Monthly Archives: March 2010

Ducks sign Mat Clark.

Posted on March 31, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Ducks signed defenseman Mat Clark to a three-year entry-level contract, which begins at the start of the 2010-11 season. Contract terms were not immediately available. The 6-3, 211-pound blueliner had seven goals and 23 points with 88 PIM in … Continue reading →

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Hiller, Getzlaf out; Levasseur in.

Posted on March 30, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

With Jonas Hiller staying in Anaheim because of back spasms that felled him in warmups Monday, the Ducks have recalled goaltender J.P. Levasseur from the Springfield (Mass.) Falcons of the American Hockey League. Hiller has not been placed on injured … Continue reading →

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Selanne passes the torch -actually, the puck.

Posted on March 29, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Rarely does a metaphor write itself before your very eyes, let alone before the eyes of 15,070 onlookers. Teemu Selanne was the focus of attention even before the Ducks were set to play the Dallas Stars on Monday, when a … Continue reading →

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Ducks 3, Dallas 1.

Posted on March 29, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Nick Bonino scored his first NHL goal, and Curtis McElhinney made the most of an emergency start, stopping 30 shots for his second straight victory as a Duck. After Bonino’s power-play goal – off an assist from Teemu Selanne at … Continue reading →

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On this date (via AP).

Posted on March 27, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Seventeen years ago, March 27, 1993, then-Winnipeg Jet Teemu Selanne scored his 69th and 70th goals of the season in a 3-3 tie with the Kings. Selanne became the eighth player, and first rookie, to have a 70-goal NHL season. … Continue reading →

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Ducks 3, Edmonton 2.

Posted on March 26, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Ducks’ lineup looked different, and younger, in Edmonton than it has all season. In the end, a few familiar faces helped salvage a win at the end of a make-or-break road trip that has mostly served to break the … Continue reading →

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Bonino, McElhinney in the lineup.

Posted on March 26, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Rookie center Nick Bonino will make his NHL debut for the Ducks tonight in Edmonton wearing jersey #63. Bonino, 21, just completed his junior season at Boston University, scoring a team-leading 11 goals and 38 points in 33 contests. The … Continue reading →

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Getzlaf out; Bonino in?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf will miss tonight’s game in Edmonton with a high ankle sprain, but according to the team Web site, he could return as early as Monday against the Dallas Stars. Among the possible replacements are Ryan Carter … Continue reading →

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More on Rob Bordson.

Posted on March 26, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

From the Duluth News-Tribune: Dave McNab, senior vice president of hockey operations for the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, says he was sold on Rob Bordson during a UMD home series against Colorado College in January. Bordson, an undrafted junior forward from … Continue reading →

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New rule in effect tonight.

Posted on March 25, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The NHL competition committee has given its approval to a new rule banning blind-side hits to the head, and the rule will go into effect for tonight’s games. The rule states: “A lateral, back pressure or blind side hit to … Continue reading →

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