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Teemu Selanne salutesthe crowd at Winnipeg’sMTS Centre after beingnamed Third Star in a 5-3 Ducks defeat to theJets on December 17.Selanne played his firstfour NHL seasons withthe old Winnipeg Jetsbefore being traded toAnaheim in 1996.

FEATURES

8 BRUCE BOUDREAU Q&AThe Ducks head coach discusses his new job in Anaheim

14 BY GEORGE George Parros endures as one of just five Ducks who have remained from the Cup team

22 FLASH(BACK) GORDONPlaying in his first year in Anaheim, Andrew Gordon is suddenly reunited with his old coach

30 WE ASKED THE DUCKSWhat was one big thing you purchased after signing your first pro contract?

65 A CLOSER LOOKDan Ellis

DEPARTMENTS33 Hockey IQ34 Ducks Speed Chart36 Ducks Roster39 Tonight’s Opponent41 Ducks Management48 Ducks Coaches55 Ducks in the Community69 Honda Center Concession Stands71 Honda Center Upcoming Events72 Ducks 2011-12 Schedule

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Teemu Selannetakes a look ata classic photoin the AnaheimDucks Wing atCHOC.

Ducks Annual CH

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Teemu Selanne, FrancoisBeauchemin and JonasHiller play a game ofHungry Hungry Hipposwith a 4-year-old patientduring the Ducks’ annualHoliday Visit to CHOCChildren’s Hospital.

The Ducks pose for a group shot at CHOC.

HOC Holiday Visit

“If I didn’t believe that this wasa team that had the possibilitiesand the makings of something

special, I think I would have satat home and waited. But I don’tthink opportunities like this come

around every day, with thetalent that we have here.”

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The night ofNovember 30, 2011 will

undoubtedly go down as one of the moresurreal ones in Anaheim Ducks history.

At 10:21 p.m. Pacific time – almost exactly an hour after Anaheim snapped aseven-game losing streak with a triumphant 4-1 win over the visitingCanadiens – the Ducks announced that head coach Randy Carlyle had beenreplaced by former Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau.

For the Ducks, it was a monumental move, replacing a coach who had beenwith the team for six-plus seasons and won a Stanley Cup. As Executive VicePresident & General Manager Bob Murray described it at the time, “I decidedthat it was just time for this group to have a new voice in the locker room. It wastime to move forward.”

The change was just as much of a whirlwind for Boudreau, who just two daysearlier had been let go as head coach of the Washington Capitals, where he hadbeen since 2007. In Washington, Boudreau compiled a record of 201-88-40 and

won the Southeast Division four times. He received the Jack Adams award(NHL Coach of the Year) in 2007-08 and led his club to the 2009-10Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top club in the regular season. He becamethe fastest coach in modern day NHL history to win 200 games (Nov. 21,2011 vs. Phoenix) and recorded more wins (184) in his first 300 NHLgames than any NHL coach all-time.

Boudreau took some time following a mid-December practice to discusshis decision to take the Ducks job, and the early adjustments to coaching anew team.

What went through your mind when you were offered the Ducksjob?

Of course you agonize over it. We [wife Crystal and 13-year-old son Brady]are moving 3,000 miles and we have so many friends in Washington and all

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along the Eastern seaboard. When you move across the country, where you don’t knowanybody and the culture is different, it’s a tough decision. It was actually my wife whoconvinced me that she andBrady would be fine, andlet’s do it. She’s been theperfect hockey wife. Wewere pretty settled in there,but it’s a new adventure.

She could also pictureme moping around thehouse, and she probablywanted to get me out ofthere. If I have two days offin the summer, I’mfollowing her aroundasking, “What are youdoing? What are youdoing?” and drivingher nuts. You can onlyimagine what it wouldhave been like there,not having a job andbeing in the sametown as the Caps.That would have beentough for me. In thatrespect, when the joboffer came up, I wasquick to jump at it.

If I didn’t believe thatthis was a team that had thepossibilities and the mak-ings of something special, Ithink I would have sat athome and waited. But Idon’t think opportunitieslike this come around everyday, with the talent that wehave here.

What’s been thetoughest adjustment intaking over a newteam?

For me, because it’s thefirst time I’ve ever donethis, it’s not knowing any-body. In Washington, I was

Woods on BoudreauSoon after being hired for the Ducks job, Boudreau broughtlongtime assistant Bob Woods to Anaheim with him (whilealso hiring former Syracuse assistant Brad Lauer). Here’sWoods on Boudreau:

Bruce is a great coach. I have all the confidence in the worldin him. I knew that somebody would be calling him soonerthan later. I was prepared. You never know with the situation.

Sometimes youare allowed tobring your ownassistants in,sometimes youare not. I wasn’t100 percentsure what wasgoing to hap-pen. But itworked out. I’mhappy to behere. There area lot of goodplayers herethat just need tostart believingagain. If we can

do the little things to help them get back to that, I think theycan have some success.We’ve coached a pretty good team the last few years in

Washington. We’ve had a lot of success. When you come intoa situation like this, you have to almost get back to that teach-ing part again. Bruce is such a good teacher and motivator. Heknows how to make guys believe and be positive. We all knowthat we have to have success before the positive can happen.He is a guy who is so passionate, if you get to know him.

He loves the game and thinks about the game 24/7. A lot oftimes he doesn’t sleep because of it. He cares so much. Hecares about his players and he wants them to have success.He is going to do everything that he can to help them getthere. Guys are going to love playing for him. I know he is notdoing much sleeping right now, until he feels comfortable withwhat is going on. There is so much for us to tackle. We justhave to take it piece by piece. The guys are making the efforton their end. Good things are going to happen sooner thanlater. #

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just moving up the ladder. You don’t know their reactions to what you’re doing. I knewin Washington I had just had seven of those guys on our championship team (with theCapitals’ AHL affiliate in Hershey), and I knew what they would embrace and what theywould pass on to the other guys. The fear of not knowing anybody is the biggest fear. You

hope you can come in and be your-self and it’s accepted. The last thingI wanted to do was come in hereand have them say, “Well who theheck is this guy? What have we got-ten into?” It’s tough to follow aguy who has been here six or sevenyears and has won a Stanley Cup.You better bring something to thetable.

What was your living situationlike when you first got here?

It’s been different the first fewweeks, being out here without thefamily and living in a little apart-ment. That’s sort of different, sit-ting alone in the apartment andthinking, Geez, this reminds me of20 years ago. But it sure makes youcome to work early and it’s some-thing you love to do. I can’t picturemyself not behind the bench somewhere.

What did you think about theattitude of the guys, based ontheir tough start to theseason?

When I first got here, I tried tomeet with a few guys each day, totry and get to know a little aboutthem. When you’re losing or thingsare going bad, you’re not a confi-dent bunch, and that’s the natureof the beast. It takes a while to getthem out of that. But the best wayto do that is to have them have a

little bit of success. We’ve been close, but we haven’t been able to get over. It’s like goingacross a mountain in the snow, and every time you get close to the top, you’re slippingdown a little. We’re hoping we can get over that mountaintop and then pick up a littlesteam and win a few in a row. #

“We’ve been close, but we haven’t been able to getover. It’s like going across a mountain in the snow,and every time you get close to the top, you’reslipping down a little. We’re hoping we can get overthat mountaintop and then pick up a little steam.”

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George Parros endures as one of just five Ducks whohave remained from the Cup team

B Y M A T T V E V O D A

Looking around the Ducks locker room from his stall near the whiteboard,George Parros only sees four other faces left from a team that once sprayed

champagne together in those same confines as Stanley Cup champions. Such is life in the NHL, as rosters transform so much with each passing season

that lengthy periods with one team are less frequent. It’s even rarer for an enforcerlike Parros to find an extended stay somewhere.

