Monthly Archives: June 2009

’07 draft pick Morrison at center of dispute

An interesting story is emerging north of the border surrounding 2007 fifth-round draft pick Brett Morrison. Apparently, the QMJHL is withholding the education reimbursement Morrison believes he is owed under league rules, for the four years he spent in juniors. … Continue reading

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Bobby Ryan discusses his Vegas trip.

Not much new ground here, but this podcast on the Ducks’ web site serves as a useful follow-up to my pre-Awards ceremony interview with Bobby Ryan. Your highlight: he didn’t do well at roulette.

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Murray on “NHL Live”

In case you missed it on NHL Live earlier today, Bob Murray spoke for about five minutes on a handful of topics.

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The Scott Niedermayer countdown winds down.

I found it: A real-time NHL draft countdown. Hopefully Scott Niedermayer has found it, too. That’s how long he has to decide whether to retire or seek a contract with the Ducks for 2009-10. We’re down to four days and … Continue reading

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Pronger addresses trade rumors.

The Ducks head into next Friday’s draft, and the July 1 free-agency deadline, with a plethora of defenseman. Since one of them is Chris Pronger, he has been the subject of trade speculation in recent weeks. Always a rumor magnet, … Continue reading

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Parros, Pronger at NHLPA meetings.

For the casual fan, nothing Earth-shattering was born out of Friday’s NHL Players’ Association meetings. The Stanley Cup Finals went the distance and produced some solid TV ratings; an Arizona bankruptcy judge made sure no franchises are moving cities; in … Continue reading

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Vegas NHL blog, part V: Last call.

Here are the final results for every award handed out today, 1 through 3, all in one place, with my votes thrown in for purposes of humility.

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Vegas NHL blog, part IV: Niedermayer, Getzlaf in final voting.

Adjudging who gets an invitation to Las Vegas and who doesn’t is hardly fair. The NHL has known for months who would win each of the awards that were presented tonight. Yet only the top three were announced as finalists … Continue reading

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Vegas NHL blog, part III: Mason wins rookie of the year.

After accepting the Calder Trophy, Columbus Blue Jackets netminder Steve Mason congratulated Bobby Ryan and Kris Versteeg “on their tremendous seasons.” It’s an expected loss for Ryan, who went so far as to bet on Mason earlier today at the … Continue reading

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Vegas NHL blog, part II: More Bobby Ryan.

Ryan said that he began a second straight summer of off-season conditioning (read: punishment) last week with the Ducks’ strength and conditioning guru, Sean Skahan. “I’ve got a much better platform than I did a year ago,” Ryan said. “I … Continue reading

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