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Hiller unable to save Ducks from loss to Kings
December 23
Orange County Register
 
"There was a time when Jonas Hiller stood out in the shootout. And there was a time when the goalie made the big save his team needed. And there was a time when the Ducks knew how to win. None of that seems to apply this season. Hiller couldn't stop two of the three shootout tries by the Kings, and the Ducks were left to take their 13th consecutive road defeat, a 3-2 decision Thursday night at Staples Center. Corey Perry was able to answer Jarret Stoll's successful score to open the shootout, but Dustin Brown ripped another wrist shot by Hiller and Ducks rookie Kyle Palmieri was unable to beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to decide matters. Afterward, Hiller said he thought he felt "a little"
Goaltender Hiller says third, fourth lines need to improve play
November 23
L.A. Daily News
 
"Jonas Hiller might have the best perspective on the Ducks' struggles during their past 15 games. As their goaltender, he has noticed everything that's gone wrong as well as right during a 2-9-4 slide that's threatened to torpedo their season. "We have a lot of potential here," Hiller said Tuesday, prefacing a rather critical review of the Ducks' play. "It just seems we can't find a way to put it on the ice, at least not for 60 minutes. "I think we always show it in parts of the games." Above all, the Ducks' lack of experience and maturity beyond their first two lines and their top two defense pairs have blunted their momentum at times. A lack of confidence also has been a key factor during"
Ducks goalie Hiller back in form after battle with Vertigo-like symptoms
October 20
L.A. Daily News
 
"One day last season Jonas Hiller was an All-Star goaltender for the Ducks. The next he was merely a spectator. One day he was fine, the next he was not. One day everything was right in his world, the next it all went haywire and no one knew why. Hiller played one period of the All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C. He got hit on the head by a puck but displayed no symptoms of a concussion. He rejoined his teammates for practice the next two days and still had no problems. However, he couldn't make it through the Ducks' 4-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 2 at Honda Center. He was pulled from the game and complained to the coaching staff and the team's medical personnel he didn't"
Hiller leads Ducks past the Sharks, 1-0, in home opener
October 15
Los Angeles Times
 
"They applauded long and hard during the glitzy pregame introductions for reigning league most valuable player Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Bobby Ryan and, of course, the age-defying Teemu Selanne. One of them would surely score, right? Or failing that, serve as a skillful playmaker during the Ducks' opener at Honda Center. None of that happened, and it didn't matter. Not with Jonas Hiller tending goal for the Ducks on Friday night. Hiller recorded his 12th career shutout, facing 31 shots in the Ducks' 1-0 win against the San Jose Sharks. Rookie center Maxime Macenauer got the game-winner, his first NHL goal, at 13:59 of the first period. Welcome to old-school hockey. Hiller, who was plagued"
A healthy Jonas Hiller is moving forward once again
October 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"He could have handled an injured knee, a sore groin or even a broken bone. Instead, for the Ducks' Jonas Hiller, this felt as if he was fighting off a clever, unknown opponent, floundering helplessly in the dark. Not only did he not know how he got to this place, but there also was no reasonable plan to get out of the quandary. Unfortunately, there was no fixed timetable to recover from vertigo, a difficult realization for a goal-oriented athlete, the man assigned to stop goals from being scored."
Jonas Hiller, Ducks defeat Canucks, 3-2
September 29
Los Angeles Times
 
"Eventually there will come a time when Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller puts on his mask and plays against a team not named the Vancouver Canucks. Someday. For now, Hiller will have to be content to deal with all things Vancouver, facing the Canucks twice in five days. Then again, the Canucks were almost like different teams in those two games. Team B — or B-minus — on Saturday. What more closely resembled Team A was on exhibit in Anaheim on Wednesday night, testing the resolve and glove of Hiller. Call it a clean sweep for Hiller and the Ducks after their 3-2 win against Vancouver at Honda Center. Hiller faced 33 shots, and the game-winner came from defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, on the power"
Ducks goalie Hiller set for camp now that vertigo symptoms have cleared
August 20
L.A. Daily News
 
"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller wasn't worried about his hockey career this summer.

