by Brian Kennedy | Sep 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter who wins these NHL rookie tournaments. Heck, it doesn’t even matter who wins the individual games. The Ducks, for instance, went 2-0-1 in the three games of the nine-game set they played while hosting the Sharks, Kings, Avalanche, Golden...
by Brian Kennedy | Sep 8, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights
Six teams’ worth of rookies, around 150 altogether, gathered near Anaheim the weekend of September 7-10 to contest the 2019 Anaheim Rookie Faceoff tournament at the brand new Great Park Ice and Fivepoint Arena in Irvine. The facility has four ice pads, two of which...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 2, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
It never really hit me how much hockey has changed until seeing the Golden Knights, and their fans, at Honda Center in Anaheim for a Friday night contest. Now, don’t mistake this: I’ve been to Vegas to see a game. It was a spectacle. Frankly, a ridiculous one. Perhaps...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 18, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL
The real story of Sunday night in Anaheim had nothing to do with the future Hall of Famer on the ice, playing with Washington, and everything to do with a four-time Cup winner on defense whose #27 was being retired by the Ducks. Scott Niedermayer’s sweater will now...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 16, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
Boston doesn’t do warmups like most clubs. Two features stood out before their game against the Ducks Friday night: Brad Marchand, at one point, directed traffic as to who could shoot and when. At another point, the Bruins lined up on either side of the zone and...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 14, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
The Vancouver Canucks came into Anaheim Wednesday night with not-unreasonable hopes for the playoffs. They were two points behind Minnesota in the wildcard race, though they were a mediocre 4-4-2 in their last ten contests. They had also lost their prior game, 7-2 to...
