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===Start of a franchise (1993–1996)===
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The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. The franchise was awarded by the NHL in December 1992, alongside the rights to a [[Miami]] team founded by [[Wayne Huizenga]] that would become the [[Florida Panthers]]. An entrance fee of $50 million was required, half of which Disney would pay directly to the Los Angeles Kings in order to "share" the Los Angeles media market.<ref name=add>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/12/11/nhl-expands-to-miami-and-anaheim-in-entertaining-twist/7afdf139-1ef7-4b5b-9e9d-ded84ba3fc7c/|title=NHL expands to Miami and Anaheim in entertaining twist|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 11, 1992|accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref> On March 1, 1993, at the brand-new [[Honda Center|Anaheim Arena]] – located a short distance east of [[Disneyland]] and across the [[Orange Freeway]] from [[Angel Stadium]] – the team's name was announced. The team's name was inspired by the 1992 Disney film ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]'', about a struggling youth hockey team who, with the help of their new coach, become champions.<ref name=splash>{{cite web | url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-02/news/mn-102_1_mighty-duck | title=Disney Hopes 'Ducks' Make a Splash in O.C. | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=March 2, 1993 }}</ref> [[Philadelphia]]-arena management specialist [[Tony Tavares]] was chosen to be team president,<ref name=splash/> and [[Jack Ferreira]], who previously helped create the [[San Jose Sharks]], became the Ducks' general manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-24/sports/sp-14642_1_general-manager |title=Mighty Ducks Hire Ferreira as General Manager|work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 21, 2004 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> The Ducks selected [[Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1955)|Ron Wilson]] to be the first head coach in team history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616003041/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Mighty Ducks fire Ron Wilson as coach |publisher=Canoe.ca |date=May 20, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> The Ducks and the expansion Florida Panthers team filled out their rosters in the [[1993 NHL Expansion Draft]] and the [[1993 NHL Entry Draft]]. In the former, a focus on defense led to goaltenders [[Guy Hebert]] and [[Glenn Healy]] being the first picks, followed by [[Alexei Kasatonov]] and [[Steven King (ice hockey)|Steven King]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-06-25/sports/sp-6963_1_nhl-expansion-draft |title=Ducks Are Already Defensive : Hockey: Goalies Hebert and Healy are first players taken by Anaheim in expansion draft |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 30, 1991 |access-date=May 1, 2014|first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> In the latter, the Ducks selected as the fourth overall pick [[Paul Kariya]], who only began play in 1994 but would turn out to be the face of the franchise for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=
Led by captain [[Troy Loney]], the Ducks finished the season 33–46–5, a record-breaking number of wins for an expansion team, which the Florida Panthers also achieved. The Ducks sold out 27 of 41 home games, including the last 25, and filled the [[Arrowhead Pond]] to 98.9% of its season capacity. Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-17/sports/sp-47082_1_anaheim-nhl-ducks-first-mighty-ducks |title=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. Yet the Assessment of Their Seasons Says a Lot About the Teams-One That Surpasses All Expectations, and Another That Lived Up to None. : MIGHTY DUCKS : They Had to Climb a Matterhorn, but They Were a Real NHL Team|work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> helped by their presence in [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney's theme parks]] and [[Disney Store]]s.<ref name=ind>{{cite web |author=Larry Lebowitz |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |title=The Wide (disney) World of Sports |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=March 16, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305181652/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[1994–95 NHL lockout|lockout-shortened]] [[1994–95 NHL season]] saw the debut of Paul Kariya, who would play 47 of the team's 48 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. The Ducks had another respectable season, going 16–27–5.
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On June 27, 2014, the Ducks acquired center [[Ryan Kesler]] and a third-round pick in [[2015 NHL Entry Draft|2015]] from the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ducks|first1=Anaheim|title=Ducks Acquire Ryan Kesler|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724111|publisher=Anaheim Ducks | date = June 27, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> In the following season, they would win their third-straight Pacific Division title and finish as the top seed in the West with 109 points. In the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|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. 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. This marked the third-straight season the Ducks had lost a series in Game 7 at home after leading the series three games to two.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ducks' mental will is lacking in another Game 7 loss|url = http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-ducks-blackhawks-elliott-20150531-column.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|access-date = June 2, 2015|issn = 0458-3035|date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:John Gibson (26286847896) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[John Gibson (ice hockey, born 1993)|John Gibson]] in net for the Ducks, April 2016.]]
On July 15, 2015, the Ducks signed Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension totaling a reported $41.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|title = Ryan Kesler signs six-year contract extension with Anaheim Ducks|url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=774894|access-date = July 17, 2015}}</ref> Just prior to the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]], the Ducks sent [[Emerson Etem]] and a draft pick to the New York Rangers in exchange for speedy left-wing [[Carl Hagelin]]. They also traded for Vancouver Canucks defenseman [[Kevin Bieksa]] and adding veterans [[Shawn Horcoff]], [[Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987)|Chris Stewart]] and [[Mike Santorelli]]. Entering the [[2015–16 NHL season]], many analysts pegged the Ducks as Stanley Cup favorites. However, scoring struggles led to a slow start, with the team still out of a playoff spot in December.<ref>{{cite web|last=Halford |first=Mike |url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2015/12/12/getzlaf-rips-his-team-for-lack-of-professionalism/ |title=Getzlaf rips his team for lack of professionalism – ProHockeyTalk |website=NHL.NBCSports.com |date=December 12, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> The team improved afterwards riding the goaltending of [[John Gibson (ice hockey, born 1993)|John Gibson]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=National Hockey League|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795880&navid=DL%7CNHL%7Chome|title=Ducks' Gibson named Rookie of Month for December|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref> On March 6, 2016, the Ducks set a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak which ended the following night.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks set franchise record with 11th straight win|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/975627|publisher=theScore|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks' win streak ended by Washington Capitals in shootout|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-ducks-capitals-20160308-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> On March 24, 2016, the Ducks clinched a playoff spot in a 6–5 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks clinch playoff spot in OT loss to Leafs|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/anaheim-ducks-clinch-playoff-spot-in-ot-loss-to-toronto-maple-leafs-032516|work=Fox Sports|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> However, in the first round of the playoffs, they fell in seven games to the Nashville Predators, which led to the firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau.<ref>{{cite web|url=
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks beat Oilers to end home Game 7 heartbreak, advance to West final|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2017/05/11/anaheim-ducks-edmonton-oilers-game-7-recap/101540436/|website=USA Today|access-date=May 24, 2017|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref> They would fall to the Nashville Predators in Game 6, ending their playoff run. In the [[2017–18 NHL season|following season]], the Ducks failed to win the Pacific Division for the first time since the 2011–12 season. They clinched a playoff berth, but were swept by the [[San Jose Sharks]] in the First Round.
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