Duck Tales: The Donations and Ducks References Edition

DUCK TALES

• The Ducks’ eleventh annual Kits for Kids Donation Drive is underway on behalf of CHOC Children’s patients. [Anaheim Ducks]
• In case you guys missed it: there was a Ducks reference during the cold open in last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. [Entertainment Weekly]
• A short profile of Edmonton native and Ducks’ winger Ryan Garbutt (published around the time of the Ducks’ game in Edmonton). [Whittier Daily News]
• The Stockton Heat defeated the San Diego Gulls, 4-0, on Saturday. [Recordnet]
• The San Diego Gulls’ second annual Teddy Bear Toss (benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital). [San Diego Gulls]

AROUND THE NHL

• The New York Islanders’ owners are looking for a big-name executive to oversee the club’s operations. [Newsday]
• The Boston Bruins are in trade talks regarding forward Ryan Spooner. [CSNNE]
• Down Goes Brown reflects upon the NHL’s new “age of parity.” [Down Goes Brown]
• Despite suffering his fourth concussion in 18 months back in September, veteran Ottawa Senators winger Clarke MacArthur is not ready to retire yet. [Ottawa Citizen]
• NHL players’ participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics is still up in the air. [Tampa Bay Times]