Light the Lamp

The countdown is on until the season begins and this week we continue to roll through media day interviews! Frank Vatrano (3:04) talks settling into OC, Jackson LaCombe (5:25) speaks about his summer in Minnesota and new dad Ross Johnston (9:04) talks the upcoming year.

As we inch closer to the 2024-25 NHL season, we continue to hear from the Anaheim Ducks players in their media day interviews! Alexis Downie sat down with Alex Killorn (3:48), Cutter Gauthier (14:06) and Jansen Harkins (19:58) in this episode to catch up on their summers and hear about their anticipation for the season.

The NHL Preseason is underway and the Anaheim Ducks will take the ice this week for three games. As the season approaches, Alexis Downie chatted with Leo Carlsson (2:40) about prepping for year two, Ryan Strome (8:20) on his growing family and Brock McGinn (18:24) about rehabbing post-surgery over the summer.

The Anaheim Ducks have officially named Radko Gudas the ninth captain in organization history! Alexis Downie sat down with Gudas in the locker room after the first day of training camp to talk about the honor, his previous leadership experience and how he hopes to guide the team. Later on, Head Coach Greg Cronin spoke with the media about the news and what Gudas means to the organization.

The 2024-25 season is approaching and the Anaheim Ducks players are back! Alexis Downie is joined by Troy Terry (2:25), Radko Gudas (14:40) and Tristan Luneau (20:31) to chat about their favorite summer stories and what they're anticipating about the upcoming year.

We are under a month until the 2024-25 NHL season! The Anaheim Ducks players are back in town and Alexis Downie had the chance to sit down with them to chat about their summers. In this episode, Trevor Zegras (2:15), Olen Zellweger (11:56) and Robby Fabbri (19:25) joined Downie to dive into their offseason's and details of their training. Zegras shared the inspiration behind his new hair cut, Zellweger talked spending time at the lake and Fabbri shared details behind the trade to Anaheim.

Kent French hosts Anaheim Ducks President Aaron Teats in the Kariya Studio for a special episode of Light the Lamp! Earlier this week, the club announced new media partnerships with Victory+ and KCOP Channel 13 to televise all regional games, entirely free to all fans in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. French and Teats discuss the impact of the change, the Ducks commitment to the current fanbase and opportunity to expand visibility in the local region, and what to look forward to on Victory+ in the near future.

The Ducks are exactly 4 weeks away from the start of training camp and All-Star forward Frank Vatrano has returned to Orange Country! He joined Alexis Downie in the Kariya Studio to talk about his East Coast Summer filled with weddings, visiting friends and family, improving his golf game and telling us who has the best "off-season house". Later, Vatrano shares insight on his training, upcoming third year in Anaheim, which teammate sends the best memes and reflecting on his outstanding 2023-24 season.

Shannon "The Hockey Guy" Skanes is back in the Kariya Studio with Alexis Downie for another offseason adventure in Orange Country. THG and AD discuss a rather quiet offseason in the NHL, the new content on his YouTube channel and his recent visit to Disneyland. THG then shares his thoughts of the Ducks newly released home uniform after seeing in person. Later, AD and THG breakdown the Pacific Division heading into the 2024-25 season.

As the summer winds down, Alexis Downie checks in with Anaheim Ducks forward Leo Carlsson this week. The two talk about Carlsson's summer training and being back home in Sweden. Plus, Carlsson shares his excitement for the upcoming NHL season.