SPORTS TEAM HISTORY

Sports Team HistorySports Logo History
  • Home
  • Sports History
    • Baseball History
    • Basketball History
    • College History
    • Football History
    • Hockey History
    • Soccer History
  • Greatest Player Polls
  • More…
    • STH News
    • Team History Forum
    • Sports Team History Products
STH #3 Home Header 1440x650

Anaheim Ducks Team History

STH Products Sale Banner
Sports Forum Banner
STH Clash of Logos NHL - Banner
Sports Market History Banner
Atlanta Hawks




  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • Henry Samueli and Wife Susan

    New Owner Samueli

    In June 2005, Henry Samueli and his wife Susan bought the NHL’s Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from the Walt Disney Company for $75 million. The deal also included Anaheim Arena Management, the company that operates the city-owned Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, the home of the Ducks.
    See Full Story
  • Anaheim Ducks 2006

    New Name “Anaheim Ducks”

    On January 27, 2006, Samueli announced that the team would be renamed as simply the “Anaheim Ducks” as of the following season. The change became official on June 22. The Ducks were reportedly worth $188 million in 2011.
    See Full Story
  • Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup 2006

    Stanley Cup Winner 2007

    The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and the Eastern Conference champion Ottawa Senators. It was the second appearance in the Final for Anaheim since 2003 (then known as the Mighty Ducks) when they lost to the New Jersey Devils. It was the ...
    Read More
    See Full Story

Ducks Primary Logo
Ducks Alternate Logo
Ducks Wordmark Logo

History of the Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional NHL hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The team was founded in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and was part of the expansion teams that entered the league that year. They won their first Stanley Cup championship in 2007, becoming only the second California-based franchise to do so after their crosstown rivals, Los Angeles Kings.

The early years for Mighty Ducks were marked by success on and off the ice; they made it to playoffs three times during their first four seasons and became one of the most popular franchises among fans due to its unique name (inspired by Disney’s 1992 movie “Mighty Duck”) and a logo featuring an anthropomorphic duck wearing a hockey helmet with crossed sticks behind him. In the 2006–07 season, they went all way through Western Conference Finals before finally winning Stanley Cup against Ottawa Senators 4-1 series victory; this win also marked the end long drought without any significant sports title being won city since the Angels baseball team had last done it 2002 American League Championship Series Game 7 victory over New York Yankees.

In recent years, despite not having much playoff success since then (they have yet another trip back to finals in 2013), the Ducks remain a competitive force NHL thanks primarily to core group players like Ryan Getzlaf, who has been around almost the entire tenure franchise including both runs cup final appearances – something which speaks volumes about loyalty organization has shown towards its star players even when results haven't always matched expectations set forth them pre-season training camp each year!





Established
1993

City
Anaheim

League History
1993 – Present / National Hockey League

Team History
2006 – Present / Anaheim Ducks
1993 – 2005 / Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Nickname
Ducks – If you’re a fan of the Anaheim Ducks, then you know that they are named after Disney's 1993 animated movie "The Mighty Ducks." But did you ever wonder how this nickname came to be?

In 1993, The Walt Disney Company purchased the NHL franchise in Anaheim and wanted to create a unique name for their team. They decided on “Mighty Ducks” as it was based on their popular movie from that same year. It was also chosen because ducks symbolize courage and strength—two qualities associated with hockey players.

At first, many people thought the name would not last due to its association with children's entertainment. Still, it soon became an iconic part of sports culture in Southern California and beyond! The logo features an angry-looking duck wearing a hockey helmet, reinforcing that these athletes are brutal competitors who will not back down from any challenge.

In 2006, when Honda Center (formerly known as Arrowhead Pond) took over ownership rights for the team, they changed its official name from “Mighty Ducks” to simply “Ducks” while keeping all other elements such as colors and logos intact, thus completing one more step towards establishing this beloved franchise into professional sports history books!

As we can see today—the legacy of Mighty Duck lives on through every game played by our beloved Anaheim Duck teams, both at home or away games across North America!

Championship
Stanley Cup 1
2007

Arena
2007 – Present / Honda Center
1993 – 2006 / Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
1993 / Pond of Anaheim
1990 – 1993 / Anaheim Arena

Owner
2005 – Present / Henry and Susan Samueli
1993 – 2005 / The Walt Disney Company

Who is the greatest Anaheim Ducks?
  • Add your greatest player

To qualify as the greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player.
* verifies that player has played for this team as an added player by a fan.

Retired Number
8 / Teemu Selänne
9 / Paul Kariya
27 / Scott Niedermayer
99 / Wayne Gretzky

*Blue is this team’s history

Sports News History

Sports News Worth Knowing

RSS NHL Headline News

  • The Panthers are getting taste of their own medicine
  • Golden Knights proving they’re a powerhouse hiding in plain sight
  • 2023 Stanley Cup Final: Golden Knights vs. Panthers odds, NHL picks, Game 2 predictions from hockey simulation
  • Think playoff savior Adin Hill came out of nowhere? You haven’t been paying attention
  • Knights land first blow, win Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

NHL Logo Battle

NHL Greatest Player

STH Product Sale

NHL Teams
Menu
  • Anaheim Ducks
    • Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Arizona Coyotes
    • Phoenix Coyotes
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • Boston Bruins
  • Buffalo Sabres
  • Calgary Flames
    • Atlanta Flames
  • Carolina Hurricanes
    • Hartford Whalers
    • New England Whalers
  • Chicago Blackhawks
  • Colorado Avalanche
    • Quebec Nordiques
  • Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Dallas Stars
    • Minnesota North Stars
    • Cleveland Barons
    • California Golden Seals
  • Detroit Red Wings
    • Detroit Falcons
    • Detroit Cougars
  • Edmonton Oilers
    • Alberta Oilers
  • Florida Panthers
  • Los Angeles Kings
  • Minnesota Wild
  • Montreal Canadiens
  • Nashville Predators
  • New Jersey Devils
    • Colorado Rockies
    • Kansas City Scouts
  • New York Islanders
  • New York Rangers
  • Ottawa Senators
  • Philadelphia Flyers
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • San Jose Sharks
  • Seattle Kraken
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Toronto St. Patricks
    • Toronto Arenas
  • Vancouver Canucks
  • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Washington Capitals
  • Winnipeg Jets
    • Atlanta Thrashers
  • Past Teams
    • Brooklyn Americans
      • New York Americans
      • Hamilton Tigers
      • Quebec Bulldogs
    • Montreal Maroons
    • Montreal Wanderers
    • Philadelphia Quakers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
    • St. Louis Eagles
      • Ottawa Senators (Eagles)

STH News

Latest Sports Team History News

The Life and Times of Pat Riley

June 5, 2023

From Toronto Arenas To Maple Leafs A Complete History

June 1, 2023

Unforgettable Rivalries in NBA History

May 31, 2023

The Three-Peat History of Georgia Bulldogs Football

May 31, 2023

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Search in posts
Search in pages
Sports Logo History
Sports News History
Sports Market History
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

Sports Team History
© 2013 - 2023 Sports History Group LLC - All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Sports History
    • Baseball History
    • Basketball History
    • College History
    • Football History
    • Hockey History
    • Soccer History
  • Greatest Player Polls
  • More…
    • STH News
    • Team History Forum
    • Sports Team History Products