# 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the second season in franchise history. The Ducks missed the playoffs for the second year in a row. Despite a Conference-worst 5–18–1 road record, the team played well at home with an 11–9–4 record. On April 4, the team traded enforcer Stu Grimson, Mark Ferner and the team's sixth-round choice in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Mike Sillinger and Jason York. Twenty-year-old rookie Paul Kariya was a candidate for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie, scoring 18 goals and 39 points in 47 games (the award ultimately went to the Quebec Nordiques' Peter Forsberg).

## Off-season

Defenseman Randy Ladouceur is named team captain, following the departure of Troy Loney.

## Regular season

The Mighty Ducks finished last in power-play percentage (11.39%) and penalty-kill percentage (75.65%) in the NHL. The team was also shut out an NHL-high six times during the regular season.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
| 2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
| 3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
| 4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
| 5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
| 6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
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 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
| 2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
| 6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
| 8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
| 10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
| 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Schedule and results

1994–95 regular season :
January: 3–3–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
1January 20Anaheim1–2EdmontonHebert0–1–00Recap
2January 21Anaheim4–3WinnipegShtalenkov1–1–02Recap
3January 23Edmonton4–5AnaheimOTHebert2–1–04Recap
4January 25Dallas4–1AnaheimShtalenkov2–2–04Recap
5January 27Winnipeg2–3AnaheimHebert3–2–06Recap
6January 31Anaheim2–7St. LouisHebert3–3–06Recap :
February: 2–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
7February 1Anaheim2–9St. LouisShtalenkov3–4–06Recap
8February 3Detroit5–2AnaheimHebert3–5–06Recap
9February 5Anaheim3–2Los AngelesShtalenkov4–5–08Recap
10February 7Chicago3–0AnaheimShtalenkov4–6–08Recap
11February 9Anaheim1–5CalgaryHebert4–7–08Recap
12February 12Anaheim0–2EdmontonHebert4–8–08Recap
13February 17Vancouver2–2AnaheimOTHebert4–8–19Recap
14February 18Anaheim6–3San JoseHebert5–8–111Recap
15February 23Anaheim1–3TorontoHebert5–9–111Recap
16February 24Anaheim2–4WinnipegShtalenkov5–10–111Recap
17February 26Calgary5–3AnaheimHebert5–11–111Recap :
March: 4–8–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 2–7–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
18March 1Chicago1–3AnaheimHebert6–11–113Recap
19March 3Anaheim0–4DallasHebert6–12–113Recap
20March 5Anaheim0–3ChicagoHebert6–13–113Recap
21March 7Anaheim3–6St. LouisShtalenkov6–14–113Recap
22March 9Detroit4–4AnaheimOTHebert6–14–214Recap
23March 11Anaheim3–5VancouverHebert6–15–214Recap
24March 15Anaheim5–0CalgaryHebert7–15–216Recap
25March 17Toronto3–3AnaheimOTHebert7–15–317Recap
26March 19St. Louis4–2AnaheimHebert7–16–317Recap
27March 21Los Angeles3–3AnaheimOTShtalenkov7–16–418Recap
28March 23Anaheim6–3San JoseHebert8–16–420Recap
29March 26Anaheim2–5ChicagoHebert8–17–420Recap
30March 28Anaheim4–6DetroitHebert8–18–420Recap
31March 30Winnipeg1–3AnaheimHebert9–18–422Recap
32March 31Anaheim1–6VancouverHebert9–19–422Recap :
April: 6–7–1 (home: 6–3–0; road: 0–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
33April 2San Jose4–5AnaheimHebert10–19–424Recap
34April 5Edmonton3–4AnaheimOTShtalenkov11–19–426Recap
35April 7Dallas2–0AnaheimHebert11–20–426Recap
36April 9Los Angeles1–5AnaheimHebert12–20–428Recap
37April 11Anaheim0–5VancouverHebert12–21–428Recap
38April 13Calgary2–4AnaheimHebert13–21–430Recap
39April 15Vancouver3–1AnaheimHebert13–22–430Recap
40April 17San Jose0–3AnaheimHebert14–22–432Recap
41April 19Anaheim2–3TorontoHebert14–23–432Recap
42April 21Anaheim5–6DetroitShtalenkov14–24–432Recap
43April 23Anaheim2–2Los AngelesOTHebert14–24–533Recap
44April 24Calgary1–2AnaheimHebert15–24–535Recap
45April 26San Jose5–2AnaheimHebert15–25–535Recap
46April 30Anaheim1–2Los AngelesHebert15–26–535Recap :
May: 1–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
47May 1St. Louis5–3AnaheimShtalenkov15–27–535Recap
48May 3Toronto1–6AnaheimShtalenkov16–27–537Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | RW | 47 | 18 | 21 | 39 | −17 | 4 |
| 22 | Shaun Van Allen | C | 45 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −4 | 32 |
| 47 | Stephan Lebeau | C | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 12 |
| 25 | Todd Krygier† | LW | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Peter Douris | LW | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 12 |
| 21 | Patrik Carnback | LW | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −8 | 32 |
| 2 | Bobby Dollas | D | 45 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −3 | 12 |
| 19 | Bob Corkum | RW | 44 | 10 | 9 | 19 | −7 | 25 |
| 14 | Joe Sacco | RW | 41 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −8 | 23 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −6 | 14 |
| 11 | Valeri Karpov | RW | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
| 7 | Milos Holan† | D | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 | Garry Valk | LW | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 34 |
| 3 | Jason York† | D | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 24 | Tom Kurvers | D | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −13 | 6 |
| 19 | Anatoli Semenov‡ | C | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −10 | 4 |
| 26 | Mike Sillinger† | C | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 | Randy Ladouceur | D | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | Dave Karpa† | D | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 91 |
| 27 | John Lilley | C | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | David Williams | D | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 26 |
| 5 | Robert Dirk | D | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 56 |
| 42 | Denny Lambert | LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Tim Sweeney | LW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
| 12 | David Sacco | LW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| 3 | Mark Ferner‡ | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| 32 | Stu Grimson‡ | LW | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 110 |
| 48 | Darren Van Impe | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Todd Ewen | RW | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 90 |
| 31 | Guy Hebert | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 23 | Jason Marshall | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 6 | Don McSween | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mikhail Shtalenkov | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Guy Hebert | 39 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1,132 | 109 | 3.13 | .904 | 2 | 2,091:52 |
| 35 | Mikhail Shtalenkov | 18 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 448 | 49 | 3.63 | .891 | 0 | 809:32 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Paul Kariya (Forward) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Paul Kariya | January 20, 1995 |
| First game | Valeri Karpov | January 20, 1995 |
| First game | Steve Rucchin | January 20, 1995 |
| First game | Oleg Tverdovsky | January 21, 1995 |
| First game | Denny Lambert | April 5, 1995 |
| First game | Darren Van Impe | May 3, 1995 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 28, 1994 (1994-06-28) | To Ottawa SenatorsSean Hill 1994 9th-round pick (#210 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1994 3rd-round pick (#55 overall) |
| June 29, 1994 (1994-06-29) | To New York IslandersTroy Loney | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTom Kurvers |
| June 29, 1994 (1994-06-29) | To Tampa Bay Lightning1994 OTT 3rd-round pick (#55 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1994 WSH 3rd-round pick (#67 overall) 1995 4th-round pick (#82 overall) |
| July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12) | To Chicago Blackhawks1995 TB 4th-round pick (#82 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRobert Dirk |
| August 29, 1994 (1994-08-29) | To St. Louis BluesBill Houlder | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJason Marshall |
| August 31, 1994 (1994-08-31) | To New York Islanders1995 9th-round pick (#211 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDarren Van Impe |
| September 28, 1994 (1994-09-28) | To Toronto Maple LeafsTerry Yake | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDavid Sacco |
| February 2, 1995 (1995-02-02) | To Washington Capitals1996 4th-round pick (#90 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTodd Krygier |
| March 8, 1995 (1995-03-08) | To Philadelphia FlyersAnatoli Semenov | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMilos Holan |
| March 9, 1995 (1995-03-09) | To Quebec Nordiques1997 4th-round pick (#98 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDave Karpa |
| April 4, 1995 (1995-04-04) | To Detroit Red WingsStu Grimson Mark Ferner 1996 6th-round pick (#144 overall) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMike Sillinger Jason York |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| September 1, 1994 (1994-09-01) | Paul Kariya | |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team |
| July 22, 1994 (1994-07-22) | Robin Bawa | to Dallas Stars |
| August 1, 1994 (1994-08-01) | Brian Sullivan | |
| February 14, 1995 (1995-02-14) | Sean Pronger | |
| May 31, 1995 (1995-05-31) | Jarrod Skalde | |

## Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 2 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | Russia | Krylia Sovetov (Russia) |
| 2 | 28 | Johan Davidsson | LW | Sweden | HV71 (Sweden) |
| 3$^1$ | 67 | Craig Reichert | RW | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 4 | 80 | Byron Briske | D | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 5 | 106 | Pavel Trnka | D | Czech Republic | HC Plzen (Czech Republic) |
| 6 | 132 | Bates Battaglia | LW | United States | Caledon Canadians (OHA-B) |
| 7 | 158 | Rocky Welsing | D | United States | Wisconsin Capitols (USHL) |
| 8 | 184 | Brad Englehart | LW | Canada | Kimball Union High School (USHS–NY) |
| 10 | 236 | Tommi Miettinen | C | Finland | KalPa (Finland) |
| 11 | 262 | Jeremy Stevenson | LW | United States | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| S | 2 | Steve Rucchin | C | Canada | University of Western Ontario (OUAA) |

### Notes

* The Mighty Ducks acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 1994, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 1994 (55th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 1995 and this pick.
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 21, 1994, that sent Joe Reekie to Washington in exchange for Enrico Ciccone, Tampa Bay's conditional fifth-round pick in 1995 and this pick.
* The Mighty Ducks third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 10, 1993, that sent Todd Ewen and Patrik Carnback to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (54th overall).
* The Mighty Ducks ninth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 28, 1994, that sent a third-round pick in 1994 (55th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for Sean Hill and this pick (210th overall).