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The Anaheim Ducks 2025-26 NHL season has come to a close after being eliminated in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Alexis Downie recaps the team's first playoff run in 8 years. Additionally, the Ducks players held their season-ending media availabilities following the exit. Radko Gudas (18:34), John Carlson (26:27), Jacob Trouba (33:56), Troy Terry (41:42), Mason McTavish...

The Anaheim Ducks begin their quest for the Cup this week starting in Edmonton to face the Oilers for round 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs! Ahead of the first game, Alexis Downie caught up with Jacob Trouba (2:13), Troy Terry (6:43) and Alex Killorn (12:25) following practice before the team hit the road. Leo Carlsson (16:15), Cutter Gauthier (18:28) and Head Coach Joel Quenneville (21:17)...

Ducks TV color analyst Brian Hayward joins Alexis Downie in the Paul Kariya studio to recap the Anaheim Ducks season and chat about the last 4 regular season games. Join them as they discuss rookie breakout Beckett Sennecke, the powerplay, and the Pacific Division race as the NHL finishes the 2025-26 regular season!

The Anaheim Ducks signed Roger McQueen to an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) with the San Diego Gulls this week. The 10th overall pick by Anaheim in the 2025 NHL Draft joined Alexis Downie to share his excitement for the next step in his hockey career. McQueen also discusses his year of playing college hockey at Providence and what areas his game has developed.

The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman John Carlson from the Washington Capitals at this year's trade deadline. Carlson joins Alexis Downie to talk about the quick transition to Anaheim, his strengths on the ice and what he's looking forward to in this new opportunity.

As the Anaheim Ducks get into the busy stretch of the NHL season, Alexis Downie is joined this week by Pierre LeBrun, TSN Insider and Senior NHL Columnist for The Athletic. LeBrun shares his perspective of this year's trade deadline and how it could make for an exciting offseason. The two then go on to discuss the condensed NHL season, the Ducks success, playoff formatting and more!

Ryan Poehling inks a new deal with the Anaheim Ducks that will keep him here until the 2029-30 season. Co-leading Anaheim in plus/minus and third in faceoff wins, Poehling will fly with the Ducks for the foreseeable future. Join Alexis Downie in the Kariya studio to hear from Poehling first!

Team USA brought home the gold medal at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games this year and so did Jackson LaCombe! Alexis Downie is joined by the Anaheim Ducks four Olympians to recap their experiences. We first hear from LaCombe (2:54), followed by Mikael Granlund (8:53) with Finland and round it out with the two members of Czechia, Radko Gudas (15:47) and Lukáš Dostál (27:22).

It's trade deadline week! Alexis Downie is joined by Pete Blackburn, the co-host of What Chaos, a national hockey show. Blackburn shares details from his weekend in Philly getting caked by Gritty, the growth of What Chaos and their plans for a 24-hour deadline show. After that, we hear Blackburn's thoughts on the Ducks season, the West vs. East and other storylines around the NHL.

Ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, Alexis Downie is joined by SoCal native Cayla Barnes, now a 3x Olympian for Team USA and member of the PWHL's Seattle Torrent. Barnes shares her excitement for the upcoming Games and how her previous experiences winning gold ('18) and silver ('22) will help heading into the tournament. Barnes also discusses what packing for an Olympics looks...