Monthly Archives: February 2009

Red Wings 5, Ducks 2.

The Ducks’ march to trade-deadline sellers begins. Game summary here; event summary here; more details to come.

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Notes on Brian Salcido’s debut.

Brian Salcido, a Hermosa Beach native became the 23rd California-born player to play in the NHL, and the 16th from Southern California, when he suited up for the Ducks’ game against the Detroit Red Wings.Prior to the trade that brought … Continue reading

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Festerling down, Salcido up.

In somewhat of a surprise move, the Ducks brought up Hermosa Beach native Brian Salcido from Iowa and sent defenseman Brett Festerling back to the AHL.

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Kings 4, Ducks 3.

It’s a game where you wonder if nothing is sacred in hockey, like the Kings falling short in the crunch, the Ducks dominating opponents on their home ice, and Scott Niedermayer providing steady, disciplined leadership.

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Mikkelson recalled from Iowa.

Defenseman Brendan “Phil” Mikkelson got the call-up from Iowa for tonight’s game against the Kings, and he is expected to join the team on their six-game road trip beginning Friday in Detroit.

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Where have you gone, Bobby Ryan?

In 14 games in January, Bobby Ryan notched a point in all but two. It was quite a streak, one that earned him NHL Rookie of the Month honors, and brought him on the doorstep of the rookie scoring lead. … Continue reading

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Carlyle: Pahlsson to miss first part of trip.

Randy Carlyle said today that center Samuel Pahlsson, who is battling a viral infection, will not join the Ducks at the outset of their six-game road trip beginning Friday in Detroit. “The preliminary talks are, he’ll be another couple days” … Continue reading

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Ducks-Kings: This time it counts.

It’s tempting to assign that slogan, or some variation on it, to tomorrow’s installment of the “Freeway Face-off” at Honda Center. After three straight years in which a win for the Ducks was just another win, and a loss for the Kings … Continue reading

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More Carlyle.

Here were Randy Carlyle’s postgame comments: “Those are ones that you bang your head against the wall and you try to figure out how we could perform to the level we performed.We didn’t have anything going in a lot of … Continue reading

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Thrashers 8, Ducks 4.

The Atlanta Thrashers came into Honda Center looking like the Atlanta Thrashers – at the first stoppage of play eight seconds into the game, they got hit with a two-minute bench minor for handing in an incorrect lineup card. Before … Continue reading

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