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ESPN The Magazine today released the 2008 version of the Ultimate Standings, in which each of the 122 teams across the four majors (yes, they include hockey) are ranked based on the results of extensive fan polling across a variety of categories, from the onfield product to commitment of ownership to affordability. (Here’s how […]

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Listen to 710 ESPN executive producer and hockey analyst Drew Belzer as he breaks down the Ducks/Stars series, looks at what went wrong with Anaheim, and discusses what lies ahead for the 2006-2007 Stanley Cup Champions.
Drew Belzer Ducks Finale Podcast

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The 2008 NHL Playoffs began on Wednesday. And while one Southern California team didn’t dare deviate from their “Golf Season Starts in April” tradition, the other is trying to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. The Anaheim Ducks will kick off their first round series with Dallas Stars Thursday night at Honda Center. […]

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It’s been over ten years since I last stepped foot in Honda Center (known back in the day as the Arrowhead Pond) for an NHL game. Oddly enough, that game at the Ponda- it just rolls off the tongue- came the same day Teemu Selanne was traded to the Ducks, still Mighty at that […]

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On Thursday, when I wrote that the NHL shouldn’t suspend Chris Pronger for allegedly stomping on Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler in Anaheim’s 4-1 win over the Canucks Wednesday night, it wasn’t based on any belief that such a play was beneath Pronger- dude’s got a dirty/nasty streak deep as anyone in the league- but that the […]

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Having grown up in St. Louis as a big Blues fan, I remember the trade that brought Chris Pronger to town (for Brendan Shanahan, who could have run for mayor at the time) and watching him become a dominating force on the blue line. His passing skills are unreal, and at 6′6″ plus stick, […]

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Last night’s 1-0 loss to Colorado, Anaheim’s second straight defeat, cost the Ducks a chance to leapfrog the Sharks into the fourth spot in the Western Conference playoff race. That was disappointing, but the greater concern was for leading goal scorer Corey Perry, who was carted off the ice in the third period with […]

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The NHL Trade Deadline came and went on Tuesday. No deal produced the sort of “Where’s the nearest bridge?” reaction that we saw last year when, right up against the clock, Captain Canada Ryan Smyth was sent from the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders, sending a nation into mourning.
There were some […]

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When the Lakers traded for Pau Gasol early Friday, they made the key move their superstar had been aching for since this summer. It is the move they needed to put them over the top in the fierce West. It is the move finally returns the Purple and Gold to championship contention.
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On the one hand, Saturday’s ludicrously exciting comeback win over the Stars, in which Los Angeles ripped the cord behind Dallas goalie Marty Turco five times in five minutes to overcome a 4-0 third period deficit, shows that the Kings have the ability to explode at any time and the firepower to keep up with […]

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