Anaheim Ducks#Leaders

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The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company. The franchise was awarded by the NHL in December 1992, alongside the rights to a Miami team founded by Wayne Huizenga that would become the Florida Panthers. An entrance fee of $50 million was required, half of which Disney would pay directly to the Los Angeles Kings in order to "share" the Los Angeles media market.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/12/11/nhl-expands-to-miami-and-anaheim-in-entertaining-twist/7afdf139-1ef7-4b5b-9e9d-ded84ba3fc7c/|title=NHL expands to Miami and Anaheim in entertaining twist|last=Sell|first=Dave|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 11, 1992|access-date=August 27, 2022}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-02-mn-102-story.html|title=Disney Hopes 'Ducks' Make a Splash in O.C.|last=DiGiovanna|first=Mike|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 2, 1993|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} Philadelphia-arena management specialist Tony Tavares was chosen to be team president, and Jack Ferreira, who previously helped create the San Jose Sharks, became the Ducks' general manager.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-24-sp-14642-story.html |title=Mighty Ducks Hire Ferreira as General Manager|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 24, 1993|accessdate=June 16, 2025|first=Robyn|last=Norwood}} The Ducks selected Ron Wilson to be the first head coach in team history.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616003041/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Mighty Ducks fire Ron Wilson as coach |website=Canoe.ca |date=May 20, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014}} The Ducks and Florida Panthers filled out their rosters in the 1993 NHL expansion draft and the 1993 NHL entry draft. In the former, a focus on defense led to goaltenders Guy Hebert and Glenn Healy being the first picks, followed by Alexei Kasatonov and Steven King.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-25-sp-6963-story.html|title=Ducks Are Already Defensive : Hockey: Goalies Hebert and Healy are first players taken by Anaheim in expansion draft |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 30, 1991|accessdate=June 16, 2025|first=Robyn|last=Norwood}} In the latter, the Ducks selected Paul Kariya with the fourth overall pick, who began playing in 1994 and would turn out to be the face of the franchise for many years.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6716981 |title=Former NHL player Paul Kariya announces retirement after post-concussion symptoms |work=ESPN |last=Burnside |first=Scott |date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=May 1, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/paul-kariya-credits-teemu-selanne-for-helping-him-make-hall-of-fame-290170168|title=Paul Kariya credits Teemu Selanne for helping him make Hall of Fame|last=Dillman|first=Lisa|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=June 26, 2017|website=NHL.com|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} The resulting roster had the lowest payroll of the NHL at only $7.9 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-02-sp-7870-story.html |title=1993: The Year in Review. The Mighty Ducks Steal the Show : Ducks: Diamond in a Rough Year |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 2, 1994 |access-date=May 1, 2014|first=Mike |last=Penner}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-14-sp-45943-story.html|title=Ducks' First Season One to Remember : Hockey: They finish with expansion-record 33 victories despite losing to Canucks in finale, 2-1.|last=Norwood|first=Robyn|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 14, 1994|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} 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. The Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs,{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-17-sp-47082-story.html |title=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. Yet the Assessment of Their Seasons Says a Lot About the Teams-One That Surpasses All Expectations, and Another That Lived Up to None. : MIGHTY DUCKS : They Had to Climb a Matterhorn, but They Were a Real NHL Team|work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |first=Robyn |last=Norwood}} helped by their presence from Disney's theme parks and Disney Stores.{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Lebowitz |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |title=The Wide (disney) World of Sports |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=March 16, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305181652/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |url-status=dead}} The lockout-shortened 1994–95 season saw the debut of Kariya, who would play 47 of the team's 48 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kariypa01.html|title=Paul Kariya Stas, Height, Weight, Position, Title|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|website=Hockey-reference.com|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} The Ducks went 16–27–5, missing the playoffs.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-04-sp-62155-story.html|title=Ducks End Season on High Note : Hockey: Their 6-1 victory at The Pond over playoff-bound Toronto signals promise for the future.|last=Norwood|first=Robyn|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 4, 1995|accessdate=June 16, 2025}}

During the 1995–96 season, Kariya was chosen to play for the Western Conference in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game as the lone Ducks representative, playing in place of Pavel Bure who was out with a knee injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-12-sp-23835-story.html|title=Kariya Named All-Star Starter in Place of Bure|last=Norwood|first=Robyn|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 12, 1996|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} Following the All-Star Game, the Mighty Ducks completed a mid-season blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for forward Marc Chouinard, a fourth-round draft pick, and right winger Teemu Selanne.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/12143736/nhl-how-teemu-selanne-got-traded-winnipeg-jets-anaheim-ducks|title=The deal that changed Selanne's life|last=LeBrun|first=Pierre|publisher=ESPN Enterprises Inc.|date=January 9, 2015|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} 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."{{cite news|title=For Ducks, There's No I in Teemu|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-02-12/sports/17992529_1_kariya-and-selanne-steve-rucchin-teemu-and-paul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531081402/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-02-12/sports/17992529_1_kariya-and-selanne-steve-rucchin-teemu-and-paul|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2012|accessdate=July 8, 2011|date=February 12, 1996|work=Daily News|last=Brown |first=Frank}} These three players formed one of the most potent lines of their time.{{cite magazine|title=Stuck Duck|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024457/index.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120043830/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024457/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2011|date=December 3, 2001|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Farber |first=Michael}} However, the Mighty Ducks lost the eighth spot in the Western Conference to the Winnipeg Jets based on the number of wins.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-14-sp-58481-story.html|title=Playoffs Aren't Ducks' Season|last=Norwood|first=Robyn|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 14, 1996|accessdate=June 16, 2025}}

