Anaheim Ducks

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Anaheim Ducks
Conference	Western
Division	Pacific
Founded	1993
History	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1993 - 2006 Anaheim Ducks 2006 - present
Arena	Honda Center
City	Anaheim, California
Local Media Affiliates	FSN West FSN Prime Ticket KCAL9 KDOC KLAA
Team Colors	Black, Gold, and Orange
Owner	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
Division Championships	None

The Anaheim Ducks (formerly known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) 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. ^[1]

Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 Third jerseys 2 Season-by-season record 3 Notable players 3.1 Current roster 3.2 Team captains 3.3 Hall of Famers 3.4 Retired numbers 3.5 First-round draft picks 3.6 Franchise scoring leaders 4 NHL awards and trophies 5 Franchise individual records 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Franchise history

When founded in 1991, 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 The 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 (i.e. "Mighty Kariya"), but this idea was swiftly met with major negative reaction. ^{[citation needed]}

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 Teemu Selänne. The addition of "The Finnish Flash" 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 deadliest duos in the league during their seasons together in Anaheim.

After missing the playoffs in their first three seasons, the Mighty Ducks finished 1996-97 fourth in the West, 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. Anaheim shocked the hockey world when they swept Detroit, with Rucchin's series-clincher coming in overtime of game four. The Ducks would then defeat the #1-seeded Dallas Stars in six games and make quick work of the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference Final. Anaheim could not complete their Cinderella run, though, as they fell in seven games to the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final. For his heroics, Ducks goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.

After losing Kariya to the Colorado Avalanche via free agency shortly after the season ended, the Ducks signed superstar Sergei Fedorov from Detroit. Still, Anaheim would end up missing the 2004 playoffs, 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. Many quotes in the press from several well-paid Mighty Ducks players stated the Ducks were a safe franchise. However, those players were perceived as being completely out of touch with the NHL economic situation and the precarious state of the team.

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. 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 defenseman 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 defenseman Scott Niedermayer, the 2003-04 Norris Trophy winner and older brother of Ducks centerman Rob, to a four-year contract, from New Jersey.

2006 saw the Ducks beat the Calgary Flames and Colorado on a run through the playoffs, only being stopped in the West finals by the Edmonton Oilers, who'd swept the Ducks in the regular season. The team banked on its youth, seeing Joffrey Lupul, Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Kunitz and Ilya Bryzgalov turn in stellar performances.

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, defenseman prospect Ladislav Smid, a 2007 first-round draft pick, a second-round choice in 2008, and a conditional first-round selection to Edmonton in exchange for star defenseman Chris Pronger, who had publicly requested a trade from the Oilers ten days earlier citing personal reasons.

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 1984 Edmonton Oilers. They were subsequently shutout by the Calgary Flames the following game, 3-0, ending their streak.

[edit] Third jerseys

The third jerseys of the Mighty Ducks were created in 1996, 1998, and 2004. The 1996 jersey was jade with eggplant and white stripes on the collar and on the end of the sleeves. The logo was of team mascot Wildwing wearing a Mighty Ducks jersey while breaking through a sheet of ice. The jersey was short-lived; because of much criticism, it was retired at the end of the year.

The 1998 third jersey came with a rare fourth jersey partner. The third was a jade-colored jersey with silver and eggplant stripes at the shoulders outlined in thin yellow, and a silver stripe at the bottom. It had the Mighty Ducks logo in the center of the chest. The fourth jersey was much like it. It was white with jade, eggplant, and silver stripes at the shoulders of the jersey, but no bottom stripe. These jerseys saw action until the end of 1999-2000, when they stopped playing with their third jerseys, and used only the fourth. At the end of 2000-01, the fourth was also retired.

The 2004 third jersey was black with purple and gray stripes at the waist and on the sleeves. It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and old-style laces at the neck. The popularity of this jersey amongst fans was so great it replaced the eggplant and jade jersey, serving as the home jersey for the last half of the 2005-06 season and playoffs. It was dropped following the season as the team went to a new name, new uniforms, and color scheme. There are plans in the future for a new alternate jersey for the 2008-09 season, as the NHL mandates that a uniform change must go two full seasons before adding a third jersey.

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of November 15, 2006. ^[2]

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1993-94	84	33	46	5	—	71	229	251	1507	4th, Pacific	Did not qualify
1994-951	48	16	27	5	—	37	125	164	731	6th, Pacific	Did not qualify
1995-96	82	35	39	8	—	78	234	247	1707	4th, Pacific	Did not qualify
1996-97	82	36	33	13	—	85	243	233	1710	2nd, Pacific	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Coyotes) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Red Wings)
1997-98	82	26	43	13	—	65	205	261	1843	6th, Pacific	Did not qualify
1998-99	82	35	34	13	—	83	215	206	1323	3rd, Pacific	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Red Wings)
1999-00	82	34	33	12	3	83	217	227	926	5th, Pacific	Did not qualify
2000-01	82	25	41	11	5	66	188	245	1136	5th, Pacific	Did not qualify
2001-02	82	29	42	8	3	69	175	198	1254	5th, Pacific	Did not qualify
2002-03	82	40	27	9	6	95	203	193	954	2nd, Pacific	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Red Wings) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-2 (Stars) Won in Conference Finals, 4-0 (Wild) Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Devils)
2003-04	82	29	35	10	8	76	184	213	1131	4th, Pacific	Did not qualify
2004-052	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005-063	82	43	27	—	12	98	254	229	1462	3rd, Pacific	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Flames) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-0 (Avalanche) Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Oilers)
AnaheimDucksNHL.PNG [35px] 2006-07	19	13	2	—	4	30	66	47	348	1st, Pacific
Totals	970	394	428	107	41	932	2532	2689	16023	—	—

