1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season



The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company. The team's original name was chosen from the Disney movie The Mighty Ducks, based on a group of misfit kids who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winning team. Disney subsequently made an animated series called [Mighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consisted of anthropomorphized ducks led by the Mighty Duck Wildwing Flashblade. The team was the first tenant of Arrowhead Pond (now Honda Center), a brand-new arena in Anaheim located a short distance east of Disneyland and across the Orange Freeway from Angel Stadium. The arena was completed the same year the team was founded.

The Mighty Ducks hired Jack Ferreira as their first General Manager. Pierre Gauthier became his assistant. Gauthier had been a former goalie for Boston University and had considerable scouting experience with the New England Whalers, Calgary Flames and New York Rangers.

Regular season
On September 18, 1993, the Mighty Ducks took to the ice against the Pittsburgh Penguins to a crowd of 16,673 fans. The Ducks finished their inaugural season with 71 points (33-46-5), and set a record, along with the Florida Panthers for the most wins for an expansion team.

Game log
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 * Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
 * White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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March April

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Regular season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending