I received a call from the Anaheim Ducks telling me a French sports magazine, L’Equipe was doing a story on the 25 years of the Mighty/ Anaheim Ducks. The writer wanted to interview a fan who followed the team on the road, and was an avid fan as […]
I don’t know about other sports clubs, but the Anaheim Ducks does a lot for their season ticket holders. On October 21, former Mighty Duck Paul Kariya had his number retired up in the rafters. On Monday, October 22nd, the Ducks allowed each season ticket account to get a professionally taken […]
As a season ticket holder, one of the perks we get is a meet and greet with the Anaheim Ducks players and staff at the annual “Face-off Fest” (formerly known as “Break the Ice”). It used to be a 2 day event, now condensed into a 4-hour event. […]
On Saturday, April 28th, the Anaheim Ducks provided season tickets holders (now called the Orange Alliance) the opportunity to paint the NHL ice before scraping it down for the season. They had 4 time spots from 10:00, 11:00, 12:noon, and 1:00, with each session lasting 45-minutes. After going […]
The NHL playoff begins tonight, and the game I am looking forward to is watching the Vegas Golden Knights will play their first post season against Los Angeles Kings. Las Vegas has been an amazing team this season (and, it’s their first year in the NHL). Here’s the […]
It’s the last game of the 2017-18 season, and the Ducks Die Hards (IG: DucksDieHards) organized a road trip to watch the team play the Coyotes at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ. The fans all met at the Honda Center on Saturday, and we received an […]
My bucket list is to visit every NHL arena, and after checking off T-Mobile, I only have 3 arenas left to go… so when I say this a 5 star venue, it’s because I have been to many places to compare. First, don’t drive or even take an uber unless […]
The Ducks lost the last 2 games played in Toronto and Montreal. We were hoping that this last game of the road trip would turn out better. The KeyBank Center is located down the street from our hotel, and was within the “free zone” of the local metro […]
We traveled by Plane, then Train.. and now automobile. This part of the trip is not part of the Road Crew. Twenty five fans traveled independently with me by bus to Buffalo to catch the 7:00 game against the Sabres. I hired a 56 passenger bus by Coach Canada, and our […]
Getting tickets at the Air Canada Centre is difficult. Getting tickets for almost 100 fans should be near impossible, but somehow the Ducks got us all tickets. However, they were in the gondolas located high above the arena, and we had to take an additional elevator to get […]
The reason the Ducks chose Toronto for this year’s Road Crew city was 2 former players: Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. It made perfect sense to visit this city, and to check out the Hall of Fame’s newest inductees. After the morning skate, […]
The Road Crew scheduled for fans to watch the Ducks morning skate after our tour at the DK (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre. Although it’s not always a given, we’ve been fortunate to watch the Ducks practice during most of the Road Crew trips we’ve taken We arrived just as the […]
We only have 1 day in this city and the Ducks packed a full day for us, starting at 7:30 am. When we checked in yesterday, in our packet was a $35 gift card for Tim Horton’s, or Timmy’s as its more fondly named, where we would use that […]
It’s is rare when our Road Crew trip falls on a Super Bowl Sunday. The last time was in Pittsburgh, and the Ducks hosted a party at a local bar, provided drinks, heavy appetizers, and prizes. This trip was no different. The Ducks (and radio guy Steve Carroll) […]
Our journey continues by way of a train from Montreal to Toronto. Our departure time was 8:55, but we were dropped off early in case people had to check in luggage or wanted to get some breakfast. Since we had carry on, Stephen and I went to Starbucks […]
After watching our Ducks lose 2-5, I started scouting out for dinner plans. Most of the group members were starving, since they didn’t eat at the game. So I found Reuben’s, another deli type place that could accommodate us at 6:00. The place was packed, and we were […]
The hockey game was early at 1:00 pm. We found out during the Super Bowl weekend, the Montreal Canadiens schedule the game early, and make it family friendly. From the national anthem singer to the starting lineup announcer to the guest DJ, they were all kids. There were plenty of free, interactive things […]
