Ducks still hunting for fans
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ANAHEIM, California  - When Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL saw the move as a major breakthrough in its ambitious expansion dreams into non-traditional markets.
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For a while, it seemed the Ducks were going to play down to the level of their opponent Â again. Then the second period began.
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The Ottawa Senators are making a late push to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Nashville Predators have grander aspirations. They're trying to make sure the road to the Stanley Cup goes through Music City for the first time.
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If it were a perfect world -- for hockey fans, at least -- the Boston Bruins and the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League would be readying themselves for the start of another season. Alas, millionaires from both sides are still stuck in the boring -- and costly -- days of a lockout.
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An NHL lockout that&#39;s already nine weeks old won&#39;t end any time soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players&#39; union.
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Teemu Selanne and Dustin Penner helped the first-place Anaheim Ducks move closer to the Nashville Predators atop the Western Conference.
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An N.H.L. lockout will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.
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Now that the Anaheim Ducks have that elusive road win, they are ready to do what they do best: close things out at home. Twice the Ducks have reached the Stanley Cup finals and both times they were perfect on home ice and inept in enemy territory. That all changed in Canada's capital city on Monday and set up an NHL-style beach party.
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The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Chris Kunitz to a four-year, $14.9 million contract extension, through the 2011-12 season.
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The Anaheim Ducks have built the NHL's best record on their ability to score late in tight games.
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It can be no comfort to the Ottawa Senators, now down, 2-0, in the Stanley Cup finals, that the Anaheim Ducks have turned the rink into a minefield.
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The Mighty Ducks&#039; surprising playoff run ended short of the Stanley Cup finals, leaving them disappointed yet optimistic about the young players who emerged as steady contributors under pressure.
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ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks shut down the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Wednesday to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final.
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Despite the brutality of Patrice Bergeron's first-period injury, both the Bruins and Flyers still had a game to play yesterday before 14,956 fans at TD Banknorth Garden.
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The National Hockey League lockout may be officially a week old, but already a considerable number of its players are finding employment elsewhere.
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Teemu Selanne has shelved his retirement plans and rejoined the Anaheim Ducks on a one-year deal on Monday, adding another key player to the team roster as they bid to defend their Stanley Cup title.
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Mathieu Schneider had a goal and an assist to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.