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Scott Niedermayer News & Rumors

Retirement finally comes for Niedermayer
June 23
Orange County Register
 
"Maybe the last few years of soul searching each summer were trial runs in his mind as Scott Niedermayer had long been preparing for the day he decided he couldn't give any more of his body to the sport he cherishes. And in one sense, the Ducks captain tried out the retirement thing before realizing that he couldn't stay away. But Niedermayer made it official this time, ending an 18-year NHL career as one of the best defensemen of his generation and one of hockey's most accomplished and decorated players. The four-time Stanley Cup winner made the emotional announcement in a news conference at Honda Center with his wife, Lisa, and their sons, Logan, Jackson, Josh and Luke on hand along with"
Scott Niedermayer retires after brilliant career
June 22
NHL.com
 
"There's a reason that Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer is the only hockey player in the world to win the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold, the World Championship, World Junior Championship, the World Cup and the Memorial Cup. Niedermayer, 36, who retired Tuesday after 18 NHL seasons, was simply one of the best defensemen in the history of the game and certainly one of hockey's all-time best skaters. Schooled in the tight defensive style of the New Jersey Devils, Niedermayer was transformed from one of the best offensive defensemen in Canadian junior-hockey history into one of the NHL's top shutdown players. Niedermayer also was selected as the 2004 Norris Trophy winner as the best"
Niedermayer to announce retirement
June 22
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer confirmed to the Register that he will retire on Tuesday, ending his 18-year NHL career as one of hockey's best and most decorated defensemen in his generation. Niedermayer did not comment on his decision but will do so when he and general manager Bob Murray meet with the media in a 1 p.m. press conference at Honda Center. The stalwart defender notified Murray of his intentions in a conversation Monday night as he went through with a decision that he has contemplated for each of the last four seasons after he led the Ducks to their first and only Stanley Cup triumph in 2007. Though he spent just five seasons in a Ducks uniform, the steely Niedermayer made an"
Ducks show off their medals
March 3
Orange County Register
 
"The seven members of the Ducks that captured medals in men's hockey at the Vancouver Olympics had them in tow when they practiced for the first time since they rejoined the club Tuesday morning at Honda Center. The club also will honor all nine Olympians in a short ceremony before Wednesday's 7 p.m. game against Colorado. Scott Niedermayer, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry won gold medal for Canada, Bobby Ryan and Ryan Whitney won silver for the United States and Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu won bronze for Finland."
Niedermayer, Ducks were genuine Olympic 'Ringers'
March 3
Orange County Register
 columnist Jeff Miller
"He returned to his western Canadian roots, captained the team that won the Olympic gold medal in the sport his country invented and marveled at how Vancouver trembled in the wake of it all. After the final game, Scott Niedermayer met the prime minister of Canada. He received in excess of 50 text messages. He shook Wayne Gretzky's hand, which, for a Canadian hockey player, is like shaking the hand of the Stanley Cup itself. So what's the one thing the Ducks' captain always will remember from his latest Olympiad? "I never knew people could be so into a curling game, or match," Niedermayer said. "Just watching TV and seeing how the fans were going crazy was amazing. I've never seen Vancouver"
Ducks' Niedermayer going nowhere
March 3
L.A. Daily News
 
"When scoping the Ducks' roster for trade-deadline possibilities, the question always comes up. The answer is always the same. So let's get this out of the way first. "Scott Niedermayer is going nowhere," general manager Bob Murray said after Tuesday's practice, about 24 hours before the NHL trade deadline at noon today. "That's the last time I'll answer that question." Niedermayer, the team's 36-year-old captain, is the biggest name among the five Ducks due to become unrestricted free agents July 1. The group also includes forwards Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu, defenseman Sheldon Brookbank and goalie Vesa Toskala. Last year, his first as Ducks GM, Murray traded four impending free agents"
Niedermayer is the solution to pressure
March 1
Orange County Register
 columnist Mark Whicker
"This is what we forget about pressure. We forget the diamonds. We forget that when everyone is engaged to the max, including 35 million from Labrador to Yellowknife, the best and the brightest will by definition become better and brighter. We forget that when the world called upon Michael Johnson and Usain Bolt to win, they ran beyond their dreams. We forget Scott Niedermayer. But we'll remember Sunday, and Canada's 3-2 overtime gold medal hockey victory that was decided, officially, by Sidney Crosby, the guy who was supposed to. "It's about doing your jobs and not worrying about anything else," Niedermayer said later, after his second Olympic victory to go with his four Stanley Cups and"
Hockeyville never left Niedermayer
February 15
Orange County Register
 
