# 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 Wild Wing. 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.
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.

## Offseason

Forward Troy Loney was named the franchise's first team captain.

## Regular season

On October 8, the Mighty Ducks took the ice against the Detroit Red Wings. It was the first regular season game for the Mighty Ducks in franchise history and the first regular season game played at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. The Ducks finished their inaugural season with 71 points (33–46–5), and set a record, along with the Florida Panthers, for the most wins for an expansion team.
The Mighty Ducks finished last in power-play goals for (54), power-play percentage (14.36%) and most times shut out (9).

### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
| 2 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
| 3 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
| 4 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
| 5 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
| 6 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y- Detroit Red Wings * | CEN | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 356 | 275 | 100 |
| 2 | x- Calgary Flames * | PAC | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 84 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 280 | 243 | 98 |
| 4 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 286 | 265 | 97 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 270 | 283 | 91 |
| 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 254 | 240 | 87 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
| 12 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 245 | 344 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

## Schedule and results

1993–94 regular season :
October: 2–8–2 (home: 1–4–2; road: 1–4–0)
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1October 8Detroit7–2AnaheimHebert0–1–00Recap
2October 10NY Islanders4–3AnaheimOTTugnutt0–2–00Recap
3October 13Edmonton3–4AnaheimTugnutt1–2–02Recap
4October 15Boston1–1AnaheimOTTugnutt1–2–13Recap
5October 17Calgary2–2AnaheimOTHebert1–2–24Recap
6October 19Anaheim4–2NY RangersHebert2–2–26Recap
7October 20Anaheim0–4New JerseyTugnutt2–3–26Recap
8October 23Anaheim1–4MontrealHebert2–4–26Recap
9October 25Anaheim1–4OttawaTugnutt2–5–26Recap
10October 28Anaheim3–4San JoseHebert2–6–26Recap
11October 29Washington5–2AnaheimTugnutt2–7–26Recap
12October 31San Jose2–1AnaheimOTHebert2–8–26Recap :
November: 6–7–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 4–3–0)
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13November 3Dallas4–5AnaheimTugnutt3–8–28Recap
14November 5New Jersey6–3AnaheimTugnutt3–9–28Recap
15November 7Pittsburgh5–4AnaheimHebert3–10–28Recap
16November 9Dallas2–4Anaheim (played @ Phoenix)Hebert4–10–210Recap
17November 11Anaheim4–5CalgaryHebert4–11–210Recap
18November 14Anaheim2–3VancouverShtalenkov4–12–210Recap
19November 17Toronto4–3AnaheimHebert4–13–210Recap
20November 19Anaheim6–3VancouverTugnutt5–13–212Recap
21November 21Anaheim4–2EdmontonTugnutt6–13–214Recap
22November 22Anaheim2–1CalgaryHebert7–13–216Recap
23November 24Anaheim2–1WinnipegTugnutt8–13–218Recap
24November 26San Jose4–3AnaheimTugnutt8–14–218Recap
25November 27Anaheim0–1San JoseHebert8–15–218Recap :
December: 6–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
26December 1Winnipeg2–5AnaheimTugnutt9–15–220Recap
27December 2Anaheim2–3Los AngelesHebert9–16–220Recap
28December 5Tampa Bay4–2AnaheimTugnutt9–17–220Recap
29December 7Florida3–2AnaheimHebert9–18–220Recap
30December 12St. Louis1–2AnaheimOTHebert10–18–222Recap
31December 14Anaheim2–5DetroitTugnutt10–19–222Recap
32December 15Anaheim1–0TorontoHebert11–19–224Recap
33December 17Anaheim3–2DallasHebert12–19–226Recap
34December 19Anaheim0–2ChicagoTugnutt12–20–226Recap
35December 20Anaheim7–5WinnipegHebert13–20–228Recap
36December 22Dallas3–2AnaheimOTTugnutt13–21–228Recap
37December 26Los Angeles3–2AnaheimHebert13–22–228Recap
38December 28Anaheim3–0NY IslandersTugnutt14–22–230Recap
39December 30Anaheim0–3WashingtonTugnutt14–23–230Recap :
January: 6–6–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
40January 1Anaheim2–4FloridaHebert14–24–230Recap
41January 2Anaheim4–1Tampa Bay (played @ Orlando)Tugnutt15–24–232Recap
42January 6Anaheim6–2ChicagoTugnutt16–24–234Recap
43January 8Anaheim5–3St. LouisHebert17–24–236Recap
44January 10Detroit6–4AnaheimTugnutt17–25–236Recap
45January 12San Jose5–2AnaheimHebert17–26–236Recap
46January 14Hartford3–6AnaheimHebert18–26–238Recap
47January 16Vancouver4–3AnaheimTugnutt18–27–238Recap
48January 18Anaheim3–3TorontoOTHebert18–27–339Recap
49January 19Anaheim4–4DetroitOTHebert18–27–440Recap
50January 24St. Louis3–2AnaheimOTHebert18–28–440Recap
51January 26Winnipeg1–3AnaheimHebert19–28–442Recap
52January 28NY Rangers2–3AnaheimHebert20–28–444Recap
53January 29Anaheim1–5Los AngelesHebert20–29–444Recap :
February: 4–6–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
54February 2Calgary4–2AnaheimTugnutt20–30–444Recap
55February 4Vancouver0–3AnaheimHebert21–30–446Recap
56February 6Chicago3–2AnaheimHebert21–31–446Recap
57February 11Los Angeles5–3AnaheimHebert21–32–446Recap
58February 13Anaheim6–3EdmontonTugnutt22–32–448Recap
59February 16Philadelphia3–6AnaheimHebert23–32–450Recap
60February 18Quebec1–0AnaheimTugnutt23–33–450Recap
61February 20Anaheim1–4St. LouisHebert23–34–450Recap
62February 23Anaheim2–4BuffaloHebert23–35–450Recap
63February 24Anaheim2–2PittsburghOTShtalenkov23–35–551Recap
64February 26Anaheim6–3QuebecHebert24–35–553Recap :
March: 6–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
65March 2Montreal5–2AnaheimHebert24–36–553Recap
66March 4Edmonton1–4AnaheimHebert25–36–555Recap
67March 6Anaheim0–6San JoseHebert25–37–555Recap
