Yesterday was the first day of Movember, but there's no hockey to commemorate the occasion.

DUCKS NEWS

• Join the Ducks Movember Team! [Anaheim Ducks]
• Is Ducks owner Henry Samueli part of a group of "hardliners" unwilling to negotiate with the NHLPA? (Also: interesting comparisons to the NBA lockout). [CBC]
• Puck Daddy talks to George Parros (who will always be a Duck to me) about his mustache. [Puck Daddy]
• Paul Kariya's number 9. [Mile High Hockey]
• The connection between Peter Frampton and Saku Koivu (it's for a good cause...). [TheSuburban.com]
• The Fort Wayne Komets goal is more goals. [FortWayne.com]
• Photos from the Admirals-Ice Caps game this past Monday. [Anaheim Ducks]

AROUND THE NHL

• Yesterday was Halloween, and Tyler Bozak became the latest NHLer to join the Blackface Costume Moron Brigade. Sigh. [TheLeafsNation]
• Taylor Hall has officially signed his contract with the Oklahoma City Barons and is expected to join the line-up on Friday night. [Copper and Blue]
• The greatest mustaches in hockey history. [Backhand Shelf]