During the 1996–97 season, Kariya became team captain following Randy Ladouceur's retirement in the off-season.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-03-sp-50087-story.html|title=Kariya Is Named Captain|last=Norwood|first=Robyn|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 3, 1996|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} The Ducks qualified for the postseason after recording the franchise's first winning record of 36–33–13, good enough for home ice in the first round as the fourth seed against the Phoenix Coyotes.{{cite news|title=Ducks entering unfamiliar waters|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=IdkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2087,2571967&dq=paul+kariya&hl=en|access-date=July 13, 2011|date=April 16, 1997|work=Sun Journal|agency=Associated Press}} The Ducks trailed 3–2 in the series going into Phoenix for game six. Kariya scored in overtime to force the franchise's first game seven, which they won.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-28-sp-53393-story.html|title=Coyotes Let It Slip Away, Now Must Win It Back|last=Elliott|first=Helene|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 28, 1997|accessdate=June 16, 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/04/30/ducks-3-coyotes-0/|title=Ducks 3, Coyotes 0|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=April 30, 1997|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} However, in the second round, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Detroit Red Wings, in a four-game sweep.{{cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2022/05/08/detroit-red-wings-1997-anaheim-ducks-game-4-brendan-shanahan-stanleytown/9697114002/|title=Road to Stanleytown: Brendan Shanahan goal while you slept gives Red Wings sweep of Ducks|last=Myers|first=Gene|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=May 8, 2022|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} After the season, Ron Wilson was fired after saying he would like to coach the Washington Capitals.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616003041/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Mighty Ducks fire Ron Wilson as coach |website=Canoe.ca |date=May 20, 1997 |access-date=September 27, 2016}} Pierre Page succeeded him.{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/08/10/anaheim-turns-to-page/|title=Anaheim turns to Page|date=August 10, 1997|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} The Ducks started out slowly in 1997–98, in part because Kariya missed the first 32 games of the season in a contract dispute.{{cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/12/22/goal-oriented-paul-kariyas-storybook-return-buoyed-the-ducks-and-may-boost-the-fortunes-of-other-nhl-stars|title=Goal Oriented Paul Kariya's Storybook Return Buoyed the Ducks and May Boost the Fortunes of Other NHL Stars |magazine=Vault |date=1977-12-22}} 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 the face.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-02-sp-14787-story.html|title=Ducks Incensed by Suter Hit on Kariya|last=Teaford|first=Elliott|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 2, 1998|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} With Kariya playing only a total of 22 games that season, the Ducks missed the playoffs and fired Page.{{cite web|first=Jack |last=Thompson |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/06/16/mighty-ducks-change-again-fire-coach-page-after-1-season/ |title=Mighty Ducks Change Again, Fire Coach Page After 1 Season |website=Chicago Tribune |date=June 16, 1998 |access-date=September 27, 2016}} The Ducks followed that season up by finishing sixth in the Western Conference in 1998–99 with new head coach Craig Hartsburg.{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1998/7/22/19392459/hartsburg-hired-as-ducks-coach/ |title=Hartsburg hired as Ducks coach |work=Deseret News |date=July 22, 1998 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} However, they were swept by Detroit again, this time in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/all-three-previous-anaheim-detroit-playoff-meetings-were-sweeps|title=All three previous Anaheim-Detroit playoff meetings were sweeps|agency=The Canadian Press|work=The Hockey News|date=May 8, 2007|accessdate=June 16, 2025}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-10-sp-17958-story.html|title=Ducks' Failure to Pick Up the Pace Led to a Stumble|last=Teaford|first=Elliott|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 10, 2000|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} In the following season, 2000–01, the Ducks ended up performing worse, as Kariya and Selanne's point production significantly declined from the previous season – Kariya went from 86 points to 67 points and Selanne went from 85 points to 57 points. Selanne was subsequently dealt to San Jose at the trade deadline for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a second-round draft pick,{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/sharks-snap-up-selanne/article759958/ |title=Sharks snap up Selanne |last=Shoalts |first=David |work=The Globe and Mail |date=March 6, 2001 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} while head coach Craig Hartsburg was fired during the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/not-so-mighty-ducks-fire-coach/ |title=Not-So-Mighty Ducks Fire Coach |work=CBS Sports |via=The Associated Press|date=December 14, 2000 |access-date=June 16, 2025}} The team ended up with a losing record and last place in the Western Conference that season.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-11-sp-44472-story.html|title=Time for Ducks to Break the Ice|last=Foster|first=Chris|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 11, 2001|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} Without Selanne, Kariya's numbers continued to drop in the 2001–02 season with new coach Bryan Murray.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/26/sports/nhl-roundup-mighty-ducks-hire-murray-as-coach.html |title=N.H.L.: Roundup; Mighty Ducks Hire Murray as Coach |work=The New York Times |agency=Bloomberg News |date=May 26, 2001 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |url-access=registration}} The Mighty Ducks finished in 13th place in the Western Conference.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-18-sp-murray18-story.html|title=The Reanimator|last=Teaford|first=Elliott|date=May 18, 2003|accessdate=June 16, 2025}}

