Anaheim Ducks
Each Team’s Last Draft Lottery Win
Get your popcorn. Take a break from golf. The teams outside the playoffs are anxiously waiting to see where their ping pong balls will drop Monday night as their team’s future will be determined. Let’s look at each team’s last lottery win and who they drafted with the 1st overall pick. The teams are listed […]
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Ducks Prospect Shining in WHL Playoffs
Olen Zellweger was drafted with the second pick in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. That selection seemed like a bit of a reach at the time, as most major draft outlets had Zellweger projected as a third-round pick. He was seen as an explosive skater with an abundance […]
Read MoreA Look Back At Crazy Offer Sheets in the NHL
As a New York Rangers fan, I am well aware of offer sheets. On August 7th of, 1997, the Blueshirts signed the great Colorado Avalanche forward Joe Sakic to a contract offer sheet of $21 million over three seasons. At the time, the team was looking to replace Mark Messier since the “Messiah” went and signed […]
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Line Over the Boards Apr 13th: Kings Win Finale 5-3 and Start the Next Chapter
The Kings found themselves on the winning side of their season finale Thursday with a 5-3 win against Anaheim. The team delivered another gutsy performance to collect its 47th win and 104 points for the year. Adrian Kempe lit the lamp three times to push his goal total into the 40’s as the first King […]
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Anaheim Ducks: A Monumental Twelve Hours
As the final horn sounded at the end of Thursday night’s finale against the Kings, I sat on my couch and breathed a sigh of relief. They had done it; The Anaheim Ducks’ season had finally reached its conclusion, and the mission had been accomplished. Thursday night’s loss and some other external factors officially locked […]
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Predicting the Next Contracts for Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras
The 2022-23 campaign for the Anaheim Ducks is coming to its merciful conclusion. Looking forward, Ducks’ General Manager Pat Verbeek has an incredibly busy offseason ahead of him that will include a coaching search, continuous scouting of amateur players for the upcoming NHL Draft, filling out a roster through trade and free agency, and inking […]
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Line Over the Boards Apr 10th: The Return of the Kings
The Los Angeles Kings closed their season at home with a win last evening, reflecting what Kings fans became accustomed to seeing post-trade deadline. A 3-0 shutout was a great way to end the season at home and turn the page on a rough last ten games in which the Kings have gone 5-5. When […]
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Ducks Dogs and Dirt – An Intimate Hockey Experience in the Desert
I knew that I wanted to go to this game directly after the bad blood game where Trevor Zegras infuriated Troy Stecher with the mystery chirp. This would be the next time these two teams would face each other, and even though it would take some coordination, I had to go. I wrote an article […]
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This Week On Oilers Hockey: 25
A week without a single loss. Kane, Draisaitl, and McDavid all reached 300 career goals. Draisaitl recorded his third 50 goal season. Back-to-back shutouts from both goalies after not having even one all season long. And the Edmonton Oilers are officially a playoff team in 2023 after Saturday night’s win. Yes, this was a very […]
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Kings Continue Winning Ways
Going into the season, if one were to tell you that the Los Angeles Kings would be one of the league’s best teams this season, would you have believed them? I know that I would not have. Sure, I figured they had some good players and would find a way to squeak into the playoffs, […]
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