Monthly Archives: September 2010

Day 2: Lines and forward pairs.

The forward lines were rather fluid during today’s scrimmage at Anaheim ICE, although the defense pairs mostly stayed the same (in part because of the injury to Joe DiPenta). Here’s how they were skating during drills: White Team: Smith-Pelly – … Continue reading

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Day 1: Lines and forward pairs.

Team A: Nicolas Deschamps- Bobby Ryan – Dan SextonMatt Beleskey – Saku Koivu – Emerson EtemJason Jaffray – Peter Holland – Teemu SelanneRob Bordson – Maxime Macenauer – Trevor SmithTodd Marchant – Troy Bodie Lubomir Visnovsky – Sheldon BrookbankJake Newton … Continue reading

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Beleskey gets two-year contract extension. Update.

Matt Beleskey, who scored 11 goals last season after becoming an NHL regular for the first time in his career, has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension. Update: Beleskey will earn $666,667 this season, the final year of his … Continue reading

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Camp: Lydman out (for now); Veilleux and 18 others in. Update.

Defenseman Toni Lydman will miss the start of training camp with an acute episode of double vision. According to the team, he experienced the symptoms last week and has since undergone a battery of tests which have ruled out most … Continue reading

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Ducks 4, Vancouver 2.

The Ducks went out winners at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton, B.C., topping the Vancouver Canucks’ rookies 4-2. After two straight losses in which they were outmuscled for net position and looked lost on special teams, the kids turned … Continue reading

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News and notes on Ryan, Mara, etc.

Having filed the story for tomorrow’s editions on the Bobby Ryan deal, I’ve got plenty of news and notes lying around that won’t make it in …

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Bobby Ryan agrees to 5-year, $25.5 million deal. Update.

Bobby Ryan has agreed to stay in Anaheim on a 5-year, $25.5 million contract, ending a lengthy summer of negotiations between the Ducks and their leading goal scorer last season. The contract averages out to a $5.1 million salary-cap hit, … Continue reading

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Ducks fall 8-4 to Flames’ rookies.

Playing their second game in less than 24 hours, fatigue seemed to catch up to the Ducks’ rookies in an 8-4 loss to the Calgary Flames at the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, British Columbia. Tied at 3 midway through … Continue reading

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Ducks open rookie tourney with 4-1 loss to Sharks.

Nick Bonino scored during a 5-on-3 power play for the Ducks’ lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks in the opener for both teams in the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, British Columbia. The Ducks didn’t … Continue reading

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NHLPA Executive Board recommends Fehr.

The NHLPA announced today that its Executive Board has voted to accept the recommendation of the search committee (Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf, the New Jersey Devils’ Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston, the Red Wings’ Brian Rafalski and free-agent defenseman Mathieu … Continue reading

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