Tag: Anaheim Ducks

Rebuilding Ducks Excited About Future Prospects

During the same week millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day, 32 young hockey players gathered at Irvine’s Great Park Ice looking to take the next step in their quests for long and fruitful NHL careers. The Anaheim Ducks’ annual summer development camp, which opened there July 3 and runs through July 7, offers youngsters who…


Ducks Hire Former Leafs, Islanders Assistant Greg Cronin as Head Coach

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Greg Cronin spent 36 years coaching at nearly every level of hockey before he finally got his first chance to be an NHL head coach. He believes the struggling but talented Anaheim Ducks will be worth that extraordinary wait. General manager Pat Verbeek hired the 60-year-old Cronin on Monday to lead the Ducks’ rebuilding…


Kempe’s Hat Trick Sends 3rd-Place Kings Past NHL-Worst Ducks

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings clinched third place in the Pacific Division on Thursday night, April 13, with a 5–3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, who will have the best odds in the draft lottery after finishing with the NHL’s worst record. Captain…


Miller, Power Play Carry Canucks Past Ducks, 3–2

ANAHEIM, Calif.—J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3–2 on Tuesday night. Elias Pettersson had two assists and crossed the 100-point mark for the season, Brock Boeser and Andrei Kuzmenko had power-play goals, and the Canucks got their third win in four games. Pettersson has the…


Avalanche Fight Back for Critical 5–4 OT Win Over Ducks

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Nathan MacKinnon scored his second power-play goal of the game with 44.3 seconds left on the clock in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 5–4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night, April 9. Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists, and J.T. Compher also scored to help Colorado move…


Coyotes Beat Ducks 5–4 in OT; 10th Straight Loss for Anaheim

TEMPE, Ariz—Barrett Hayton scored at four minutes of overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 5–4 victory over Anaheim on Saturday, the Ducks’ 10th loss in a row. Max Jones gave the Ducks their first lead at 4–3 with 1:52 to go in regulation, but Matias Maccelli tied it with 36 seconds left with goalie…


Blues Finish Off Season Sweep of Ducks

Brayden Schenn and Kasperi Kapanen each had two goals and an assist as the St. Louis Blues defeated the host Anaheim Ducks 6–3 Saturday, March 25, to complete a three-game season series sweep. Jakub Vrana and Sammy Blais each had a goal and an assist for the Blues (33–33–6, 72 points), who are 6–2–1 in…


Pettersson, Hughes Shine in Canucks’ 2–1 Win Over Ducks

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him 60 for the season, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2–1 on Sunday night, March 19. J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and Collin Delia…


Ducks Score 3 Late Goals to Finish Off Blue Jackets

Max Jones’ late breakaway goal put the Anaheim Ducks ahead for good in a wild 7–4 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Anaheim gave away the lead four times, resulting in a 4–4 tie nearing the end of regulation. At 17:23 of the third period, Jones intercepted an Andrew Peeke pass attempt…


Palmieri, Nelson Lead Islanders’ 6–3 Rout of Anaheim Ducks

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Kyle Palmieri had a career-high four points with a goal and three assists, Brock Nelson scored two goals and linemate Pierre Engvall also scored in the New York Islanders’ 6–3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, March 15. Nelson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and added another in…