But as many in Anaheim have found out over the years, Parros is not your typ-ical enforcer. The Princeton graduate is now in his sixth season with the Ducks,joined by Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin asthe only others from the 2006-07 Cup team.

“I’m glad I found a home here and I’m happy to still be here,” says Parros, whohas led the club in penalty minutes (many on fighting majors) each of the last fivecampaigns. “Just with the way things are these days with the cap system, there isbound to be a lot of turnover. But we have a great core group of guys here still.”

Through his first 13 months in the league, Parros looked like he might beanother well-traveled player who happened to have a knack for dropping thegloves. After spending his rookie year with the Kings in 2005-06, he was claimedoff waivers by the Avalanche one day before their 2006-07 season opener. Just onemonth later on November 13, 2006, he was traded to the Ducks, his third team.He and his trademark moustache have been in black, gold and orange ever since,and that lengthy stint is a rarity for his type of player.

Since the beginning of last season, 51 NHL players had at least 10 fights on theice (Parros’ 32 were second to only former Duck Zenon Konopka’s 33) throughDecember 19. Only three players among the 51 have been with their teams longerthan Parros has with the Ducks (Chris Neil, Ottawa; Steve Ott, Dallas; RyaneClowe, San Jose) and 33 of the 51 have changed teams at least once during thattimeframe.

“It’s just an honor to always be around here and still be able to play,” Parrossays. “It’s been fun to evolve as a player in this league and cross over into more ofa veteran role. Hopefully, I have a lot of years left.”

There is always risk of derailing that future when frequently trading puncheswith another player, but it was two freak incidents that had nothing to do with

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fighting that caused some anxiety for Parros earlier this season. During an October 26team practice in Minnesota, a shot bounced off a goal post into Parros’ face. He receivedstitches for cuts above his cheek and near his mouth.

A mere nine days later on the same road trip, he was struck in the face again with adeflected puck. The result was a torn retina in his left eye and laser surgery for the 6-5, 228-pound right winger. “It was tough because it happened so quickly, one in each eye,” saysParros, who missed 13 games while recovering. “Any time you get hit in the face, it’s scary.To have it happen twice in a short amount of time was definitely cause for some concern.”

Though they were similar incidents, they were two very different injuries. “The firstone I took mostly on the orbital bone and I got more of a cut. The second one I tookmore on the eyeball, so there was more of an impact on the actual eye. It hurt in a differ-ent way. The doctors have assured me that everything is going to be good as far as thatinjury is concerned. All things considered, I’m doing fine now and happy to be back.”

The injury did give the first-time dad a chance to spend some quality time with hiswife, Tiffany, and their twins, Jagger and Lola, who were born when the Ducks were start-ing this season overseas in Finland and Sweden. “It’s fun, cool and challenging,” saysParros of fatherhood. “I’m ready for this part of my life and really excited to have themboth home.

“It’s just an honor to always be around here and still be able to play,” Parros says. “It’s beenfun to evolve as a player in this league and cross over into more of a veteran role. Hopefully,I have a lot of years left.”

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“I definitely find myself missing home more. It’s one of those things, when you areaway from them, you can’t wait to get back as soon as you leave Honda Center. It’s addeda new element to my road trips.”

He returned to the lineup in Anaheim’s 3-2 home victory over the rival Kings onDecember 6 and two games later in Nashville, he put his eye to the big test by droppinggloves with Predators tough guy Brian McGrattan. The scrap impressed new Ducks headcoach Bruce Boudreau, who has seen Parros transform as a player since their days togeth-er with the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings’ AHL affiliate.

“He was a fun-loving kid right out of college,” recalls Boudreau. “When he was fight-ing he was like an ugly duckling turning into a swan. At the beginning, he was just big

and all over the place.Now, he is really good atit. When he took onMcGrattan, who is a real-ly tough customer, Ithought George didextremely well. You couldsee he’s really developedin that category.”

According to hockey-fights.com, Parros wasinvolved in 134 careerfights (116 as an AnaheimDuck) through the mid-dle of December. He hasled the league in that cat-egory twice (2006-07,2010-11) and never beenbelow eighth in any oneseason. Needless to say,he knows the drill whenthe gloves get tossed tothe ice.

“I don’t get butterfliestoo much,” Parros says. “There is a certain art form I think. You want to put your team inthe best position to get some momentum from a fight. When in the game to do it, what thescore might be and what is going on out on the ice, you take all those things into consider-ation. But sometimes you take advantage of a situation and get a fight when you can. It’s alittle bit of both.”

With so much time invested in Anaheim, Parros has also become a staple in the com-munity. Among his endeavors have been captaining the Ducks “Movember” campaign –when the team collectively grows moustaches to help raise awareness for men’s healthissues – and the annual George Parros Cut for the Kids, an event where hair is donatedto the Childhood Leukemia Foundation (this season’s is slated for January 5).

“I definitely take pride in it,” Parros says. “It’s something where I feel I am in a fortu-nate position to give back. I’ve learned that from my parents and the upbringing I had. Ifpeople become inspired to do things in the community because of what I’m doing, thenthat is an added bonus.” #

“He was a fun-loving kid right out of college,” Boudreaurecalls. “When he was fighting he was like an ugly ducklingturning into a swan. At the beginning, he was just big andall over the place. Now, he is really good at it. When he tookon McGrattan, who is a really tough customer, I thoughtGeorge did extremely well. You could see he’s really developedin that category.”

Bobby Ryan jumps into the glass after scoring theeventual game-winning goal (his second of the night) in a dramatic

3-2 victory over the Kings on December 6 at Honda Center.

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Having established himself in his first year in Anaheim, Andrew Gordon is suddenly

reunited with his old coach

Most Ducks fans recall where they were when they heard that Bruce Boudreau wasreplacing Randy Carlyle as head coach in Anaheim. Andrew Gordon remembers it

well – he remembers thinking he was being punk’d. It wasn’t long after the Ducks beat Montreal at Honda Center to snap a seven-game

losing skid. Gordon was in the Jack Daniels Club on the arena’s Premium level whenteammate Sheldon Brookbank approached with the news that not only was Carlyle beinglet go, but Gordon’s old coach in Washington was taking his place.

“Brookie told me ‘Hey, Randy just got fired and Boudreau is coming in.’” remembersthe 26-year-old Gordon. “I didn’t really believe him at first. Seeing as I was in Washingtonbefore, I thought he was playing a prank on me. Sure enough, I checked the Internet on

my phone and found out it was true. I was still in the building when I found out, andtext messages from the boys started flying around.”

Gordon’s history with Boudreau goes back to the winger’s four years in theCapitals organization, most of that time spent with the team’s AHL affiliate inHershey.

“I instantly started thinking about the systems he’d bring in here and his coachingstyle and how it would fit in with the lineup we have here,” Gordon says. “I was excit-

ed to hear he was coming. He’s always been a good coach and he’s a guy the playersrespect. He’s real good with the players, pushing you to your limits, but giving you timeoff when need be.

“It was a tough feeling for Randy because I know he tried his best and we tried ourbest for him. A coaching change not only affects the team, but his family and his person-al life. It’s tough to see somebody go. So, it was a mixed bag of feelings.”

That bittersweet sentiment also stemmed from the fact the speedy-yet-tenaciousGordon didn’t have ample opportunity to showcase his skills in Washington duringBoudreau’s tenure. He played only 12 games in parts of three seasons with the Capitals(including nine last year), spending the rest of the time with the Hershey Bears, where hiswork ethic and genial personality made him a fan favorite.

