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Teemu Selanne News & Rumors

Lidstrom, Selanne all-star rejections send wrong message to fans
January 16
Ottawa Citizen
 columnist Ken Warren
"Most of the time, Nicklas Lidstrom and Teemu Selanne deserve the utmost respect. They are two of the very best who ever played at their positions. They've done wonders in making the NHL a truly international league. If they ever retire, they'll quickly find a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame. All that aside, though, why has the NHL allowed them to become bigger than the game? Or, more precisely, bigger than the All-Star Game? In case you somehow missed it — perhaps lost in the shocking success of the Ottawa Senators, the end of Tebow-mania, the Liberal convention in Ottawa or the ugly drawn out race to find a new Republican leader — Lidstrom and Selanne won't be coming here for All-Star"
Ducks GM says big changes could take place, only Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu are safe
January 5
Los Angeles Times
 
"Angered by his team's continued wretched play, Ducks General Manager Bob Murray said he's prepared to make dramatic changes and underscored his point by saying only Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu are not available in trades. Both veteran forwards have no-trade clauses. But if Selanne were to ask to be traded to a Stanley Cup contender Murray surely wouldn't stand in his way, though Murray still wants Selanne to retire as a Duck. "And the rest of the players in that locker room, I thought they'd figure out when we changed coaches that time was running, the clock was running quickly here. And I don't care who you talked about," Murray said, referring to his dismissal of Coach Randy Carlyle on"
Crowd makes Selanne first star despite Ducks' loss
December 18
Winnipeg Free Press
 
"You won't find many games where the third star brings down the house. The MTS Centre faithful were plenty pleased with their Winnipeg Jets in a 5-3 victory Saturday night over the Anaheim Ducks, but they had the best of both worlds when Ducks right-winger Teemu Selanne, the former Jets superstar, collected two assists and got a standing ovation for his post-game selection. After the final horn, Selanne also tossed a couple of sticks over the glass and into the seats. "It was awesome," said Ducks winger Corey Perry, last season's Hart Trophy winner. "He's a class-act guy and I think they did it right tonight. "They cheered every time he had the puck and they booed everybody else on our"
Jets down Ducks 5-3 on Teemu's return
December 18
Winnipeg Free Press
 
"Say this about the Winnipeg Jets: They're starting to get a feel for how to play the role of perfect party planners. Earlier in the season -- and we're referencing the historic opener in which the Jets welcomed the famed Montreal Canadiens to the MTS Centre and then let them have the run of the place -- not so much. But on a special Saturday night in downtown Winnipeg, the Jets and their legions of fans had the host thing down pat. They properly feted the guest of honour, the beloved Teemu Selanne, and then took care of business in an occasionally sloppy but still effective 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. "It wasn't the prettiest game, but we got timely goals and good goaltending."
Selanne's Finish line is in sight
December 17
Winnipeg Sun
 columnist Paul Friesen
"A featherweight fighter by the name of Willie Pep was quoted as saying the first thing to go is your legs, then it's your reflexes — and then it's your friends. Somehow, NHLer Teemu Selanne has managed to hold onto all three, well after his 41st birthday. Where most athletes of Selanne's age and ability are either admiring their new surroundings in some Hall of Fame or other, the Anaheim Ducks speedster just keeps pouring in the points, in this, his 19th NHL season. Saturday, he returns to Winnipeg, where it all began in 1992, for the first time as a player since the original Jets traded him, four years later. "It's going to be very, very special day there," Selanne said. "I can't wait.""
Could Jets get Teemu for playoffs?
December 17
Winnipeg Sun
 
"Could it happen? A rumour — or more likely, a hope — that has been floating around River City for a few months now is that if Teemu Selanne's Anaheim Ducks are out of playoff contention come NHL trade deadline time and Winnipeg is, the Jets would try to acquire him for the stretch drive. The Ducks are almost out of contention already, with just 23 points going into Friday night's game in Chicago. They were 12 points out of a playoffs spot in the Western Conference. The Jets, meanwhile, went into Friday's action just one point out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. ?It's unlikely the Jets brass would trade a high draft pick for Selanne's services if they were contending only for a"
Teemu trade still galls
December 17
Winnipeg Free Press
 
