Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

The Mighty Ducks are owned by the Walt Disney Corporation. The team's name was chosen from the Disney movie The Mighty Ducks, about a group of misfit teens who form an amateur hockey team. Disney has subsequently also made an animated television series called Mighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consists of actual (albeit anthropomorphised) ducks.

Founded: 1992

Formerly Known As:

Arena: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim[?]

Uniform colors: Maroon and Jade green

Logo design: A hockey mask forming a duck's beak

Stanley Cups won:

Franchise history

1993 -- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim select Paul Kariya with the #4 pick in Round 1 of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft; Kariya becomes cornerstone of young Mighty Ducks franchise

1997 -- Make first ever NHL Stanley Cup Playoff appearance; defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 in the Western Conference quarterfinals but lost in the semifinals to the Detroit Red Wings

2003 -- Best playoff performance in franchise history; defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-0 in Western Conference Finals; defeated by the New Jersey Devils (4-3) in the Stanley Cup finals.

Players of note Hall of Famers:

Current stars:

• Paul Kariya
• Sandis Ozolinsh[?]
• Jean-Sebastien Giguere[?]
• Adam Oates

Not to be forgotten:

• Teemu Selanne[?]

Retired Numbers:

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim official web site (http://www.mightyducks.com/home.asp)