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| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1993 - 2006 Anaheim Ducks 2006 - present |
| Home arena | Honda Center |
| City | Anaheim, California |
| Team colors | Black, Gold, Orange and White |
| Media | FSN Prime Ticket FSN West KDOC KLAA |
| Owner(s) |  Henry Samueli and Susan Samueli |
| General manager | Brian Burke |
| Head coach |  Randy Carlyle |
| Captain | Scott Niedermayer |
| Minor league affiliates | Portland Pirates (AHL) Augusta Lynx (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | none |
| Conference championships | 2002-03, 2006-07 |
| Division championships | 2006-07 |
The Anaheim Ducks (formerly known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and previously often referred to as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club announced the name change January 26, 2006, and formally changed its name five months later on June 22. The Ducks are the current Western Conference Champions
Franchise history
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The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 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.
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 and across the street from Angel Stadium. 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. Selanne's arrival helped the Ducks make the playoffs for the first time. On a line with Steve Rucchin and Kariya, his chemistry with the latter made them one of the highest-scoring tandems in the league.
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. 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.
The 2003 Stanley Cup finals was a battle between two elite goaltenders. Quite possibly the most remembered moment of the series, Game 6 saw Paul Kariya on the wrong side of a fierce body check from New Jersey captain Scott Stevens. Kariya was knocked out and sent to the dressing room. But eleven minutes later, Kariya returned from the dressing room and scored to help the Ducks tie the series at three games apiece. 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 Sebastien Giguere 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 Paul Kariya to the Colorado Avalanche (he joined Selänne, 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 from Detroit and Vaclav Prospal. 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 Selänne, 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.
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, the Ducks traded young sniper 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 7, 2007, the Ducks won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history, when the Vancouver Canucks defeated the second-place San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion in the Sharks' final game of the season. Anaheim also played their last game of the 2006-07 NHL season that day against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Anaheim won the game 4-3, finishing off the season with a total of 110 points, setting a new franchise record for season points.
They started the playoffs as the number two seed in the Western Conference playing the Minnesota Wild, winning the series 4-1. Next up was the Vancouver Canucks, whom they also defeated 4-1. They faced the Detroit Red Wings and won the series 4-2 in the Western Conference Finals. A win on May 22nd at home put the Ducks in the Stanley Cup final once again. They will be facing off against the Ottawa Senators.
- To see past scores from the 2006-07 season, click here.
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Current roster
As of May 17th, 2007.
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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| 30 | 
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Ilya Bryzgalov | L | 2000 | Tolyatti, U.S.S.R. |
| 35 |
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Jean-Sebastien Giguere | L | 2000 | Montreal, Quebec |
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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| 5 |
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Richard Jackman | R | 2007 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 21 |
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Sean O'Donnell | L | 2006 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 23 |
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Francois Beauchemin | L | 2005 | Sorel, Quebec |
| 25 |
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Chris Pronger - A | L | 2006 | Dryden, Ontario |
| 27 |
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Scott Niedermayer - C | L | 2005 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 33 |
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Joe DiPenta | R | 2005 | Barrie, Ontario |
| 34 |
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Aaron Rome | L | 2006 | Nesbitt, Manitoba |
| 40 |
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Kent Huskins | R | 2006 | Almonte, Ontario |
| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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| 8 | 
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Teemu Selanne | RW | R | 2005 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 10 |
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Corey Perry | RW | R | 2003 | Peterborough, Ontario |
| 14 |
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Chris Kunitz | LW | L | 2005 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 15 |
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Ryan Getzlaf | C | R | 2003 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 16 |
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George Parros | RW | R | 2006 | Washington, Pennsylvania |
| 17 |
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Dustin Penner | LW | L | 2004 | Winkler, Manitoba |
| 18 |
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Drew Miller | RW | L | 2006 | East Lansing, Michigan |
| 19 |
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Andy McDonald | C | L | 2000 | Strathroy, Ontario |
| 22 |
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Todd Marchant | C | L | 2005 | Buffalo, New York |
| 24 |
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Brad May | LW | L | 2007 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 26 | 
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Samuel Pahlsson | LW | L | 2000 | Ånge, Sweden |
| 32 |
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Travis Moen | LW | L | 2005 | Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan |
| 38 |
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Ryan Shannon | C | R | 2005 | Darien, Connecticut |
| 44 |
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Rob Niedermayer - A | C | L | 2003 | Cassiar, British Columbia |
| 45 |
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Shawn Thornton | RW | R | 2006 | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 47 |
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Tim Brent | C | R | 2004 | Cambridge, Ontario |
- To see the Ducks' player pages click here.
