Monthly Archives: September 2009

First, the Ducks’ good news: Both Joffrey Lupul and Petteri Nokelainen returned to practice on Wednesday. The bad news? Nokelainen, who strained his groin on Sunday, had to leave midway through practice and was to be evaluated by team trainers. … Continue reading →

For a coach who can be comically redundant about taking one game at a time, Randy Carlyle took a huge look forward Wednesday when asked about keeping 19-year-old Luca Sbisa in the NHL this season. “He’s not afraid to do things with … Continue reading →

Ending weeks of suspense, the Ducks announced their final training camp cuts Wednesday: Defenseman Brendan Mikkelson is headed to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies [corrects from San Antonio] while forward Logan MacMillan has been assigned to ECHL Bakersfield. That spares defenseman … Continue reading →

The Ducks have 25 players still left on their training camp roster, and can only have 23 by noon. Randy Carlyle has said (nearly outright) that left wing Logan MacMillan will be one of the cuts. But who will be … Continue reading →

Andrew Ebbett is a quiet and unassuming man at 5-foot-9 and 174 pounds, the type of professional athlete who, if he introduces himself as a professional athlete, makes you do a double-take. He’s easy to overlook. Coming off his first … Continue reading →

No cuts in practice today, only two notable absences. Joffrey Lupul, who missed two preseason games with a bad back before returning to play in Sunday’s finale against the Kings, did not participate in practice. “He’s had some tightness in … Continue reading →

Brendan Mikkelson wasn’t exactly expected to be in Anaheim still. Certainly not considering defensemen Steve McCarthy, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Salcido and Brett Festerling were all cut from the Ducks’ training camp first. Which is what made Sunday’s game against the … Continue reading →

After the Ducks’ on-the-fly rebuild over the summer, it led many to believe that the low-scoring victories that marked the team’s 2007 Stanley Cup run were a thing of the past. Certainly losing marquee defensemen Chris Pronger and Franois Beauchemin, … Continue reading →

Bobby Ryan notched two goals and an assist, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had one goal and one assist, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 31 of 35 shots as the Ducks ended their preseason with a 5-4 win over the … Continue reading →

Troy Bodie has been assigned to San Antonio of the AHL, giving the Ducks 15 forwards as the preseason concludes. Figure that center Andrew Ebbett and left wing Logan MacMillan are in the running for the final forward spot. Both … Continue reading →