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The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, competing in the Pacific Division of the NHL's Western Conference. Founded by The Walt Disney Company in 1993 (inspired by its hit film *The Mighty Ducks*), the franchise has grown from a Hollywood-themed expansion team to a Stanley Cup-winning organization, currently owned by Henry and Susan Samueli since 2005.
Key moments
December 11, 1992NHL grants Disney an expansion franchise, named the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1993Team plays its first NHL season, with home games at the Arrowhead Pond (now Honda Center)
2003Reaches first Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New Jersey Devils
2005Renamed Anaheim Ducks after being sold to the Samueli family
2007Wins first Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Ottawa Senators
March 6, 2026Acquires veteran defenseman John Carlson from the Washington Capitals to bolster roster for the playoffs
Future Outlook
With a mix of emerging young players and seasoned veterans like John Carlson, the Ducks are positioned to build on their 2025-26 regular season success (finishing tied for first in the Pacific Division). Their ongoing roster adjustments aim to bridge the gap between regular-season consistency and deep playoff runs, targeting a second Stanley Cup title in the coming years.
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California.The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference.The team plays its home games at Honda Center, and is owned by Henry and Susan Samueli.The Ducks are affiliated with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.
The Ducks were founded as an expansion team for the 1993–94 season by the Walt Disney Company, and were known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a name based on the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks.In 2005, Disney sold the franchise to the Samuelis, who, along with then-general manager Brian Burke, changed the name of the team to the Anaheim Ducks before the 2006–07 season.The Ducks have won six Pacific Division championships, and have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final twice, losing to the New Jersey Devils in 2003, and winning the Stanley Cup in 2007 over the Ottawa Senators, becoming the first of the three California-based teams to win the Stanley Cup.The Ducks have produced two Conn Smythe Trophy winners as the most valuable player of the playoffs – Jean-Sebastian Giguere in 2003 and Scott Niedermayer in 2007.
History
Start of a franchise (1993–1994)
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company.The franchise was awarded by the NHL in December 1992, alongside the rights to a Miami team founded by Wayne Huizenga that would become the Florida Panthers.An entrance fee of $50 million was required, half of which Disney would pay directly to the Los Angeles Kings in order to "share" the Los Angeles media market.[3] On March 1, 1993, at the brand-new Anaheim Arena, the team's name was announced.The name was inspired by The Mighty Ducks, a 1992 Disney film about a struggling youth hockey team that, with the help of their new coach, become champions.[4]Philadelphia arena management specialist Tony Tavares was chosen to be team president,[4] and Jack Ferreira, who previously helped create the San Jose Sharks, became the Ducks' general manager.[5]
Paul Kariya era (1994–2003)
The lockout-shortened 1994–95 season saw the debut of Kariya, who would play 47 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points.[13] For his efforts, he was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy for the top rookie of the year.[14] The Ducks went 16–27–5, missing the playoffs.[15]
During the 1995–96 season, Kariya was chosen to play for the Western Conference in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game as the lone Ducks representative, playing in place of Pavel Bure, who was out with a knee injury.[16] Following the All-Star Game, the Mighty Ducks completed a mid-season blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets.The Ducks sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for forward
Western Conference champions (2002–2003)
Prior to the 2002–03 season, Bryan Murray was promoted to general manager.[40] He hired Mike Babcock to be the head coach.[41] The Mighty Ducks made the postseason as the seventh seed with a 40–27–9–6 record, good enough for 95 points. In the first round, the Ducks were once again matched up with the Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup champions. They swept the Red Wings in four games.[32] Steve Rucchin scored the series-winning goal in overtime in game four.[42] In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars.Game one turned out to be the one of the longest games in NHL history, with Petr Sykora scoring in the fifth overtime to give the Mighty Ducks the series lead.[43] The Ducks would finish off the Stars in game six at home.In the team's first trip to the Western Conference finals, they were matched up against the sixth-seeded, three-year-old
New ownership, Selanne's return and franchise rebrand (2003–2008)
After the 2002–03 season, Kariya promised to bring the Mighty Ducks back to the Stanley Cup Final the following year.[46] However, Kariya left the Ducks in the summer and joined former teammate Teemu Selanne on the Colorado Avalanche.[47] During the 2003–04 season, the team regressed to a 29–35–10–8 record, finishing fourth in the division.[48]
During the 2004 off-season, Bryan Murray, who had wished to coach again, left the Ducks to join the Ottawa Senators.[49] As the NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA)'s labor dispute was headed towards a long lockout, Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of US$50 million, less than the franchise's original price.
