More frequent flyer miles for Ducks.
The Ducks will travel 1,158 more miles this year than last, according to an exhaustive spreadsheet compiled by Dirk Hoag. On his blog, Mr. Hoag presents a table comparing the distances every NHL team will travel this season; the Ducks' total of 49,068 miles ranks fifth in the league, behind Calgary, Dallas, Phoenix and Edmonton -- which isn't too surprising considering how far each of those teams plays from their nearest rival.
Another curiosity: despite the Olympic break in February, the league hasn't scheduled any more back-to-back games this year than they did last year. But teams are traveling a little more -- by an average of 438 miles, to be exact -- so maybe they're scrambling just to get all those games in.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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