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The Washington Capitals were set for a longtime with Alex Ovechkin firing home perfect passes from Nicklas Backstrom, something that the Swedish playmaker made a career out of. Now back in Sweden, ...

Swedish Hockey League club Brynäs IF has called a press conference for Monday, at which time it is expected to announce the signing of veteran center Nicklas Bäckström, HockeyNews.se has reported. For ...

Oh ah Silfverberg, say oh ah Silfverberg. After 12 seasons in the NHL, Jakob Silfverberg announced his retirement from the NHL and returned to his native Sweden this past season, where he had quite ...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are when we get to see the absolute best performances out of the best players. But for every hero on the ice, there must be a counterpart. Not everyone can wear the cape and ...

While many of the Ducks’ top 25-and-under players are already competing for the parent club, they still have reinforcements on the way from the junior, minor pro and European pro levels. As their core ...

Fresh off a convincing victory over a veteran team, the Ducks will next compete in the rubber match of their three-game homestand, which will pit them against the Nashville Predators. In a 5-1 ...

Former Ducks forward Jakub Silfverberg had some choice comments for Ducks head coach Greg Cronin recently. The Anaheim Ducks have shown little to no improvement this year. The team has an 18-23-6 ...

I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but the Anaheim Ducks are in a tough situation. Jakob Silfverberg, who played in Anaheim for 11 years, let loose on Greg Cronin, the Ducks’ coach. I mention this ...

Three games into the NHL season, hope and optimism reign and every team believes it is a Stanley Cup contender. Even the repackaged Anaheim Ducks, whose last playoff win came less than four months ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 2004 — 7-time All-Star and 6-time NBA Champion forward Scottie Pippen announces his retirement from the NBA and the Chicago Bulls. 1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon ...

The Ducks had perhaps the most intense training camp in the league last season, with Greg Cronin bringing his experience at every developmental level to his first year as an NHL head coach. The result ...