By Thomas Harrington With San Diego’s training camp getting started Monday morning, the Anaheim Ducks announced their second round of roster cuts to help fill out the Gulls’ training camp roster. Giovanni Fiore, Mitch Hults, Jack Kopacka, Angus Redmond, Deven Sideroff, and Keaton Thompson were all assigned to the Gulls, while Roman Durny was assigned…
By Mathieu Bernier The past five months were more than essential to recover from the hard sweep by the hands of the San Jose Sharks. While September is signal of the end of summer and vacation, it is also the rise of discussions about the next NHL campaign. After the 2018-2019 draft and the free…
By Thomas Harrington On Saturday night, Anaheim announced their first round of roster cuts. Overall, there were no real surprises, as none of the players released from camp were expected in the NHL this season. 14 players were cut: Terrance Amorosa, Alex Dostie, Chris Forney, Scott Moldenhauer, Julius Nattinen, Tyler Soy, and Ben Thompson were…
By Thomas Harrington When Anaheim made the San Diego Gulls their AHL affiliate, It became easier than ever for Bob Murray and the Ducks to call up players when needed. It could be for an injury fill-in, for a sick player, or because they are producing at a rate in the AHL that they deserve…
By Michael Walters Last season the Anaheim Ducks experienced an unprecedented amount of injuries and it appears the Ducks won’t be getting any breaks to start this season. The Ducks recently released their camp roster and numerous players were listed as injured. The names included Joseph Blandisi(upper body injury), Patrick Eaves (shoulder) Korbinian Holzer(wrist), Max Jones(thumb), Ryan…
By Eddie Richard As I woke up this morning, I didn’t hear roosters crowing or see cows doing circles in the pasture. I woke up with the anticipation of seeing the Ducks players flying together at day one of the Ducks camp. As I arrived at Anaheim Ice, I experienced happiness in my heart knowing…
By Thomas Harrington Anaheim’s rookies had a spectacular tournament in Vegas, going 3-0 and scoring 21 goals in those three games. There were several standout performances from all over the lineup, and no one really had a bad tournament. Anaheim Dethrones Los Angeles 8-3 The first game of the tournament saw Anaheim’s prospects take on…
By Thomas Harrington With the prospect profiles and updates complete, along with the strengths and weakness of the Ducks’ farm system, it’s time to list the players who I believe are Anaheim’s top 10 prospects. As I’ve done previously, I will only be including players who are eligible to win the Calder Memorial Trophy this…
By Thomas Harrington Now that the individual prospect updates and profiles are complete, it’s time to take a look at the strengths and weakness of the Ducks’ farm system: both in general and by position. With the exception of last season, Anaheim has had a number of prospects come up and become full-time NHL players…
By Thomas Harrington After absolutely dominating the WHL in the 2016-2017 season, Sam Steel had another strong season in his final year of juniors, and he was also the captain of the Regina Pats. After scoring 50 goals and 131 points, it was inevitable that Steel’s point totals would drop this past year. Still, he…