Stanley Cup champions (2006–2007)
Prior to the 2006–07 season, the Ducks adopted a completely new look to go along with their new name; their team colors became black, gold and orange, and the logo of a duck-shaped goalie mask was dropped in favor of the word "Ducks", with a webbed foot in place of the "D".[70]
The Ducks traded Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and a first-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Chris Pronger.[71] On November 9, 2006, the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6–0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver to improve their season record to 12–0–4.[72] The win set an NHL 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.‡R72R‡ On April 7, the Ducks won their first division title in franchise history when the Canucks defeated the second-place San Jose Sharks in the final game of the season.‡R74R‡ The Ducks ended the regular season with a 48–20–14 record and 110 points.‡R75R‡ Although they had three fewer wins than the [[Nashville Predators, the Ducks won the second seed in the West by virtue of winning the Pacific Division title; the Predators finished second in the Central Division behind the Detroit Red Wings (the top seed in the West).[76]
Post-Stanley Cup (2007–2008)
The Ducks began their title defense in the 2007–08 season without Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne, who were both contemplating retirement.[85] To offset those losses, Burke signed forward Todd Bertuzzi and defenseman Mathieu Schneider.[86] Chris Pronger was also named captain with Niedermayer's absence.[87] The team began the season in London for the 2007 NHL Premiere and split their two games with the Los Angeles Kings.[88] The team began slow out of the gate, going 4–7–2 to begin the season.[89] During the season, Burke put goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers, where he was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes.[90]
Bob Murray era (2008–2021)
The Ducks began the 2008–09 season with another slow start, going 1–5–0.[89] On November 12, 2008, Burke resigned to take the same position for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[98]Bob Murray replaced him as general manager, but the team struggled to make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.[99] A bevy of trade deadline deals saw the departure of some mainstays from the Cup team, including Chris Kunitz, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Ryan Whitney,[100] Samuel Pahlsson, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman James Wisniewski,[101] and Travis Moen, who was traded to the San Jose Sharks for two prospects.[102]
Bruce Boudreau as head coach
Before the 2011–12 season began, former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei died in a plane crash with several other former NHL players of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[127] The team wore a black patch with his former jersey number, 24, in current team numbering.[128] The Ducks started the season with 2011 NHL Premiere games in Helsinki and Stockholm. This was the second time in franchise history that they started the regular season with games in Europe. They lost 4–1 to the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki but defeated the New York Rangers 2–1 after a shootout in Stockholm.[129] After a slow start to the season,[89] the Ducks replaced head coach Randy Carlyle with former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau.[130]
Carlyle returns
Although the Ducks started the 2016–17 season 0–3–1,[165] the team managed to finish first in the Pacific Division for the fourth consecutive season.[166] In the first round, they swept the Calgary Flames.[167] On May 10, 2017, the Ducks ended their game seven losing streak when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, winning the series 4–3 and advancing to the conference finals for the second time in three seasons.[168] They would fall to the Nashville Predators in game six, ending their playoff run.[169] In the offseason, the team acquired goalie Ryan Miller in free agency and re-signed Cam Fowler.[170]
Rebuild (2021–present)
On June 17, 2019, the team named Dallas Eakins as the franchise's tenth head coach.[177]Corey Perry left the team in free agency, signing with the Dallas Stars.[178] However, the team was unable to make the expanded 2020 playoffs due to multiple losing streaks throughout the season,[179] missing the postseason for the second consecutive season.[180]
The following season, the team did not fare better as they set an NHL record for the worst power play percentage in a season at 8.94%,[181] missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.[182]
Team information
Name
Founded in 1993, the then-called Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were directly named for The Mighty Ducks movies.When the Walt Disney Company, which produced the movies and owned the NHL team, sold the team in 2005, the name was shortened to Anaheim Ducks.[3]
Uniforms
1993–2006
The Mighty Ducks' original road (later home) jersey features an eggplant and jade base, divided by silver, purple and white diagonal stripes. The home (later road) jersey has a white and jade base, divided by purple, white and silver diagonal stripes. For most of its history, purple pants were used with this set; from 1993 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2003, the pants featured jade and white stripes. In 1996, an alternate front-facing "angry duck mask" logo is added on the shoulders.[203]
Season-by-season record
''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Ducks. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Anaheim Ducks seasons.''
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Past announcers include Matt McConnell, Charlie Simmer (who was the radio analyst alongside McConnell from 1993 to 1996),[240][241] Brian Hamilton (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1996 to 1999),[242]Pat Conacher (who was the radio analyst from 1996–97),[243]Darren Eliot (who was the radio analyst alongside Hamilton from 1996 to 1999), Mike Greenlay (who was the radio analyst from 1999 to 2001), Brent Severyn[244] (who became the radio analyst beginning in 2005), and Chris Madsen (who was the television play-by-play announcer from
The Ducks and Florida Panthers filled out their rosters in the
1993 NHL expansion draft
and the
1993 NHL entry draft
.
In the former, a focus on defense led to goaltenders Guy Hebert and Glenn Healy being the first picks, followed by Alexei Kasatonov and Steven King.[7] In the latter, the Ducks selected Paul Kariya with the fourth overall pick, who began playing in 1994 and would turn out to be the face of the franchise for many years.[8][9] The resulting roster had the lowest payroll of the NHL at only $7.9 million.[10]
Led by captainTroy Loney, the Ducks finished the 1993–94 season 33–46–5, a record-breaking number of wins for an expansion team, which the Florida Panthers also achieved.The Ducks sold out 27 of 41 home games, including the last 25, and filled the Arrowhead Pond to 98.9% of its season capacity.[11] The Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs, helped by their presence from Disney's theme parks and Disney Stores.[12]
commented, "Paul [Kariya] had a lot of pressure on him... He single-handedly won some games for us this year... Now that we have Teemu, there's no way everybody can just key on Paul."
During the 1996–97 season, Kariya became team captain following Randy Ladouceur's retirement in the off-season.[21] The Ducks qualified for the postseason after recording the franchise's first winning record of 36–33–13, good enough for home ice in the first round as the fourth seed against the Phoenix Coyotes.[22] The Ducks trailed 3–2 in the series going into Phoenix for game six.Kariya scored in overtime to force the franchise's first game seven,[23] which they won.[24] However, in the second round, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Detroit Red Wings, in a four-game sweep.[25] After the season, Ron Wilson was fired for philosophical differences.[26]Pierre Page succeeded him.[27] The Ducks started out slowly in 1997–98, in part because Kariya missed the first 32 games of the season in a contract dispute.[28] He came back in December, but on February 1, he suffered a season-ending concussion when Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawkscross-checked him in the face.[29] With Kariya playing only a total of 22 games that season, the Ducks missed the playoffs and fired Page.[30] The Ducks followed that season up by finishing sixth in the Western Conference in 1998–99 with new head coach Craig Hartsburg.[31] However, they were swept by Detroit again, this time in the first round.[32]
