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The Ducks get ready to hit theice prior to their game with the

L.A. Kings on January 14 atStaples Center.

FEATURES

9 CAPTAIN GREENScott Niedermayer is the epitome of environmental awareness

12 GROWING UP NIEDERMAYER A photo spread of the Ducks captain in his youth hockey days

16 ‘I HAVEN’T SMILED THIS MUCH IN THREE YEARS’Jason Blake sees new life after a January trade from Toronto to Anaheim

22 OLYMPIC ACHIEVEMENTThe Ducks organization had a league-high nine players in Vancouver

25 NO KNOCK ON WOODDan Wood went from a distinguished career as a newspaper man to one of the radio voices of the Ducks

61 A CLOSER LOOKJonas Hiller

DEPARTMENTS33 Hockey IQ34 Ducks Speed Chart36 Ducks Roster39 Tonight’s Opponent41 Ducks Management48 Ducks Coaches56 Ducks in the Community67 Ducks Power Players69 Honda Center Concession Stands71 Honda Center Upcoming Events72 Ducks 2009-10 Schedule

EDITORIALWriter and Editor: Adam Brady

Associate Writer and Editor: Matt Vevoda

Contributing Photographers: Debora Robinson and Getty Images

Design and Printing: PTS Marketing Group, Irvine, CA. Ph: 949.474.0248

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The Ducks celebrate ToddMarchant’s game-winninggoal in the third period of

a 3-2 victory over theEdmonton Oilers on

February 10 at HondaCenter. It was a team-

record 11th straightvictory at home for

Anaheim.

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Scott Niedermayer is the epitome of effortless grace on the ice; and environmental awareness off it

It sticks out like a sore thumb among the German luxury cars and towering SUVs in theplayers’ parking lot at Honda Center. But for years Scott Niedermayer has driven to

work in an electric car.These days it’s a dark cherry Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle.

With respect to Niedermayer’s passion for environmental responsibility, the Ducks captainwas selected as one of a very small number of customers able to lease this special car fromHonda.

But for years Niedermayer drove a Toyota Prius hybrid, which he’s now selling afterfalling in love with the Honda. It’s the ride in which Niedermayer used to pick up carpoolpartners that included brother Rob Niedermayer and fellow future Hall-of Fame defense-man Chris Pronger (both now former Ducks). And pulling up in that gently purring vehi-cle – hardly a typical choice for a world-renowned professional athlete – hasn’t escapedsome teasing from teammates.

“There were a few jokes made at different times, but I’ve had it for awhile and theykind of lose their ammunition,” Niedermayer says with a soft laugh. “When you’re in alocker room, there isn’t much that doesn’t get joked about.”

Soon it stopped being much of a joke and just another way other teammates followedNiedermayer’s lead. “George [Parros] is driving one now and bought a hybrid for his

Niedermayergets behind the

wheel of hishydrogen-powered

Honda FCX Clarityfuel cell electric vehicle

that he received inJanuary. (Photo by

American Honda Motor Co.,Inc./Susan Goldman).

wife,” Niedermayer says. “These guys are a little more knowledgeable about stuff now.” The choice of transportation is just one of the myriad ways Niedermayer does his part

to protect the environment, something his wife Lisa has seen at home for years. “I buyour kids [four young sons] toys and he goes crazy because he sees this plastic toy and says,‘That’s really good for Mother Nature,’” Lisa laughs. “He’s always been passionate aboutit. If there is a cereal box he finds in the garbage, he’ll take it out and put it in the recy-cle bin. He’ll take all the recyclables to a center with the kids and put the money in a sav-ings account for them.”

Scott’s preference for organic foods and other materials is prevalent in the family’shome. “Everything is organic in our house,” Lisa says. “We’ve had an organic lawn [freeof traditional fertilizers and pesticides] for years. He shops at Whole Foods constantly. It’s

his favorite place. He goesthere all the time and they allknow him in there. But that’sbecause he’s in there all thetime, not necessarily becauseof hockey.”

But Lisa isn’t necessarilycrazy about all of her hus-band’s efforts to stay environ-mentally conscious, like hisinsistence on putting organicsheets [made from naturalfibers] on their bed. “Wewere exfoliated the first nightwe slept in them,” she sayswith a smile and a roll of theeyes. “I’m like, ‘This is theworst thing I’ve ever had tosleep in.’ We’ve found somegood ones now, but the firstones were not so good.”

During discussions abouta home the Niedermayers arebuilding back in their nativeBritish Columbia, Lisa had to

put her foot down when Scott wanted to include composting toilets. “I drew the linethere,” she says with a chuckle. I said, ‘Maybe in the guest room.’”

“Yeah,” Scott says, “I don’t think she’s going to let me pull that off. But I’ve tried toread a lot about low-energy and low-impact building. It’s interesting, there are so manythings out there now that in the last five years it’s become a big business. I definitely havean interest in that, and if we ever get this house built back home, I’d like to incorporatethose ideas.”

The location of the home won’t be far from where Scott and brother Rob grew up, aplace where Scott first developed a passion for planet Earth. “It’s been a gradual thing thatkind of happened growing up where we did in Canada,” says Niedermayer. “There is a lotof natural beauty, pristine lakes and rivers.

“Growing up, our parents had us outside doing things all the time, whether it was

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“I buy our kids toys and he goes crazy because he sees thisplastic toy and says, ‘That’s really good for MotherNature,’” Lisa laughs. “He’s always been passionateabout it.

sports, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking, skiing in the winter. It was a great place todo it, and there are endless amounts of that in every direction. I’m doing it now with mykids, going back to the same lakes that we hiked into as kids. That’s been kind of neat.”

Adds Lisa, “We camp all the time. We hike up to the mountains with the kids, stay intents and the whole thing. He loves it, he loves the outdoors. Everything about it.”

The fact that Niedermayer remains one of the game’s best-conditioned athletes at theage of 36 can be partially credited to his switch to a more organic diet midway throughhis career. “As an athlete if you want to perform well, you want to eat the right things,make sure you’re healthy and ready to perform,” he says. “As I got older, I would readthings and gradually learn more and more. I’m still doing that.”

Niedermayer, hardly known to be overly outspoken, has lent some quiet support overthe years for some environmental causes. In 2007 he signed his name to a letter sent tothe Chicago City Council inprotest of their plannedrepeal on the ban of foiegras in the city. (Foie gras isprepared by force-feedingducks or geese large quanti-ties of grain and fat, afterwhich their livers becomeengorged and are sold as adelicacy.)

“Some people got intouch with my agent and Iagreed to support what theywere trying to do,”Niedermayer says. “I’m nota member of PETA or any-thing. I eat meat, but I takeseriously how food is raisedand what you’re putting inyour body.”