“It crossed my mind that I finally got an opportunity to make an NHL roster, and theguy who cut me for four years is taking over as coach,” Gordon laughs. “But he’s alwaysbeen very positive with me, even when he’s sending me down. He’s always had a lot ofgood things to say. He knows me as a person and a player and that no matter what hap-pens, I’m going to work as hard as I possibly can. I’m going to have a smile on my faceand be a good team guy.

“There are a lot of little things that he knows about me from the past four years. So,I’d rather have that come in here as opposed to somebody who looks at the stat sheet andsees I had zero goals in the first 24 games.”

Indeed, after signing with the Ducks last summer, Gordon had a frustrating start tothis campaign from a goal-scoring standpoint after finding the net three times in the pre-season. Coincidentally, his first goal came in the first game of the Boudreau era in

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Anaheim, a 4-3 loss in overtime on December 2 at Honda Center. A shot by now-formerDuck Ben Maxwell kicked hard off Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov right to Gordon, whodeflected it in with his skate.

“It was such a weight off my shoulders,” said Gordon, who had his first NHL goal lastseason with Washington (search “Andrew Gordon Kisses Marcus Johansson” on YouTubeto see his animated reaction to that one). The team had been struggling to score, and Ifelt the weight of that, having played so many games and having opportunities but notbeing able to convert. To see that puck trickle over the goal line, even though it went offmy foot, I felt like that was what I was looking for.”

And in the ultimate 21st century new media sign of respect, Gordon was soon trend-ing worldwide on Twitter, as folks on the social networking site reacted to the goal.

“That was pretty cool,” Gordon said with a laugh. “That’s one thing Gretzky neverdid in this game.”

Gordon (whose Twitter handle is @AndrewGordon10) has cut back on the tweetingthis season, but he was very active on there with Bears fans during his days in Hershey.Several of those fans made the trip to Washington to join Caps fans in showing theirappreciation for Gordon when the Ducks played there back on November 1.

“The fans really welcomed me, and there were a lot of signs and stuff,” Gordon says,noting a favorite: Gordo, We’re Proud of You. “They’re still supporting me in Hershey andthey were a lot warmer than I expected. It was cool to go back and see how they reacted.”

Gordon has felt a little more secure in sticking with the Ducks than he had in the pastwith a forward-laden Washington team. In November, the team moved him and rookieMaxime Macenauer from a hotel to a shared two-bedroom unit complete with a kitch-

“It was such a weightoff my shoulders,” saidGordon of his first goalin Anaheim. “To seethat puck trickle overthe goal line, eventhough it went off myfoot, I felt like that waswhat I was looking for.”

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enette, just down the roadfrom Honda Center.

“We get so tired of eat-ing at restaurants and sittingin your little box of a hotelroom. It doesn’t feel likehome and it’s tough to set-tle in,” says Gordon, wholikes to cook healthy. “Thisway I have a little morespace and it feels like yourown place. You can makeyour own meals, have yourown food in the fridge. Ithelps get our diets back ontrack.”

Of course, Gordonknows the move doesn’tmean he can take his spot inthe Ducks lineup for grant-ed. (Macenauer, in fact, wasreassigned to Syracuse inmid-December.)

“I like it that way though,” says Gordon, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I don’tthink I’ll ever settle down or feel comfortable. I’m a guy whose game is to work hard. I’mnot a guy who is scoring 50 goals. If I’m not doing the job, I can be replaced.

“I think it’s just a mat-ter of coming to workevery day, and every daythat I’m here is anotherchance to impress and getthat much closer to stick-ing around. As long asI’m not getting told I’mgoing somewhere else,I’m going to work like it’sthe opening day of train-ing camp.” #

“I instantly started thinking about the systems he’d bring inhere and his coaching style and how it would fit in with thelineup we have here,” Gordon says of the Boudreau hiring.“I was excited to hear he was coming. He’s always been agood coach and he’s a guy the players respect.”

Every day that I’m here isanother chance to impressand get that much closer

to sticking around. Aslong as I’m not getting

told I’m going somewhereelse, I’m going to work like

it’s the opening day oftraining camp.”

Sheldon BrookbankA Toyota 4Runner. It was a2003, black with gray trim.It was a great vehicle. Ishould have kept it. I endedup selling it. I think thatthing is going to run forev-er. It was an awesome car.

Nate GueninI bought a 2006 white4Runner limited. I stillhave it and drive it. I loveit.

Andrew CoglianoNothing, really. I justbought a car a year after.I’m trying to save mymoney. I think that is theplan, so nothing too crazy.

Cam FowlerAll that money just wentinto a bank account. Mybuddies and I do a golfweekend every summer, soI think I just took care ofthe hotel. It’s up at BoyneMountain in Michigan. We

go and play 72 holes in three days. Thatwas it.

Andrew GordonI left college early, so as soon as I finishedmy exams, I signed my contract. Up untilthat point, I was just thinking about my sen-

ior year. Suddenly, every-thing changed. That was atough couple of days. I wasso happy, but at the sametime, I was really upset toleave all my friends. Thatsummer I bought a proper-

ty, about two acres of land. Immediately, Ispent all the money they gave me into apiece of real estate. I now live on it. I built ahouse. It’s in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia.That was my first purchase and hopefully mylast piece of real estate that I have to buy.

Luca SbisaI bought a BMW X6. I signed around

October (2008) and then Iplayed right away, so I did-n’t have time to think toomuch. So, getting a car wasmore practical than anythingelse. I needed somethingto get around, so I thought

I might as well buy something I would keepfor a couple of years. I still have it.

Brandon McMillanI had a pretty good sum-mer with my friends. Iactually moved out andlived with (Buffalo Sabresdefenseman) Tyler Myersand another guy who Iplayed junior with. That is

where my first bonus went.

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Jonas HillerMy first pro contract gave me like $10,000 a

year, so there wasn’t reallyanything I could purchase.My first deal signing overhere, I got a car pretty soonafter. I wanted a new oneand I wouldn’t have beenable to get around town

otherwise. It was an Audi A3.

Matt BeleskeyI bought a car my first yearin Iowa that I still havehere. It is an Audi S5. Thissummer I bought a houseback home in Windsor.Those have been my twobig purchases.

Corey Perry I bought my car when Icame here. It was aCadillac XLR.

Francois BeaucheminA new car. It was a 2000Toyota Celica.

Bobby RyanThe first thing I did waspay off the rest of myMercury Mountaineer.

Toni LydmanI bought an apartmentback home in Finland. Idon’t have it anymorethough. I sold it long ago.

Kyle PalmieriThe biggest purchase I’vemade was I bought myparents a refrigerator lastyear for Christmas. I gavethem something nice. I’mlooking to buy a new carthis spring because I was

planning on giving my little brother mine.He’ll get his license this summer, so hope-fully I’ll be able to do that. I’m still lookingthough and haven’t decided which one.

Dan EllisI bought a Toyota4Runner. #

you purchased after

pro contract?

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Susan & Henry Samueli Owners

Susan Samueli was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Sheearned a B.S. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1972.

From 1972 to 1985 she was with IBM Corporation, where sheworked initially as a software programmer in the FederalSystems Division, Westlake Village, CA, and then as a SystemsEngineer in the National Marketing Division, Los Angeles, CA,providing technical marketing and sales support for IBM's mid-range computer systems. In 1985 she left IBM and focused herenergy on raising her children, at which time she developed akeen interest in alternative health care. She developed an activeconsulting practice in the areas of nutrition, homeopathy, andChinese herbs and subsequently received a Ph.D. degree innutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition in1993 and a diploma in Homeopathy from the British Instituteof Homeopathy in 1994.

