Kenan Thompson has unusual hockey roots for a celebrity NHL fan. Before he was an Emmy Award-winning sketch comedian on “Saturday Night Live,” he was a Mighty Duck. Thompson, who is hosting the NHL Awards for the second time on Tuesday night at 7 ET in Tampa, Florida, played Russ Tyler in “D2: The Mighty … Read more
TAMPERE, Finland — Sakari Manninen scored on a power play at 6 minutes, 42 seconds of 3-on-3 overtime and Finland beat Canada 4-3 on Sunday for its fourth world hockey championship title. Host Finland completed an Olympics-world double after winning in China in February, joining Sweden in 2006 as the only countries to win Olympic … Read more
Thomas Hodgesan emergency backup, played for the Anaheim Ducks and was the goalie of record in a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday. Hodges started the third period after injuries to John Gibson (upper body) and Anthony Stolarz (lower body), allowing one goal on three shots. He … Read more
Ryan Getzlaf will retire from the NHL at the end of this season, the Anaheim Ducks forward announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old has scored 282 goals and 1,013 points in 17 seasons, all for the Ducks, and is their leader in points. He has scored 31 points (three goals, 28 assists) in 49 games this season. … Read more
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As we hit the first full week of April, and the last weeks of the 2021-22 NHL season play out, two particular playoff races have been the hottest: the near-daily flip-flop of the … Read more
For the first time since 2005-06, the Edmonton Oilers have swept a season series with Anaheim. The Oilers also took down the Mighty Ducks in five games in the Western Conference Final that season, but history won’t repeat itself in that regard as Anaheim is set to miss the playoffs for the fourth year in … Read more
Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal of the season Sunday night as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers jumped on the Ducks early, with Tyson Barrie’s point shot eluding John Gibson just before the game turned five minutes old. The Oilers won a face-off on a power … Read more
Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras had some choice words for Arizona’s Jay Beagle following an on-ice altercation during Friday night’s game. The Ducks were leading the Coyotes 5-0 with less than three minutes to play when Zegras and teammate Troy Terry came in on net and tried to slip a puck past goalie Josef Korenar. That prompted … Read more
