Now that the 2013 season is over for the Anaheim Ducks, there is much talk of what changes should be made in order to progress next year. Such changes are essential to the team, according to Bruce Boudreau who told his players, “Don’t be satisfied [about last season]. A lot of people will say a lot of good things, but ... Read More »
Well, the Ducks’ season is over. The most productive regular season for Anaheim since 2007 fizzled out quickly in the 2013 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals against the Detroit Red Wings. It was a defeat that was incredibly hard to swallow for many reasons, but what’s done is done and Ducks fans everywhere must wait patiently until the next season. As hard ... Read More »
Due to the NHL lockout, we’ve got an interesting setup for the 2013 NHL Awards Ceremony. Since 2008, the NHL Awards Ceremony has been held in Las Vegas after the end of the playoffs, but due to the delayed start of the playoffs this year, the ceremony will take place over the course of two nights. Day 1 will be ... Read More »
The Anaheim Ducks vice president/general manager was chosen as a finalist for the 2012-2013 General Manager of the Year. Other finalist include Ray Shero of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Mark Bergevin of the Montreal Canadiens. The Ducks finished 12th in the conference in 2011-2012 and improved to 2nd in the conference in 2012-2013 with Murray making a few key moves, ... Read More »
The Anaheim Ducks made their living coming from behind this season with 15 of their 30 regular season victories being comeback winners. Unfortunately a second period 3-1 deficit to the Detroit Red Wings in game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals proved to be too much for the Ducks as they lost 3-2 thus giving the Red Wings a series ... Read More »
How about them playoffs so far? Nothing quite beats the excitement of the NHL playoffs! There have been a lot of close games, highlight reel goals and amazing saves. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference teams who have advanced to the 2nd round. Chicago They just needed five games to eliminate the Minnesota Wild. Patrick Sharp had an ... Read More »
After five games against Detroit in the 2013 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, the Anaheim Ducks went into Joe Louis Arena leading the series three games to two. The two teams have been in a fierce battle for superiority and thus far it has not failed to disappoint fans on either side. It has been particularly exciting, as a Ducks fan, to ... Read More »
As has been typical of the recent playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings, end to end action and too many momentum swings to count, the 2013 version has been more of the same. The Ducks drew first blood using a masterful performance by goaltender Jonas Hiller that saw him stop 23 of 24 Red Wings shots ... Read More »
The Anaheim Ducks have had an outstanding season all be it a short season, finishing with a record of 30-12-6, which was good enough to win their second ever Pacific Division title and qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference. Their reward: Playing the perennial power Detroit Red Wings who reside in “Hockeytown ... Read More »
The Anaheim Ducks have been struggling over the last two weeks losing four straight games and five of their last seven games going into Sunday night’s road contest against the Edmonton Oilers. After spotting the Oilers a 1 goal lead only one minute into the game the Ducks rallied for three unanswered goals and Ducks’ goalie Jonas Hiller made ... Read More »
The Anaheim Ducks have hit a bit of a rough spot as of late losing back-to-back games to the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. They were hoping Wednesday night’s second to last home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets would be a chance to right their ship and inch closer to clinching the Pacific Division title. The Blue ... Read More »
Going into Sunday night’s game against SoCal rival the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings, the Anaheim Ducks knew that this game would be a big step toward clinching the Pacific Division. The game was intense throughout and each time the Ducks would score the Kings seemed to have an answer. So as the two teams have done so ... Read More »
Last night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers was the third straight game that Ryan Getzlaf had been off of the Anaheim Ducks’ roster. The team captain received an injury to his right leg in a game versus the Dallas Stars, when he became tangled up with Jamie Benn. ”It’s day to day,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “We want him ... Read More »
If there is anything a Ducks fan hates more than Eastern Conference bias, it is a Kings fan. Though we are still in the midst of the regular 2013 season, the atmosphere of the Honda Center last night had much more of a playoff feel to it. ”It was just a fast-paced game,” said Bruce Boudreau. “People wouldn’t call it playoff hockey because ... Read More »
There had always been a strong bond between player and fan in Anaheim, but none was so praised as Teemu Selanne. The Finnish Flash has been a part of the organization for a total of thirteen years. Whether teaming up with Paul Kariya or Saku Koivu, he dominated the ice for twenty NHL seasons and is the epitome of a ... Read More »
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