Niedermayer has alsolent his name to a fightagainst the construction of aski resort on the Jumbo Glacier in the scenic East Kootenay region of British Columbia,not far from his hometown of Cranbrook. The plans for the resort, which have been inthe works for more than two decades, have it constructed in one of the few remaininguntouched areas in the Purcell Mountains.

“The things I’ve gotten involved with have been things where people have come to mefor help,” Niedermayer says. “That’s how it’s gone so far, but maybe down the road whenI’m not playing hockey, I’ll have more time to get involved. Right now my focus is onbeing a dad and a hockey player. Maybe when there is more free time to pursue that, Iwill.”

Go ahead, call him a “tree hugger” if you want. “I’ve never hugged a tree,”Niedermayer laughs. “But I don’t care if people use that term. I appreciate nature in alldifferent ways, whether it’s the mountains or the ocean. If that makes me a tree hugger,that’s fine with me.” #

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“It’s been a gradual thing that kind of happened growingup where we did in Canada,” says Niedermayer of his loveof nature. “There is a lot of natural beauty, pristine lakesand rivers. Growing up, our parents had us outside doingthings all the time. ”

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“Somebody would have a fire, you’d have your hotchocolate, and you get out there, and the mums areplaying, the little kids, the little brothers, the littlesisters. Just out in the middle of nothing, nowhere,trees, wilderness, forest, mountains are all right there.

“The general memory for me would be of getting on theponds outside, blue sky, pretty cold still, but themountains there all covered with snow with your familyand friends and just having fun, putting a boot out,usually not even a net, someone’s boot and you had tohit the boot with the puck, that was one goal.”

— Niedermayer on playing pond hockey on weekends growing up

“Hopefully, in a lot of ways, I haven’tchanged too much. I think I wasfortunate growing up, between myparents trying to instill their values andthe coaches that I had, surrounded inhockey, sportsmanship, go out and workhard, compete hard, play for yourteammates, all those lessons, I wastaught those early on and tried tounderstand them. I was fortunate it wasan environment I was brought up in.”

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“When other kids were outchasing girls, he was chasingpucks. No one workedharder than Scott.”

— Len Bousquet, formeryouth coach of Scott andRob Niedermayer

All quotes from Ice in His Veins, Grit in His Gut by Scott M. Reid of the Orange County Register

Photos courtesy of the Niedermayer family

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Alarge grin washed over Jason Blake’s face on the morning of February 1. He hada hard time wiping it away too, as that feeling of jubilation in a hockey rink had

been missing for quite some time. The 36-year-old winger had just joined his new team, the Ducks, for a morning

skate prior to that evening’s game in Florida. One day earlier he hadbeen acquired by Anaheim in a trade with Toronto (along with goal-tender Vesa Toskala) for longtime Duck J.S. Giguere.

After enduring back-to-back last place finishes in the AtlanticDivision and likely headed for a third in a row with the MapleLeafs, Blake was joining a team right in the middle of a heatedpursuit for a playoff berth. That instant change of scenarios madethe emotions start to flow back.

“I haven’t smiled so much in three years,” said Blake thatmorning. “It didn’t work out in Toronto. It wasn’t a lot of funcoming to the rink. I’m glad I’m here. It’s a great opportunity tomove forward.”

In the vacuum that can be playing in Toronto, the pressure toperform is only heightened by the throngs of media coverage.Imagine if the Yankees had not won a title since 1967 and wereannual cellar dwellers. That would be similar to what Blake had beenfacing since signing with the Maple Leafs in 2007.

Coming to the Ducks certainly does not lessen the demands towin, but the atmosphere is one that already feels more inviting toBlake. “There is less pressure and it’s easier to play,” he says. “I’mecstatic to be here in Anaheim and surrounded by so many great players.”

Acquiring Blake gives Anaheim added scoring depth among its forwards. He led theMaple Leafs in goals(25) and points (63)last season, and justthree seasons agohad a career yearwith 40 goals and 69points with the NewYork Islanders (hissixth and final seasonthere). In all, he hasamassed more than180 goals and 425points in 11 seasonsin the NHL.

“Just look at him,he’s been creating alot in the offensivezone with his quick-ness and speed,” saysSaku Koivu, who has

occasionally played alongside Blake on the team’s second line. “A lot of defensemen areafraid to stand up and hold the blue line because he has so much speed.

“I was looking for a fresh start a long time ago. This just happenedto be the right fit. It’s a great place to play. I’m here to be a piece ofthe puzzle.”

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Jason Blake’scareer takes on new life after coming from

Toronto to Anaheim

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“You can put him on the first line, second line, power play and penalty kill. There area lot of situations that he can play. In a long season and in the playoffs, that is what youneed.”

Though he has not had the feeling of the postseason hockey in a few years, Blake hasplayed in hockey’s second season five times in his career. He is enticed by the prospect ofdoing so again this year with the Ducks and says games are already taking on a playoff feel.

“When you get traded to a team that is in playoff contention, it definitely raises theintensity of every game,” Blake says. “Right now, every game for us is like a playoff game.You see points fluctuate day in and day out. We just have to worry about ourselves and

keep playing theway we know wecan.”

In addition tothe team struggleshe faced while inToronto, Blake’stenure there beganwith personal angstwhen he was diag-nosed with chronicm y e l o g e n o u sleukemia (CML) inOctober 2007.

“It was just real-ly difficult to com-prehend the mag-nitude of it,” saidBlake, who previ-ously was by hiswife’s side whenshe successful bat-

tled thyroid cancer during the 2000-01 season. “I tried my best to move on and played82 games, but deep down inside it took its toll on me.”

Once considered fatal, CML now has a strong survival rate of 90 percent with theinvention of a pill called Gleevec. Blake, who won the Masterton Trophy in 2008 for hisperseverance, takes the medicine once a day and has been able to go on with his normallife.

“Sometimes as an athlete, you think you’re invisible and take things for granted,” hesays. “For me, I have three beautiful kids and a beautiful wife. That is the most importantthing. I’m very fortunate to have the medication I take. At the end of the day, I neverthink about it and it doesn’t affect me one bit.”

With his personal life securely in order, Blake’s professional side is beginning to springback in Anaheim. He now has a feeling out on the ice and in the locker room that haslong been missing.

“I was looking for a fresh start a long time ago,” Blake says. “This just happened to bethe right fit. It’s a great place to play. The talent here is unbelievable. I’m here to be apiece of the puzzle. Hopefully, I can fit in and get back to where I’d like to be, providingoffense.” #

“Sometimes as an athlete, you think you’re invisible and take thingsfor granted. For me, I have three beautiful kids and a beautifulwife. That is the most important thing.

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The Ducks organization was represented by nine players at the Winter Olympics in

Vancouver, the most in the NHL.

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Dan Wood went from a distinguished career as a newspaper man toone of the radio voices of the Ducks

You won’t find time spent as a hockey player on Dan Wood’s resume. No television orradio experience either.