"Teemu Selanne is back in Winnipeg tonight to say a proper good-bye to Winnipeg fans who once again have an NHL team of their own. Selanne's abrupt trade on Feb. 7, 1996 still rankles him. It was a trade that then-Jets-GM John Paddock said in the end might have been a mistake, but as sad as it was, one that was pretty much unavoidable. That's because the team's new owners and their then-hockey-adviser-turned-failed-GM Bobby Smith couldn't afford an expensive team in Phoenix, either. "It wasn't a very good time, not a fun thing," said Paddock, now the Philadelphia Flyers' assistant GM. "It was somewhat worded to me that we couldn't have three $3-million forwards on the team. "That's how"
Winnipeg is still special to Teemu Selanne
December 17
Los Angeles Times
 
"Imagine life without Teemu Selanne ever playing for the Winnipeg Jets, taking those 76 goals and 132 points and scoring them in his rookie season for another Canadian team. It is certainly worth recounting what almost didn't happen now that the Ducks' Selanne is about to settle into the warm (well, metaphorically speaking) Manitoba civic embrace Saturday. The adopted son is returning for an eagerly awaited homecoming when the Ducks play the Jets. Selanne's rookie season was with the Jets in 1992-93, and if Winnipeg had not stepped up financially, he would have been playing right wing for the Calgary Flames. The Flames first tried to trade for him and then came up with a $2.7-million offer"
Selanne looks forward to returning to play against first NHL team
December 13
Winnipeg Free Press
 
"It was only a minority of the time in his career, but Teemu Selanne and Winnipeg still go together like puck in net. Selanne returns to the Manitoba capital on Saturday to play for the first time in almost 16 years -- since he was traded in February 1996. The Anaheim Ducks meet the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre on Saturday. "That was my first NHL team," Selanne told reporters on a conference call this afternoon. "Starting there, I've always said the hockey was such a big thing. The fans and the whole city makes the players feel so special. "It was just a dream come true to start a career in Canada. Obviously all the memories I have there, it's just so, so awesome.""
Selanne says 'too much' to officials
November 6
Orange County Register
 
"The end of a seven-game trip couldn't come soon enough for the Ducks, and Teemu Selanne didn't even stick around to see the curtain close on this road show. Selanne, tired of not getting calls in a 5-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, picked up an unsportsmanlike minor penalty and 10-minute misconduct for arguing with the officials early in the third period. When he wouldn't keep quiet in the penalty box, Selanne was assessed a game misconduct and ejected after Nicklas Lidstrom scored on the resulting power play for a 4-0 lead. "What happened was he said too much, I guess to the referee on the initial unsportsmanlike and then he gave 10 when he said something," Ducks coach"
Selanne continues to lead by scoring
November 2
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne called upon his Ducks teammates two nights ago to not wait around for the player next to him to do something to jump-start the club on its winding trip. Selanne certainly did his part to turn his team's fortunes around by factoring in on every goal Tuesday but his efforts that should have been the story in a victory over the Washington Capitals would be pushed aside in a 5-4 overtime loss."
With Selanne's return, Flash isn't finished
October 13
L.A. Daily News
 
"Teemu Selanne seemed to be in a hurry the other day. He rocketed around the Honda Center ice with his shirttail flapping in the breeze as he skated through the Ducks' two-hour practice, then he left the ice for a quick shower and a change of clothes. Then he went upstairs to the arena's club level to sign his name to what looked like a warehouse-worth of pucks and sticks and jerseys and photographs and other memorabilia. Then he went to the basement for an interview with TSN in Canada. Then he returned to the hallway outside the Ducks' dressing room, where three reporters waited patiently for a minute of his time. Then he gave them all they needed and then some as two minutes turned into"
Ducks' Teemu Selanne has been good, and long-lasting
October 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was the era of big hair, big scoring and bigger dreams. Even in the age of no limits, a winsome 20-something hockey player from Finland with speed and touch was putting his NHL career on the time clock. Rookie Teemu Selanne was having dinner with two Winnipeg Jets teammates, forward Thomas Steen and defenseman Fredrik Olausson, and told them of his plans to return to play in Europe. They were properly dubious. "I told them two, three years and then I go back," Selanne, now 41 and entering the seventh season of his second stint with the Ducks, said the other day in Anaheim. "We make a bet. The guys start laughing, 'You're stupid. You're crazy.' I said, 'What do you mean?'"
Key points as Anaheim Ducks open training camp
September 17
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Lisa Dillman
"What will Teemu Selanne do in his last (maybe) act? If not 80 points at age 40, well, why not 90 points at a sprightly 41? Selanne, who had off-season knee surgery, ended the summer of suspense by agreeing to a one-year deal practically on the eve of camp. At 40 years old, Selanne was responsible for many of the Ducks' defining moments during their late surge to a playoff spot last season, sprinkling in timely goals throughout the final month. His relaxed presence will be a comforting asset in the dressing room."
Selanne will give it another try
September 16
L.A. Daily News
 
