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2014 Winter Olympics Rosters – Slovenia

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Here is the roster for Slovenia for the Winter Olympics in Sochi:

Teams play in the National Hockey League (NHL) unless otherwise stated.

KEY: Player Name, Team, History At Olympics

FORWARDS

Bostjan Golicic, Diables Rouges de Briançon (Ligue Magnus) (1st appearance)
Ziga Jeglic, ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) (1st appearance)
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (1st appearance)
Anze Kuralt, Epinal Dauphins (Ligue Magnus) (1st appearance)
Jan Mursak, CSKA Moscow (KHL) (1st appearance)
Ales Music, Olimpija Ljubljana (EBEL) (1st appearance)
Ziga Pance, HC Bolzano Foxes (EBEL) (1st appearance)
Tomaz Razingar, IF Troja-Ljungby (Allsvenskan) (1st appearance)
David Rodman, IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan) (1st appearance)
Marcel Rodman, Schwenninger ERC (DEL) (1st appearance)
Robert Sabolic, ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) (1st appearance)
Rok Ticar, Kölner Haie (DEL) (1st appearance)
Jan Urbas, Red Bull München (DEL) (1st appearance)
Miha Verlic, Olimpija Ljubljana (EBEL) (1st appearance)

DEFENSEMEN

Blaz Gregorc, HC Pardubice (Czech Extraliga) (1st appearance)
Sabahudin Kovacevic, Sary-Arka Karaganda (VHL) (1st appearance)
Ales Kranjc, Kölner Haie (DEL) (1st appearance)
Ziga Pavlin, IF Troja-Ljungby (Allsvenskan) (1st appearance)
Matic Podlipnik, Dukla Jihlava (1.liga) (1st appearance)
Klemen Pretnar, Villacher SV (EBEL) (1st appearance)
Mitja Robar, Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) (1st appearance)
Andrej Tavzelj, Dragons de Rouen (Ligue Magnus) (1st appearance)

GOALIES

Luka Gracnar, Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) (1st appearance)
Andrej Hocevar, Dauphins d’Epinal (Ligue Magnus) (1st appearance)
Robert Kristan, HK Nitra (Tipsport Extraliga) (1st appearance)

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2014 Winter Olympics Rosters – Switzerland

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Here is the roster for Switzerland for the Winter Olympics in Sochi:

Teams play in the National Hockey League (NHL) unless otherwise stated.

KEY: Player Name, Team, History At Olympics

FORWARDS

Andres Ambühl, HC Davos (NLA) (3rd appearance – 6GP 0G 0A 0PIM)
Matthias Bieber, Kloten Flyers (NLA) (1st appearance)
Simon Bodenmann, Kloten Flyers (NLA) (1st appearance)
Damien Brunner, New Jersey Devils (1st appearance)
Luca Cunti, ZSC Lions Zurich (NLA) (1st appearance)
Ryan Gardner, SC Bern (NLA) (1st appearance)
Denis Hollenstein, Genève-Servette HC (NLA) (1st appearance)
Simon Moser, Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) (1st appearance)
Nino Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (1st appearance)
Martin Plüss, SC Bern (NLA) (4th appearance – 15GP 2G 6A 10PIM)
Kevin Romy, Genève-Servette HC (NLA) (1st appearance)
Reto Suri, EV Zug (NLA) (1st appearance)
Morris Trachsler, ZSC Lions Zurich (NLA) (1st appearance)
Roman Wick, ZSC Lions Zurich (NLA) (2nd appearance – 5GP 2G 3A 2PIM)

