Ducks Sign Donally and Bodie to Contracts

[VodkaFish]

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed left wing Ryan Donally to a two-year contract and left wing Troy Bodie to a one-year contract.

Donally, 23 (2/4/85), played a majority of last season with the Las Vegas Wranglers, an ECHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames. Donally appeared in 53 games with Las Vegas, scoring 15-22=37 points with a +13 rating and 176 penalty minutes (PIM). He led the Wranglers in PIM while also ranking fifth among team leaders in points. In four Kelly Cup playoff games, Donally collected 2-2=4 points with six PIM. He also appeared in 10 regular season games with Quad City, Calgary’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL), going scoreless with an even plus/minus rating and 21 PIM.

Selected by Calgary in the third round (97th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Donally turned professional in 2006-07 after five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In 28 career AHL games with Omaha and Quad City, the Tecumseh, Ontario native has scored 3-2=5 points with a +3 rating and 59 PIM.

Bodie, 23 (1/25/85), played in 62 games last season with Springfield, Edmonton’s primary development affiliate in the AHL. A native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Bodie scored 9-6=15 points with the Falcons, ranking third on the team with 108 PIM.

Edmonton’s ninth-round selection (278th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Bodie has appeared in 71 career AHL games, scoring 9-6=15 points with 122 PIM. He also played 46 ECHL games with Stockton (Edmonton) in 2006-07, recording 21-17=38 points with a +14 rating and 80 PIM. In the 2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Bodie collected 0-2=2 points with six PIM in six games.

[Podollan]

Good additions for the depth toughness but both are only ahl material and no heavyweights. Donally deserves it playing AHL.

[Anthony19]

****!!! If Donally ends up in Bakersfield i'll ****ing die.

[caps05]

Originally Posted by Anthony19

****!!! If Donally ends up in Bakersfield i'll ****ing die.

My thoughts are that he'll most likely at least start the year in Iowa. I think he earned AHL time with his numbers last year.

[caps05]

Usually, when VF posts these stories, it's a PR off the team's website. But I can't find the PR on Anaheim's (or Iowa's, for that matter) website.

ESPN's transactions page is reporting it, but no PR.

[blackngold]

Originally Posted by caps05

Usually, when VF posts these stories, it's a PR off the team's website. But I can't find the PR on Anaheim's (or Iowa's, for that matter) website.

ESPN's transactions page is reporting it, but no PR.

http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?articl...e&service=page

[caps05]

Originally Posted by blackngold

http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?articl...e&service=page

Thanks BNG, I still don't see a link to that story from the Ducks website, but thanks for the link to the article.

[blackngold]

Originally Posted by caps05

Thanks BNG, I still don't see a link to that story from the Ducks website, but thanks for the link to the article.

click "news" on their website

[caps05]

Originally Posted by blackngold

click "news" on their website

I see it now. Usually they'd have it linked on the main page though.

[chilly666]

just pray that donally doesnt run into desbiens again like a couple years ago. one point though is that donally could barely stay in quad city last year, so i dont know if he will be in iowa all year or even to start. it depends on the rest of the ducks ahl signings.

[Anthony19]

Originally Posted by chilly666

just pray that donally doesnt run into desbiens again like a couple years ago. one point though is that donally could barely stay in quad city last year, so i dont know if he will be in iowa all year or even to start. it depends on the rest of the ducks ahl signings.

Desbiens got in a lucky punch. Donally was winning most of that fight and beat him earlier in the season. The reason he didn't stay in the AHL is cause he injured his right hand. I can't believe Calgary didn't resign him, cause he is set to have a break out year.

[chilly666]

Originally Posted by Anthony19

Desbiens got in a lucky punch. Donally was winning most of that fight.

he wasnt winning most of the fight. they both had gotten in a couple shots each

[Anthony19]

Originally Posted by chilly666

he wasnt winning most of the fight. they both had gotten in a couple shots each

Well in my opinion I think otherwise.

[hoopa]

Anthony19:

remember what happened to Huxley? I don't know about you but i never saw that one coming.
Seems like Donally might be in the same boat. Just starting higher at first.

[Taykeaton]

I like Troy Bodie. He doesn't get much attention, but he quietly put up big FM numbers last year and is a physical player. He doesn't take many minor penalties either, kind of like Mike Hoffman.