Prior to the 2002–03 season, Bryan Murray was promoted to general manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/05/03/Ducks-elevate-Murray-to-GM/5991020398400/ph|title=Ducks elevate Murray to GM|publisher=UPI|date=May 3, 2002|website=UPI.com|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} He hired Mike Babcock to be the head coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-23-sp-dux23-story.html|title=Ducks Enter Unknown Realm|last=Foster|first=Chris|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 23, 2002|accessdate=June 16, 2025}} The Mighty Ducks made the postseason as the seventh seed with a 40–27–9–6 record, good enough for 95 points. In the first round, the Ducks were once again matched up with the Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup champions. They swept the Red Wings in four games. Steve Rucchin scored the series-winning goal in overtime in game four.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/giguere-mighty-ducks-dethrone-red-wings-1.365697 |title=Giguere, Mighty Ducks dethrone Red Wings |work=CBC Sports |date=April 17, 2003 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars. Game one 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/04/25/sykora-lifts-ducks-over-stars-in-5th-overtime/ |title=Sykora lifts Ducks over Stars in 5th overtime |work=Chicago Tribune |orig-date=April 25, 2003 |date=August 21, 2021 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} The Ducks would finish off the Stars in game six at home. In the team's first trip to the Western Conference finals, they were matched up against another Cinderella team, 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 were played against the New Jersey Devils. The series began with the home team winning the first five games. In game six at home, Kariya was knocked unconscious from a hit by Devils captain Scott Stevens. However, Kariya would return in the second period and score the fourth goal of the game.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1779892/2020/04/28/reliving-game-7-of-the-2003-stanley-cup-final-the-devils-defining-moment/|title=Reliving Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final, the Devils' defining moment|last=Masisak|first=Corey|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 28, 2020|accessdate=June 17, 2025}} The Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5–2 to send the series back to New Jersey for game seven. Anaheim was unable to win on the road in New Jersey, as they lost game seven to the Devils 3–0.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/sports/hockey/devils-defeat-mighty-ducks-to-win-stanley-cup.html|title=Devils Defeat Mighty Ducks to Win Stanley Cup|newspaper=The New York Times|via=The Associated Press|date=June 9, 2003|accessdate=June 17, 2025}} For his play during the postseason, Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player (MVP) of the playoffs. He became only the fifth player in NHL history to win the trophy as a member of the losing team.

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After the 2002–03 season, Kariya promised to bring the Mighty Ducks back to the Stanley Cup Finals the following year.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-12-me-ducks12-story.html|title=Cheering Crowd at the Pond Shows Ducks They Have a Lot to Crow About|last=Yoshino|first=Kimi|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 12, 2003|accessdate=June 17, 2025}} However, Kariya left the Ducks in the summer and joined former teammate Teemu Selanne on the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2003/0703/1576273.html|title=Reunited: Selanne, Kariya sign with Colorado|via=The Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Enterprises Inc.|date=July 4, 2003|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 17, 2025}} During the 2003–04 season, the team regressed to a 29–35–10–8 record, finishing fourth in the division.

During the 2004 off-season, Bryan Murray, who had wished to coach again, left the Ducks to join the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1817475|title=Murray leaves Mighty Ducks' front office|publisher=ESPN Enterprises, Inc.|date=June 7, 2004|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 20, 2025}} As the NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA)'s labor dispute was headed towards a long lockout, Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of US$50 million, less than the franchise's original price. In 2005, Broadcom Corporation co-founder Henry Samueli of Irvine, California, and his wife Susan bought the Mighty Ducks from The Walt Disney Company for a reported US$75 million.{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2015|title=Disney Sells Mighty Ducks Hockey Team|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/disney-sells-mighty-ducks-hockey-team|access-date=March 15, 2021 |work=Fox News |agency=Reuters}} Henry Samuelis, whose family was already managing Arrowhead Pond said of the sale, "Since we manage the Pond ... it seemed natural to purchase the team since Disney had it up for sale for quite a while."{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-26-sp-ducks26-story.html|title=Disney Will Sell Ducks to Couple|last1=Foster|first1=Chris|last2=Shaikin|first2=Bill|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 26, 2005|accessdate=June 20, 2025}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ducks-41944-cup-stanley.html |title=Ducks history and fun facts |work=The Orange County Register |date=June 8, 2007 |access-date=September 27, 2016}} Shortly after, Babcock rejected an extension to stay with the Ducks, signing with Detroit instead.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-07-sp-ducks7-story.html|title=Babcock Era Ends in Anaheim|last=Foster|first=Chris|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 7, 2005|accessdate=June 20, 2025}}

File:Scott Hannan and Scott Niedermayer.jpg battles for the puck with San Jose Sharks' Scott Hannan in a game during the 2005–06 season; signed in the 2005 off-season, he was later named as team captain]]

On August 1, 2005, former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Randy Carlyle was hired as the seventh head coach in team history.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2121946|title=Anaheim introduces Carlyle as coach|via=The Associated Press|date=August 1, 2005|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 21, 2025}} Burke was familiar with Carlyle's coaching ability, as the latter had coached the Manitoba Moose from 1996 to 2001 (International Hockey League) and 2004–05 (American Hockey League); the Moose had been the Canucks' farm club since 2001. On August 4, 2005, free-agent defenseman Scott Niedermayer signed with the Mighty Ducks to play with his brother Rob;{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2124267|title=Niedermayer to join brother in Anaheim|via=The Associated Press|date=August 4, 2005|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 21, 2025}} Scott Niedermayer was almost immediately named team captain.{{cite web|title=Mighty Ducks Name Three-Time Stanley Cup Champion Scott Niedermayer Team Captain |url=http://www.mightyducks.com/press/release/article.php?dir=200510&id=1065 |website=Anaheim Mighty Ducks |access-date=June 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327174957/http://www.mightyducks.com/press/release/article.php?dir=200510&id=1065 |archive-date=March 27, 2006 |date=October 3, 2005}} On August 22, Selanne returned to Anaheim after undergoing knee surgery.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2140474|title=Selanne signs one-year deal with Anaheim|via=The Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Enterprises Inc.|date=August 22, 2005|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 21, 2025}} He led the team in scoring during the season with 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points.{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/06/14/selanne-again-shows-value/|title=Selanne again shows value|last=Wood|first=Dan|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=June 14, 2006|accessdate=June 21, 2025}} He would also record his 1,000th NHL point on January 30, 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/02/01/selanne-humble-even-in-limelight/|title=Selanne humble even in limelight|last=Youngman|first=Randy|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=February 1, 2006|accessdate=June 21, 2025}} 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 a fifth-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Francois Beauchemin and forward Tyler Wright.