For a while he wasn't thinking about hockey at all.

The 29-year-old stopped practicing with the team during the postseason. He and his girlfriend then went to Hawaii, then back home to Switzerland, while many in Southern California wondered when and if Hiller could ever regain the All-Star form that fizzled in a mysterious haze of vertigo-like symptoms.

As it turns out, a little time off was just what the doctor ordered.

"Day by day, it went better and better," Hiller said Friday on a conference call from Switzerland. "I guess for the last month and a half when I've been skating, it's been progressing"

Ducks' Jonas Hiller expects to attend training camp
August 20
Los Angeles Times
 
"It appears one of the Ducks ' major off-season questions has been answered. Goalie Jonas Hiller says he is no longer suffering from the vertigo symptoms that plagued him last season and expects to attend training camp next month. The All-Star goalie said Friday he's been practicing without symptoms in his native Switzerland since July 10 and is eager to be back on the ice with his teammates after sitting out almost the entire second half of last season. "It's great to feel better," Hiller said. "It's been a long process but I feel great, and I'm ready to help this team win." Even though doctors were unable to pinpoint what exactly caused him to have vertigo, the 29-year-old is confident"
Ducks' Hiller says he's free of vertigo
August 20
Orange County Register
 
"The truest sign of a full recovery from vertigo won't come until his first exhibition game, but Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has proclaimed himself free of symptoms and set for training camp next month. Hiller resumed skating July 10 at Francois Allaire's goaltending camp in Hiller's native Switzerland after 21/2 months of rest. The goalie, whose 2010-11 season was wrecked by the symptoms that first surfaced in February, has been facing shots in goal for the past few weeks. Though the real test of whether he's at full strength won't come until later, Hiller said he's at the point where he would feel comfortable competing in game action. "I haven't played games for quite a while now so I can't"
Ducks GM discusses statuses of Teemu Selanne, Jonas Hiller
August 9
Pro Hockey Talk
 
"When we discussed Randy Carlyle's three-year contract extension earlier today, much of the focus was on the Anaheim Ducks' predicament going into the 2011-12 season. Few teams face the kind of uncertainty that Anaheim is coping with right now, with high-scoring veteran winger Teemu Selanne mulling retirement and Jonas Hiller dealing with vertigo issues. Perhaps it shouldn't be too surprising that Ducks GM Bob Murray addressed both players while discussing Carlyle's contract extension today. Unfortunately, Murray wouldn't (or couldn't) really giving any concrete information. As far as top goalie Jonas Hiller is concerned, Murray seemed pretty optimistic, saying that Hiller has been working"
Ducks' Hiller will resume skating next month
June 10
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks general manager Bob Murray on Thursday said goalie Jonas Hiller will resume skating in July as he attempts to recover from the vertigo symptoms that kept him out much of the second half of the 2010-11 season. Hiller made just two appearances after the vertigo first surfaced before a Feb. 2 game against San Jose after he took part in his first All-Star game. Persistent symptoms kept him from playing for the Ducks in their playoff series against Nashville. Murray said he spoke with Hiller last week and the two agreed that he should return the ice and take shots in goal when he appears at former Ducks goaltending coach Francois Allaire's camp in Switzerland. "He's fine," Murray said."
Ducks send ailing Jonas Hiller home
April 20
ESPN.com
 
"Ducks starting goaltender Jonas Hiller was sent back to Anaheim for treatment of lingering vertigo symptoms, the team announced Tuesday. Igor Bobkov will serve as the team's third goaltender behind Ray Emery and Dan Ellis. After Ellis started in Anaheim's first-round opener versus Nashville, Emery received the starting nod in Games 2 and 3. The Predators lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. Hiller began feeling vertigo symptoms shortly after returning from his first All-Star appearance in January. The Ducks signed Emery as insurance, then traded for Ellis after Hiller's symptoms continued and his backup, Curtis McIlhinney, couldn't cut it as a full-time goalkeeper."
Ellis is Ducks' likely starter in goal
April 12
Orange County Register
 
