History of the Anaheim Ducks
The history of the Anaheim Ducks begins when the team joined the
After initially struggling in their first two seasons, the Mighty Ducks improved under the leadership of center
1993–2004: The Disney Era
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by
The franchise's first game was played at home on October 8, 1993, against the
With the 1994–95 NHL lockout in place, the Mighty Ducks did not play on the ice again until January 20, 1995. The shortened season marked the debut of Paul Kariya, who played in 47 of the team's 48 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. The Ducks had another respectable season, going 16–27–5. The 1995–96 season marked a big change for the team, especially for second-year superstar Kariya. During the season, he was chosen to play for the Western Conference in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game as the lone Ducks representative. At the time of his selection, January 1996, he was ranked 14th in the NHL scoring with 51 points (23 goals and 28 assists) over 42 games. However, despite his efforts, the Ducks were a low-scoring team.
Taste of success
On February 7, 1996, the Mighty Ducks made a blockbuster deal with the
During the 1996–97 season, Kariya became team captain following Randy Ladouceur's retirement in the off-season,[18] and led the Ducks to their first post-season appearance, after recording the franchise's first winning record of 36–33–13, good enough for home ice in first-round playoff series as the number four seed against the Phoenix Coyotes.[19] Selanne ended the season second in the NHL with 109 points—which remains a team record—while Kariya ended the season third with 99 points. The Ducks won the first two games at home but then lost the next three. Game 6 went to overtime, where Kariya tied the series with a slapshot that beat goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. The Mighty Ducks went on to win Game 7 at home to win their inaugural playoff series. However, Anaheim was swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the second round. Despite the four-game sweep, all four games were closely contested in the series; three went into overtime, including one that went into double overtime and one went into triple overtime.
The 1997–98 season was the worst in Mighty Ducks history as the team finished with a disappointing 26–43–13 record. Kariya was injured and Selanne provided the only real source of offense for the Ducks. Despite the team's lack of success, Selanne finished the season tied for first in the NHL in goals with 52, still a team record, and eighth in the NHL in points with 86.
The 1998–99 season was a marked improvement for the Mighty Ducks, as Kariya was once again healthy and the team was a strong contender for the 1999 playoffs. Late in the season, Anaheim had the chance to face Phoenix, a team they played well against that season, in the first round due to Phoenix holding fourth seed and the Mighty Ducks holding fifth. However, a late-season cold streak dropped the Ducks to sixth, matching them up with third-seeded Detroit, whom they did not play well against. Selanne won the inaugural Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy—awarded to the individual with the most goals in the NHL–after scoring 47. Additionally, Kariya ended the season third in the NHL with 62 assists, while Selanne placed fourth, with 60. Selanne finished the season second in the NHL with 107 points with Kariya following in third with 101 points. However, the Mighty Ducks were again swept by the Red Wings, this time in a more convincing manner than in 1997, ending with a 3–0 loss on home ice.
Once again the Mighty Ducks regressed during the 1999–2000 season, finishing with a mediocre 34–33–12–3 record (83 points), putting them in last place in the Pacific. They missed the playoffs by four points, as the rival San Jose Sharks took eighth place that year with 87 points. Despite this, the Mighty Ducks scored more goals than the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. Kariya finished fourth in the NHL in goals, with 42, while Selanne seventh in assists, with 52. Points-wise, Kariya and Selanne finished fourth (86) and fifth (85), respectively. During the subsequent off-season, the Mighty Ducks made a trade that paid major dividends in later years—the team sent a second-round draft pick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
The 2000–01 season saw Anaheim finish last in the Division with a 25–41–11–5 record (66 points). Late in the season, on March 5, 2001, fan-favorite and prolific scorer Teemu Selanne was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a second-round draft pick.
During the 2001–02 season, the Mighty Ducks once again finished last in the Pacific Division after posting a 29–42–8–3 record for 69 points. During the off-season, the team signed unrestricted free agent Adam Oates, also trading Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Petr Sykora, Mike Commodore and Jean-Francois Damphousse. The trade later became valuable for both teams.
