2007 Stanley Cup Win
The first California team to win the Stanley Cup.
The Anaheim Ducks are 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.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2006–07
- Opponent
- Ottawa Senators
- Series result
- 4 games to 1
- Conn smythe winner
- Scott Niedermayer
- Head coach
- Randy Carlyle
- General manager
- Brian Burke
- Franchise milestone
- First Stanley Cup Championship
Lore & Background
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 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 Final 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. The Ducks have produced two Conn Smythe Trophy winners – Jean-Sebastien Giguere in 2003 and Scott Niedermayer in 2007.
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