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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 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 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.{{cite web|title=Name change set for Mighty Ducks|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/name-103201-ducks-team.html|access-date=September 27, 2016|work=The Orange County Register |date=January 27, 2006}}{{Cite web|date=January 27, 2006|title=Ducks won't be so 'Mighty' starting next season|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2308588|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}

Prior to the 2006–07 season, the Ducks adopted a completely new look to go along with their new name; their team colors became black, gold and orange, and the logo of a duck-shaped goalie mask was dropped in favor of the word "Ducks", with a webbed foot in place of the "D".{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ducks-40729-orange-team.html |title=O.C. colors Ducks' new look |work=The Orange County Register |date=June 24, 2006 |access-date=September 27, 2016}}

File:Pronger-shooting.jpg during the 2006–07 season. The Ducks acquired Pronger during the 2006 off-season, in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers]]

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, 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 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 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 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, 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.

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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 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 the first California team, and the fourth West Coast team since the 1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires, 1916–17 Seattle Metropolitans and Victoria Cougars in 1925, to win the Stanley Cup.

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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 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 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.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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The 2010–11 season did not begin well for 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 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 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 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.

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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 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 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 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=680383 |title=Off-ice official Laing balances hockey with police work |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 20, 2007 |access-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-date=December 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203151418/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=680383 |url-status=dead }} center Mathieu Perreault and a returning Dustin Penner.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id%3D427860 |title=Ducks sign free agent F Penner to one-year, $2M deal |work=TSN |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719044728/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427860 |archive-date=July 19, 2013}} 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 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).{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Beacham |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ducks-soar-top-nhl-18-231839316--nhl.html |title=Ducks soar to top of NHL with 18 wins in 19 games |publisher=Yahoo! |date=January 17, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305115922/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ducks-soar-top-nhl-18-231839316--nhl.html |url-status=dead }} 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 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 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 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 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.{{cite web|last1=Ducks|first1=Anaheim|title=Ducks Acquire Ryan Kesler|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724111|publisher=Anaheim Ducks|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707094857/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724111|url-status=dead}} 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 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.{{Cite news|title = Ducks' mental will is lacking in another Game 7 loss|url = http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-ducks-blackhawks-elliott-20150531-column.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|access-date = June 2, 2015|issn = 0458-3035|date=May 30, 2015}}

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On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million.{{cite web|title = Ryan Kesler signs six-year contract extension with Anaheim Ducks|url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=774894|access-date = July 17, 2015|archive-date = July 16, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150716181554/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=774894|url-status = dead}} 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 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.{{cite web |url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2015/12/12/getzlaf-rips-his-team-for-lack-of-professionalism/ |title=Getzlaf rips his team for lack of professionalism |last=Alfieri |first=Joey |work=NBC Sports |date=December 12, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2016}} The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of John Gibson.{{cite news|publisher=National Hockey League|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795880&navid=DL%7CNHL%7Chome|title=Ducks' Gibson named Rookie of Month for December|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014014223/https://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795880&navid=DL%7CNHL%7Chome|url-status=dead}} On March 6, 2016, the Ducks set a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak which ended the following night.{{cite web|title=Ducks set franchise record with 11th straight win|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/975627|website=theScore|last=McLaren |first=Ian|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Ducks' win streak ended by Washington Capitals in shootout|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-ducks-capitals-20160308-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}} On March 24, 2016, the Ducks clinched a playoff spot in a 6–5 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.{{cite web|title=Ducks clinch playoff spot in OT loss to Leafs|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/anaheim-ducks-clinch-playoff-spot-in-ot-loss-to-toronto-maple-leafs-032516|work=Fox Sports|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/15427172/anaheim-ducks-fire-head-coach-bruce-boudreau|title=Ducks fire coach Bruce Boudreau after Pacific Division title, playoff loss|work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}} On June 14, 2016, the Ducks announced they re-hired former head coach Randy Carlyle.{{cite web|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886014|title=Ducks Name Carlyle Head Coach|publisher=Anaheim Ducks|via=NHL.com|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616064655/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886014|url-status=dead}}

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 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.{{cite web|title=Ducks beat Oilers to end home Game 7 heartbreak, advance to West final|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2017/05/11/anaheim-ducks-edmonton-oilers-game-7-recap/101540436/|website=USA Today|access-date=May 24, 2017|date=May 11, 2017}} 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 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.{{cite web |title=Ducks Name Eakins Head Coach |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-name-eakins-head-coach/c-307877038 |via=NHL.com |access-date=June 18, 2019 |date=June 17, 2019}}

