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg Trade Anthony Ciardelli | August 30, 2019 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’ Ritchie Could Use ‘Change of Scenery’ Anthony Ciardelli | August 16, 2019 Approaching the start of the 2019-20 Anaheim Ducks season, there is one familiar question concerning one particular Ducks player. What to do with Nick Ritchie? The answer is to trade…