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1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division6th Pacific
ConferenceWestern
1997–98 record26–43–13
Goals for205
Goals against261
Team information
General managerJack Ferreira
CoachPierre Page
CaptainPaul Kariya
Teemu Selanne (interim)
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim

The 1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the fifth season in franchise history. The Ducks finished sixth in the Pacific and missed the playoffs.

Off-season

Regular season

The Mighty Ducks were shut out a league high 11 times, tied with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 26 17 231 205 95
2 5 Los Angeles Kings 82 38 33 11 227 225 87
3 7 Edmonton Oilers 82 35 37 10 215 224 80
4 8 San Jose Sharks 82 34 38 10 210 216 78
5 11 Calgary Flames 82 26 41 15 217 252 67
6 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 26 43 13 205 261 65
7 13 Vancouver Canucks 82 25 43 14 224 273 64

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars CEN 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 x – Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 39 26 17 231 205 95
3 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 38 33 11 227 225 87
6 Phoenix Coyotes CEN 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
7 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 35 37 10 215 224 80
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 34 38 10 210 216 78
9 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
10 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
11 Calgary Flames PAC 82 26 41 15 217 252 67
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 26 43 13 205 261 65
13 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 25 43 14 224 273 64

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 3, 1997 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 0–1–0
2 W October 4, 1997 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 1–1–0
3 T October 10, 1997 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 1–1–1
4 L October 13, 1997 0–3 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 1–2–1
5 T October 15, 1997 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 1–2–2
6 W October 17, 1997 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 2–2–2
7 L October 19, 1997 2–5 New York Islanders (1997–98) 2–3–2
8 W October 21, 1997 4–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 3–3–2
9 L October 22, 1997 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 3–4–2
10 W October 25, 1997 4–2 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 4–4–2
11 T October 26, 1997 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 4–4–3
12 T October 28, 1997 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 4–4–4
13 W October 30, 1997 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 5–4–4
14 L November 2, 1997 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 5–5–4
15 W November 5, 1997 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 6–5–4
16 W November 7, 1997 4–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 7–5–4
17 W November 8, 1997 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 8–5–4
18 L November 10, 1997 4–6 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 8–6–4
19 L November 12, 1997 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 8–7–4
20 T November 14, 1997 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 8–7–5
21 L November 16, 1997 0–4 Dallas Stars (1997–98) 8–8–5
22 L November 18, 1997 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 8–9–5
23 L November 19, 1997 0–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 8–10–5
24 W November 22, 1997 2–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 9–10–5
25 L November 24, 1997 0–5 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 9–11–5
26 W November 26, 1997 2–0 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 10–11–5
27 W November 28, 1997 3–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 11–11–5
28 L November 29, 1997 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 11–12–5
29 T December 2, 1997 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 11–12–6
30 L December 3, 1997 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 11–13–6
31 L December 6, 1997 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 11–14–6
32 L December 10, 1997 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 11–15–6
33 W December 12, 1997 6–4 Washington Capitals (1997–98) 12–15–6
34 L December 17, 1997 2–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 12–16–6
35 L December 19, 1997 2–6 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 12–17–6
36 L December 21, 1997 2–4 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 12–18–6
37 W December 22, 1997 5–1 Calgary Flames (1997–98) 13–18–6
38 T December 27, 1997 5–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 13–18–7
39 L December 28, 1997 0–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 13–19–7
40 L December 30, 1997 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 13–20–7
41 L January 1, 1998 2–3 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 13–21–7
42 W January 3, 1998 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 14–21–7
43 T January 4, 1998 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 14–21–8
44 L January 7, 1998 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 14–22–8
45 L January 9, 1998 1–5 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 14–23–8
46 W January 11, 1998 2–1 OT Dallas Stars (1997–98) 15–23–8
47 L January 12, 1998 2–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 15–24–8
48 L January 14, 1998 0–2 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 15–25–8
49 W January 21, 1998 8–3 Florida Panthers (1997–98) 16–25–8
50 W January 22, 1998 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 17–25–8
51 T January 24, 1998 3–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 17–25–9
52 L January 27, 1998 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 17–26–9
53 L January 28, 1998 2–5 Calgary Flames (1997–98) 17–27–9
54 W February 1, 1998 4–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 18–27–9
55 W February 4, 1998 3–2 New York Rangers (1997–98) 19–27–9
56 L February 7, 1998 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 19–28–9
57 L February 25, 1998 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 19–29–9
58 W February 27, 1998 4–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 20–29–9
59 L March 1, 1998 2–6 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 20–30–9
60 L March 4, 1998 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 20–31–9
61 L March 6, 1998 0–3 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 20–32–9
62 L March 8, 1998 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 20–33–9
63 L March 9, 1998 3–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 20–34–9
64 L March 11, 1998 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 20–35–9
65 L March 13, 1998 3–6 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 20–36–9
66 W March 15, 1998 5–3 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 21–36–9
67 L March 18, 1998 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 21–37–9
68 T March 19, 1998 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 21–37–10
69 W March 21, 1998 5–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 22–37–10
70 W March 22, 1998 5–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 23–37–10
71 W March 25, 1998 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 24–37–10
72 T March 26, 1998 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 24–37–11
73 L March 28, 1998 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 24–38–11
74 L April 1, 1998 1–5 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 24–39–11
75 L April 3, 1998 3–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 24–40–11
76 T April 5, 1998 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1997–98) 24–40–12
77 W April 8, 1998 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 25–40–12
78 L April 9, 1998 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 25–41–12
79 T April 13, 1998 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 25–41–13
80 L April 15, 1998 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 25–42–13
81 W April 18, 1998 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 26–42–13
82 L April 19, 1998 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 26–43–13

