2006–07 Anaheim Ducks | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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Western Conference champions
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Pacific Division champions
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Division | 1st Pacific |
Conference | 2nd Western |
2006–07 record | 48-20-14 |
Home record | 26-6-9 |
Road record | 22-14-5 |
Goals for | 258 |
Goals against | 208 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Brian Burke |
Coach | Randy Carlyle |
Captain | Scott Niedermayer |
Alternate captains |
Rob Niedermayer Chris Pronger |
Arena | Honda Center |
Average attendance | 16,339 (95.1%) Total: 699,903 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Teemu Selanne (48) |
Assists | Scott Niedermayer (54) |
Points | Teemu Selanne (94) |
Penalties in minutes | George Parros (102) |
Plus/minus | Chris Pronger (+27) |
Wins | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (36) |
Goals against average | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.26) |
The 2006–07 Anaheim Ducks season was the 14th season of operation (13th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. It was the team's first season as the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks clinched their first Pacific Division title in team history with 110 points, and defeated the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup Final four games to one.
Under new ownership, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their team and arena's name, logo and player uniforms. The change involving their name was dropping the "Mighty" from their name, and completely changing their jerseys to black, gold, orange and white colours rather than the eggplant, jade, silver and white from years past.
In a major acquisition, the club acquired defenseman Chris Pronger in a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. Pronger had recently appeared in the 2006 Stanley Cup Final and on the basis of the deal, the media felt that the Ducks would be one of the favorites for the Cup. In the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Ducks chose Mark Mitera with their first-round pick, 19th overall.
Not only did the Ducks change their name and logos, but their home arena of 13 years saw some changes as well. On October 3, 2006, the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was officially renamed Honda Center. The partnership was reportedly for 15 years with an option to extend the naming agreement 10 years. Other changes to the arena included new displays in the rafters behind the goals and four large "Honda Center" signs on each corner of the building. During the pre-season, however, the arena was officially still the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.
The team came out of the gate to set an NHL record by earning at least one point in each of their first 16 games, a streak which ended exactly five weeks after their first game. They went 12–0–4 (28 points) before they lost their first regulation game of the year, a 3–0 shutout to the Calgary Flames, on November 10, 2006. The streak was broken seven years later by the 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks, who went 24 games with a point. Behind goaltending by Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Ilya Bryzgalov, an offense headed by Teemu Selanne and a defense anchored by Scott Niedermayer and off-season acquisition Chris Pronger, the Ducks had worked their way to one of the NHL's best records.