The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks finished the season with a 30–12–6 record and would win their second Pacific Division title in franchise history. This helped the Ducks win the game 5–2 and sent the series to a seventh and final game. He led the team in scoring during the season with 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points. The Ducks won the series in 2009, but the Sharks came back in 2018.[50][51]. Corey Perry and Jonas Hiller represented the Ducks at the All-Star Game, and Corey Perry went on to have a 50-goal, 98-point season, which won him the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy. The Ducks began their title defense in the 2007–08 season without two fan favorites, Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne, who were both contemplating retirement. Another slow start would doom the Ducks. The Dallas Stars win in 1999 would be superseded by the Devils in 2000, Colorado in 2001 and Detroit in 2002. Anaheim faced the eighth-seeded Dallas Stars in the Western Conference quarter-finals and were victorious in six games, marking the first time since 2009 that the Ducks had won a playoff series. The distinction of the Ducks' longest homestand was split between two five-game stretches from March 18–25 and from April 3–10. On August 1, 2005, former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Randy Carlyle was hired as the seventh head coach in team history. Intro. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils against the seventh-seeded Western Conference champion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. With New Jersey looking to clinch the series, game six in Anaheim saw the Mighty Ducks return the favor of game five to the Devils with complete dominance throughout the game. The official mascot for the Anaheim Ducks is an anthropomorphized duck by the name of Wild Wing. 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. The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup in less than a decade. Scott Niedermayer, the only player on the team who had previously won a Stanley Cup, was awarded the second Conn Smythe Trophy in Ducks history. The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and the Eastern Conference champion Ottawa Senators. 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. 8, which was retired on January 11, 2015, before a game against the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Kariya's no. The only exception is the alternate jersey, which is mostly orange. The Ducks also have a rivalry with the San Jose Sharks. [8] In the latter, the Ducks selected as the fourth overall pick Paul Kariya, who only began play in 1994 but would turn out to be the face of the franchise for many years. The logo was of team mascot Wildwing wearing a Mighty Ducks jersey while breaking through a sheet of ice. Both Selanne and Niedermayer would ultimately return 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. This is a tribute to the 2007 Stanley Cup Champions: the Anaheim Ducks! S F 0 p o n B s o r V e d T X U P R K U. However, Hiller was injured at the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season. Anaheim Ducks 2006-07 Stanley Cup Champions- The unstoppable 2006-07 Anaheim Ducks skated, checked and shot their way through the playoffs to become the first California team to ever bring home a Stanley Cup. The Senators were going to be a good test for the Ducks. In 2005, Broadcom Corporation co-founder Henry Samueli of Irvine, California, and his wife Susan bought the Mighty Ducks from The Walt Disney Company[21] for a reported US$75 million. He became only the fifth player, and fourth goaltender, in NHL history to have won the trophy as a member of the losing team, joining Detroit's Roger Crozier (1966), the St. Louis Blues' Glenn Hall (1968), and the Philadelphia Flyers' Reggie Leach (1976, a right winger) and Ron Hextall (1987). [32] The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of John Gibson. Their 2019–20 season third jersey was officially announced September 2019 and debuted in their October 5, 2019 game against San Jose. This was only the third time in NHL history, after 1955 and 1965, that the home team won every Finals game.[1]. This was the third time in franchise history that they started the regular season with games in Europe. The Ducks have two rivalries with two teams out of geographical proximity. Led by captain Troy Loney, the Ducks finished the season 33–46–5, a record-breaking number of wins for an expansion team, which the Florida Panthers also achieved. It was the only time in the modern NHL days when a mainly black jersey was not worn with black pants; instead, the pants were purple. With Kariya playing only a total of 22 games that season, the Ducks missed the playoffs and fired Page. However, the Ducks lost Game 3 and Pronger received his second one-game suspension, this time for elbowing Dean McAmmond. It was Anaheim's first-ever appearance. On June 27, 2014, the Ducks unveiled their new uniforms that were based on the 2010–2014 alternate jerseys. It was New Jersey's first appearance since 2001and third in four years. No ducking the truth - the Anaheim Ducks have a strong history of bringing in, and sending out, Stanley Cup-winning players. [9] The resulting roster had the lowest payroll of the NHL at only $7.9 million.