At training camp prior to the 1999–2000 season, the Ducks made a motto, "Take the next step," going into the season.[33] However, due to a much more competitive Western Conference, they missed the playoffs by four points behind rival San Jose Sharks.[34] In the following season, 2000–01, the Ducks ended up performing worse, as Kariya and Selanne's point production significantly declined from the previous season – Kariya went from 86 points to 67 points and Selanne went from 85 points to 57 points.Selanne was subsequently dealt to San Jose at the trade deadline for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a second-round draft pick,[35] while head coach Craig Hartsburg was fired during the season.[36] The team ended up with a losing record and last place in the Western Conference that season.[37] Without Selanne, Kariya's numbers continued to drop in the 2001–02 season with new coach Bryan Murray.[38] The Mighty Ducks finished in 13th place in the Western Conference.[39]
Western Conference champions (2002–2003)
Prior to the 2002–03 season, Bryan Murray was promoted to general manager.[40] He hired Mike Babcock to be the head coach.[41] The Mighty Ducks made the postseason as the seventh seed with a 40–27–9–6 record, good enough for 95 points. In the first round, the Ducks were once again matched up with the Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup champions. They swept the Red Wings in four games.[32] Steve Rucchin scored the series-winning goal in overtime in game four.[42] In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars.Game one turned out to be the one of the longest games in NHL history, with Petr Sykora scoring in the fifth overtime to give the Mighty Ducks the series lead.[43] The Ducks would finish off the Stars in game six at home.In the team's first trip to the Western Conference finals, they were matched up against the sixth-seeded, three-year-old Minnesota Wild.Jean-Sebastien Giguere strung together three consecutive shutouts and allowed only one total goal in the series in an eventual sweep.[39]
The 2003 Stanley Cup Final was played against the New Jersey Devils. The series began with the home team winning the first five games. In game six at home, Kariya was knocked unconscious from a hit by Devils captain Scott Stevens.However, Kariya would return in the second period and score the fourth goal of the game.[44] The Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5–2 to send the series back to New Jersey for game seven.Anaheim was unable to win on the road in New Jersey, as they lost game seven to the Devils 3–0.[45] For his play during the postseason, Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player (MVP) of the playoffs.He became only the fifth player in NHL history to win the trophy as a member of the losing team.[45]
Minnesota Wild
.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere strung together three consecutive shutouts and allowed only one total goal in the series in an eventual sweep.[39]
The 2003 Stanley Cup Final was played against the New Jersey Devils. The series began with the home team winning the first five games. In game six at home, Kariya was knocked unconscious from a hit by Devils captain Scott Stevens.However, Kariya would return in the second period and score the fourth goal of the game.[44] The Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5–2 to send the series back to New Jersey for game seven.Anaheim was unable to win on the road in New Jersey, as they lost game seven to the Devils 3–0.[45] For his play during the postseason, Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player (MVP) of the playoffs.He became only the fifth player in NHL history to win the trophy as a member of the losing team.[45]
In 2005, Broadcom Corporation co-founder Henry Samueli of Irvine, California, and his wife Susan bought the Mighty Ducks from The Walt Disney Company for a reported US$75 million.[50] Henry Samuelis, whose family was already managing Arrowhead Pond said of the sale, "Since we manage the Pond ... it seemed natural to purchase the team since Disney had it up for sale for quite a while."[51]Brian Burke, former Vancouver Canucks general manager and president, was appointed general manager and executive vice-president of the Mighty Ducks on June 20, 2005.[52] Shortly after, Babcock rejected an extension to stay with the Ducks, signing with Detroit instead.[53] Thanks to a weighted draft lottery in which the Ducks had a 4.16% chance at first overall, they were able to get the second pick, which they used to select Bobby Ryan.[54]
On August 1, 2005, former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Randy Carlyle was hired as the seventh head coach in team history.[55] Burke was familiar with Carlyle's coaching ability, as the latter had coached the Manitoba Moose from 1996 to 2001 (International Hockey League) and 2004–05 (American Hockey League); the Moose had been the Canucks' farm club since 2001.[55] On August 4, 2005, free-agent defenseman Scott Niedermayer signed with the Mighty Ducks to play with his brother Rob;[56] Scott Niedermayer was almost immediately named team captain.[57] On August 22, Selanne returned to Anaheim after undergoing knee surgery.[58] He led the team in scoring during the season with 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points.[59] He would also record his 1,000th NHL point on January 30, 2006.[60] The 2005–06 season also saw the emergence of rookies Ryan Getzlaf,[61] and Corey Perry.[62] On November 15, 2005, Anaheim traded Sergei Fedorov and a fifth-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Francois Beauchemin and forward Tyler Wright.[63]
The Ducks finished the season with a 43–27–12 record, good enough for 98 points.[64] The Ducks faced the Calgary Flames in the conference quarterfinals and forced a seventh game in Calgary, shutting out the Flames to reach the conference semifinals.[65] In the conference semifinals, the Ducks swept the Avalanche in four-straight games;, during which Ilya Bryzgalov broke Giguere's scoreless streak record from the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs.[66] In the franchise's second conference finals appearance, they faced the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers, a series the Ducks would ultimately lose in five games.[67]
In January 2006, Samueli announced the team would be renamed as simply the "Anaheim Ducks" as of the following season.[68][69]
Stanley Cup champions (2006–2007)
Prior to the 2006–07 season, the Ducks adopted a completely new look to go along with their new name; their team colors became black, gold and orange, and the logo of a duck-shaped goalie mask was dropped in favor of the word "Ducks", with a webbed foot in place of the "D".[70]
The Ducks traded Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and a first-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Chris Pronger.[71] On November 9, 2006, the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6–0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver to improve their season record to 12–0–4.[72] The win set an NHL 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.‡R72R‡ On April 7, the Ducks won their first division title in franchise history when the Canucks defeated the second-place San Jose Sharks in the final game of the season.‡R74R‡ The Ducks ended the regular season with a 48–20–14 record and 110 points.‡R75R‡ Although they had three fewer wins than the [[Nashville Predators, the Ducks won the second seed in the West by virtue of winning the Pacific Division title; the Predators finished second in the Central Division behind the Detroit Red Wings (the top seed in the West).[76]
In the 2007 playoffs, the Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the conference quarterfinals and the Canucks in the semifinals, both in five games.[77][78] The Ducks faced the Detroit Red Wings in the franchise's third trip to the conference finals.In game three, Pronger elbowed Tomas Holmstrom and subsequently received a one-game suspension for the illegal check.[79] However, the Ducks won game four without Pronger and game five in Detroit, with Selanne scoring the latter game's overtime winner.[80] The Ducks then finished off the Red Wings in game six for their second Stanley Cup Final appearance.[80]
In the Final, the Ducks won the first two games at home against the Ottawa Senators.[80] However, the Ducks lost game three and Pronger received his second one-game suspension, this time for elbowing Dean McAmmond.[81] The Ducks were again able to win without Pronger, defeating the Senators in game four for an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup on home ice in game five.[80] On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.[80] Moen was credited with the Cup game-winning goal after Senators defenseman Chris Phillips put the puck in off of goaltender Ray Emery into their own net.[82] Scott Niedermayer was awarded the second Conn Smythe Trophy in Ducks history.[83] The Ducks became the first California team and the first NHL West Coast team to win the Stanley Cup.