Henry Samueli was born in Buffalo, NY and grew up in LosAngeles, CA. He earned a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering from UCLA in 1975, 1976 and 1980, respectively.From 1980-1985, he worked in the defense industry and heldvarious engineering and management positions in theElectronics and Technology Division of TRW, Inc., RedondoBeach, CA. Since 1985 Dr. Samueli has been a professor in theElectrical Engineering Department at UCLA, and he has alsoserved as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor in the ElectricalEngineering and Computer Science Department at UC Irvinesince 2003. In 1988 he co-founded PairGain Technologies, atelecommunications equipment manufacturer, and served as aconsultant and Chief Scientist of the company until 1994. In1991 he co-founded Broadcom Corporation, a global leader inproviding semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless com-munications. Dr. Samueli took a leave of absence from UCLAin 1995 to be at Broadcom full-time. As Chief TechnologyOfficer he helps drive the vision of the company’s research anddevelopment activities. He has published over 100 technicalpapers and he is a named inventor in over 60 U.S. patents. Hewas elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE) in 2000, a member of the National Academyof Engineering in 2003, and a Fellow of the American Academyof Arts and Sciences in 2004.

In December 2003, Susan and Henry purchased the man-agement contract for the Honda Center sports and entertain-ment venue, creating Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, to

oversee all operations of the arena, and in June 2005 they pur-chased the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League club,Honda Center’s largest tenant. In 2005 and 2008 Honda Centerwas ranked as the third-largest grossing arena in the world inconcert ticket sales, and in 2007 the Anaheim Ducks became thefirst California team ever to win the Stanley Cup championship.

The success of Broadcom Corporation has also providedSusan and Henry the opportunity to support many worthwhilenonprofit organizations. After Broadcom’s initial public offeringin 1998 they created the Samueli Foundation and to date theyhave gifted over $200 million in the areas of Education, Health,Social Services, the Performing Arts, and Jewish Culture. In2003 and 2004 Susan and Henry were listed amongBusinessWeek’s 50 Most Generous Philanthropists in thenation.

Since relocating to Orange County, CA in 1995, Susan andHenry have become very active in the community. Susan is onthe boards of the Orangewood Children’s Foundation and theSamueli Institute, a non-profit scientific research organizationthey founded in 2001 focused on complementary and integra-tive medicine and the science of healing. Susan also serves onthe Advisory Board of the Susan Samueli Center for IntegrativeMedicine at UC Irvine’s College of Medicine. She was honoredwith the UC Irvine Medal in 2000, the Ellen Cooperman AngelAward from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in 2002, and theGeneral William Lyon Crystal Vision Philanthropy Award fromthe Orangewood Children’s Foundation in 2005.

Henry serves on the UC President’s Board on Science andInnovation, the Chancellor’s Advisory Council at both UCLAand UC Irvine. He is also on the Dean’s Advisory Council ofboth the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and AppliedScience at UCLA and the Henry Samueli School of Engineeringat UC Irvine. In 2000 he was awarded the University ofCalifornia Presidential Medal, the UC Irvine Medal, the UCLASchool of Engineering and Applied Science Alumnus of theYear, and the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society IndustrialPioneer Award. In 2005 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorof Science degree from the Technion-Israel Institute ofTechnology and the Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Yearfrom UCLA. In 2006 he received the IEEE CommunicationsSociety Distinguished Industry Leaders Award, and in 2010 hereceived the UCLA Medal. #

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Michael SchulmanChairman of the Board, Anaheim Arena Management, LLCChief Executive Officer, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLCManaging Director, H&S Ventures, LLC

Michael Schulman serves as Chairman of theBoard of Anaheim Arena Management (AAM),

Chief Executive Officer of Anaheim Ducks HockeyClub (ADHC), Chairman of the Board of theAnaheim Ducks Foundation and serves on the boardof NHL Enterprises. He is also an Alternate Governorfor the NHL Board of Governors. In addition, he isManaging Director of H&S Ventures, the entity thatmanages the Samueli Family Office, AAM andADHC. Schulman reports directly to owners Dr.Henry Samueli and Susan Samueli, and is responsi-ble for managing and long-term planning of theirprofit and nonprofit entities.Schulman’s role with Honda Center began long

before he was appointed Chairman of AAM inDecember of 2003. Schulman was the lead negotia-tor on behalf of the Samueli family in the acquisitionof the management agreement from the bankruptcycourt and the City of Anaheim. He acts as liaisonbetween the Samueli family and AAM managementand supervises all financial, legal and charitable deci-sions of the arena. He also acts as liaison with theother partners of AAM and the City of Anaheim. Inaddition, Schulman oversees all long-term capital proj-ects including the 57 Freeway Marquee, two 360°LED rings, revamping of the video room and remod-eling of the company offices and locker rooms.Schulman’s role at AAM includes overseeing all

business and hockey operations. He was the leadnegotiator on behalf of the Samueli family in work-ing with Disney on the purchase of the AnaheimDucks and also with the NHL in qualifying theSamueli family for the purchase of the team. He isresponsible for developing additional ice and rollerrinks in the Orange County area and was instrumen-tal in the purchase of several ice and roller rinks,including Corona Roller Rink, Huntington BeachRoller Rink and Westminster Ice Rink. Schulman wasalso involved with the family in changing the teamname and logo, and forming the Anaheim DucksFoundation.Schulman’s role at H&S Ventures is multi-faceted.

He is the Managing Director of the family officewhich oversees all the family’s profit and nonprofitoperations. H&S Ventures serves as the manager ofAAM and ADHC as well as a number of other busi-ness entities in which the Samuelis are involved.Schulman has given numerous lectures on the busi-ness of sports, most recently speaking on a panel onconcussions at the first annual Santa Clara SportsLaw Symposium.Schulman serves on the boards of Anaheim Arena

Management, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, AnaheimSports Holdings, Anaheim Ducks Foundation, HSHockey Development and ECH 2101. Previously, heserved on the board of Commercial Capital BankCorp., a public company listed on the NASDAQExchange. He is also a current member of the boardsof Telluride Ski and Golf Company and KDOCTelevision and a founding member of the UCS SportsBusiness Institute (SBI) Advisory Council.Schulman also serves on many nonprofit boards.

He has been a member of the University ofCalifornia, Irvine Foundation Board since 1991 and ison the Stewardship Committee. He was one of thefounding members and past chair of the UCIPlanned Giving Leadership Council. Schulmanserves on the boards of the Samueli Foundation,Samueli Institute for Information Biology, the OrangeCounty Jewish Campus and Anaheim DucksFoundation.After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economics

from University of California, Berkeley, Schulmanwent on to the University of Santa Clara Law School.In addition, Schulman studied economics for oneyear at the University of Leeds in Leeds, England.After law school, he was hired as a full-time law

professor at the University of Southern California,after which he was a practicing attorney for a num-ber of years and a partner with the law firm ofMcDermott, Will & Emery.A native of California, Michael and his wife Sherry

have four children (Annie, Danielle, Bryant andNatasha) and currently reside in Laguna Beach. #

Tim Ryan enters his seventh season as Executive VicePresident/Chief Operating Officer for the Anaheim Ducks. Since

being named to his current post in the summer of 2005, Ryan hasled the club to record levels of success in business operations whileleading aggressive community and fan development programsaimed at improved education, health and well-being, and recreationin the Southern California market.

Ryan is now in his 19th year with Honda Center and 33rd inarena management and event creation. In addition to his duties withthe NHL club, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer ofAnaheim Arena Management, LLC (AAM). In his role, Ryan overseesone of the premier entertainment and sports venues in the world.In 2010, Billboard Magazine ranked Honda Center among the top 5arenas in the United States for live entertainment. The facility is alsoa seven-time finalist for “Venue of the Year” as selected by PollstarMagazine editors.