"The All-Star who Ducks coach Randy Carlyle still refers to as "our No. 1 goaltender" doesn't believe he can perform at his best. The goalie who has made a remarkable comeback from a serious injury is now hurt again. And the goaltender who seemed to be the third option might be drawing the starting assignment Wednesday night for Game 1 of the NHL's Western Conference quarterfinals — against his former team. If you ask Carlyle, he will tell you that he has three options in Jonas Hiller, Ray Emery and Dan Ellis. But it appears the healthy Ellis is the likely option against the Nashville Predators with Hiller and Emery ailing. "You go with the hot hand. Dan has been very strong in the nets for"
Hiller admits to lingering vertigo symptoms
March 31
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller said on Wednesday that he's still dealing with some lingering vertigo-related symptoms and was uncertain on when he may be fully recovered and able to play in another game. Speaking with a couple of reporters after taking part in the team's morning skate at Scotiabank Saddledome, Hiller said he doesn't plan to put a timetable on a possible return until he is feeling right every day. "Yeah, it's something that's still up and down," Hiller said in his first extended comments since that start. "Some days are better, some days are not so good. I guess it's just going to take its time. I still found out that I'm not quite where I wanted to be. All I can do is give"
Ducks' Jonas Hiller activated
March 24
ESPN.com
 
"The Anaheim Ducks actived goalie Jonas Hiller off injured reserve after he missed 15 consecutive games with vertigo-related symptoms, the team announced Wednesday. Hiller returned from playing in the All-Star Game Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C. and began feeling lightheaded and slow to react while allowing three goals on 10 shots in the opening period of a 4-3 loss Feb. 2 against visiting San Jose. He sat out the next four and returned to shut out Edmonton, 4-0, on Feb. 13, but the symptoms reappeared and he sat out the next 15."
Hiller returns, backs up Emery
March 24
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller was activated off injured reserve Wednesday and served as the backup in their 4-3 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Hiller has played only 71 minutes total since his appearance in the All-Star Game on Jan. 30 because of vertigo. Until then, the Swiss netminder was the NHL's busiest goalie in terms of shots faced as he appeared in 46 of their first 52 contests. The question is when he will play and Hiller's availability figures to be a strong sign that he could start tonight in Nashville against the Predators. If that is the case, it would be his first game since Feb. 13 against Edmonton. Even though it was a 4-0 shutout of the"
Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller could be back soon
March 23
SportingNews.com
 
"All-star goalie Jonas Hiller moved closer to a return with the Anaheim Ducks after coach Randy Carlyle said Tuesday that he will accompany the team on its three-game trip to Dallas, Nashville and Chicago. Hiller, who has played two games since Jan. 25 while battling vertigo-like symptoms, went through another full practice on Tuesday. Carlyle told the Orange County Register the key will be how Hiller reacts to his latest workout and the flight to Dallas. "We have, quite possibly, a decision to make in the next three games," Carlyle said. That decision will focus on which goaltenders will play down the stretch as the Ducks battle for a playoff berth. Dan Ellis has played well since being"
Hiller still plagued by slowness
March 2
Orange County Register
 
"Jonas Hiller looked just fine to observers when he faced some shots and moved around his net. But when actual hockey plays unfolded he was back in an uncomfortable place, clouded in uncertainty. Hiller practiced Tuesday but did not make it all the way through as vertigo symptoms continue to haunt him. Coach Randy Carlyle said the plan is to increase Hiller's workload and that it was encouraging to extend his practice time. Hiller, though, didn't sound as sunny afterward and called the ordeal depressing. "It's still not the way I want to," he said. "I still have the symptoms and I still don't feel right. It still feels like I've got something slowing me down and it seems like I'm always"
Jonas Hiller may be suffering from vertigo
February 24
Orange County Register
 
"If he had a broken arm or even a sprained ankle Jonas Hiller would be able to wrap his mind around exactly what kind of recovery period he would need to go through. But the source of his dizziness and lightheadedness has been a mystery to the goaltender who has meant everything to the Ducks this season but doesn't know when he will be back on the ice with them. He met with the media Wednesday for the first time since the full recurrence of those symptoms, and Hiller said doctors told him they believe he is suffering from vertigo, even though there has been no official determination for the cause. "They've kind of ruled it out, the concussion thing," Hiller said before the Ducks' 3-2 loss"
Ducks' Hiller remains on injured reserve
February 22
Orange County Register
 