2002–03 season: A trip to the Finals
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2003–04 season: Disappointment
During the off-season, the Mighty Ducks were dealt a major blow after their captain Paul Kariya opted to sign a free agent contract with the Colorado Avalanche. In so doing, Kariya reunited with Teemu Selanne, who had also signed with Colorado after two seasons with San Jose in an attempt to win the Stanley Cup. However, the Mighty Ducks did fill Kariya's gap by signing star free agent Sergei Fedorov from Detroit and Vaclav Prospal from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite the signings and high expectations from the previous year, the 2003–04 was a major disappointment for the Ducks and Conn Smythe Jean-Sebastien Giguere, as the Ducks failed to make the playoffs after amassing a record of 29–35–10–8 (76 points) for a fourth-place finish in the Pacific Division. The team also suffered low attendance figures despite their deep playoff run the previous year.
2004–present: The Samueli Era
During the summer of 2004, as the NHL and the
The NHL held the
Also during the summer of 2005, Anaheim brought back fan favorite Teemu Selanne after an injury-filled season with Colorado. A rejuvenated Selanne scored 40 goals, the most he had scored since the 1998–99 season in which he scored 47. The team also made their first big free agency splash under Brian Burke when he signed defenceman Scott Niedermayer—the 2004 Norris Trophy winner and older brother of Ducks forward Rob Niedermayer—to a four-year contract.
The 2005–06 season saw the Ducks trade away big-name players with big contracts, including Petr Sykora and Sergei Fedorov, in favor of younger players, such as former first round picks Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Joffrey Lupul, as well college free agent signing Chris Kunitz. However, the Ducks had a rough start to the season, but the plan was ultimately successful. The Ducks became one of the best teams in the NHL down the stretch and earned the sixth seed in the West and playoff matchup with the Calgary Flames. In an interesting playoff where the bottom four seeds all eliminated the top four seeds, the Ducks defeated the heavily favored Flames in seven games. The Mighty Ducks shut-out the Flames 3–0 in Game 7 in Calgary. In the second round, the Ducks then swept the Colorado Avalanche, riding the outstanding play of backup goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. (Bryzgalov had previously taken over for Giguere during the first round due to an injury to the Mighty Ducks' starting goaltender, and went on to break Giguere's 2003 shutout streak.) The Mighty Ducks had home ice advantage in their second Western Conference Final against the equally surprising eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers. However, the Mighty Ducks dropped the first three games of the series, won Game 4 but then lost the series in Game 5 at home. Selanne won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his dedication to the sport of hockey.
On January 26, 2006, the team announced, effective with the 2006–07 season, a name change to the Anaheim Ducks.
2006–07: The Stanley Cup arrives in Anaheim
On July 3, 2006, the Ducks traded young sniper Joffrey Lupul, defensive prospect
With stars Pronger and Scott Niedermayer on defense, the Ducks were picked by several publications as a favorite to win the 2007 Stanley Cup,
On January 16, 2007, the Ducks played in their franchise's 1,000th regular season game [2], and on March 11, the Ducks recorded their franchise's 1,000th point with a 4–2 win over Vancouver, which improved their franchise all-time record to 423–444–155 (1,001 points) [3]. On April 7, the Ducks won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history when Vancouver defeated the second-place San Jose Sharks at
In the 2007 Western Conference Quarterfinals, the Ducks met the Minnesota Wild, prevailing four games to one in the series. The team then faced Vancouver, the Northwest Division champions, in the Semifinals. After a split in Anaheim, the Ducks won Game 3 on a Corey Perry goal and Game 4 on an overtime goal by Travis Moen. Game 5 also went to double overtime. In the second overtime period, Rob Niedermayer laid a hit in the Canucks zone, where Scott Niedermayer collected the puck at the point and beat Roberto Luongo to win the series four games to one.
In their third Western Conference Final, they faced Detroit for the fourth time in the playoffs. The Ducks lost Game 1, 2–1, on a shot that deflected off of the glove of Francois Beauchemin, though in Game 2, the Ducks won in overtime on a shot by Scott Niedermayer. Game 3, at home, was perhaps the team's worst of the playoffs as they were routed 5–0. Chris Pronger was involved in a hit with Rob Niedermayer on Tomas Holmstrom, where he was later given a one-game suspension by the NHL. Without Pronger, the Ducks stepped up in Game 4 and won 4–3. Game 5 in Detroit was a defensive battle. With the Red Wings up 1–0 in the third period, head coach Randy Carlyle pulled Jean-Sebastien Giguere on a power play and with less than a minute to play, Scott Niedermayer banked in the tying goal off the stick of Nicklas Lidstrom. In overtime, Andy McDonald caused a turnover in front of the Detroit net, where Selanne quickly scored the game winner over Dominik Hasek. In Game 6, the Ducks held on to win 4–3 to earn their second Western Conference championship.