Post-Stanley Cup (2007–2008)
The Ducks began their title defense in the 2007–08 season without Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne, who were both contemplating retirement.[85] To offset those losses, Burke signed forward Todd Bertuzzi and defenseman Mathieu Schneider.[86] Chris Pronger was also named captain with Niedermayer's absence.[87] The team began the season in London for the 2007 NHL Premiere and split their two games with the Los Angeles Kings.[88] The team began slow out of the gate, going 4–7–2 to begin the season.[89] During the season, Burke put goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers, where he was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes.[90]
In the 2007 playoffs, the Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the conference quarterfinals and the Canucks in the semifinals, both in five games.[77][78] The Ducks faced the Detroit Red Wings in the franchise's third trip to the conference finals.In game three, Pronger elbowed Tomas Holmstrom and subsequently received a one-game suspension for the illegal check.[79] However, the Ducks won game four without Pronger and game five in Detroit, with Selanne scoring the latter game's overtime winner.[80] The Ducks then finished off the Red Wings in game six for their second Stanley Cup Final appearance.[80]
In the Final, the Ducks won the first two games at home against the Ottawa Senators.[80] However, the Ducks lost game three and Pronger received his second one-game suspension, this time for elbowing Dean McAmmond.[81] The Ducks were again able to win without Pronger, defeating the Senators in game four for an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup on home ice in game five.[80] On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.[80] Moen was credited with the Cup game-winning goal after Senators defenseman Chris Phillips put the puck in off of goaltender Ray Emery into their own net.[82] Scott Niedermayer was awarded the second Conn Smythe Trophy in Ducks history.[83] The Ducks became the first California team and the first NHL West Coast team to win the Stanley Cup.[84]
Free-agent signee
Jonas Hiller
then became the back-up to starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
Both Selanne and Niedermayer would return mid-season and the team finished with a 47–27–8 record, good enough to earn home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs finishing as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
-winning San Jose Sharks in six games in the first round before being eliminated in the conference semifinals by the eventual Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings in seven games.
The Ducks would have another slow start, beginning 6–10–3 to the 2009–10 season.[89] Before the trade deadline, the Ducks traded Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala after signing Hiller to a contract extension.[109] The trade deadline saw the Ducks trade Ryan Whitney to Edmonton for offensive defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, as well as the acquisitions of defenseman Aaron Ward from the Carolina Hurricanes and goalie Curtis McElhinney from the Calgary Flames.[110] The Ducks played through frequent injuries and picked up play in the second half of the season,[111] but struggled coming out of the Olympic break.For the first time since the lockout, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs with a 39–32–11 record.[112][113] The 2010 off-season was also busy for the Ducks, as Scott Niedermayer announced his retirement in a June press conference.[114] Niedermayer decided to stay a member of the Ducks as a team consultant.[115] The Ducks re-signed Saku Koivu and signed free agent defenseman Toni Lydman.[116] In addition to Lydman, the Ducks were able to get defenseman Cam Fowler via the draft,[117] and 35-year-old defenseman Andy Sutton signed to a two-year deal.[118] Restricted free agent Bobby Ryan was signed to a five-year deal.[119]
On October 4, 2010, Ryan Getzlaf was named team captain.[120] The 2010–11 season did not begin well for the Ducks, who would lose their first three games and go 4–7–1 throughout October.[89] They maintained a .500 throughout record through the first half of the season, but got better and finished 47–30–5,[121] good for 99 points and second place in the Pacific Division.[122] Corey Perry and Jonas Hiller represented the Ducks at the 2011 All-Star Game,[123] and Perry went on to have a 50-goal, 98-point season, which won him the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy.He became the first-ever Duck to win the Hart, as well as the first Richard winner as a Duck since Teemu Selanne won the award in 1999.[124] However, Hiller was injured at the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season.[125] In the 2011 playoffs, they lost in the first round to the fifth-seeded Nashville Predators.[126]
Bruce Boudreau as head coach
Before the 2011–12 season began, former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei died in a plane crash with several other former NHL players of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[127] The team wore a black patch with his former jersey number, 24, in current team numbering.[128] The Ducks started the season with 2011 NHL Premiere games in Helsinki and Stockholm. This was the second time in franchise history that they started the regular season with games in Europe. They lost 4–1 to the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki but defeated the New York Rangers 2–1 after a shootout in Stockholm.[129] After a slow start to the season,[89] the Ducks replaced head coach Randy Carlyle with former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau.[130] Although the team had a 17–3–4 run in the second half of the season, the Ducks ultimately failed to reach the playoffs in the 2011–12 season.[131]
The 2012–13 season was shortened to 48 games due to a labor lockout.[132] Due to the shortened season and the compacted game scheduling, all games were to be played against the Ducks' own Western Conference opponents, and no games were played against Eastern Conference teams.The Ducks finished the season with a 30–12–6 record and would win their second Pacific Division title in franchise history.[133][134] In the conference quarterfinals, they ended up losing to the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games, despite holding a 3–2 series lead after game five.[135]
Entering the 2013–14 season, the 20th anniversary of the franchise, it was announced that Teemu Selanne would be playing in his final NHL season.[136] In the off-season, Bobby Ryan was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forwards Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and Ottawa's first-round pick in the 2014 NHL entry draft,[137] and the Ducks also signed center Mathieu Perreault, and a returning Dustin Penner.[138] Despite a bad season opener suffering a 6–1 rout at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche,[139] the Ducks followed the opener with seven-straight wins,[140] a run which was repeated and surpassed twice more during the season, including a franchise-record setting ten consecutive wins from December 6 to 28, 2013.[141] A 9–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on January 15 saw Anaheim establish a 20–0–2 record at Honda Center, which matched the longest season-opening home points streak in 34 years.