"The Ducks and Team Canada captain credits his Cranbrook upbringing for his success. Len Bosquet steered his red pick up truck through Scott Niedermayer's childhood, a tour of memories frozen just beneath the surface of the frosty checkerboard of backyard rinks, and iced over parks, tennis courts and streets that covers this railroad and lumber town that sits center ice between the Purcell and Rocky mountains."
Niedermayer gets shot at a golden finish
February 13
Toronto Star
 columnist Damien Cox
"Scott Niedermayer, exhausted and worn by the road, plunked himself down in a folding chair, took a long swig from a bottle of water and chuckled when asked if moving from grey New Jersey five years ago to play in sunny California had lengthened his career. "I didn't know the sun was shining this year," he said ruefully, rubbing the five-day-old beard that seems to always darken his chin. It was late January and the Anaheim Ducks, with Niedermayer the lone blue line star left on a defence corps that once included Chris Pronger and François Beauchemin, were struggling. They were 12th in the Western Conference, Niedermayer sported an awful minus-17 rating and he seemed drained by a trip that"
Talking trades or the lack thereof: No deal to Neidermayer or Kaberle moves
January 16
NHL.com
 
"You never say never in this business and anyone who disputes that notion can look back on Aug. 9, 1988 -- the day Wayne Gretzky was traded to Los Angeles. In this case, Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray says he isn't trading Scott Niedermayer enough that you believe him. After all, the Ducks have gotten on a hot streak and reintroduced themselves into the Western Conference playoff race. So, why would you trade Niedermayer now? Sure, his contract is up at the end of the season, but the Ducks are better with the veteran defenseman, so not surprisingly, Murray is scoffing at the speculation you see all over the internet. "That's another one that seems to circulate," Murray told Helene Elliott of"
Niedermayer focused here
January 14
Orange County Register
 
"Bob Murray has made it clear how he visualizes Scott Niedermayer's future with the Ducks. As he has shown throughout his most recent seasons here, Niedermayer is much hazier about the issue. At least that's how the Ducks captain projects himself publicly as he was noncommittal in his response to GM Murray reportedly saying he will not trade defenseman Niedermayer at the March 3 deadline even if the Ducks are not in the playoff picture. Murray reiterated that Niedermayer will retire as a Duck whenever he decides to hang up his skates. Niedermayer has danced with retirement since his 31/2-month sabbatical after the 2007 Stanley Cup championship, but the decisions each summer to continue to"
Ducks' Scott Niedermayer chosen as Canada's captain
December 31
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's hard to put into words the feeling of representing your country in the Olympic Games in your home province.... The first time I put on a Team Canada jersey was back in 1991. It was at the World Juniors in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was a huge thrill for me, just to make the team in the first place. I was one of the team's younger players at that time, and the tournament went very well for us. I remember getting a lot of good-luck wishes that were posted in our dressing room the day of the gold-medal game. It was close and we beat the Russians -- obviously a great rivalry between the two countries in hockey. To beat them, to actually win the gold medal, it was an amazing feeling to"
Niedermayer's friendly gesture prompts fight
November 21
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Ducks know how to fight on the ice. And by Friday it was apparent some Ducks fans can fight too. What started out as a fan-friendly gesture by defenseman Scott Niedermayer at the end of Thursday night's game ended with two men throwing punches, the video of which rapidly found its way onto sports shows and websites. Niedermayer had been trying to give his hockey stick to a young girl along the front row of one section at the Honda Center. But several adults grabbed at the stick, sparking the fight. Anaheim police arrested and issued a citation for public fighting to Mike Vallely, 39, of Long Beach. Vallely is a professional skateboarder on the Element skate team, a singer in the local"
Familiar face remains for Ducks' Niedermayer
November 11
Orange County Register
 
