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. The team was the first tenant of Arrowhead Pond, 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.
| 1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Pacific |
| Conference | 9th Western |
| 1993–94 record | 33–46–5 |
| Home record | 14–26–2 |
| Road record | 19–20–3 |
| Goals for | 229 |
| Goals against | 251 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jack Ferreira |
| Coach | Ron Wilson |
| Captain | Troy Loney |
| Alternate captains | Todd Ewen Stu Grimson Randy Ladouceur |
| Arena | Pond of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim |
| Average attendance | 16,989 (98.9%) Total: 696,560 |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | San Diego Gulls (IHL) Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bob Corkum (23) |
| Assists | Terry Yake (31) |
| Points | Terry Yake (52) |
| Penalty minutes | Todd Ewen (272) |
| Plus/minus | Bobby Dollas (+20) |
| Wins | Guy Hebert (20) |
| Goals against average | Mikhail Shtalenkov (2.65) |
The Mighty Ducks hired Jack Ferreira as their first general manager, and 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.
While the Mighty Ducks did not qualify for the playoffs in their inaugural season, they were nevertheless reasonably competitive by the standards of the era for a first-year team. Notably, they still managed to finish ahead of their local rivals (and defending conference champions), the Los Angeles Kings.