"From the outside, Teemu Selanne's annual flirtation with retirement seemed old and predictable. This time, however, Ducks general manager Bob Murray was nervous. "I wouldn't jinx myself by going and watching him," Murray said. So Selanne spent September testing his surgically enhanced knee outside of the GM's watchful eye, hoping to defy time for a 19th NHL season at age 41. The jinx was averted Thursday, when Selanne agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract to remain in Anaheim. Already the franchise's all-time leader in most offensive categories, Selanne is creeping up on several career milestones. He's 14th all-time in goals (637), 27th in points (1,340) and sixth in power-play"
Teemu Selanne to return to Ducks under one-year, $4-million deal
September 15
Los Angeles Times
 
"Teemu Selanne will return to the Ducks for at least one more season. The 41-year-old right wing, who had been unsure whether his surgically repaired knee would be strong enough for him to maintain a high level of play, on Thursday signed a one-year, $4-million contract and will report to camp on Friday. He was scheduled to speak with the media later Thursday but gave a video explanation on the Ducks' website."
Selanne agrees to terms on 1-year, $4M deal with Ducks
September 15
TSN.ca
 
"Veteran forward Teemu Selanne agreed to terms on a 1-year, $4 million deal with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. The 41-year-old Selanne contemplated retirement over the offseason as he recuperated from knee surgery and wanted to wait until he was healthy before making his decision. Last season, the Finnish sniper scored 31 goals and added 49 assists for 80 points in 73 games."
Bryan McCabe still waits for deal, while Modano and Selanne decisions imminent
September 12
ESPN.com
 
"Camps around the NHL open later this week and unsigned veteran blueliner Bryan McCabe could possibly still sitting at home. The 36-year-old unrestricted free agent is hanging out at his South Florida home still pondering his future. "There have been discussions with several teams," his agent, Ian Pulver, told ESPN.com on Monday. "Bryan is still considering his options." McCabe had 28 points (7-21) in 67 games with Florida and the New York Rangers last season. He's no longer the offensive force he once was, but he's a solid two-way player and also a popular player in the room."
Selanne might put off decision until camp
September 11
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne raised the possibility Friday of putting off his decision of playing a final NHL season with the Ducks until after training camp opens next week. Selanne skated each day this week in informal workouts at Anaheim Ice and continues to maintain he wants to announce a decision before camp opens Sept. 17, saying that "it would be best for everybody." But the winger, who is 41 and coming off an impressive 80-point season, followed that up by suggesting that he would want to test his surgically repaired left knee under high-intensity camp conditions before making a commitment for a 19th season — 13th with the franchise. Selanne is an unrestricted free agent and would need to sign a"
Teemu Selanne still waiting for knee to get stronger
September 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"Ducks General Manager Bob Murray said Tuesday that winger Teemu Selanne "wants to come back and play from a mental perspective," but the 41-year-old Finn wants to fortify his surgically repaired knee before deciding whether to return for another season. "He is working out on and off the ice and trying to strengthen his knee. It's not quite where he wants it yet," Murray said Tuesday via email. "He wants to make a decision prior to training camp." Camp will open next week for teams across the NHL. The Ducks are due to report for medical tests on Sept. 16 and take to the ice on Sept. 17."
Report: Selanne strengthening knee, no decision yet
September 6
NHL.com
 
