Season Player Review: Simon Despres

By: Matthew Garcia The beginning of the 2015-2016 NHL regular season was a rough one for the Anaheim Ducks, but only got worse for defenseman Simon Despres as he was sidelined very quick into the Ducks’ campaign. On October 16th, just 4 games into the regular season Despres was hit by a leaping Tyson Barrie…

Season Player Review: Kevin Bieksa

By Daniel Bishop In looking back at the year for Kevin Bieksa, he was a solid two-way defensemen who’s first year in Anaheim was rocky at best. With the fans not being sold on him, Bieksa had a few injuries throughout the season which didn’t help him get his feet set solid underneath him on a new…

Season Player Review: Rickard Rakell

By Philip Wunderlich Rickard Rakell seems to be getting better and better every year. He recorded his personal best amount of points this season with a total of 43. This included 20 goals and 23 assists. The 20 goals is a season personal best as he scored nine the previous season, which was his first…

Season Player Review: Ryan Kesler

By Jameson Bradley The 2015-2016 season got off to a slow start not only for the Anaheim Ducks, but also for every superstar on the team. Having only played one full season with the Ducks prior to this one, Kesler still had much to show to those who judged his move to Anaheim. He had…

Season Player Review: Hampus Lindholm

By Garrett Funk Hampus Lindholm, like a lot of other Ducks, did not have the start to the season he wanted in 2015-16. Lindholm struggled on the ice from October through December. After finishing his first two seasons at a very good +29 and +25, he finished the 2015-2016 season at a +7 rating. While…

Season Player Review: Jakob Silfverberg

By: Drew Ericsen The Anaheim Ducks right winger, Jakob Silfverberg, had a pretty standard Silfverberg kind of year. Below I will break down his season into three parts, and look at the impact that he had on this year’s Ducks team. October 2015 – December 2015 One thing that Silfverberg has been known for is getting…

Season Player Review: Nate Thompson

By Adam Tenenbaum Nate Thompson played in his second season with the Anaheim Ducks since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning on June 29th of 2014. He appeared in just 49 games this season, as he missed the first 25 games of the year due to off-season shoulder surgery. Thompson registered six points (3…

Season Player Review: Shawn Horcoff

By Zack Hamada After another game 7 loss in 2015, the ducks looked to add veteran help to the locker room. To do this, GM Bob Murray added Kevin Bieksa and Shawn Horcoff to the roster. Both players have played in big games at the NHL level and the goal by adding them seemed to…

Season Player Review: Chris Stewart

By Victor Cabrera Chris Stewart experienced a fluctuating 2015-2016 season with the Anaheim Ducks. The Canadian right winger played in 56 regular season games scoring 8 goals and 12 assists. He suffered a broken jaw in February during a fight with Dalton Prout of the Columbus Blue Jackets and was on injury reserve till late March.…

Season Player Review: Anton Khudobin

By Victor Cabrera Anton Khudobin made a total of 9 game appearances with the Ducks during the 2015-2016 season. His record was 3-3-0 this season with the Ducks appearing mostly at the start of the season recording one shut out. He had a 2.70 GAA and .909 SV% while in Anaheim. His last game appearance…