On Wednesday the Anaheim Ducks announced they have signed head coach Randy Carlyle to a two-year extension. Carlyle had one year remaining on his original contract and is now the Ducks bench boss through the 2010-2011 season. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
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Scott Thornton was a veteran forward who wore an “A” on his sweater last season, and while I’m sure he had some influence off the ice for the younger players, I wished that he had more of an on-ice role. He played in 47 games getting 5 goals, 3 assists for 8 ... 21Jul2008 |
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Going into the weekend, there have been plenty of updates from the Kings camp that I have been keeping up with in my podcasts, but I realized that I should probably type something out for your viewing pleasure.
I realize that I haven’t written anything about Rob Blake signing his one-year deal with San ... 19Jul2008 |
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Since I took some more quick notes on Sunday at the prospects camp, I might as well post them up. I tried to look at some of the guys that I didn’t on Saturday. I’ll do another write up this coming Saturday to round out the camp and I’ll include some more pictures.... 16Jul2008 |
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Due to something called "work," I haven't been able to get out to the rink to check out the prospects for as long as I'd like. But I have been able to get out there a couple of times and was out there this morning, with my new camera in tow. I had ... 12Jul2008 |
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The Anaheim Ducks announced on Friday that they have signed former Florida Panthers defenseman Steve Montador to a one year contract thought to be worth $800-900k.
The 28 year old, 6-0, 211-pound defenseman had a career year last year in Florida, appearing in 73 games and scoring 8 goals, and 15 assists for ... 11Jul2008 |
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Today it was announced that the Anaheim Ducks had signed Brendan Morrison to a one year contract, thought to be worth $2.75 million.
Brendan Morrison is a solid veteran with excellent foot speed,” said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke on the team's website. “He’s an intelligent hockey player and is a ... 8Jul2008 |
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One thing that really bothers me about Lauri Tukonen is that he has the same first name as Christian Bale's character in Little Women. You know, with the weird facial hair and the mad crush on Winona Ryder but then later has to love the youngest sister, Meg, in order to stay ... 8Jul2008 |
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With the growing animosity between Ducks general manager Brian Burke and Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has decided to referee it seems.
Bettman basically told Burke and Lowe to cool it, after a conference phone call between the three men this morning.
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The Anaheim Ducks today announced the 2008 preseason schedule. The schedule features eight games, all keeping the Ducks close to the Pacific Ocean.
Below is the Ducks’ complete 2008 preseason schedule:
DATE
OPPONENT
VENUE
TIME (Pacific)
Wed., Sept. 24
SAN JOSE
Honda Center
7:05 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 26
@ San Jose
HP Pavilion
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 27
@ Phoenix
Jobing.com Arena
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As we move along with the Reviews for the forwards, I'm not ignoring what has been going on for the past couple of days. I'm doing the exact opposite in fact; I can't stop thinking about what has occurred and it really just has been a sad and disappointing past couple of days ... 5Jul2008 |
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The Anaheim Ducks have reportedly signed 21 year old free agent Stu Bickel, a dependable blue liner from the University of Minnesota. The freshman defenseman will be leaving the team after signing the contract which is said to be for three years.
At 6'3" 210-pounds Bickel is a big defenseman, said to be ... 1Jul2008 |
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To My Readers:
First, let me get some background information out of the way. Adam Brady is the Director of Publications and New Media for the Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center. Adam has been a huge influence on my writing, and I must admit makes some topics and articles much easier, as he does the hard work ... 1Jul2008 |
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Not many teams can begin their offseason saying they already accomplished what they truly wanted to. Some can’t even complete the offseason saying they accomplished it, but not the Anaheim Ducks. For the Ducks it’s Mission Accomplished.
Today the Anaheim Ducks announced right wing Corey Perry has been signed a five-year contract, which ... 1Jul2008 |
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I guess my initial reaction was thinking more in terms of players on the roster than in terms of salary hits for the next couple of years and the respective ages of the 3 players involved here. Lubo is 31 this year and will be 36 at the end of this contract. When ... 1Jul2008 |
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I agree. I'm just really impatient when it comes to hometown teams. I want them to win right ...
I don't know much about the Kings, but the strategy that Connie is suggesting is certainly a good one. It's ...
Did you really just suggest that the Doyers would go further in the playoffs than the Angels?
Wow... there's no end ...
Yes, they are millions under the salary cap floor, but there are still players that are RFAs who need to ...