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101-684: On January 29, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they would purchase their American Hockey League the Norfolk Admirals , and would be moving the team to San Diego as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team plays at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, the sixth professional hockey team to play there, following the original San Diego Gulls of the WHL (1966–74),

202-472: 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. Beginning on June 14, 2024, the Anaheim Ducks' social media accounts posted various teases of a new logo, which is said to be

303-583: A 3–2 series lead after Game 5. 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. In the off-season, star forward 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 , and the Ducks also signed defenseman Mark Fistric , center Mathieu Perreault and

404-528: A conference final against the Chicago Blackhawks. After taking three games to two series lead on the strong play of goaltender Frederik Andersen, the Ducks lost the final two games of the series, including Game 7 on home ice. 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. On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to

505-616: 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. Their home opener came on January 25, also against the Canucks, who would prevail 5–0. The distinction of the Ducks' longest homestand was split between two five-game stretches from March 18–25 and from April 3–10. Anaheim's lengthiest road trip was a six-game haul from February 6–16. Due to

606-676: A fifth-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Francois Beauchemin and forward Tyler Wright . The Ducks finished the season with a 43–27–12 record, good enough for 98 points and the sixth seed. 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. In an interesting playoffs, all

707-480: A gold accent, now featured orange accents. This set was later tweaked in 2017 after Adidas became the NHL's uniform provider. 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 is used until 2017, and was brought back in a modern Adidas template starting in 2019. The Ducks announced for their 25th anniversary season of 2018–19

808-591: A hard-fought Game 7 to the Devils 3–0. For his brilliant play during the post-season, 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 have won the trophy as a member of the losing team. Giguere posted a 15–6 record, 7–0 in overtime, with a 1.62 goals against average , a .945 save percentage and

909-443: A member of the Ducks as a team consultant. The Ducks re-signed 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 deal. The 2010–11 season did not begin well for

1010-406: A modernized take on their original "Mighty Ducks" logo. 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

1111-957: 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 are one of two teams based in

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1212-640: A professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California . The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League 's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Mechanics Bank Arena . The AHL franchise is a relocation of the Oklahoma City Barons , which joined four other AHL franchises in 2015 as the basis to form a new Pacific Division in California . The Condors replaced

1313-601: A record 168-minute, 27-second shutout streak in overtime. After the season, Kariya promised to bring the Mighty Ducks back to the Stanley Cup Finals the following year. However, Kariya left the Ducks in the summer and joined former teammate Teemu Selanne on the Colorado Avalanche . The 2003–04 season was a season to forget, as Jean-Sebastien Giguere could not repeat his stellar goaltending from

1414-500: A reported US$ 75 million. The Samuelis family 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 was hired as the seventh head coach in team history. Burke was familiar with Carlyle's coaching ability, as

1515-541: A returning Dustin Penner . 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. At one point of the season, the Ducks won 18 of 19 games, the longest run of one-loss play in

1616-672: A rivalry with the Tucson Roadrunners , the AHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club and formerly the Arizona Coyotes affiliate. San Diego and Tucson's rivalry has been dubbed the "I-8 Border Cup" with the winner of each season's series between the two teams being presented with the "I-8 Border Cup Trophy", which has been in the possession of the Roadrunners since the 2018–19 season. As of the 2023–24 season,

1717-532: A score of 6–2 at Honda Center. On June 27, 2014, the Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 from the Vancouver Canucks. 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. In the 2015 playoffs , they swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and beat the Calgary Flames in five games to set up

1818-550: A six-year contract extension totaling a reported $ 41.25 million. 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 speedy left-wing Carl Hagelin . They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and adding veterans Shawn Horcoff , Chris Stewart and Mike Santorelli . Entering the 2015–16 NHL season , many analysts pegged

1919-481: A webbed foot in place of the "D". The Ducks traded Joffrey Lupul , Ladislav Smid and a first-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for star defenseman Chris Pronger . With this trade, solid scoring lines, a shut-down line featuring Rob Niedermayer, Samuel Pahlsson and Travis Moen and an enviable defense, the Ducks were considered by many to be a Stanley Cup favorite. On November 9, 2006,

2020-427: 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. In 1995, as part of the NHL's third jersey program, the Mighty Ducks wore alternate "Wild Wing" jerseys, featuring

2121-424: 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. 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

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2222-462: Is located. The original Mighty Ducks logo featured an old-style 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 was either green or gray, depending on how the logo is used. This is now used on a shoulder patch of the current uniforms, with the triangle in orange. Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are

2323-791: Is more of a rivalry from teams of the past, the Gulls have shared a longstanding rivalry with the Bakersfield Condors , the affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers . Bakersfield, then known as the Bakersfield Fog from 1995 until 1998 when the franchise was rebranded as the Condors and San Diego were charter members of the West Coast Hockey League from its inception in 1995 until the league was absorbed by

2424-425: 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. In 2014, the "webbed D" alternate became the primary jersey, and a corresponding white jersey was also unveiled. The letters, previously with

2525-448: Is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members. 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. Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022. In 2023, Eakins left as head coach, with the team finishing last in the league in his final year. His record with Anaheim

2626-621: The 2009–10 season , the Ducks traded Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and two first-round draft picks. Francois Beauchemin and Rob Niedermayer also left via free agency for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils, respectively. The Ducks then signed free agent center and former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu to a one-year deal. Another slow start would doom

2727-461: 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 2011 NHL Premiere games in Helsinki and Stockholm . This

2828-579: The ECHL team of the same name , which played as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League from 1995 until 2003 and then in the ECHL from 2003 until the end of the 2014–15 season , after which they moved to Norfolk, Virginia , to play as the Norfolk Admirals . The Condors are the only AHL team in the United States affiliated with a Canadian team. On December 18, 2014, the Oklahoma City Barons and Edmonton Oilers mutually agreed to end

2929-570: The East Coast Hockey League in 2003. That 2015–16 season saw Bakersfield and San Diego have multiple fights and line brawls broke out during a game played at Mechanics Bank Arena . Each team has scored a postseason series victory over their respective foes. Notably, on May 3, 2019, in the Pacific Division Finals of the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs , the Gulls defeated the Condors 3–2 in quadruple overtime for

3030-732: The Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area , along with the Los Angeles Kings . 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

3131-594: The Los Angeles Kings , and San Diego being affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks. Both Anaheim and Los Angeles share an intense rivalry dubbed the Freeway Faceoff . Both fanbases of Ontario and San Diego are best known for traveling to away games at the other teams' respective arena, Toyota Arena in Ontario and Pechanga Arena in San Diego on numerous occasions throughout the respective season while firing off chants of "Go Reign Go" or "Let's Go Gulls" while inside

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3232-771: The San Diego Mariners of the WHA (1974–1977), the San Diego Hawks/Mariners of the Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979), the second San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–1995), and the third San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003) and later the ECHL (2003–2006). The team is the fifth hockey team in San Diego to use the "Gulls" name. The Gulls' name, logo and colors were revealed on February 22, 2015 at HockeyFest. HockeyFest

3333-570: The most valuable player of the playoffs; Jean-Sébastien Giguère in 2003, and Scott Niedermayer in 2007. 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

3434-478: The 1–0 series lead. Maxime Comtois scored the game winning goal 4:20 into the fourth overtime period and it ended the game after five hours and ten minutes of gameplay. San Diego would upset Bakersfield by winning the series 4 games to 2. Bakersfield played San Diego during the COVID-shortened 2020–21 Pacific Division playoffs, defeating San Diego 2 games to 1 in the best of 3 series. The Gulls also share

3535-511: The 2004 off-season, 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$ 40 million, less than the franchise's original price. 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

3636-437: 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. 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. The Ducks unveiled

3737-519: The Barons' operations after the end of the 2014–15 season , with the Barons management citing financial problems and the Oilers citing a desire to "move on." One month later, on January 29, 2015, the AHL announced that the Oilers would relocate their franchise to Bakersfield as one of five charter members to form the basis of a new Pacific Division beginning in the 2015–16 season . A name-the-team contest

3838-468: 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

3939-425: The Condors 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans. Despite not making the playoffs in their first season, the Condors still contributed to the overall increase in AHL attendance with an average of 5195 per night, an increase of about 1900 spectators compared to the former Barons and similar to the former ECHL Condors . In the 2016–17 season , the Condors were named as hosts for their second AHL Outdoor Classic game, named

4040-701: The Condorstown Outdoor Classic, against the Ontario Reign held on January 7, 2017, at Bakersfield College's Memorial Stadium . Despite sometimes heavy rain, the game went on as scheduled and the Condors defeated the Reign 3–2 in overtime. During the 2018–19 season , the Condors tied the second-longest AHL winning streak at 17 games from January 12 to February 25, 2019. The Condors finished in first place in Pacific Division in

