Anaheim Ducks News

The offseason brings the hope of next season, and that hope means talking about adding new players.

For the second straight season, seven former Dartmouth players suited up for National Hockey League action.

After missing out on the playoffs, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired the rights to 35-year-old offensive defenseman Mark Streit .

When he was hired as associate coach of the Norfolk Admirals for 2012-13, Mike Haviland joined the Anaheim Ducks organization.

In one of the best kept secrets of the 2013 NHL season, the annual NHL postseason awards were presented over the course of two nights; Fri, June 14 and Sat, June 15. From what I understand, the event was televised, though I have yet to speak with anyone who watched it, or anyone who knows anyone who watched it.

But when you look back over the full voting results for the NHL awards from the weekend, it's not always pretty, as the totals shed light on some really bizarre ballots that were submitted.

Yes, this is finally back. First and foremost I offer a note of apology to everyone out there who was hoping for some playoff analysis of the conference finals, as personal matters have been getting in the way lately but I'm finally back and ready to end this playoff prediction piece off with a bang.

Elliotte Friedman of CBC's Hockey Night In Canada has his 30 Thoughts column , The Backhand Shelf's Justin Bourne has a 30 Thoughts on 30 Thoughts post , and now I add myself to the list of writers who make lists.

Anaheim Ducks center Saku Koivu passes the puck out in front of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky as he is checked by Nikita Nikitin in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California, April 17, 2013.

Playoff Stats: 7 GP, 1-2-3, minus-4, 17:52 TOI/G, Faceoff Percentage 52.6% Offense: Koivu ended up scoring 0.56 points per game this season, the third highest rate of his four years in Anaheim .

The veteran netminder, after brief stints working with younger goalies in college and the AHL, was tabbed as the new goaltending consultant for the Anaheim Ducks.

Contract Status: The days of referring to Corey Perry as a "bargain" have ended.

A change in scenery to start the regular season resulted in the same view during the playoffs for Justin Tootoo.

The 43-year-old Roloson played 14 NHL seasons with six teams, making an All-Star team in 2004 and appearing in 50 playoff games, including the 2006 Stanley Cup finals with the Edmonton Oilers.

Shawn Thornton has never been one to pull punches. And when he was asked today about what it would mean to win the third Stanley Cup of his career, he certainly didn't hold back.

On Thursday, the Ducks' eighth all-time leading scorer and a fan favorite announced his retirement.

Regular Season Stats: With Norfolk 33GP 13-12-25, minus-13; With Anaheim 42GP, 10-11-21, plus-2, 12:19 TOI/G Offense: It seems like we've been waiting for this season to come from Palmieri for a while.

On the heels of Pete Peeters' retirement , it appears that Dwayne Roloson is the Anaheim Ducks' new goalie coach, TVA's Louis Jean reports .

May 6, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Nick Bonino attempts to steal the puck from Detroit Red Wings right wing Mikael Samuelsson in the first period in game four of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs at Joe Louis Arena.

The Stars looked to be sure lock for a top five pick in a supposedly deep draft.