On June 27, 2014, the Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 from the Vancouver Canucks.[148] In the following season, they won their third-straight Pacific Division title and finished as the top seed in the West with 109 points.[149] In the 2015 playoffs, they swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and beat the Calgary Flames in five games to set up a conference final against the Chicago Blackhawks.[150][151] After taking a three games to two series lead, the Ducks lost the final two games of the series, including game seven on home ice.This marked the third-straight season the Ducks had lost a series in game seven at home after leading the series three games to two.[152]
On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million.[153] Just prior to the 2015 NHL entry draft, the Ducks sent Emerson Etem and a draft pick to the New York Rangers in exchange for left-wing Carl Hagelin.[154] They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and added veterans Shawn Horcoff,[155]Chris Stewart,[156] and Mike Santorelli.[157][158] Entering the 2015–16 NHL season, many analysts pegged the Ducks as Stanley Cup favorites.However, scoring struggles led to a slow start, with the team still out of a playoff spot in December.[159]
Carlyle returns
Although the Ducks started the 2016–17 season 0–3–1,[165] the team managed to finish first in the Pacific Division for the fourth consecutive season.[166] In the first round, they swept the Calgary Flames.[167] On May 10, 2017, the Ducks ended their game seven losing streak when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, winning the series 4–3 and advancing to the conference finals for the second time in three seasons.[168] They would fall to the Nashville Predators in game six, ending their playoff run.[169] In the offseason, the team acquired goalie Ryan Miller in free agency and re-signed Cam Fowler.[170]
In the following season
Although the team had a 17–3–4 run in the second half of the season, the Ducks ultimately failed to reach the playoffs in the 2011–12 season.
The 2012–13 season was shortened to 48 games due to a labor lockout.[132] Due to the shortened season and the compacted game scheduling, all games were to be played against the Ducks' own Western Conference opponents, and no games were played against Eastern Conference teams.The Ducks finished the season with a 30–12–6 record and would win their second Pacific Division title in franchise history.[133][134] In the conference quarterfinals, they ended up losing to the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games, despite holding a 3–2 series lead after game five.[135]
Entering the 2013–14 season, the 20th anniversary of the franchise, it was announced that Teemu Selanne would be playing in his final NHL season.[136] In the off-season, Bobby Ryan was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forwards Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and Ottawa's first-round pick in the 2014 NHL entry draft,[137] and the Ducks also signed center Mathieu Perreault, and a returning Dustin Penner.[138] Despite a bad season opener suffering a 6–1 rout at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche,[139] the Ducks followed the opener with seven-straight wins,[140] a run which was repeated and surpassed twice more during the season, including a franchise-record setting ten consecutive wins from December 6 to 28, 2013.[141] A 9–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on January 15 saw Anaheim establish a 20–0–2 record at Honda Center, which matched the longest season-opening home points streak in 34 years.[142] They would also play in their first outdoor game on January 25 at Dodger Stadium in the 2014 NHL Stadium Series against the Los Angeles Kings, which they won 3–0.[143] The Ducks remained towards the top of the NHL standings for the entire season, ending the regular season with a franchise-best 54–20–8 record (116 points) and eventually finished one point behind the Boston Bruins in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.The Ducks secured a second consecutive Pacific Division title and the number one seed in the Western Conference.[144] Goalie John Gibson also made his NHL debut, shutting out the Canucks 3–0.[145] Anaheim faced the eighth-seeded Dallas Stars in the first round and were victorious in six games, marking the first time since 2009 that the Ducks had won a playoff series.[146] In the Western Conference second round, the Ducks faced their geographic rival and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for the first time ever in the playoffs.However, the Ducks ultimately went down in seven games to their Southern Californian rivals, losing game seven by a score of 6–2 at Honda Center.[147]
On June 27, 2014, the Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 from the Vancouver Canucks.[148] In the following season, they won their third-straight Pacific Division title and finished as the top seed in the West with 109 points.[149] In the 2015 playoffs, they swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and beat the Calgary Flames in five games to set up a conference final against the Chicago Blackhawks.[150][151] After taking a three games to two series lead, the Ducks lost the final two games of the series, including game seven on home ice.This marked the third-straight season the Ducks had lost a series in game seven at home after leading the series three games to two.[152]
On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million.[153] Just prior to the 2015 NHL entry draft, the Ducks sent Emerson Etem and a draft pick to the New York Rangers in exchange for left-wing Carl Hagelin.[154] They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and added veterans Shawn Horcoff,[155]Chris Stewart,[156] and Mike Santorelli.[157][158] Entering the 2015–16 NHL season, many analysts pegged the Ducks as Stanley Cup favorites.However, scoring struggles led to a slow start, with the team still out of a playoff spot in December.[159] The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of John Gibson.[160] On March 6, 2016, the Ducks set a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak which ended the following night.[161] On March 24, 2016, the Ducks clinched a playoff spot in a 6–5 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.[162] However, in the first round of the playoffs, they fell in seven games to the Nashville Predators, which led to the firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau.[163] On June 14, 2016, the Ducks announced they re-hired former head coach Randy Carlyle.[164]
In the following season, the Ducks traded for Adam Henrique, giving Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils.[171] However, they failed to win the Pacific Division for the first time since the 2011–12 season.[172] They clinched a playoff berth, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round.[173]
During the 2018–19 season, the Ducks started the season 19–11–5, but then went on a 12-game losing streak and amidst a seven-game losing streak they fired Carlyle.[174] Bob Murray replaced him as interim head coach; however, the Ducks missed the playoffs for the third time since the 2002–03 NHL season.[175] In the 2019 draft, the Ducks selected Trevor Zegras at ninth overall.[176]
On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation.[185] The investigation was reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members.[186] Assistant general manager Jeff Solomon was initially named as acting general manager but was then named interim general manager when Murray resigned on November 10.[187][188]Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022.[189] At the end of the season, captain Ryan Getzlaf retired.[61]
The Ducks fell to last place in the 2022–23 season, including a league worst 357 goals against and -129 goal differential.Following the end of the regular season, Eakins left as head coach.[190] Though the Ducks finished last in the league during the 2022–23 season, the Chicago Blackhawks won the draft lottery and Anaheim's pick fell to second overall.[191] The team hired Greg Cronin as the Ducks' eleventh head coach on June 5, 2023.[192] At the 2023 NHL entry draft, the team selected Leo Carlsson second overall.[193] The Ducks also signed Radko Gudas.[194] The team missed the playoffs again, only gaining one point over the previous season.[195] After the conclusion of the regular season Jakob Silfverberg signed a contract to play overseas in Sweden.[196] Prior to the 2024–25 season, Radko Gudas was named team captain.[197] With their failure to make the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, Cronin was fired.[198]Joel Quenneville, who had been reinstated to the NHL following an independent investigation into their role in the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal,[199] was hired as the team's next head coach.[200] In addition, both Trevor Zegras and John Gibson were traded respectively to the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Ryan Poehling and goalie Petr Mrazek.[201][202]
In 1995, as part of the NHL's third jersey program, the Mighty Ducks wore alternate "Wild Wing" jerseys, featuring the current mascot breaking out of a sheet of ice amid a jade base and purple trim.