¹ Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.

² Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

³ As of the 2005-06 NHL season, all games tied after regulation will be decided in a shootout; SOL (Shootout losses) will be recorded as OTL in the standings.

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Current roster

As of November 18, 2006. [1]

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
30		Ilya Bryzgalov	L	2000	Togliatti, U.S.S.R.
35		Jean-Sébastien Giguère	L	2000	Montreal, Quebec

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
18		Ian Moran	R	2006	Cleveland, Ohio
21		Sean O'Donnell	L	2006	Ottawa, Ontario
23		François Beauchemin	L	2005	Sorel, Quebec
25		Chris Pronger - A	L	2006	Dryden, Ontario
27		Scott Niedermayer - C	L	2005	Edmonton, Alberta
33		Joe DiPenta	R	2005	Barrie, Ontario
37		Shane O'Brien	L	2003	Port Hope, Ontario

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
8		Teemu Selänne	RW	R	2005	Helsinki, Finland
10		Corey Perry	RW	R	2003	Peterborough, Ontario
14		Chris Kunitz	LW	L	2005	Regina, Saskatchewan
15		Ryan Getzlaf	C	R	2003	Regina, Saskatchewan
16		George Parros	RW	R	2006	Washington, Pennsylvania
17		Dustin Penner	RW	L	2004	Winkler, Manitoba
19		Andy McDonald	C	L	2000	Strathroy, Ontario
22		Todd Marchant	C	L	2005	Buffalo, New York
26		Samuel Påhlsson	C	L	2000	Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
32		Travis Moen	LW	L	2005	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
38		Ryan Shannon	C	R	2005	Darien, Connecticut
39		Travis Green	C	R	2006	Castlegar, British Columbia
44		Rob Niedermayer - A	C	L	2003	Cassiar, British Columbia

[edit] Team captains

• Troy Loney, 1993-94
• Randy Ladouceur, 1994-96
• Paul Kariya, 1996-2003
• Teemu Selänne, 1998 (interim)
• Steve Rucchin, 2003-04
• Scott Niedermayer, 2005- present

[edit] Hall of Famers

• None

[edit] Retired numbers

• 99 Wayne Gretzky, number retired league-wide February 6, 2000

[edit] 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: Mikael 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)

[edit] 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

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Paul Kariya	LW	606	300	369	669	1.10
Teemu Selänne*	RW	484	266	313	579	1.20
Steve Rucchin	C	616	153	279	432	.70
Matt Cullen	C	427	65	135	200	.47
Andy McDonald*	C	286	64	107	171	.60
Oleg Tverdovsky	D	324	45	125	170	.53
Marty McInnis	LW	272	57	88	145	.53
Mike Leclerc	LW	291	54	78	132	.45
Petr Sykora	RW	197	64	67	131	.67
Joe Sacco	C	333	62	68	130	.39

[edit] NHL awards and trophies

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

• 2002-03

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

• Teemu Selänne: 2005-06

Conn Smythe Trophy

• Jean-Sébastien Giguère: 2002-03

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

• Paul Kariya: 1995-96, 1996-97

Rocket Richard Trophy

• Teemu Selänne: 1998-99

[edit] Franchise individual records

• Most Goals in a season: Teemu Selänne, 52 (1997-98)
• Most Assists in a season: Paul Kariya, 62 (1998-99)
• Most Points in a season: Teemu Selänne, 109 (1996-97)
• Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Todd Ewen, 285 (1995-96)
• Most Points in a season, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, 63 (2005-06)
• Most Points in a season, rookie: Chris Kunitz, 41 (2005-06)
• Most Wins in a season: Jean-Sébastien Giguère, 34 (2002-03)
• Most Shutouts in a season: Jean-Sébastien Giguère, 8 (2002-03)

[edit] References

1. ^ CBS SportsLine.com, Ducks to be renamed 'Anaheim Ducks'
2. ^ Hockeydb.com, Anaheim Ducks season statistics and records

[edit] See also

• List of Anaheim Ducks players
• Head Coaches of the Anaheim Ducks
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

[edit] External links

• Duck's Official Site
• All Ducks, All the Time

Anaheim Ducks Head Coaches
Wilson • Pagé • Hartsburg • Charron • Murray • Babcock • Carlyle