Ryan has also led efforts to assure Honda Center is maintainedand remains one of the world’s top-of-the-line entertainment ven-ues. This Fall, the venue is scheduled to break ground on the recent-ly announced Grand Terrace project, representing the largest reno-vation in Honda Center history. The multi-million dollar projectincludes the exclusive outdoor Grand Terrace on the San ManuelPremium Level, along with a new full-service restaurant, expandedteam store and larger box office on the arena’s main level.

Through strategic planning, business development and eventproduction, Ryan ensures the arena is active with a variety of first-class events. Under his guidance, the arena has recently hosted someof the world’s top names in live entertainment. Over the next sever-al months, Honda Center will serve as host site to UFC 137 (HondaCenter has hosted more UFC events than any arena outside the pro-motion’s home city of Las Vegas) and concerts from notable artistssuch as Blink-182 and Andrea Bocelli. This Fall, the venue will alsoserve as home court to UCLA Men’s Basketball on four occasions andwill host the annual Big West Basketball Tournament in March. Overthe years, Honda Center has also served as host to the 2003 WorldGymnastics Championships, 2005 World Badminton Championships,the annual John R. Wooden Classic, five previous NCAA men’s bas-ketball tournament events and the first Frozen Four west of the RockyMountains in 1999. Since 1993, over 30 million people have beenentertained at Honda Center, enjoying more than 3,000 events.

As Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of theAnaheim Ducks, Ryan oversees all business operations of the pro-

fessional hockey team. He assumed his current dual roles on June20, 2005 when the Ducks were purchased by Dr. Henry and SusanSamueli, owners of AAM.

Ryan has also spearheaded several initiatives from the Samuelis,including charitable programs that support approximately 500 non-profit organizations annually, a team foundation that supports thecommunity in the areas of education, youth hockey and health andwellness, and an expanded grass-roots marketing program. TheDucks launched THE RINKS development program in 2007, whichsupports and promotes youth ice and roller hockey in SouthernCalifornia. The blossoming program includes youth hockey leaguesat Anaheim ICE, Huntington Beach Inline, Corona Inline, andWestminster ICE. The club also launched the first-ever OrangeCounty High School Hockey League in 2008. The league has grownto 11 teams, with nine joining in the last two years. Funded by theAnaheim Ducks Foundation, the club’s education-based youth hock-ey program (S.C.O.R.E. – Scholastic Curriculum Of Recreation andEducation) has reached more than 150,000 local school childrenover the last six years. The Ducks also have a 6,500-member KidsClub, the largest in the NHL (among all U.S.- based teams).

In 1992, after a long career at the Long Beach Arena, Ryan joinedthe then-Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (operated by Ogden FacilityManagement) as Assistant General Manager. He was promoted toGeneral Manager in 1998 and was named Pollstar Magazine “FacilityExecutive of the Year” for 2001. During that time, Ryan was alsocharged with overseeing a number of other Ogden facilities andserved as a consultant on various major entertainment projects.Near the end of 2003, the management contract for the arena waspurchased by AAM and Ryan was named President/CEO of both thecompany and the arena.

In addition to managing the 19,000-seat arena, Ryan is active inboth the entertainment industry and in the local community. He alsoserves on the boards of several non-profit groups, including BigBrothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Los Angeles Sports Council,Orangewood Children’s Foundation, Special Olympics SouthernCalifornia, Stars and Stripes Tournament, and the Tiger WoodsFoundation. Tim and the organization will be honored in November2011 for outstanding dedication to Big Brothers Big Sisters of OrangeCounty.

Ryan graduated from California State University, Long Beach in1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. He lives with his wifeMichele in Huntington Beach and enjoys golf, fly-fishing and skiing. #

Tim RyanPresident/Chief Executive Officer, Anaheim Arena Management, LLCExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

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Bob MurrayExecutive Vice President and General ManagerAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

Bob Murray enters his 37th consecutive year in the NationalHockey League, his fourth as Executive Vice President and

General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks. He was named to his cur-rent position on Nov. 12, 2008 after spending the previous three-plus seasons as the club’s Senior Vice President of HockeyOperations.

Since taking over as Executive Vice President and GeneralManager in 2008, Murray has revamped the club’s roster, addingskilled youth and veteran leadership. Murray has acquireddefensemen Lubomir Visnovsky, Toni Lydman, FrancoisBeauchemin and Luca Sbisa. The Ducks enter the 2011-12 seasonwith a standout group of forwards that includes Ryan Getzlaf,Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan, Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu, alongwith the expected return of number one goaltender Jonas Hiller.Murray has also recently drafted several highly touted players,including three widely lauded selections in the first 42 picks of the2010 draft with Cam Fowler (12), Emerson Etem (29), and DevanteSmith-Pelly (42).

Murray made two critical moves to help the Ducks qualify forthe playoffs in 2010-11. After Hiller was unexpectedly stricken withvertigo in February, Murray acquired goaltenders Ray Emery (freeagent) and Dan Ellis (trade). Both Emery (7-2-0) and Ellis (8-3-1)played extremely well down the stretch, leading the Ducks on aclimb that took them from 11th place to a fourth place finish in theWestern Conference. Murray’s teams have now been in the play-offs nine of the last 10 NHL seasons, four with Vancouver (2001-2004) and five of six with the Ducks (2006-2009, 2011).

After a series of mid-season roster moves, the 2008-09 Ducksmade a late charge to qualify for the playoffs, going on to beat thePresidents’ Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks in the WesternConference Quarterfinals. That made Anaheim the fifth team in theexpansion era (1967-68) to upset the league’s top regular seasonteam in the first round. The Ducks fell to Detroit in a dramatic,seven-game series in the Conference Semifinals.

Prior to being named Executive Vice President and GeneralManager, Murray was the club’s Senior Vice President of HockeyOperations for three-plus seasons. He was named to the post onJuly 14, 2005. Much of Murray’s work behind the scenes underthen General Manager Brian Burke led directly to many successfultrades and other player transactions by Anaheim. During thatthree-year period, the Ducks won a Stanley Cup (2007), a Pacific

Division title (2007), and qualified for the playoffs each season. Murray’s previous responsibilities as Senior Vice President of

Hockey Operations included overseeing all aspects of player devel-opment and serving as General Manager of Anaheim’s AmericanHockey League (AHL) affiliate (previously Portland and Iowa).Murray was the General Manager of the Portland Pirates from2005-06 through 2007-08. The Pirates went to the ConferenceFinals twice (2006 & 2008), appearing in six playoff rounds.Between 2005 and 2008 (three seasons), Anaheim and Portlandcombined to win 10 and appear in 14 playoff rounds over the lastthree seasons, both the most of any organization in hockey.

Prior to joining the Ducks, Murray worked as a ProfessionalScout with the Vancouver Canucks from 1999-05 under Burke(1998-04). Murray’s scouting expertise helped to build teams thatrecorded 100+ point seasons two years in a row (2002-03 and2003-04) and advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs four seasonsin a row (2001-04). Before his stint in Vancouver, he served as aScouting Consultant for Anaheim during the 1998-99 season.

Murray was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks organizationfor 25 years, serving as General Manager from 1997-99. He wasnamed the sixth General Manager in team history on July 3, 1997.He was promoted to the post after serving as Assistant GeneralManager under Bob Pulford for two seasons. Before joining upper-management, Murray was named the Director of Player Personnelin 1991 and was largely responsible for the club’s NHL Entry Draftselections over eight seasons.

