Monthly Archives: January 2009

Teemu Selanne took part in a pregame skate for the first time since that fateful December day in Edmonton when his skate blade poked a hole in his quadricep … and joined the bench to start the game. He is … Continue reading →

In the most recent battle for the underhyped title of who-should-the-Ducks-have-kept-as-their-backup-goalie, both Jonas Hiller and Ilya Bryzgalov looked very disinterested in claiming bragging rights.   Ten goals, 63 shots on goal, and clearly the message to the Ducks’ skaters got … Continue reading →

This latest example of the Ducks making a difference in the community is more for the female set, but I’m throwing it out there for any Francois Beauchemin and Bobby Ryan fans out there…

It only took a couple days … here is the video of the on-ice attack that put Ducks prospect Steve Kampfer in the hospital: <object width=”425″ height=”344″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Zslb7M83YIU&hl=en&fs=1″></param><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Zslb7M83YIU&hl=en&fs=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”425″ height=”344″></embed></object>

No surprise here – the Ducks brought back Drew Miller and Brendan Mikkelson from Iowa. They’ll be on the roster for tomorrow’s game in Phoenix. Miller has scored 0-2=2 points with a +1 rating and seven penalty minutes in eight … Continue reading →

Asked about the Chris Pronger-to-the-Maple Leafs rumour begun in the Ottawa Sun, Ducks GM Bob Murray had this to say: “Brian and I have emailed each other today about 7 times and not once was there any talk of a … Continue reading →

Defenseman Kent Huskins underwent surgery today on his fractured right foot at the Kerlan-Jobe Center in Los Angeles. Huskins, who hasn’t played since Dec. 31, will miss an additional 4-6 weeks. Team doctors didn’t expect Huskins to require surgery initially, … Continue reading →

The NHL players won’t be striking anytime soon. Its Players’ Association announced this morning it will not terminate the Collective Bargaining Agreement ratified after the 2004-05 lockout, an option they had written into the CBA when it was ratified in … Continue reading →

Perhapsto get them more playing time in the minors– orin anticipation that Todd Marchant, Teemu Selanne and Kent Huskins are going to be ready to play in the next six days– the Ducks sent Drew Miller, Troy Bodie and Brendan … Continue reading →

The difference in this game was theaforementioned performance of J-S Giguere; if you exclude the two goals he allowed in the first period (on the Islanders’ first seven shots), this is a spectacular goalie duel between Jonas Hiller and Jann … Continue reading →