4141-604: The Detroit Red Wings (the top seed in the West). The Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the conference quarterfinals in five games and the Canucks in the semifinals, also in five games. Once again, the Ducks faced the Detroit Red Wings in the franchise's third trip to the conference finals. In Game 3, Pronger elbowed Tomas Holmstrom and subsequently received a one-game suspension for the illegal check. However,

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4242-461: The Duck foot logo of 2006–2024 on the shoulders. 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

4343-586: 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 defense and solid goaltending in the form of Jonas Hiller and rookie Frederik Andersen , many felt that the Ducks were primed to be a top contender for the Stanley Cup. The Ducks remained towards the top of

4444-406: 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. The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of John Gibson . On March 6, 2016, the Ducks set a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak which ended the following night. On March 24, 2016, the Ducks clinched a playoff spot in a 6–5 overtime loss to

4545-456: 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 2012–13 season was shortened to 48 games due to a labor lockout . 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

4646-498: The Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6–0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver to improve their season record to 12–0–4. The win set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers (the record has since been broken by the Chicago Blackhawks' 21–0–3 start during the 2012–13 season ). Anaheim were subsequently shut out by

4747-423: The Ducks new life as a hot streak to end the season launched the team into the playoffs. Jonas Hiller emerged as the new number one goalie during the stretch drive. The Ducks defeated the number one seed and Presidents' Trophy -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. Before

4848-629: The Ducks were overall a low-scoring team. Then a mid-season blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets improved the franchise. The Ducks sent Chad Kilger , Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for forward Marc Chouinard , a fourth-round draft pick and right winger Teemu Selanne . Following the trade, Ducks center Steve Rucchin 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." These three players formed one of

4949-724: The Ducks won Game 4 without Pronger and Game 5 in Detroit, with Selanne scoring the latter game's overtime winner. The Ducks then finished off the Red Wings in Game 6 for their second-ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance. In the Finals , the Ducks won the first two games at home against the Ottawa Senators . However, the Ducks lost Game 3 and Pronger received his second one-game suspension, this time for elbowing Dean McAmmond . The Ducks were again able to win without Pronger, defeating

5050-413: The Ducks would ultimately lose in five games. In January 2006, Samueli announced the team would be renamed as simply the "Anaheim Ducks" as of the following season. 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

5151-565: The Ducks' eleventh head coach on June 5, 2023. At the 2023 NHL entry draft , the team selected Leo Carlsson second overall. 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. 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

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5252-649: The Ducks, who would lose their first three games. They maintained a .500 throughout record through the first half of the season, but would find their rhythm and finish 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

5353-404: The Ducks. 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. 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

5454-410: 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. 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 a playoff berth, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in

5555-415: The Flames the following game, 3–0, ending their streak. On January 16, 2007, the Ducks played in franchise's 1,000th regular season game, and on March 11, the Ducks recorded 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. On April 7, the Ducks won their first division title in franchise history when the Canucks defeated

5656-405: 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. Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs, helped by their presence in Disney's theme parks and Disney Stores . The lockout-shortened 1994–95 NHL season saw the debut of Paul Kariya, who would play 47 of

5757-503: The Gulls, the Gulls finished with the least amount of points in the AHL. He retired at the end of the season. Matt McIlvane was hired as the new coach for the 2023–24 season , specifically due to his experience of working with younger players. The Gulls consider the Ontario Reign , the Los Angeles Kings ' AHL affiliate, to be their chief rivals and advertise games as "Rivalry Night". The rivalry has been fueled by each teams' respective NHL affiliates, with Ontario being an affiliate of

5858-484: The Los Angeles Kings in order to "share" the Los Angeles media market. 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. The team's name was inspired by the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks , about a struggling youth hockey team who, with the help of their new coach, become champions. Philadelphia -arena management specialist Tony Tavares

5959-453: The Maple Leafs. 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. On June 14, 2016, the Ducks announced they re-hired former head coach Randy Carlyle. The Ducks finished first in the Pacific Division in 2017 and swept the wild-card Calgary Flames in the first round. On May 10, 2017, the Ducks ended their Game 7 losing streak when they defeated

6060-418: 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 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). Dustin Penner was eventually traded to the Washington Capitals, and prior to the NHL trade deadline,

6161-416: 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 secured a second consecutive Pacific Division title and the number one seed in the Western Conference. Anaheim faced

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6262-441: The Pacific Division and lost in the semifinals to the second place Bakersfield Condors in division postseason tournament. After two seasons, the Ducks did not extend head coach Dineen, instead hiring former Laval Rocket head coach Joel Bouchard . After a lackluster season under Bouchard, the Gulls would hire long-time AHL head coach Roy Sommer to be their fourth head coach in team history. In Sommer's only season as head coach of

