Today the Ducks trade Brent Skinner and Nathan Saunders to Boston, get center Mark Mowers in exchange. The Ducks also sent down Petteri Wirtanen, Jason King, Drew Miller and Aaron Rome to the Portland Pirates. Here are all of the details.
Official Ducks announcement of the Mark Mowers trade
The Ducks announced today that they have acquired center Mark Mowers from Boston in exchange for defensemen Brett Skinner and Nathan Saunders. At the same time, the club also announced it has assigned center Petteri Wirtanen to Portland, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Mowers, 33, (2/16/74), spent the 2006-07 season with the Boston Bruins, scoring 5-12=17 points with 26 PIM in 78 games played. He set numerous career highs with the Bruins last season, including goals, assists, points, PIM, games played and average TOI (12:00).
Originally signed by Nashville as a free agent on June 11, 1998, Mowers has played in six NHL seasons with Nashville, Detroit and Boston. In 261 career NHL games, he has collected 17-44=61 points with 62 PIM.
During a four-year collegiate career at the University of New Hampshire, Mowers earned Hockey East Rookie of the Year honors in 1995 and was named to the NCAA East First All-American Team and Hockey East Second All-Star Team in 1998. With Nashville’s development affiliate in Milwaukee, he won the Ken McKenzie Trophy as the International Hockey League’s U.S.-born Rookie of the Year in 1999.
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The Ducks Official announcement of sending players down to Portland
The Ducks have assigned left wings Jason King and Drew Miller, and defensemen Aaron Rome and Brett Skinner to the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
The Ducks now have 27 players on their roster, including 15 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders.
The Ducks begin the 2007-08 regular season on Saturday, Sept. 29 when they take on the Los Angeles Kings as part of the NHL Premiere Series at The O2 arena in London, England at 9:00 a.m. PDT.Read the original article here - Link
The OC register has a summary of the moves
The Ducks finalized their roster Monday with a number of moves, including the acquisition of center Mark Mowers from the Boston Bruins.
Mowers, 33, spent the 2006-07 season with the Bruins. He scored 17 points in 78 games.
Mowers also has played with Nashville and Detroit in his six-year NHL career. He was originally signed by Nashville in 1998.
He was acquired for defenseman Brett Skinner, 24, and Nathan Saunders, 22. Earlier in the day, the Ducks assigned Skinner to Portland in the American Hockey League.
The Ducks also announced that center Samuel Pahlsson, defenseman Mathieu Schneider and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere will begin the season on injured reserve.
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The Boston Bruins Official Press Release
Mowers established career highs in games played (78), goals (5) and assists (12) as a member of the Bruins last season. For his NHL career, Mowers has played in 261 games between Nashville, Detroit and Boston and has notched 17 goals and 44 assists. Mowers was signed by the Bruins as a free agent on July 6, 2006.
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MVN - On the Pond has their take on the roster moves
As expected, the Anaheim Ducks made their next round of cuts to the roster. The players sent to Portland were Jason King, Drew Miller, Petteri Wirtanen, and Aaron Rome. Coach Randy Carlyle stated after last night’s game that there were players who had earned a longer opportunity with the club and there were others players that proved they were not ready yet.
The Ducks are carrying 27 players on their roster, three of whom are on the injured list - Jean-Sebastian Giguere, Sami Pahlsson, and Mathieu Schneider. There are three healthy goaltenders on the roster going to England - Ilya Bryzgalov, Jonas Hiller and Gerald Coleman. Bryzgalov and Hiller are expected to split the duties for the two London games. Hiller is coming off a 40 save performance against the Vancouver Canucks and has continued to do better each game.Read the rest here - Link
MVN - Skate the Plank has a look at the Ducks roster moves
Portland, ME - With the Anaheim Ducks currently having 31 players on their roster, they made several moves today in preparation for there travel to London, England for the opening weekend of the NHL season against the L.A. Kings.
The Ducks trimmed their roster to 27 players, including 15 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders.
Players not making the cut are forwards Jason King and Drew Miller and defenseman Aaron Rome and Brett Skinner as they were assigned to the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
For Skinner, the plane may have to make a slight diversion, as shortly after being assigned to Portland, he was part of a trade with the Boston Bruins for center Mark Mowers in exchange for Skinner and defenseman Nathan Saunders.
As a result of the trade, Petteri Wirtanen was assigned to the Pirates after having an impressive trading camp.
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MVN - The Bear Cave has a look at the trade as well
Boston, MA- While the Bruins were out practicing Monday in preparation for their rematch with the Montreal Canadiens, General Manager Peter Chiarelli was on the phone finalizing a trade with Brian Burke and the Anaheim Ducks. The Bruins dealt center Mark Mowers to the Ducks, in exchange for defensemen Brett Skinner and Nathan Saunders.
Mowers, 33, leaves the organization after spending just one season with the Bruins. In 78 games with the Bruins last season, the Decatur, GA native scored five goals, and had twelve assists for 17 points. He also had just 26 penalty minutes. Mowers’ primary role with the Bruins was as a fourth line center. He was a player looked at to bring energy onto the ice, and keep the pressure on the opponent’s defensemen. He wasn’t really a flashy player, and had the ability to find the net on occasion, but it was his constant effort that kept him in the NHL. In his career, Mowers has spent 261 games in the NHL with Nashville, Detroit, and Boston, racking up 17 goals and 44 assists for 61 points.
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