Drafted by the Blackhawks in 1974, Murray spent his entire1,008-game, 15-year career in a Chicago uniform. He became justthe fourth player in Blackhawks history to reach the 1,000-gameplateau in 1989-90. In addition, he became the first defenseman inclub history to appear in 100 postseason contests, reaching themark during the 1990 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In all, Murray scored132-382=514 points and currently ranks second in all-time pointsamong Blackhawks defensemen (13th overall in club history). Hewas named to both the 1981 and 1983 NHL All-Star Games.Murray retired at the conclusion of the 1989-90 season. Known forhis work ethic, intelligence and determination as a player, Murrayremained with the organization as a Professional Scout followinghis retirement in 1990.

Bob and his wife Betsy have four children (Kevin, Andrew,Amanda and Katie), and two granddaughters (Mikayla & Aisley). #

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David McNabSenior Vice President of Hockey OperationsAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC

An original member of the Ducks, David McNab isnow in his 34th consecutive year in the NHL and

19th with Anaheim. McNab served as Anaheim’sAssistant General Manager for 14 seasons beforebeing promoted to his current position in 2008. Hisduties include overseeing all aspects of player devel-opment, having an expertise on the new CollectiveBargaining Agreement and its relationship to thesalary cap in the NHL, contract and arbitration nego-tiation, player evaluation and scouting. McNab’s impact on the Ducks is significant. In just

the last eight NHL seasons, Anaheim has appearedin Stanley Cup Final twice (2003 & 2007), includinga championship in 2007. In addition to the two tripsto the Stanley Cup Final, the club advanced to theConference Finals in 2006 and the ConferenceSemifinals in 2009. In recent years, McNab hasscouted and signed numerous collegiate free agentswho have made major contributions to the successof the club. Prior to being named as the Ducks’ Assistant

General Manager in December of 1995, the 55-year-old McNab was the club’s first Director of PlayerPersonnel and was largely responsible for the team’sselections in the 1994-96 NHL Entry andSupplemental Drafts. McNab has also held the posi-tion as General Manager of the Ducks’ top farmteam in the American Hockey League for six seasons(the Baltimore Bandits during the 1996-97 seasonand the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks from 1997-2002)while also working on the AHL’s competition com-mittee for many of those years.Considered to be one of the hardest working and

knowledgeable scouts in the National HockeyLeague, McNab began his professional scoutingcareer in 1978 with the Washington Capitals, wherehe spent four seasons. In 1982, McNab was signedby the Hartford Whalers, where he spent seven sea-sons as a scout, the last two as the Director of PlayerRecruitment. He then joined the New York Rangersin 1989, where he worked for four seasons before

leaving to join the Disney-owned Ducks in 1993. Hiswork with the Rangers helped the club to the 1994Stanley Cup championship. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1978

with a degree in Communication Arts, McNab wasalso a goaltender on one of the greatest collegehockey teams of all-time, the 1977 University ofWisconsin Badgers’ NCAA championship team. Hewas drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth roundof the 1975 NHL Entry Draft (151st overall). McNabhas worked on numerous occasions for USA Hockey,both as an Assistant General Manager for the UnitedStates in the World Championships on three differ-ent occasions, as well as serving as a consultant forthe 1984, 1988 and 1992 United States OlympicTeams. He has also been a three-time member ofthe selection committee that votes for the HobeyBaker Award, college hockey’s version of theHeisman Trophy.A member of one of the most respected families

in the NHL, McNab is the son of the late Max McNaband brother of Peter McNab. Max played on the1950 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings andwas a former general manager with the WashingtonCapitals and New Jersey Devils. He was also a recip-ient of the 1998 Lester Patrick Award given annuallyfor “outstanding service to hockey in the UnitedStates.” Peter played in 954 NHL games, scoring363 goals and 813 points in a 14-year career andcurrently ranks tied for 110th all-time in goal scoringin the history of the National Hockey League. Peteris currently a broadcaster with the ColoradoAvalanche. David McNab was born in Vancouver, British

Columbia, but grew up in San Diego, California andgraduated from Point Loma High School in SanDiego in 1973. He became a U.S. citizen in 1983.He and his wife, Kari, were married in Minneapolis,Minnesota in 1989 and have two daughters, Ali (20)and Erica (19). The McNab family resides in YorbaLinda, California. #

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Bruce Boudreau was hired as coach of theAnaheim Ducks on November 30, replacing

Randy Carlyle. As head coach of the Washington Capitals

(2007-11), Boudreau won the 2007-08 JackAdams award (NHL Coach of the Year) and ledhis club to the 2009-10 Presidents’ Trophy as theNHL’s top club in the regular season. He compileda record of 201-88-40 (.672 winning percentage)with the Capitals and won the Southeast Divisionfour times. He became the fastest coach in mod-ern day NHL history to win 200 games (Nov. 21,2011 vs. Phoenix) and recorded more wins (184)in his first 300 NHL games than any NHL coachall-time.Boudreau, 56, was named interim head coach

of the Capitals on Nov. 22, 2007. On that date,Washington was 30th in the NHL standings.Boudreau led the club to a 37-17-7 finish, as theCapitals won the Southeast Division in the first offour seasons under his direction. Boudreau, whoseinterim tag was removed on Dec. 26, 2007,became the second Washington head coach towin the Jack Adams Award. He was also the firstcoach since Bill Barber (2001) to win the JackAdams Award after taking over a teammidseason. In 2008-09, Boudreau ledthe Capitals to their first playoff serieswin since 1988. In addition to thePresidents’ Trophy, the 2009-10 clubset team records for wins (54), points(121), and goals (313).Before joining the Capitals,

Boudreau spent nine seasons as anAHL head coach, including a CalderCup championship with the HersheyBears in 2006. He spent four yearswith Manchester (Los Angeles) andtwo with Lowell (Los Angeles) beforejoining Hershey (Washington). Hecompiled a 103-45-27 record with theBears, including an AHL-best 51-17-12in 2006-07. Boudreau began his

coaching career in the Colonial Hockey Leaguewith Muskegon in 1992-93 and was named theInternational Hockey League Coach of the Year in1993-94 with Fort Wayne. He also served as headcoach and director of hockey operations forMississippi (ECHL), where he won the 1999 KellyCup championship. Boudreau played parts of eight NHL seasons

with the Toronto Maple Leafs and ChicagoBlackhawks between 1976-86, recording 28-42=70 points in 141 career games. A native ofToronto, Ontario, Boudreau was originally selectedby the Maple Leafs in the third round of the 1975NHL Entry Draft. As a Canadian junior playing forthe Toronto Marlboros in 1974-75, he scored 68-97=165 points, a Canadian Hockey Leaguerecord until Wayne Gretzky surpassed the markduring the 1977-78 season. Boudreau also ranks11th all-time in scoring in AHL history with 316goals and 799 points. No AHL player in the 1980snotched more points than Boudreau. He won the1987-88 John B. Sollenberger Trophy for leadingthe league in scoring, and was also a member ofthe 1992 Calder Cup champion Adirondack RedWings. #

Bruce BoudreauHead Coach

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Bob Woods is in his first season as an AnaheimAssistant Coach. He was named to his current

position on Dec. 2, 2011. Woods, who previously served as assistant coach

under Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau withWashington, joined the Capitals staff on June 22,2009. Boudreau and Woods helped the Capitalsearn the top seed in the Eastern Conference in both2010 and 2011, including the Presidents’ Trophy asthe top NHL club for the 2009-10 regular seasonwith a 54-15-13 record (121 points).Prior to 2009-10, Woods coached Washington’s

