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1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

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 Wild Wing. The team was the first tenant of Arrowhead Pond, 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.

1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division4th Pacific
Conference9th Western
1993–94 record33–46–5
Home record14–26–2
Road record19–20–3
Goals for229
Goals against251
Team information
General managerJack Ferreira
CoachRon Wilson
CaptainTroy Loney
Alternate captainsTodd Ewen
Stu Grimson
Randy Ladouceur
ArenaPond of Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance16,989 (98.9%)
Total: 696,560
Minor league affiliate(s)San Diego Gulls (IHL)
Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBob Corkum (23)
AssistsTerry Yake (31)
PointsTerry Yake (52)
Penalty minutesTodd Ewen (272)
Plus/minusBobby Dollas (+20)
WinsGuy Hebert (20)
Goals against averageMikhail Shtalenkov (2.65)

The Mighty Ducks hired Jack Ferreira as their first general manager, and Pierre Gauthier became his assistant. Gauthier had been a former goalie for Boston University and had considerable scouting experience with the New England Whalers, Calgary Flames and New York Rangers.[1]

While the Mighty Ducks did not qualify for the playoffs in their inaugural season, they were nevertheless reasonably competitive by the standards of the era for a first-year team. Notably, they still managed to finish ahead of their local rivals (and defending conference champions), the Los Angeles Kings.

Offseason

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Forward Troy Loney was named the franchise's first team captain.

Regular season

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On October 8, the Mighty Ducks took the ice against the Detroit Red Wings. It was the first regular season game for the Mighty Ducks in franchise history and the first regular season game played at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. The Ducks finished their inaugural season with 71 points (33–46–5), and set a record, along with the Florida Panthers, for the most wins for an expansion team.[1]

The Mighty Ducks finished last in power-play goals for (54), power-play percentage (14.36%) and most times shut out (9).[2][3]

Season standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 3 Calgary Flames 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
2 7 Vancouver Canucks 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
3 8 San Jose Sharks 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
4 9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
5 10 Los Angeles Kings 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
6 11 Edmonton Oilers 84 25 45 14 261 305 64

[4] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y- Detroit Red Wings * CEN 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 x- Calgary Flames * PAC 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
3 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
4 Dallas Stars CEN 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
6 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
10 Los Angeles Kings PAC 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 84 25 45 14 261 305 64
12 Winnipeg Jets CEN 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1993-94 game log: 33–46–5 (Home: 14–26–2; Road: 19–20–3)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Regular season[6]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Terry Yake 82 21 31 52 2 44
Bob Corkum 76 23 28 51 4 18
Garry Valk 78 18 27 45 8 100
Tim Sweeney 78 16 27 43 3 49
Bill Houlder 80 14 25 39 -18 40
Joe Sacco 84 19 18 37 -11 61
Peter Douris 74 12 22 34 -5 21
Shaun Van Allen 80 8 25 33 0 64
Anatoli Semenov 49 11 19 30 -4 12
Sean Hill 68 7 20 27 -12 78
Patrik Carnback 73 12 11 23 -8 54
Alexei Kasatonov ‡ 55 4 18 22 -8 43
Bobby Dollas 77 9 11 20 20 55
David Williams 56 5 15 20 8 42
Troy Loney 62 13 6 19 -5 88
Todd Ewen 76 9 9 18 -7 272
Don McSween 32 3 9 12 4 39
Steven King 36 8 3 11 -7 44
Stephan Lebeau † 22 6 4 10 -5 14
Randy Ladouceur 81 1 9 10 7 74
Jarrod Skalde 20 5 4 9 -3 10
Mark Ferner 50 3 5 8 -16 30
John Lilley 13 1 6 7 1 8
Stu Grimson 77 1 5 6 -6 199
Robin Bawa 12 0 1 1 -3 7
Myles O'Connor 5 0 1 1 0 6
Maxim Bets 3 0 0 0 -3 0
Anatoli Fedotov 3 0 0 0 -1 0
Lonnie Loach 3 0 0 0 -2 2
Scott McKay 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Thomson 6 0 0 0 0 5
Total 229 359 588 — 1,479

Goaltenders

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Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Guy Hebert 52 49 2,990:33 20 27 3 141 2.83 1,513 .907 2 0 0 2
Ron Tugnutt ‡ 28 26 1,519:41 10 15 1 76 3.00 828 .908 1 0 0 2
Mikhail Shtalenkov 10 9 542:30 3 4 1 24 2.65 265 .909 0 0 0 0
Total 5,052:44 33 46 5 241 2.86 2,606 .908 3 0 0 4

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Mighty Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.