Those are usually keyingredients for a radio ana-lyst, a position the Duckswere looking to fill last sum-mer after the departure ofBrent Severyn. Wood, asports writer his entire career,knew full well he did nothave those qualities. But thatdidn’t stop him from throw-ing his hat in the ring.

“I stepped into the boxwith an 0-2 count facingRandy Johnson,” Wood saysnow. “I really didn’t thinkthere was much of a chance.I figured nothing ventured,nothing gained.”

Something definitelygained, as Wood beat theodds by getting hired to joinplay-by-play voice Steve

Carroll in the Ducks radiobooth in late August. “Somecircumstances fell in my favor,” he says. “I really owe a big debt of gratitude to (Director ofBroadcasting) Aaron Teats because he was willing to go outside the box and put his neck onthe line. He showed faith in me. I’m thankful to the organization for giving me a chance.”

What Wood brought to the table was a long career in the newspaper business, whichbegan in June 1980. He also had a wealth of hockey knowledge, having covered the sport

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since 1991. That was the year he was pried away from his Stanford University athletics beatto cover the San Jose Sharks for the Contra Costa Times.

Wood would quickly fall in love with the game and “literally begged, borrowed andpleaded” to stay on the Sharks beat a few years later when his editor wanted to have himto cover Cal-Berkeley sports. Later in 2000, he moved his life down the 5 freeway to reporton the Ducks for the Orange County Register – not the easiest beat at the time.

“In the early 2000s, the Ducks weren’t very good,” Wood reminisces. “They caughtlightning in a bottle [making the Stanley Cup Final] in 2003. Boy, was that an experience.I’ll always remember the 2006-07 Stanley Cup championship team, what a team that was.Since the end of the lockout, the Ducks have been among the elite teams in the league andreally been a pleasure to cover.”

By the end of the2007-08 seasonthough, Wood felt hiscareer in newspaperswas at a crossroads.He didn’t feel assecure in the industryand decided to pur-sue other possibilities.“It had always been afear of mine,” he says.“If I couldn’t be asports writer, whatwould I be? I neverhad come up with ananswer to that.”

After searchingaround for a solutionfor more than a year,he found out theDucks were lookingto fill their radio

color analyst position last offseason. Figuring he had nothing to lose, Wood “cast that linein the water too.” When it did open up, he was soon one of several hopefuls looking to fillthe chair next to Carroll.

“At first glance, it seemed as though it probably would not be a good fit,” says Teats,who has been with the Ducks organization since 1995. “He certainly recognized that hewasn’t a former NHL guy and hadn’t been on the air. But then, I talked to Dan. He wasprobably the most motivated candidate that we had early on.”

A big plus for Wood was that he could be more than a radio guy, as he has covered theDucks on the road for AnaheimDucks.com.

“He brought to light some of the other attributes that he could bring to the company,things I was really looking for. He could help out with content because obviously the mancan write. But he also had knowledge of the team and knowledge of Steve that could notbe matched by anyone.”

Over the years Carroll and Wood had developed a friendship covering the team on adaily basis, including during road trips. Carroll, the Ducks radio play-by-play voice since

“I’ve worked with some good people, but this has been as easy as itcomes,” Carroll says. I don’t have to worry about the informationhe is going to get. It’s been fun working with him and I think it isonly going to get better.”

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the 1999-00 season and a 34-year broadcasting veteran, had a sense that a partnership onair would work out well.

“I knew inside that if he was the one that got the job, there would be no problem atall,” Carroll said. “Just sitting and talking with him over the years, he knows the game. Ialso knew his work ethic. There was never any doubt in my mind that it would work outor that we’d have a problem getting along. I knew that even going in.”

Wood would be officially given the position a short time later. Elated to join the organ-ization, he promised Teats that he would constantly work at his new craft. “The one thingI told him was I will not fail for lack of effort. I think I have tried everything I can to learnand get better at what I’m doing. I’m only scratching the surface.”

As he enters hisfirst stretch runbehind the micro-phone, Wood said hefeels he has come along way from his firstpreseason broadcast.He feels more com-fortable and doesn’tfret about coming upwith something to say,as he usually has morethan enough informa-tion at his disposal.

He also creditsCarroll for helpingease the transition, ashis friend providedconstant supportthroughout. “I owe a great deal of thanks to Steve,” Wood says. “He is tremendous at whathe does. He has helped me immeasurably, taught me things and given me support.”

Carroll has had many partners in the radio booth over the years in several differentsports including hockey. He has had the prototypical analyst beside him in the booth – aformer player, coach or broadcast veteran. But none, he says, has been as much of a natu-ral fit as Wood.

“I’ve worked with some good people, but this has been as easy as it comes,” Carrollsays. “I think a lot of it has to do with his writing and newspaper background. He has tobe very concise and report the facts. I don’t have to worry about the information he isgoing to get. It’s been fun working with him and I think it is only going to get better.”

The two broadcast for the Ducks on AM830, a locally owned 50,000 watt radio sta-tion. It is the flagship station for the club, as well as its neighbor, the Angels. “We are for-tunate to work with our partners at AM 830,” Teats says. “They have been fantastic withus in trying to get more and more Ducks content on the air. It’s really been a good relationship.”

While working in radio has been a new venture for Wood, he feels that his job descrip-tion is essentially the same in certain ways to that of his newspapers days. “I always felt myjob as a writer was to get information and relay it to people. That is what I’m still tryingto do.” #

“I always felt my job as a writer was to get information and relayit to people,” Wood says “That is what I’m still trying to do.”

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Ducks enforcer George Parrosconnects with a right hook on Scott Walker of the

Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of a 2-1 Ducks victory at St. Pete Times Forum.

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Michael SchulmanChairman of the Board, Anaheim Arena Management, LLCChief Executive Officer, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLCManaging Director, H&S Ventures, LLC

Michael Schulman serves as Chairman of theBoard of Anaheim Arena Management

(AAM), Chief Executive Officer of Anaheim DucksHockey Club (ADHC), Chairman of the Board ofthe Anaheim Ducks Foundation and serves on theboard of NHL Enterprises. In addition, he isManaging Director of H&S Ventures, the entity thatmanages the Samueli Family Office, AAM andADHC. Schulman reports directly to owners Dr.Henry Samueli and Susan Samueli, and is respon-sible for managing and long-term planning of theirprofit and nonprofit entities.

Schulman’s role with Honda Center began longbefore he was appointed Chairman of AAM inDecember of 2003. Schulman was the leadnegotiator on behalf of the Samueli family in theacquisition of the management agreement fromthe bankruptcy court and the City of Anaheim. Heacts as liaison between the Samueli family andAAM management and supervises all financial,legal and charitable decisions of the arena. Healso acts as liaison with the other partners of AAMand the City of Anaheim. In addition, Schulmanoversees all long-term capital projects includingthe 57 Freeway Marquee, two 360° LED rings,revamping of the video room and remodeling ofthe company offices and locker rooms.

