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Posted: Nov 6th 2009 4:00PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Blue Jackets, Canucks, Ducks, Penguins, Predators, Rangers, Sharks, Wild, NHL Fans, NHL Fights, NHL Videos
Every Friday, FanHouse sifts through the rubble and picks the best NHL fight, with the help of HockeyFights.com.A light week on the card, but there was a relatively surprising bout and some pretty good ones to choose from. Highlighting it is our favorite former Princeton player, a gentleman who has made a name for himself by being a really good fighter. Of course, the big news of the week involved a team captain dropping the gloves with a random defenseman.
Posted: Oct 30th 2009 4:00PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bruins, Canucks, Ducks, Flames, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Stars, Red Wings, NHL Fights, NHL Videos
Every Friday, FanHouse sifts through the rubble and picks the best NHL fight, with the help of HockeyFights.com.It's no secret what we're looking for in a good fight. It needs to have intensity, some good back-and-forth action, and there is some longevity needed. If two guys trade a flurry of punches for seven seconds, it's not nearly as impressive as a high-quality 30-second fight.
This week's top fight has a little bit of everything.
Posted: Oct 30th 2009 10:00AM ET by Kevin Schultz (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Flyers, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Panthers, NHL Coaching
In the NHL, coach firings are as common as parking tickets in New York City. Throughout the NHL season I'll be taking a bi-weekly look at five coaches who are the most likely to get fired. Be advised your local coach may be axed at any moment. Consider this fair warning.
We've made it through the first month of the NHL season and not one coach has gotten fired yet. That's got to be some kind of record. This is the NHL! Coaches are fired for lots of reasons and sometimes no reason at all. How is no team displeased enough to have fired a coach yet? And what have you got to say for yourself, Lou Lamoriello? Why is your finger not on the trigger?
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 4:00PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Avalanche, Ducks, Kings, Sharks, Red Wings, Western

There are a number of compelling stories in the NHL's Western Conference. Not only are the Colorado Avalanche off to a ridiculous start, but the Los Angeles Kings are playing great, San Jose is lurking, and Anaheim is still plagued by bad penalties and not enough offense.
FanHouse's Susan Slusser joins us from her West Coast perch this week, as we examine these issues and talk about her beloved Red Wings' slow start. Listen after the jump.
Posted: Oct 27th 2009 2:25PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Maple Leafs, NHL Fights, NHL Videos, NHL Discipline

Monday night's Maple Leafs win over Anaheim featured plenty of penalties. In fact, five of Toronto's six goals were scored with the extra attacker.
Besides Anaheim's trademark undisciplined play, there was also a pretty intense fight. During the first period, Toronto's
Colton Orr hooked up with Duck
George Parros for an impressive heavyweight bout. While the fight was clean, Orr risked suspension by shoving an official during the bout. Video after the jump.
Posted: Oct 27th 2009 9:00AM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Maple Leafs
Newsmakers in the NHL: During the regular season it's our weekday look at the previous night's action and some of the story lines taking place around the league. Have a tip or something you want linked? Send it in to nhlfanhouse@gmail.com.
Maple Leafs 6, Ducks 3: It took nearly a month, but after eight consecutive losses to open the season the Toronto Maple Leafs are finally on the board with their first win thanks to a 6-3 victory in Anaheim on Monday night.
Niklas Hagman recorded a hat trick (all three goals coming on the power play), while
Jonas Gustavsson, making his first start in three weeks, stopped 20 shots -- including
a highlight reel save in the first period -- to earn his first
NHL win.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 8:15PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Stars, NHL Videos, NHL Discipline

Just because
Chris Pronger has departed doesn't mean the
Anaheim Ducks are no longer capable of dirty hockey.
In a move that would have likely made Pronger proud, Anaheim forward Evgeni Artyukhin took out Dallas defenseman
Matt Niskanen with a slew-foot during the
Stars' 4-2 win Wednesday night. While the on-ice officials didn't notice the play, the
NHL did. Artyukhin was suspended three games for the hit.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 8:00AM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Rangers, NHL Injuries
Newsmakers in the NHL: During the regular season it's our Weekday look at the previous night's action and some of the storylines taking place around the league. Have a tip or something you want linked? Send it in to nhlfanhouse@gmail.com.
Rangers 3, Ducks 0: After the
Rangers and
Ducks skated to a 0-0 tie through the first two periods on Sunday, the Rangers had an offensive explosion of sorts in the third period, scoring three goals, including a pair in the final six minutes. Rookie forward
Artem Anisimov scored his first career goal for the blue shirts, while backup netminder Steve Valiquette stopped all 18 shots he faced to record his third career shutout. The Rangers outshot the Ducks by a 38-18 margin.
After the jump: Daniel Sedin out, picture of the day, Monday's key games
Posted: Oct 7th 2009 11:15AM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, Wild, Western, NHL Fights, NHL Videos

It's often said that a fight can turn around a hockey game. This was definitely true Tuesday night in St. Paul.
Entering this season,
Minnesota Wild forward
John Scott had three NHL regular season fights to his credit. Anaheim's
George Parros was the veteran of 82. It may have seemed odd, then, for Scott to challenge Parros to a scrap in the third period Tuesday. However, the
Ducks led 3-0 at the time, and the
Wild were almost literally going through the motions in their home opener. Oh, how things can change with one punch. Video after the jump.
Posted: Sep 8th 2009 3:00PM ET by Susan Slusser (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ducks, FanHouse Exclusive

Bob Murray is entering his first full season as Anaheim's general manager, and he's feeling comfortable enough that his family has just moved out from Chicago to join him.
The transition so far: a little uncertain. One of Murray's daughters is entering her third school in three years and not too happy about it, and Anaheim has had 100-plus degree temperatures for more than a week. Where's that 72 degree year-round temperature dad promised?
Murray sounds first-day-of-school apprehensive himself when it comes to starting his first full season as the Ducks' GM.