Jean-Sebastien Giguere probably would have preferred to spend his Saturday night not facing some of the best players in the NHL one-one-one, including his teammate.
But the Ducks goaltender got a good workout in the Elimination Shootout portion of the skills competition.
Giguere, who will start for the Western Conference in front of his hometown Montreal in Sunday’s All-Star game, gave up the winning goal to Shane Doan of Phoenix in the seventh round of the 36-player shootout... Read Full Story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 23 (UPI) --
Daniel Sedin's third-period goal, his second score of the game, put Vancouver ahead 4-1 Monday night and the Canucks held on to beat Anaheim 4-3.
Mason Raymond had a goal and an assist and Ryan Kesler scored for the Canucks, who went 3-1 in their four-game homestand and took a one-point lead over second-place Calgary in the Northwest Division.
Curtis Sanford stopped 24 shots and Steve Bernier had two assists for Vancouver.
Bobby Ryan had... Read Full Story
Jean-Sebastien Giguere has moved into first place among Western Conference goaltenders in All-Star voting results through Monday morning.
Giguere has 486,798 votes, ahead of Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo (434,950).
If that holds up (fans can vote for the starters through Friday), Giguere would be the starting goaltender for the West in the All-Star game in his hometown Montreal on Jan.25.
Giguere, a Conn Smythe Trophy winner and Stanley Cup champion who recently recorded 200 career... Read Full Story
DETROIT: Detroit Red Wings could not have been saddened to see him go, when the Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere left the game after two periods Monday.
The Red Wings got a goal fromMarian Hossa on their first shot against backup goalie Jonas Hiller to defeat the Ducks 2-1 in a meeting of the last two Stanley Cup champions, after being stymied by Giguere for 40 minutes.
When Johan Franzen deflected in Nicklas Lidstrom’s shot from the point for a power play goal at 14:26 of... Read Full Story
Goaltenders usually don’t pay much attention to individual achievements, at least not publicly.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere , however, is aware that he is close to starting the All-Star game in his hometown Montreal.
As of Tuesday afternoon Giguere had 516,779 votes against 441,148 for Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo . Online voting for the starters ends Friday.
“It would mean the world, for sure,” Giguere said. “It would be quite an honor. I know this one would be because of the fans. It... Read Full Story
Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere is scheduled to back up Jonas Hiller in Tuesday night’s game against the New York Rangers at Honda Center and then leave the team to attend memorial services for his father, Claude, who passed away Monday morning in Montreal.
Giguere will likely miss Friday night’s opener of a three-game road swing against the Edmonton Oilers and rejoin the Ducks in time for a Monday game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Giguere left the Ducks for five days late... Read Full Story
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From Helene Elliott in the LA Times blog, The Fabulous Forum :
Claude Giguere , father of Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere , died Monday in Montreal of an undisclosed illness. A former school bus driver, corrections officer and stoker on a navy ship, he bought J.S.—his youngest child—the boy’s first goaltending equipment.
In this... Read Full Story
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 28 (UPI) --
Jonas Hiller recorded his second career shutout Friday when the Anaheim Ducks downed the Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0.
Hiller, playing his second NHL season, was busy in the second period when he was peppered by 15 shots.
Normally a backup, he was subbing for Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who returned to his hometown of Montreal for family reasons.
With his ninth this season, Ryan Getzlaf scored the lone goal at 15:19 of the second period after assists by Corey... Read Full Story
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) --
Teemu Selanne scored a pair of power-play goals and Chris Kunitz and Chris Pronger scored a goal apiece Monday night when the Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado 4-1.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 29 shots for the Ducks, who have won two straight.
Ian Laperriere scored for the Avalanche, who have lost three of their last four. Peter Budaj made 16 saves on 19 shots, but was removed after two periods for Andrew Raycroft, who allowed on goal on five shots... Read Full Story
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