Anaheim Ducks history

In 1997, the original film’s screenwriter, Steve Brill, even sued the company for five percent of the profits, arguing that the team was part of the first film’s merchandising efforts.

In fact, there have since been attempts at branded sports teams, like when FedEx tried to rename the relocated Vancouver Grizzlies team the Memphis Express in 2001.

In 2002–03 the team made a startling postseason run when the seventh-seeded (out of eight Western Conference clubs) Mighty Ducks were propelled into the Stanley Cup finals by the fantastic goaltending of Jean-Sébastien Giguère.

During the summer of 2004, as the NHL and the NHL Players Association’s labor dispute was headed towards a long lockout, Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of $40-million US, less than the franchise’s original price.

Disney had problems of its own, culminating in the ousting of Eisner in 2005; that this was the same year the company sold the Mighty Ducks likely wasn’t a coincidence.

The Ducks then won their first division championship—in 2006–07, with a team led by Selanne and featuring budding stars Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf.

Anaheim Ducks, American professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Ducks have won one Stanley Cup championship (2007).

In 2013–14 the Ducks set a franchise record with 54 wins to capture a division title and finish with the best record in the Western Conference.

Anaheim tied for the best conference record in 2014–15 and subsequently advanced to the conference finals, where the Ducks lost a seven-game series to the Chicago Blackhawks.

In 2015–16 the team won a fourth consecutive division title but lost in the first round of the postseason, which featured Anaheim’s fourth straight play-off elimination in a game seven on home ice.

After capturing another division title in 2016–17, the Ducks faced another home-ice game seven in the second round of the play-offs but managed to break their ignoble streak with a win over the Edmonton Oilers before ultimately being eliminated in the conference finals.

The Ducks returned to the postseason in 2017–18 but were swept in the opening round.

A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2020-21 season.8.