# 1999–2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 1999–2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's seventh season. The Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs despite recording 83 Points again.

## Off-season

The Ducks made a few changes during the summer, with the focus on improving their scoring depth much like last season.
Ted Donato was acquired from the Ottawa Senators with Antti-Jussi Niemi in exchange for goalie Patrick Lalime on June 18, 1999. The Mighty Ducks acquired Oleg Tverdovsky from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Travis Green on June 26, 1999, in order to give the team more scoring from the blue line since Fredrik Olausson was the only point producing defence man last season. Defense man Mike Crowley would not make the roster with the Ducks although scoring 4 goals and 9 points in 28 games over the last two seasons, being sent to the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the IHL.
Rookies Mike Leclerc and Niclas Havelid earned roster spots. Vitaly Vishnevskiy would be their first choice to get a call up from Cincinnati in case of needing a defense man.
On September 27, five days before the season started the Ducks acquired prospect Ladislav Kohn from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for 2000 8th round Draft pick.

## Regular season

The season went down very much like the last one. The Mighty Ducks lost their first two games getting shut out both times but won their next two scoring eight goals. Anaheim made an early deal with the Islanders sending Ted Drury to Long Island in exchange for Tony Hrkac, who had won the Stanley Cup with Dallas the previous season. They played very consistently until December 26, 1999, going 18–13–4–1, winning four games in a row in mid-December. What seemed like the winning streak they needed quickly turned on its head becoming their longest winless streak – going 0–6–1 and dropping below the .500 mark for the first time. Anaheim stayed below that mark until January 26, 2000 when rumors surfaced about trading Selanne to give the Ducks more depth in order to make the playoffs, which looked questionable at that point.
The Ducks did boost their lineup by acquiring Kip Miller from Pittsburgh on January 29. Ironically, the Ducks had a five-game unbeaten streak which began in Pittsburgh and going 7–3–4 since Kip Miller's acquisition by February 29. In early March Anaheim struggled to keep up with Edmonton and San Jose, going 1–3–2-1 and winless the last four games during that stretch until March 15. The Ducks then again made a playoff push, winning the next three games, but going 3–4–0–1 after that streak in their last eight games, thus missing the postseason by four points. Since the Mighty Ducks never were out of the playoff picture fans and experts criticized General Manager Pierre Gauthier's decision not to obtain a player with some scoring touch (Sergei Krivokrasov and Brendan Morrison were dealt at the trading deadline). Late acquisitions Ed Ward and Jorgen Jonsson had no impact, each scoring only one goal though Ward brought some physical play with him, which was needed after the Ducks waived Jim McKenzie in mid-January.
Anaheim's biggest problem was their penalty killing: the Mighty Ducks struggled often short-handed during the regular season, as they had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the NHL at 79.05%. The defense ranked seventh in the West, but the team's poor penalty kill resulted in 21 more goals allowed than the previous season, which cost them the playoffs. Offensively, their defensemen scored 43 goals compared to 25 goals in 1998–99, led by Olausson and Tverdovsky for a combined 30 goals. Both goalies had another very solid season though their save percentage was down compared to the previous year. Hebert recorded the second-best GAA of his career; this was also Hebert's fifth straight season with three or more shutouts. Their offense relied on their first line, again combining for 94 goals (109 goals last season) but saw more secondary scoring from other players as Cullen, Aalto and Nielsen improved their goal and point totals while Mike Leclerc had a solid rookie season with 19 points. Marty McInnis missed twenty games, which was a factor. The Ducks' power play was good but nowhere near the dominance of last season, ranking 14th with a percentage of 16.57%.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
| 2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
| 3 | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
| 4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
| 5 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
| 2 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 233 | 201 | 96 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 226 | 212 | 88 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
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| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
| 10 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 227 | 237 | 83 |
| 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 211 | 256 | 77 |
| 13 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results