68March 8Anaheim0–3Chicago (played @ Phoenix)Shtalenkov25–38–555Recap
69March 9Buffalo3–0AnaheimHebert25–39–555Recap
70March 11Chicago3–2AnaheimHebert25–40–555Recap
71March 13Ottawa1–5AnaheimShtalenkov26–40–557Recap
72March 16Los Angeles2–5AnaheimShtalenkov27–40–559Recap
73March 22Anaheim3–4DallasShtalenkov27–41–559Recap
74March 24Anaheim3–5BostonHebert27–42–559Recap
75March 26Anaheim3–2HartfordHebert28–42–561Recap
76March 27Anaheim3–2PhiladelphiaOTHebert29–42–563Recap
77March 30Anaheim5–2Los AngelesHebert30–42–565Recap
78March 31Edmonton3–2AnaheimOTHebert30–43–565Recap :
April: 3–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
79April 2Toronto1–3AnaheimHebert31–43–567Recap
80April 6Anaheim2–4CalgaryHebert31–44–567Recap
81April 8Anaheim3–1EdmontonHebert32–44–569Recap
82April 9Anaheim3–1VancouverShtalenkov33–44–571Recap
83April 11Calgary3–0AnaheimShtalenkov33–45–571Recap
84April 13Vancouver2–1AnaheimHebert33–46–571Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Terry Yake | 82 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 2 | 44 |
| Bob Corkum | 76 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 4 | 18 |
| Garry Valk | 78 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 100 |
| Tim Sweeney | 78 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 3 | 49 |
| Bill Houlder | 80 | 14 | 25 | 39 | -18 | 40 |
| Joe Sacco | 84 | 19 | 18 | 37 | -11 | 61 |
| Peter Douris | 74 | 12 | 22 | 34 | -5 | 21 |
| Shaun Van Allen | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 64 |
| Anatoli Semenov | 49 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -4 | 12 |
| Sean Hill | 68 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -12 | 78 |
| Patrik Carnback | 73 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 54 |
| Alexei Kasatonov ‡ | 55 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -8 | 43 |
| Bobby Dollas | 77 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 55 |
| David Williams | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| Troy Loney | 62 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -5 | 88 |
| Todd Ewen | 76 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 272 |
| Don McSween | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| Steven King | 36 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 44 |
| Stephan Lebeau † | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| Randy Ladouceur | 81 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 74 |
| Jarrod Skalde | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| Mark Ferner | 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -16 | 30 |
| John Lilley | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Stu Grimson | 77 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 199 |
| Robin Bawa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 7 |
| Myles O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Maxim Bets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Anatoli Fedotov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lonnie Loach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Scott McKay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thomson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 229 | 359 | 588 | — | 1,479 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Guy Hebert | 52 | 49 | 2,990:33 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 141 | 2.83 | 1,513 | .907 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Tugnutt ‡ | 28 | 26 | 1,519:41 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 76 | 3.00 | 828 | .908 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mikhail Shtalenkov | 10 | 9 | 542:30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2.65 | 265 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,052:44 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 241 | 2.86 | 2,606 | .908 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Mighty Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only. ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10) | To Montreal Canadiens1994 3rd-round pick (#54 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTodd Ewen Patrik Carnback |
| February 20, 1994 (1994-02-20) | To Montreal CanadiensRon Tugnutt | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimStephane Lebeau |
| February 20, 1994 (1994-02-20) | To Quebec Nordiques1995 4th-round pick (#81 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJohn Tanner |
| March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21) | To St. Louis BluesAlexei Kasatonov | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMaxim Bets 1995 6th-round pick (#153 overall) |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract Term |
| July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) | Myles O'Connor | | |
| July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) | Peter Douris | from Boston Bruins | |
| July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) | Shaun Van Allen | from Edmonton Oilers | |
| August 2, 1993 (1993-08-02) | Scott McKay | | |
| August 16, 1993 (1993-08-16) | Denny Lambert | | |
| September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07) | Jean-Francois Jomphe | | |
| September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07) | Allan Bester | from Detroit Red Wings | |
| September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19) | Joel Savage | | |
| January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12) | Don McSween | | |
| January 28, 1994 (1994-01-28) | Mike Maneluk | from Hartford Whalers | multi-year contract (effective at start of 1994-95 season) |
| March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) | John Lilley | | |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03) | Garry Valk | from Vancouver Canucks |

