The Ducks resigned Saku Koivu for two years and signed free agent defenseman Toni Lydman to a three-year contract. Another slow start would doom the Ducks. 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The team wore a black patch with his former jersey number, 24, in current team numbering. In 1973, the Kings hired Bob Miller as their play-by-play announcer. [53] The Kings started off the season with a sluggish October and November, and then found their game again to finish with 95 points. In the Western Conference quarter-finals, they ended up losing to the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games, despite holding a 3–2 series lead after Game 5. With the new collar, the NHL shield was moved to the front and center on a pentagon with a new "Chrome Flex" style. 1961–62 . [30], On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million. 4 St. Louis Blues vs. No. After taking three games to two series lead on the strong play of goaltender Frederik Andersen, the Ducks lost the final two games of the series, including Game 7 on home ice. 9, retired on October 21, 2018, before a game against the Buffalo Sabres, and Scott Niedermayer's no. Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock, who later signed on to coach Detroit. The new team jersey shows only minor modifications from the 2006–07 season's jerseys, including a small NHL crest just below the neck, and a smaller ducks logo on the chest. [100][101][102] Bailey is the second mascot, after Kingston the snow leopard in the early 1990s. In all, the Kings faced either the Oilers or the Flames in the playoffs four times during the 1980s. New England Free Jacks. [43] They were forced to trade many of their stronger players, and the middling results led to Gretzky demanding a trade to a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. [87] The jerseys featured the shield logo with hints of purple on the yoke, sleeve stripes and tail. ", "Five Reasons The Kings Didn't Make The Playoffs", "Kings Eliminated From Playoff Contention With 3–1 Loss To Flames", "Is This The End of the Line for the Los Angeles Kings? [69] The Kings won the Stanley Cup in five games, culminating with an Alec Martinez goal in the second overtime of Game 5 at Staples Center. On May 10, 2017, the Ducks ended their Game 7 losing streak when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers, winning the series 4–3 and advancing to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons. The Ducks played through frequent injuries and picked up play in the second half of the season, but struggled coming out of the Olympic break. Jean-Sebastien Giguere strung together three consecutive shutouts and allowed only one total goal in the series in an eventual sweep. They shocked the hockey world by sweeping the Red Wings in four games. In Game 6 at home, Kariya was knocked out from a hit by Devils captain Scott Stevens. Changes to the collar and number font were included. White was also added to the socks, on the tail stripes, and at the bottom of the yoke, but the color was removed from the pants. Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs,[11] helped by their presence in Disney's theme parks and Disney Stores. It was the only time in the modern NHL days when a mainly black jersey was not worn with black pants; instead, the pants were purple. In January 2006, Samueli announced the team would be renamed as simply the "Anaheim Ducks" as of the following season. However, Gretzky provided a notable highlight during that year on March 23, 1994, when he scored his 802nd career goal to pass Gordie Howe as the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer. The purple-tinged road jerseys were used until the 2010–11 season, while the home jersey was demoted to alternate status in 2011 and remained in use until 2013. 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[50], The 2000–01 season was controversial, as fans began to question AEG's commitment to the success of the Kings because they failed to significantly improve the team during the off-season. The new primary logo was a shield and crest featuring three royal symbols–a sunglass-clad lion, a crown and the Sun. The Ducks traded Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and a first-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for star defenseman Chris Pronger. [82] In the next season, the Kings clinched the playoffs as a wild card, but were swept by the expansion Golden Knights. Previous affiliates included the Manchester Monarchs, Lowell Lock Monsters, Springfield Falcons, New Haven Nighthawks, Binghamton Dusters and Springfield Kings of the AHL; Manchester Monarchs and Reading Royals in the ECHL; Long Beach Ice Dogs, Phoenix Roadrunners and Utah Grizzlies in the International Hockey League; and the Houston Apollos of the Central Hockey League. During the season, Burke put goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers, where he was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes. 8, which was retired on January 11, 2015, before a game against the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Kariya's no. The Kings were expected to make the playoffs. The current logo, now in a black and silver banner with the updated crown logo and 'LA' abbreviation on top, made its debut with the jersey. Behind the mask are two intersecting hockey sticks, a black hockey puck, and a triangle; the color of the triangle was either green or gray, depending on how the logo is used. The Ducks' version was a white rendition of their 1995–96 "Wildwing" alternates. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles.They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the West Division.The team was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966, becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the 1967 NHL expansion. Assistant general manager Rob Blake was promoted to be the new general manager and John Stevens took over as head coach after serving as associate head coach for the Kings for several seasons. Past announcers include Matt McConnell (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1993-1996), Charlie Simmer (who was the radio analyst alongside McConnell from 1993–96), Brian Hamilton (who was the radio play-by-play announcer from 1996-99), Pat Conacher (who was the radio analyst from 1996-97), Darren Eliot (who was the radio analyst alongside Hamilton from 1996-99), Mike Greenlay (who was the radio analyst from 1999-01), Brent Severyn[56] (who became the radio analyst beginning in 2005), and Chris Madsen (who was the television play-by-play announcer from 1993-02). [126], On September 18, 2018. the team announced that it would cease terrestrial radio broadcasts, and had partnered with iHeartMedia to form the Los Angeles Kings Audio Network, which streams exclusively on the iHeartRadio platform. With minor changes to the text and pant striping, the uniforms were used until the 1997–98 season. Once again, the Ducks faced the Detroit Red Wings in the franchise's third trip to the Western Conference Finals. By winning Game 5 in Vancouver, the Kings advanced to the Conference Semi-finals for the first time since the 2000–01 season, whereupon they swept the second-seeded St. Louis Blues, advancing to the Western Conference Finals for only the second time in franchise history. In the 2015 playoffs, they swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and beat the Calgary Flames in five games to set up a Western Conference final against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Ducks' logo features a webbed foot forming a "D". [118] Two athletic trainers from the Kings organization were inducted into the Hall of Fame, Peter Demers in 2007, and Mark O'Neill in 2016. They faced the San Jose Sharks, but lost to them in five games. The Kings were much improved under Sutter, finishing with the eight seed, having rounded out the season with a 40–27–15 record for 95 points. After the season, Kariya promised to bring the Mighty Ducks back to the Stanley Cup Final the following year. In the following season, 2000–01, the Ducks ended up performing worse, as Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne's point production significantly declined from the previous season – Kariya went from 86 points to 67 points and Selanne went from 85 points to 57 points. He became only the fifth player in NHL history to have won the trophy as a member of the losing team. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company. The Mighty Ducks Steal the Show : Ducks: Diamond in a Rough Year", "THE NHL : Epilogue : The Kings and Mighty Ducks Have at Least One Thing in Common-They Are Two of the 10 Teams That Managed Not to Qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [37] Heavily contested series in the 1993 playoffs had the Kings eliminating the Flames, Canucks and Leafs en route to their first berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. They then defeated Phoenix in five games to reach the Finals, culminating in an overtime goal by Dustin Penner in Game 5, and thus becoming the second team in NHL history to beat the top three Conference seeds in the playoffs (the Calgary Flames achieved the same feat in 2004, ironically also under Darryl Sutter) and the first eighth seed to accomplish the feat. Niedermayer decided to stay a member of the Ducks as a team consultant. [90] For the 2015 Stadium Series, the Kings wore a tricolored jersey featuring the team's silver, black and white colors. [56] The Kings entered the 2011 playoffs as the seventh seed in the West and played San Jose in the first round. For the 2007–08 NHL season, the Ducks, like all NHL teams, changed over to new Reebok Edge jerseys. He came back in December, but on February 1, he suffered a season-ending concussion when the Chicago Blackhawks' Gary Suter cross-checked him in the face. The Freeway Face-Off with the Los Angeles Kings as both teams arenas are accessible via Interstate 5 in California and the fact that both teams are within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. After playing two games in Vancouver and one in Los Angeles, the Kings were up 3–0 in the series, a franchise first. The 2010–11 season did not begin well for the Ducks, who would lose their first three games. In the off-season, star forward Bobby Ryan was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forwards Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and Ottawa's first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, and the Ducks also signed defenseman Mark Fistric,[26] center Mathieu Perreault and a returning Dustin Penner. Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry and Susan Samueli, who along with then-general manager Brian Burke, changed the name of the team to the Anaheim Ducks before the 2006–07 season. The uniform featured a gradually fading black splash, medieval-inspired serif text, and a logo of a bearded figure wearing a golden crown. He would be dealt to the St. Louis Blues in 1996. After starting the series with two wins, the Kings lost three-straight games, trailing the series three games to two. Adidas signed an agreement with the NHL to be the official manufacturer of uniforms and licensed apparel for all teams, starting with the 2017–18 season, replacing Reebok. Corey Perry and Jonas Hiller represented the Ducks at the All-Star Game, and Corey Perry went on to have a 50-goal, 98-point season, which won him the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy. A 9–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on January 15 saw Anaheim establish a 20–0–2 record at the Honda Center, which matched the longest season-opening home points streak in 34 years, as well as setting a franchise record for goals scored in a game (9), and powerplay goals scored in a game (6). The 2010 third jersey was officially unveiled on November 26, 2010, against the Chicago Blackhawks, the day after Thanksgiving. During the 1996–97 season, Kariya became team captain following Randy Ladouceur's retirement in the off-season,[16] and led the Ducks to their first post-season appearance after recording the franchise's first winning record of 36–33–13, good enough for home ice in the first round as the fourth seed against the Phoenix Coyotes. [11] While the first two seasons had the Kings qualifying for the playoffs,[12] afterwards poor management led the Kings into hard times. The Ducks finished the season with a 30–12–6 record and would win their second Pacific Division title in franchise history. [18] Behind Dionne's offensive prowess, the strong goaltending of Rogie Vachon, and the speed and scoring touch of forward Butch Goring,[19] the Kings played two of their most thrilling seasons yet, with playoff match ups against the then-Atlanta Flames in the first round, and the Boston Bruins in the second round, both times being eliminated by Boston. The third was a jade green-colored jersey with silver and purple stripes at the shoulders outlined in thin yellow, and a silver stripe at the bottom. The fourth jersey was much like it. The trade deadline saw the Ducks trade Ryan Whitney to Edmonton for offensive defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, as well as the acquisitions of defenseman Aaron Ward from the Carolina Hurricanes and goalie Curtis McElhinney from the Calgary Flames. At the same time, McNall defaulted on a loan from Bank of America, who threatened to force the Kings into bankruptcy unless he sold the team. The rest of the season was mostly forgettable, as the Ducks could not get out of the hole they dug themselves in the first half of the season, and ultimately failed to reach the playoffs in the 2011–12 season. He single-handedly won some games for us this year... Now that we have Teemu, there's no way everybody can just key on Paul. For their Stadium Series game on January 25, 2014, the Ducks created a special jersey. Although the design closely resembled a previous jersey, the new jersey reflects the sponsorship with Adidas, and the collar is exclusively black. The Ducks sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick to the Jets in return for Marc Chouinard, a fourth-round draft pick and right winger Teemu Selanne. At this point, they became orange, black and gold, with white in place of black for the away jersey. The uniforms featured a metallic treatment of the alternate crown logo in front. [83][84] In Desjardins' debut on November 7, the Kings defeated the Ducks 4–1. [49] But in the 2000 playoffs, the Kings were once again dispatched in the first round, this time by the Detroit Red Wings in a four-game sweep. However, the Ducks won Game 4 without Pronger and Game 5 in Detroit, with Teemu Selanne scoring the latter game's overtime winner. This jersey is primarily orange with black lettering and numbers. They lost 4–1 to the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki but defeated the New York Rangers 2–1 after a shootout in Stockholm. During the same time in which the team announced a name change as well as change in jersey designs, there was an attempt by the team's owners to change or replace the mascot, Wild Wing, but was halted after a highly successful petition by fans. The team notably won the 2020 NHL Stadium Series in a 3–1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, which saw Tyler Toffoli score the league's first hat trick in an outdoor regular-season game. [40] His suspicions proved to be correct, as the curve of blade was too great, and McSorley was penalized. [42] It later emerged that McNall's free-spending ways put the Kings in serious financial trouble; at one point, Cohen and Sudikoff were even unable to meet player payroll, and were ultimately forced into bankruptcy in 1995. At one point of the season, the Ducks won 18 of 19 games, the longest run of one-loss play in the NHL for 45 years. [12] In 1987, coin collector Bruce McNall purchased the Kings from Buss and turned the team into a Stanley Cup contender almost overnight. The Kings script from their 1988–98 logo returned on the helmets, and would stay that way until 2013, when they were replaced by the current Kings script. The white jerseys were similar, except that the purple is replaced mainly with white and the collar is completely purple in color. These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. The Kings eventually won in seven games. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Anaheim Ducks seasons. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the West Division. Before the 2009–10 season, the Ducks traded Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and two first-round draft picks. He became the first-ever Duck to win the Hart, as well as the first Richard winner as a Duck since Teemu Selanne won the award in 1999. 5 Los Angeles Kings", "NHL playoffs: L.A. Kings eliminate St. Louis Blues with 2–1 victory in Game 6", "Blackhawks Roll Right into A Finals Berth", "LA Kings Season in Review – How Did We Get Here? After losing Game 4, the Kings battled the Blackhawks through two overtime periods in Game 5, with Patrick Kane eventually scoring the game-winning goal that won the game and the series, sending the Blackhawks to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals and ending the Kings' season. Jonas Hiller emerged as the new number one goalie during the stretch drive. