DucksNPucks Podcast

The NHL 2015-16 season begins today! In a special season preview show Adam Bess, Thomas Harrington, Eddy Jones, and I break down the entire NHL league by divisions giving you our thoughts on who succeeds and fails. We discuss the Raffi Torres situation and where the league should go moving forward. We discuss the concussion tests that Jakob Silfverberg under went. Additionally we take a look at th...

After battling the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 loss, the Anaheim Ducks have been on a roll winning their last four games in a row. The Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings twice, the San Jose Sharks once, and the Avalanche in the rematch. The Ducks have one more preseason game against San Jose. Eddy Jones and I recap all the games sharing our thoughts on the Ducks performance. We discuss the lineups,...

Many Ducks players (former and current) were in the news this past week. Eddy and I provide updates on Matt Beleskey, Ryan Whitney, Todd Ewen, and Clayton Stoner. We also provides updates from the Anaheim Ducks training camp as several of our staff including myself have attended some of the day's practices. Do you want a chance to win two tickets to opening night on October 12th when the Ducks hos...

The start of the NHL season is right around the corner when the prospect games begin. The Anaheim Ducks had two prospect games on September 12th and 13th. The Ducks earned a split in the two games. Our writer Thomas Harrington attended both events. Thomas joins our show this week and provides his thoughts on how the prospects looked. This past weekend was the Getzlaf Golf Shootout to benefit CureD...

Today it appeared like the new Anaheim Ducks third jersey was posted on an NHL website. Eddy and I discuss the jersey giving you our opinions. We also cover all the new improvements coming to Honda Center including the scoreboard. We recap the Fedorin Cup put on by ASFAmerica to help fight cancer. We provide some Ducks player updates and news around the NHL. Lastly we answer several fan questions....

This past week the Anaheim Ducks signed center Mike Santorelli. When you look at the Ducks roster you will notice the team is extremely deep now at the center position. We know that Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler will remain the top two centers, but where do the rest of the players fit in the lineup? Eddy and I discuss where Rickard Rakell, Nate Thompson, Chris Wagner, Shawn Horcoff, and newly added...

When you look at the Ducks NHL roster you will notice several players from Canada and the United States. Outside of North America the Ducks have the most players from Sweden. The players from Sweden are Hampus Lindholm, Rickard Rakell, Jakob Silfverberg, and newly signed Carl Hagelin. Hagelin and Silfverberg both signed new deals to remain in Anaheim for four more years. Writers Thomas Harrington...

The Anaheim Ducks pre-season won't start until September, but you can watch hockey in August! The Fedorin Cup is coming up on August 29th at Anaheim Ice. It is a great charity event that raises money and awareness for cancer. Phil Hulett will be the Master of ceremonies for the event. He tells us all about event. If you want to buy tickets or get more info please visit here: http://asfafedorincup....

This past week the Anaheim Ducks re-signed Jakob Silfverberg or the "SilfverBullet" as we call him to four more years. The deal is for four years at $15 million. Eddy Jones and I discuss his importance to the Ducks team. We give our prediction what line he will play on next season and how we think he will do. If you want to own a SilfverBullet shirt, then you can purchase one here: www.dnphockey.c...

Fox Sports recently aired a Ducks Live Off-Season special show with Mark Rogondino and Brian Hayward. Eddy and I discuss the Ducks off-season moves including the recent contract extension of Josh Manson. We analyze Bob Murray's comments in his interview with Hayward regarding the line-ups, defensive core, and starting goalie situation. We provide updates on the Ducks new jersey and scoreboard syst...

This past week the Anaheim Ducks made contracts with many players. Anaheim re-signed Chris Wagner and Michael Sgarbossa to one year deals each. Julius Nattinen was signed to a three year entry level contract. The Ducks also picked up free agent Shane O'Brien who was with the Ducks in the 2006-07 season. The biggest news was the 6 year $41.25 million extension given to Ryan Kesler. How will this si...

Since the off season the Anaheim Ducks have several players to their roster. Anaheim traded for Carl Hagelin from the New York Rangers and then traded for Kevin Bieksa from the Vancouver Canucks. The Ducks then added free agent Shawn Horcoff with a one year deal to help fill Nate Thompson's spot while he is out for the first couple of months of the season. Most recently the Ducks signed free agent...

