The 2006–07 Anaheim Ducks season was the 14th season of operation (13th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. It was the team's 1st 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 Finals four games to one. It was the first Stanley Cup in franchise history, as well as the first time a team in the state of California won the Stanley Cup.
Off-season
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 Finals 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.[ 1]
Regular season
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.
On January 9, the NHL announced that Scott Niedermayer had been voted by the fans to start at defense in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas . He later declined to appear, deciding to rest a stress fracture in his foot. Ed Jovanovski of the Phoenix Coyotes was added to replace him. The Ducks' Andy McDonald was later added to replace Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings .
Playoffs
The Anaheim Ducks ended the 2006–07 regular season tied in points with the West-leading Nashville Predators , with 110 points. The Predators, however, had three more wins, but the Ducks nonetheless earned the second seed as they won the Pacific Division .
The Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the first round, four games to one. In the second round, the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks by the same four games to one result. In the Conference Final, the Ducks defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history. In the Final, the Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators four games to one to claim the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2006 Preseason Game Log
September: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–1–3)
Legend
Ducks Win
Ducks Loss
OT Loss
Regular season
2006–07 Regular Season Game Log: 48–20–14 (Home: 26–6–9; Road: 22–14–5)
October: 9–0–3 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 4–0–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
1
October 6
Kings 4–3
Giguere (1–0–0) Cloutier (0–1–0) 17,174
1–0–0
Honda Center W1 2
2
October 7
@ Coyotes
2–1
Bryzgalov (1–0–0) Joseph (1–1–0) 15,897
2–0–0
Glendale Arena W2 4
3
October 9
Blues 2–0
Giguere (2–0–0) Sanford (0–1–0) 13,389
3–0–0
Honda Center W3 6
4
October 11
Islanders 4–5
SO
Dunham (1–1–0) Giguere (2–0–1) 12,394
3–0–1
Honda Center O1 7
5
October 15
Stars 3–4
SO
Turco (5–0–0) Giguere (2–0–2) 15,269
3–0–2
Honda Center O2 8
6
October 18
Red Wings 4–1
Giguere (3–0–2) Hasek (2–2–1) 14,767
4–0–2
Honda Center W1 10
7
October 20
Wild 2–1
Giguere (4–0–2) Fernandez (5–1–0) 13,430
5–0–2
Honda Center W2 12
8
October 22
@ Kings
3–2
SO
Giguere (5–0–2) Garon (2–1–1) 18,118
6–0–2
Staples Center W3 14
9
October 25
Oilers 6–2
Giguere (6–0–2) Roloson (5–3–0) 13,537
7–0–2
Honda Center W4 16
10
October 27
@ Wild
2–3
SO
Fernandez (8–1–0) Giguere (6–0–3) 18,568
7–0–3
Xcel Energy Center O1 17
11
October 28
@ Blackhawks
3–0
Bryzgalov (2–0–0) Boucher (0–4–0) 13,580
8–0–3
United Center W1 19
12
October 30
@ Blues
6–5
SO
Giguere (7–0–3) Sanford (1–1–2) 8,629
9–0–3
Scottrade Center W2 21
November: 10–2–3 (Home: 7–1–2; Road: 3–1–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
13
November 1
Rangers 3–4
OT 3:09
Weekes (1–1–0) Giguere (7–0–4) 13,350
9–0–4
Honda Center O1 22
14
November 3
Coyotes 6–2
Bryzgalov (3–0–0) Joseph (2–6–0) 14,833
10–0–4
Honda Center W1 24
15
November 6
Penguins 3–2
OT :44
Giguere (8–0–4) Thibault (0–0–1) 16,599