Schulman’s role at AAM includes overseeing allbusiness and hockey operations. He was the leadnegotiator on behalf of the Samueli family inworking with Disney on the purchase of theAnaheim Ducks and also with the NHL in qualify-ing the Samueli family for the purchase of theteam. He is responsible for developing additionalice and roller rinks in the Orange County area andwas instrumental in the purchase of the AnaheimRoller Hockey Club, the Huntington Beach Coast2 Coast rinks and the Westminster Ice Rink.Schulman was also involved with the family inchanging the team name and logo, and formingthe Anaheim Ducks Foundation.

Schulman’s role at H&S Ventures is multi-faceted. He is the Managing Director of the fami-ly office which oversees all the family’s profit andnonprofit operations. H&S Ventures serves as themanager of AAM and ADHC as well as a numberof other business entities in which the Samuelisare involved.

Schulman serves on the boards of AnaheimArena Management, Anaheim Ducks HockeyClub, Anaheim Sports Holdings, Anaheim DucksFoundation and HS Hockey Development.Previously, he served on the board of CommercialCapital Bank Corp., a public company listed on theNASDAQ Exchange. He is also a current memberof the boards of Telluride Ski and Golf Companyand KDOC Television.

Schulman also serves on many nonprofitboards. He has been a member of the Universityof California, Irvine Foundation Board since 1991and is on the Stewardship Committee. He wasone of the founding members and past chair ofthe UCI Planned Giving Leadership Council.Schulman serves on the boards of the SamueliFoundation, Samueli Institute for InformationBiology, the Orange County Jewish Campus andAnaheim Ducks Foundation.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economicsfrom University of California, Berkeley, Schulmanwent on to the University of Santa Clara LawSchool. In addition, Schulman studied economicsfor one year at the University of Leeds in Leeds,England.

After law school, he was hired as a full-time lawprofessor at the University of Southern California,after which he was a practicing attorney for anumber of years and a partner with the law firmof McDermott, Will & Emery.

A native of California, Michael and his wifeSherry have four children (Annie, Danielle, Bryantand Natasha) and currently reside in LagunaBeach. #

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Bob Murray is in his 35th consecutive year in the NationalHockey League, his second as Executive Vice President

and General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks. He wasnamed to his current position on Nov. 12, 2008 after spend-ing the previous three-plus seasons as the club’s Senior VicePresident of Hockey Operations.

After taking over as Executive Vice President and GeneralManager, Murray made several changes to the roster thatled to a dramatic turnaround. Among others, Murrayacquired Ryan Whitney, James Wisniewski and Mike Brownin making the club a younger, faster and more athletic club.The Ducks charged down the stretch with a 10-2-1 record tomake the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.Anaheim then defeated the Presidents’ Trophy-winning SanJose Sharks in the Western Conference Quarterfinals,becoming the fifth team in the expansion era (1967-68) toupset the league’s top regular season team in the firstround. The Ducks fell to Detroit in a dramatic, seven gameseries in the Conference Semifinals. Murray’s teams havenow been in the playoffs eight consecutive seasons, fourwith Vancouver (2001-2004) and the last four with theDucks (2006-2009).

Over the summer, Murray continued to revamp the clubwith the acquisition of forwards Saku Koivu and JoffreyLupul. The Ducks enter the 2009-10 campaign with a poten-tial top-six forward group that includes Koivu, Lupul, RyanGetzlaf, Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan and Teemu Selanne. Eachof those six players scored at least 50 points last season, andfour of them are 25-years-old or younger.

Prior to being named Executive Vice President andGeneral Manager, Murray was the club’s Senior Vice Presidentof Hockey Operations for three-plus seasons. He was namedto the post on July 14, 2005. In that role, he reported directlyto Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Burke.Much of Murray’s work behind the scenes under Burke leddirectly to many successful trades and other player transac-tions by Anaheim. During that three-year period, the Duckswon a Stanley Cup (2007), a Pacific Division title (2007), andqualified for the playoffs each season.

Murray’s previous responsibilities as Senior VicePresident of Hockey Operations included overseeing allaspects of player development and serving as General

Manager of Anaheim’s American Hockey League (AHL) affil-iate (previously Portland and Iowa). Murray was the GeneralManager of the Portland Pirates from 2005-06 through 2007-08. The Pirates went to the Conference Finals twice (2006 &2008), appearing in six playoff rounds. Between 2005 and2008 (three seasons), Anaheim and Portland combined towin 10 and appear in 14 playoff rounds over the last threeseasons, both the most of any organization in hockey.

Prior to joining the Ducks, Murray worked as aProfessional Scout with the Vancouver Canucks from 1999 to2005 under then-General Manager Brian Burke (1998-2004).Murray’s scouting expertise helped to build teams that record-ed 100+ point seasons two years in a row (2002-03 and 2003-04) and advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs four seasons ina row (2001-04). Before his stint in Vancouver, he served as aScouting Consultant for Anaheim during the 1998-99 season.

Murray was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks organ-ization for 25 years, serving as General Manager from 1997-99. He was named the sixth General Manager in team his-tory on July 3, 1997. He was promoted to the post after serv-ing as Assistant General Manager under Bob Pulford for twoseasons. Before joining upper-management, Murray wasnamed the Director of Player Personnel in 1991 and waslargely responsible for the club’s NHL Entry Draft selectionsover eight seasons.

Drafted by the Blackhawks in 1974, Murray spent hisentire 1,008-game, 15-year career in a Chicago uniform. Hebecame just the fourth player in Blackhawks history to reachthe 1,000-game plateau. In addition, he became the firstdefenseman in club history to appear in 100 postseasoncontests, reaching the mark during the 1990 Stanley CupPlayoffs. In all, Murray scored 132-382=514 points and cur-rently ranks second in all-time points among Blackhawkdefensemen (13th overall in club history). He was named toboth the 1981 and 1983 NHL All-Star Games. Murray retiredat the conclusion of the 1989-90 season. Known for hiswork ethic, intelligence and determination as a player,Murray remained with the organization as a ProfessionalScout following his retirement in 1990.

Bob and his wife Betsy have four children (Kevin,Andrew, Amanda and Katie), and a granddaughter(Mikayla). #

Bob MurrayExecutive Vice President and General ManagerAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

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David McNabSenior Vice President of Hockey OperationsAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

An original member of the Ducks, DavidMcNab was promoted to Senior Vice

President of Hockey Operations for the club onNov. 18, 2008. He is now in his 32nd year in theNHL and 17th with Anaheim. McNab previouslyserved as Anaheim’s Assistant General Managerfor 14 seasons. His duties include overseeing allaspects of player development, having an expert-ise on the new Collective Bargaining Agreementand its relationship to the salary cap in the NHL,contract and arbitration negotiation, player evalua-tion and scouting.