On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation.{{cite web |title=Ducks Place EVP/General Manager Bob Murray on Administrative Leave |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-place-evpgeneral-manager-bob-murray-on-administrative-leave/c-327753662 |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com |access-date=November 9, 2021 |date=November 9, 2021}} The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members.{{cite web |last1=Seravalli |first1=Frank |title=Sources: Ducks GM Bob Murray placed on leave for 'mental warfare,' verbal abuse |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/sources-ducks-gm-bob-murray-placed-on-leave-for-mental-warfare-verbal-abuse/ |website=Daily Faceoff |date=November 9, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Seravalli |first1=Frank |title=Sources: Ducks GM Bob Murray on leave accused of improper conduct |url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2021/11/09/ducks-gm-bob-murray-on-leave-accused-of-improper-conduct/amp/ |website=NBC Sports |date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110163306/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2021/11/09/ducks-gm-bob-murray-on-leave-accused-of-improper-conduct/amp/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Bob Murray Resigns From Position as Ducks EVP & General Manager |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/bob-murray-resigns-from-position-as-ducks-evp--general-manager/c-327799704 |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com |access-date=November 11, 2021 |date=November 10, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Sources: GM Bob Murray resigns post, will enroll in alcohol abuse program |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/ducks-gm-bob-murray-resigns-post-will-enroll-alcohol-abuse-program/ |website=Sportsnet |agency=Associated Press |date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2024}} Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Tracy |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Verbeek hired as Ducks general manager, was assistant with Red Wings |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/pat-verbeek-hired-as-anaheim-gm/c-330500982 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |publisher=National Hockey League}} In 2023, Eakins left as head coach, with the team finishing last in the league in his final year. His record with Anaheim 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/ducks-will-not-bring-back-dallas-eakins-as-coach/ |title=Ducks will not bring back Dallas Eakins as coach |work=Sportsnet |agency=Associated Press |date=April 14, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/08/draft-lottery-drama-ducks-will-pick-2nd-overall-in-the-2023-nhl-draft/ |title=Draft lottery drama: Ducks will pick 2nd overall in 2023 NHL draft |work=The Orange County Register |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2024}} The team hired Greg Cronin as the Ducks' eleventh head coach on June 5, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2023-06-05/anaheim-ducks-hire-greg-cronin-as-head-coach |title=Ducks hire former Leafs, Islanders assistant Greg Cronin as head coach |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Beacham |first=Greg |date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2024}} At the 2023 NHL entry draft, the team selected Leo Carlsson second overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2023-06-28/ducks-nhl-draft-leo-carlsson |title=Column: Ducks surprise by picking Leo Carlsson in NHL draft, but choice makes sense |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Elliott |first=Helene |date=June 28, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2024}}

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.

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The Mighty Ducks' original road (later home) jersey features an eggplant and jade base, divided by silver, purple and white diagonal stripes. The home (later road) jersey has a white and jade base, divided by purple, white and silver diagonal stripes. For most of its history, purple pants were used with this set; from 1993 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2003, the pants featured jade and white stripes. In 1996, an alternate front-facing "angry duck mask" logo is added on the shoulders.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/team/the-ducks-look |title=The Ducks' Look |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=February 23, 2022}}

In 1995, as part of the NHL's third jersey program, the Mighty Ducks wore alternate "Wild Wing" jerseys, featuring the current mascot breaking out of a sheet of ice amid a jade base and purple trim. The primary logo appears on both shoulders. Even though the Mighty Ducks won two of three games with this uniform, it was immediately retired.

From 1997 to 1999, the Mighty Ducks wore two alternate jerseys. The road alternate has a jade base with purple, jade and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves, and the home alternate has a white base with jade, purple and silver stripes along the chest and sleeves. During this period, the Mighty Ducks switched to black pants and helmets, but in 1999, returned to wearing purple pants and helmets while retiring the road alternate jerseys.

In 2003, the Mighty Ducks released a black alternate jersey with purple and silver trim. This design features the full team name written in a classic script style, and the interlocking "MD" on both shoulders.

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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 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, 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.{{cite web|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=694168 |title=Ducks Unveil 2014 Coors Light Stadium Series™ Jersey for Dodger Stadium Contest on Jan. 25 vs. Kings – Anaheim Ducks |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=May 1, 2014}}

In 2014, the "webbed D" alternate became the primary jersey, and a corresponding white jersey was also unveiled. The letters, previously with a gold accent, now featured orange accents. This set was later tweaked in 2017 after Adidas became the NHL's uniform provider.

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 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.{{cite news|title=Ducks reveal quacktastic third jersey for home opener|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-reveal-25th-anniversary-home-opener-third-jersey/c-299549712 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=July 21, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018}} 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 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.{{cite news|title=adidas and NHL Unveil 'Reverse Retro' Alternate Jerseys for All 31 Clubs|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/adidas-and-nhl-unveil-reverse-retro-alternate-jerseys-for-all-31-clubs/c-319632026|publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com |date=November 16, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2020}} 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.{{cite news|title=NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams unveiled by adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|publisher=National Hockey League |last=Merola |first=Lauren |date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022}}

The Ducks unveiled a 30th-anniversary alternate uniform for the 2023–24 season. The design brought back the purple and jade look the team originally sported from 1993 to 2006, and debuted a new version of the "Wild Wing" mask logo inside a jade circle with the "Anaheim Ducks" name and current logo.{{cite news|title=Ducks Unveil 30th Anniversary Jersey for 2023-24 Season|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-unveil-30th-anniversary-jersey-for-2023-24-season/c-345074764|publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 29, 2023}}

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Beginning on June 14, 2024, the Anaheim Ducks' social media accounts posted various teases of a new logo, which is said to be a modernized take on their original "Mighty Ducks" logo.{{Cite tweet |author=Anaheim Ducks |user=AnaheimDucks |date=June 17, 2024 |title=👀 |url=https://x.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1802747795134439656 |number=1802747795134439656 |access-date=August 16, 2024}} On June 24, the Ducks fully unveiled their new logo and their new Fanatics-produced jerseys. The home jersey is fully orange with black, gold, and white striping on the bottom and sleeves of the jersey, while the away jersey is white with orange shoulders and the same colored stripes as the home jersey. Both jerseys feature a revised version of the Duck foot logo of 2006–2024 on the shoulders.{{cite news|title=Ducks Unveil Brand Evolution with New Logo and Jerseys|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-unveil-brand-evolution-with-new-logo-and-jerseys|publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com|date=June 26, 2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}