11–0–4
Honda Center W2 26
16
November 9
@ Canucks
6–0
Giguere (9–0–4) Luongo (8–7–1) 18,630
12–0–4
General Motors Place W3 28
17
November 10
@ Flames
0–3
Kiprusoff (6–7–1) Bryzgalov (3–1–0) 19,289
12–1–4
Pengrowth Saddledome L1 28
18
November 12
Wild 3–2
Giguere (10–0–4) Backstrom (2–1–0) 16,306
13–1–4
Honda Center W1 30
19
November 15
Flyers 4–7
Esche (2–3–0) Giguere (10–1–4) 15,379
13–2–4
Honda Center L1 30
20
November 17
Blackhawks 3–4
SO
Khabibulin (5–2–0) Bryzgalov (3–1–1) 16,526
13–2–5
Honda Center O1 31
21
November 19
Coyotes 6–4
Giguere (11–1–4) Joseph (4–10–0) 16,394
14–2–5
Honda Center W1 33
22
November 21
Sharks 5–0
Giguere (12–1–4) Nabokov (5–5–0) 15,013
15–2–5
Honda Center W2 35
23
November 22
@ Avalanche
2–3
SO
Theodore (6–6–1) Giguere (12–1–5) 17,104
15–2–6
Pepsi Center O1 36
24
November 24
Devils 4–2
Giguere (13–1–5) Brodeur (12–8–0) 16,599
16–2–6
Honda Center W1 38
25
November 26
Flames 5–3
Wall (1–0–0) McLennan (0–1–1) 17,174
17–2–6
Honda Center W2 40
26
November 28
@ Oilers
3–2
OT 2:19
Giguere (14–1–5) Roloson (5–3–0) 16,839
18–2–6
Rexall Place W3 42
27
November 30
@ Canucks
2–1
Giguere (15–1–5) Luongo (12–11–1) 18,630
19–2–6
General Motors Place W4 44
December: 9–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 6–4–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
28
December 2
@ Kings
4–3
Giguere (16–1–5) Cloutier (4–9–2) 16,141
20–2–6
Staples Center W5 46
29
December 3
Kings 2–3
Cloutier (5–9–2) Giguere (16–2–5) 17,174
20–3–6
Honda Center L1 46
30
December 6
Predators 4–0
Giguere (17–2–5) Mason (6–3–2) 15,362
21–3–6
Honda Center W1 48
31
December 8
@ Capitals
6–1
Giguere (18–2–5) Kolzig (10–7–3) 12,269
22–3–6
Verizon Center W2 50
32
December 9
@ Lightning
4–3
Giguere (19–2–5) Denis (6–9–2) 18,719
23–3–6
St. Pete Times Forum W3 52
33
December 12
@ Panthers
5–4
Giguere (20–2–5) Auld (6–10–4) 13,140
24–3–6
BankAtlantic Center W4 54
34
December 13
@ Thrashers
2–1
Giguere (21–2–5) Lehtonen (13–7–4) 16,028
25–3–6
Philips Arena W5 56
35
December 16
@ Sharks
3–4
Nabokov (10–6–0) Giguere (21–3–5) 17,496
25–4–6
HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 56
36
December 18
Flames 4–1
Giguere (22–3–5) Kiprusoff (16–11–2) 17,174
26–4–6
Honda Center W1 58
37
December 20
Stars 4–1
Giguere (23–3–5) Turco (16–10–0) 17,174
27–4–6
Honda Center W2 60
38
December 23
@ Coyotes
0–2
Tellqvist (4–3–1) Giguere (23–4–5) 14,843
27–5–6
Jobing.com Arena L1 60
39
December 26
@ Sharks
4–3
Wall (2–0–0) Nabokov (11–7–0) 17,496
28–5–6
HP Pavilion at San Jose W1 62
40
December 29
@ Hurricanes
2–4
Ward (18–9–3) Wall (2–1–0) 18,790
28–6–6
RBC Center L1 62
41
December 31
@ Wild
3–4
Fernandez (16–13–0) Wall (2–2–0) 18,568
28–7–6
Xcel Energy Center L2 62
January: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
42
January 2
@ Red Wings
1–2
Hasek (21–5–3) Bryzgalov (3–2–1) 20,066
28–8–6
Joe Louis Arena L3 62
43
January 5
Blue Jackets 3–4
Norrena (10–9–1) Bryzgalov (3–3–1) 17,405
28–9–6
Honda Center L4 62
44
January 7
Red Wings 4–2
Bryzgalov (4–3–1) Hasek (21–7–3) 17,418
29–9–6
Honda Center W1 64
45
January 9
@ Predators
4–5
OT 3:12
Vokoun (12–4–1) Bryzgalov (4–3–2) 11,821
29–9–7
Gaylord Entertainment Center O1 65
46
January 11
@ Stars
5–1
Bryzgalov (5–3–2) Turco (21–15–1) 18,532
30–9–7
American Airlines Center W1 67
47
January 13
Avalanche 2–3
SO
Budaj (13–9–2) Bryzgalov (5–3–3) 17,174
30–9–8
Honda Center O1 68
48
January 16
Blues 2–6
Sanford (3–5–2) Bryzgalov (5–4–3) 17,174
30–10–8
Honda Center L1 68
49
January 18
@ Oilers
1–4