DEFENSEMEN

Severin Blindenbacher, ZSC Lions Zurich (NLA) (3rd appearance – 11GP 1G 2A 10PIM)
Raphael Díaz, Montreal Canadiens (2nd appearance – 5GP 0G 0A 4PIM)
Philippe Furrer, SC Bern (NLA) (2nd appearance – 5GP 0G 1A 2PIM)
Roman Josi, Nashville Predators (1st appearance)
Mathias Seger, ZSC Lions Zurich (NLA) (4th appearance – 12 GP 0G 4A 12PIM)
Mark Streit, Philadelphia Flyers (4th appearance – 15GP 3G 5A 6PIM)
Julien Vauclair, HC Lugano (NLA) (3rd appearance – 10GP 1G 0A 8PIM)
Yannick Weber, Vancouver Canucks (2nd appearance – 5GP 0G 0A 6PIM)

GOALIES

Reto Berra Calgary Flames (1st appearance)
Jonas Hiller, Anaheim Ducks (2nd appearance – 5GP .918SV% 2.47GAA)
Tobias Stephan, Genève-Servette HC (NLA) (2nd appearance – 0GP 0.00SV% 0.00GAA)

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2014 Winter Olympics Rosters – Czech Republic

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Here is the roster for the Czech Republic for the Winter Olympics in Sochi:

Teams play in the National Hockey League (NHL) unless otherwise stated.

KEY: Player Name, Team, History At Olympics

FORWARDS

Roman Cervenka, SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) (2nd appearance – 5GP 0G 2A 0PIM)
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils (4th appearance – 10GP 3G 3A 4PIM)
Michael Frolík, Winnipeg Jets (1st appearance)
Martin Hanzal, Phoenix Coyotes (1st appearance)
Ales Hemsky, Edmonton Oilers (2nd appearance – 8GP 1G 2A 2PIM)
Jaromír Jágr, New Jersey Devils (5th appearance – 23GP 7G 13A 18PIM)
David Krejci, Boston Bruins (2nd appearance – 5GP 2G 1A 6PIM)
Milan Michálek, Ottawa Senators (2nd appearance – 5GP 2G 0A 0PIM
Petr Nedved, HC Bili Tygri Liberec (Czech Extraliga) (2nd appearance – 8GP 5G 1A 6PIM)*
Jiri Novotny, HC Lev Praha (KHL) (1st appearance)
Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning (1st appearance)
Tomas Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens (2nd appearance – 5GP 2G 1A 2PIM)
Vladimír Sobotka, St. Louis Blues (1st appearance)
Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers (1st appearance)

DEFENSEMEN

Michal Barinka, HC Viktovice Steel (Czech Extraliga) (1st appearance)
Radko Gudas, Tampa Bay Lightning (1st appearance)
Tomas Kaberle, HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga) (4th appearance – 17GP 3G 5A 4PIM)
Lukas Kraijcek, HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL) (1st appearance)
Zbynek Michalek, Phoenix Coyotes (2nd appearance – 5GP 0G 0A 2PIM)
Michal Rozsival, Chicago Blackhawks (1st appearance)
Ladislav Smid, Edmonton Oilers (1st appearance)
Marek Zidlicky, New Jersey Devils (3rd appearance – 12GP 4G 6A 18PIM

GOALIES

Jakub Kovar, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) (1st appearance)
Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets (2nd appearance – OGP 0.00SV% 0.00GAA)
Alexander Salák, SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) (1st appearance)

*as a member of Team Canada

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2014 Winter Olympics Rosters – United States

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Here is the roster for the United States for the Winter Olympics in Sochi:

Teams play in the National Hockey League (NHL) unless otherwise stated.

KEY: Player Name, Team, History At Olympics

FORWARDS

David Backes, St. Louis Blues (2nd appearance – 6GP 1G 2A 2PIM)
Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings (2nd appearance – 6GP 0G 0A 0PIM)
Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers (2nd appearance – 6GP 0G 1A 2PIM)
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (2nd appearance – 6GP 3G 2A 2PIM)
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks (2nd appearance – 6GP 2G 0A 2PIM)
Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs (2nd appearance – 6GP 1G 1A 0PIM)
T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues (1st appearance)
Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (1st appearance)
Zach Parisé, Minnesota Wild (2nd appearance – 6GP 4G 4A 0PIM)
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks (2nd appearance – 6GP 0G 3A 4PIM)
Paul Stastny, Colorado Avalanche (2nd appearance – 6GP 1G 2A 0PIM)
Derek Stepan, New York Rangers (1st appearance)
James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs (1st appearance)
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets (1st appearance)

DEFENSEMEN

John Carlson, Washington Capitals (1st appearance)
Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes (1st appearance)
Cam Fowler, Anaheim Ducks (1st appearance)
Paul Martin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1st appearance)
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers (1st appearance)
Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh Penguins (2nd appearance – 6GP 0G 0A 0PIM)
Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis Blues (1st appearance)
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild (2nd appearance – 6GP 0G 4A 2PIM)

GOALTENDERS

Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (2nd appearance – OGP 0.00SV% 0.00GAA)
Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres (2nd appearance – 6GP 94.56SV% 1.35GAA)
Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings (1st appearance)

General

Star Spengler (Cup) Banner – Third Edition

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The knockout stage of the Spengler Cup. The matches are as follows:

HC CSKA Moscow vs. HC Viktovice Steel
Team Canada vs. Rochester Americans

HC Davos vs. Winner of CSKA/Viktovice
HC Geneve-Servette vs. Winner of Canada/Rochester

HC CSKA Moscow eliminated HC Viktovice Steel in Overtime 3-2, with Yakov Rylov scoring the Game Winner 46 seconds into overtime.

Team Canada eliminated Rochester Americans 6-3 with both goalies being replaced by the start of the third period.

The semifinals saw the hosts of the tournament, HC Davos, eliminated in a shootout, by HC CSKA Moscow, after former NHLers Alexander Radulov and Alexander Frolov scored for Moscow, with only Reto Von Arx getting on the scoresheet in the shootout for Davos.

HC Geneve-Servette upset Team Canada 6-5 in the second semi. Even with Team Canada playing Matt Hackett, who was the goaltender for the Rochester Americans up until their elimination by Team Canada. Former Maple Leaf Matthew Lombardi scored 4 points, (2 goals 2 assists) for the Swiss side.

So here we are, the final. HC Geneve-Servette got off to a 4-0 lead against HC CSKA Moscow, before it was reeled back to 4-3 late in the third. But Kaspars Daugavins scored an empty-netter to give HC Geneve-Servette their first ever Spengler Cup!

Matthew Lombardi finished the tournament with 8 points (4G, 4A), with Kaspars Daugavins (3G,4A) and Alexander Radulov (4G,3A) on 7 points.

TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT

G – Tobias Stephan (HC Geneve-Servette)
RD – Ville Koistinen (HC Davos)
LD- Markus Nordlund (HC Geneve-Servette)
RW- Alexander Radulov (HC CSKA Moscow)
C – Matthew Lombardi (HC Geneve-Servette)
LW- Kaspars Daugavins (HC Geneve-Servette)

General

Star Spengler (Cup) Banner – Second Edition

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What’s this? A tournament that isn’t the World Junior, but features past and future NHLers? It can only be the Spengler Cup!

Game Five, saw the last of the Torriani group, with Geneve-Servette HC and HC CSKA Moscow battling for top spot in the group.

Even though CSKA’s goal scorers were all former NHLers in Alexander Frolov, Alexander Radulov and Sergei Fedorov, it was two goals from former Ottawa Senator and Boston Bruin, Kaspars Daugavins, that got Geneve-Servette over the line in Overtime, to finish top of the Torriani Group.

Game Six. The final group game. Team Canada vs. HC Davos. Winner finishes top of the group. Loser faces the third placed team in the Torriani Group, the Rochester Americans in the next round. As hosts, Davos have home ice advantage, and it shows, as they managed to hold off Team Canada 3-2 to finish top.

The Knockout stage is quite unique in the Spengler Cup, as all six teams involved in the competition, are still active, and all have a chance of winning. How it works, is that the top team from each group gets a bye, whereas the second team in each group, plays the third team in the other group. For example, HC Davos won the Cattini Group, so they advance to the semifinals, where they will face the winner of the HC CSKA Moscow (2nd in the Torriani Group) and HC Viktovice Steel (3rd in the Cattini Group).

The other side of the draw sees Geneve-Servette HC get the bye, and advance to the semi finals, where they will face the winner of the Team Canada (2nd in the Cattini Group)/Rochester Americans (3rd in the Torriani Group) matchup.

Both Quarter-Finals will be played on December 29, the Semi Finals on December 30 and the Final, December 31. All dates are based on Central European Time.

General

Star Spengler (Cup) Banner – First Edition

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Ah, the Spengler Cup. Lying in the dust of the World Junior, Davos, Switzerland holds the invitation-only tournament that first started in 1923.  The teams representing the 2013 edition are:

HC Davos – Play in the Swiss National League A, and also host the Spengler Cup every year.Team Canada – Made up of Canadians playing in Europe, and the American Hockey League (AHL). Won the tournament in 2012 thanks to locked-out NHLers.
Rochester Americans – The Sabres’ AHL-affiliate represent the AHL, and will compete in the tournament for the second time since 1996.
Geneve-Servette HC – Also compete in the Swiss National League A.
HC Vitkovice Steel – Representing the Czech Extraliga.
HC CSKA Moscow – Representing the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)

Geneve-Servette HC, HC CSKA Moscow and the Rochester Americans, make up the Torriani group, whereas HC Davos, Team Canada, and HC Vitkovice Steel, make up the Cattini group. The name of the groups come from Swiss hockey players Richard ‘Bibi’ Torriani and the Cattini brothers, Hans and Ferdinand.

Servette trounced the Americans 5-0 in the first game, thanks to two goals from former NHLer Matthew Lombardi, with fellow former NHLers Kaspars Daugavins and Cody Almond also getting on the scoresheet.

Team Canada defended their title with a 5-4 victory over HC Viktovice Steel in Game Two. Goaltender Chris Mason, a former NHLer, now playing in Italy, got the win in a squad that includes Alexandre Bolduc, Glen Metropolit and Jim Vandermeer. All of which have applied their trade in the National Hockey League during their career.

Game Three and the Rochester Americans give a much better performance, but still go down 4-3 to HC CSKA Moscow. CSKA, lead by multiple Stanley Cup Champion, Sergei Fedorov, Team Captain and former Nashville Predator, Alexander Radulov, and former NHLer Oleg Saprykin.

Game Four, and the hosts HC Davos, start their campaign with a 5-1 win over Vitkovice. Finalists from 2012, Davos will play Team Canada to see who will top their group in a rematch of the 2012 final.

The other game before the final round begins, will be Geneve-Servette HC, taking on HC CSKA Moscow.

It may not be the World Junior, but it is broadcast on TSN, so you Canadians have no excuse for missing it.

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That Damn Hockey Blog: Was Shawn Thornton Really That Bad?

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It’s that ol’ debate again. Goonery. Thuggery. The Code. To protect your team-mates.

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That video has caused controversy and sparked debate, as Boston’s Shawn Thornton scruffed Brooks Orpik of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and pummeled him on the ice, earning himself a 15 game suspension, offering flashbacks to the Todd Bertuzzi/Steve Moore incident that ended Moore’s career. But is what Thornton did that bad? Well yeah it is, but it’s not like Orpik didn’t deserved it.

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This was earlier in the game. Brooks Orpik cheap shotting new Bruin Loui Eriksson. Which is what you could say what triggered what Thornton did to Orpik. Orpik didn’t get suspended, even though he cheap shotted a member of the opposing team, even though it’s as dirty, if not dirtier than what Thornton did, and therein lies the problem. Cheap shot artists.