In past few weeks surrounding July 1st, the Anaheim Ducks lost a few players and gained some as well. The Ducks saw Francois Beauchemin go to the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Beleskey went to the Boston Bruins. The Ducks also traded away Emerson Etem, Kyle Palmieri, and James Wisniewski. Bob Murray acquired a few replacements for the players lost. The Ducks traded a 2016 second round pick for Kevin...

The Anaheim Ducks finished the 2014-15 season just one game away from getting to the Stanley Cup Final. So one might expect the Ducks to not do much this off season right? Wrong. On day one of the NHL draft the Ducks traded Kyle Palmieri to the New Jersey Devils for a 41st pick and a draft pick for the 2016 draft. The trade was made on Friday June 26th, but declared official on the 27th because Pa...

With the Anaheim Ducks season now over, who should they target in the offseason? Names like Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel, and Rick Nash has been mentioned recently in the news as possible players the Duck could be interested in. We discuss the Ducks free agent situation and who they Ducks should try to keep internally before looking to other players outside the organization. We discuss the Ducks injur...

With the Anaheim Ducks season over, it's time to focus on the NHL Draft coming up June 26th and 27th. Thomas Harrington joins Eddy and I to talk about the Ducks strategy this summer. With Bruce Boudreau returning, Bob Murray can focus on re-signing some players and the draft. The Ducks have two unrestricted free agents in Francois Beauchemin and Matt Beleskey. They also have three restricted free...

After sweeping the Winnipeg Jets and beating the Calgary Flames in five games, the Ducks faced the Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final. The Ducks and Blackhawks battled to seven games. The Ducks had a 3-2 advantage and had two opportunities to close out the series. Unfortunately, history repeated itself for the third year as the Ducks lost games six and seven just like the previous two year...

The Anaheim Ducks have a 2-1 lead in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite what some experts think, the Ducks are not a team to be taken lightly. Eddy and I review the first three games of this series. The Ducks were able to earn a 4-1 victory in the first game and a nail biter 2-1 win in Game 2. The Ducks could even be up 3-0 in this series, but lost Game 2 in a marathon Triple OT...

For the first time since the 2006-07 post season the Anaheim Ducks are going to the Western Conference Final! The Ducks defeated the Flames in the 5th game of the series in dramatic fashion. Entering the third period behind by one goal, Matt Beleskey scored to tie the game. Beleskey scored his fifth goal in five games against the Flames. He broke Teemu Selanne's record of scoring at least one goal...

After going up 2-0 in the series, the Ducks traveled to Calgary for games 3 and 4. The Ducks earned a split and now have a chance to close out the series tonight. One of our writers Phil Wunderlich joins us on the podcast as we recap the last two games. We talk about the hot play of Matt Beleskey and Jakob Silfverberg in the playoffs. We also discuss the controversial no goal call and the lime tos...

After taking out the Winnipeg Jets in four games, the Ducks had a week off to rest. They finally got to start round two against the Calgary Flames and haven't disappointed. The Ducks have out scored the Flames 9 to 1 in the first two contests and shut them out in Game 2. Eddy and I discuss the Ducks success so far in the playoffs and preview the road trip as Ducks head to Calgary for two games. We...

The Anaheim Ducks went on the road to Winnipeg to face the great "WhiteOut" and seemed unfazed by it. The Ducks won both games on the road and completed the swept of the Winnipeg Jets in four games. We recap both games and discuss how the Ducks were able to be successful against the Jets. We also talk about the recent call ups and recalls of players for the Ducks. Have you heard of the term Black...

Two games are in the books for the Anaheim Ducks and they haven't disappointed. Despite trailing after two periods in each game by one goal, the Ducks have rallied to win each game. The Ducks lead the best of seven series 2-0 over the Winnipeg Jets. In game one the hero was Corey Perry as he scored two goals to lead the rally for the Ducks. In game two it was Jakob Silfverberg who turned and fired...

The NHL Playoffs are here finally! It came down to the last day of the season, but the Anaheim Ducks prevailed over the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 to earn the First Seed in the Western Conference in back-to-back years. We know the Ducks will face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, but how will they do? Eddy and I take a look at the Ducks playoff series with the Jets. We talk about several categories i...

The Anaheim Ducks have clinched their third consecutive Pacific Division title. With only two games left in the regular season, the Ducks are in the driver seat to clinch first in the Western Conference. They should finish the season as the number one or two seed in the West. But are the Ducks playoff ready? Do they have the killer instinct to finish opposing teams in a 7 game series? Eddy and I t...