The team's colors were eggplant and jade until the change of ownership in 2006. At this point, they became orange, black and gold, with white in place of black for the away jersey. The only exception is the alternate jersey, which is mostly orange. Orange, which has become one of the team's primary colors, is in reference to Orange County, where Anaheim is located.{{cite news|last=Marrazza|first=Dan|title=How NHL Teams Got Their Names|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-teams-getting-their-names/c-283742854|publisher=Vegas Golden Knights |via=NHL.com |date=June 14, 2016|access-date=May 4, 2018|quote=Founded in 1993, the then-called Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were directly named for The Mighty Ducks movies. And until 2005, the NHL team and the movie Mighty Ducks shared a logo and colors, too. When Disney, which produced the movies and owned the NHL team, sold the team in 2005, the name was shortened to "Anaheim Ducks." Orange, which has become one of the team's primary colors, is in reference to Orange County, where Anaheim 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.

Upon renaming, the Ducks' logo changed into a webbed foot forming a "D". The text itself is gold (which sometimes may appear as bronze as well) with orange and black accents (forming a three-dimensional appearance). The entire logo is in turn outlined by silver. This is shortened from a prior version that spelled out the word "Ducks" in all capital letters.

The current logo of the Ducks is similar to that of the one used in 1993–2006. The current version has orange hockey sticks which are flat and more curved than that of the original. The triangle is gold and does not change depending on the jersey it is on. The shading of the mask is no longer grey, but gold. The new mask now features an orange eye and a gold eyebrow. The sticks of the logo still retains the "W" tape, and when shown together shows WW as a nod to the mascot Wild Wing. A revised duck foot, dropping the orange stripe, grey and white outlines is featured as a secondary logo on the shoulders.{{Cite web |title=Fans {{!}} Anaheim Ducks |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/fans/orange-country |access-date=August 16, 2024 |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com}}

The official mascot for the team is an anthropomorphized duck by the name of Wild Wing. He has been the team's mascot since its inaugural season, and his name was chosen through fan voting. He wears a Ducks jersey with the number 93 on the back, referring to the year the Ducks became an NHL team.

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He regularly descends from the rafters of the arena when making his in-game entrances.{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheimducks.com/fanzone/wing.php |title=Wild Wing |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |access-date=March 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617080118/http://www.anaheimducks.com/fanzone/wing.php |archive-date=June 17, 2007}} In one such descent the rigging that lowered Wild Wing from the rafters malfunctioned leaving the mascot trapped fifty feet above the ice for several minutes. Another well known blunder occurred in October 1995 when Wild Wing, attempting to jump through a "wall of fire", accidentally tripped causing the mascot to land on the fire and set his costume ablaze.{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2003/07/10/mascot_timeline/ |title=A history of bizarre mascot incidents |date=July 12, 2003 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=September 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928093110/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2003/07/10/mascot_timeline/ |archive-date=September 28, 2008}}

His physical appearance is similar to the duck mask in the original Mighty Ducks logo. A bronze statue of Wild Wing was located outside the south doors of Honda Center{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/atoz/article_1146482.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706235403/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/atoz/article_1146482.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 6, 2006 |title=Mallard nests at The Pond |work=The Orange County Register |access-date=September 27, 2016}} from 1993 to 2012, until construction began on the 'Grand Terrace' addition to the arena. When construction was completed and the Grand Terrace opened in October 2013, the statue was noticeably absent. The statue was later returned from storage in 2017 and sits at the southeast entrance of the arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/11/andy-welinski-savors-call-up-to-ducks-for-first-nhl-game/ |title=Andy Welinski savors call up to Ducks for first NHL game |work=Los Angeles Daily News |last=Stephens |first=Eric |date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=registration}}

The mascot was the inspiration for the character Wildwing Flashblade in Disney's Mighty Ducks cartoon series.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/seattle-kraken/latest-news/krakens-buoy-and-30-mascot-pals-part-2 |title=Kraken's Buoy And 30 Mascot Pals, Part 2 |work=The Hockey News |last=Dreyfuss |first=Glenn |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}

During the same time in which the team announced a name change as well as change in jersey designs, there was an attempt by the team's owners to change or replace the mascot, Wild Wing, but was halted after a highly successful petition by fans.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/anaheim-ducks-mascot-wild-wing|title=Who is Anaheim Ducks Mascot Wild Wing?|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=December 15, 2023|website=Sportskeeda.com|access-date=June 1, 2024}}

The Mighty Ducks also used a secondary "mascot", a person (with no particular costume) called the Iceman, during the team's first game in 1993. The Iceman appeared occasionally in the stands, played an electric guitar, and attempted to liven up the crowd. However, the Iceman was poorly received by fans and was quickly eliminated after the Ducks lost to the Red Wings in their inaugural game, 7–2.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-13-mn-45320-story.html |title=Ducks' Iceman Exiled After Cold Shoulder From Fans : Entertainment: Mascot blames technical glitches for boos from hockey crowd. He hopes to get another shot. |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Brazil |first=Jeff |date=October 13, 1992 |access-date=August 16, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/01/18/miller-the-man-behind-the-iceman/ |title=Miller: The man behind the Iceman |last=Miller |first=Jeff |work=The Orange County Register |date=January 18, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}

{{see also|Freeway Face-Off}}

The Ducks have two rivalries with two teams out of geographical proximity. Their rivalry with the Los Angeles Kings is known as the Freeway Face-Off because both of the teams' arenas are accessible via Interstate 5 in California and because both teams are within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

