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Ducks to auction camouflage jerseys for a good cause

By Helene Elliott
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The camouflage jerseys the Ducks wore Tuesday during the warmups before their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t part of an attempt at disguising themselves during a difficult season.

The jerseys were worn for a good cause. The Anaheim Ducks Foundation will auction them on Saturday for the benefit of Operation Homefront, an organization that provides emergency and morale assistance for troops returning home from service. The jerseys worn by Jonas Hiller, Joffrey Lupul, George Parros and Corey Perry will be auctioned during the Ducks’ game against the Phoenix Coyotes at the Honda Center, with the other jerseys to be auctioned later through www.anaheimducks.com.

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The Ducks donated tickets for Saturday’s game to Operation Homefront and the Veterans Tickets Foundation. Service men and women in attendance will be asked to stand and be recognized during the game, and the Ducks’ team store will offer a 15% discount for fans showing a military ID.

-- Helene Elliott

Photos are courtesy of the Ducks.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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