McNab’s impact on the Ducks is significant.Anaheim has appeared in Stanley Cup Final twice(2003 & 2007) in the last six NHL seasons,including a championship in 2007. The club haswon 10 playoff rounds since 2003, equaling themost in the NHL (also Detroit). In recent years,McNab scouted and signed collegiate free agentsAndy McDonald, Chris Kunitz, Dustin Penner, RyanShannon, Ryan Carter and Curtis Glencross.

Prior to being named as the Ducks’ AssistantGeneral Manager in December of 1995, the 53-year-old McNab was the club’s first Director ofPlayer Personnel and was largely responsible forthe team’s selections in the 1994-96 NHL Entryand Supplemental Drafts. McNab has also heldthe position as General Manager of the Ducks’ topfarm team in the American Hockey League for sixseasons (the Baltimore Bandits during the 1996-97 season and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks from1997-2002) while also working on the AHL’scompetition committee for many of those years.

Considered to be one of the hardest working andknowledgeable scouts in the National HockeyLeague, McNab began his professional scoutingcareer in 1978 with the Washington Capitals, wherehe spent four seasons. In 1982, McNab was signedby the Hartford Whalers, where he spent seven sea-sons as a scout, the last two as the Director ofPlayer Recruitment. He then joined the New YorkRangers in 1989, where he worked for four seasons

before leaving to join the Disney-owned Ducks in1993. His work with the Rangers helped the club tothe 1994 Stanley Cup championship.

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in1978 with a degree in Communication Arts,McNab was also a goaltender on one of the great-est college hockey teams of all-time, the 1977University of Wisconsin Badgers’ NCAA champi-onship team. He was drafted by the St. LouisBlues in the ninth round of the 1975 NHL EntryDraft (151st overall). McNab has worked onnumerous occasions for USA Hockey, both as anAssistant General Manager for the United States inthe World Championships on three different occa-sions, as well as serving as a consultant for the1984, 1988 and 1992 United States OlympicTeams. He has also been a three-time member ofthe selection committee that votes for the HobeyBaker Award, college hockey’s version of theHeisman Trophy.

A member of one of the most respected fami-lies in the NHL, McNab is the son of the late MaxMcNab and brother of Peter McNab. Max playedon the 1950 Stanley Cup champion Detroit RedWings and was a former general manager with theWashington Capitals and New Jersey Devils. Hewas also a recipient of the 1998 Lester PatrickAward given annually for “outstanding service tohockey in the United States.” Peter played in 954NHL games, scoring 363 goals and 813 points ina 14-year career and currently ranks 107th all-time in goal scoring in the history of the NationalHockey League. Peter is currently a broadcasterwith the Colorado Avalanche.

David McNab was born in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, but grew up in San Diego, Californiaand graduated from Point Loma High School inSan Diego in 1973. He became a U.S. citizen in1983. He and his wife, Kari, were married inMinneapolis, Minnesota in 1989 and have twodaughters, Ali (18) and Erica (16). The McNabfamily resides in Yorba Linda, California. #

Bob Wagner is in his fifth year asSenior Vice President/Chief

Marketing Officer for the AnaheimDucks after being named to the positionon June 20, 2005. In his current role, he

leads all aspects of business operations, including: broadcasting, spon-sorship, ticket sales, premium sales, marketing, community relations,entertainment, fan development, media sales, and communications.

In four years since the purchase of the team by Henry and SusanSamueli in 2005, Wagner has secured several new sponsorshipagreements and exponentially increased such revenue. He led thename and uniform change for the team, beginning the process latein 2005 and completing it by June 2006. In addition to his clubresponsibilities, Wagner negotiated his fourth title-rights sponsorshipdeal in 2006. After negotiations with several companies bidding onthe arena, the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim officially became HondaCenter on Oct. 3, 2006.

Wagner originally joined the Ducks in the club’s inaugural sea-son in 1993-94. In 1996, he returned to baseball when AnaheimSports, Inc., purchased the Angels. In his role as Vice President ofSales & Broadcasting, Wagner successfully built both teams’ relation-ships with local and national partners.

In 2000, after 16 years in Anaheim with professional baseball andhockey, Wagner joined the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) asVice President of Sales and Business Development. Four years later,in July of 2004, he returned to Orange County and Honda Center asthe Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer.

Wagner is a member of several boards, including the Long BeachState University Sports Management program, Santa MargaritaCatholic High School and the CHOC Foundation.

A California State University, Long Beach graduate and native ofSeal Beach, California, Wagner currently resides in Dove Canyonwith his wife, Debbie, and their three children, Ryan, Amanda andNick. #

Bob WagnerSenior Vice President/Chief Marketing OfficerAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC, Anaheim Arena Management, LLC

Tim Ryan is in his fifth season asExecutive Vice President/Chief

Operating Officer for the AnaheimDucks. Since being named to his cur-

rent post in the summer of 2005, Ryan has led the club to record lev-els of success in virtually every area of business operations. In addi-tion to record ticket and sponsorship sales, Ryan has led aggressivecommunity and fan development programs aimed at improved edu-cation, health and well-being, and recreation in the SouthernCalifornia market. In response to the club’s efforts, ESPN theMagazine ranked the Ducks highly in each of the last three “UltimateStandings” editions, which measures the overall success of eachfranchise with respect to fan relations. Over that three-year period(2006-09), the Ducks average ranking is No. 1 in the NHL and No.4 in all of professional sports.

Ryan is now in his 17th year with Honda Center and 31st in arenamanagement and event creation. In addition to his duties with theNHL club, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer ofAnaheim Arena Management, LLC (AAM). In his role, Ryan overseesone of the premier entertainment and sports venues in the UnitedStates. Through mid-year 2009 Pollstar Magazine ranked HondaCenter second in the entire Pacific Time Zone for live entertainment.The facility is also seven-time finalist for “Venue of the Year” in theUnited States as selected by Pollstar editors.

Through strategic planning, business development and eventproduction, Ryan ensures the arena is active with a variety of first-class events. Under his guidance, the arena recently hosted thehugely successful North American Premier of Star Wars: In Concertas well some of the world’s top names in entertainment. HondaCenter has also been home to the 2003 World GymnasticsChampionships, 2005 World Badminton Championships, the annu-al John R. Wooden Classic, five NCAA men’s basketball tournamentevents (including the first two rounds in 2008) and the first FrozenFour west of the Rocky Mountains in 1999. Honda Center has alsobeen home to a variety of professional sports teams, includingindoor soccer, arena football and indoor lacrosse, while regularlyhosting performances by world-renowned musical artists and familyentertainment for Orange County and Southern California fans.Since 1993, over 27 million people have been entertained at HondaCenter, enjoying more than 2,700 events.

As Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the

Anaheim Ducks, Ryan oversees all business operations of the profes-sional hockey team. He assumed his current dual roles on June 20,2005 when the Ducks were purchased by Dr. Henry and SusanSamueli, owners of AAM. In four seasons, the Ducks have played toHonda Center crowds at 96.3% of capacity, selling out 123 games.The Ducks also had a 78-game sellout streak from 2006-08, andrecorded the two largest crowds in club history this past season. Theclub hosted 17,601 fans in Game 4 vs. Detroit (ConferenceSemifinals) on May 7, 2009 and had a crowd of 17,597 vs.Philadelphia on Jan. 2, 2009.

Ryan has also spearheaded several initiatives from the Samuelis,including charitable programs that support approximately 500 non-profit organizations annually and an expanded grass-roots marketingprogram. The Anaheim Ducks recently launched THE RINKS pro-gram, which supports and promotes youth ice and roller hockey inSouthern California. The blossoming program includes youth hock-ey leagues at Anaheim ICE, Huntington Beach Inline, Corona Inline,and Westminster ICE. The club also launched the first-ever OrangeCounty High School Hockey League in 2008 and has developed aneducation-based youth hockey program (S.C.O.R.E. – scholastic cur-riculum of recreation and education) that reaches 25,000 localschool children.

In 1992, after a long career at the Long Beach Arena, Ryan joinedthe then-Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim as Assistant General Manager.He was promoted to General Manager in 1998 and was namedPollstar Magazine “Facility Executive of the Year” for 2001. Near theend of 2003, the management contract for the arena was purchasedby Anaheim Arena Management, LLC and Ryan was namedPresident/CEO of both the company and the arena.

In addition to managing the 19,000-seat arena, Ryan is active inboth the entertainment industry and in the local community. Hehelped to establish ArenaNetwork, an association that strives toincrease the volume of business for its members. He also serves onthe boards of several non-profit groups, including Big Brothers BigSisters of Orange County, Los Angeles Sports Council, OrangewoodChildren’s Foundation, Stars and Stripes Tournament, Tiger WoodsFoundation and Tiger Woods Learning Center.

Ryan graduated from California State University, Long Beach in1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. He lives with his wifeMichele in Huntington Beach and enjoys golf, fly-fishing and skiing.#

Tim RyanPresident/Chief Executive Officer, Anaheim Arena Management, LLCExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

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Randy Carlyle is in his fifth season asHead Coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He

was named the seventh head coach in teamhistory on August 1, 2005, and has sincerecorded the most wins (180) and highestwinning percentage (.611) in team history. In328 regular season games as an NHL headcoach, Carlyle owns a 180-107-41 record.

Carlyle led the Ducks to a franchise-record fourth consecutive playoff appear-ance in 2008-09 with a 42-33-7 record for92 points, ranking second in the PacificDivision and eighth in the WesternConference. Carlyle coached his 300thcareer NHL game on Feb. 4, 2009 atMinnesota and recorded his 150th careerwin on Nov. 24, 2008 vs. Colorado. With a4-2 series win over San Jose in the WesternConference Quarterfinals, the Ducksbecame the fifth team to upset the NHL’sbest regular season team (by standingspoints) in the first round since theExpansion Era began (1967-68). The Duckswere also just the 11th team in NHL historyto defeat a team who earned 110-or-morestandings points during the regular seasonin the first round. With the series victory,Anaheim advanced to the second round toface Detroit for the fifth time in franchisehistory. The Ducks stretched the WesternConference Semifinals to seven gamesbefore falling short in Game 7 at Detroit.

In 2007-08, Carlyle guided Anaheim to asecond-place finish in the Pacific Divisionand fourth-place finish in the WesternConference. A year earlier in only his secondseason as an NHL head coach, Carlyle ledthe Ducks to their first ever Stanley Cupchampionship. The Ducks defeatedMinnesota (five games), Vancouver (fivegames), Detroit (six games) and Ottawa (fivegames) to become the first California teamto win hockey’s ultimate prize. Carlyle alsoled the Ducks to their first Pacific Divisionchampionship in 2006-07, compiling a regu-lar-season record of 48-20-14 for 110 points.The club set franchise records in most majorstatistical categories, including wins, stand-

ings points and goals (254), eclipsing marksthe team set the previous season.

In his first year as a head coach in theNHL (2005-06), Carlyle led the Ducks toplayoff series wins vs. Calgary (sevengames) and Colorado (four games), beforethe club fell in the Conference Finals toEdmonton (five games). Anaheim’s playoffrun followed a then-best regular seasonperformance in team history when the clubset then team records in wins (43), points(98) and goals scored (251).

Carlyle, 53, spent the 2004-05 season asHead Coach of the Manitoba Moose,Vancouver’s primary development affiliatein the American Hockey League. He ledManitoba to a 44-26-3-7 record (.613 win-ning percentage) and an appearance in the2005 Calder Cup Semifinals.

In all, Carlyle spent six seasons (1996-01& 2004-05) as Head Coach in Manitoba(both in the International and AmericanHockey Leagues), earning a career mark of222-159-52-7 with the franchise. He had theadditional duties of General Manager of theMoose from 1996-00, adding the title ofclub President for the 2001-02 season. TheSudbury, Ontario native helped the Mooseto a 47-21-14 record for 108 points in 1998-99, for which he was named the IHL’s

General Manager of the Year.Following the 2001-02 season, Carlyle

joined the coaching staff of the WashingtonCapitals. He served as an Assistant Coachwith Washington for two years (2002-04),helping the organization return to theStanley Cup Playoffs in his first seasonbefore rejoining Manitoba in 2004-05.

Carlyle played 17 seasons in the NHLwith Toronto, Pittsburgh and Winnipeg. Heappeared in 1,055 games and earned 148-499=647 points. Known as a fiery, tough-nosed defenseman, he was selected to playin four NHL All-Star Games and won theNorris Trophy as the league’s top defense-man in 1981. He set a career high with 82points in 1980-81, appearing in 76 gameswith Pittsburgh that season. In all, Carlyle hadfive seasons in which he topped the 50-pointplateau. He appeared in 69 NHL postseasongames as a player, earning 9-24=33 points.

At the conclusion of his playing career in1993, Carlyle remained with the Winnipegorganization’s hockey operations staff,eventually becoming an Assistant Coach forthe 1995-96 season.