## Draft picks
### Expansion draft

| # | Player | Position | Drafted from |
| 2 | Guy Hebert | G | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | Glenn Healy $^1$ | G | New York Islanders |
| 6 | Ron Tugnutt | G | Edmonton Oilers |
| 8 | Alexei Kasatonov | D | New Jersey Devils |
| 9 | Sean Hill | D | Montreal Canadiens |
| 11 | Bill Houlder | D | Buffalo Sabres |
| 14 | Bobby Dollas | D | Detroit Red Wings |
| 16 | Randy Ladouceur | D | Hartford Whalers |
| 17 | David Williams | D | San Jose Sharks |
| 19 | Dennis Vial $^2$ | D | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 22 | Mark Ferner | D | Ottawa Senators |
| 23 | Steven King | RW | New York Rangers |
| 26 | Troy Loney | LW | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 28 | Stu Grimson | LW | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 29 | Tim Sweeney | LW | Boston Bruins |
| 31 | Terry Yake | C | Hartford Whalers |
| 34 | Jarrod Skalde | C | New Jersey Devils |
| 36 | Bob Corkum | C | Buffalo Sabres |
| 37 | Anatoli Semenov | C | Vancouver Canucks |
| 39 | Joe Sacco | RW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 42 | Lonnie Loach | LW | Los Angeles Kings |
| 44 | Jim Thomson | RW | Los Angeles Kings |
| 45 | Trevor Halverson | LW | Washington Capitals |
| 47 | Robin Bawa | RW | San Jose Sharks |

#### Notes

* Lost in expansion draft phase two to the Tampa Bay Lightning and then traded to the New York Rangers for a third-round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft.
* Lost in expansion draft phase two to the Ottawa Senators.

### NHL draft

Anaheim's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 4 | Paul Kariya | LW | Canada | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
| 2 | 30 | Nikolai Tsulygin | D | Russia | Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia) |
| 3 | 56 | Valeri Karpov | RW | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
| 4 | 82 | Joel Gagnon | G | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 5 | 108 | Mikhail Shtalenkov | G | Russia | Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) |
| 6 | 134 | Antti Aalto | C | Finland | TPS Turku (Finland) |
| 7 | 160 | Matt Peterson | D | United States | Osseo Orioles (High-MN) |
| 8 | 186 | Tom Askey | G | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 9 | 212 | Vitaly Kozel | C | Belarus | Minsk (Russia) |
| 10 | 238 | Anatoli Fedotov | D | Russia | Krylia Sovetov (Russia) |
| 11 | 264 | David Penney | LW | United States | Worcester Academy (High-MA) |
| S | 5 | Pat Thompson | D | Canada | Brown University (ECAC) |