Team and player honors
NHL awards and trophies
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy
Honored Members
Hall of Famers: The Ducks have had one Hall of Famer in franchise history. Left-winger Jari Kurri played for the Ducks during the 1996-97 season, and was inducted in 2001.
Retired Numbers: The Ducks do not have any retired numbers of any of its own players. However, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 was retired league-wide on February 6, 2000.
Leaders
Team captains
- Troy Loney, 1993-94
- Randy Ladouceur, 1994-96
- Paul Kariya, 1996-2003
- Teemu Selanne, 1998 (interim)
- Steve Rucchin, 2003-05
- Scott Niedermayer, 2005- present
Coaches
- Ron Wilson, 1993–97
- Pierre Page, 1997–98
- Craig Hartsburg, 1998–2000
- Guy Charron, 2000-01
- Bryan Murray, 2001–02
- Mike Babcock, 2002–05
- Randy Carlyle, 2005– present
First-round draft picks
- 1993: Paul Kariya (4th overall)
- 1994: Oleg Tverdovsky (2nd overall)
- 1995: Chad Kilger (4th overall)
- 1996: Ruslan Salei (9th overall)
- 1997: Michael Holmqvist (18th overall)
- 1998: Vitaly Vishnevski (5th overall)
- 1999: None
- 2000: Alexei Smirnov (12th overall)
- 2001: Stanislav Chistov (5th overall)
- 2002: Joffrey Lupul (7th overall)
- 2003: Ryan Getzlaf (19th overall) & Corey Perry (28th overall)
- 2004: Ladislav Smid (9th overall)
- 2005: Bobby Ryan (2nd overall)
- 2006: Mark Mitera (19th overall)
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Ducks player
Updated at completion of 2006-2007 season
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Paul Kariya | LW | 606 | 300 | 369 | 669 | 1.10 |
| Teemu Selanne* | RW | 549 | 309 | 349 | 658 | 1.20 |
| Steve Rucchin | C | 616 | 153 | 279 | 432 | .70 |
| Andy McDonald* | C | 326 | 96 | 179 | 271 | .65 |
| Matt Cullen | C | 427 | 65 | 135 | 200 | .47 |
| Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 324 | 45 | 125 | 170 | .53 |
| Marty McInnis | LW | 272 | 57 | 88 | 145 | .53 |
| Scott Niedermayer* | D | 161 | 24 | 108 | 132 | .82 |
| Mike Leclerc | LW | 291 | 54 | 78 | 132 | .45 |
| Petr Sykora | RW | 197 | 64 | 67 | 131 | .67 |
Franchise individual records
- Most Goals in a season: Teemu Selanne, 52 (1997-98)
- Most Assists in a season: Paul Kariya, 62 (1998-99)
- Most Points in a season: Teemu Selanne, 109 (1996-97)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Todd Ewen, 285 (1995-96)
- Most Points in a season, defenceman: Scott Niedermayer, 69 (2006-07)
- Most Points in a season, rookie: Dustin Penner, 45 (2006-07)
- Most Wins in a season: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 36 (2006-07)
- Most Shutouts in a season: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 8 (2002-03)
References
- CBS SportsLine.com, Ducks to be renamed 'Anaheim Ducks'
- http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ducksrangersdeal&prov=st&type=Iyns.html
See also
- List of Anaheim Ducks players
- Head Coaches of the Anaheim Ducks
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
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