Wednesday News

So preseason tickets are going on sell August 25.  Will you be going?  Earl at BOC has a sneak peek at the next Ducks logo (very funny) and some pics of Tim Clarks's Stanley Cup party.

Preseason tickets will be available soon.

Individual tickets for the Ducks' four preseason home games will go on sale this Saturday, August 25 at 10 a.m.

Tickets may be purchased online at AnaheimDucks.com. They may also be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (714) 703-2545, or in person at the Honda Center box office on a first come, first served basis.  There is no ticket limit for preseason games per transaction.

The Ducks will host three Pacific Division rivals in preseason competition.  The Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks will visit Honda Center in the month of September.  In addition, the Vancouver Canucks will make a stop in Anaheim, closing out the Ducks preseason schedule before the club heads to London for the two-game NHL Premiere versus the Kings.

Ticket prices for all home games will start at $18.50.  All tickets are subject to an arena facility fee, beginning at $1.50.  Individual tickets for all Ducks regular season games will go on sale in mid-September.  For further information on season seat, mini-plan, group or other ticket information, contact the Ducks ticket sales office at 1-877-WILDWING.

View the game schedule here - Link

Earl at BOC has an idea of what he thinks the new Ducks logo should be:

I must admit, I was pretty inspired by Pfizer's mother-of-all-Canucks-logos (happy birthday, Alanah!); it really got me to thinking--shouldn't the Ducks get back to the logo game? If you recall, last summer the Ducks introduced their new look uniforms, featuring a webbed-foot text which was at least successful in reminding absolutely nobody of Disney, but still it lacked a true logo. Instead of a picture of an actual duck, we instead were treated with forensic evidence that suggests that duck-like creatures may have once inhabited the earth.

Anyway, now that the team has divorced itself from the Disney movie, I can't really say what association the team or the city of Anaheim has with actual ducks. But with the right logo, maybe we could re-associate the team name with the actual identity of the team--we could stop pretending that “Duck” refers to some animal, and instead acknowledge that it better reflects an appropriate action to take when May, Bertuzzi, or Pronger is skating up to you.

See it here - Link

Tim Clark Stanley Cup party via Roon Laohu at Flickr

See the rest here - Link

Thursday Morning News

Well it's Joe DiPenta day in Cole Harbor so if you are in the area you may want to take a sick day and go visit the Cup. Today's news coverage give you another look at Joe DiPenta day, a look at Andy McDonalds day with the cup schedule and other Stanley cup news and schedules.

Joe DiPenta day info - Link

DiPenta is expected to show the Cup around at the IWK Health Centre this
morning, then at Dartmouth Crossing at 10:30 a.m., and later on the streets of
Cole Harbour during a parade at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m., there will be an unveiling of
a Joe DiPenta memorabilia cabinet at Cole Harbour Place, not far from a cabinet
dedicated to Cole Harbour’s most celebrated hockey player, Sidney
Crosby. Plus, Mayor Peter Kelly has officially deemed today Joe DiPenta Day
for metro, which caught the big defenceman by surprise.

Andy McDonald Schedule - Link

McDonald, who helped the Anaheim Ducks win the National Hockey League title in
June, will arrive with the Cup — the symbol of the NHL championship — between
9:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

The celebration will take palce in front of the Colgate
Inn, and fans are encouraged to arrive no later than 9 a.m. because of limited
on-street parking.Hamilton mayor Sue McVaugh, Colgate president Rebecca Chopp,
Colgate men's hockey coach Don Vaughan and McDonald will speak as part of a
short ceremony, then fans will have a chance to view the Cup and get autographs
from McDonald for about one hour.Fans will not be permitted to touch the Cup,
but fans may take photos.

The first 500 fans in attendance will have the opportunity to receive a commemorative T-shirt, and the first 1,500 fans will have the chance to get an 8 x 10 print of McDonald with the Cup.In case of inclement weather, the celebration will take place at Cotterell Court at the Reid Athletic Center.

Al Coates had his day with cup - Link

The Cup is going to Clifton Spring, Ontario thanks to Tim Clark - Link

For security reasons, Clark hasn’t been informed of the exact hour when the
cup will begin its 24-hour stay in Ontario County. He will arrive on Aug. 21
with his wife, Tracy, daughter, Bailee, and son, Landon, and has been
assured that it will be here for the 2-7 time slot at the Country Club. If
time permits, Clark also may take the cup — which will be escorted by a
security representative from the NHL’s office — to some other local spots.
The final itinerary won’t be hammered out until just a few days before the
cup's arrival.

Some more information on Tim Clark - Link

Stanley Cup is getting its passport ready!

Hello All,

Just a heads up on where the Stanley Cup is going to be. The first three dates are courtesy of the print edition of the OC Register:

August 1-2 - Samuel Pahlson, Sweden
August 3-5 - Teemu Selanne, Finland
August 6 - Ilya Bryzgalov, Russia
August 22 - Tim Clark, Finger Lakes - Link