DRAFT - Terry, Ducks snap 8-year drought, clinch Stanley Cup Playoff berth
Despite never having actually played in a playoff game himself, Troy Terry is the last player remaining from Anaheim's 2018 playoff roster. Nearly 3,000 days later, he is the bridge spanning the "rewarding" journey out of the franchise's dark days.
#19 RW Troy Terry and #20 LW Chris Kreider of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate a goal during an NHL game against the Florida Panthers on November 4, 2025 in Anaheim, CA. ANAHEIM, Calif. – It was April 18, 2018 – 2,917 days ago – when the Anaheim Ducks last played a playoff game, a 2-1 road loss to mercifully end an ignominious sweep to the San Jose Sharks.
Andrew Cogliano scored the lone goal with Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg on the assists. It was the final playoff game Ryan Getzlaf ever played in and the last as a Duck for Corey Perry. It was Francois Beauchemin’s final game in the NHL entirely.
That night was also the last time Troy Terry had an up-close view of playoff hockey. After finishing his college career at the University of Denver, Terry made his NHL debut with the Ducks in 2018 playing two games and sticking on the playoff roster. Terry joined a squad entering its sixth straight playoff appearance and 11th in 13 seasons coming out of the 2004-05 lockout–a stretch that included four Western Conference Finals appearances and the 2007 Stanley Cup championship.
Terry was a healthy scratch in all four playoff games, but he could instantly feel what made that era as consistently competitive as it was. “I was just there for the last month,” Terry said, “but that was a team that was kind of on the end… and you could just feel just the maturity, which is natural. I mean, we have young players in here.
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