Monthly Archives: December 2009

Dallas 5, Ducks 3.

Playing their second straight game without injured center Ryan Getzlaf, the Ducks’ offense didn’t suffer nearly as much as their defense in Dallas. Loui Eriksson’s hat trick, including a short-handed goal that opened the scoring, sent the Ducks to their third … Continue reading

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Calder assigned to AHL Toronto.

The Ducks have assigned left wing Kyle Calder to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Calder was placed on waivers on Dec. 28 and was not claimed by another NHL team. The 30-year-old forward appeared in 14 contests … Continue reading

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Niedermayer: ‘It’s just an honor to be on the team.’

No, even Scott Niedermayer didn’t have any input into who would make the final roster for Team Canada. He was, however, informed earlier, and by higher-up officials, that he would be captaining the Olympic team that will play February in … Continue reading

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Ducks Olympians: Getzlaf, Perry, Niedermayer, Selanne, Koivu, Hiller, Sbisa

Seven Ducks were named to their respective Olympic teams Wednesday. Defenseman Scott Niedermayer has been chosen captain, and will join forwards Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry as members of the Canadian Olympic team at the 2010 Vancouver Games in February. … Continue reading

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Minutes from Tuesday’s meeting.

On a night when Ryan Getzlaf missed his first game of the season — along with injured forwards Teemu Selanne and Joffrey Lupul — Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle had his work cut out for him Tuesday against the Minnesota … Continue reading

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Bobby Ryan’s big night.

It’s almost hard to believe, given how well he has played in his brief NHL career, that Bobby Ryan merely matched a career high with his three-point game Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. (Didn’t he sprinkle a four-point game in … Continue reading

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Ducks 4, Minnesota 2.

The Ducks’ one-game homestand was a successful one. Bobby Ryan played an assertive game with two goals and an assist, Dan Sexton scored his sixth goal of the season, and Todd Marchant added an empty-netter during a late 6-on-4 Wild … Continue reading

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Another Ducks prospect promoted to AHL.

Defenseman John de Gray was loaned by the Bakersfield Condors to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League today. De Gray had five goals and 11 points in his first 26 games in Bakersfield this season. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound … Continue reading

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Calder clears waivers.

Kyle Calder has cleared waivers, but the Ducks have not yet indicated what they will do with the 30-year-old winger, according to the team’s Web site.

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Big day for Ducks prospects at WJCs.

We find the Canadian media’s obsession over the World Junior Championships to be oddly amusing. This was what the TSN home page looked like as of 11 p.m. Monday; note that Brandon McMillan’s hat trick for Team Canada got top … Continue reading

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