Light the Lamp

The Anaheim Ducks introduce Greg Cronin as the 11th head coach in franchise history. Kent French hosted the press conference with statements from GM Pat Verbeek and Greg Cronin.

Alexis Downie shares the latest updates from a busy week across the National Hockey League. Downie also shares where the Anaheim Ducks prospects that are taking part in the CHL Memorial Cup are at with their respective teams. Then, to talk through the upcoming Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights, Ducks broadcaster John Ahlers joined in-studio to share his experience calling the recent playoff games for Sports USA Radio and what he's expecting in the final matchup (9:38).

As the Memorial Cup begins this weekend in the Canadian Hockey League, Alexis Downie shares the excitement for the two Anaheim Ducks prospects who will be taking part. Defenseman Olen Zellweger joined the show to talk about how his team in the Kamloops Blazers is preparing to host the tournament, his standout WHL season and more (4:00). Not long after, center Nathan Gaucher of the Quebec Remparts spoke with Downie on winning the QMJHL Championship, how his leadership role has expanded this season and his hopes for the tournament (16:56).

The second round has wrapped up in the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Alexis Downie takes you through the Eastern Conference Final matchup, while chatting with Bally Sports South Hurricanes Broadcaster, Mike Maniscalco, on how Carolina is preparing to take on the Florida Panthers in it (7:51). Downie then looks at how the Western Conference Final picture shaped out from the previous round. To talk more on that, Vegas Golden Knights Rinkside Reporter Ashali Vise joined Downie to share details on the season in Vegas, plus a look at their matchup with the Dallas Stars (28:18).

The NHL Draft lottery is in the rearview mirror and the Anaheim Ducks have the number two pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Alexis Downie goes through the lottery results, while highlighting some additional team news. The Athletic's Senior NHL Prospects Writer, Corey Pronman, joined the show to discuss the available prospects for the Ducks at the second pick, plus more on his thoughts on how the lottery played out (5:24). Later on, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button hops on to share his perspective of the depth the Ducks have in their system, who his Stanley Cup Playoff most consistent team has been and more (25:28)!

Alexis Downie, Guy Hebert and Kent French host the Anaheim Ducks Draft Lottery Show, presented by Goettl. GM Pat Verbeek and Team President, Aaron Teats, join Alexis to discuss the lottery results and the future of the team. Alexis, Kent and Guy also summarize the lottery.

Alexis Downie opens the show this week by talking through the upcoming NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 8th. Then, Emerson Etem joins the show to share his experience as a color analyst for the final Ducks game of the season (2:56). Later on, Downie breaks down what happened in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, while highlighting the matchups of the second round. To talk more in depth on the playoffs, NHL.com writer Nick Cotsonika jumped on to give his perspective of the action while covering it in Seattle (24:23).

Alexis Downie is joined by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Benoit for another special edition of Light the Lamp! Benoit shares his relentless journey to the NHL, his respect for hockey and the motivation behind his game, love for coffee and more!

In a special edition of Light the Lamp, Alexis Downie is joined by Lead Director for the NHL on TNT, Paul "Chopper" Hemming. Hemming shares what goes into putting together an NHL broadcast, his journey behind-the-scenes, hosting a podcast, the Winter Classic and plenty more!

It's the offseason! And we're still bringing you plenty of hockey talk with the Stanley Cup Playoffs underway. Alexis Downie shares opening thoughts on the latest Anaheim Ducks news following the last game of the season. Downie then dives into the eastern conference first round matchups, sharing goal calls, before checking in with ESPN's Greg Wyshynski to talk about the playoffs (11:47). Later on, Downie breaks down the western conference first round matchups with more goal calls and game analysis. To wrap up the show, Bally Sports SoCal Ducks Analyst Guy Hebert joined the show to share his perspective of the playoffs as a goaltender and what teams he's watching closely (36:36).