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Anaheim Ducks NHL Hockey Team
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice NHL hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their inception, the Anaheim Ducks have played their home games at Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim).
The Anaheim Ducks club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a name based on the film The Mighty Ducks. The Walt Disney Company sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry & Susan Samueli, who changed the name of the team to Anaheim Ducks prior to the 2006–07 season. In their 15 year existence, the Anaheim Ducks have made the playoffs six times, winning two Western Conference Championships (2003 and 2007) and one Stanley Cup (2007).
1993–2004: Disney Era Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company. The team's original name was chosen from the Disney movie The Mighty Ducks, based on a group of misfit kids who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winning team. Disney subsequently made an animated series called Mighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consisted of anthropomorphized ducks led by the mighty duck Wildwing.
The team was the first tenant of the Arrowhead Pond (now Honda Center), a brand-new arena in Anaheim located a short distance east of Disneyland and across the Orange Freeway from Angel Stadium. The arena was completed the same year the team was founded, with the naming rights originally being held by Arrowhead Water.
With their first-ever draft pick, the Mighty Ducks selected Paul Kariya fourth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Kariya would quickly become a fan favorite and the cornerstone of the young Mighty Ducks franchise. As team captain, he would bring them within a game of Stanley Cup glory in 2003.
During the 1994 season they would finish fourth in the division with 71 points. Their record would be one of the best of a first year expansion team but their expansion brother the Florida Panthers would have a better one.
During the shortened lockout season Duck Oleg Tverdovsky made his NHL debut. The team would finish last in the Pacific Division with 37 points.
On February 7, 1996, the Mighty Ducks made a blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks sent Chad Kilger, Tverdovsky, and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for Marc Chouinard, a fourth-round draft pick, and, most notably, star right winger Teemu Selanne. On a line with Steve Rucchin and Kariya, Selanne's chemistry with the latter made them one of the highest-scoring tandems in the league.
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| Conference | Western |
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| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1993 – 2006 Anaheim Ducks 2006 – Present |
| Home Arena | Honda Center |
| City | Anaheim, California |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Orange and White |
| Media | FSN Prime Ticket FSN West KDOC KLAA |
| Owner(s) |  Henry & Susan Samueli |
| General Manager | Brian Burke |
| Head Coach |  Randy Carlyle |
| Captain | Chris Pronger |
| Minor League Affiliates | Iowa Chops (AHL) Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 2006–07 |
| Conference Championships | 2002–03, 2006–07 |
| Division Championships | 2006–07 |
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