AHL affiliate from 2007-09, taking over as headcoach of Hershey Bears Boudreau was hired by theCapitals on Nov. 22, 2007. In 2008-09, Woods guid-ed Hershey to a Calder Cup championship, defeat-ing the Manitoba Moose in six games. That season,he led the club to the top seed in the EasternConference with a 49-21-8 regular season record. Inhis two seasons as an AHL head coach (145games), Woods compiled an 83-47-15 record in theregular season and a 17-10 record in the Calder CupPlayoffs. In addition, Woods served as assistantcoach with Hershey under Boudreau in 2006 whenthe club captured the Calder Cup championshipafter posting a 44-21-15 record in the regular sea-son. The club had an AHL-best 51-17-12 in 2006-07.Woods is the only player in Hershey’s 71-year histo-ry to win a Calder Cup as a player (1997), assistantcoach (2006) and head coach (2009).A native of Leroy, Saskatchewan, Woods retired

from professional hockey in 2001 and became HeadCoach of the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL.From 2001-05, he compiled a 169-94-25 regular-season record with the Sea Wolves, a span thatincluded four trips to the playoffs and two confer-ence finals appearances. Selected by New Jersey inthe 10th round (201st overall) of the 1988 NHLEntry Draft, Woods played 13 seasons of profession-al hockey, including 10 in the ECHL and was a play-er/assistant coach with Mississippi from 1998-2001.He was a member of the 1999 Kelly Cup champi-onship team that was coached by Boudreau. #

Bob Woods Assistant Coach

Brad Lauer was named Assistant Coach of theDucks on November 30 at the same time

Bruce Boudreau was named head coach. Lauer had been assistant coach of the

Syracuse Crunch, Anaheim’s primary develop-ment affiliate in the AHL, since July 12, 2011.Lauer most recently served as an NHL assistantcoach with the Ottawa Senators from 2009-11,marking the second time in club history in whicha former player went on to serve on the team’scoaching staff. Prior to joining the Senators, Lauerwas an assistant coach with the MilwaukeeAdmirals (Nashville’s AHL affiliate) from 2007-09. In 2008-09, he helped guide the Admirals toa 49-22-3-6 record, a Western Division title anda share of the league lead in points (107). Hebegan his coaching career in 2002 with theKootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League(WHL) and served as an assistant for five sea-sons. During his time with Kootenay, the clubhad two 100-point and three 40-win seasons.Selected by the New York Islanders in the sec-

ond round (34th overall) of the 1985 NHL EntryDraft, Lauer appeared in 323 career NHL con-tests with the Islanders, Chicago, Ottawa andPittsburgh, scoring 44-67=111 points with 218penalty minutes (PIM). The Humboldt,Saskatchewan native also appeared in 635career IHL and AHL contests before his retire-ment from professional hockey in 2002. #

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Pete Peeters is currently in his third season asAnaheim’s Goaltending Consultant.Before joining the Ducks, Peeters served as

Goaltending Coach for the Edmonton Oilers from2001-09. During his tenure, he helped DwayneRoloson backstop the Oilers to a Stanley CupFinal appearance in 2006. Prior to joiningEdmonton, Peeters spent four seasons asGoaltending Coach for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes from 1993-97.The Edmonton, Alberta native captured the

Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender forthe 1982-83 season. He won the trophy as partof a career year with Boston in which he placedsecond in Hart Trophy (league MVP) ballotingbehind Wayne Gretzky. He also recorded aleague-leading 40 wins and a 2.36 GAA that sea-son. In his first full NHL season in 1979-80,Peeters earned a 29-5-5 record, helping thePhiladelphia Flyers to a 35-game undefeatedstreak, which is the longest in NHL history. Thatsame year, he helped the Flyers advance to theStanley Cup Final, falling to the New YorkIslanders in six games. In his 13-year career(1978-91), Peeters appeared in 489 careergames with Philadelphia, Boston andWashington, recording a 246-155-51 mark witha 3.08 GAA. He was also a four-time All-Star,appearing in the mid-season classic in 1980,1981, 1983 and 1984.Peeters was selected by Philadelphia in the

eighth round (135th overall) of the 1977 NHLEntry Draft. He represented the Canada Cup-win-ning Canadian squad in 1984, going 3-1-0 witha 3.33 GAA in four games. Pete and his wife,Laurie, have two sons, one daughter and onegranddaughter. The family celebrated the mar-riage of their youngest son, Trevor, this past sum-mer. The Peeters family resides in Edmonton. #

Pete Peeters Goaltending Consultant

Joe Piscotty is currently in his first season asAnaheim's Video Coordinator. He was namedto the position on Dec. 2, 2011.Piscotty, 29, originally joined the Ducks prior to

the 2010-11 as video scouting analyst, assistinghockey operations with special projects.Previously, he worked with the University ofDenver’s men’s hockey team from 2008-10,serving as a hockey operations assistant. In2008-09, Piscotty served on staff as Denvercompleted the season as the top college hockeyteam in the nation. While with the University ofDenver, Piscotty earned a Master’s degree inBusiness Administration (MBA).A native of Huntington Beach, CA, Piscotty

earned his Bachelor’s degree in BusinessAdministration from the University of Las Vegas,Nevada in 2006. He then went on to work withthe University of Michigan’s hockey team from2006-08, serving as a graduate student manag-er under head coach Red Berenson. Piscottyworked on staff when the Wolverines advancedto the Frozen Four in 2008. While at Michigan,Piscotty also earned a Master’s in SportsManagement. #

Joe Piscotty Video Coordinator

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Center Ice White Out 2012 Anaheim Ducks Orange &White Casino Night presentedby The Klein Family

Join the Anaheim Ducks players for theannual fan-favorite event, the AnaheimDucks Casino Night presented by TheKlein Family on Thursday, January 19,2012, at Honda Center. This season’sCenter Ice White Out 2012 is going to bethe most electrifying white party in OrangeCounty, where guests will enjoy a night fullof gambling, dancing, music, food andAnaheim Ducks orange and white style.Come see Honda Center like you havenever seen it before!

All of the funds raised by the AnaheimDucks Foundation from this year’s eventwill be designated to OrangewoodChildren’s Foundation & CASA of OrangeCounty.

The evening’s festivities will include theopportunity to play casino-style gamingalongside Anaheim Ducks players, DJ anddancing, a lavish VIP Lounge, deliciouscuisine and signature cocktails, a DucksStore full of Anaheim Ducks merchandiseand memorabilia where you can cash in

your evening’s winnings, a silent auctionand opportunity drawing featuring a vari-ety of amazing prizes.

For more information regarding CenterIce White Out 2012 Anaheim DucksOrange & White Casino Night presentedby The Klein Family, please call 877-WILDWING or visit AnaheimDucks.com/SignatureEvents.

Fifth Annual George Parros Cutfor the Kids

On Thursday, January 5th Ducks fans willjoin George Parros tohelp in the fightagainst cancerby donat-ing theirhair at theFifth AnnualGeorge ParrosCut for theKids at The RinksHuntington BeachInline to benefit the Childhood LeukemiaFoundation (CLF). Stylists from theTONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy havevolunteered to create a great new haircut

for each participantwho will leave theevent with a new,shorter look. Sincethe start of his profes-sional career, Parroshas been growing hishair long so he candonate it to nonprof-its that provide chil-dren with wigs dur-ing their treatments.

Fans are encour-aged to come and

watch the festivities from 5:00pm –8:00pm to cheer on the event participantsand meet George Parros, who will availablefor pictures and autographs for a $10 dona-tion to the Anaheim Ducks Foundation,with 100% of the proceeds benefitingCLF. The event also will include appear-ances by Wild Wing, the Power Players andthe Anaheim Ducks Street Team.

