Who owns the ducks hockey team

The mask was in front of two sticks. The current logo is a webbed foot forming a D, in gold, and outlined in silver and black.

The team still owns the old-style mask, and the logo is shown on a shoulder patch of the current uniforms. In , the team filed trademarks for both the name of the duck and his appearance, which includes the number 93 on his jersey in honor of the year the team was created. When the team was transferred in , the new owners wanted to chance and replace the mascot, but a fan petition kept Wild Wing in his place.

More FS Metropolitan News ». View all Metropolitan Sites. More Central News ». More FS Central News ». View all Central Sites. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets. More Pacific News ». More FS Pacific News ». Two games later, on October 13, , also on home ice, the Ducks won the first game in franchise history 4—3 versus the Edmonton Oilers. The Ducks had their first shut out in team history on December 15, , 1—0 versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Ducks reached the post-season for the first time during the —97 NHL season.

The Ducks finished with a 36—33—13 record, the franchise's first winning record, good enough for home ice in the first round as the number four seed against the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Ducks trailed 3—2 going into Phoenix for game six. Kariya scored in overtime to force the franchises first game 7 which they won. In the second round, however, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Red Wings in a four-game sweep. After the season, Wilson was fired after saying he would like to coach the Red Wings. The Ducks missed the playoffs in with Pierre Page at the helm. However, they were swept by the Red Wings again, this time in the first round.

In the — NHL season, the Ducks finished with a winning record, but missed the playoffs by 4 points as the rival San Jose Sharks took 8th place that year with 87 points while the Mighty Ducks took 9th place with 83 points. In the —01 NHL season, the Ducks ended up doing even worse as Kariya and Selanne substantially dropped points production from the previous season.

Kariya went from 86 points to 67 points and Selanne went from 85 points to 57 points. Selanne was dealt to San Jose at the trade deadline for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields, and a second-round draft pick and Hartsburg was fired during the season. The team ended up with a losing record and last place in the Western Conference that season.

The Mighty Ducks finished in 13th place in the Western Conference. They entered the playoffs in 7th place with a 40—27—9—6 record, good enough for 95 points. They shocked the hockey world by sweeping the Red Wings in four games. Steve Rucchin scored the series-winning goal in overtime in game four. In the second round, the Ducks faced the Dallas Stars. Game one turned out to be the fourth-longest game in NHL history with Petr Sykora scoring in the fifth overtime to give the Mighty Ducks the series lead.

The Ducks would finish off the Stars in game six at home. In the team's first trip to the Western Conference Finals, they were matched up against another Cinderella team, the sixth-seeded Minnesota Wild.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere strung together three consecutive shutouts and allowed only one total goal in the series in an eventual sweep. The Stanley Cup Finals had some interesting storylines. The series began with the home team winning the first five games. In game six at home, Kariya was knocked out by Devils defenseman Scott Stevens. Kariya would return in the second period and score the fourth goal of the game.

In an exciting third period, the Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5—2 to send the series back to New Jersey for game seven. Anaheim could not complete their Cinderella run, though, as they lost a hard-fought game 7 to the Devils 3—0.