The Ducks today announced Francois Beauchemin will join the Ducks' Player Development Department, assisting Director of Player Development Todd Marchant. A member of the 2007 Stanley Cup Champion ...

Welcome back for another season of Hockey Hugs, Puck Daddy's celebration of the huggingest league in professional sports, the NHL. National Hug League, they should call it. These dudes know how to ...

We've spent a lot of time this week talking about the players that moved in advance of Wednesday's trade deadline. But now, let's take a brief moment to talk about the players that move us. My friends ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Avalanche suited up two former Montreal defensemen Tuesday in the 4-0 rout of the Canadiens. One is obvious: Mark Barberio was claimed on waivers from ...

It isn’t often that Francois Beauchemin has scored a game-winning goal in overtime. In fact, the Ducks’ third-year defenseman couldn’t recall Monday if he had scored an overtime goal in junior hockey ...

DENVER (AP) More leadership for the Colorado Avalanche? Check. Added toughness? A big check - especially in regard to the hard-hitting variety. General manager Joe Sakic wanted to bulk up his team in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Former Avalanche defenseman and alternate captain Francois Beauchemin, who was bought out by the club in June, signed a one-year, $1 million contract with ...

Beauchemin (illness) will play Thursday night versus the Ducks, NHL.com reports. Beauchemin returns from a one-game absence to face the team with which he spent parts of nine seasons. The ...

ANAHEIM — Having surpassed the 900-game mark in his NHL career on Sunday, Francois Beauchemin is playing a significant role in the Ducks’ defense corps for the third different time. At 37 and ...

Trade deadline time is approaching. Feb. 28 can’t come soon enough for some teams. And some players. It’s a tough time for NHL players. Am I going to get traded? Is my buddy over there going to get ...

Beauchemin scored his second goal of the month of November in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Bruins. His point shot took a wild bounce and Tuukka Rask wasn't able to track to shot leading to Beauchemin's ...