Pat Verbeek

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 […]

An Email Interview with Dave Schneider of The Zambonis

Not only am I a big hockey fan, but I am a lover of music as well. There is one band out there that put those two loves together to form my kind of band – a hockey-themed group! The name of the band is The Zambonis. The leader of the band, Dave Schneider, was […]

Is A Trevor Zegras Deal Close?

The Anaheim Ducks recently signed restricted free agent Troy Terry to a seven-year contract worth $7 million annually. Terry also had arbitration rights and wanted $8 million per season, whereas Anaheim wanted to pay just $4.5 million. Anaheim budged on their ask by $2.5 million, and it will turn out to be a highly team-friendly […]

Isac Lundeström Out Until January With Achilles Injury

Isac Lundeström recently had surgery to repair a torn Achilles and is expected to be out until January at the latest. Lundeström suffered the injury while training back home in Sweden. The 2018 first-round pick was settling into his role as a bottom-six center by the end of the season for the Ducks last season. […]

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 […]

Opinion: The Curious Case Of The Anaheim Ducks

In the not-too-distant past, the Anaheim Ducks were perennial playoff contenders. Between their Stanley Cup win in the 2006-07 season and their final playoff appearance in 2017-18, they reached the playoffs 10 out of those 11 years, including 2 Western Conference Final appearances in 2014-15 and 2016-17, and 5 straight Pacific Division Titles between 2012-13 […]

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 […]

Anaheim Ducks Sign Alex Killorn

Anaheim Ducks GM Pat Verbeek made a big splash with his second free agent signing today when he inked center/left winger Alex Killorn to a four-year $6.25 million per year contract. Alex Killorn Stats Killorn had the most points this season out of any UFA on the market. His 64 points this season was a […]

Ducks Potential Free Agent Targets

Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek has already had a busy start to one of the more exciting offseasons the Ducks have had. Verbeek finished his head coaching search for the Ducks and their AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls, with Greg Cronin and Matt McIlvane. Next week, Verbeek will have to make nine selections in […]