The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the Ducks against the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa was making their first appearance in the Finals. The Ducks fell behind 2–1 in Game 1 at home, but in the third period, Ryan Getzlaf tied the game and with few minutes remaining, Rob Niedermayer fed Travis Moen in the slot for the game winner. Game 2 was a low-scoring but exciting game. The only goal came off the stick of Samuel Pahlsson to give the Ducks a two-game series lead. Game 3 saw the Ducks lose 5–3 on a controversial goal by Daniel Alfredsson; it appeared on replays Alfredsson kicked the puck into the net, but the officials ruled it a goal. However, once again Chris Pronger was suspended one game, this time for an elbow to the head of Dean McAmmond. Game 4 was tied at the end of the second period when more controversy arose—Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson appeared to shoot the puck intentionally at Scott Niedermayer, which set off a brawl at the end of the period. In the third period, Dustin Penner scored a goal from a Selanne pass to score the eventual game-winner in a 3–2 victory. On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to claim their first-ever Stanley Cup in franchise history. Scott Niedermayer was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, the second Duck to win the award after Giguere did so in 2003. After their championship victory, the Ducks became the first Californian team, and the first West Coast team since the 1925 Victoria Cougars, to win the Stanley Cup.
2007–08 season: Defending the Cup
After winning the Stanley Cup, Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne stated their uncertainty about their return to the team for the 2007–08, both contemplating retirement. As a result of this indecision, general manager Brian Burke was active in the free agent market, eventually signing two veteran players in high-scoring defenseman Mathieu Schneider and gritty forward Todd Bertuzzi to two-year contracts to replace both Niedermayer and Selanne should the pair retire. Later on, Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe signed Dustin Penner to a restricted free agent offer sheet for $4.25 million per year over the next five. Burke called out Lowe, describing the action as a "classless move made by a desperate GM trying to save his job". Burke opted not to match the offer and in return, the Ducks received the Oilers' first-, second- and third-round draft picks as compensation.
The Ducks began their Cup defense against the Los Angeles Kings for a two-game set in London, United Kingdom, without Niedermayer and Selanne (who were still pondering retirement) and an injured Pahlsson and Giguere, splitting the series. Highly touted prospect Bobby Ryan scored his first career NHL goal during the series. However, Ryan played only 23 games with the big club during the season, primarily playing in the AHL. On October 10, against the Boston Bruins, the Ducks raised their Pacific Division, Western Conference and Stanley Cup championship banners. However, it was a rough start overall for the Ducks, as they made minor trades to try and stay alive in the West. Burke said he would eventually let goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov go because he felt he deserved to have a starting position in the NHL. Burke ultimately made good on his promise and placed Bryzgalov on waivers, where he was acquired by the Phoenix Coyotes.
The drama surrounding Scott Niedermayer finally brought positive news for the Ducks, as Burke announced his return on December 5. December 14 marked an important event in Ducks history, as Burke dealt first line center Andy McDonald to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a seventh-round draft pick in an attempt to clear salary cap space for Niedermayer, whereupon on December 16, Niedermayer made his return to the Ducks' lineup. The team immediately improved and reentered the playoff and Pacific Division pictures. For the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Ryan Getzlaf and Chris Pronger were selected to participate. Later, Corey Perry and Scott Niedermayer were named as injury replacements, setting a Ducks franchise record for players representing the team at an All-Star Game, with four.
