DUCKS NEWS
- Arctic Ice Hockey believes that we will select defenseman Robert Hagg with the 26th overall pick. [Arctic Ice Hockey] Information on Hagg from [Sportsnet]
- The Ducks acquired defenseman Alex Grant from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for forward Harry Zolnierczyk. Grant has not played in an NHL game yet. [The Tribune Democrat]
- Teemu Selanne has been named to Finland’s Olympic Camp roster. [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Former Duck (and Chris’ brother) Sean Pronger talks about his new book. [Anaheim Ducks]
- 2011 draft pick Andrew O’Brien was told all along he couldn’t play pro-hockey. He’s told the haters to suck it. [Yahoo! Canada]
- From Eric Stephens’ Twitter Account:
- Rest in peace to one of the greatest agents in NHL history. Don Baizley passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with lung cancer. He was the agent to many superstar players: Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Paul Kariya and more. [Pro Hockey Talk] [Ed. Note: I lost my grandpa to lung cancer last year. The final year of his life was akin to torture. Please, please stop smoking. (Gets off soapbox) – JN]
Ducks will have their prospect conditioning camp from July 3-8 at Anaheim Ice. Open scrimmage is planned but details to be announced later.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) June 25, 2013
AROUND THE NHL
- The offseason will be an “orgy” of trades, signings and buyouts like never before. [Backhand Shelf]
- Big shakeup in Tampa Bay. Lightning to use compliance buyout on captain Vincent Lecavalier [Raw Charge]
- The Columbus Blue Jackets are optimistic that they will be able to work out a deal with Sergei Bobrovsky. [Columbus Blue Jackets]
- Not surprisingly, Ilya Bryzgalov had something odd to say about his buyout in Philadelphia [Puck Daddy]
- The Chicago Blackhawks‘ Stanley Cup parade is set for this Friday in Chicago. [NHL.com]
- The Ottawa Senators‘ Daniel Alfreddson is expected to decide his future before this weekend’s draft. [NHL.com]
- The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a 1 year, 2 way deal with forward Brett Sutter. [NHL.com]
- Penguins re-sign Chris Kunitz for three-years. Serious hometown discount; he signed for pennies of what he’s worth. [Spectors Hockey]