Final Flash from Finland

Final Flash from Finland

The Ducks retired Selanne’s number, as I earlier reported at IH, but here are some more details about the evening.   The event was attended by a number of dignitaries, including the Ducks’ owners, the Samuelis, and Gary Bettman, who was roundly booed whenever his...
Once In a Generation

Once In a Generation

It’s hard to overestimate the impact a player like Teemu Selanne has on the hockey culture of a city. But I’m pretty sure that if you measured the temperature (not literally) of Winnipeg and Anaheim today, you’d get an idea of how much he’s meant to both places....
Ducks Best B’s

Ducks Best B’s

The twins were split up! That was the big news on Saturday as the Ducks went down 5-1 against San Jose after dropping a weak and uncoordinated effort to Chicago on Friday last. The reason Getzlaf and Perry were playing on different lines? To get them going, of course....
Once In a Generation

Bourque Settling In With the Ducks

When Bob Murray clicked his phone shut and finalized the trade of Bryan Allen to the Montreal Canadiens, Rene Bourque instantly became the Ducks’ highest paid left winger, cashing a little over three million dollars a year (set to expire in the summer of 2016)....
Once In a Generation

Ducks Add Wing

The Anaheim Ducks felt they had enough D-men this week and shipped one, Bryan Allen, to Montreal for reclamation project Rene Bourque. The winger, who has over 140 goals in his decade-plus career, was lately in Hamilton with the Bulldogs after having cleared waivers...
Coyotes @ Ducks Preview

Coyotes @ Ducks Preview

Division match-ups are always pivotal no matter when they happen.  For both the Arizona Coyotes and Anaheim Ducks, they are desperate for wins for different reasons. The Arizona Coyotes (9-10-2) have had a rough week before traveling to California.  Losses to the...