6363-419: The Senators in Game 4 for an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup on home ice in Game 5. On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Moen was credited with the Cup game-winning goal. 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 Ducks became

6464-447: The Western Conference. The Mighty Ducks did not reach the post-season again until the 2002–03 season with head coach Mike Babcock . They entered the playoffs in seventh place 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 shocked the hockey world by sweeping the Red Wings in four games. Steve Rucchin scored

6565-427: The Western Conference. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals in six games by the Dallas Stars. In the off-season, Burke bought out the remaining year on Bertuzzi's contract and traded Schneider to the Atlanta Thrashers . After an extremely slow start to the 2008–09 season , on November 12, 2008, Burke resigned to take the same position for the Toronto Maple Leafs . Bob Murray replaced him as general manager, but

6666-443: 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. The uniform was only used for that particular season, after which the Ducks returned to the orange thirds last used from 2015 to 2017. For

6767-405: The bottom seeds won in the first round, so the Ducks matched-up against the seventh-seeded Colorado Avalanche. Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov shined as the Ducks swept the Avalanche in four-straight games, Bryzgalov breaking Giguere's scoreless streak record from the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the franchise's second conference finals appearance, they faced the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers , a series

6868-421: 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. 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

6969-471: The eighth-seeded Dallas Stars in the conference quarterfinals and were victorious in six games, marking the first time since 2009 that 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 Southern Californian rivals, losing Game 7 by

7070-402: The face. With Kariya playing only a total of 22 games that season, the Ducks missed the playoffs and fired Page. The Ducks followed that season up by finishing sixth in the Western Conference in 1998–99 with new head coach Craig Hartsburg . However, they were swept by Detroit again, this time in the first round. In the 1999–2000 season , the Ducks finished with the same number of points as

7171-458: 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. 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. To offset those losses, Burke signed forward Todd Bertuzzi and defenseman Mathieu Schneider . During

7272-513: The first picks, followed by Alexei Kasatonov and Steven King . 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 resulting roster had the lowest payroll of the NHL at only $ 7.9 million. Led by captain Troy Loney , the Ducks finished the season 33–46–5, a record-breaking number of wins for an expansion team, which

7373-431: The first round. 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 . On June 17, 2019, the team named Dallas Eakins as the franchise's tenth head coach. On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation. The investigation

7474-472: 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. 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, Selanne, Visnovsky and Getzlaf, they would end up losing in the first round of the 2011 playoffs to the fifth-seeded Nashville Predators. Before

7575-543: 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 . The Ducks trailed 3–2 going into Phoenix for Game 6. 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. After

7676-482: The home team winning the first five games. In Game 6 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. In an exciting third period, the Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5–2 to send the series back to New Jersey for Game 7. Anaheim, however, could not complete their winning streak, as they lost

7777-459: The interlocking "MD" on both shoulders. 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. In 2010, the Ducks unveiled a black alternate jersey, featuring the "webbed D" as

7878-629: 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. Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock, who later signed on to coach Detroit. On August 4, 2005, free-agent defenseman Scott Niedermayer signed with the Mighty Ducks to play with his brother Rob; Scott Niedermayer was almost immediately named team captain. On August 22, Selanne returned to Anaheim after undergoing knee surgery. He led

7979-476: 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. 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,

8080-499: The most potent lines of their time. Although the trade proved to be an important effort in the team, they still finished short of the playoffs, losing the eighth spot in the Western Conference to the Winnipeg Jets based on the number of wins. During the 1996–97 season , Kariya became team captain following Randy Ladouceur 's retirement in the off-season, and led the Ducks to their first post-season appearance after recording

8181-405: The opposing venue. The teams faced each other in the 2016 division finals , where the Reign defeated the Gulls 4–1 in a best-of-seven series. San Diego then defeated the Reign in the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs 3-games-to-2 in the division semifinals. Ontario would one-up San Diego with another postseason series victory after sweeping San Diego 2 games to none during the 2021–22 playoffs. In what

8282-492: The previous season, but a much more competitive Western Conference had them miss the playoffs by four points behind rival San Jose Sharks. Despite this, the Mighty Ducks scored more goals than the conference champion Dallas Stars . 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

8383-480: The previous year. Even with newcomers Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal , the team finished in 12th place in the standings with a 29–35–10–8 record. Giguere's stats subsequently declined from the previous season, as he only won half the games he did the year before, his goals-against average increased from 2.30 to 2.62, his save percentage went down from .914 to .907 and he went from eight shutouts recorded to just three. The team also went from 203 goals to 174. During