"There was no Jonas Hiller on the ice when the Ducks practiced Monday and seemingly no end in sight for the team's ugliest defensive stretch this season. It's quite obvious that goaltending is at the forefront of the team's issues, but the defense deserves just as much scrutiny after the Ducks allowed 21 goals the past three games. Hiller had a second session with a physical therapist as he tries to solve lightheadedness and fatigue, but he remains day-to-day on injured reserve. That leaves the team trying to work through this skid without any immediate answers on hand. "It's unacceptable the number of goals that we've let in," Toni Lydman said. "I really don't have a lot of explanation to"
Jonas Hiller reports lightheadedness
February 17
ESPN.com
 
"The Anaheim Ducks once again will be without All-Star goalie Jonas Hiller, who reported to the team Tuesday a recurrence of the lightheadedness that kept him out earlier this month. A team spokesman said Hiller would be placed on injured reserve and will miss the next three games."
Recurring dizziness puts Hiller on injured reserve
February 16
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has been placed on injured reserve Wednesday morning due to a recurrence of the lightheaded feeling and dizziness that kept him out of three recent starts. According to the club, Hiller said he felt the symptoms come on following Tuesday's practice at Honda Center. The All-Star goalie will miss the team's next three games, including tonight at home against Washington. Timo Pielmeier has been recalled from the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL and will serve as Curtis McElhinney's backup against the Capitals. Hiller will stay behind in Anaheim and is expected to undergo another battery of tests to pinpoint the cause of his dizzy symptoms. A club spokesman said that the"
Ducks activate Hiller off injured reserve
February 12
NHL.com
 
"The Anaheim Ducks activated goalie Jonas Hiller off injured reserve Friday after he missed two games with fatigue/lightheadedness. Hiller, who played in his first NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C., was pulled in the first period of a 4-3 loss to San Jose on Feb. 2, the first game following the All-Star break. Hiller skated with the rest of the team Wednesday in Vancouver for the first time since being placed on IR. Curtis McElhinney started in net that night as the Ducks earned a 4-3 win. McElhinney picked up his second career shutout in a 3-0 victory at Colorado last Saturday. Hiller has gone 9-3-0 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .934 save percentage over his last 14"
Hiller hopes days off help him
February 6
Orange County Register
 
"There might not be any Ducks player looking forward to having three days off more than Jonas Hiller. Hiller hopes that will give him time to recover as he copes with a mysterious case of fatigue and lightheadedness that has rendered him confused as well. Hiller said after Saturday's game that he didn't feel much different and sounded a little discouraged about the situation. "(I'm) a little worn down, a little lightheaded," Hiller said in a brief interview. "It's weird. I don't know. It doesn't seem right. "I was hoping it would get better from one day to the next but it didn't happen, so unfortunately I hope it's going to be good soon. All I can do is get my rest and we'll see what"
Hiller doesn't show All-Star form in Ducks' loss to San Jose
February 3
L.A. Daily News
 
"Call it an All-Star Game hangover or merely an "off night." For whatever reason, the Jonas Hiller who started Wednesday for the Ducks didn't resemble the same goalie who played so spectacularly for most of the season's first half. Hiller allowed three goals on 10 shots and was pulled 11 minutes, 15 seconds into an eventual 4-3 win for the San Jose Sharks in front of an announced crowd of 14,486 at Honda Center. "I didn't feel as good as I wish I would," Hiller said after his shortest start of the season, "but things like that happen." By racing out to a 3-0 lead, the Sharks grabbed momentum and almost cruised to the victory. The Ducks rallied behind backup goalie Curtis McElhinney and"
Ducks goalie Hiller gets second straight shutout
January 10
L.A. Daily News
 
