The Anaheim Ducks are making a handful of notable changes as preseason draws near, and the biggest ones touch both the broadcast booth and the rafters.
On the media side, the club has moved on from Victory+ and struck a new streaming partnership with Prime Video. Prime, which is owned by Amazon, will also serve as the exclusive streaming home for the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, and St. Louis Blues this season.
For Ducks fans in Southern California, the games will stream through that setup, while fans outside the market will still be able to watch on ESPN+ and NHL Network. The team also said 65 games will air locally over the air on KCOP-13 or Fox 11. In the first year of the deal, all games will be available to stream for free, though it remains unclear whether that changes next season.
The organization says the new arrangement is part of a larger, more ambitious broadcast push. “The NHL’s newly launched centralized production for regional broadcasts provides the Ducks network with comprehensive production services, including robust programming, premium game production, advanced graphics and replay capabilities, and technical and engineering support,” says the NHL.
That shift also comes with a change to the broadcast team. Aly Lozoff, the longtime rinkside reporter and Emmy winner, is out after seven seasons with the Ducks. Lozoff had handled interviews, hosted events, and become a familiar part of the team’s presentation.
In a post on X, she wrote that “the role has lost its value due to budget cuts”, and said she was “disappointed and sad” by the decision. She also thanked the Ducks for “entrusting [her] to represent their franchise for the last seven years and to tell the stories of their athletes.”
Her departure drew a wave of support online, with fans saying they would miss her interviews, positivity, and storytelling. Without a rinkside reporter, the Ducks’ intermission coverage will look different this season, and the Prime Video setup may lean more toward a broader broadcast style. John Ahlers and Bryan Hayward could also end up carrying more of that intermission analysis.
The other major Ducks announcement is a familiar one for franchise history: Ryan Getzlaf’s No. 15 is going to the rafters.
Getzlaf spent 17 seasons in Anaheim, won the Stanley Cup in 2007, became captain in 2010, and put together an 87-point season at his peak. He retired in 2022 and was one of only three NHL players in history to win a Stanley Cup and five international gold medals.
He also leaves as one of the defining figures in Ducks history. Getzlaf owns the franchise record for games played with 1,150, is the longest-tenured captain the team has ever had, and finished with 1,013 career points. He passed Teemu Selanne in 2021 to become Anaheim’s all-time leading scorer.
“My family and I are so grateful to the Samuelis and the Ducks organization for this incredible honor,” he said. “None of this would be possible without all the amazing teammates, coaches, and support staff I had in my career.
Getzlaf will be honored and have his number raised on Jan. 30, joining Scott Niedermeyer, Paul Kariya, and Selanne as the only players to receive that distinction.
On the ice, the Ducks will open preseason play on Sep. 20 against the San Jose Sharks, the first of four preseason games that week. Their regular season begins on Oct. 2 in Vegas against the Vegas Golden Knights.
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