The primary logo appears on both shoulders.
Even though the Mighty Ducks won two of three games with this uniform, it was immediately retired.[203]
From 1997 to 1999, the Mighty Ducks wore two alternate jerseys. The road alternate has a jade base with purple, jade and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves, and the home alternate has a white base with jade, purple and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves. During this period, the Mighty Ducks switched to black pants and helmets, but in 1999, returned to wearing purple pants and helmets while retiring the road alternate jerseys.[203]
In 2003, the Mighty Ducks released a black alternate jersey with purple and silver trim. This design features the full team name written in a classic script style, and the interlocking "MD" on both shoulders.[203]
2006–2014
After rebranding as the Anaheim Ducks, the uniforms became black and white with metallic gold and orange stripes. The crest featured the full team name in front. This set was worn until the 2013–14 season, with a few adjustments after Reebok moved to the Edge template in 2007.[203]
In 2010, the Ducks unveiled a black alternate jersey, featuring the "webbed D" as the main crest and thick orange stripes. The original Mighty Ducks logo, this time recolored to the current scheme and placed inside a white oval with the full team name, was placed on the shoulders.[203]
For their Stadium Series game on January 25, 2014, the Ducks created a special jersey. This jersey is primarily orange with black lettering and numbers. The chromed Ducks logo, designed for the Stadium Series, is on the chest. There are gold, black and white stripes on the sleeves as well as black trim around the bottom and sleeves. The jersey has old fashion black lace on the neck and also has a unique "OC" logo on the left shoulder to represent Orange County where the Ducks are from.[204]
2014–2024
In 2014, the "webbed D" alternate became the primary jersey, and a corresponding white jersey was also unveiled. The letters, previously with a gold accent, now featured orange accents. This set was later tweaked in 2017 after Adidas became the NHL's uniform provider.[203]
In 2015, an orange third jersey was unveiled, with the modified Mighty Ducks crest in front. The "webbed D" was moved to the shoulders. This set was used until 2017, and was brought back in a modern Adidas template starting in 2019.[203]
The Ducks announced for their 25th anniversary season of 2018–19 the adoption of a new third jersey, featuring the original Mighty Ducks logo, striping pattern, and purple and jade colors. While it had the elements of the original jersey, it kept the modern-day aspects of the Ducks identity such as the "webbed D" on the shoulders, black base and current lettering.[205]
For the 2020–21 season, Adidas released a special alternate uniform called the "Reverse Retro" series, which were alternate color versions of throwback uniform designs.The Ducks' version was a white rendition of their 1995–96 Wild Wing alternates.[206] A second "Reverse Retro" uniform was unveiled in the 2022–23 season, this time with the 1993–2006 white uniform recolored to the current orange, black and gold colors.[207]
The Ducks unveiled a 30th-anniversary alternate uniform for the 2023–24 season. The design brought back the purple and jade look the team originally sported from 1993 to 2006, and debuted a new version of the "Wild Wing" mask logo inside a jade circle with the "Anaheim Ducks" name and current logo.[208]
2024–present
On June 24, the Ducks fully unveiled their new logo and their new Fanatics-produced jerseys. The home jersey is fully orange with black, gold, and white striping on the bottom and sleeves of the jersey, while the away jersey is white with orange shoulders and the same colored stripes as the home jersey. Both jerseys feature a revised version of the Duck foot logo of 2006–2024 on the shoulders.[209]
Colors and logos
The team's colors were eggplant and jade until the change of ownership in 2006. At this point, they became orange, black and gold, with white in place of black for the away jersey. The only exception is the alternate jersey, which is mostly orange. Orange, which has become one of the team's primary colors, is in reference to Orange County, where Anaheim is located.[210]
The original Mighty Ducks logo featured an old-style Jacques Plante-inspired goaltender mask, shaped to form the appearance of a duck bill. Behind the mask are two intersecting hockey sticks, a black hockey puck, and a triangle; the color of the triangle alternated between green and gray.