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. For his brilliant play during the post-season, Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoffs. There are gold, black and white stripes on the sleeves as well as black trim around the bottom and sleeves. In the 1999–2000 season, the Ducks finished with the same number of points as the previous season, but a much more competitive Western Conference had them miss the playoffs by four points behind rival San Jose Sharks. San Diego Legion and Ballast Point Brewing Co. Release Legion Lager in Cans. [17] The Ducks trailed 3–2 going into Phoenix for Game 6. Kings' logos used from 1998 to 2011. The Ducks began their title defense in the 2007–08 season without two fan favorites, Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne, who were both contemplating retirement. The Ducks announced for their 25th anniversary season of 2018–19 the adoption of a new third jersey that features the franchise's original colors of eggplant and jade. On October 16, 2015, the Ducks unveiled a brand new, orange third jersey when they went up against the Colorado Avalanche. [45] The subsequent rebuild saw the Kings only return to the playoffs in 1998, led by captain Rob Blake and strong players Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray, where the highly skilled St. Louis Blues swept the team in four games. The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. [7][8] Cooke wanted his new NHL team to play in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, home of the Lakers, but the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission, which managed the Sports Arena (and still manages the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum today), had already entered into an agreement with the WHL's Los Angeles Blades (whose owners had also tried to land the NHL expansion franchise in Los Angeles) to play their games at the Sports Arena. The team also went from 203 goals to 174. Of those seven, Kariya and Selanne earned their credentials primarily with the Ducks. Even though the Ducks had a great season led by Perry, Hiller, Selanne, Visnovsky and Getzlaf, they would end up losing in the first round of the 2011 playoffs to the fifth-seeded Nashville Predators. The socks on the black and purple uniforms also switched designations to match their counterparts. They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and adding veterans Shawn Horcoff, Chris Stewart and Mike Santorelli. However, "The Iceman" was poorly received by fans and was quickly eliminated as the Ducks lost to the Red Wings in their inaugural game, 7–2. Giguere posted a 15–6 record, 7–0 in overtime, with a 1.62 goals against average, a .945 save percentage and a record 168-minute, 27-second shutout streak in overtime. [66] In the first round of the 2014 playoffs, the Kings played their in-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. [54] The next seasons would be major disappointments as the Kings hit another major decline, missing the postseason up until the 2009–10 season. It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and old-style laces at the neck, as well as a shoulder patch displaying an interlocking "MD" (for "Mighty Ducks"). [85] The Kings finished the 2018–19 season in last place in both the Pacific Division and Western Conference with 71 points and they missed the playoffs for the third time in five seasons. [79] Despite the trade, the Kings ultimately missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons and, in the offseason, fired General manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter. The win set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers (the record has since been broken by the Chicago Blackhawks' 21–0–3 start during the 2012–13 season). [33] On March 6, 2016, the Ducks set a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak which ended the following night. [93] The home and away uniforms that were debuted in the 2007–08 season remained identical with the exception of the new Adidas ADIZERO template and the new collar. Free-agent signee Jonas Hiller then became the back-up to starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere. [95], During the 2019–20 season, the Kings brought back the 1992–98 white uniform (with black letters and silver trim) as a heritage uniform for two games. In 1996, shoulder patches were added to both jerseys featuring a forward-facing version of the main logo's "duck mask", surrounded by a circle reading "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim". Scott Niedermayer, the only player on the team who had previously won a Stanley Cup, was awarded the second Conn Smythe Trophy in Ducks history. [22], Despite Dionne's leadership, the Kings missed the playoffs in the next two seasons. [57], National Hockey League team in Anaheim, California, Post-Kariya era, Selanne's return and franchise rebrand (2003–2007), Post-Stanley Cup, Bob Murray replaces Burke (2007–2010), Rebuild and new head coach (2018–present), Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Hockey League Players' Association, "NHL teams in new divisions for 2020-21 season", NHL to add teams in Miami, Anaheim Huizenga, Disney high-profile owners. Entering the 2015–16 NHL season, many analysts pegged the Ducks as Stanley Cup favorites. The Samuelis family pledged to keep the team in Anaheim. [54], The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. The series began with the home team winning