Transactions

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Trades

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Date Details
August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10) To Montreal Canadiens
1994 3rd-round pick (#54 overall) 		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Todd Ewen
Patrik Carnback
February 20, 1994 (1994-02-20) To Montreal Canadiens
Ron Tugnutt 		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Stephane Lebeau
February 20, 1994 (1994-02-20) To Quebec Nordiques
1995 4th-round pick (#81 overall) 		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
John Tanner
March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21) To St. Louis Blues
Alexei Kasatonov 		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Maxim Bets
1995 6th-round pick (#153 overall)

Free agents

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Date Player Team Contract Term
July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) Myles O'Connor
July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) Peter Douris from Boston Bruins
July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) Shaun Van Allen from Edmonton Oilers
August 2, 1993 (1993-08-02) Scott McKay
August 16, 1993 (1993-08-16) Denny Lambert
September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07) Jean-Francois Jomphe
September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07) Allan Bester from Detroit Red Wings
September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19) Joel Savage
January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12) Don McSween
January 28, 1994 (1994-01-28) Mike Maneluk from Hartford Whalers multi-year contract (effective at start of 1994-95 season)
March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) John Lilley

Waivers

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Date Player Team
October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03) Garry Valk from Vancouver Canucks

Draft picks

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Expansion draft

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# Player Position Drafted from
2 Guy Hebert G St. Louis Blues
3 Glenn Healy 1 G New York Islanders
6 Ron Tugnutt G Edmonton Oilers
8 Alexei Kasatonov D New Jersey Devils
9 Sean Hill D Montreal Canadiens
11 Bill Houlder D Buffalo Sabres
14 Bobby Dollas D Detroit Red Wings
16 Randy Ladouceur D Hartford Whalers
17 David Williams D San Jose Sharks
19 Dennis Vial 2 D Tampa Bay Lightning
22 Mark Ferner D Ottawa Senators
23 Steven King RW New York Rangers
26 Troy Loney LW Pittsburgh Penguins
28 Stu Grimson LW Chicago Blackhawks
29 Tim Sweeney LW Boston Bruins
31 Terry Yake C Hartford Whalers
34 Jarrod Skalde C New Jersey Devils
36 Bob Corkum C Buffalo Sabres
37 Anatoli Semenov C Vancouver Canucks
39 Joe Sacco RW Toronto Maple Leafs
42 Lonnie Loach LW Los Angeles Kings
44 Jim Thomson RW Los Angeles Kings
45 Trevor Halverson LW Washington Capitals
47 Robin Bawa RW San Jose Sharks
Notes
  1. Lost in Expansion Draft phase two to the Tampa Bay Lightning and then traded to the New York Rangers for a third-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
  2. Lost in Expansion Draft phase two to the Ottawa Senators.

NHL draft

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Anaheim's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 4 Paul Kariya LW   Canada University of Maine (Hockey East)
2 30 Nikolai Tsulygin D   Russia Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
3 56 Valeri Karpov RW   Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
4 82 Joel Gagnon G   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5 108 Mikhail Shtalenkov G   Russia Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
6 134 Antti Aalto C   Finland TPS Turku (Finland)
7 160 Matt Peterson D   United States Osseo Orioles (High-MN)
8 186 Tom Askey G   United States Ohio State University (CCHA)
9 212 Vitaly Kozel C   Belarus Minsk (Russia)
10 238 Anatoli Fedotov D   Russia Krylia Sovetov (Russia)
11 264 David Penney LW   United States Worcester Academy (High-MA)
S 5 Pat Thompson D   Canada Brown University (ECAC)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Anaheim Mighty Ducks Team Biography". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  2. ^ "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "1993-94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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