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Bobby Ryan Convinced to Be a Long-Term Duck

By Susan SlusserSep 14th 2010 – 4:41PM

Usually a player holding out over years in a contract wants more years. In Bobby Ryan's case, he wanted fewer years in Anaheim. Not because he doesn't want to play for the Ducks, the forward said on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. He just wanted to make sure other key members of the team, namely Ryan Getzlaf...

Bobby Ryan Signs Five-Year Contract With Anaheim

By Adam GretzSep 14th 2010 – 1:00PM

After a summer of waiting, the Anaheim Ducks and restricted free agent Bobby Ryan finally agreed to a five-year contract on Tuesday worth a reported $25.5 million, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The new deal makes him one of Anaheim's highest-paid players and carries an annual cap hit of just over $5 million per season....

Toni Lydman Signs With Ducks

By Bruce CiskieJul 1st 2010 – 3:25PM

An Anaheim Ducks team that was known for its defensive prowess for some time fell flat in 2009-2010. The Ducks were 12th in goals against in the Western Conference, allowing 251 goals. It wasn't all about goaltending, where Jonas Hiller was generally very good. Instead, it was a defense not nearly as good as it had been...

2010 NHL Draft: Winners & Losers

By Bruce CiskieJun 26th 2010 – 7:00PM

Unlike the NBA and NFL Drafts, the NHL Draft is more about five years down the road. Of the over 200 players selected, only a select few will make any kind of impact in the NHL in the 2010-11 season. Instead, teams are loading up on the kind of talent they think will develop into NHL players over time. When it comes to...

Scott Niedermayer to Work With Cam Fowler as Special Assistant Coach

By FanHouse StaffJun 25th 2010 – 10:15PM

Newly-drafted Anaheim Duck Cam Fowler, an offensive-minded defenseman, will get to learn from the master himself, as the Ducks will be using Scott Niedermayer as a special assistant coach and tutor for Fowler, an NHL source told FanHouse's Chris Botta at the Draft. Share After he fell out of the top-10 of the NHL...

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  • 06/03/12 Kings notes: L.A. ties NHL postseason record for road... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ The Kings are 10-0 on the road this postseason, tying the 1995 and 2000 Devils — who each won the Stanley Cup — and the 2004 Flames — who lost a seven-game Cup Finals to the Lightning — for the NHL record for playoff road wins.
  • 05/21/12 Vote: McDonald vs. Niedermayer for the ultimate... Source: Globe and Mail Despite a push from Mike Commodore himself via Twitter , nothing could stop top seed Lanny McDonald from rolling to the final round of the Battle of the Beards, our contest to determine who had the best NHL playoff beard of all time.

Background on scott niedermayer

Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for two teams: the New Jersey Devils and the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks.

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