The Ducks received more good news on January 28, 2008, as Teemu Selanne opted not to retire and subsequently signed a one-year contract with Anaheim. The Ducks won nine out of their first ten games with Selanne in the line-up. At the trade deadline, the Ducks acquired defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the New York Islanders and Jean-Sebastien Aubin from Los Angeles. With nine games to go in the regular season, Chris Pronger was suspended for the third time in an Anaheim uniform, receiving an eight-game ban for stomping on the leg of Vancouver's Ryan Kesler. The Ducks finished fourth in the Western Conference and began their defense of the Cup against Pacific Divisions rivals Dallas Stars. The Stars won the first two games, the Ducks won Game 3, and the Stars won again in Game 4. After an Anaheim win at Honda Center in Game 5, the Stars won Game 6, thus ending the Ducks' chance of a repeat Cup.
2008–09 season: More playoff success
With the Ducks having a longer off-season than of the recent two seasons, they often found themselves in the middle of media headlines.
Off the ice, the feud between general manager Brian Burke and former Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe heated, as once again words were thrown between both in the media.
Later on, the Ducks placed Todd Bertuzzi on waivers, where he failed to be claimed by any team and subsequently became an unrestricted free agent, eventually signing with the Calgary Flames. Entering the off-season, the Ducks were looking to fill the void left on the second-line center position ever since Andy McDonald was traded to St. Louis. The team opted to sign the Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison to a one-year deal. More good news abounded, as Scott Niedermayer announced his return for another season. The Ducks also signed Corey Perry to a six-year contract extension. However, despite all the off-season moves, the Ducks were still in a vice cap-wise, and in turn dealt Mathieu Schneider to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ken Klee, Brad Larsen and minor-leaguer Chad Painchaud. Moving Schneider to Atlanta freed-up enough cap room to re-sign Teemu Selanne, who was previously signed to a professional tryout contract in the pre-season to ensure no team would send a counter offer in his direction. Veteran defenseman Sean O'Donnell was dealt to Los Angeles for a conditional third-round draft pick a few days into the pre-season in what Brian Burke called a cap-related move.
After a franchise-record 6–1–1 pre-season, the Ducks opened the regular season in San Jose, taking on the Sharks in a 4–1 loss for the Ducks. Days later, the Ducks held their home opener on October 12, 2008, as they hosted a young and refreshed Phoenix Coyotes team. The Ducks dropped the game 4–2 in front of a sold-out home crowd.
The Ducks struggled to start the season, going 1–5, but reversed the sluggish start with a sweep of a four-game road trip, winning games in Toronto, Ottawa,
As the NHL trade deadline approached, the Ducks were considered one of the more interesting teams because they were right on the cusp of being a seller. Several high-profile players were said to be on the trading block, including defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer. In the end, neither was ultimately dealtm but the Ducks did make one move before the deadline; Chris Kunitz, as well as prospect Eric Tangradi, was sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 27 in exchange for defenseman Ryan Whitney. General manager Bob Murray explained the team needed to "re-tool the defense with a good puck moving defenseman". On trade deadline day, the Ducks were busy. The team placed center Brian Morrison on waivers—where he was claimed by Dallas—acquired forward Erik Christensen from Atlanta for prospect Eric O'Dell and they traded Samuel Pahlsson to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman James Wisniewski and prospect Petri Kontiola. Anaheim also traded Travis Moen and defenseman Kent Huskins to San Jose in exchange for prospect Nick Bonino and goaltending prospect Timo Pielmeier; Steve Montador was also moved, going to Boston in exchange for Finnish forward Petteri Nokelainen.
With the core of the team still intact, a re-vamped defense, a new top line consisting of Bobby Ryan, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry and a whole new bottom-six forward set-up, the Ducks dug-in in an attempt to make the playoffs for the fourth-straight year. On March 18, the Ducks found themselves 13th place in the West, but a strong 10–2–1 finish catapulted the team into the playoffs, all culminating with a 4–3 shootout victory against Dallas. The team finished with a 42–33–7 record with 91 points to place them second in the Pacific and eighth in the West, earning them a matchup with the Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks. At the end of the regular season, Getzlaf broke the team record for most assists in a year, with 66, while Ryan broke a Ducks rookie record and led all NHL rookies with 31 goals, as well as with 57 points.
