Top 50 Anaheim Ducks
Named after the Mighty Ducks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim first took flight in 1993 as an Expansion Team in the same year as the Florida Panthers. The Ducks landed their first major star in Paul Kariya in 1996, and they would trade for another in Teemu Selanne.
In 2003, they surprisingly won the Western Conference, but lost to the New Jersey Devils. The team was sold by their original company, Disney, and in 2006, they were renamed the Anaheim Ducks. The newly named team went on to win its first Stanley Cup by defeating the Ottawa Senators in 2007. They have yet to reach the Finals since.
This list is up to the end of the 2024/25 season.
Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics and post-season accolades.
Teemu Selanne was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1988, but he didn't arrive in Winnipeg until 1992, having developed his skills in his native Finland. Selanne had 76 Goals as a rookie, and the “Finnish Flash” was a star…who was surprisingly traded during the 1995-96 season to the Mighty Ducks…
Ryan Getzlaf played his entire career with the Anaheim Ducks, and when it was all said and done, he became the franchise leader in Points with 1,019, Assists (737), and is second all-time in Goals (282).
One of the most gifted offensive players of his day, Paul Kariya, was the Fourth Overall Pick in 1993, and a year later, he was an All-Rookie for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Corey Perry debuted with the Ducks in 2005, two years after being drafted late in the First Round (28th overall), and he methodically improved annually, becoming one of the most well-rounded hockey players in the game.
Jean-Sebastian Giguere was a First Rounder by the Hartford Whalers in 1995, and he played there briefly before he was traded to Calgary. Giguere did not accomplish much as a Flame, so most people likely didn't think much of it when he was shipped off to the Mighty Ducks. The hockey world…
The career of Cam Fowler in Anaheim was long and fruitful, as the Defenseman played his first fourteen-and-a-half seasons with the Ducks as their blueline leader.
Had Scott Niedermayer retired before he signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, he might have been a Hall of Famer as is. He had already won three Stanley Cups and a Norris Trophy as a New Jersey Devil, but the Defenseman from Alberta had a lot left, and he removed…
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.
Guy Hebert played for the St. Louis Blues for a combined 13 Games in the 1991-92 & 1992-93 seasons. His exit from the Midwest came when he was selected in the Expansion Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993.
Hampus Lindholm, to date, has only played for the Anaheim Ducks, the team that drafted him Sixth Overall in 2012.
It was an incredible story for Steve Rucchin to make the NHL, as a native of Ontario, he never played at an elite junior level, and was scouted for his play at the University of Western Ontario, an avenue that is not known for producing NHL talent. In his senior year,…
Before he arrived in Anaheim, Chris Pronger had what could be considered a Hall of Fame career. The Defenseman already won a Hart Trophy and Norris Trophy, which is enough for one hell of a hockey career. Playing for the St. Louis Blues for most of his career, Pronger was an Edmonton…
Traded from the Ottawa Senators after his rookie season, Jakob Silfverberg played the ten years after with Anaheim, where the Left Wing proved valuable on the defensive side of the ice.
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.
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.
Rickard Rakell played the first ten seasons of his career with the Anaheim Ducks, the team that took him late in the First Round in 2011.
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.
The professional career of Oleg Tverdocsky began at age 18 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the team that took him with the Second Overall Pick in 1994. The Ukrainian Defenseman was not with his original NHL team for long, as they traded him to Winnipeg as part of the megadeal…
A mid-level draft pick in 2015 by the Ducks, Troy Terry had an excellent amateur career in his home state of Colorado, playing at the state’s top level until he joined the University of Denver, where he led the Pioneers to a win in the 2017 Frozen Four. Following that title,…
Adam Henrique became a gritty fan favorite in New Jersey for his penalty killing and likability, but all good things come to an end, and after eight years, he was traded early in the 2017-18 campaign to the Anaheim Ducks. Henrique’s style with the Ducks altered a bit, as he…