Roloson (20–17–4) Bryzgalov (5–5–3) 16,839
30–11–8
Rexall Place L2 68
50
January 19
@ Flames
2–3
Kiprusoff (23–16–3) Bryzgalov (5–6–3) 19,289
30–12–8
Pengrowth Saddledome L3 68
Jan. 24: All-Star Game (West wins—box )
12–9
Turco (DAL) Huet (MON) 18,680
18,532
American Airlines Center Dallas , TX
51
January 28
Stars 4–1
Giguere (24–4–5) Turco (24–16–2) 17,331
31–12–8
Honda Center W1 70
52
January 31
Coyotes 2–1
Giguere (25–4–5) Joseph (12–17–0) 17,174
32–12–8
Honda Center W2 72
February: 5–5–2 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 4–4–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
53
February 3
@ Predators
0–3
Vokoun (16–6–1) Giguere (25–5–5) 17,113
32–13–8
Gaylord Entertainment Center L1 72
54
February 6
@ Sharks
7–4
Giguere (26–5–5) Toskala (22–8–1) 17,496
33–13–8
HP Pavilion at San Jose W1 74
55
February 7
Sharks 2–3
Toskala (23–8–1) Bryzgalov (5–7–3) 17,466
33–14–8
Honda Center L1 74
56
February 10
@ Stars
0–1
Smith (7–3–0) Giguere (26–6–5) 17,793
33–15–8
American Airlines Center L2 74
57
February 13
@ Avalanche
0–2
Budaj (17–13–3) Giguere (26–7–5) 17,512
33–16–8
Pepsi Center L3 74
58
February 15
@ Coyotes
5–4
OT 1:53
Giguere (27–7–5) Joseph (14–20–1) 15,038
34–16–8
Jobing.com Arena W1 76
59
February 17
@ Kings
3–2
SO
Giguere (28–7–5) Garon (8–7–5) 18,118
35–16–8
Staples Center W2 78
60
February 18
Kings 3–4
SO
Burke (4–3–2) Giguere (28–7–6) 17,363
35–16–9
Honda Center O1 79
61
February 20
Canucks 2–3
OT 2:19
Sabourin (1–3–1) Giguere (28–7–7) 17,467
35–16–10
Honda Center O2 80
62
February 23
@ Stars
1–4
Smith (9–4–0) Giguere (28–8–7) 17,634
35–17–10
American Airlines Center L1 80
63
February 25
Avalanche 5–3
Giguere (29–8–7) Theodore (11–14–1) 17,174
36–17–10
Honda Center W1 82
64
February 26
@ Sharks
3–2
Bryzgalov (6–7–3) Nabokov (14–14–0) 17,496
37–17–10
HP Pavilion at San Jose W2 84
March: 10–3–2 (Home: 7–1–1; Road: 3–2–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
Arena
Box
Points
65
March 1
@ Kings
3–4
OT 3:17
Burke (6–3–2) Bryzgalov (6–7–4) 17,620
37–17–11
Staples Center O1 85
66
March 2
Sharks 3–1
Giguere (30–8–7) Nabokov (14–15–1) 17,174
38–17–11
Honda Center W1 87
67
March 4
Predators 3–2
SO
Giguere (31–8–7) Vokoun (21–8–3) 17,174
39–17–11
Honda Center W2 89
68
March 7
Coyotes 2–1
Giguere (32–8–7) Tellqvist (10–10–2) 17,174
40–17–11
Honda Center W3 91
69
March 9
Oilers 5–1
Bryzgalov (7–7–4) Roloson (25–28–5) 17,174
41–17–11
Honda Center W4 93
70
March 11
Canucks 4–2
Giguere (33–8–7) Luongo (39–20–4) 17,174
42–17–11
Honda Center W5 95
71
March 14
Blue Jackets 5–4
SO
Giguere (34–8–7) Norrena (19–17–3) 17,174
42–17–12
Honda Center O1 96
72
March 16
Blackhawks 5–2
Bryzgalov (8–7–4) Khabibulin (23–21–5) 17,174
43–17–12
Honda Center W1 98
73
March 18
Kings 3–5
Garon (11–8–6) Giguere (34–8–8) 17,174
43–18–12
Honda Center L1 98
74
March 22
@ Coyotes
2–1
Joseph (16–27–1) Bryzgalov (8–8–4) 15,593
43–19–12
Jobing.com Arena L2 98
75
March 23
Stars 3–2
OT 2:28
Giguere (35–8–8) Turco (32–19–5) 17,174
44–19–12
Honda Center W1 100
76
March 26
@ Red Wings
0–1
Hasek (36–11–7) Giguere (35–9–8) 20,066
44–20–12
Joe Louis Arena L1 100
77
March 28
@ Blackhawks
3–1
Bryzgalov (9–8–4) Khabibulin (23–25–5) 11,295
45–20–12
United Center W1 102
78
March 29
@ Blue Jackets
5–2
Giguere (36–9–8) Norrena (23–20–3) 15,340
46–20–12
Nationwide Arena W2 104
79
March 31
@ Blues
3–2
OT :25
Giguere (37–9–8) Bacashihua (2–5–3) 18,609
47–20–12
Scottrade Center W3 106
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 1–0–1)
Legend
Ducks Win (2 pts.)
