[0] DUCKS KEEP UP THE PACE : DUCKS 1, EDMONTON 0.Byline: Tim Trepany Daily News Staff Writer The message Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. coach Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson has given his players as they scramble for a playoff berth is a simple one: Concentrate on winning games and don't worry about what the other contenders are doing. It's a good thing the players listen, because if they tried to figure out the tight Western Conference playoff race they wouldn't have much time left to prepare to play. The Ducks remained in the thick of the race by beating the Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 1-0 Wednesday before 17,174 fans at Anaheim Arena for their eighth win in their past 11 games (8-2-1). The win moved the Ducks one point past the Oilers for ninth place in the conference and helped them keep pace with the Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets were a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They played in both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 1996. , who hold the final playoff berth with 73 points, four ahead of Anaheim. But the Ducks, who have six regular-season games left, aren't just chasing the Jets. Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto have 75, 75 and 74 points respectively and the struggling Canucks have two of their final three games on the road. In getting their first victory over Edmonton this season after four defeats, left wing Paul Kariya Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the St. Louis Blues. Personal life scored at 9 minutes, 21 seconds of the opening period for the game's only goal, and the Ducks surrendered just 27 shots. Ducks goalie Guy Hebert Guy Andre Hebert (born January 7, 1967 in Troy, New York) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Always a proud American, he used the French pronunciation of his first and last names because it "sounded better." He played for the St. got his second shutout in the past nine games and third on the season. Kariya and Teemu Selanne combined for eight shots in the opening period, including three from close range by Selanne, but only a 60-footer by Kariya got past goalie Joaquin Gage Joaquin Jesse Gage (born October 19, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He spent his junior career with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL. . Selanne missed a chip shot on an open net near the right post at 4:30, and about four minutes later, was stopped by Gage on consecutive shots, first from the left circle, then after he collected the rebound and fired from the right circle. The latter shot bounced off Gage's shoulder. The Ducks broke through on a power play when Kariya's wrist shot wrist shot n. A quick shot made in hockey by snapping the wrists forward with the puck against the stick blade. from the blue line went untouched through traffic in front of the net and past Gage for a 1-0 lead. Anatoli Semenov and Selanne assisted on Kariya's 44th goal of the season. The Ducks got several more good scoring opportunities during the second period but either mis-shot or were turned away by Gage. Their best chance came when Kariya stole the puck from Oilers defenseman Donald Dufresne with less than a minute to play and fed Semenov in the left circle. His shot, however, was high and Gage made a glove save on Jason Marshall's rebound shot. The Ducks, however, limited the Oilers to 11 shots and killed four penalties during the second period. Notes: The Ducks will begin selling tickets for the first round of the playoffs at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Anaheim Arena box office and all TicketMaster locations. The Anaheim Arena parking lot will open at 6 a.m. and wrist bands will be distributed randomly from 7 to 8:30 a.m. . . . Ducks forward Shaun Van Allen Shaun van Allen (born August 29, 1967 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a former hockey player who played on the Ottawa Senators before the 2004-05 NHL lockout and subsequently, lost his contract. played for the first time in six games in place of suspended enforcer Todd Ewen. . . . Ewen must also sit out the next two games after picking up his fifth game misconduct of the season for joining a fight against the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). on Sunday. . . . The Ducks warmed up in their third jerseys before the game, but decided at the last minute to wear their road uniforms because none of the jerseys that featured team mascot ``Wild Wing'' were available for recently acquired Ken Baumgartner and Anatoli Semenov. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Edmonton's Mariusz Czerkawski (10) loses control of t he puck as he is checked by the Ducks' Darren Van Impre (48) at Anaheim Arena. Associated Press |
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