The Ducks also have a rivalry with the San Jose Sharks. Despite the arenas being six hours away from each other, the teams have developed a strong rivalry, primarily in the 2009 and 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Ducks won the series in 2009, but the Sharks came back in 2018.{{cite web |last=Pashelka |first=Curtis |title=Broom service! Led by Martin Jones, Sharks sweep Anaheim Ducks |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/18/broom-service-led-by-martin-jones-sharks-sweep-anaheim-ducks/ |access-date=April 20, 2018 |work=The Mercury News |date=April 18, 2018}}{{cite web |last=Semmler |first=Scott |title=San Jose Sharks' 5 Biggest Rivals in the NHL |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/809475-san-jose-sharks-5-biggest-rivals-in-the-nhl/page/7 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |website=Bleacher Report |date=August 18, 2011}}

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Ducks. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Anaheim Ducks seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

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• Troy Loney, 1993–1994
• Randy Ladouceur, 1994–1996
• Paul Kariya, 1996–2003
• Teemu Selanne, 1998 (interim)
• Steve Rucchin, 2003–2004
• Scott Niedermayer, 2005–2007, 2008–2010
• Chris Pronger, 2007–2008
• Ryan Getzlaf, 2010–2022
• Radko Gudas, 2024–present

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• Ron Wilson, 1993–1997
• Pierre Page, 1997–1998
• Craig Hartsburg, 1998–2000
• Guy Charron, 2000–2001
• Bryan Murray, 2001–2002
• Mike Babcock, 2002–2004
• Randy Carlyle, 2005–2011, 2016–2019
• Bruce Boudreau, 2011–2016
• Bob Murray, 2019 (interim)
• Dallas Eakins, 2019–2023
• Greg Cronin, 2023–2025
• Joel Quenneville, 2025–present

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• Jack Ferreira, 1993–1998
• Pierre Gauthier, 1998–2002
• Bryan Murray, 2002–2004
• Al Coates, 2004–2005 (interim)
• Brian Burke, 2005–2008
• Bob Murray, 2008–2021
• Jeff Solomon, 2021–2022 (interim)
• Pat Verbeek, 2022–present

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• 1993: Paul Kariya (4th overall)
• 1994: Oleg Tverdovsky (2nd overall)
• 1995: Chad Kilger (4th overall)
• 1996: Ruslan Salei (9th overall)
• 1997: Michael Holmqvist (18th overall)
• 1998: Vitaly Vishnevskiy (5th overall)
• 2000: Alexei Smirnov (12th overall)
• 2001: Stanislav Chistov (5th overall)
• 2002: Joffrey Lupul (7th overall)
• 2003: Ryan Getzlaf (19th overall), Corey Perry (28th overall)
• 2004: Ladislav Smid (9th overall)
• 2005: Bobby Ryan (2nd overall)
• 2006: Mark Mitera (19th overall)
• 2007: Logan MacMillan (19th overall)
• 2008: Jake Gardiner (17th overall)
• 2009: Peter Holland (15th overall), Kyle Palmieri (26th overall)
• 2010: Cam Fowler (12th overall), Emerson Etem (29th overall)
• 2011: Rickard Rakell (30th overall)
• 2012: Hampus Lindholm (6th overall)
• 2013: Shea Theodore (26th overall)
• 2014: Nick Ritchie (10th overall)
• 2015: Jacob Larsson (27th overall)
• 2016: Max Jones (24th overall), Sam Steel (30th overall)
• 2018: Isac Lundestrom (23rd overall)
• 2019: Trevor Zegras (9th overall), Brayden Tracey (29th overall)
• 2020: Jamie Drysdale (6th overall), Jacob Perreault (27th overall)
• 2021: Mason McTavish (3rd overall)
• 2022: Pavel Mintyukov (10th overall), Nathan Gaucher (22nd overall)
• 2023: Leo Carlsson (2nd overall)
• 2024: Beckett Sennecke (3rd overall), Stian Solberg (23rd overall)

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Stanley Cup

• 2006–07

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

• 2002–03, 2006–07

Conn Smythe Trophy

• Jean-Sebastien Giguere: 2002–03
• Scott Niedermayer: 2006–07

Hart Memorial Trophy

• Corey Perry: 2010–11

William M. Jennings Trophy

• Frederik Andersen and John Gibson: 2015–16

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

• Paul Kariya: 1995–96, 1996–97

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Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

• Teemu Selanne: 2005–06

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy

• Teemu Selanne: 1998–99
• Corey Perry: 2010–11

NHL General Manager of the Year Award

• Bob Murray: 2013–14

First All-Star team

• Paul Kariya: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99
• Teemu Selanne: 1996–97
• Scott Niedermayer: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Corey Perry: 2010–11, 2013–14

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Second All-Star team

• Teemu Selanne: 1997–98, 1998–99
• Paul Kariya: 1999–2000, 2002–03
• Chris Pronger: 2006–07
• Lubomir Visnovsky: 2010–11
• Francois Beauchemin: 2012–13
• Ryan Getzlaf: 2013–14

NHL All-Rookie Team

• Paul Kariya: 1994–95
• Bobby Ryan: 2008–09
• Hampus Lindholm: 2013–14
• Frederik Andersen: 2013–14
• John Gibson: 2015–16
• Trevor Zegras: 2021–22

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The Anaheim Ducks currently have three retired numbers, Teemu Selanne's no. 8, which was retired on January 11, 2015, before a game against the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Kariya's no. 9, retired on October 21, 2018, before a game against the Buffalo Sabres, and Scott Niedermayer's no. 27 on February 17, 2019, before a game against the Washington Capitals.{{cite web |title=Kariya, Niedermayer Jerseys to be Retired in Upcoming Season |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/kariya-niedermayer-jerseys-to-be-retired-in-upcoming-season/c-299443990 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=August 13, 2018 |date=June 9, 2018}}

The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.{{cite web|title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=February 6, 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |access-date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}

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• 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.

