by Brian Kennedy | Oct 9, 2018 | Archived Features, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, NHL
Twenty-five years ago, a movie that had been a really bad idea came to life in the form of a hockey team when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were born. On October 8th, 1993, they played their first game, and their first home game. It was versus the Detroit Red Wings. The...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 2, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL
Neither team could afford to give up two points. Other teams fighting for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference didn’t want the game to be a three-point affair. That was the story at Honda Center on Sunday night as the Avalanche visited the Ducks at an...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 31, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
If you were wondering where the Kings-Ducks rivalry went somewhere around 2012, and thought you saw it come back in 2014 when the Kings beat Anaheim in a come-from-behind seven-game win, you probably like this year a ton. The hatred is back. And it’s not just...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 17, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, NHL
It might seem odd to say this. Perhaps even cruel. But here’s the analysis of the Detroit-Ducks game Friday night: A bad team got a mediocre-but-still-hopeful team off its game by distracting them with taunts that led to fights and chippy play that led to penalties....
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 4, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
Standing in front of Jonathan Toews in the Chicago dressing room on Saturday in LA, what came to mind in the aftermath of their come from behind spanking of the Kings was this: What makes this team so bad this year? The thought was the result of knowing how they can...