1999–2000 regular season :
October: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 2, 19990–2@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 5, 19990–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)0–2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 8, 19993–0Dallas Stars (1999–2000)1–2–0–0Recap
4WOctober 11, 19995–3San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)2–2–0–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 19992–3@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)2–3–0–0Recap
6WOctober 15, 19993–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)3–3–0–0Recap
7OTLOctober 16, 19992–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)3–3–0–1Recap
8WOctober 19, 19997–1@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)4–3–0–1Recap
9TOctober 21, 19995–5 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)4–3–1–1Recap
10LOctober 24, 19992–3Boston Bruins (1999–2000)4–4–1–1Recap
11WOctober 27, 19992–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)5–4–1–1Recap
12WOctober 29, 19995–2Washington Capitals (1999–2000)6–4–1–1Recap
13LOctober 31, 19990–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)6–5–1–1Recap :
November: 6–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14TNovember 3, 19993–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1999–2000)6–5–2–1Recap
15WNovember 7, 19993–1Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)7–5–2–1Recap
16WNovember 9, 19992–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)8–5–2–1Recap
17LNovember 11, 19991–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)8–6–2–1Recap
18LNovember 13, 19992–4@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)8–7–2–1Recap
19LNovember 15, 19993–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)8–8–2–1Recap
20WNovember 17, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1999–2000)9–8–2–1Recap
21WNovember 19, 19994–2Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)10–8–2–1Recap
22LNovember 22, 19991–2Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)10–9–2–1Recap
23LNovember 24, 19991–2New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)10–10–2–1Recap
24WNovember 26, 19994–2@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)11–10–2–1Recap
25WNovember 27, 19994–3@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)12–10–2–1Recap :
December: 6–6–2–0 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26LDecember 1, 19992–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)12–11–2–1Recap
27TDecember 3, 19991–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (1999–2000)12–11–3–1Recap
28WDecember 4, 19992–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)13–11–3–1Recap
29TDecember 8, 19992–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1999–2000)13–11–4–1Recap
30LDecember 10, 19991–2Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)13–12–4–1Recap
31WDecember 12, 19994–1Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)14–12–4–1Recap
32WDecember 15, 19994–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)15–12–4–1Recap
33WDecember 17, 19992–0Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)16–12–4–1Recap
34WDecember 19, 19993–1Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)17–12–4–1Recap
35LDecember 22, 19992–8Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)17–13–4–1Recap
36WDecember 26, 19991–0@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)18–13–4–1Recap
37LDecember 27, 19991–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)18–14–4–1Recap
38LDecember 29, 19991–3@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)18–15–4–1Recap
39LDecember 31, 19994–5@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)18–16–4–1Recap :
January: 4–7–2–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40LJanuary 5, 20001–5Florida Panthers (1999–2000)18–17–4–1Recap
41TJanuary 7, 20004–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)18–17–5–1Recap
42LJanuary 8, 20003–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)18–18–5–1Recap
43LJanuary 12, 20000–2Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)18–19–5–1Recap
44WJanuary 14, 20003–1St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)19–19–5–1Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20002–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)19–20–5–1Recap
46LJanuary 17, 20000–5Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)19–21–5–1Recap
47WJanuary 19, 20003–1Dallas Stars (1999–2000)20–21–5–1Recap
48TJanuary 21, 20003–3 OTColorado Avalanche (1999–2000)20–21–6–1Recap
49LJanuary 22, 20003–4@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)20–22–6–1Recap
50LJanuary 26, 20002–4New York Islanders (1999–2000)20–23–6–1Recap
51WJanuary 29, 20007–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)21–23–6–1Recap
52WJanuary 31, 20004–2@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)22–23–6–1Recap :
February: 5–3–4–0 (home: 2–2–2–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53TFebruary 1, 20002–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)22–23–7–1Recap
54TFebruary 3, 20003–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)22–23–8–1Recap
55WFebruary 8, 20005–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)23–23–8–1Recap
56LFebruary 9, 20003–5Dallas Stars (1999–2000)23–24–8–1Recap
57LFebruary 12, 20003–6@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)23–25–8–1Recap
58WFebruary 14, 20004–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)24–25–8–1Recap
59WFebruary 16, 20006–5 OTCalgary Flames (1999–2000)25–25–8–1Recap
60TFebruary 18, 20004–4 OTSan Jose Sharks (1999–2000)25–25–9–1Recap
61LFebruary 21, 20002–4St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)25–26–9–1Recap
62TFebruary 23, 20004–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1999–2000)25–26–10–1Recap
63WFebruary 27, 20003–2Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)26–26–10–1Recap
64WFebruary 29, 20004–2@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)27–26–10–1Recap :
March: 5–5–2–1 (home: 4–0–1–1; road: 1–5–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65LMarch 2, 20001–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)27–27–10–1Recap
66LMarch 3, 20001–4@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)27–28–10–1Recap
67WMarch 5, 20001–0Nashville Predators (1999–2000)28–28–10–1Recap
68OTLMarch 8, 20003–4 OTNew York Rangers (1999–2000)28–28–10–2Recap
69TMarch 11, 20001–1 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)28–28–11–2Recap
70LMarch 14, 20002–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)28–29–11–2Recap
71TMarch 15, 20002–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1999–2000)28–29–12–2Recap
72WMarch 17, 20004–2San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)29–29–12–2Recap
73WMarch 19, 20003–1Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)30–29–12–2Recap
74WMarch 21, 20005–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)31–29–12–2Recap
75LMarch 22, 20001–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)31–30–12–2Recap
76LMarch 24, 20001–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)31–31–12–2Recap
77WMarch 26, 20004–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)32–31–12–2Recap :
April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 1–0–0–1; road: 1–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78LApril 1, 20001–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)32–32–12–2Recap
79WApril 3, 20003–1Nashville Predators (1999–2000)33–32–12–2Recap
80LApril 5, 20002–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)33–33–12–2Recap
81WApril 7, 20005–1@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)34–33–12–2Recap
82OTLApril 9, 20003–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1999–2000)34–33–12–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (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 | LW | 74 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 22 | 24 |
| 8 | Teemu Selanne | RW | 79 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 6 | 12 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 71 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 5 | 30 |
| 17 | Matt Cullen | C | 80 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Fredrik Olausson | D | 70 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −13 | 28 |
| 21 | Ted Donato | LW | 81 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −3 | 26 |
| 16 | Marty McInnis | RW | 62 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −4 | 26 |
| 11 | Kip Miller† | C | 30 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Ladislav Kohn | RW | 77 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −17 | 27 |
| 12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 69 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −15 | 70 |
| 19 | Jeff Nielsen | RW | 79 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Antti Aalto | C | 63 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −13 | 26 |
| 7 | Pavel Trnka | D | 57 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 34 |
| 15 | Tony Hrkac† | C | 60 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −2 | 8 |
| 24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 71 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 94 |
| 28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Kevin Haller | D | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 61 |
| 33 | Jim McKenzie‡ | LW | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −5 | 48 |
| 27 | Pascal Trepanier | D | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 54 |
| 32 | Stu Grimson | LW | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 116 |
| 22 | Jorgen Jonsson† | LW | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jason Marshall | D | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −10 | 88 |
| 18 | Ted Drury‡ | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 | Vitaly Vishnevskiy | D | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 31 | Guy Hebert | G | 68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 22 | Johan Davidsson‡ | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Ed Ward† | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 15 |
| 18 | Maxim Balmochnykh | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Frank Banham | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 26 | Jeremy Stevenson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Guy Hebert | 68 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 1805 | 166 | 2.51 | .908 | 4 | 3976 |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 445 | 52 | 3.16 | .883 | 1 | 988 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Paul Kariya (Left Wing) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Teemu Selanne |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Niclas Havelid | October 2, 1999 |
| First game | Maxim Balmochnykh | January 19, 2000 |
| First game | Vitali Vishnevski | January 19, 2000 |
| 25th shutout | Guy Hebert | December 17, 1999 |

