JONAS HILLER RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Anaheim Ducks have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Swedish goaltender Viktor Fasth. The seasoned netminder will become Anaheim's new backup to Jonas Hiller next season. According to a report in the Swedish daily Expressen, Fasth really wants a shot in the NHL next season and plans to ink a deal with the Ducks after playing for his country in this May's IIHF...

As hockey fans most of us have also have love of a particular AWARD WINNING EA Sports Franchise. This year, the boys and girls in charge of the NHL series we all are addicted to have taken a page out of the Madden NFL playbook and are enlisting the fans to elect their cover athlete! As some of you know, I’m a diehard Blackhawks fan, but seeing as the ‘Hawks can boast...

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...

Jonas Hiller made 23 saves in his 15th career shutout, rookie Kyle Palmieri scored two goals, and the Anaheim Ducks kept their faint playoff hopes flickering with a 4-0 victory over the struggling Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Teemu Selanne scored his 660th career goal and Bobby Ryan also scored as the Ducks shut out the Red Wings at home for the first time in Anaheim'...

When you've made 23 straight starts in net, you're going to endure your fair share of situations where forwards are barreling down at you at full speed, looking to will the puck into the net with brute force. When all 205 pounds of Patrick Kaleta steamrolled into Jonas Hiller on an unsuccessful two-on-one Wednesday night, Hiller shrugged it off, returned to his feet, posted...

The Ducks have seen this Jonas Hiller before, and, ironically, it is when the new calendar year begins. Like he did last January when he took his game to a level that got him his first All-Star game appearance, Hiller is as hot as it gets after making 43 saves to match his season high in a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. Hiller has won five straight starts...

The Ducks have seen this Jonas Hiller before, and, ironically, it is when the new calendar year begins. Like he did last January when he took his game to a level that got him his first All-Star game appearance, Hiller is as hot as it gets after making 43 saves to match his season high in a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. Hiller has won five straight starts...

The Anaheim Ducks have had a couple of important changes as of late, but I’d stick my neck out on the line to say that this is the biggest (joking). Ducks goalie, Jonas Hiller now has a mask which is a one of its kind, 3-D demon shaker. The Ducks have had some bad luck on the ice as of late and some folks are hoping this will make a difference. Justin Goldman of The Goalie...

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller will sport a brand new helmet beginning next month. The 29-year-old Swede will sport a white helmet featuring false pictures of his teammates sporting moustaches, in honor of “Movember.” From Wikipedia: ”‘Movember’ is an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The...

Every November hockey players sport unusual facial hair in support of Movember, a month of raising funds for men’s health issues. For Movember, Hiller isn’t just going to grow some facial hair of his own, but plaster his mask with black and white images of teammates sporting their mustaches. The Goalie Guild unveiled the images today: The mask Jonas...