the first five games. The Mighty Ducks did not reach the post-season again until the 2002–03 season with head coach Mike Babcock. He would also record his 1,000th NHL point on January 30, 2006. On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6–2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. [7] The Ducks and the expansion Florida Panthers team filled out their rosters in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft and the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. This jersey brought back the old Mighty Ducks logo and features a black collar with the "Anaheim" wordmark on the left side, the The trades gave the Ducks new life as a hot streak to end the season launched the team into the playoffs. [98], Since 2007, the mascot of the Kings is Bailey, a 6-foot lion (6-foot 4 inches with mane included) who wears No. LA Giltinis. [46], The team's colors were purple and jade until the change of ownership in 2006. Before the 2011–12 season began, the team mourned the loss of former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei, who died in a plane crash with several other former NHL players of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. After a slow start to the season, the Ducks replaced head coach Randy Carlyle with former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau. It features striping similar to the regular uniforms, and orange is much more prominent as a secondary color. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the Kings had many years marked by impressive play in the regular season only to be washed out by early playoff exits. In the first round, the Ducks were once again matched up with the Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup champions. Anaheim were subsequently shut out by the Flames the following game, 3–0, ending their streak. During the 1995–96 season, Paul Kariya was chosen to play for the Western Conference in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game as the lone Ducks representative. The popularity of this jersey amongst fans was so great it replaced the purple and jade jersey, serving as the home jersey for the last half of the 2005–06 season and playoffs. Anaheim's lengthiest road trip was a six-game haul from February 6–16. 1963–64 . [47], The Kings, along with the Los Angeles Lakers, made an even bigger move in 1999, as they left The Forum after 32 seasons and moved to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, which was built by Anschutz and Roski. Since their inception, the Ducks have played their home games at the Honda Center. [8], From 1980 to 1988, the Kings modified their uniforms to include a contrasting yoke that extends from sleeve to sleeve. Television broadcasts are on Bally Sports SoCal or Bally Sports West, as well as KCOP for scheduling conflicts. The team ended up with a losing record and last place in the Western Conference that season. The Ducks remained towards the top of the NHL standings for the entire season, ending the regular season with a franchise-best 54–20–8 record (116 points) and eventually finishing one point behind the Boston Bruins in the race for the Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the team finishing the regular season with the best record. Later on, white trim was added on the numbers, and names were also added, while tail stripes were adjusted. The sleeve numbers were slightly tilted diagonally, while the back numbers were enlarged for visibility purposes. Afterwards, Vachon would become a free agent and sign with the Detroit Red Wings. The shade of purple was a lighter shade than the one used in the "Forum blue and gold" era. Anaheim forward Rob Niedermayer was playing against his brother Scott, while Giguere faced off against fellow French-Canadian goaltender Martin Brodeur. "Mighty Ducks Hire Ferreira as General Manager", "Ducks Are Already Defensive : Hockey: Goalies Hebert and Healy are first players taken by Anaheim in expansion draft", "Former NHL player Paul Kariya announces retirement after post-concussion symptoms", "1993: The Year in Review. He now plays in MLR for the Los Angeles Giltinis. Due to the shortened season and the compacted game scheduling, all games were to be played against the Ducks' own Western Conference opponents, and no games were played against Eastern Conference teams. They clinched a playoff berth, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the First Round. [25][26] The Kings made the playoffs for two seasons, but they were unable to get out of the first round given the playoff structuring forced them to play either the Oilers or the equally powerful Calgary Flames en route to the Conference Finals. When the NHL decided to expand for the 1967–68 season amid rumblings that the Western Hockey League (WHL) was proposing to turn itself into a major league and compete for the Stanley Cup, Canadian entrepreneur Jack Kent Cooke paid the NHL $2 million to place one of the six expansion teams in Los Angeles. He wears a Ducks jersey with the number 93 on the back, referring to the year the Ducks became an NHL team. These jerseys saw action until the end of 1999–2000, when they stopped playing with their third jerseys, and used only the fourth (the eggplant pants were also restored). Even with newcomers Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal, the team finished in 12th place in the standings with a 29–35–10–8 record. After losing the first three games to the Sharks, the Kings became the fourth team in NHL history to win the final four games in a row after initially being down three games to none, beating the Sharks in San Jose in the deciding Game 7.
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