[10]. On June 17, 2019, the team named Dallas Eakins as franchise's 10th head coach. Game 1 turned out to be the fourth-longest game in NHL history, with Petr Sykora scoring in the fifth overtime to give the Mighty Ducks the series lead. At the end of 1999–2000, the fourth was also retired. Devils, Stanley Cup Champions! They lost 4–1 to the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki but defeated the New York Rangers 2–1 after a shootout in Stockholm. In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars. [57], National Hockey League team in Anaheim, California, Post-Kariya era, Selanne's return and franchise rebrand (2003–2007), Post-Stanley Cup, Bob Murray replaces Burke (2007–2010), Rebuild and new head coach (2018–present), Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Hockey League Players' Association, "NHL teams in new divisions for 2020-21 season", NHL to add teams in Miami, Anaheim Huizenga, Disney high-profile owners. Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. In 1996, shoulder patches were added to both jerseys featuring a forward-facing version of the main logo's "duck mask", surrounded by a circle reading "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim". Game seven in New Jersey saw the Devils once more completely dominate the Ducks. Figures are updated after each completed NHL season. It was Anaheim's first-ever appearance. Over the mistake with his stick, Brodeur later claimed, "It was just one of those once in a lifetime things.". About 11 minutes after the hit, Kariya fired a slap shot that found the back of the net. 27 on February 17, 2019, before a game against the Washington Capitals. The second-seeded Anaheim Ducks defeated both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks in five games before defeating the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Western Conference Finals. This marked the third-straight season the Ducks had lost a series in Game 7 at home after leading the series three games to two. These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. The 2003 Stanley Cup was presented to Devils captain Scott Stevens by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Devils 3–0 win over the Mighty Ducks in game seven, The following Devils players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. For the 2007–08 NHL season, the Ducks, like all NHL teams, changed over to new Reebok Edge jerseys. The white jerseys were similar, except that the purple is replaced mainly with white and the collar is completely purple in color. The Ducks became the first California team, and the fourth West Coast team since the 1915 Vancouver Millionaires, 1917 Seattle Metropolitans and 1925 Victoria Cougars, to win the Stanley Cup. W-L: 48-20-14, .585. When play resumed in January 2013 after a new collective bargaining agreement was signed, the Ducks opened the season by sweeping a two-game Canadian road trip with a decisive 7–3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on January 19, followed by a 5–4 decision against the Calgary Flames on January 21. It was also noted for two brothers, Rob Niedermayer for the Ducks, and his older brother Scott Niedermayer for the Devils, competing for the same prize. The team also went from 203 goals to 174. The third was a jade green-colored jersey with silver and purple stripes at the shoulders outlined in thin yellow, and a silver stripe at the bottom. In the team's first trip to the Western Conference Finals, they were matched up against another Cinderella team, the sixth-seeded, three-year-old Minnesota Wild. Changes to the collar and number font were included. Past announcers include Matt McConnell (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1993-1996), Charlie Simmer (who was the radio analyst alongside McConnell from 1993–96), Brian Hamilton (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1996-99), Pat Conacher (who was the radio analyst from 1996-97), Darren Eliot (who was the radio analyst alongside Hamilton from 1996-99), Mike Greenlay (who was the radio analyst from 1999-01), Brent Severyn[56] (who became the radio analyst beginning in 2005), and Chris Madsen (who was the television play-by-play announcer from 1993-02). The Mighty Ducks Steal the Show : Ducks: Diamond in a Rough Year", "THE NHL : Epilogue : The Kings and Mighty Ducks Have at Least One Thing in Common-They Are Two of the 10 Teams That Managed Not to Qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Ducks played through frequent injuries and picked up play in the second half of the season, but struggled coming out of the Olympic break. The jersey features the webbed "D" on the chest with the recolored Mighty Ducks logo on each shoulder. However, scoring struggles led to a slow start, with the team still out of a playoff spot in December. Bill Murray (Medical Trainer), Michael Vasalani (Strength-Conditioning Coordinator), Rich Matthews (Equipment Manager), Juergen Merz (Massage Therapists), Alex Abasto (Asst. Travis Moen was credited with the Cup game-winning goal. Quite possibly the most memorable moment of the series occurred during Game 6 in Anaheim. The Ducks then finished off the Red Wings in Game 6 for their second-ever Stanley Cup Final appearance. After the season, Kariya promised to bring the Mighty Ducks back to the Stanley Cup Final the following year. Select from premium Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup Victory Celebration of the highest quality. 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 2010–11 season did not begin well for the Ducks, who would lose their first three games. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils was a battle between two elite goaltenders, Martin Brodeur for New Jersey and Giguere for Anaheim. Anaheim's lengthiest road trip was a six-game haul from February 6–16. The second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated the seventh-seeded Western Conference champion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games and were awarded the Stanley Cup. Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock, who later signed on to coach Detroit. These jerseys saw action until the end of 1999–2000, when they stopped playing with their third jerseys, and used only the fourth (the eggplant pants were also restored). The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered their first Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history after upsetting two heavily favored teams: sweeping the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and defeating the Dallas Stars in six games. The Mighty Ducks finished in 13th place in the Western Conference. They clinched a playoff berth, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the First Round. 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 finishing one point behind the Boston Bruins in the race for the Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the team finishing the regular season with the best record. 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. A 9–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on January 15 saw Anaheim establish a 20–0–2 record at the Honda Center, which matched the longest season-opening home points streak in 34 years, as well as setting a franchise-record for goals scored in a game (9), and powerplay goals scored in a game (6). In the franchise's second Western Conference Finals appearance, they faced the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers, a series the Ducks would ultimately lose in five games. Anaheim Ducks: 2007 Stanley Cup Champions DVD*no copyright infringement intended*For entertainment purposes only. Price: $20.00 FREE Shipping Get free shipping Free 5-8 day shipping within the U.S. when you order $25.00 of eligible items sold or fulfilled by Amazon. Off-season Edit. Then a mid-season blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets improved the franchise. The Freeway Face-Off with the Los Angeles Kings as both teams arenas are accessible via Interstate 5 in California and the fact that both teams are within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. This is shortened from a prior version that spelled out the word "Ducks" in all capital letters. In the off-season, Burke bought-out the remaining year on Todd Bertuzzi's contract and traded Mathieu Schneider to the Atlanta Thrashers. On October 16, 2015, the Ducks unveiled a brand new, orange third jersey when they went up against the Colorado Avalanche. He regularly descends from the rafters of the arena when making his in-game entrances. Going into the series against Ottawa the Ducks had only lost 3 total games all playoffs. Niedermayer decided to stay a member of the Ducks as a team consultant. ), When Louis St. Jacques engraved the Replica Stanley Cup she realized she had left too much space between winning teams. The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the championship final on Wednesday. This series was considered memorable as two brothers on different teams competed against one another for the Stanley Cup. During the 1995–96 season, Paul Kariya was chosen to play for the Western Conference in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game as the lone Ducks representative. On August 22, Teemu Selanne returned to Anaheim after undergoing knee surgery. Anaheim, however, could not complete their winning streak, as they lost a hard-fought Game 7 to the Devils 3–0. In the Finals, the Ducks won the first two games at home against the Ottawa Senators. Find the perfect Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup Victory Celebration stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 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. Equipment), Joe Murray (Equipment asst. 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. C $18.95. Video replays, however, showed that there was no distinct kicking motion from the skates, and thus the referees' call was reversed, resulting in a goal. [12] The lockout-shortened 1994–95 NHL season saw the debut of Paul Kariya, who would play 47 of the team's 48 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. Martin Brodeur, Sergei Brylin, Ken Daneyko, Scott Niedermayer, Scott Stevens, Bobby Carpenter Jr. (one as a player, two as an assistant coach), Lou Lamoriello, Larry Robinson, Jacques Caron, Claude Carrier, David Conte, Milt Fisher, Dan Labraaten, Marcel Provonost, Mike Vasalani, Peter McMullen (left Cup in 2003). The Anaheim Ducks may very well have found their missing link. Anaheim were subsequently shut out by the Flames the following game, 3–0, ending their streak. The most up-to-date breaking news for the Anaheim Ducks including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. [45] The uniform was only used for that particular season, after which the Ducks returned to the orange thirds last used from 2015–17. 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. 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.[22]. For his brilliant play during the post-season, Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoffs. [36] 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. However, Kariya would return in the second period and score the fourth goal of the game. Bob Murray replaced him as general manager, but the team struggled to make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. [7] The Ducks and the expansion Florida Panthers team filled out their rosters in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft and the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Once again, the Ducks faced the Detroit Red Wings in the franchise's third trip to the Western Conference Finals. The orange pays tribute to Orange County,[42] where Anaheim is located. The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. 