"With NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in attendance, Jonas Hiller stated his case to be named to the All-Star Game when the league fills out the roster Tuesday. Hiller stopped all 37 shots he faced Sunday against the San Jose Sharks, recording back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, and Bobby Ryan's second-period goal stood up in a 1-0 win in front of 16,172 at Honda Center. Hiller, who also blanked Columbus on Friday, is one win (21) behind Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard for the league lead. Hiller now ranks third in save percentage (.929), is tied for second in shutouts (4), and has allowed just five goals in his last five games to lower his goals-against average to"
Ducks heap praise on Hiller
January 3
Orange County Register
 
"Toni Lydman referred to teammate Jonas Hiller as the "final frontier" after the goalie stole a 2-1 victory for the Ducks over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night, but it was just the latest example of a player who's on his game of late. Hiller makes 39 saves against the Blackhawks and has stopped all but four of the 109 shots he has faced in the Ducks' current three-game winning streak. But the Swiss netminder has a larger sample size that displays his strong work. Since Dec. 5, Hiller has gone 8-3-1 with a 1.79 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage in his past 13 appearances. "I feel pretty comfortable with the way I'm playing," he said. "I kind of knew I had to play a"
Jonas Hiller, Anaheim Ducks humble Phoenix Coyotes
December 29
Arizona Republic
 
"So much for any welcome-home party the Coyotes thought about holding Tuesday night in front of 14,032 fans. That idea disappeared faster than the $1 beers they were selling at Jobing.com Arena. Playing on home ice for the first time in more than two weeks, the Coyotes got humbled in their own house 3-1 by the Anaheim Ducks in the first of back-to-back games against Pacific Division rivals. Next up are the Kings tonight, and the Coyotes only can hope they start scoring some goals and that goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has better luck. Anaheim slipped three goals by him in the first period and then tightened up defensively to send the Coyotes to their third defeat in four games. Phoenix has been"
Ducks' victory a thriller for Hiller
November 30
Orange County Register
 
"Timely goals were scored. Great saves were made. Sound defense was being played throughout. Bodies were being sacrificed until the end. It all came together for the Ducks on Monday night in a performance they could display on their mantle. Jonas Hiller's first shutout of the season and goals by Cam Fowler and Jason Blake highlighted an impressive collective effort by the Ducks in a 2-0 victory over the Kings at Honda Center in the season's first meeting between the rivals. If this wasn't the best game of the season for the inconsistent Ducks (12-11-3) it certainly belongs on the short list. "That's the type of game our hockey club has to play night in and night out," Ducks coach Randy"
Hiller plays through pain
November 15
Orange County Register
 
"Jonas Hiller looked worse than he felt when he got to United Center on Sunday night. Hiller was knocked out of Saturday's practice by a shot that creased his mask and cut him near his left eye. He had a bandage and a shiner, but his shoulders were fine as he carried the Ducks into overtime, where they lost to Chicago, 3-2. "I knew it wasn't too bad," Hiller said. "I might have to change the cage a little bit on the mask, but I never thought I was really hurt." Hiller was very strong in the third period as Chicago kept attacking. He stopped Brian Campbell, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Tomas Kopecky in the final 15 minutes without leaving rebounds. He also benefited when Duncan Keith and Jonathan"
Ducks' Hiller injured during practice
November 14
Orange County Register
 
"Jonas Hiller was felled by a shot during Ducks practice Saturday and was taken to a local hospital, where a cut below his left eye was stitched up. Hiller's mask fell off when he was hit, and Ducks trainers had to help the Ducks goalie off the ice at Johnny's Ice House West, the training facility for the Chicago Blackhawks, whom the Ducks play Sunday night. "We'll have an assessment done to make sure there are no broken bones or anything," Coach Randy Carlyle said. "It's one of those unfortunate things that happen." Hiller had four stitches inserted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and will be re-evaluated this morning. Hiller has started 14 of the Ducks' 18 games and is 8-5-1. The past"
Backup plan works for Hiller
October 26
Orange County Register
 