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Steve Moore cheap shotting Markus Naslund, and after declining fights from Canucks Brad May, Sean Pronger, Jarkko Ruutu and Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi took it upon himself and got revenge on Moore for what he did to Naslund three weeks earlier. Was what Bertuzzi did right? No. However, if Steve Moore didn’t cheap shot Markus Naslund, or stood up for his actions and copped the beating he deserved, the incident wouldn’t of happened, and that’s the same with Orpik and Thornton.

If Brooks Orpik had of gotten into a fight or two, and taken his beating from the Bruins, then Shawn Thornton would not of gone after Orpik the way he did. The NHL is trying to stop headshots, and yet let’s Orpik get away with hitting Eriksson the way he did. There’s a simple solution to all this. Stop the cheap shots. Get the deliberate cheap hits out of the game, and ugly incidents like Thornton/Orpik will cease to exist.

Some people don’t understand ‘the code’, but there are some hockey players who believe in it, and will follow it down to the last letter. Hits won’t leave the game. Headshots won’t leave the game, (well, unless hockey becomes non-contact, and even then accidental headshots will probably happen). The best way to go after this, is target those who live by the cheap shot. You get rid of the cheap shot, you get rid of the ugly incidents. It’s that simple NHL, it’s that simple.

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That Damn Hockey Blog: NBC, Rogers and Bell. Oh My!

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On April 19, 2011 NBC Sports, agreed to a ten-year deal with the NHL to have the rights to broadcast the League on their various networks (NBC and Versus, which later became the NBC Sports Network), worth nearly 2 billion dollars.

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TSN and CBC currently have the majority share in the TV rights deal in Canada, with the deal expiring at the end of this season.

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On November 26, 2013, Rogers Communications secured the TV rights in deal for Canada in a 12-year, 5.2 billion dollar deal with the NHL for exclusive rights. This means that not only is the joint partnership between TSN and CBC over, TSN are completely out of the equation, only getting Jets and Canadiens games through TSN Regional networks. Rogers were good enough to allow CBC to retain it’s Hockey Night In Canada, which includes Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry, on Saturday Nights, but many feel that it could only last 4 of the 12 years in the deal, which could see a tradition that started on television in 1952, come to an end.

So what does this mean?

For Sportsnet, it means they are the #1 player now when it comes to Hockey on television in Canada, since they held the rights from 1998-2002. They control hockey media in Canada as you know it.

For TSN, well they’ll still probably continue to provide the same expert analysis that they’ve done when they’ve had the rights. Don’t expect too many to jump off the TSN boat for the Rogers sunshine.

For CBC, after four years, a 61 year tradition could very much say goodbye. Rogers have full control over HNIC, and CBC don’t make any revenue from it either, as that goes to Rogers.

Big deals seem to be the thing for Gary Bettman these days. Ten years for NBC with the US TV rights, Twelve years for Rogers with the Canadian TV rights, the CBA between the owners and the players is for ten years starting January 9 2013. This TV rights deal is huge. Like massively huge. For so much to head to just one network, as opposed to the NFL/NBA/MLB going to a series of networks.

This is only a brief summary of what happened, as it’s been over a week since the news was announced, but just remember one thing my Canadian friends. It doesn’t matter who broadcasts it, the hockey will still be there. Until the next lockout that is.

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What Might Have Been: Anaheim Ducks

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This is what might have been. A series in which you will discover just who your franchise could have on their roster.

FORWARDS

Valterri Filppula

Filppula was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd Rd (Pick 95) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. However, that pick originally belonged to Boston, who traded it to the Ducks for Marty McInnis. The Ducks then traded that pick to Nashville, in order for the Predators to not draft Joffrey Lupul in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Predators had Pick 6, the Ducks Pick 7.

Joffrey Lupul

Lupul was drafted seventh overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. However, Lupul was soon traded to Philadelphia, along with Ladislav Smid and three draft picks (who turned out to be Nick Ross, Travis Hamonic and Jordan Eberle) in a move which saw Chris Pronger head to Anaheim. After then being traded to the Oilers, the Ducks traded for Lupul (along with Luca Sbisa and two draft picks, who turned out to be John Moore and Emerson Etem) in a trade which also involved Chris Pronger (and Ryan Dingle), this time heading to Edmonton. Lupul was traded for a third time, this time to the Toronto Maple Leafs, (along with Jake Gardiner and 2013 4th Rd pick, who turned out to be Fredrik Bergvik), in exchange for Francois Beauchemin.