"Teemu Selanne wants to return to the Anaheim Ducks for another season, but lingering left knee problems are still hampering the 41-year-old and preventing him from making a decision on his future, according to a report. In an email to Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times, Ducks GM Bob Murray said Selanne is still trying to strengthen his knee after offseason surgery. Ducks training camp opens Sept. 17 with players reporting for medical tests on Sept. 16. "He is working out on and off the ice and trying to strengthen his knee. It's not quite where he wants it yet," Murray said Tuesday via email. "He wants to make a decision prior to training camp.""
Ducks A-Z: Teemu Selanne
September 1
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne took the puck and sprinted up ice before putting on the brakes and watching the goalie sprawl out of control. Selanne couldn't help but flash his seemingly ever-present smile as he neatly tucked the puck into the net while the helpless goalie looked on as a packed crowd howled in appreciation. It was just another moment for a player who's always had a sense for the dramatic. This moment was against a fellow named Tom Spiers, not Roberto Luongo or Miikka Kiprusoff and the scene was the Fedorin Cup charity game at Anaheim Ice, not a critical late-season contest against Vancouver or Calgary at Honda Center. Frankly, what was the point of Selanne being on the ice when playing a"
Selanne 'optimistic' about return to Ducks
August 28
Orange County Register
 
"Black smoke was seen coming from a chimney at Teemu Selanne's home in Coto de Caza on Saturday. Do you know what that means? It means that Selanne, the leading scorer in Ducks history, has returned to Southern California from his home in Helsinki, Finland, but he hasn't yet decided whether he will return for his 19th NHL season. Selanne, 41, said Saturday his left knee, surgically repaired in his homeland in late June, will make the decision for him in the next couple of weeks, before Ducks training camp opens Sept. 16. But the good news for Ducks fans is that he has been doing everything he can — skating, working out and undergoing physical therapy on his knee — to try to delay his"
Report: Selanne won't play beyond 2011-12
August 23
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne has made an announcement on his future plans. Sort of. Possibly. Maybe. The Ducks have awaited a definitive answer from their winger on whether he'll play in 2011-12 but Selanne has put off stating clearly what he'll do as he continually tests his left knee on the ice back in Finland to see if it will hold up for one more season. All signs point to him willing to again go through the long grind one last time and the coming season would be his last, at least according to this MTV3 report from Finland."
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' GM sheds light on Selanne's indecision
August 9
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne has been pushing back his announcement regarding his plans for the 2011-12 season and Ducks GM Bob Murray shared some thoughts about why his winger might be indecisive after talking to him late last week. During a conference call with reporters to announce coach Randy Carlyle's new contract extension, Murray said he spoke with Selanne on Friday and said that "he's been struggling a bit" with his problematic left knee following arthroscopic surgery in June back in Finland. "I think he was getting depressed with the whole thing and then I think he had a few days where it wasn't bugging him," Murray said Monday. "I think he intends to go pretty hard this week with the bigger"
Report: Selanne to decide future in Sept.
August 8
Sportsnet.ca
 
"It appears the Anaheim Ducks will have to wait a little longer before knowing if veteran Teemu Selanne will be in their future plans. According to a report on NHL.com, Selanne told a newspaper in his native Finland that he plans to make a decision in September on whether he will return for a 20th season in the National Hockey League. Selanne underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in June and wants to let it heal before announcing his plans."
Report: Selanne to decide in September
August 6
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne has reportedly told a Finnish newspaper that he will wait until September to make a final decision on playing with the Ducks in 2011-12. Ilta-Sanomat, Finland's second-largest newspaper, caught up with Selanne on Wednesday and the winger reportedly said that he wants more time to make sure that his knee heals properly after it was revealed by Ducks GM Bob Murray over the summer that it bothered the high-scoring forward through much of last season. Enlisting the translation help of Vesa Rantanen, who's covered Selanne and many other Finnish players in the NHL for the paper, Selanne reportedly said that it's "fair for all parties" to hold off on announcing his intentions to the"
Agent: 'Nothing new' on Selanne decision
August 2
Orange County Register
 