"Curtis McElhinney's impressive 40-save performance in his first start last week against Philadelphia helped Ducks coach Randy Carlyle accomplish two things. It allowed Carlyle to reward his backup goalie with a follow-up start Saturday against Detroit and it gave workhorse starter Jonas Hiller additional rest after a busy start to his season. As is his policy, Carlyle never mentions who his starting goaltender will be for any particular game, but if Hiller goes in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars as expected, it will be five full days of rest since his last start against Columbus. Hiller's numbers — 2-4-1 record, 3.45 goals-against average, .911 save percentage — are very"
Hiller gets rest down the stretch
March 29
Orange County Register
 
"For about two months it seemed like the only thing that would take Jonas Hiller out of the net would be a truckload of pucks behind him. The Ducks rode Hiller for 19 consecutive starts from Jan. 29 to last Friday, when the goalie finally watched a game from the bench. But now that the Ducks have conceded to an early summer, they can dial it down for Hiller. Coach Randy Carlyle had to lean on Hiller as the Ducks were only three points out of a playoff spot at the Olympic break, but Carlyle said that backup Curtis McElhinney "will get an opportunity as we go forward" with eight games remaining and the Ducks all but mathematically eliminated. "It's only fair for Jonas to have a little bit of"
With Hiller in net, Switzerland is confident vs. U.S.
February 24
Chicago Tribune
 
"Team USA's exhilarating upset of Canada on Sunday might as well be ancient history, so far had the players in red, white and blue put it behind them as they prepared for their Olympic quarterfinal playoff game against Switzerland Wednesday. Criticism of their performance against Canada from their general manager, Brian Burke, achieved its purpose. The top-seeded Americans say they're thoroughly prepared to face No. 8 Switzerland, which defeated Belarus 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday behind a strong performance by Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller. "I think Burkie wants to keep us where we need to be, which is appropriately paranoid," said U.S. goalie Ryan Miller, who has a 1.67 goals-against"
Heavy workload ahead for Ducks' Hiller
February 14
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has been a busy man the past two months, and his workload figures to increase not only in the coming days but for the remainder of the season. Given that he is the club's undisputed No. 1 goalie, Hiller has taken to being the one on which the team leans. He has had just four nights off since Dec. 12, and it appears that there won't be many more even with veteran Vesa Toskala now serving as his backup instead of Jean-Sebastien Giguere. This is what Hiller wanted since he signed with the Ducks as a sought-after free agent out of Switzerland nearly three years ago. "I feel pretty good," Hiller said before Saturday night's game against Calgary. "I'm definitely happy"
Ducks' faith in Hiller paying off
February 4
Orange County Register
 
"It is just two games since Jonas Hiller was made a rich man over the weekend, but you get the feeling the Ducks are feeling good about their $18 million investment. Hiller has been their go-to goalie for the past two months and he continued to reward the Ducks' faith in him as he made a season-high 46 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday for their ninth consecutive victory at Honda Center. Ryan Whitney, Kyle Chipchura and Bobby Ryan each scored to support Hiller with a three-goal lead and the club's new undisputed No. 1 goalie carried his teammates with another standout performance. In his last three starts, the Swiss netminder has been virtually unbeatable as"
Jonas Hiller's 46 saves stops Red Wings in Anaheim
February 4
Detroit Free Press
 
"This night, Jonas Hiller denied the Red Wings' attempt at pulling off a second straight rally. Playing 24 hours after polishing off a top contender and then flying on to their next stop, the Red Wings weren't able to solve Hiller, who made 46 saves to hand the Wings a 3-1 loss Wednesday at Honda Center. "We played a good game, we generated a lot of scoring chances," Jimmy Howard said after making 27 saves. "Their guy stole two points for them tonight, basically." With Calgary picking up two points against Carolina, the Wings dropped to ninth place in the Western Conference standings, though it's a logjam around that spot. The Wings were in eighth after rallying from a two-goal deficit to"
Ducks give Hiller $18 million extension
January 31
Orange County Register
 
"Not only has it become apparent that Jonas Hiller became the Ducks' lead goalie over the last few weeks but it's now clear that he could be that for the next few seasons. The Ducks signed Hiller to a contract extension Saturday worth $18 million over four years, securing the Swiss native who has won the starting job and could have been an unrestricted free agent this summer. It is a clear sign the club is committed to Hiller, who'll be 28 on Feb. 12, as the go-to guy in net for the present and the future. Hiller, who will be the starter for Switzerland at the Olympics next month, is 21-15-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. Ducks general manager Bob Murray said"
Ducks give goalie Hiller four-year extension worth $18 million
January 31
L.A. Daily News
 
