Author: Patrick Present

Inside the Rink writer for @latearrivalspod

Five Burning Questions Facing the Anaheim Ducks in 2023-24

The Anaheim Ducks will be looking to enter the 2023-24 season with a new lease on life. The team’s social media account has even appointed this a “new era of Ducks hockey.” They will finally be looking to crawl out of the gutter and into relevancy after the worst five-year stretch in franchise history was […]

The Anaheim Ducks Acquire Ilya Lyubushkin in a Trade With the Buffalo Sabres

On Friday evening, the Anaheim Ducks traded a 2025 fourth-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for right-shot defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. Lyubushkin, 29, will be heading into the second year of a two-year contract that carries an average annual value (AAV) of $2.75 million. The 6-2 201 lbs defenseman from Moskva, Russia, played 68 […]

Troy Terry Signs a Seven-Year Contract With The Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks and Troy Terry agreed on a seven-year, $49 million contract on Wednesday morning, avoiding an arbitration hearing that was set to take place later in the day. Terry was set to enter his penultimate restricted free agency (RFA) season, and now the two-time all-star right winger is signed through the 2029-30 season […]

Anaheim Ducks 2023 Draft Recap

The 2023 NHL entry draft has concluded, and the Anaheim Ducks will fly home from Nashville with nine new prospects in their organization. This year’s draft was considered by many to be not only one of the deepest in recent memory but the one with the most elite talent at the very top of the […]

NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Rasmus Kumpulainen

Rasmus Kumpulainen is a structurally sound, left-shot 2023 NHL Draft-eligible center. Born on August 8th, 2005, in Lahti, Finland, Kumpulainen is among the younger draft-eligible players this year and is a product of the Pelicans organization. In 2022-23, he played most of the season in the U20 division, where he was Pelicans fifth-leading scorer with […]

The Anaheim Ducks Recent Draft Success and a Look Forward to the 2023 Draft

The 2023 NHL draft is fast approaching, and fans everywhere are running to scouting reports trying to figure out who may be available in the range of where their favorite team will be selecting on that fateful late-June night in Nashville. This will be quite an enjoyable experience for Anaheim Ducks fans. Not only do […]

NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Gracyn Sawchyn

Gracyn Sawchyn is a versatile 2023 NHL Draft-eligible center/right winger who doesn’t carry many liabilities in his game. Born January 9th, 2005, in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Sawchyn has had an interesting path to the draft thus far. He played for the vaunted Minnesota prep school, Shattuck St. Mary, for his Freshman and Sophomore years of […]

NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Oliver Moore

Oliver Moore might be the most electrifying skater in the 2023 NHL draft and is one of the top center prospects of this class. Born on January 22nd, 2005, in Mounds View, Minnesota, Moore is a member of the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) and has worn the red, white, and blue over […]

NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Maxim Strbak

Maxim Strbak is a 2023 draft-eligible, right-shot defenseman from Slovakia who possesses true two-way ability. Son of former professional hockey player Martin Strbak, Maxim was born on April 13th, 2005, in Kosice, Slovakia. Martin played 22 years of professional hockey in just about every major league in the world (NHL, AHL, KHL, SHL, Liiga, Slovakian […]

NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Lenni Hameenaho

Lenni Hameenaho is a reliable and active right-handed winger from Finland who is eligible to be selected in the 2023 NHL draft. Born November 7th, 2004, Hameenaho is a talent developed out of the Assat organization in his home nation. In the three seasons before 2022-23 (his draft-eligible season), he climbed the ladder of Finnish […]