Ducks Fire Radio Analyst Mike Greenlay

The Mighty Ducks have dismissed Mike Greenlay, their analyst on radio broadcasts, and eliminated his position as part of budget cuts mandated by Disney.

NHL clubs typically employ two radio announcers, one for play-by-play and another as analyst. When possible, the Ducks plan to use injured players, television broadcasters and special guests to join play-by-play announcer Steve Carroll in the radio booth.

Greenlay, 32, worked two seasons for the Ducks in his first full-time NHL job.

“Naturally, I’m disappointed,” he said. “But I understand this business comes down to dollars and cents, and I think I’d have been a lot more disappointed if they had said they weren’t happy with my work.”

The Ducks and Angels are owned by Disney, which announced in March it planned to cut 4,000 jobs. A spokesman for Disney’s Anaheim Sports division said “less than 10” Anaheim Sports employees have taken buyouts, none in baseball or hockey operations.