Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | |
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| City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Operated | 1997–2005 |
| Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
| Colors | Eggplant and Jade |
| Affiliates | Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Franchise history | |
| 1995–1997 | Baltimore Bandits |
| 1997–2005 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
| 2005–2007 | Cincinnati RailRaiders |
| 2007–present | Rockford IceHogs |
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.
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[edit] History
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were granted a voluntary suspension for the 2005–06 season due to the lack of an NHL affiliate after the previous affiliates Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed new agreements with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Portland Pirates, respectively. In October 2005 the team was renamed the Cincinnati RailRaiders. They were seeking an affiliation agreement for a return in 2006–07, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets sold to become re-active.
On October 3, 2006, it was reported that a Windsor, Ontario, based company had been granted conditional approval to purchase and relocate the team [1], however that deal fell through [2]. On March 19, 2007, however, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased, and moved to Rockford, Illinois, to become the Rockford IceHogs (which was the name of a United Hockey League franchise). [3]
Numerous former Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were all together with Anaheim when they won the Stanley Cup in 2007. In addition, former coach Mike Babcock led Anaheim to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2003 before moving to Detroit. He won the 2008 cup with the Red Wings, he also led them to another finals spot the year after, and then led the Canadian national team to a gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Games
The market was previously served by:
- Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–1952 AHL, 1952–1958 IHL)
- Cincinnati Wings (1963–1964 CHL)
- Cincinnati Swords (1971–1974 AHL)
- Cincinnati Stingers (1975–1979 WHA, 1979–1980 CHL)
- Cincinnati Tigers (1981–1982 CHL)
- Cincinnati Cyclones (1990–1992 ECHL, 1992–2001 IHL, 2001–2004 ECHL)
The team was replaced in this market by:
- Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL (2006–present)
[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 80 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 7 | — | 66 | 243 | 303 | 4th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 1998–99 | 80 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 2 | — | 76 | 227 | 249 | 4th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 1999–00 | 80 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 4 | — | 73 | 227 | 244 | 5th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 2000–01 | 80 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | — | 95 | 254 | 240 | 2nd, South |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 3 | — | 80 | 216 | 211 | 3rd, Central |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 6 | — | 71 | 202 | 242 | 3rd, Central |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 1 | — | 72 | 188 | 211 | 5th, West |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 44 | 31 | — | 4 | 1 | 93 | 206 | 191 | 3rd, West |
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 1998–99 | — | L, 0–3, Philadelphia | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 2000–01 | — | L, 1–3, Norfolk | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | L, 1–2, Chicago | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 2003–04 | W, 2–0, Houston | L, 3–4, Milwaukee | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | — | W, 4–3, Milwaukee | L, 1–4, Chicago | — | — |
[edit] Notable players
- Zenon Konopka
- Dustin Penner
- Curtis Glencross
- Sean Avery
- Ilya Bryzgalov
- Marc Chouinard
- Matt Cullen
- Kurtis Foster
- Ryan Getzlaf
- Jean-Sebastien Giguere
- Tomáš Kopecký
- Chris Kunitz
- Maxim Kuznetsov
- Sheldon Brookbank
- Joffrey Lupul
- Andy McDonald
- Shane O'Brien
- Samuel Pahlsson
- Richard Park
- Corey Perry
- Ruslan Salei
- Bob Wren
- Tim Brent
- Mike Commodore
- Shane O'Brien
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single season
- Goals: 42
Bob Wren (1997–98) - Assists: 59 Craig Reichert (1997–98)
- Points: 100 Bob Wren (1997–98)
- Penalty minutes: 319 Shane O'Brien (2004–05)
- GAA: 2.07 Frederic Cassivi (2004–05)
- SV%: .924 Frederic Cassivi (2004–05)
[edit] Career
- Career goals: 113 Bob Wren
- Career assists: 186 Bob Wren
- Career points: 299 Bob Wren
- Career penalty minutes: 482 Shane O'Brien
- Career goaltending wins: 76
Ilya Bryzgalov - Career shutouts: 19 Ilya Bryzgalov
- Career games: 277 Bob Wren