"The latest news on Teemu Selanne and his decision to either return to the Ducks or retire is … well, there's no news. Selanne continues to skate in his native Finland and test his left knee to determine if he'll be able to play at a high level for another full NHL season. The winger has also remained coy about his future plans, even with the local media that have occasionally caught up with him this summer. Agent Don Baizley has been tight-lipped about his star client and continues to offer little in the form of updates about Selanne's progress. When asked by the Register how Selanne is doing after his arthroscopic procedure in late June or whether there's any new timeline on announcing"
Selanne skating after minor surgery
July 13
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks GM Bob Murray on Tuesday said that unrestricted free-agent winger Teemu Selanne is skating lightly in his native Finland, two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his ailing left knee. Selanne, 41, had surgery June 29 in his homeland in order to deal with a tender left knee that he played with for much of last season, when he finished second on the Ducks with 80 points and third with 31 goals. The surgeon is the same one who did a full reconstruction during the lockout, which paved the way for the successful second act to Selanne's long career. "His kids are at camp and he's out there skating with them," Murray said. "He feels fine. He said, 'OK, let's talk next week like"
Ducks' Selanne undergoes knee surgery
July 1
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in his native Finland on Wednesday, which could delay his decision on whether he'll return to the Ducks for an 18th NHL season. Selanne's agent, Don Baizley, confirmed to the Register on Thursday that the winger had the procedure done after it was first reported by the website MTV3.fi. Baizley would not offer any specifics on what the surgery was supposed to repair in the knee, which was reconstructed during the 2004-05 lockout. Ducks GM Bob Murray intimated that the procedure might have been more exploratory in nature but quickly cautioned that "until we know more, we shouldn't speculate." "I think Teemu wants to play and I"
Teemu Selanne continues to mull over his future
June 22
ESPN.com
 
""Teemu hasn't decided whether he's going to play or not," Selanne's veteran agent Don Baizley told ESPN.com on Wednesday. "If he plays, it's going to be in Anaheim." Selanne will be UFA July 1 and turns 41 two days later, but he looked 31 this past season in racking up 80 points (31-49) in 73 games. The Finnish Flash's decision will be based on his health (he's had that wonky knee for years) and his passion that remains for the game. The latter is not an issue, we know that."
Might Teemu Selanne be back in Winnipeg after all?
May 21
Orange County Register
 
"We're being tongue in cheek here at Ducks Blog with that question. As much as we've been told, Selanne isn't going anywhere. And we don't even know if The Ageless One is going to grace us and hockey fans around the world with one more NHL season. But with all signs pointing to the Atlanta Thrashers being sold and relocated to Winnipeg to fill the NHL void that occurred when the Jets moved south to Phoenix, one small enticing nugget is the possibility that Selanne could play a game in the place where he took the league by storm with a rookie record of 76 goals that may never be duplicated. By the looks of this YouTube video , it is clear that there are a good number of Manitobans who"
Ducks' fans plea: Teemu, please, just one more year
May 12
Orange County Register
 columnist Jeff Miller
"Just minutes earlier, his dark but bright eyes dancing, he had been explaining his love, his absolute passion for speed and cars. How, at age 18, after he signed his first big contract — for $18,000 — he took out a loan for the same amount and bought his dream, a '61 Lincoln Continental. Convertible. With suicide doors. And then how, a couple weeks later, he had to borrow another $2,000 from Mom and Dad when he realized he was out of money. Teemu Selanne had been talking about his stable of horsepower back home, those 10 cars quietly waiting for him in Finland, each one built to be driven, driven faster than the last. He also had been discussing the 11 cars he owns here, a revelation that"
It's the same old question for Teemu Selanne
April 27
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Helene Elliot
"Teemu Selanne said questions about whether he will retire are "getting a little old," but the 40-year-old right wing showed no signs of aging during a splendid, 80-point season and team-leading seven-point playoff performance. Asking about his future has become as much a ritual as players growing playoff beards. Because the Ducks went only six games without shaving before bowing to the defensively smothering Nashville Predators, the questions resurfaced Tuesday as players cleaned out their lockers at Honda Center. Selanne said he won't play anywhere else — "This is my place for sure," he said — but acknowledged age makes his postgame recovery and off-season preparation more difficult. He's"
Selanne, fans aren't ready to say goodbye
April 24
Orange County Register
 columnist Randy Youngman
"If the Ducks' stunning 4-3 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday night turns out to be Teemu Selanne's last home game at Honda Center — last as in ever — neither Ducks fans nor Selanne had a chance to say goodbye. And that would be beyond sad. Just another reason for the Ducks to find a way to win today in Nashville and force a decisive Game 7 back at Honda Center on Tuesday night. It's safe to say nobody wants Selanne's Hall of Fame career to end on the road, without one more thunderous ovation at home and the fans chanting "One more year! One more year!" as he skates around the rink waving to the adoring crowd. Selanne, the leading scorer and most popular player in franchise"
Teemu Selanne turns positive a day after chastising teammates
April 19
Los Angeles Times
 