"There's not a whole lot of nostalgia remaining for Scott Niedermayer when he comes to New Jersey. The Devils no longer play at Continental Airlines Arena, where Niedermayer helped the club win three Stanley Cups. Many of the faces from those glory years are gone, too, since Niedermayer left to join the Ducks in 2005. One constant, though, is New Jersey president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night as a builder partly for his longtime service to the Devils. "When I was there, he was the Devils," Niedermayer said. "I was very fortunate to be part of his organization because he obviously runs a good one and puts together teams that"
Scott Niedermayer sends no messages
May 14
Detroit News
 
"Scott Niedermayer can't remember the last time he'd thrown punches in a hockey game. "I don't think I've fought since I've been in Anaheim," said Niedermayer, who signed with the Ducks in 2005. Niedermayer got into an unlikely tussle with another unlikely fighter, Pavel Datsyuk, at the end of Game 6. It was just one of several minor scuffles on the ice. But if anyone thinks any messages were being sent by other team, they would wrong. "I've never sent a message in 17 years (in the league)," Niedermayer said. "It's more emotion. Just one thing led to another. I can't remember the last time I had a major for fighting. It's been a while." Niedermayer was surprised as anyone it was Datsyuk"
Scott Niedermayer key to Ducks' future
May 16
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Helene Elliott
"Ducks General Manager Bob Murray probably cost himself some negotiating leverage and big bucks Friday when he called Scott Niedermayer "irreplaceable" and all but begged the smooth-skating defenseman to sign for another season. It might be worth the elevated price. With Niedermayer, the Ducks can retain a strong corps of veterans while easing younger legs into the lineup, a process Murray began with late-season trades that transformed them from a bottom-feeder to a playoff upstart that dismissed the top-seeded Sharks in the first round and took the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings to seven gritty games. If Niedermayer retires, right wing Teemu Selanne could follow, despite having a"
Scott Niedermayer tells Ducks he will be back
June 27
Los Angeles Times
 
"Scott Niedermayer has told the Ducks that he intends to play again next season, a move that immediately spurred General Manager Bob Murray to trade Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers to clear salary cap space for Niedermayer. NHL sources said a "big" deal involving Pronger was in the works as the NHL draft began. In return for Pronger, the Ducks will get Joffrey Lupul -- who began his career with the Ducks -- two first-round draft picks, a prospect and another conditional pick. Niedermayer must still agree to a new contract, and if he hasn't come to terms with the Ducks by July 1 he could test the free-agent market. However, it's likely he will remain in Anaheim because he said he"
Niedermayer Stays In Anaheim With One-Year Contract
July 1
TSN.ca
 
"Defenceman Scott Niedermayer is staying in Anaheim with a one-year, $6 million contract. Heading into the offseason it was reported that the four-time Stanley Cup Champion, who already owns a Norris and Conn Smythe Trophy, was undecided on whether to continue playing next season. Niedermayer told GM Bob Murray last Friday at the draft that he would return to the NHL next season. The 35-year old had 14 goals and 59 points this season for the Ducks, while making $6.75 million in the final year of his four-year $27 million deal."
Scott Niedermayer re-signs with Ducks
July 2
Orange County Register
 
"While fans and media members alike might have become at least a bit antsy when he remained an unrestricted free agent for some three hours Wednesday, Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer said there was never any thought of going anywhere else. And shortly after noon, official word came that Niedermayer had signed a one-year contract worth $6 million, plus potential bonuses based on team performance. "I think that was just more sort of the process," Niedermayer said, explaining the time frame of the deal in a conference call from his off-season home in British Columbia. "Sort of an agreement had been there for a while. There was never any real consideration about having today come. I wasn't"