The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed newly aquired defenceman Joel Edmundson to a one-year, $3.5 million contract extension.

The 29-year-old Canadian was aquired by the Ducks last week in a trade with the Minnesota Wild and is meant to be a second-pair defenceman on Anaheims roster. Edmundson played his first two games as a Duck last week, getting 1 assist and an average icetime of 16:45 minutes.

"Adding Joel to our team for next season was important to us.", GM Matthias Mohr told the media. Edmundson was planning with a long-term extension but after intense negotiations agreed to a short contract to prove he's worth another long-term deal. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed newly claimed defenceman Nick Jensen to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension with an average annual value of $1.25 million.

The 32-year-old US-American was claimed by the Ducks last week to fill a deep hole on defence and already played second pair minutes in 3 games with his new team. Depending on both the market and Jensens performance he will switch between second and third pair defence long-term.

Despite extending Jensen shortly after claiming him Anaheim GM Matthias Mohr made a low-risk move, with the player passing on half of his current salary: "Nicks main goal isn't to earn big money, but to play on a regular basis." (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks claimed Defensive Defenceman Nick Jensen who was waived by the Nashville Predators earlier this week.

The 32-year-old US-American has appeared in a total of 389 games for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators since 2016, scoring 14 goals and giving 65 assists. Jensen is in the final year of his contract, earning him $2,500,000. With Anaheim lacking defence there was a huge need for a veteran defenceman whose main focus is his defensive play.

"For us it was pretty clear we'd give it a try and claim Nick. We have a lot of promising young players, but mostly offensive minded - so we were looking for a fast solution and found it in Nick Jensen.", GM Mohr said. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks claimed Two-Way Forward Colton Sissons who was waived by the Nashville Predators earlier this week.

The 28-year-old Canadian has appeared in a total of 498 games for the Predators between 2013 and 2022, scoring 68 goals and giving 78 assists. Sissons is on a long-term 5-year contract earning him $2,857,143 per season. He is supposed to add leadership to the team and help strengthen Anaheims penalty killing, which is 28th in the league (74.4 %).

"Happy we got Colton from waivers. He's a player with great defensive read and that's exactly what we need right now. Too many goals against show that it's not just about our dmen - the forwards must work on their backchecking, too.", GM Matthias Mohr told the media. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks claimed Offensive Forward Brett Leason who was waived by the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this week.

The 23-year-old Canadian has appeared in a total of 129 games for the Blackhawks between 2019 and 2022, scoring 11 goals and giving 21 assists. He also played 66 games for the Rockford Ice Hogs of the American Hockey League in that period, scoring 24 goals and giving 22 assists. Leason is on a 3-year contract earning him $1,160,000 per season. 

After long-term injuries to both Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie the Ducks are looking for some depth wingers who also have some upside left in their development. Leason is supposed to start in the bottom line, playing with Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Boone Jenner. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks have signed free agent defenceman Mac Hollowell to a three-year, $6 million contract with an average annual value of $2.0 million.

The 23-year-old Canadian has played 80 games last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs (11 goals, 28 assists) and over the past two seasons also 63 games (16 goals, 32 assits) with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Hollowell could start as 3rd pair defenceman with the Ducks or play top-line minutes with their AHL-affiliate San Diego Gulls. 

"We will wait what summer and training camp show and then make a decision on where to play Mac. Long-term he will be with the Anaheim Ducks, for sure.", GM Matthias Mohr told the media. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks have signed free agent forward Boone Jenner to a three-year, $15 million contract with an average annual value of $5.0 million.

The 29-year-old Canadian has played his whole career so far with the Columbus Blue Jackets, with a total of 657 games (139 goals, 160, assists). After losing both Ryan Getzlaf and Adam Henrique the Ducks were looking for a veteran center with leadership qualities. Jenner is supposed to play bottom line minutes and give Anaheim some more options on their special teams, too.

"For me it's a complete new situation. After ten years with just one team I was looking for a new challenge and think I found it in Anaheim.", Jenner said. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks have signed free agent goalie Robin Lehner to a three-year, $9 million contract with an average annual value of $3.0 million.

The 30-year-old Swede has played the last two years with SKA St. Petersburg of the  Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and has played a total of 310 games (114-131-43, 2.76 GAA) for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators. Lehner is supposed to backup starting goalie John Gibson, after Malcolm Subban decided to test the market.

"I was looking for another chance to show, that I still can play in the best league in the world. The Ducks showed interest in me early and made an offer I couldn't reject. Really looking forward to the upcoming season.", Lehner said. (MM)

The Anaheim Ducks today announced that they have bought out the remaining three years of Adam Henriques contract, saving them $5,850,000 cap space each season. Henrique also had a no-trade clause which would have made it very difficult trading him away at some point.

Adam Henrique has played all 82 games last season (15 goals, 31 asists) and was tied for 4th place in team scoring with youngster Sam Steel. The 32-year old Canadian also played for the New Jersey Devils and a career total of 822 games so far (208 goals, 267 assists). "We want to thank Adam for his effort to the team and wish him all the best for the future.", GM Matthias Mohr told the media.

The Two-Way Forward will now test the market immediately. (MM)