Ducks Loss (0 pts.)
OT Loss (1 pt.)
All-Star Game
Clinched Playoffs
Clinched Division
"Points" Legend
1st (Pacific Division )
Not in Playoff Position
In Playoff Position
Playoffs
2007 Postseason Game Log: 16–5 (Home: 10–2; Road: 6–3)
Legend
Ducks Win
Ducks Loss
Standings
Divisional Standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = PointsBolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1067
18
13
4
35
1.97
1
451
416
.922
Ilya Bryzgalov 267
5
3
1
10
2.25
0
128
118
.922
Team: 1334
21
16
5
45
2.02
1
579
534
.922
[ 2]
Awards and records
Records
On November 9, 2006, the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, with 12 wins and four overtime losses. The previous mark was set by the 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers , who had 12 wins and three overtime losses.
Milestones
Teemu Selanne scored his 500th goal on November 23, becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark.
Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Teemu Selanne 500th goal
November 23, 2006
2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 2007, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas , home of the Dallas Stars . The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 12-9. The following are Anaheim Ducks representatives who participated in the all-star game.
Forwards
Defensemen
Coaches
Transactions
The Ducks were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season:[ 3]
Trades
July 3, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks Chris Pronger
To Edmonton Oilers Joffrey Lupul Ladislav Smid
August 17, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks Karl Stewart
To Atlanta Thrashers Vitaly Vishnevski
November 13, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks 2008
To Boston Bruins Stanislav Chistov
November 13, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks 2007
To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk
November 13, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks George Parros 2007
To Colorado Avalanche 2007 2007
December 28, 2006
To Anaheim Ducks Sebastien Caron Matt Keith Chris Durno
To Chicago Blackhawks Bruno St. Jacques P. A. Parenteau
January 3, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Ric Jackman
To Florida Panthers
January 24, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Colby Genoway
To Vancouver Canucks Joe Rullier
January 26, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Joe Motzko Mark Hartigan 2007
To Columbus Blue Jackets Zenon Konopka Curtis Glencross 2007 or 2008
January 26, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Shane Endicott
To Nashville Predators Chris Durno
February 23, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks
To Dallas Stars Shane Endicott
February 24, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Gerald Coleman 2007
To Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien 2007
February 27, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Brad May
To Colorado Avalanche Michael Wall
February 27, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Doug O'Brien
To Tampa Bay Lightning Joe Rullier
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed off waivers
Lost on waivers
Player signings
Player
Date
Contract terms
Zenon Konopka October 7, 2006
released
Samuel Pahlsson October 8, 2006
2-year contract
Brendan Mikkelson November 30, 2006
3-year contract
Jean-Philippe Levasseur December 19, 2006
3-year contract
Ian Moran January 25, 2007
released
Mike Hoffman February 23, 2007
2-year contract/free agent
Chris Kunitz March 8, 2007
2-year contract extension
Bobby Bolt
March 16, 2007
3-year contract
Ryan Dingle March 28, 2007
2-year contract/free agent
Andrew Ebbett May 16, 2007
1-year contract
Draft picks
Anaheim's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver , British Columbia .[ 4]
Farm teams
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates were Anaheim's affiliate in the AHL for the 2006–07 season .
Augusta Lynx
The Augusta Lynx were Anaheim's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season .
Broadcasters
Local TV
Local Cable TV
Local Radio
See also
References
Franchise History Personnel Arena Rivalries Affiliates Media Culture and lore
Atlantic Northeast Southeast Central Northwest Pacific See also
Canada
Finland