Upon renaming, the Ducks' logo changed into a webbed foot forming a "D". The text itself is gold (which sometimes may appear as bronze as well) with orange and black accents (forming a three-dimensional appearance). The entire logo is in turn outlined by silver. This is shortened from a prior wordmark logo that spelled out the word "Ducks" in all capital letters.[68]
The current logo of the Ducks is similar to that used in 1993–2006. The refreshed current version has orange hockey sticks which are flat and more curved than that of the original. The triangle is gold, along with the shading under the mask. Other new additions include an orange eye and gold shading above the mask’s eye hole. The sticks of the logo still retains the "W" tape, and when shown together shows WW as a nod to the mascot Wild Wing. A revised duck foot, dropping the orange stripe, grey and white outlines is featured as a secondary logo on the shoulders.[211]
1993–2006
The Mighty Ducks' original road (later home) jersey features an eggplant and jade base, divided by silver, purple and white diagonal stripes. The home (later road) jersey has a white and jade base, divided by purple, white and silver diagonal stripes. For most of its history, purple pants were used with this set; from 1993 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2003, the pants featured jade and white stripes. In 1996, an alternate front-facing "angry duck mask" logo is added on the shoulders.[203]
In 1995, as part of the NHL's third jersey program, the Mighty Ducks wore alternate "Wild Wing" jerseys, featuring the current mascot breaking out of a sheet of ice amid a jade base and purple trim. The primary logo appears on both shoulders. Even though the Mighty Ducks won two of three games with this uniform, it was immediately retired.[203]
From 1997 to 1999, the Mighty Ducks wore two alternate jerseys. The road alternate has a jade base with purple, jade and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves, and the home alternate has a white base with jade, purple and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves. During this period, the Mighty Ducks switched to black pants and helmets, but in 1999, returned to wearing purple pants and helmets while retiring the road alternate jerseys.[203]
In 2003, the Mighty Ducks released a black alternate jersey with purple and silver trim. This design features the full team name written in a classic script style, and the interlocking "MD" on both shoulders.[203]
2006–2014
After rebranding as the Anaheim Ducks, the uniforms became black and white with metallic gold and orange stripes. The crest featured the full team name in front. This set was worn until the 2013–14 season, with a few adjustments after Reebok moved to the Edge template in 2007.[203]
In 2010, the Ducks unveiled a black alternate jersey, featuring the "webbed D" as the main crest and thick orange stripes. The original Mighty Ducks logo, this time recolored to the current scheme and placed inside a white oval with the full team name, was placed on the shoulders.[203]
For their Stadium Series game on January 25, 2014, the Ducks created a special jersey. This jersey is primarily orange with black lettering and numbers. The chromed Ducks logo, designed for the Stadium Series, is on the chest. There are gold, black and white stripes on the sleeves as well as black trim around the bottom and sleeves. The jersey has old fashion black lace on the neck and also has a unique "OC" logo on the left shoulder to represent Orange County where the Ducks are from.[204]
2014–2024
In 2014, the "webbed D" alternate became the primary jersey, and a corresponding white jersey was also unveiled. The letters, previously with a gold accent, now featured orange accents. This set was later tweaked in 2017 after Adidas became the NHL's uniform provider.[203]
In 2015, an orange third jersey was unveiled, with the modified Mighty Ducks crest in front. The "webbed D" was moved to the shoulders. This set was used until 2017, and was brought back in a modern Adidas template starting in 2019.[203]
The Ducks announced for their 25th anniversary season of 2018–19 the adoption of a new third jersey, featuring the original Mighty Ducks logo, striping pattern, and purple and jade colors. While it had the elements of the original jersey, it kept the modern-day aspects of the Ducks identity such as the "webbed D" on the shoulders, black base and current lettering.[205]
For the 2020–21 season, Adidas released a special alternate uniform called the "Reverse Retro" series, which were alternate color versions of throwback uniform designs.The Ducks' version was a white rendition of their 1995–96 Wild Wing alternates.[206] A second "Reverse Retro" uniform was unveiled in the 2022–23 season, this time with the 1993–2006 white uniform recolored to the current orange, black and gold colors.[207]
The Ducks unveiled a 30th-anniversary alternate uniform for the 2023–24 season. The design brought back the purple and jade look the team originally sported from 1993 to 2006, and debuted a new version of the "Wild Wing" mask logo inside a jade circle with the "Anaheim Ducks" name and current logo.[208]
2024–present
On June 24, the Ducks fully unveiled their new logo and their new Fanatics-produced jerseys. The home jersey is fully orange with black, gold, and white striping on the bottom and sleeves of the jersey, while the away jersey is white with orange shoulders and the same colored stripes as the home jersey. Both jerseys feature a revised version of the Duck foot logo of 2006–2024 on the shoulders.[209]
Colors and logos
The team's colors were eggplant and jade until the change of ownership in 2006. At this point, they became orange, black and gold, with white in place of black for the away jersey. The only exception is the alternate jersey, which is mostly orange. Orange, which has become one of the team's primary colors, is in reference to Orange County, where Anaheim is located.[210]
The original Mighty Ducks logo featured an old-style Jacques Plante-inspired goaltender mask, shaped to form the appearance of a duck bill. Behind the mask are two intersecting hockey sticks, a black hockey puck, and a triangle; the color of the triangle alternated between green and gray.
Upon renaming, the Ducks' logo changed into a webbed foot forming a "D". The text itself is gold (which sometimes may appear as bronze as well) with orange and black accents (forming a three-dimensional appearance). The entire logo is in turn outlined by silver. This is shortened from a prior wordmark logo that spelled out the word "Ducks" in all capital letters.[68]
The current logo of the Ducks is similar to that used in 1993–2006. The refreshed current version has orange hockey sticks which are flat and more curved than that of the original. The triangle is gold, along with the shading under the mask. Other new additions include an orange eye and gold shading above the mask’s eye hole. The sticks of the logo still retains the "W" tape, and when shown together shows WW as a nod to the mascot Wild Wing. A revised duck foot, dropping the orange stripe, grey and white outlines is featured as a secondary logo on the shoulders.[211]
Mascot
The official mascot for the team is an anthropomorphizedduck by the name of Wild Wing. He has been the team's mascot since its inaugural season. He wears a Ducks jersey with the number 93 on the back, referring to the year the Ducks became an NHL team.[212]
He regularly descends from the rafters of the arena when making his in-game entrances.[213] In one such descent the rigging that lowered Wild Wing from the rafters malfunctioned leaving the mascot trapped fifty feet above the ice for several minutes.Another well known blunder occurred in October 1995 when Wild Wing, attempting to jump through a "wall of fire", accidentally tripped causing the mascot to land on the fire and set his costume ablaze.[214]
His physical appearance is similar to the duck mask in the original Mighty Ducks logo. A bronze statue of Wild Wing was located outside the south doors of Honda Center from 1993 to 2012,[215] until construction began on the 'Grand Terrace' addition to the arena. When construction was completed and the Grand Terrace opened, the statue was noticeably absent. The statue was later returned from storage in 2017 and sits at the southeast entrance of the arena.[216]
The mascot was the inspiration for the character Wildwing Flashblade in Disney's Mighty Ducks cartoon series.[217]
The Mighty Ducks also used a secondary "mascot", a person (with no particular costume) called the Iceman, during the team's first game in 1993. The Iceman appeared occasionally in the stands, played an electric guitar, and attempted to liven up the crowd. However, the Iceman was poorly received by fans and was quickly eliminated after the Ducks lost to the Red Wings in their inaugural game, 7–2.[218][219]
Radko Gudas, 2024–present
Coaches
Ron Wilson, 1993–1997
Pierre Page, 1997–1998
Craig Hartsburg, 1998–2000
Guy Charron, 2000–2001
Bryan Murray, 2001–2002
Mike Babcock, 2002–2004
Randy Carlyle, 2005–2011, 2016–2019
Bruce Boudreau, 2011–2016
Bob Murray, 2019 (interim)
Dallas Eakins, 2019–2023
Greg Cronin, 2023–2025
Joel Quenneville, 2025–present
General managers
Jack Ferreira, 1993–1998
Pierre Gauthier, 1998–2002
Bryan Murray, 2002–2004
Al Coates, 2004–2005 (interim)
Brian Burke, 2005–2008
Bob Murray, 2008–2021
Jeff Solomon, 2021–2022 (interim)
Pat Verbeek, 2022–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 Vishnevskiy (5th overall)
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)
2007: Logan MacMillan (19th overall)
2008: Jake Gardiner (17th overall)
2009: Peter Holland (15th overall), Kyle Palmieri (26th overall)
The Anaheim Ducks currently have three retired numbers: Teemu Selanne's no. 8, which was retired on January 11, 2015,[221]Paul Kariya's no. 9, retired on October 21, 2018, and Scott Niedermayer's no. 27 on February 17, 2019.[222]
The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[223]
Notes
Selanne wore number 8 for 14 of his 15 seasons with the Ducks, he would wear number 13 during the 2005–06 season before returning to number 8 from the 2006–07 season onward.[224]
Hall of Fame
The Anaheim Ducks hold an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame, including seven inductees from the players category.Of those seven, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne earned their credentials primarily with the Ducks.
