Tag Archives: 2010 Olympics

Apparently, Montreal throws a better hockey parade than Anaheim.

I’ve never been to a bad parade in Anaheim, and certainly Scott Niedermayer didn’t intend to call out the Ducks’ Stanley Cup procession when interviewed by the Canadian Press today. Still, especially with the Ducks out of the playoffs this … Continue reading

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Ducks singing the post-Olympic blues.

Randy Carlyle has been here before. As head coach in 2006, six of his Mighty Ducks players were named to their respective national teams to take part in the Winter Olympics. Only five were actually affected by the extra workload, … Continue reading

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Home, sweet home for Ducks’ Olympians.

The Ducks’ migration south from Vancouver is not complete yet. And why would it be, with the myriad of medals to sort through – seven of them, the most of any team in the NHL – not to mention the … Continue reading

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Brendan Mikkelson on sister’s gold medal.

While he was practicing in Anaheim, Brendan Mikkelson’s sister picked up a gold medal in Vancouver. Meaghan Mikkelson is a defenseman on the Canadian women’s national team that beat the U.S. 2-0 for the gold medal on Thursday. “She was … Continue reading

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Canada 3, United States 2.

Sidney Crosby’s goal 7:40 into overtime gave Canada a 3-2 win over the United States in the championship game of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament. After a Jonathan Toews goal gave Canada a 1-0 lead in the first period, Ducks … Continue reading

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Finland 5, Slovakia 3.

Teemu Selanne’s final Olympic Games will end with a bronze medal and the career scoring record. All in all, not a bad way to go out. Finland came back to score the final four goals – all in the third … Continue reading

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Canada 3, Slovakia 2.

Ryan Getzlaf’s second-period power play goal certainly seemed like an inconsequential insurance marker at the time. Canada was comfortably ahead 2-0, Roberto Luongo might have been blogging in between shots, and before the crowd was asking for “U-S-A.” Then Slovakia … Continue reading

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USA 6, Finland 1.

Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne won’t be playing for gold. Bobby Ryan and Ryan Whitney will be after a big win Friday over the Finns Team USA sent a message by scoring all six of their goals in the game’s … Continue reading

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A new opportunity for Ducks’ youth.

For the Ducks, the benefits of having a wealth of players participating in the Olympics extend beyond organizational pride. Anaheim’s eight Olympians are considered non-roster players by the NHL until after their national team is eliminated in Vancouver. That means … Continue reading

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Finland 2, Czech Republic 0.

The Finns and Czechs seemed destined to go to overtime tied at 0 until Niklas Hagman scored on the flukiest of goals with 6:26 left in the third period. Czech defenseman Pavel Kubina ventured behind his own net to retrieve … Continue reading

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