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. Anaheim was easily handling the teams that they faced on their way to the Stanley Cup Final. In the 1999–2000 season, the Ducks finished with the same number of points as the previous season, but a much more competitive Western Conference had them miss the playoffs by four points behind rival San Jose Sharks. After the season, Ron Wilson was fired after saying he would like to coach the Washington Capitals. It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and old-style laces at the neck, as well as a shoulder patch displaying an interlocking "MD" (for "Mighty Ducks"). : MIGHTY DUCKS : They Had to Climb a Matterhorn, but They Were a Real NHL Team", "Mighty Ducks Change Again, Fire Coach Page After 1 Season – tribunedigital-chicagotribune", "Ducks' Failure to Pick Up the Pace Led to a Stumble – latimes", "Ducks won't be so 'Mighty' starting next season", "Off-ice official Laing balances hockey with police work", "Ducks soar to top of NHL with 18 wins in 19 games", "Ducks' mental will is lacking in another Game 7 loss", "Ryan Kesler signs six-year contract extension with Anaheim Ducks", "Getzlaf rips his team for lack of professionalism – ProHockeyTalk", "Ducks' Gibson named Rookie of Month for December", "Ducks set franchise record with 11th straight win", "Ducks' win streak ended by Washington Capitals in shootout", "Ducks clinch playoff spot in OT loss to Leafs", "Ducks fire coach Bruce Boudreau after Pacific Division title, playoff loss", "Ducks beat Oilers to end home Game 7 heartbreak, advance to West final", "Ducks Unveil 2014 Coors Light Stadium Series™ Jersey for Dodger Stadium Contest on Jan. 25 vs. Kings – Anaheim Ducks", "Ducks reveal quacktastic third jersey for home opener", "adidas and NHL Unveil 'Reverse Retro' Alternate Jerseys for All 31 Clubs", "Broom service! [29] In the following season, they would win their third-straight Pacific Division title and finish as the top seed in the West with 109 points. The 2003–04 season was a season to forget, as Jean-Sebastien Giguere could not repeat his stellar goaltending from the previous year. Local over-the-air broadcasts were produced by KCAL-TV (1993–2006) and KDOC-TV (2006–2014). They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and adding veterans Shawn Horcoff, Chris Stewart and Mike Santorelli. It was the franchise's first 100-point season. These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Under new ownership, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their team and arena's name, logo and player uniforms. The New Jersey Devils were in the Stanley Cup Finals for their fourth time in franchise history, as well as their third appearance in four years. [4] On March 1, 1993, at the brand-new Anaheim Arena – located a short distance east of Disneyland and across the Orange Freeway from Angel Stadium – the team's name was announced. 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On January 16, 2007, the Ducks played in their franchise's 1,000th regular season game, and on March 11, the Ducks recorded their franchise's 1,000th point with a 4–2 win over the Canucks, which improved their franchise all-time record to 423–444–155, with 1,001 points. The Devils, who finished the season with 108 points, defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup. Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs,[11] helped by their presence in Disney's theme parks and Disney Stores. This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Ducks. However, they were swept by Detroit again, this time in the first round. Even though the Ducks had a great season led by Perry, Hiller, Selanne, Visnovsky and Getzlaf, they would end up losing in the first round of the 2011 playoffs to the fifth-seeded Nashville Predators. SRS: 0.67 (4th of 30) ... Anaheim Ducks Goalies Series Stats Table; Goalie Stats Ice Time; No. The Ducks' logo features a webbed foot forming a "D". The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. Past logos Anaheim Ducks. When construction was completed and the Grand Terrace opened in October 2013, the statue was noticeably absent. ESPN aired the first two games while ABC broadcast the rest of the series. But Anaheim again came out on top in overtime, winning 1–0 and tying the series 2–2. In 2019, the Ducks fired Carlyle and replaced him with Bob Murray as interim head coach, however the Ducks missed the playoffs for the second time since the 2002–03 NHL season. When The Walt Disney Company, which produced the movies and owned the NHL team, sold the team in 2005, the name was shortened to its current state, "Anaheim Ducks."[41]. The Ducks started out slowly in 1997–98, in part because Kariya missed the first 32 games of the season in a contract dispute. For their Stadium Series game on January 25, 2014, the Ducks created a special jersey. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the West Division. Kariya scored in overtime to force the franchise's first Game 7, which they won. However, in the second round, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions the Detroit Red Wings in a four-game sweep. 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 right winger Teemu Selanne. [27] Despite a bad start suffering a 6–1 mauling at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, the Ducks followed the opener with seven-straight wins, 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.