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Team History

A 'Mighty' Beginning

When founded in 1993, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were owned by The Walt Disney Company. The team's original name was chosen from the Disney movie The Mighty Ducks, based on a group of misfit teens who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winner. Disney subsequently made an animated series called Mighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consisted of anthropomorphized ducks. Disney had wanted to cross-merchandise the team even further by having every player have a "Mighty" preceding his surname on the back of the uniform (e.g. "Mighty Kariya"), but this idea was swiftly met with major negative reaction.


The team was the first tenant of Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center), a brand-new arena in Anaheim located a short distance east of Disneyland. The arena was completed the same year the team was founded.


With their first-ever draft pick, the Mighty Ducks selected Paul Kariya fourth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Kariya would quickly become a fan favorite and the cornerstone of the young Mighty Ducks franchise. As team captain he would guide them to within a game of Stanley Cup glory in 2003.


On February 7, 1996, a major trade was made between the Mighty Ducks and the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for Marc Chouinard, a fourth-round draft pick and, most notably, star right winger Teemu Selanne. Selänne's arrival helped the Ducks make the playoffs for the first time. He would soon become one of the greatest players in the NHL. On a line with Steve Rucchin and Kariya, his chemistry with the latter made them one of the deadliest duos in the league during their seasons together in Anaheim. They were one of the best to play.


After missing the playoffs in their first three seasons, the Mighty Ducks finished 1996-97 fourth in the Western Conference, earning home-ice advantage for a first-round playoff series with the Phoenix Coyotes (the new incarnation of the Jets after they had been sold to American interests). After winning the series in the full seven games, Anaheim was swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. The Ducks returned to the playoffs in 1998-99, but once again lost in four to the Red Wings, this time in the Western Quarterfinals.


After a three-year playoff hiatus, Anaheim qualified for the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For their third straight postseason, the Mighty Ducks met the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings. This time, however, Anaheim shocked the hockey world when they swept Detroit, with Rucchin's series-clincher on Curtis Joseph coming in overtime of Game 4. The Ducks would then defeat the #1-seeded Dallas Stars in six games in the Conference Semifinals and make quick work of the upstart Minnesota Wild (only allowing one goal) in the Western Conference Final. Anaheim could not complete their Cinderella run, though, as they lost a hard-fought Stanley Cup Final in seven games to the New Jersey Devils. For his fine play during the postseason, Ducks goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. He is only the fifth goaltender in NHL history to have won the trophy while playing for the team that lost.


After losing Kariya to the Colorado Avalanche (he joined Selanne, who also signed with Colorado after two seasons with the Sharks) via free agency shortly after the season ended, the Ducks signed superstar Sergei Fedorov and from Detroit and Vaclav Prospal from Tampa Bay. Still, 2004 was a major disappointment for the Ducks as they missed the playoffs completely, and suffered low attendance figures despite their magical playoff run of the previous year.


During the summer of 2004, as the NHL and the NHL Players Association's labor dispute was headed towards a long lockout, Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of $40-million US, less than the franchise's original price.


In 2005, Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli of Irvine, California and his wife, Susan, bought the Mighty Ducks from The Walt Disney Company for a reported $75 million (USD). The Samuelis have pledged to keep the team in Anaheim, much as Arturo Moreno did when he purchased the Anaheim Angels from Disney. Brian Burke, former Vancouver Canucks General Manager and President, was appointed GM and Executive Vice-President of the Mighty Ducks on June 20, 2005.


On August 1, 2005, former James Norris Memorial Trophy-winning defenceman Randy Carlyle was hired as the seventh coach in team history. Burke was familiar with Carlyle's coaching ability, as he had coached the Manitoba Moose from 1996-2001 (International Hockey League) and 2004-05 (American Hockey League). The Moose had become the Canucks' farm club in 2001. Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock, who left the Ducks to coach the Red Wings.