The Anaheim Ducks hold an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame, including seven inductees from the players category. Of those seven, Kariya and Selanne earned their credentials primarily with the Ducks.

• Sergei Fedorov
• Paul Kariya
• Jari Kurri
• Scott Niedermayer
• Adam Oates
• Chris Pronger
• Teemu Selanne

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history.{{cite web|title=Regular Season – All Skaters – Career for Franchise – Career Points – NHL.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.32&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 20, 2025}} Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

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These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history.{{cite web|title=Playoffs – All Skaters – Career for Franchise – Career Points – NHL.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.32&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 20, 2025}} Figures are updated after each completed NHL season.

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• Most goals: Teemu Selanne, 52 (1997–98)
• Most assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 66 (2008–09)
• Most points: Teemu Selanne, 109 (1996–97)
• Most penalty minutes: Todd Ewen, 285 (1995–96)
• Most goals, defenseman: Lubomir Visnovsky, 18 (2010–11)
• Most assists, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, 54 (2006–07)
• Most points, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, 69 (2006–07)
• Most goals, rookie: Bobby Ryan, 31 (2008–09)
• Most assists, rookie: Trevor Zegras, 38 (2021–22)
• Most points, rookie: Trevor Zegras, 61 (2021–22)
• Most wins: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 36 (2006–07)
• Most shutouts: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 8 (2002–03)

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• Most games: Ryan Getzlaf, 1,157
• Most goals: Teemu Selanne, 457
• Most assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 737
• Most points: Ryan Getzlaf, 1019
• Best plus/minus: Teemu Selanne, 120
• Most power-play goals: Teemu Selanne, 182
• Most game-winning goals: Teemu Selanne, 77
• Most overtime goals: Ryan Getzlaf, 11
• Most shots: Teemu Selanne, 2,964

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• Most playoff games: Ryan Getzlaf, 121
• Most playoff goals: Ryan Getzlaf, 37
• Most playoff assists: Ryan Getzlaf, 81
• Most playoff points: Ryan Getzlaf, 118
• Most playoff power-play goals: Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne, 15
• Most playoff game-winning goals: Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne, 8
• Most playoff shots: Corey Perry, 328

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• John Ahlers, TV play-by-play
• Brian Hayward, TV color analyst
• Steve Carroll, Radio play-by-play
• Emerson Etem, Radio color

Past announcers include Matt McConnell (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1993 to 1996), Charlie Simmer (who was the radio analyst alongside McConnell from 1993 to 1996), Brian Hamilton (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1996 to 1999), Pat Conacher (who was the radio analyst from 1996–97), Darren Eliot (who was the radio analyst alongside Hamilton from 1996 to 1999), Mike Greenlay (who was the radio analyst from 1999 to 2001), Brent Severyn{{cite web|url=http://anaheimducks.com/team/broadcaster_bio.php?id=35 |title=Brent Severyn - Anaheim Ducks radio color analyst |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |date=March 20, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119164335/http://www.anaheimducks.com/team/broadcaster_bio.php?id=35 |archive-date=January 19, 2007}} (who became the radio analyst beginning in 2005), and Chris Madsen (who was the television play-by-play announcer from 1993 to 2002).{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-21-sp-58248-story.html |title=Ducks Re-Sign Broadcaster Madsen for 3 Years |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 21, 1999 |access-date=November 20, 2024}}

All games are streamed for free on Victory+. Most games are also aired on television by Fox Television Stations' owned KCOP-TV or KTTV.{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Ducks Announce Partnerships with Victory+, KCOP Channel 13 to Televise All Regional Games for Free |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-announce-partnerships-with-victory-kcop-channel-13-to-televise-all-regional-games-for-free |access-date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=National Hockey League |via=NHL.com}} Radio broadcasts are hosted on Ducks Stream, an online radio station available via TuneIn.{{Cite web |title=Ducks Set to Launch Audio Streaming Network Today: Ducks Stream |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-set-to-launch-audio-streaming-network-today-ducks-stream/c-335691750 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com |date=September 22, 2022}} Local over-the-air broadcasts were produced by KCAL-TV (1993–2006) and KDOC-TV (2006–2014). Before moving off local broadcast radio, KLAA was the team's radio flagship; KRDC (which was owned by the Ducks former team owner Disney) aired select games when in conflict. The Ducks were the last remaining NHL team from California to air games on broadcast radio prior to moving to streaming-only, as the crosstown rival Kings and Pacific division rival Sharks did so in 2018 and 2022, respectively. However, the Kings have since returned to broadcast radio via KSPN for a reduced schedule of broadcasts.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-and-espn-radio-710-announce-broadcast-partnership |title=LA Kings and ESPN Radio 710 Announce New Broadcast Rights Partnership; Games to be Streamed on ESPN LA App and Air on ESPN Radio 710 Beginning in September |publisher=Los Angeles Kings |via=NHL.com |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plans-dropped-for-espn-west/ |title=Plans Dropped For 'ESPN West' |work=CBS News |date=July 14, 1998 |access-date=September 27, 2016}} Until the 2024–25 NHL season, television broadcasts were on Bally Sports SoCal or Bally Sports West,{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-announce-2023-24-television-schedule |title=Ducks Announce 2023-24 Television Schedule |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com |date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} as well as KCOP for scheduling conflicts.

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