Info about club:
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their inception, the Ducks have played their home games at the Honda Center.
The club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a name based on the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks. Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry and Susan Samueli, who changed the name of the team to the Anaheim Ducks before the 2006–07 season. In their 17-year existence, the Ducks have made the playoffs seven times, winning one Pacific Division title (2007), two Western Conference Championships (2003 and 2007), and one Stanley Cup Championship (2007).
Stadium:
Honda Center Panorama
The Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called The Pond or The Ponda, is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former National Lacrosse League's Anaheim Storm, which folded in 2005. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of $123 million. Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993.In the short period of time between the enfranchisement of the Mighty Ducks and the naming rights deal with Arrowhead, Disney referred to the Arena as the Pond of Anaheim. Honda, in October 2006 acquired the naming rights for $60 million over 15 years.
Key Players:
Jonas Hiller
Position: Goaltender
Number: 1
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 194
Catches: Right
Born: Feb 12, 1982 (Age 29)
Birthplace: Felben Wellhausen, Switzerland
Ľubomír Višňovský
Position: Defenseman
Number: 17
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 197
Catches: Left
Born: Aug 11, 1976 (Age 34)
Birthplace: Topoľčany, Slovakia
Ryan Getzlaf
Position: Center
Number: 15
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 221
Catches: Right
Born: May 10, 1985 (Age 26)
Birthplace: Regina, SK, Canada
Next Part: Club Roster, Summer Training, First matches for NHL