Randy and his wife Corey have threechildren, sons Craig (25) and Derek (23), aswell as daughter Alexis (13). The familyresides in Anaheim Hills. #

Randy Carlyle Head Coach

RANDY CARLYLE’S HEAD COACHING RECORDREGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS

Season Team League GP W L T *OTR PTS W L1995-96 Winnipeg NHL -Assistant Coach-1996-97 Manitoba IHL -Assistant Coach-

Manitoba IHL 32 16 14 NA 2 34 - -1997-98 Manitoba IHL 82 39 36 NA 7 85 0 31998-99 Manitoba IHL 82 47 21 NA 14 108 2 31999-00 Manitoba IHL 82 37 31 NA 14 88 0 22000-01 Manitoba IHL 82 39 31 NA 12 90 6 72002-03 Washington NHL -Assistant Coach-2003-04 Washington NHL -Assistant Coach-2004-05 Manitoba AHL 80 44 26 7 3 98 8 62005-06 ANAHEIM NHL 82 43 27 - 12 98 9 72006-07 ANAHEIM NHL 82 48 20 - 14 110 16 52007-08 ANAHEIM NHL 82 47 27 - 8 102 2 42008-09 ANAHEIM NHL 82 42 33 - 7 91 7 6

NHL Totals 328 180 107 - 41 401 34 22*1996-97 to 1998-99 Shootout Loss *1999-00 Shootout Points*2000-01 Overtime Points *2004-05 to 2007-08 Overtime Loss

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Dave Farrish is in his fifth season as an AssistantCoach of the Anaheim Ducks. He was named to

his current post on August 9, 2005 and won his firstStanley Cup with the club in 2007..

Farrish, 53, joined the organization after one seasonwith the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL (2004-05).Farrish served as Head Coach and Vice President ofHockey Operations with Pensacola, leading the club tothe league’s best record (51-16-5; .743 winning percentage).

A native of Lucknow, Ontario, Farrish brings 19 yearsof coaching experience to the Ducks’ bench. Farrish hasserved as Head Coach of 1,027 professional hockeygames between the American Hockey League (AHL),International Hockey League (IHL) and the ECHL, com-piling a record of 520-402-83-22.

Before joining Pensacola, he led the LouisianaIceGators (ECHL) to four consecutive division champi-onships from 2000-01 to 2003-04. After leading theIceGators to a 56-12-4 record in 2001-02, Farrish wasnamed the ECHL Coach of the Year.

Prior to his time in the ECHL, he was the Head Coachof the Springfield Falcons of the AHL from 1997-98 to1999-00, compiling a record of 113-96-27. From 1993-94 to 1996-97, Farrish served as Head Coach in the IHLwith the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles (1993-94) andFort Wayne Komets (1995-96 and 1996-97).

Farrish began his coaching career with Moncton ofthe AHL in 1989-90, where he coached until joining theNew Jersey Devils as an Assistant Coach under HerbBrooks for the 1992-93 season. Including the Devils,Farrish’s teams have qualified for postseason play in 15of his 18 seasons.

Farrish played seven seasons (1976-77 to 1983-84)in the NHL as a defenseman with Toronto, Quebec andthe New York Rangers. In 430 regular season games, herecorded 17-110=127 points. Farrish was originallydrafted by the Rangers in the second round (24th over-all) of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft.

Dave and his wife Roxanne reside in Anaheim Hills. #

Dave Farrish Assistant Coach

Newell Brown is in his seventh season as anAssistant Coach with the Anaheim Ducks. Prior to

rejoining the organization in August of 2005, Brownspent four seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets asan Associate Coach. The Cornwall, Ontario native origi-nally served as an Assistant Coach for the Ducks in the1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons.

A 2007 Stanley Cup champion, Brown has over 20years of coaching experience at the NCAA, AmericanHockey League (AHL) and NHL levels. Prior to his orig-inal stint with Anaheim, Brown was an Assistant Coachwith the Chicago Blackhawks for two seasons, 1996-98.

Before joining the NHL ranks, Brown spent four sea-sons in the Detroit Red Wings organization as HeadCoach of the Adirondack Red Wings, Detroit’s AHL affil-iate. He also served as Head Coach of Michigan TechUniversity from 1990-92 and was an assistant at hisalma mater, Michigan State University, from 1986-90.He helped the Spartans win back-to-back regular seasonand CCHA tournament titles in 1988-89 and 1989-90.

As a player, Brown spent two seasons with theCornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League in 1978-79 and 1979-80 and helped the Royals win theMemorial Cup in 1979. From 1980-84, Brown played atMichigan State, where he served as team captain in hisfinal three seasons and earned First Team All-CCHAhonors in 1982.

Vancouver’s sixth pick (158th overall) in the 1982NHL Entry Draft, Brown spent one year in the Canucksorganization playing with Fredricton (AHL) andMuskegon (IHL) in 1984-85 before serving as captainof the Canadian National Team in 1985-86.

Newell and his wife Lori have a daughter, Erika, andson, Adam. The family resides in Yorba Linda. #

Newell Brown Assistant Coach

Joe Trotta is in for his fifthseason as Video Co-

ordinator for the AnaheimDucks. In his role, Trotta

works closely with the coaching staff in compiling all pre-scout and game film for review.

Prior to joining the Ducks, Trotta served as HeadCoach of the Los Angeles Jr. Kings, an 18-and-under AAAteam, for two seasons. He spent the 2003-04 seasoncoaching alongside former Kings and current Blackhawksassistant coach Mark Hardy. Trotta has nearly 300 gamesexperience as an assistant coach at the professional levelwith the Columbus Chill (ECHL), Indianapolis Ice (IHLand CHL) and Peoria Rivermen (ECHL). While with theIce, he won the 1999-00 Miron Cup as CHL champions.In addition, Trotta has coached under former AHLCoaches of the Year Don Granato (Worcester) and BruceCassidy (Grand Rapids). In all, Trotta has accrued over 13years of coaching experience.

Prior to coaching, the Los Angeles native played hock-ey at the junior level in British Columbia and senior hock-ey in Northern Alberta. In addition, he played for theDayton Jets of the All-American Hockey League inDayton, Ohio. Trotta currently resides in Reseda andenjoys fishing and watching sports in his spare time. #

Joe Trotta Video Coordinator

Sean Skahan is in hiseighth season as the

Strength and ConditioningCoach for the Anaheim

Ducks. Skahan joined the Ducks in 2002 and is respon-sible for the overall strength and conditioning programfor all players in the Ducks system. Skahan also coordi-nates all off-ice training at the annual prospect condi-tioning camp.

Prior to working with the Ducks, he was the AssistantStrength and Conditioning Coach at Boston College forthe 2001-02 season where he worked with the hockeyteam. In 2000-01, he was the Assistant Strength andConditioning Coach at the University of North Dakota.While earning his Master's degree in Kinesiology, theMassachusetts native worked as a Graduate AssistantStrength Coach at the University of Minnesota from1999-00. He earned his bachelor's degree in exercisephysiology from the University of Massachusetts atBoston in 1998. He also holds certifications from theNational Strength and Conditioning Association(N.S.C.A.) and USA Weightlifting.

Sean, his wife Hillary and son Will reside in AnaheimHills. #

Sean Skahan Strength andConditioning Coach

Pete Peeters is in his firstseason as Anaheim’s

Goaltending Consultant.Peeters joins the Ducks

after having served as theEdmonton Oilers goaltending coach for the last eight sea-sons. During his tenure, he helped Dwayne Rolosonbackstop the Oilers to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in2006. Prior to joining Edmonton, Peeters spent four sea-sons as the goaltending coach for the Winnipeg Jets andPhoenix Coyotes from 1993-97.

