Anaheim Ducks News

Apr 1, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Saku Koivu and Dallas Stars center Cody Eakin fight for the puck in the face-off during the second period at the American Airlines Center.

Throughout his career the only other team he's played for was Toronto . To me he is one of those guys who puts up 20-30 points a season on a team where every forward has around 15-40 points.

The Pittsburgh Penguins unleashed their fury against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, asserting their dominance in scoring and special teams.

We open our player by player review of the season that was at the bottom of the totem poll with Defenseman Jordan Hendry Overall Grade: B+, No complaints but nothing stands out; just how it should be for a defensive defenseman with a caveat that we didn't get to see him tested at the NHL level.

The 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have entered the second round, and much to my dismay, all of the Lakeland's local connections have been ousted from the post-season. It was surely a wild first round in the playoffs, and while our locals may have already entered the off-season, there are still some reasons to be happy.

Having recently suffered a disappointing first round playoff exit after a terrific regular season, the Anaheim Ducks received another consolation on Friday, May 17.

The playoff-tested Detroit Red Wings proved Sunday that experience prevails over youth when it comes to the pressures of Game 7. Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist, as the seventh-seeded Red Wings took down the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

The Jack Adams Award is given to the coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Many coaches could have been a finalist, but these three have had the most impact on their team.

Anaheim Ducks centre Ryan Getzlaf and Detroit Red Wings centre Pavel Datsyuk vie for the puck during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Saturday, May 4, 2013.

The Red Wings can look back at their first game and note they didn't play well. They can reason that so long as they bear down, the second game should have a different result.

Earlier this week, the National Hockey League announced the finalists for the 2013 General Manager of the Year .

Coach Mike Babcock says Cory Emmerton needs to raise his competition level tonight in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard stops a shot during the first period in Game 7 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 12, 2013.

It's entirely possible that when the Anaheim Ducks were eliminated in seven games by the Detroit Red Wings, Teemu Selanne could have played the final game of his career.

Saku Koivu said he'll take a couple of weeks to consider whether he wants to go through another 82-game season.

Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau, top center, wipes his face as team members look on during the third period in Game 7 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 12, 2013.

The Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees and will have surgery to correct the problem.

He was definitely missed during his two game suspension in round one, but Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader said the plan was not for his return to be the difference in his team's game 6 and 7 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

That Bruins-Leafs game was either incredible or awful depending on your perspective, but it sure was good hockey.

Despite a growing number of reports about the Blackhawks' super-human abilities, the Red Wings' players and coaches said that as they flew back from California they did not see the Chicagoans flying around up there without the assistance of planes.