Players Assigned to Minors
In preparation for a probable NHL lockout, the Mighty Ducks assigned 23 players to Cincinnati, their primary minor league affiliate. Among them were Joffrey Lupul, Stanislav Chistov and Michael Holmqvist, all of whom spent significant time with the Ducks last season but were assigned to Cincinnati so they could play even if there is no NHL season.
Defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski said he would play for Hemek in the Russian hockey league if there is a lockout. Center Andy McDonald and defenseman Ruslan Salei also are exploring options in Europe -- McDonal likely in Germany and Salei in Russia.
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The Ducks extended their agreement with San Diego of the East Coast Hockey League as an affiliate.
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