Saku Koivu leaves Montreal after 13 seasons to join Anaheim Ducks in 1-year deal

October 8th, 2009 Boston and Anaheim hook up in hockey, tooBOSTON — Teemu Selanne scored two goals 82 seconds apart in the second period, and Corey Perry had two goals and an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks to their first victory of the season, a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. On the night that the Red Sox and Angels opened their baseball playoff series in Anaheim, this one went to the Californians.

October 8th, 2009 Ducks-Bruins Sums Anaheim 0 3 3—6Boston 1 0 0—1First Period_1, Boston, Sturm 2 (Savard, Wideman), 16:33. Penalties_Carter, Ana (elbowing), 8:18.

October 6th, 2009 Ducks-Wild Sums Anaheim 0 3 0 0—3Minnesota 0 0 3 1—4First Period_None. Penalties_Ryan, Ana (hooking), 5:02; Schultz, Min (interference), 15:24.

October 6th, 2009 Brunette's OT goal lifts WildST. PAUL, Minn. — Andrew Brunette's power-play goal in overtime lifted the Wild to a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in Minnesota's home opener.

October 2nd, 2009 Without Pronger, Ducks retool with depth, scoringANAHEIM, Calif. — A huge portion of the Anaheim Ducks' success rested squarely on Chris Pronger's broad shoulders over the past few seasons.

September 26th, 2009 Ducks release veterans Calder, CullimoreANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have released forward Kyle Calder and defenseman Jassen Cullimore in one of their final cutdowns before the regular season.

September 24th, 2009 Ducks-Canucks Sums Anaheim 0 1 1 1—3Vancouver 0 0 2 0—2First Period_None. Penalties_O'Brien, Van (slashing), 8:27; Funk, Van (delay of game), 10:06; Mitchell, Van (interference), 12:39.

July 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES — Defenseman James Wisniewski has signed a one-year deal to stay with the Anaheim Ducks. Wisniewski, who reached agreement with the team on Monday, was acquired by the Ducks from Chicago in a four-player trade in March.

July 11th, 2009 Canadiens sign Moen to 3-year dealMONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Travis Moen to a three-year contract on Friday. Moen started last season in Anaheim, but was traded to San Jose where he had three goals and two assists in 19 games.

July 7th, 2009 Todd Marchant stays with Anaheim via 2-year dealANAHEIM, Calif. — Todd Marchant is staying with the Anaheim Ducks.

July 6th, 2009 Kovalev leaves Canadiens for 2-year deal with SensOTTAWA — Alex Kovalev signed a two-year, $10 million deal Monday with the Ottawa Senators, leaving the rival Montreal Canadiens after parts of five seasons. Kovalev, a 16-season NHL veteran, led Montreal with 26 goals and 65 points last season.

July 3rd, 2009 Wild pursuing Saku Koivu to fill hole at centerMINNEAPOLIS — The Koivu brothers could be united in Minnesota. After committing $30 million over six years to Martin Havlat during the flurry of the first day of free agency, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher turned his focus Thursday to Saku Koivu, the top center currently on the NHL's open market.

July 1st, 2009 Ducks captain Niedermayer returns with 1-year dealANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer is staying in Anaheim after signing a one-year deal Wednesday worth $6 million plus bonuses.

June 27th, 2009 Scott Niedermayer tells Ducks he'll be backANAHEIM, Calif. — Scott Niedermayer has told the Anaheim Ducks he intends to return next season.

June 27th, 2009 Selanne to stay another season with DucksANAHEIM, Calif. — Ten-time All-Star Teemu Selanne has decided to play another season with the Anaheim Ducks.