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5 Ducks Games to Look Forward to in 2025-26 There's still just over a month until teams hit the ice for training camp, but the&nbsp;<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/ducks-2025-26-regular-season-schedule-announced...

The 2025-26 regular season is still a bit away, but training camp will be here before we know it.

I’ve highlighted five Ducks games to look forward to this season. Do you agree or disagree with my choices?

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Ducks prospect and 2025 10th overall pick Roger McQueen has officially committed to Providence College for the 2025-26 season. The exodus of CHL players to the NCAA continues.

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Sam Colangelo is making the switch to No. 12 after new signing Mikael Granlund took No. 64.

Colangelo wore 12 during his senior collegiate season at Western Michigan.

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Ducks Sign Colangelo, Washe to Two-Year Contracts The Ducks have trimmed their unsigned RFAs list down to one. Mason McTavish is the lone RFA left for the Ducks to sign after they signed forwards Sam Colangelo and Tim Washe to two-year deals on Monda...

The Ducks have OFFICIALLY signed Sam Colangelo and Tim Washe, making Mason McTavish their sole remaining RFA left to sign.

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THN Anaheim Ducks Mailbag (08/02/25) Derek and Patrick answered questions submitted by Ducks fans on social media. Watch and listen to their responses in this nearly 90-minute-long recording.

You asked, we answered! A big thanks to everyone who submitted questions for our latest Ducks mailbag. We had so many questions that we had to split it up into two recordings!

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So, following up again. Colangelo has NOT signed, but it appears that Washe HAS signed, per @puckpedia.com.

Everyone got that?

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Have been informed that these signings have NOT happened, the articles (linked below) that were posted on the Ducks’ website announcing the signings are no longer up either.

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The Ducks have signed RFAs and former Western Michigan teammates Sam Colangelo and Tim Washe to two-year contracts. Both deals are two-way in 2025-26 and then convert to one-way in 2026-27.

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Hey folks, @patrickcpresent.bsky.social and I will be recording a Ducks mailbag on Saturday! Send in your questions and we’ll do our best to get to all of them.

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He’s Reggie Willits’ kid????

Six Ducks Prospects Named to 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase Rosters The 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase takes place this week in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota. Team practices began on Friday, July 25 with the first set of games on Sunday, July 27. Six D...

Six Ducks prospects have been named to the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase rosters, but only four will be participating.

Roger McQueen, Beckett Sennecke unable to attend, but not due to injury per a team source.

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Ducks announce they have loaned prospects Lucas Pettersson and Damian Clara to SHL club Brynäs for the 2025-26 season.

Big opportunities for both players, who bounced around last season. They’ll be teammates with former Duck Jakob Silfverberg.

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Ducks announce that Jansen Harkins has changed his number to No. 24 for the upcoming season. Previously was No. 38.

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Can ‘Rangers West’ Help Get the Ducks Back Into the Playoffs? Take a glance at the Ducks' roster and you might think you're looking at an old New York Rangers roster. Well, that's partially true. Four former Blueshirts are now part of the Ducks organization afte...

After acquiring Chris Kreider, the Ducks are starting to look like Rangers West. The quartet of former Blueshirts will be a big reason behind whether they make the playoffs this season.

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Ducks also announce that Drew Helleson has changed his jersey number form 43 to 14.

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Ducks Sign Drew Helleson to Two-Year Extension The Ducks have now signed both of their arbitration-eligible restricted free agents.

The Ducks locked down both of their arbitration-eligible players on back-to-back days, signing Lukáš Dostál to an extension yesterday and doing the same today with Drew Helleson.

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The Ducks have signed goaltender Lukáš Dostál to a five-year extension with a $6.5 million AAV.

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Projecting Future Extensions for Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier The “dog days” of the NHL offseason are in full swing. The only remaining “musts” on the agendas of general managers league-wide are to determine the futures of their remaining restricted free agents ...

New from colleague @patrickcpresent.bsky.social: projecting the next contracts for Ducks budding stars Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier.

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Ducks 2025-26 Regular Season Schedule Announced The Ducks have <a href="https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-2025-26-schedule-announced">their 2025-26 schedule</a> and will open the season on the road against the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 9. This will...

The Ducks’ 2025-26 regular season schedule is out. Which games are you looking forward to and which games do you want to see road coverage for? Drop your thoughts ⤵️

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Good for Lic’s brother

Ducks Sign Clang, Myšák to One-Year Deals The Ducks trimmed down their list of unsigned restricted free agents on Tuesday by inking goaltender Calle Clang and forward Jan Myšák to one-year, two-way deals.

The Ducks have signed goaltender Calle Clang and forward Jan Mysak to one-year, two-way contracts. That now puts their unsigned RFAs total down to five.

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He will be 19 next month, so not too old for it. The plan is for him to play in the CHL to get adjusted to NA style of hockey and then play at UConn in 2026-27.

Ducks Prospect Uljanskis Chooses CHL for 2025-26 Season Another Ducks prospect will be making the transition from playing in Europe to playing in North America this upcoming season, but it won't be for college hockey just yet.

Ducks 2024 seventh-round pick Darels Uļjanskis will move from Sweden to play for the Flint Firebirds in the OHL in 2025-26.

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Nilson, Pettersson Named to Sweden’s World Junior Summer Showcase Roster Two Ducks prospects, Eric Nilson and Lucas Pettersson, have made Sweden's roster for the World Junior Summer Showcase, which will take place from July 25 to Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn...

Eric Nilson and Lucas Pettersson will play for Sweden at the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase in Minnesota.

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THN Anaheim Ducks Show (07-11-25) Derek Lee and Patrick Present discuss the Ducks' offseason moves,&nbsp; along with the draft and their takeaways from Ducks development camp.

Been a while since @patrickcpresent.bsky.social recorded, so we had plenty to discuss in our latest edition of the THN Anaheim Ducks show.

Offseason moves, draft/dev camp takeaways and where RFA negotiations could go.

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Some Ducks jersey number updates:

Chris Kreider - 20
Mikael Granlund - 64
Pavel Mintyukov - 34➡️98
Petr Mrázek - 34

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Mikael Granlund Is Ready to Help the Ducks Start Winning Mikael Granlund has yet to play a game for the Ducks after signing a three-year, $21 million contract on Jul. 1, but he's already made one thing clear to new head coach Joel Quenneville: he wants to w...

“With the talent they have, it’s gonna get only better.”

Mikael Granlund on why he signed with the Ducks and where he could fit into the team.

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Mikael Granlund on providing leadership:

“I really feel like you kind of either have it or you don’t. You kind of can learn and kind of grow into it. But, for me, I’ve always been trying to do the right things, do the little details, kind of show the example.”

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Mikael Granlund said he spoke briefly with head coach Joel Quenneville after signing with the Ducks.

“I told him I can play a lot of different roles. All I care about is winning and trying to do whatever I can for the team, so I don't care where I play.”

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The Season Finale 32 Thoughts: The Podcast · Episode

Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts today:

I would be shocked if (McTavish/Dostál) got long term deals done at big numbers. I could see Verbeek saying, “No, I’m happy doing bridges and if you get to that point, then we’ll do it later.”

2:24:38 timestamp for beginning of Ducks segment.

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