"Teemu Selanne was the bad cop Sunday. He took the good cop role Monday, a day after the Ducks' woeful performance in a 4-3 loss to Nashville. "It's a new day and there are new opportunities," Selanne said. "Today's the day for positive." Sunday, on the other hand, was "rock bottom," Selanne said. He made that clear afterward with a harsh assessment of the Ducks' play to the media. "You guys only heard a little of it," center Corey Perry said. "He said a lot more [to the team] before that." As colorfully a picture as he painted for the media? "I'll leave it at that," Perry said. The rock-bottom line is, "his voice carries a long way," Perry said. Selanne's point was about effort, something"
At 40, Ducks' Selanne shows no slowdown
April 18
Tennessean
 
"Teemu Selanne is listed at 40 years and nine months of age. So far this series, he has looked every bit 10 years younger. His two goals 30 seconds apart Sunday tied the score 2-2 in the second period. Although the Predators still won the game, they still were scratching their heads afterward as to how to stop the player nicknamed the "Finnish Flash." "Selanne is dangerous any time he's out there. Is he 40 years? I don't know how old he is," captain Shea Weber said. "He's still good, he's still one of the best scorers in the league and he knows how to find the back of the net." Selanne has four goals through three games of this series, which the Predators lead 2-1. For his career he has 50"
Ducks' defeat leaves Selanne's feathers ruffled
April 18
L.A. Daily News
 
"The Nashville Predators said they "exorcised a little ghost" on Sunday. The Ducks have their own demons to worry about. Mike Fisher broke a tie at 10:21 of the third period and the Predators took advantage of Bobby Ryan sitting out the first of his two-game suspension by beating the Ducks 4-3 for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series. Anaheim's Teemu Selanne, who scored two of his team's goals, was angry after the game, and not just because the Ducks lost. It was how they lost. "We had no business in this game. No business," he said. "They wanted it more. They won the battles. We were lucky to even be in this game. I'm very disappointed." The Ducks clearly missed"
Ducks' 4-3 loss to Nashville leaves Teemu Selanne irate
April 18
Los Angeles Times
 
"Teemu Selanne, the Ducks' Mr. Happy and a guy who savors putting the puck in the net as if he invented the technique, has never seemed so disgusted with a two-goal game. "It was wasted," Selanne said. Mincing words was not in Selanne's repertoire Sunday. Choosing them with harshness was after the Nashville Predators' 4-3 victory at Bridgestone Arena that left the Ducks down, 2-1, in the Stanley Cup playoff series. The abridged version: The Ducks stunk, and almost won. The Predators thoroughly dominated, and left wiping their brows. In such a contradictory setting, Selanne's two goals were the centerpiece. They came in a 30-second span in the second period, tying the score, 2-2. Those"
Selanne proves the Ducks have fight
April 13
Orange County Register
 columnist Randy Youngman
"What was the biggest surprise during the last weekend of the Ducks regular season? Nominee No. 1, courtesy of Teemu Selanne: "Friday afternoon, we didn't even know if we were going to make the playoffs. The next day, we're fourth (in the Western Conference) with home ice. Unbelievable." Nominee No. 2: Selanne dropped his gloves Saturday night, exchanged punches with Kings center Brad Richardson and picked up the first five-minute fighting major of his 18-year NHL career. Tough call, isn't it? Well, not for Selanne, the leading scorer in Ducks history, who added 80 points to his Hall of Fame-worthy resume at age 40 this season. Selanne conceded he was surprised the Ducks wound up with"
Teemu Selanne keeps the fun in the game
April 13
Los Angeles Times
 