"The Ducks have identified their goalie of the future by signing Jonas Hiller to a four-year, $18 million extension, it was announced Saturday. The 27-year-old will make $4.5 million in each year of the contract. The deal comes after a quick three-year ascension for Hiller in the NHL, in which he took over the No. 1 mantle from Jean-Sebastien Giguere, led the Ducks into the second round of the playoffs last season and now will be paid like a starting goalie. "When I got here I didn't know what to expect, my first year was more about showing I could play here," Hiller said. "My second year I tried to get better ... having that security is a great thing." Since the Ducks signed Hiller as a"
Ducks lock up Hiller: 4 years, $18 million
January 30
Orange County Register
 
"The Ducks have signed goalie Jonas Hiller to a contract extension worth $18 million over four years, securing the Swiss native who has won the starting job and could have been an unrestricted free agent this summer. It is a clear sign that the club is committing to Hiller, who'll be 28 on Feb. 12, as the No. 1 goalie for the present and the future. Hiller, who will be the starter for Switzerland at the Olympics next month, is 21-15-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. Ducks general manager Bob Murray said there was no way he wanted to let Hiller get away and estimated that he could have possibly gotten more if he hit the market as a UFA on July 1. "It was huge"
Hiller's price tag likely rising
January 20
Orange County Register
 
"Jonas Hiller's fine play in goal over a month-long stretch is making the Ducks smile these days and has given them confidence that he can be leaned on in their desperate push to make the playoffs. But as he keeps putting together victories and lowering his goals-against average and save percentage, Hiller's price tag is likely rising as well for a big-money contract that he figures to get from his team - or someone else. Hiller, 27, is making $1.3 million this season and stands to make at least twice, if not three times that on the open market as he can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. With 11 victories in his 15 starts before Tuesday's game against Buffalo, the Swiss native"
Hiller's 42 saves vaults Ducks past Chicago
January 11
Orange County Register
 
"It might have taken longer than the Ducks wanted but Jonas Hiller showed why he's now their undisputed No. 1 goalie with a performance that a top-flight NHL netminder delivers. Hiller came through with one of the best games of his career as a 42-save effort against the Western Conference-leading Chicago Blackhawks highlighted a 3-1 victory at the United Center that extended the Ducks' winning streak to a season-best four games. Corey Perry and Saku Koivu provided support with first-period goals and Teemu Selanne ended the Blackhawks' comeback effort Sunday night with an empty-net score for his 595th career goal. But this victory was all about Hiller's bravura turn in net. "Hillsy stole the"
Hiller takes control of goalie situation
January 7
Orange County Register
 
"Most of the season has been a revolving door in net for the Ducks, with Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Jonas Hiller taking turns and neither really taking control in front of a mostly shaky defense. But as the Ducks dig in for the second half of the season, they can see traces of stability in goal that they have sought since training camp. Hiller has started seven of the past nine games for the Ducks. He has gone 6-3 in his last nine starts with a 2.26 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in that span. Hiller isn't ready to stake his claim as the No.1 goalie, but for now he's certainly the best option for the club. "I'm playing a lot, so that's a good sign," Hiller said. "I'm not"
Little to dislike about Hiller
May 14
Detroit Free Press
 
"You should, by any reasonable standard, consider him the devil. OK, that's a bit harsh. That's way harsh. That is ... ah, fine, totally outlandish. But what Jonas Hiller is doing to the Red Wings is harsh and outlandish, too. Hiller, the Anaheim Ducks' goalie, has already pushed the Wings to the brink of ruin. "Hiller's been outstanding in this series," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "He's had to be, because territorially, we've carried play a ton." That was a pretty blunt way for Babcock to say he thinks the Wings have been a much better team in this series. It is hard to argue the point. The Wings have outshot Anaheim, 254-166, in this series. They have fired at least 10 more shots on"