Monthly Archives: September 2010

Ryan to left wing; Fowler, Mikkelson sitting pretty.

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

Quite a sight at practice today: Bobby Ryan was skating at left wing on a line with Saku Koivu at center and Teemu Selanne at right wing. The experiment with Ryan at center isn’t over, head coach Randy Carlyle said, … Continue reading →

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Festerling, Syvret waived. Update.

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

Defensemen Brett Festerling and Danny Syvret have been placed on waivers, paring the Ducks’ blue line down to eight as the regular season approaches. The biggest name of the eight belongs to 2010 first-round draft pick Cam Fowler. The 18-year-old … Continue reading →

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Kings 8, Ducks 3.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

It’s only the preseason, but Randy Carlyle could not simply brush this one off. For a moment after the Ducks’ 8-3 loss to the Kings, the coach was at a loss for words. “We didn’t do anything to start to … Continue reading →

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Crunch open AHL season tonight in Syracuse.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

If you haven’t bookmarked the Syracuse Crunch blog on the website of the Syracuse Post-Standard, now would be a good time to do so. The Crunch play their first game tonight, with Marco Cousineau in goal among a laundry list … Continue reading →

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Who’s the surprise of training camp?

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

Hardly anyone expected Maxime Macenauer to still be in Anaheim. A third-round draft pick in 2007 (an otherwise poor class for the Ducks), Macenauer turned pro last season and spent the entire year in Bakersfield. He missed 26 games early … Continue reading →

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Randy Carlyle on Jake Newton.

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

Randy Carlyle today gave his thoughts on Jake Newton, the San Jacinto native who survived the first round of training-camp cuts, but not the second. “I think in some situations he played in, he was unsure of himself and made … Continue reading →

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News and notes from practice.

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

Without Sunday’s cuts (Trevor Smith, MacGregor Sharp, Timo Pielmeier, Jake Newton, Stephane Veilleux), the light at the end of the tunnel that is opening night was visible at today’s practice (a long one, following a day off Sunday). The forward … Continue reading →

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Latest round of cuts helps clarify roster picture.

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

The Ducks had a day off the ice Sunday, but it was a busy day of travel for six players released from training camp. Center Trevor Smith, center MacGregor Sharp, goaltender Timo Pielmeier and defenseman Jake Newton were assigned to … Continue reading →

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Vancouver 4, Ducks 1.

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

Roberto Luongo was in midseason form – playoff form, at times – as the Canucks spoiled the preseason debuts of Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu and Todd Marchant in Vancouver. Luongo’s 28-save performance handed the Ducks their second loss of the … Continue reading →

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Ducks 5, Sharks 4.

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

The 15,872 who showed up at HP Pavilion got their money’s worth for a mere exhibition, in which the Ducks and Sharks racked up nine goals and six separate fights. Both coaches, who figured the game would merely be a … Continue reading →

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