Jari Kurri was the first player to be inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.[225] He spent only one season with the team, scoring 13 goals and providing 22 assists.Adam Oates only played one season with team in 2002–03, registering nine goals and 36 assists.Oates was inducted in 2012.[226]Scott Niedermayer, inducted in 2013,[227] spent five seasons with the team, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in 2007, and serving as team captain until his retirement in 2010 (with the exception of the 2008–09 season).Niedermayer provided 60 goals and 204 assists with the team.[228]Sergei Fedorov and Chris Pronger were inducted in 2015.[229] Pronger played three seasons with the team and won the Stanley Cup in 2007, providing 36 goals and 114 assists.[230][229] He also served as team captain for the 2008–09 season while Niedermayer sat out for most of the season.In 2017, both Kariya and Selanne were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[231] Kariya was drafted by the Ducks and spent nine seasons with team. He spent seven seasons as captain. Kariya scored 300 goals and provided 369 assists while with the Ducks.[232] Selanne started with the team in 1996 via a trade and returned to the team in 2005 winning a Stanley Cup with the team in 2007.Selanne registered 457 goals and 531 assists along with 34 goals and 35 assists in the playoffs.[233] Selanne also holds the NHL record among Finnish players with points and goals.[234]
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history.[235] 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
Franchise playoff scoring leaders
These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history.[236] Figures are updated after each completed NHL season. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
– current Ducks player
Franchise single-season records
Most goals: Teemu Selanne, 52 (1997–98)
Most assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 66 (2008–09)
Most points: Teemu Selanne, 109 (1996–97)
Most penalty minutes: Todd Ewen, 285 (1995–96)
Most goals, defenseman: Lubomir Visnovsky, 18 (2010–11)
Most assists, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, 54 (2006–07)
Most points, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, 69 (2006–07)
Most goals, rookie: Bobby Ryan, 31 (2008–09)
Most assists, rookie: Trevor Zegras, 38 (2021–22)
Most points, rookie: Trevor Zegras, 61 (2021–22)
Most wins: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 36 (2006–07)
Most shutouts: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 8 (2002–03)
All-time franchise records
Regular season
Most games: Ryan Getzlaf, 1,157
Most goals: Teemu Selanne, 457
Most assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 737
Most points: Ryan Getzlaf, 1019
Best plus/minus: Teemu Selanne, 120
Most power-play goals: Teemu Selanne, 182
Most game-winning goals: Teemu Selanne, 77
Most overtime goals: Ryan Getzlaf, 11
Most shots: Teemu Selanne, 2,964
Playoffs
Most playoff games: Ryan Getzlaf, 121
Most playoff goals: Ryan Getzlaf, 37
Most playoff assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 81
Most playoff points: Ryan Getzlaf, 118
Most playoff power-play goals: Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne, 15
Most playoff game-winning goals: Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne, 8
All games are streamed on Victory+.[246] Most games are also aired on television by Fox Television Stations' owned KCOP-TV or KTTV.[246] Radio broadcasts are hosted on Ducks Stream, an online radio station available via TuneIn.[247]
Disney planned to start an ESPN West regional sports network for the 1998–99 season, which would also carry Anaheim Angels baseball games, but the plan was abandoned.[248] Until the 2024–25 NHL season, television broadcasts were on Bally Sports SoCal or Bally Sports West, as well as KCOP.[249]
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Both Selanne and Niedermayer would return mid-season and the team finished with a 47–27–8 record, good enough to earn home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs finishing as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
The Ducks remained towards the top of the NHL standings for the entire season, ending the regular season with a franchise-best 54–20–8 record (116 points) and eventually finished one point behind the
Boston Bruins
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The Ducks secured a second consecutive Pacific Division title and the number one seed in the Western Conference.[144] Goalie John Gibson also made his NHL debut, shutting out the Canucks 3–0.[145] Anaheim faced the eighth-seeded Dallas Stars in the first round and were victorious in six games, marking the first time since 2009 that the Ducks had won a playoff series.[146] In the Western Conference second round, the Ducks faced their geographic rival and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for the first time ever in the playoffs.
However, the Ducks ultimately went down in seven games to their Southern Californian rivals, losing game seven by a score of 6–2 at Honda Center.[147]
The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of
However, in the first round of the playoffs, they fell in seven games to the Nashville Predators, which led to the firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau.
During the 2018–19 season, the Ducks started the season 19–11–5, but then went on a 12-game losing streak and amidst a seven-game losing streak they fired Carlyle.[174] Bob Murray replaced him as interim head coach; however, the Ducks missed the playoffs for the third time since the 2002–03 NHL season.[175] In the 2019 draft, the Ducks selected Trevor Zegras at ninth overall.[176]
