NHL team season
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 [ edit ] Under new ownership, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their team and arena's name, logo and player uniforms.[1] 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.[2] Other changes to the arena included new displays in the rafters behind the goals and four large "Honda Center" signs on each corner of the building. During the pre-season, however, the arena was officially still the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.
Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Pre-season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 2007 Postseason Game Log: 16–5 (Home: 10–2; Road: 6–3)
Legend Ducks Win Ducks Loss
Standings [ edit ] Divisional Standings [ edit ] 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 = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Player statistics [ edit ] 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
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Awards and records [ edit ] Records [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Teemu Selanne scored his 500th goal on November 22, becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark. Regular season Player Milestone Reached Teemu Selanne 500th goal November 22, 2006
2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] The Ducks were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season:[4]
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 3rd-round pick in 2008 To Boston Bruins Stanislav Chistov November 13, 2006 To Anaheim Ducks 4th-round pick in 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk November 13, 2006 To Anaheim Ducks George Parros third round draft pick in 2007 To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2007 4th-round pick in 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 Conditional pick January 24, 2007 To Anaheim Ducks Colby Genoway To Vancouver Canucks Joe Rullier January 26, 2007 To Anaheim Ducks Joe Motzko Mark Hartigan 4th-round pick in 2007 To Columbus Blue Jackets Zenon Konopka Curtis Glencross 7th-round pick in 2007 or 2008 January 26, 2007 To Anaheim Ducks Shane Endicott To Nashville Predators Chris Durno February 23, 2007 To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations To Dallas Stars Shane Endicott February 24, 2007 To Anaheim Ducks Gerald Coleman 1st-round pick in 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien 3rd-round pick in 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 [ edit ] Free agents lost [ edit ] Claimed off waivers [ edit ] Lost on waivers [ edit ] Player signings [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Anaheim's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver , British Columbia .[5]
Farm teams [ edit ] Portland Pirates [ edit ] The Portland Pirates were Anaheim's affiliate in the AHL for the 2006–07 season .
Augusta Lynx [ edit ] The Augusta Lynx were Anaheim's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season .
Broadcasters [ edit ] Local TV [ edit ] Local cable TV [ edit ] Local radio [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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