[3]

Playoffs

The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Teemu Selanne 73 52 34 86 30
Steve Rucchin 72 17 36 53 13
Dmitri Mironov 66 6 30 36 115
Scott Young 73 13 20 33 22
Paul Kariya 22 17 14 31 23
Matt Cullen 61 6 21 27 23
Sean Pronger 62 5 15 20 30
Joe Sacco 55 8 11 19 24
Tomas Sandstrom 77 9 8 17 64
J. J. Daigneault 53 2 15 17 28
Ted Drury 73 6 10 16 82
Travis Green 22 5 11 16 16
Ruslan Salei 66 5 10 15 70
Dave Karpa 78 1 11 12 217
Frank Banham 21 9 2 11 12
Josef Marha 12 7 4 11 0
Warren Rychel 63 5 6 11 198
Kevin Todd 27 4 7 11 12
Mark Janssens 55 4 5 9 116
Jeff Nielsen 32 4 5 9 16
Jason Marshall 72 3 6 9 189
Jeremy Stevenson 45 3 5 8 101
Pavel Trnka 48 3 4 7 40
Drew Bannister 27 0 6 6 47
Mike Crowley 8 2 2 4 8
Jean-Francois Jomphe 9 1 3 4 8
Brent Severyn 37 1 3 4 133
Darren Van Impe 19 1 3 4 4
Espen Knutsen 19 3 0 3 6
Doug Houda 24 1 2 3 52
Peter Leboutillier 12 1 1 2 55
Richard Park 15 0 2 2 8
Jamie Pushor 10 0 2 2 10
Shawn Antoski 9 1 0 1 18
Bobby Dollas 22 0 1 1 27
Guy Hebert 46 0 1 1 4
Mikhail Shtalenkov 40 0 1 1 0
Dan Trebil 21 0 1 1 2
Antti Aalto 3 0 0 0 0
Tom Askey 7 0 0 0 0
Mike Leclerc 7 0 0 0 6
Marc Moro 1 0 0 0 0
Barry Nieckar 1 0 0 0 2
Tony Tuzzolino 1 0 0 0 2
Bob Wren 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Guy Hebert 2660 46 13 24 6 130 2.93 1339 1209 .903 3
Mikhail Shtalenkov 2049 40 13 18 5 110 3.22 1031 921 .893 1
Tom Askey 273 7 0 1 2 12 2.64 113 101 .894 0
Team: 4982 82 26 43 13 252 3.03 2483 2231 .899 4

[4]

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 18 Michael Holmqvist  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
2 45 Maxim Balmochnykh  Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
3 72 Jay Legault  Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 125 Luc Vaillancourt  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
7 178 Tony Mohagen  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7 181 Mat Snesrud  United States North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
8 209 Rene Stussi  Switzerland HC Thurgau (Switzerland)
9 235 Tommi Degerman  Finland Boston University (Hockey East)

Farm teams

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1997–98

*Played Occasional Games in Anaheim

References

  1. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html
  2. ^ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. ^ "1997-98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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