8484-510: The same position with the Ducks. Former Florida Panthers ' head coach Kevin Dineen was hired as the next head coach. Approaching the delayed 2020–21 season, due to COVID-19 pandemic considerations, the Gulls announced they would temporarily relocate and play the season out of the Ducks' practice rink, Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena , in Irvine, California . The Gulls finished third in

8585-469: The season, Burke put goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers , where he was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes. Free-agent signee Jonas Hiller then became the back-up to starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere. 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

8686-545: The season, Ron Wilson was fired after saying he would like to coach the Washington Capitals . Pierre Page succeeded him. The Ducks started out slowly in 1997–98, in part because Kariya missed the first 32 games of the season in a contract dispute. He came back in December, but on February 1, he suffered a season-ending concussion when Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawks cross-checked him in

8787-600: The second-place San Jose Sharks in the final game of the season. The Ducks ended the regular season with a 48–20–14 record and 110 points. It was the franchise's first 100-point season. 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

8888-481: The series-winning goal in overtime in Game 4. In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars. 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. The Ducks would finish off the Stars in Game 6 at home. In the team's first trip to the Western Conference finals, they were matched up against another Cinderella team ,

8989-445: 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. In the conference quarterfinals, they ended up losing to the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games, despite holding

9090-606: 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. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals , to be played against the New Jersey Devils , had multiple interesting story lines. Anaheim forward Rob Niedermayer was playing against his brother Scott , while Giguere faced off against fellow French-Canadian goaltender Martin Brodeur . The series began with

9191-521: The team in scoring during the season with 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points. He would also record his 1,000th NHL point on January 30, 2006. The 2005–06 season also saw the emergence of rookies Ryan Getzlaf , Corey Perry and Chris Kunitz (Kunitz also played for the Ducks in 2003–04, but immediately returned to the Mighty Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ). On November 15, 2005, Anaheim traded Sergei Fedorov and

9292-637: The team struggled to make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. 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 ; Samuel Pahlsson, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman James Wisniewski ; and Travis Moen, who was traded to the San Jose Sharks for two prospects. The trades gave

9393-561: 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 Finals 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. Despite losing in 2003, the Ducks have produced two Conn Smythe Trophy winners as

9494-438: 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. 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. At the time of his selection (January 1996) Kariya was ranked 14th in league scoring with 51 points (23 goals and 28 assists ) over 42 games, although

9595-706: The two teams have faced each other 72 times during the regular season, which is the highest number of games that the Roadrunners have played against any opponent. The Roadrunners current record against the Gulls is 38–31–2–1, with the Roadrunners winning the 2023–24 season series 7–1–0–0. Updated November 26, 2024. These are the top-ten point-scorers for the San Diego Gulls in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Gulls player Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are

9696-459: Was 100 wins, 147 losses and 47 overtime losses and suffered through Anaheim's rebuild where the Ducks lost many of their star players. During his tenure, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs and in his final season, set a record as the league's worst defense. 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. The team hired Greg Cronin as

9797-514: Was chosen to be team president, and Jack Ferreira , who previously helped create the San Jose Sharks , became the Ducks' general manager. The Ducks selected Ron Wilson to be the first head coach in team history. The Ducks and the expansion Florida Panthers team 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

9898-549: Was deemed a success, drawing over 8,500 enthusiastic hockey fans. The San Diego Gulls played their first home game on October 10, 2015, against the Grand Rapids Griffins . The team finished its inaugural season with an average attendance of 8,675, second in the league after the Hershey Bears . After four seasons and three playoff appearances, the Anaheim Ducks promoted Gulls' head coach Dallas Eakins to

9999-667: Was held from January 30 until February 15, 2015. The Condors name was announced as the winner on February 25, 2015. The Condors unveiled their new logo and colors on April 2, 2015. On December 18, 2015, the Condors participated in the AHL's first outdoor game in California, called the Golden State Hockey Rush, at Raley Field in West Sacramento against the Stockton Heat . The Heat would defeat

10100-431: Was subsequently dealt to San Jose at the trade deadline for Jeff Friesen , Steve Shields and a second-round draft pick, while head coach Craig Hartsburg was fired during the season. The team ended up with a losing record and last place in the Western Conference that season. Without Selanne, Kariya's numbers continued to drop in the 2001–02 season with new coach Bryan Murray . The Mighty Ducks finished in 13th place in

10201-703: 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

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