"Teemu Selanne charmed a media throng, while teammates handled a post-practice meal Monday. He strolled through the Ducks' lobby, stopping to chat with those working the front desk. He stepped into the Southern California sun, where more than a dozen fans waited, ranging from a 5-year-old boy to a woman in her 60s, who squealed, "Teemu!" In the group, pen and camera ready, was Karl Hedlin, a 59-year-old man wearing a Winnipeg Jets jersey who came from Edmonton to see Selanne. "Teemu, he's a great player," Hedlin said as Selanne signed and posed until everyone was satisfied. "But he is a better person." Put that on the plaque in the Hall of Fame whenever Selanne finally decides to call it"
Mark it down now: Teemu will return
April 10
Orange County Register
 columnist Randy Youngman
"Never mind what he says now. There's no way Teemu Selanne will call it a Hall of Fame career after his turn-back-the-clock season culminates with his 10th appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Selanne is not 40 years old; he's ageless. All Teemu did Friday on Fan Appreciation Night at sold-out Honda Center was score the tying and winning goals in the Ducks' 2-1 playoff clincher against the hated Kings, cinching his 10th season with at least 30 goals and eighth season with at least 80 points. Check that. That's not all he did, according to Ducks fan Michael Greene, saying Selanne was the last player to leave the ice. "He not only signed the sweater off his back, he signed every other"
Selanne makes sure Ducks reach postseason
April 9
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne spent part of Friday morning musing over whether the Ducks' final home game of the season against the Kings could be the last one he played in front of his adoring fans. Never mind about that. Selanne made sure they will get to keep watching him in the Stanley Cup playoffs. A year after a disappointing season that left them watching the postseason from afar, the Ducks are back in as Selanne's two goals lifted them to a 2-1 victory over the Kings that clinched a playoff spot Friday night at Honda Center. It will be the first time the two Southern California teams will be in the playoffs in the same season. The Ducks have 97 points and still have a chance to move up in the"
Is this Selanne's last home game?
April 8
Orange County Register
 columnist Jeff Miller
"There will be playoff ramifications — historic ones, no less. There will be prizes, some lucky fan even driving off with a new car. There will be Kings and Kings fans, too, the Southland's professional ice hockey cultures clashing in one glorious, vibrant, glutinous evening inside Honda Center. What else could there possibly be here Friday? Only this: Perhaps the final regular-season home game of the greatest Duck of them all, the man who one day will formally walk this franchise into the Hall of Fame. "It feels weird that there's a chance," Teemu Selanne said Thursday. "It's tough to think about it like that. But still, it's reality, you know?" He began thinking about the possibility"
Like a fine wine, Selanne keeps getting better
April 6
San Jose Mercury News
 
"Teemu Selanne doesn't claim that he's getting faster at age 40. But the hockey player known as The Finnish Flash won't concede he's slowing down, either. "Not very often do I feel my age," said Selanne, the Anaheim Ducks right wing. "After all, they're just numbers." Perhaps, but Selanne, the one-time Shark, has been putting up remarkable numbers in a season that he keeps claiming might be his last. Heading into Wednesday's final regular-season encounter between the Sharks and Ducks, Selanne has 28 goals and 48 assists. "He's like fine wine, just getting better with age," said Sharks captain Joe Thornton. "He's still one of the great skaters in the game and still has a great shot." And he"
Selanne's memory, shots right on target
March 30
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne's remarkable skills apparently are matched by an equally remarkable memory. He has scored 634 career NHL goals, some of them unforgettable. To hear him tell it, in fact, nearly every one is memorable. "This might sound unrealistic, but I think I can almost tell you all the goals I have scored," he said Tuesday at practice before the Ducks left for Calgary. "That's how I practice goal scoring. After the games, before I go to sleep, I just go through that goal, how it happened. And I go through the chances when I didn't score and think about what I was supposed to do. That's a process where I try to get better with those situations." Selanne, 40, must have been up later Monday"
The men that time forgot
March 29
The Globe and Mail
 
"Three cheers and a round of Geritol. It's time to toast the two men that time forgot. They may be old by professional sports standards. They may be older than virtually all the arenas and many of the coaches in the National Hockey League. But to see Nik Lidstrom and Teemu Selanne in action Monday night was to have witnessed two of sports greatest marvels. Old guys with game. Let's start with Lidstrom, the 40-year Detroit Red Wings' defenceman who scored his 15th of the season in a loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The goal gave him 60 points and a slice of history. No other NHL defenceman has ever been so productive at an age when most players have become ex-players and taken up golf"
Ducks need every bit of Teemu Selanne's hat trick
March 29
Orange County Register
 
"Teemu Selanne keeps hinting about retirement and playing coy each time he is asked, but the Ducks' longtime star also has offered no proof why he should stop playing. Even as he pushes 41, Selanne still can come up with an awe-inspiring effort, and 14,336 at Honda Center were witnesses Monday night as his hat trick and five-point game rallied the Ducks to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Selanne finished his 22nd career hat trick and first since Oct. 29, 2008 with a power-play goal in the third period and his fifth point match a career-best done eight other times. He has 27 goals and 75 points, his most since 2006-07. "You've got to stop somewhere," Selanne said, brushing aside a"