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The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, commonly referred to as the '''Anaheim Mighty Ducks''', are a professional Ice Hockey team based in Anaheim, California . They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). On , 2006 {Link without Title} . FACTS :Founded: 1993 :Home Arena: Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim ("The Pond"). :Uniforms: Dark - Eggplant with jade, white and silver trim. Logo is a goalie mask incorporating a duck's beak in front of two crossed hockey sticks on a silver triangle. Light - White with silver, jade, and eggplant trim, same logo but with a jade triangle. Third - Black with eggplant, silver, and white trim. "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim" in script on the front, and an interlocked "MD" on the shoulders of the jersey. :''' Stanley Cup Finals Appearances: 1 (2003) : Stanley Cup s Won: None. :Rivals: Los Angeles Kings , San Jose Sharks , Phoenix Coyotes . :Mascot: Wild Wing. :Local Television: FSN West, FSN Prime Ticket, KCAL9, KDOC FRANCHISE HISTORY When founded in 1993, the Mighty Ducks were owned by The Walt Disney Company . The team's name was chosen from the Disney movie '' The Mighty Ducks '', about a group of misfit teens who form an amateur hockey team. Disney subsequently made an Animated Series called '' The Mighty Ducks '', featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consists of Anthropomorphized ducks. , the mascot of the Mighty Ducks.]] With their first draft pick, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim selected Paul Kariya 4th overall in Round 1 of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft . Kariya would become the cornerstone of a young Mighty Ducks franchise, the team captain, and would nearly lead them to Stanley Cup glory in 2003 before his departure for the Colorado Avalanche . In 1997 , the Mighty Ducks made their first playoff appearance and defeated the Phoenix Coyotes in seven games in the Western Conference quarterfinals. However, they lost in the semifinals to the Detroit Red Wings . They returned to the playoffs in 1999 , only to be swept by the Detroit Red Wings . Their best playoff performance in franchise history was during the 2002-03 season which saw the Ducks come within one game of the Stanley Cup. They swept defending Stanley Cup champs the Detroit Red Wings , beat the Dallas Stars in six games in the quarterfinals, swept the Minnesota Wild in the Conference Finals, and finally fell to the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals in seven games. For his heroics which had kept Anaheim in the playoffs many times, Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere won the Conn Smythe Trophy as most-valuable-player of the playoffs. During the following season with the NHL CBA in its final year and as the Labor Dispute loomed, the Mighty Ducks were plagued with low attendance figures despite their magical playoff run the year before and failed to make the playoffs. During summer 2004, as the NHL and the NHLPA were seemingly headed towards a lockout, Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of $40 million (USD), less than the franchise's original worth. Several quotes from several well-paid Mighty Ducks players in the press stated that the Ducks were a safe franchise were seen as completely out of touch with the NHL economic situation and the precarious situation of the Ducks club. In 2005 , Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli of Irvine, California and his wife, Susan, bought the Ducks from the Walt Disney Company for a reported $75 million (USD). The Samuelis have pledged to keep the team in Anaheim. Brian Burke , former Vancouver Canucks General Manager and President, was appointed General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Mighty Ducks on June 20 , 2005. On August 1, 2005, former Norris Trophy -winning defenseman Randy Carlyle , 49, was hired as the new coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He became the seventh coach for the Ducks; he earlier coached Manitoba from midseason of 1996 through 2001. Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock , who left the Ducks to become the Detroit Red Wings coach. Anaheim brought back a former Duck when they signed Teemu Selänne, who had been a star player for them. Selänne played the prior season with the Colorado Avalanche. Another major acquisition was Scott Niedermayer, the 2002-03 Norris Trophy winner for the best defenseman in the league. He is the brother of current Mighty Duck left wing, Rob Niedermayer. On January 26, 2006 the owners, Henry and Susan Samueli announced, effective with the 2006-07 season, that the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim will change their name to the Anaheim Ducks. This could include a possible logo change, team color changes and a new mascot. THIRD JERSEY The Third Jersey s of the Mighty Ducks were created in 1996 , 1998 , and 2004 . The 1996 third jersey was jade with eggplant and white strips in the collar and on the end of the sleeves. The logo was of an animated hockey-playing duck wearing a Mighty Ducks jersey while breaking through a sheet of ice. The jersey was short-lived; because of much criticism, it was retired at the end of the year. The 1998 third jersey came with a rare fourth jersey partner. The third was a jade-coloured jersey with silver and eggplant stripes at the shoulders outlined in thin yellow, and a silver stripe at the bottom. It had the Mighty Ducks logo in the center of the jersey. The fourth jersey was much like it. It was white with jade, eggplant and silver stripes at the shoulders of the jersey, and no bottom stripe. These jerseys saw action until in 2000 they stopped playing with their third jerseys, and used only their fourth. At the end of the 2000-2001 season, the jerseys were retired. The 2004 third jersey was black and had purple and grey strips at the bottom and on the sleeves. It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and had old-school laces at the neck. It remains in use. SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORD ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' :1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL Lockout . :2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL Lockout . NOTABLE PLAYERS Current squad ''As of April 24 , 2006 '' {Link without Title} |
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