Jordan Eberle

Eberle was drafted 22nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Oilers obtained that pick from the Anaheim Ducks in the trade that sent Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle to the Ducks, in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and three draft picks (Eberle, Nick Ross and Travis Hamonic).

Chris Kunitz

After the Ducks and Atlanta Thrashers exchanged him via waivers, Kunitz was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Eric Tangradi, in exchange for Ryan Whitney.

Maxim Lapierre

Lapierre was drafted 61st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 Entry Draft, with a pick obtained from the Flyers in an exchange for Eric Chouinard. Montreal then traded Lapierre in 2010 to the Ducks, in exchange for Brett Festerling and a 2012 5th Rd pick (Brian Cooper). Anaheim then traded Lapierre, along with MacGregor Sharp, to the Vancouver Canucks for Joel Perrault and a 2012 3rd Rd pick (Fredrik Andersen).

Bobby Ryan

Ryan was drafted 2nd overall by the Ducks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded in 2013 to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and a 1st Rd pick in 2014.

Others include: TJ Galiardi, Curtis Glencross, Zenon Konopka, Travis Moen, Kyle Chipchura.

DEFENCEMEN

Ladislav Smid

Smid was drafted 9th overall by the Ducks in 2004. Smid was then traded as part of the deal to bring Chris Pronger to Anaheim.

Travis Hamonic

Hamonic was drafted 53rd overall by the New York Islanders in 2008. However, the second round pick used by the Islanders was originally owned by the Ducks, who used it in the Chris Pronger trade. The Islanders obtained the pick, by trading Allen Rourke and a 2008 3rd Rd pick (Kirill Petrov) in exchange.

Jake Gardiner

Gardiner was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draftdraft by the Ducks. The pick originally belonged to Calgary, who traded it, and a 2009 2nd Rd pick (Brian Dumoulin) in exchange for Mike Cammalleri and a 2008 2nd Rd pick (Mitch Wahl). The Kings then traded the pick to the Ducks along with the 28th overall pick in the 2008 draft (Viktor Tikhonov), in exchange for the 12th overall pick (Tyler Myers) in the same draft. Gardiner was then traded to the  Maple Leafs, along with Joffrey Lupul and a 2013 4th Rd pick (Fredrik Bergvik), in exchange for Francois Beauchemin.

Tyler Myers

Myers was drafted 12th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 Entry Draft. The pick was originally Edmonton’s, but was used as compensation, along with a 2008 2nd Rd pick (Justin Schultz) and a 2008 3rd Rd pick (Kirill Petrov), after the Oilers signed RFA Dustin Penner from the Ducks. The pick then went to the LA Kings, who traded two 1st Rd picks (Pick 17- Jake Gardiner and Pick 28 Viktor Tikhonov) in exchange. The Sabres then acquired the 12th pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for the 13th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Colton Teubert), and a 2009 3rd Rd Pick (Ryan Howse).

Others include: Jordan Leopold, Aaron Rome, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Ryan Whitney, Lubomir Visnovsky

GOALTENDERS

Ilya Bryzgalov

Bryzgalov was drafted 44th overall by the Ducks in 2000, after acquiring the pick from the Montreal Canadiens, in exchange for a 3rd Rd pick (Jozef Balej), a 4th Rd pick (Michel Ouellet), and a 5th Rd pick (Ryan Glenn) in the 2000 draft. Bryzgalov was then waived by the Ducks in 2007, and claimed by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Dan Ellis

Ellis was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the second round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. After spending time in Nashville and Montreal, he was traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to Anaheim for Curtis McElhinney. Ellis then left in Free Agency to sign for the Carolina Hurricanes the following season.