Light the Lamp

As 2025 comes to a close, Alexis Downie takes you on a trip down memory lane with the Anaheim Ducks organization. Downie goes month by month highlighting all of the big moments for the Ducks throughout the calendar year. Additionally, pieces of audio are mixed in each month to highlight the year, including Leo Carlsson following the 4 Nations Faceoff, GM Pat Verbeek at the trade deadline, Roger McQueen at the NHL Draft and much, much more.

The Anaheim Ducks are back on national TV this week with a game on TNT. So fittingly, Alexis Downie is joined by the host for the NHL on TNT, Liam McHugh. The two chat about the hockey season, including the Ducks impressive start. McHugh also gives a behind-the-scenes look at what working with the panel at TNT is like and all of the exciting things ahead for the group this season.

Alexis Downie is joined by Kyle Bukauskas, a rink-side host for Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada, as well as the co-host of the 32 Thoughts Podcast. In his Ducks jersey, Bukauskas begins with details from his busy offseason moving to Calgary, followed by his opinion of the hottest team in hockey in the Anaheim Ducks. Bukauskas discusses Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier's early success, including the impact of head coach Joel Quenneville. The show rounds out by looking at the rest of the NHL and what's ahead on his schedule this season.

The Anaheim Ducks held their 2025-26 home opener on Tuesday by hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Prior to puck drop, Alexis Downie hit the Orange Carpet to chat with Ducks players as they arrived. Mason McTavish (00:31) joined Downie at the beginning, followed by carpet first-timer Beckett Sennecke (2:09). Later on, Jacob Trouba (4:00), Mikael Granlund (5:44) and Troy Terry (7:03) stopped to talk about the experience.

On this edition of the Anaheim Ducks Media Day interviews, Alexis Downie is joined by Tristan Luneau, Ian Moore, Ross Johnston and Stian Solberg to play cornhole and hit the putting green. Luneau (4:41) shares details of his offseason training. Moore (9:32) discusses his NHL debut at the end of last season and how he finished his degree at Harvard. Johnston (15:08) talked about his summer back home in full dad mode and Solberg (23:04) rounds out the interviews looking ahead to the upcoming year.

The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with Jackson LaCombe on an 8-year, $72 million dollar contract that will begin next season making him the highest paid player in Ducks history with the total dollar amount. LaCombe spoke with Alexis Downie after signing the new deal.

Mikael Granlund, Radko Gudas and Pavel Mintyukov joined Alexis Downie during this year's Anaheim Ducks Media Days. Granlund (2:09) spoke on his excitement upon coming to Orange County and joining the team, while Gudas (10:29) shared details of his summer back home in Czech. Mintyukov (20:42) rounds it out by discussing his time spent with family after not seeing them for a year.