The Anaheim Ducks will honor former forward Ryan Getzlaf when the franchise retires his No. 15 in a Jan. 30 ceremony. Getzlaf played all 17 of his NHL seasons in a Ducks uniform, scoring 282 goals with 737 assists over 1,157 regular-season games.
The Anaheim Ducks will soon be honoring one of their all-time greats. According to a video posted by the team to social media featuring owners Henry and Susan Samueli calling Ducks legend Ryan Getzlaf, Getzlaf’s number 15 will get retired by the franchise this upcoming season.
As an expansion team with roots tied directly to a movie from the 1990s, the Anaheim Ducks have had their share of unique looks and some of those looks have stood out, but for the wrong reasons.
As an expansion team with roots tied directly to a movie from the 1990s, the Anaheim Ducks have had their share of unique looks. With the recent announcement
There was never a question as to whether or not the Colorado Avalanche would sign defenseman Cale Makar to a long-term contract extension. The question was always a matter of when it would get done, how many years it would be worth, and how much money it would involve.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
For a hockey team located in Southern California, which had also endured years of irrelevancy throughout a rebuild, the Anaheim Ducks often found themselves in the spotlight during and after the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
The Anaheim Ducks remain in active contract negotiations with forward Cutter Gauthier. If the reports of the talks are true, it appears the team will need to create salary-cap space to fit Gauthier under the cap.
With just over a month left until the 2026-27 NHL season kicks off, we can expect to see a lot more action from the Anaheim Ducks. This week, they signed a prospect to an entry-level contract, released their national broadcast schedule, and dropped the home-game promotion schedule.
The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks faced off against each other in the first round of the playoffs last season, and to the shock of most fans, the Ducks took down the Oilers in six games, and seemed poised to finally be turning their luck around and turning into contenders after a bit of a retool.
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired another young player to continue to bolster their pipeline and improve their rebuild. On Wednesday, they secured right-wing prospect Cruz Lucius from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for future considerations.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
It’s been a wild summer in Orange County. After a 2025-26 campaign that saw the Anaheim Ducks clinch a Stanley Cup Playoff berth for the first time in eight seasons, the team was faced with a difficult decision right at the beginning of the offseason.
The Anaheim Ducks wasted little time locking up their most recent acquisition. On Thursday, the Ducks announced that they have signed forward Cruz Lucius to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Anaheim Ducks have had a bit of a messy offseason. The Leo Carlsson offer sheet threw a massive wrench into their offseason plans. Anaheim still has to re-sign Cutter Gauthier, as well.
One year ago, the Anaheim Ducks carried momentum coming off the NHL’s largest standings improvement in 2024-25. General manager Pat Verbeek took aggressive
The Anaheim Ducks still have significant work to do before the 2026-27 season begins. According to NHL agent Paul Shaheen, the Ducks offered restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier a four-year contract carrying a $13 million average annual value.
The Anaheim Ducks had a fantastic season in 2025-26. Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier emerged as legitimate young stars in the NHL. They saw big improvements from the likes of Pavel Mintyukov as the season went along.
The Anaheim Ducks enter the 2026–27 season with a younger, leaner roster after a busy offseason that saw them trade away some pieces, lock up their core, and add depth on a budget.
The Anaheim Ducks locked up Leon Carlsson when the Philadelphia Flyers threw a wrench into their summer plans. Forced to pay more for the soon-to-be star center, Pat Verbeek bit the bullet and paid $18 million per season over five years to keep Carlsson a Duck.
For the past few years, the Philadelphia Flyers could point to the rebuild whenever things went sideways. The roster was young. Bad contracts had to come off the books. Prospects needed time. That explanation will not carry nearly as much weight next season.
After spending the better part of the last decade overseas, veteran defenseman Simon Despres isn’t ready to hang up his skates just yet. According to a team announcement, Despres has agreed to a one-year contract with the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets for the 2026-27 season.
The Anaheim Ducks avoided another offseason problem by signing Pavel Mintyukov to a new contract. However, reports suggest the young defenseman was close to becoming another restricted free agent targeted by an NHL team.
Coming off a successful 2025-26 season that saw the Ducks win a playoff series, Anaheim was forced to make a decision that would alter the course of the franchise one way or another.