The Players are arriving in Edmonton, Alberta in preparation for the upcoming World Junior Championships. The travel is ongoing and the rosters have been set. We are almost set to go and watch hockey again. The World Juniors are a showcase for prospects and rookies playing for their country. Blood, sweat, tears will be shed in hopes of capturing that …
Fighting belongs in hockey. Fighting does not belong in hockey. Those two arguments get any hockey fan talking, and even today, it is still a hot debate. Fans today and the NHL want fighting either out of the game or really minimized for the game to concentrate more on skill and speed. Players like Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar would …
After a great start, the Ducks find themselves at 7-6 as they wrap up the first quarter of the season. In the first half of their campaign, the Ducks looked strong, but are now 1-4 in their last 5. It’s almost like they celebrated Halloween a little early and dressed as a good team to start the season – but …
It’s all about #36 between the pipes – John Gibson. Gibson has been stellar since coming into our lives, between his incredible run as the starting goalie in the 2013 World Juniors Championship (.955 Save Percentage, 1.36 GAA, 1 Gold Medal) and eventually beating out both Jonas Hiller and Frederick Andersen to be the Duck’s franchise netminder since 2016. He …
In the next installment of our Ducks Throwback series, we’ll be revisiting March 5th, 2016. The Ducks had just won ten straight games, and they were on their way to visit the LA Kings. Looking for their franchise-best eleventh win, they would have to go through the top of the Pacific Division in their crosstown rivals. But, in order to …
“If he doesn’t win the MVP, it’s a crime.” – Teemu Selanne on Corey Perry, 2010. By the end of his tenure in Anaheim, Corey Perry was an aged winger that most of the younger fans were ready to see walk out of the Honda Center doors for one final time. However, Corey Perry will forever be remembered as one …
All is quiet on the home front in Anaheim. Over what seems like a very long off-season, the Ducks and Bob Murray have stayed quiet as ever. No real news has come about pieces that caught Murray’s eye, or really anyone of interest to the Ducks. However, there have been a few acquisitions made by Bob, some of which left …
Ever since the Ducks announced that Randy Carlyle would be coming back behind the bench, people have been calling for his job. They remembered how things were when he was shown the door the first time, and did not see how things would be different this time around. Personally, I have not been on the “#FireCarlyle” train. I am a …
