Andy McDonald was undrafted but would star at Colgate University, where he won an ECAC Scoring Title.  His work there earned him a contract with the Ducks in 2000, the team for which he made his debut that year.

From New Jersey, Bobby Ryan was the Second Overall Pick in 2005 and would be the runner-up for the Calder three years later when he scored 57 Points.

From Pittsburgh, John Gibson played college hockey at the prestigious University of Michigan and the United States at the World Juniors.  The Anaheim Ducks took the American Goalie in the Second Round of the 2011 Draft, and it was the organization that he spent his first twelve seasons with.

Jonas Hiller was not on anyone’s NHL radar for years, but the Swiss-born Goalie was tearing it up in the Swiss League, and the Anaheim Ducks signed him as a Free Agent in 2007 when he was 25.