Eight minutes in to the Ducks’ first game, they have their first goal (Bobby Ryan), first fight (Brian Sutherby) and second fight (Brennan Evans) already under their belts. The Ducks lead, 1-0.
More updates as the game dictates.
Attn: Ducks fans scared off by season tickets.
From: Dept. of procrastination
Individual game tickets for the 2008-09 regular season (41 home games) will go on sale Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. Tickets may be purchased online at ducks.nhl.com, or by phone with Ticketmaster at (714) 703-2545. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Honda Center box office on a first-come, first-served basis. There is an eight-ticket limit per game for all regular season contests at Honda Center. The club will open the 2008-09 regular season schedule at Honda Center on Sunday, Oct. 12 vs.
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Apparently scared off by his $5.75 million salary for next season, all 29 NHL teams passed on Ducks defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who cleared waivers at 9 a.m. this morning.
Continue reading “Mathieu Schneider clears waivers.” »
… and no, Teemu Selanne isn’t on the roster. And Mathieu Schneider is. (So much for letting all those good rumors get in the way of facts.)
The first day of camp will be Saturday, September 20 at Anaheim Ice. It’s open to the public and replete with fan giveaways.
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But here’s the true test of exactly HOW bored you are.
(Samueli, for those not in the know, owns the Ducks.)
Fromhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/09/09/bulgaria.hockey.ap/index.html:
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia’s women’s ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying.
Slovakia outshot the Bulgarians 139-0 during the 60-minute game, played in Latvia. The margin of victory is a record for a women’s International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned event.
“We took it as training,” Slovakia coach Miroslav Karafiat said after Saturday’s game.