Guy Hebert

Goaltender Guy Hebert might be the only NHL player happy to be locked out. His father, Paul, suffered a heart attack in September and Guy rushed home to Troy, N.Y., to be by his side. "It happened right in front of the doctors at the hospital," Hebert said by phone from his parents' home. "It was the best place to be. Before any damage was done, they were able to get him under hospital care. He ended up not having any surgery, which he was happy about. He had an angioplasty.

When: 6 PDT. Where: Jobing.com Arena. On the air: TV: KDOC; Radio: 830. Records: Ducks 33-33-11, Coyotes 38-27-13. Record vs. Coyotes: 3-2. Update: Workhorse goaltender Jonas Hiller of the Ducks set a franchise mark for appearances in a season (70) with his victory against San Jose on Wednesday at Anaheim. Guy Hebert made 69 appearances for the Ducks in the 1998-99 season. Ducks forward Bobby Ryan has 12 points in the last 12 games.

The Mighty Ducks and goaltender Guy Hebert agreed to terms Friday on a multiyear contract filled with performance-based bonuses. Specifics were not announced, but it's believed the incentive-laden, three-year deal could push Hebert's salary to about $1 million per year. Hebert earned $535,500 last season and was seeking a contract that would pay him close to $1.2 million, the average salary for NHL starting goalies. He had a 12-20-4 record with a 3.

Moving Day, Part I: Ducks General Manager Bob Murray, noting how his players responded to the firm challenge he threw down, stored the for-sale sign and let the NHL trade deadline pass, making two small minor league moves. Since then, the Ducks have suffered two losses and scored one goal in 120 minutes of action and slipped seven points out of a playoff spot in the tightly grouped Western Conference. On Wednesday, it was the Buffalo Sabres and goalie Ryan Miller taking turns suffocating the Ducks, winning, 2-0, at Honda Center.

Whenever and however it began, Mighty Duck goaltender Guy Hebert is in the throes of a crisis. One night after an ugly three-goal first period against San Jose earned Hebert a seat on the bench for the rest of the game, Duck Coach Ron Wilson sent him out again Wednesday against Detroit. And incredibly, Hebert gave up three goals in the first again, then another three in the second and the Ducks lost to the red-hot Red Wings, 6-1, in front of 17,174 at The Pond.

The United States crushed Norway, 7-2, with a four-goal second period for its second victory at the World Hockey Championships in Alba di Canazei, Italy. The Mighty Ducks' Tim Sweeney scored a third-period goal in the victory that puts the U.S. team at the top of the Pool B standings. Guy Hebert, another Duck, had 23 saves.

Mighty Ducks goalie Guy Hebert will go to arbitration, according to agent Dennis Cook. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for Monday. It will result in one-year deal. Cook said he made a counter proposal two weeks ago, but the Ducks have not improved on their most recent offer. Hebert, 30, is coming of his best season. He had a 2.67 goals-against average.

How hot is goalie Guy Hebert? No, he didn't record three consecutive shutouts like Phoenix's Nikolai Khabibulin. But over a longer stretch, it's hard to beat Hebert, who cracked the NHL leaderboard for save percentage Monday, making his season debut in a tie for fifth at .921. Chicago's Jeff Hackett leads the NHL with a .931 mark. Throw out the first month of the season--the Ducks still wish they could--and nobody has a higher save percentage than Hebert.

Duck goalie Guy Hebert never played for Mike Keenan in St. Louis, but he joined the chorus of players who weren't sad to see him go after Keenan was fired as coach and general manager. "I'm kind of interested to see how many messages are on my machine when I get home," said Hebert, who played for the Blues for two seasons before the Ducks claimed him in the 1993 expansion draft. "I still have a soft spot in my heart for the organization. It's definitely a step in the right direction."

The name should be a dead giveaway. Guy Hebert just sounds French-Canadian. He could be from Montreal. Or maybe Quebec City. He must be another of those Quebecois goaltenders playing so well in the NHL, that's for sure. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Hebert is a regular guy from Troy, N.Y., who has settled comfortably into the good life in Orange County. He happens to be the only one on his block who tends goal for the Mighty Ducks.

Guy Hebert spent a lot of the 1992-93 season kidding around with then-teammate Curtis Joseph. The two St. Louis Blues goaltenders would talk about the expansion draft and humor would ensue. The Mighty Ducks and Florida Panthers were still months away from plucking players from teams, but the jokes had already started. "Joseph would tell me I was going to be a Mighty Duck," Hebert said. "I'd tell him if I was, I would paint a yellow duck on my [goalie] mask. We never joked about the Panthers.

The first time Guy Hebert heard Disney had named its new hockey team the Mighty Ducks, after one of its movies, he laughed. "I thought it was a joke," he said. Little did he know the team would become a box office and commercial success -- and a huge part of his life. Hebert, a backup goaltender with the St. Louis Blues, was the first player chosen by the Ducks in the 1993 NHL expansion draft and played for them until he was claimed on waivers by the New York Rangers in March 2001.

There would be no final cheers for Guy Hebert from thousands of fans Wednesday at the Arrowhead Pond. No final salute to the crowd with his stick raised high in thanks. Certainly no parade at Disneyland. Hebert arrived at the Pond about noon as the newest member of the New York Rangers. He had only a few minutes to collect his gear, shake a few hands and say a bittersweet goodbye to the franchise he helped start.

Goaltender Guy Hebert has apparently played his last game as a Mighty Duck. Pierre Gauthier, team president and general manager, put the last original Duck on nonroster waivers Monday to make room for newly acquired goalie Steve Shields. Gauthier said he hopes to trade Hebert by next Tuesday's deadline. Hebert's future with the club had been in question for some time. The Ducks demoted him, moving Jean-Sebastien Giguere into the starter's role last month.

Welcome to the Arrowhead Pond of Agony, where three more members of the Mighty fragile Ducks bit the dust Sunday. Going down for the count were defensemen Ruslan Salei, who had a migraine before the opening faceoff, and Oleg Tverdovsky, who suffered back spasms in the first period and couldn't continue. Left wing Marty McInnis strained his groin midway through the third period, joining his teammates in an already crowded sick bay.

Players and coaches have come and gone, but Guy Hebert has been the Ducks' No. 1 goaltender since Ron Tugnutt was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Stephan Lebeau on Feb. 20, 1994. But it now appears Hebert will have to fend off Jean-Sebastien Giguere in order to maintain his stranglehold on the top spot. Hebert wasn't sharp in giving up four goals in the first period of the Ducks' 4-2 loss Sunday to the Colorado Avalanche.

Guy Hebert, besieged at times during the season opening trip, remains the Mighty Ducks' No. 1 goaltender, Coach Ron Wilson said. But Wilson said he has not decided who will start Wednesday's home opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. Hebert has given up more than five goals a game and his save percentage is down. Meanwhile, Mikhail Shtalenkov has performed well in his two starts, one a shutout against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Ducks have hired Francois Allaire to work with the goaltenders.

The Ducks say goalie Guy Hebert has a sore left shoulder. Hebert says it's not separated, but he hasn't skated since he was injured Nov. 22. Jean-Sebastien Giguere started his second consecutive game Tuesday, facing the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-1 loss at General Motors Place. Dominic Roussel started Friday's 2-2 tie against the Calgary Flames. "It's getting better," Hebert said of his shoulder. "I'm trying to be optimistic.