DUCKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The U.S. Men's National team has been guilty of playing down to the competition thus far in the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championships. That trend continued through the early stages of today's contest against Switzerland. The Americans had already been guilty of slipping up against Slovakia in addition to close calls against Belarus and Kazakhstan. On Tuesday, Team USA was...

The Anaheim Ducks' Bobby Ryan scored the first goal for the United States in the second period, helping it to a 5-2 victory over Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Tuesday. Ivo Ruthemann opened the scoring 21 seconds into the second period to give Switzerland a 1-0 lead before Ryan scored the first of four straight goals for the Americans. Anaheim...

It looks like prized college defenseman Justin Shultz may be ready to let the Anaheim Ducks know his intentions beyond this year. Shultz was touted as the Ducks next great defenseman and when he spurned a chance to sign in Anaheim after the conclusion of his junior year at Wisconsin it raised some disturbing red flags. If the Ducks cannot get Shultz under contract by July 1st they risk los...

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed head coach Bruce Boudreau to a 2-year contract extension. The Ducks had a horrible start of the season last year under Randy Carlyle until he was fired on Nov. 30th. Boudreau was brought in just 2 days after he was fired as the head coach of the Washington Capitals. It took another bad month of December before the message of Boudreau caught on, but...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed head coach Bruce Boudreau to a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 NHL season. Boudreau was originally under contract with Anaheim through 2012-13. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. “Since joining the organization last November, Bruce...

Earlier today the Anaheim Ducks announced they have re-signed Saku Koivu to a one year contract extension. The contract is believed to be for $3 million. Saku Koivu had a decent 2011-2012 season where he centered the second line and had 11 goals, 38 points as well as leading all forwards with a +7 in 74 games. Koivu is also known for his  leadership, and a great locker room presence...

Center Saku Koivu re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3 million to return for his 17th NHL season. The 37-year-old Koivu scored 38 points in 74 games for the Ducks last season, his third in Anaheim. Although he had the lowest-scoring full season of his NHL career, the former captain of the Montreal Canadiens is a valuable two-way player...

ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Ducks announced Wednesday that the club signed center Saku Koivu to a one-year contract extension through the 2012-13 season. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed. Koivu, 37 appeared in his third season with Anaheim in 2011-12, scoring 11-27=38 points with a 7 rating and 50 penalty minutes (PIM) in 74 contests. He co-led the...

According to several outlets, Ryan Getzlaf ran into a bit of trouble with some Finnish hockey fans in a nightclub after Team Canada's overtime loss to Team USA at the World Championships. I got this from Deadspin.com... MTV3, the official broadcaster of the world hockey championship, reported on its website that Getzlaf, winger Corey Perry and a few other Team Canada players...

Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks are over in Helsinki, Finland right now for the IIHF World Championship representing Team Canada (in fact, Getzlaf is team captain). After a 5-4 overtime loss to America on May 6, Getzlaf and Perry went out on the town with some of their teammates and reportedly things got heated between them and some Finnish fans. Getzlaf allegedly...

This post is without a doubt going to be one of the most enjoyable I've ever penned. I'm a huge, huge, huge Anaheim Ducks fan, and though my favorite current player is Ryan Getzlaf, my favorite player growing up was Teemu Selanne, who's still one of my favorites. It's because of Teemu and Paul Kariya that I became a fan of the then Mighty Ducks, even though I'...

We would all love for the Anaheim Ducks to have made the playoffs this season, because lets face it there is nothing better than the NHL playoffs. There are a couple things to look forward to when your team had an off year though. The biggest one obviously is the good draft pick the Anaheim Ducks get in next months draft. Another we get to watch the Ducks players play in an Olympic...

Anaheim Ducks prospect Kyle Palmieri has been added to the United States roster for the 2012 IIHF World Championship, which starts on Friday in Helsinki and Stockholm. Palmieri, 21, played in 18 games for the Ducks this season, scoring four goals and recording three assists after managing just one goal in 10 NHL games in 2010-11. The 5-foot-11 center also scored 33 goals and handed...

ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) announced today that goaltender Jonas Hiller has been named a nominee for the 2011-12 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The Masterton Trophy is presented annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The winner will be selected...

Prior to the Anaheim Ducks' 2-0 loss to Buffalo on Wednesday, coach Bruce Boudreau spoke of the importance of reaching a tangible mark when fighting an uphill battle to make the playoffs. "I think anytime you can see progress by jumping a team, getting closer, then it makes you hungrier for the next game," Boudreau said. It was certainly true following Anaheim'...