The Edmonton, Alberta native captured the VezinaTrophy as the NHL’s best goaltender for the 1982-83season. He won the trophy as part of a career year withBoston in which he placed second in Hart Trophy (leagueMVP) balloting behind Wayne Gretzky. He also recordeda league-leading 40 wins and a 2.36 goals-against aver-age (GAA) that season. In his first full NHL season in

1979-80, Peeters earned a 29-5-5 record, helping thePhiladelphia Flyers to a 35-game undefeated streak,which is the longest in NHL history. That same year, hehelped the Flyers advance to the Stanley Cup Final, fallingto the New York Islanders in six games. In his 13-yearcareer (1978-91), Peeters appeared in 489 careergames with Philadelphia, Boston and Washington,recording a 246-155-51 mark with a 3.08 GAA. He wasalso a four-time All-Star, appearing in the mid-seasonclassic in 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984.

The 51-year-old Peeters was selected by Philadelphiain the eighth round (135th overall) of the 1977 NHLAmateur Draft. He represented the Canada Cup-winningCanadian squad in 1984, going 3-1-0 with a 3.33 GAA infour games. Pete and his wife Laurie have two sons andone daughter and currently reside in Edmonton. #

Pete Peeters Goaltending Consultant

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Anaheim Lady Ducks ThirdAnnual Fashion Luncheon

On February 5 the high fashion of Paris hitthe runways of Orange County for theAnaheim Lady Ducks Third AnnualFashion Luncheon at The Resort at PelicanHill. Hosted by the Lady Ducks – thewives and significant others of the AnaheimDucks players,coaches, broad-casters and execu-tive staff – theannual FashionLuncheon raisedfunds to supportthe Children’sHospital OrangeC o u n t y(CHOC), withthis year’s pro-ceeds raised bythe Anaheim Ducks Foundation to benefitCHOC Children’s Orthopaedic InstituteSports Medicine Program.

More than 250 were in attendance atthe Fashion Luncheon where guestsenjoyed a professional fashion show pre-sented by Saks Fifth Avenue, South CoastPlaza, a live performance by Beach Girl5, aswell as an Anaheim Ducks fashion showfeaturing Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf,Corey Perry, Todd Marchant, Saku Koivu,George Parros, Jonas Hiller and ScottNiedermayer.

Ducks players were decked out in theseason’s latest trends courtesy of Saks FifthAvenue, South Coast Plaza, and they enter-tained the crowd by showing off their bestrunway walks. The Ducks were joined onthe runway by CHOC Children’s ambassa-dors who donned the hottest styles fromQuiksilver and Roxy, donated by Quiksilver

#29, South Coast Plaza. The memorableexperience was one that the CHOC chil-dren as well as the Ducks players will neverforget.

The event included a silent auctionloaded with fantastic items, including awide variety from South Coast Plaza retail-ers; a Surprise Puck Contest where the

lucky winners won fabulous prizes fromSouth Coast Plaza, Loro Piana andDeBeers; and an opportunity drawingcourtesy of Black, Starr Frost. In addition,the Fashion Luncheon held a live auctionwith a trip to Edmonton donated by TravelAlberta and unique Anaheim Ducks items,such as a private guitar jam-session withDucks players Joffrey Lupul and BobbyRyan; the opportunity to join the Selannes,Koivus and Niedermayers for a once-in-a-lifetime Ducks game experience; and a veryspecial auction in which each member ofthe Anaheim Ducks participating in the2010 Winter Olympics personally auto-graphed their Olympic jerseys to the high-est bidders. The live auction was an over-whelming success, raising $44,450.

Thanks to the generosity of theAnaheim Lady Ducks Third AnnualFashion Luncheon sponsors and guests, the

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Anaheim Ducks Foundation raised morethan $95,000 for CHOC Children’s.

Anaheim Ducks Surprise Puck Sale

To help raise funds to support the AnaheimDucks Foundation, the Anaheim LadyDucks will be selling “Surprise Pucks” inthe Hockey Spot prior to the Sunday,March 7 home game against the MontrealCanadiens. Fans will have the opportunityto purchase a “Surprise Puck” for $40.Fans will pick an individually wrapped puckat random and receive either a Ducks play-er autographed black puck or – for 24lucky fans – the “Surprise” Ducks playerautographed orange puck. The lucky fanswho receive the orange pucks will win theopportunity to attend a 2010-11 Duckspreseason practice where they will meet theplayer who autographed their winningorange puck, as well as two Terrace Leveltickets to a preseason game next season.

CHOC Night Bears

Ducks fans and CHOC Children’s support-ers, mark your calendars because theCHOC Night Bear sale is just around thecorner. The Anaheim Ducks and CHOCChildren’s will be hosting CHOC Night atHonda Center on Sunday, March 14against the Sharks, as the Ducks help raisefunds to benefit the children’s hospital.Prior to the game CHOC Children’s volun-teers will be selling 1,000 of the fan favoritestuffed CHOCO bears (the CHOC mas-cot), outfitted in a Ducks replica home jer-sey autographed by a Ducks player, for $60per bear. CHOCO Bears are expected tosell out fast and will be sold on a first-come,first-served basis, so make sure not to missyour chance to get this season’s CHOCOBear. All proceeds from the annual CHOCNight bear sale will benefit CHOCChildren’s and CHOC at Mission. #

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Nickname

“Hillsy”Favorite NHL player growing up

Patrick RoyFavorite food

Italian. Also, they do Swiss food at Chalet Edelweiss in L.A. I like to go there.Favorite movie

I liked “The Blindside” a lot.Favorite TV show

“Top Gear”Favorite vacation spot

Maldives (island in the Indian Ocean)First car

It was a dark grey SEAT Leon.One superpower you’d like

To be able to see through bodies, so I could see the puck all the time.Other sport you’d play if not hockey

Tennis, beach volleyball and soccer. I like to play those during theoffseason.

Playing on your iPod right now

I have some Swiss hip-hop playing –Gimma, Bligg, StressOn signing an extension and becoming the No. 1 goaliethis season

It was like a dream come true. When I came over here, I didn’tknow what to expect. I wanted to bea No. 1 over here. I wasn’t satisfiedjust being here and being a backup. It was a great feeling. I know theexpectations will go up and I’mexpecting a lot from myself. I hopethat I can prove that I deserve thatextension.

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Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perrycelebrate one of Perry’s two goals in Canada’s 7-3

rout of Russia in the quarterfinal round on February 24 at the 2010 Olympics.

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Teammates become rivals as Bobby Ryan and Jonas Hiller embrace following

Team USA’s 2-0 defeat of Switzerland in the quarterfinals of the Olympic hockey tournament on February 24 at

Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver.

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