The Ducks–Sharks Conference Quarterfinals was only the second series in NHL history to pit two Californian teams against one another; the first took place in
2009–10 season: New team, new look
With news on draft day that Scott Niedermayer signed a one-year contract extension and that Teemu Selanne intended to fulfill the last year of his contract, the Ducks traded Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Joffery Lupul, defenseman Luca Sbisa and the Flyers' first-round pick in 2009 and 2010. On July 8, the Ducks signed former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu to a one-year contract. Another slow start doomed the Ducks. Before the trade deadline, the Ducks traded Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala after signing Hiller to a contract extension. 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 goaltender Curtis McElhinney from the Calgary Flames. 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. For the first time since the lockout, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs with a 39–32–11 record. The 2010 off-season was also busy for the Ducks, as Scott Niedermayer announced his retirement in a June press conference. Niedermayer decided to stay a member of the Ducks as a team consultant. The Ducks resigned Saku Koivu for two years and signed free agent defenseman Toni Lydman to a three-year contract. In addition to Lydman, the Ducks were able to get defenseman Cam Fowler via the draft, and 35-year-old strong-willed defenseman Andy Sutton signed to a two-year deal. Restricted free agent Bobby Ryan was signed to a five-year contract.
2010–2018
The 2010–11 season did not begin well for the Ducks, who lost their first three games. They maintained a .500 throughout record through the first half of the season, but found their rhythm and finished 47–30–5, good for 99 points and fourth place in the Western Conference. 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. He became the first-ever Duck to win the Hart, as well as the first Richard winner as a Duck since Teemu Selänne won the award in 1999. However, Hiller was injured at the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season. Even though the Ducks had a great season led by Perry, Hiller, Selänne, Lubomir Visnovsky and Ryan Getzlaf, they lost in the first round of the 2011 playoffs to the fifth-seeded Nashville Predators.
Before the 2011–12 season began, the team mourned the loss of former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei, who died in a plane crash with several other former NHL players of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The team wore a black patch with his former jersey number, 24, in current team numbering. The Ducks started the season with NHL Premiere games in Helsinki and Stockholm. This was the third 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. After a slow start to the season, the Ducks replaced head coach Randy Carlyle with former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau. The rest of the season was mostly forgettable, as the Ducks could not get out of the hole they dug themselves in the first half of the season, and ultimately failed to reach the playoffs in the 2011–12 season.
The
Entering the
The 2013–14 season was a record-setting one for the Ducks, but one which began with a 6–1 mauling at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, which saw respective head coaches Bruce Boudreau and Patrick Roy almost come to blows at the game's conclusion. The Ducks responded 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. At one point of the season, the Ducks won 18 of 19 games, the longest run of one-loss play in the NHL for 45 years. 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).[27] Dustin Penner was eventually traded to the Washington Capitals, and prior to the NHL trade deadline, the Ducks acquired veteran defenseman Stephane Robidas from the Dallas Stars. Behind a Hart Trophy-caliber season from club captain Ryan Getzlaf, solid depth scoring, a steady if unspectacular defence and solid goaltending in the form of Jonas Hiller and rookie sensation Frederik Andersen, many felt the Ducks were primed to be a top contender for the Stanley Cup.
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 who finishes the regular season with the best record. The Ducks secured a second consecutive Pacific Division title and the number one seed in the Western Conference. Anaheim faced the eighth-seeded Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, and were victorious in six games, marking the first time since 2009 the Ducks had won a playoff series. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Ducks faced their geographic rival and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for the first time ever in the playoffs. In a hotly contested series, the Ducks ultimately went down in seven games to their rivals, losing Game 7 by a score of 6–2 at the Honda Center.
On May 19, 2014, the team announced a four-year contract extension for general manager Bob Murray to keep him under contract through to the 2019–20 season.
On June 27, 2014, the Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler (as well as a third-round pick in
On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million.
On May 10, 2017, the Ducks ended their Game 7 losing streak when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers, winning the series 4–3 and advancing to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons.[44] They would fall to the Nashville Predators in Game 6, ending their playoff run. In the following season, the Ducks failed to win the Pacific Division for the first time since the 2011–12 season. They clinched the playoffs, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the First Round.
2018–present
In 2019, the Ducks fired Carlyle and replaced him with Bob Murray as interim, however the Ducks missed the playoffs. On June 17, 2019, the team named Dallas Eakins as the franchise's 10th head coach.[45]
On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation.[46] The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members.[47] 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.[48][49][50] Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022.[51] In 2023, Eakins left as head coach, and the team hired Greg Cronin as the next coach.
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