Also in 2005, the Mighty Ducks brought back fan favorite Teemu Selanne, who had been a star player for the team from 1996-2001. Selänne played the previous NHL season with the Avalanche. Burke made his first big splash as the team's general manager when he signed defenceman Scott Niedermayer, the 2004 Norris Trophy winner and older brother of Ducks centerman Rob, to a four-year contract, from New Jersey.


2006 saw the Ducks trade away big-name players with big contracts such as Petr Sykora and Sergei Fedorov in favor of the younger players such as Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Chris Kunitz, and Joffrey Lupul. The Ducks had a hard start to season, but the plan was ultimately successful; the Ducks became one of the best teams in the league and ended up the sixth seed in the West. The Ducks then beat the heavily favored Calgary Flames in seven games and Colorado Avalanche in a sweep on a run through the playoffs, only to be stopped in the conference finals by the Edmonton Oilers, who had swept the Ducks in the regular season. The team banked on its youth again, seeing Lupul, Getzlaf, Kunitz, and Ilya Bryzgalov turn in stellar performances. In fact, Bryzgalov took over the starting job from Giguere during game 5 of the Calgary series and broke Giguere's 2003 record for consecutive shutout time.

Modern Era

On January 26, 2006, the team announced, effective with the 2006-07 season, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would change their name to the Anaheim Ducks. This included logo and team color changes which were unveiled at a special ceremony five months later. Many Ducks fans successfully petitioned the Samuelis to keep Wildwing as the current mascot because of the team's recent success and as a link to the past. Along with the new name, their home ice (the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) was renamed the Honda Center as Arrowhead Water's naming rights had expired.


On July 3 2006, the Ducks traded young sniper Joffrey Lupul, defenceman prospect Ladislav Smid, a 2007 first-round draft pick, a second-round choice in 2008, and a conditional first-round selection to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for star defenceman Chris Pronger, who had publicly requested a trade from the Oilers ten days earlier citing personal reasons, with many speculating that his wife was unhappy living in Edmonton.


On November 9, 2006, the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia to improve their season record to 12-0-4. The win set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers. They were subsequently shut out by the Flames the following game, 3-0, ending their streak.


On December 12, 2006 the Ducks defeated the Florida Panthers on the road 5-4. They broke a franchise record for their sixth road win in a row. They also improved their record that night to 24-3-6 54 Points. No team having played 33 games had reached 54 points since the 1979 Philadelphia Flyers.


On December 13, 2006 the Ducks beat the Atlanta Thrashers to improve their road record to 12-1-2. The 26 points set the NHL mark for the most points on the road through 15 games. The previous record-holders, 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings had 25 points (10-0-5).


On January 16, 2007 the Ducks played in their franchise's 1000th regular season game.


On March 11, 2007 the Ducks recorded their franchise's 1000th point with a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, which improved their franchise all-time record to 423-444-155, 1001 points.


On April 8, 2007 the Ducks clinched their first ever Pacific Division Title when the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks in Overtime. The Ducks went on that evening to punctuate the Title by beaing the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3.


On May 22nd, 2007 The Ducks defeated the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games to win their best of 7 Western Conferance Finals and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in 4 years. The Ducks are now the first California team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals more than once and only the second west coast team with multiple Conference Championships, Vancouver also has 2.


June 6th, 2007 The Anaheim Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators in 5 games to win the Stanley Cup.


October 10th, 2007 The Anaheim Ducks Raise Banners celebrating their Pacific Division, Western conference and Stanley Cup Championships to the rafters at Honda Center


October 15th, 2007 Chris Pronger Scores his 400th career assist in a 6-3 Victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings

Colors & Logo



Jersey Designs

Goaltender Masks

Music

Management and Coaches

Players

Current Roster

Forwards




Defensemen


Goaltenders


Suspended

Player Archive

Former Ducks

By Name



Players, Past & Present, By Jersey Number

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39

40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49

50, 51, 52, 54, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69

70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89

90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99*

* #99 is retired league-wide in honor of Wayne Gretzky

Draft History

1st Round Draft History

Team Captains

Season Standings

Season Division GP W L T OTL SOL Pts Pct GF GA PIM Coach Season Result
1993-94 Pacific 84 33 46 5 0 0 71 0.423 229 251 1507 Ron Wilson Out Of Playoffs
1994-95 Pacific 48 16 27 5 0 0 37 0.385 125 164 731 Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs
1995-96 Pacific 82 35 39 8 0 0 78 0.476 234 247 1707 Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs
1996-97 Pacific 82 36 33 13 0 0 85 0.518 245 233 1710 Ron Wilson Lost in round 2
1997-98 Pacific 82 26 43 13 0 0 65 0.396 205 261 1843 Pierre Page Out of Playoffs
1998-99 Pacific 82 35 34 13 0 0 83 0.506 215 206 1323 Craig Hartsburg Lost in round 1
1999-00 Pacific 82 34 33 12 3 0 83 0.506 217 227 926 Craig Hartsburg Out of Playoffs
2000-01 Pacific 82 25 41 11 5 0 66 0.402 188 245 1136 Multiple coaches Out of Playoffs
2001-02 Pacific 82 29 42 8 3 0 69 0.421 175 198 1254 Bryan Murray Out of Playoffs
2002-03 Pacific 82 40 27 9 6 0 95 0.579 203 193 954 Mike Babcock Lost in Finals
2003-04 Pacific 82 29 35 10 8 0 76 0.463 184 213 1131 Mike Babcock Out of Playoffs
2005-06 Pacific 82 43 27 0 5 7 98 0.598 254 229 1459 Randy Carlyle Lost in round 3
~ 2006-07 Pacific 82 48 20 0 14 10 110 0.671 258 208  ?? Randy Carlyle Stanley Cup Champions
2007-08 Pacific 53 27 20 0 6 - 60 - 135 137 - Randy Carlyle TBD

~ - Division Champions

Record Book

Team Records & Awards

  • Most Points - 110 - 2006-07 (82)
  • Most Wins - 48 - 2006-07 (82)
  • Most Ties / Overtime Losses* - 14 - 2006-07 (82)
  • Most Losses - 46 - 1993-94 (84)
  • Most Goals - 258 - 2006-07 (82)
  • Most Goals Against - 261 - 1997-98 (82)
  • Fewest Points - 65 - 1997-98 (82)
  • Fewest Wins - 25 - 2000-2001 (82)
  • Fewest Ties - 5 - 1993-94 (84)
  • Fewest Losses - 27 - 2002-03 (82)
  • Fewest Goals - 175 - 2001-02 (82)
  • Fewest Goals Against - 193 - 2002-03 (82)
  • Pacific Division Champions - 2007
  • Western Conference Champions - 2003, 2007
  • Stanley Cup Champions - 2007
  • First California Team to appear in multiple Stanley Cup Finals (2003 & 2007)
  • Second west coast team to appear in multiple Stanley Cup Finals | Vancouver(2)
  • Only California team to win the Stanley Cup


* Starting with the 2005/2006 season, with the advent of the shootout, there are no tie games in the NHL, Overtime Losses now receive the 1 Point formerly awarded in tie games.

Individual Records & Awards

Current at Start of 2006-2007 Season


History

  • Longest Consecutive Games Streak - 237 - Oleg Tverdovsky (Oct 2/99- Mar 24/02)


Regular Season

  • Most PIM, Season - 285 - Todd Ewen (1995-96)
  • Most Points, Center, Season - 85 - Andy McDonald (2005-06 34G, 51 A)
  • Most Points, Right Wing, Season - 109 - Teemu Selanne (1997-98 51G 58A)
  • Most Points, Left Wing, Season - 108 - Paul Kariya (1995-96 50G 58A)
  • Most Points, Rookie Season -41 - Chris Kunitz (2005-06 19 G, 22 A)
  • Most Goals, Game- 3 - 21 times
  • Most Points, Game - 5 - 6 times
  • Most Figthing Majors, Season - 27 - Todd Ewen (1995-1996)


Playoffs

  • Playoff Shutout Sequence - 249:15 - Ilya Bryzgalov (2nd Longest in NHL History, Longest by a rookie)

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