Sami Vatanen was a Fourth Round Pick by the Anaheim Ducks, but the Finnish Defenseman did not make his way stateside until three years later.
Andrew Cogliano played for the Ducks for eight seasons, and while you would never slap the title of a superstar on Cogliano, you could state that he was a dependable character player throughout his tenure in Anaheim.
Fredrik Olausson is one of the best Swedish defensemen in the game’s history, who had three runs with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Frederik Andersen played in his native Denmark, playing well enough to earn a seventh-round pick by the Anaheim Ducks in 2010. Three years later, Andersen made his NHL debut with a 23 Game rookie year.