Rob Niedermayer

The big, fat juicy story line surrounding next week’s Ducks-Devils game will sadly not be played out. New Jersey Devils winger Rob Niedermayer has been placed on injured reserve with an upper body injury and won’t be eligible to play against brother Scott when the Ducks play at New Jersey on Wednesday. Rob Niedermayer suffered the injury last Wednesday and must sit out for one week, meaning he will miss the matchup by one day. Rob Niedermayer signed with New Jersey – Scott’s former team – late this offseason after he spent six seasons with the Ducks from 2003-09, including the last four with ... Read Full Story

Former Ducks forward Rob Niedermayer signed a one-year contract with New Jersey on Friday. The deal is worth $1 million, according to ESPN.com. Niedermayer joins the team that his brother, Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer , spent 12 seasons with and won three Stanley Cups, including the 2003 final against the Ducks. “Pretty ironic, for sure,” Rob Niedermayer said in a conference call . “I spoke with Scott and the family this morning, and we were just kind of laughing about it. It’s funny how things work out.” Niedermayer spent five-plus seasons with the Ducks and was fixture on the team’s checking line, with Samuel ... Read Full Story

TSN is citing anonymous sources that former Ducks winger Rob Niedermayer is close to signing with the Moscow Red Army of the KHL. Niedermayer left the Ducks as a free agent in July after five-plus seasons with the club. Post from: Ducks blog Source Tags: Anaheim Ducks , Sports Related posts No related posts. Read Full Story

Contract talks between the Ducks and Vancouver-based player agent Kevin Epp , who represents defenseman Scott Niedermayer , were ongoing Tuesday night but an announcement on a potential new deal was not expected until at least Wednesday. Niedermayer, who stands to become an unrestricted free agent at 9 a.m. Wednesday, had contemplated retirement for a third consecutive off-season before notifying the Ducks on Friday that he plans to return for another NHL season. During a subsequent telephone interview Friday, Niedermayer said that he expected things to “work out” with the Ducks and that he did not anticipate entertaining potential offers from other teams. Niedermayer’s ... Read Full Story

Scott Niedermayer scored his second goal of the game 55 seconds into overtime, Brendan Morrison got the tying goal early in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied twice to beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Wednesday night. The Ducks, playing for the first time since beating the Flames 2-1 on Saturday in Calgary, won the season series 3-1 for the second straight time. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 21 shots in his third straight start. Curtis Glencross and Todd Bertuzzi scored for the Flames, who have lost nine straight in Anaheim — the longest active road losing streak by any team against a single ... Read Full Story