In addition, there will be a SurprisePuck sale at the Fifth AnnualGeorge Parros Cut for the Kids,where pucks autographed byAnaheim Ducks players willbe on sale for $15. Therewill be five lucky winnerswho will win a variety ofgreat Ducks items andexperiences including four(4) tickets to the anAnaheim Ducks home gamewith a post-game meet andgreet with Parros; a ParrosAutographed Jersey; a Parros Game-Used Autographed Stick; a 2011-12Anaheim Ducks Team Autographed Jersey;a George Parros Autographed Picture,Puck and Hat and a Honorary DuckExperience where the winner will receivefour (4) tickets to an Anaheim Ducks homegame and have the opportunity to watchthe excitement of the Ducks pre-gamewarm-up from the penalty box, meet aDucks player and receive an autographedstick.

CLF is a national nonprofit organiza-tion that offers a wide range of services atno charge to children living with cancerand their families as well as provides thou-sands of custom made, 100% human hairwigs with kid-friendly hats (Hugs-U-Wear)

to children around the country.

Anaheim Ducks Surprise PuckSets

Back by popular demand, the Ducks will beselling a 2011-12 commemorative seriesSurprise Puck Set, featuring four limitededition pucks. The third of four puck sales,commemorating the 59th NHL All-Star

Game in Ottawa, Ontario willbe available at the

Wednesday, February 1home game in sec-

tion 213, as soon asdoors open at5:30pm. Puckswill cost $30.

Fans will pickan individually

wrapped puck atrandom and receive

either a Ducks player-autographed commem-

orative puck or- for 23lucky fans – a Surprise Ducks

player-autographed orange puck. The luckywinners of the All-Star Game commemora-tive surprise puck sale will win an All-Starjersey autographed by an Anaheim DucksAll-Star.

The final Surprise Puck Set sale will takeplace on Sunday, April 1 and will commem-orate Fan Appreciation Night. Winners ofthe final Surprise Puck night will win theopportunity to meet the Ducks player whoautographed their lucky puck during the2012-13 season.

Don’t miss your chance to win aSurprise Orange Puck and support theAnaheim Ducks Foundation! #

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Ducks On Social CAPTION CONTEST

We asked fans on Facebook and Twitter to come up with a caption for this photo. Here were our favorites:

Sebastien DomingoStarted as a prodigy, ended as a legacy... You're welcome, hockey

Chris McGugan Loyalty & Respect never dies.

Stephenie Garcia �”Raise your hand if you think I'm the best Ducks player ever.”

@timothypagano80All those in favor of me playing for the Ducks forever, please standup and raise your hands

@buckyhermitTeemu waved back, only to be embarrassed to realize that theywere waving to the person behind him.

FAN PHOTOSWe asked Ducks fans to upload a photo to our Facebook

page of them showing their Ducks Dedication either at home or at Honda Center. Here are a few of our favorites:

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COACHING CHANGE REACTIONHere is a collection of fans’ reactions onFacebook to the news that Bruce Boudreaureplaced Randy Carlyle as Ducks head coachon November 30:

Robert Peczalski – Thank you Randy Carlyle for all you have done for thishockey club. You will be always remembered.

Susan Kuaile – Thanks Randy for bringing the Cup to Anaheim. We'll neverforget you

Joseph Fernandez – I just wanna say thanks to Randy for everything that he hasdone for our team... but I know he will find a new team and great things willhappen... Thank you again, Coach!

Shalayne Burton – Wow!! So fast, didn't even know it was coming. I wish yougood luck. You are a good coach and I know that you will make it somewheresoon.

Kim Gray – Congratulations, Ducks, fans and Coach Boudreau!!! AWESOMENEWS!!

Chase Krainess – Woo yes! New coach new beginning! Love Boudreau. Perfectchoice.

Stephen Yano – Boudreau has the privilege of coaching the REAL great #8

Corey Goetz – BRRUUUCCEEYYYY!!!! Yeahhh baby!!!!! Can't wait to see youbehind the bench this Friday against Philly. Love this guy.

ANAHEIM DUCKS BREAKAWAY BAR & GRILLAfter the Anaheim Ducks Breakaway Bar & Grill at

John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana had its official grand opening,fans shared their thoughts on the new restaurant:

Mitch Viescas – That's awesome! I would love to go to The Breakaway!

Lily Burgos – It looks awesome can wait to eat n drink there :)

Joyce Topping-Realtor – I'm gonna go! Looks like fun!

Michael Wright – The Breakaway Bar and Grill huh? That's kinda catchy :)

Sonia Alonzo – So proud to have the Ducks represented ...THIS IS SO CALBABY AND WE HAVE A CUP!

Mark Graeff – A place we can go and not have to deal with the basketballTV hogs!

FAN/PLAYERS POLL

We polled Ducks fans onFacebook and Twitter, andalso asked the players:

Who is the bestDucks player whodoesn't get a lot

of press?

Players’ top answers:1) Saku Koivu2) Toni Lydman

Fans’ top answers:1) Niklas Hagman2) Cam Fowler3) Lubomir Visnovsky4) Luca Sbisa

Favorite NHL player growing upGrant Fuhr. I knew I wanted to be agoalie and he was great.

Favorite FoodNothing like a good streak

Favorite Movie“Law Abiding Citizen” with Jamie Foxx

Favorite TV Shows“House” and “Dexter”

TV Show You’re EmbarrassedYou Like“Divine Design” with Candice Olson onHGTV. She’s an interior designer fromCanada who helps people redesign theirhomes.

Favorite Sport to Watch BesidesHockeyI like to watch baseball. I’m a Red Soxfan.

Favorite Vacation SpotTurks and Caicos

Favorite MusicI like Coldplay and David Nail

First CarIt was a Mazda MX3 and I crashed it.

Another Sport You’d Play If You Didn’t Play HockeyDefinitely lacrosse. I played that growing up.

Favorite Goalie MaskThe best one I had was my second year in Nashville. It had some tigers on the side and images of thedowntown Broadway strip on thebottom. It worked in the whole themeand the city pretty well.

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THE POWER PLAYERS support the Ducks event presentation efforts at every home gameby greeting fans, sweeping the ice during timeouts, assisting with on-ice and in-stand

promotions and helping to ensure our fans have an outstanding experience. Power Playersare also actively involved in our many Community Relations and Fan Development events.

First row (L-R): Erin and Taylor. Second row: Christine, Melanie, Sabrina, Kristin, Fiona.Third row: Meghan, Trina, Erika, Kara, Jamie. Fourth row: Tara and Liz.

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18th ANNUAL JOHN R. WOODEN CLASSIC –UCLA vs. ARIZONA Thursday, January 5 at 8 PM

MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTALWORLD TOUR BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Tuesday, January 24 at 8:00 PMWednesday, January 25 at 8:00 PM

WWE MONDAY NIGHTRAW SUPERSHOWMonday, January 16

at 5:30 PM

PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERSSaturday, January 14 at 7:00 PMSunday, January 15 at 2:00 PM

CSUF FRONT & CENTERfeaturing HEARTSaturday, February 25 at8:00 PM

BIG WEST BASKETBALLTOURNAMENTThursday, March 8 at 12:00 PMFriday, March 9 at 12:00 PMand 6:30 PMSaturday, March 10 at 1:00 PMand 7:00 PM

UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL –UCLA VS. ARIZONA STATE

Saturday, January 7 at 7:30 PM

HARLEMGLOBETROTTERSSaturday,February 18 at1:00 PM and7:00 PM

Buy tickets now atHondaCenter.com

STARS ON ICE Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 PM

RAMMSTEIN Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 PM