Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ray Emery chooses Chicago.

In a move that should come as little surprise to anyone who’s followed the Ducks’ off-season goalie moves, Ray Emery will go to the Chicago Blackhawks’ training camp on a pro tryout. Ducks general manager Bob Murray did not aggressively … Continue reading

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Ducks bring Mark Bell back across the pond.

If the name Mark Bell rings a bell, it might not be for hockey. Bell, who signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ducks, has not played in the NHL since 2007-08. The 30-year-old forward has played seven NHL seasons … Continue reading

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Ducks sign Cogliano to three-year, $7.17M deal.

If there was still a question as to how much the Ducks liked Andrew Cogliano when they acquired him from Edmonton, the team answered it Tuesday in the form of a three-year, $7.17 million contract. Cogliano becomes the Ducks’ sixth-highest … Continue reading

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Ducks re-sign Maroon, Crunch’s second-leading scorer.

When the Ducks obtained Patrick Maroon from the Philadelphia Flyers last November, general manager Bob Murray called it a “second chance” for a player who was abruptly dismissed from the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate a month earlier. Maroon took … Continue reading

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Ducks bring back Bonino for one year.

Nick Bonino accepted the Ducks’ qualifying offer, bringing the restricted free-agent forward back on a one-year contract that pays $693,000 in the NHL and $65,000 in the AHL. The 23-year-old center had no goals and no assists in 26 games … Continue reading

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Mark Mitera goes to Montreal in minor-league swap.

The Ducks gave Mark Mitera five years. Even that wasn’t enough time to save his status as a first-round bust. Mitera’s time in the organization ended Friday, when he was shipped to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mathieu Carle. Carle … Continue reading

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Smaby joins Ducks.

The Ducks beefed up their blue line (or their AHL affiliate’s blue line) with the signing of Matt Smaby. The former Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman will earn $600,000 in the NHL and $105,000 in the minors. That’s a slight pay … Continue reading

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Ducks trade for Cogliano, sign Drouin-Deslauriers, etc.

The Ducks took their biggest step toward addressing their biggest area of need this summer today, trading a second-round draft pick in 2013 to the Edmonton Oilers for center Andrew Cogliano. The 24-year-old has never missed a game in four … Continue reading

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Ducks sign Sexton, avoid arbitration.

Arbitration cases are always hard to predict from the outside looking in, but there were a few clues leading up to Monday’s announcement of a new two-year contract for Dan Sexton that the speedy right winger would be able to … Continue reading

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Ducks re-sign McGrattan.

Brian McGrattan, who thrived as an enforcer after arriving in Syracuse in a mid-season trade, re-signed with the Ducks today on a one-year contract worth $600,000 in the NHL and $105,000 in the AHL. Much like the Ducks’ other free-agent … Continue reading

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