Teemu Selanne News: Pro Sports Daily

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October 11

Camden Courier-Post

"Teemu Selanne may be 39 years old, but he still has the legs of a teenager. The oldest player in the Anaheim Ducks' short history pulled off an unusual "hat trick' Saturday night, scoring two goals in the third period, then finishing off the Flyers with the only goal of a shootout. As a result, the Flyers were dealt a 3-2 defeat, their second straight one-goal loss after starting the season with three wins. "He's an opportunistic player, that's why he's got 600-and-some goals in the league," said Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger, who played three seasons with Selanne in Anaheim before coming to the Flyers in a blockbuster trade last summer. "He comes in so fast on the goalie and changes the ..."

Koivu happy to team up with old friend and linemate Selanne

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September 18

Vancouver Province

"Two Finnish reporters have been here the last five days documenting Saku Koivu's escape from the Montreal microscope to Disneyland's doorstep. Two additional scribes recorded his reunion with countryman Teemu Selanne and the pre-game scrum Thursday was so small that Koivu sported an understandable and effortless smile. Not quite like those Bell Centre clusters cramming his corner of the dressing room. "Yeah, there would be a few more — anywhere from 15 to 25 reporters," chuckled Koivu, 34, who signed a one-year, $3.25 free-agent deal with the Ducks on July 8 once it was clear the Canadiens were cleaning house by jettisoning their coach and 11 unrestricted free agents. "Right now, it feels ..."

Recchi and Selanne are set to retire after next season

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July 4

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Mark Recchi and Teemu Selanne, NHL stars for two decades, indicated Friday that the coming season probably would be their last. Selanne, a 10-time All-Star, celebrated his 39th birthday Friday. He told the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper in Finland that a man his age doesn't belong in the NHL. Selanne recently contemplated retirement but decided to play for one more season. Recchi, 41, signed a one-year deal to return to the Boston Bruins on Thursday, and in a conference call Friday he left small doubt that he too intends to call it quits. "I'm going to be honest with you. This will probably be it," the 20-year veteran said. "I want to go out and finish it off right by winning another ..."

Ducks' Selanne will play next season

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June 28

L.A. Daily News

"If he ever retires from professional hockey, Teemu Selanne already has made an excellent case to join the Ducks' marketing staff. He waited until the last minute of Bob Murray's deadline Friday - then a little longer, into Saturday morning - to inform the Ducks general manager he will return to Anaheim for the last year of his contract in 2009-10. His reason? "The message from (Murray) was clear: We want to win right now," Selanne said. "I'm very happy with that, and obviously Scotty (Niedermayer) returning is a big thing. ... The problem we had last year in the playoffs was not having enough second-line scoring. Now we have more depth there and that gives us a much better chance." It ..."

Teemu Selanne will play for Ducks next season

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June 28

Los Angeles Times

"While teams stockpiled prospects in the last six rounds of the NHL entry draft, the Kings traded former first-round pick Brian Boyle and the Ducks got a boost when winger Teemu Selanne told them he will fulfill the final season of his contract. Selanne, who will turn 39 next week, had hesitated to commit until he saw whether General Manager Bob Murray would gut the team or go for another Stanley Cup. The return of defenseman Scott Niedermayer "made my decision easier," Selanne said by phone from his home in Helsinki, Finland. Murray's acquisition of winger Joffrey Lupul in the Chris Pronger trade Friday made it easier still. "It's clear that we want to win this year and not five years ..."