## Transactions

Acquired Tony Hrkac and Dean Malkoc from the New York Islanders for Ted Drury on October 29, 1999
Waived Jim McKenzie, claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals on January 20, 2000
Acquired Kip Miller from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2000 9th round Draft pick on January 29, 2000
Acquired Jorgen Jonson from the New York Islanders for Johan Davidson on March 11, 2000
Acquired Ed Ward from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2001 7th round Draft pick on March 14, 2000
Traded Dan Trebil to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2000 5th round Draft pick on March 14, 2000
Acquired Corey Hirsch from the Nashville Predators for future considerations on March 14, 2000
Acquired a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Jonas Ronnqvist) for Trent Hunter from the New York Islanders on May 23, 2000
Acquired a 2001 4th draft pick for Espen Knutsen from the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 25, 2000
Acquired a 2000 4th draft pick for the rights to Stephen Peat from the Washington Capitals on June 1, 2000
Acquired Jean-Sebastien Giguere for a 2000 2nd round draft pick from the Calgary Flames on June 10, 2000

## Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 44 | Jordan Leopold | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 3 | 83 | Niclas Havelid | Sweden | Malmo IF (Sweden) |
| 4 | 105 | Alexander Chagodayev | Russia | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 5 | 141 | Maxim Rybin | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
| 6 | 173 | Jan Sandstrom | Sweden | AIK IF (Sweden) |
| 8 | 230 | Petr Tenkrat | Czech Republic | Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic) |
| 9 | 258 | Brian Gornick | United States | Air Force Academy (NCAA) |

## Farm teams

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks