2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the 13th season of operation (12th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. This would be the last season the team would be called the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim".

2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2005–06 record	43–27–12
Home record	26–10–5
Road record	17–17–7
Goals for	254
Goals against	229
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Randy Carlyle
Captain	Scott Niedermayer
Alternate captains	Keith Carney (Nov.–Mar.) Sergei Fedorov (Oct.–Nov.) Rob Niedermayer Teemu Selanne (Mar.–May)
Arena	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance	15,107 (88.0%) Total: 619,380
Minor league affiliate(s)	Portland Pirates
Team leaders
Goals	Teemu Selanne (40)
Assists	Andy McDonald (51)
Points	Teemu Selanne (90)
Penalty minutes	Todd Fedoruk (174)
Plus/minus	Teemu Selanne (+28)
Wins	Jean-Sebastien Giguere (30)
Goals against average	Ilya Bryzgalov (2.51)
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Off-season

On June 20, the Ducks hired Brian Burke as their executive vice president and general manager.^[1] Other key hirings included Bob Murray as the club's senior vice president of hockey operations on July 14 and Randy Carlyle as the head coach on August 1.^[1]

In the entry draft, the Mighty Ducks chose Bobby Ryan as their first-round pick, second overall. As the previous season had been cancelled, the draft order was set by lottery. The Mighty Ducks, given two balls in the lottery process, were likely to go in the middle of the pack, but instead received the second pick, the first going to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby.

The Mighty Ducks signed many free agents during the summer: enforcers Todd Fedoruk, Kip Brennan, Travis Moen and Trevor Gillies, defensemen Joe DiPenta and Scott Niedermayer, a former James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, who signed to play with his brother, Rob Niedermayer. Two former long-time Mighty Ducks rejoined the organisation, fan favorite Teemu Selanne and Jason Marshall.

Rookies Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Johan Hedstrom and Ilya Bryzglaov earned roster spots.

Several players were traded due to the new salary cap: Martin Gerber to the Carolina Hurricanes, Niclas Havelid to the Atlanta Thrashers, Vaclav Prospal to the Tampa Bay Lightning and team captain Steve Rucchin to the New York Rangers. Scott Niedermayer was named Rucchin's replacement as captain on October 3.^[2]

Regular season

The Ducks finished third in the Pacific Division and sixth overall in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs.

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
3	6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
4	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
5	12	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	39	5	246	271	81

^[3]

Western Conference^[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
8.5
9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Ducks won a seven-game Conference Quarterfinals (4–3) against the Calgary Flames. The Ducks next took on and defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Semifinals. The Ducks then advanced to the Conference Final for the second time in franchise history, though they lost the series four games to one to the Edmonton Oilers.

Schedule and results

Preseason

2005 preseason
Preseason: 3–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Recap 1 September 17 @ Kings 4–2 0–1–0 Staples Center L[5] 2 September 21 Sharks 2–1 SO 0–1–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL[6] 3 September 23 Coyotes 5–3 1–1–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W[7] 4 September 24 @ Canucks 4–2 2–1–1 General Motors Place W[8] 5 September 25 @ Sharks 6–5 2–2–1 HP Pavilion at San Jose L[9] 6 September 28 Canucks 3–1 2–3–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L[10] 7 September 30 Kings 5–4 Giguère (2–2–0) LaBarbera (0–2–0) 13,608 3–3–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W[11] 8 October 1 @ Coyotes 4–3 OT 3–3–2 Glendale Arena L[12]
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Regular season

2005–06 regular season[13]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–4–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Recap Points 1 October 5 @ Blackhawks 5–3 Giguere (1–0–0) Khabibulin (0–1–0) 16,533 1–0–0 United Center W 2 2 October 8 @ Predators 3–2 SO Vokoun (2–0–0) Giguere (1–0–1) 16,279 1–0–1 Gaylord Entertainment Center OTL 3 3 October 10 Oilers 4–2 Markkanen (2–0–0) Giguere (1–1–1) 17,174 1–1–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 3 4 October 14 Blue Jackets 4–3 Giguere (2–1–1) Leclaire (0–2–0) 12,930 2–1–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 5 5 October 16 @ Wild 4–1 Fernandez (1–0–1) Giguere (2–2–1) 18,568 2–2–1 Xcel Energy Center L 5 6 October 19 @ Blues 3–2 Lalime (2–4–0) Bryzgalov (0–1–0) 10,882 2–3–1 Savvis Center L 5 7 October 21 @ Red Wings 3–2 Legace (7–1–0) Bryzgalov (0–2–0) 20,066 2–4–1 Joe Louis Arena L 5 8 October 23 Coyotes 5–3 Bryzgalov (1–2–0) LeNeveu (0–3–1) 13,733 3–4–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 7 9 October 25 @ Kings 3–1 LaBarbera (5–0–0) Bryzgalov (1–3–0) 18,118 3–5–1 Staples Center L 7 10 October 26 Flames 4–1 Giguere (3–2–1) Kiprusoff (4–6–1) 11,774 4–5–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 9 11 October 28 Blues 6–4 Giguere (4–2–1) Divis (0–1–0) 12,510 5–5–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 11 12 October 30 Coyotes 3–2 Giguere (5–2–1) LeNeveu (1–4–1) 12,956 6–5–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 13
November: 5–6–3 (home: 4–4–2; road: 1–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 13 November 1 Predators 4–1 Giguere (6–2–1) Vokoun (7–2–1) 11,690 7–5–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 15 14 November 3 @ Avalanche 4–3 Aebischer (6–3–0) Bryzgalov (1–4–0) 18,007 7–6–1 Pepsi Center L 15 15 November 4 Sharks 1–0 OT Schaefer (5–0–0) Giguere (6–2–2) 12,546 7–6–2 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL 16 16 November 6 Wild 4–3 SO Fernandez (5–2–1) Giguere (6–2–3) 14,053 7–6–3 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL 17 17 November 12 @ Coyotes 2–1 OT Joseph (8–5–0) Giguere (6–2–4) 16,358 7–6–4 Glendale Arena OTL 18 18 November 13 Stars 3–1 Turco (9–5–1) Giguere (6–3–4) 14,018 7–7–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 18 19 November 16 Stars 4–2 Turco (10–5–1) Bryzgalov (1–5–0) 12,189 7–8–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 18 20 November 18 Avalanche 3–2 Budaj (3–2–2) Bryzgalov (1–6–0) 15,614 7–9–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 18 21 November 20 Canucks 3–2 Cloutier (8–3–1) Bryzgalov (1–7–0) 14,149 7–10–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 18 22 November 22 @ Coyotes 2–1 Bryzgalov (2–7–0) Joseph (9–7–0) 13,696 8–10–4 Glendale Arena W 20 23 November 23 @ Stars 3–1 Turco (12–5–1) Bryzgalov (2–8–0) 18,532 8–11–4 American Airlines Center L 20 24 November 25 Red Wings 3–1 Bryzgalov (3–8–0) Osgood (3–2–2) 17,174 9–11–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 22 25 November 27 Blackhawks 3–1 Bryzgalov (4–8–0) Khabibulin (7–13–0) 13,078 10–11–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 24 26 November 30 Coyotes 6–1 Bryzgalov (5–8–0) LeNeveu (2–5–2) 12,050 11–11–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 26
December: 6–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–3–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 27 December 3 Thrashers 2–1 Bryzgalov (6–8–0) Garnett (3–5–1) 13,532 12–11–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 28 28 December 6 Hurricanes 6–2 Gerber (11–5–1) Bryzgalov (6–9–0) 13,045 12–12–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 28 29 December 8 @ Sabres 3–2 OT Biron (11–4–1) Giguere (6–3–5) 12,504 12–12–5 HSBC Arena OTL 29 30 December 10 @ Canadiens 5–3 Giguere (7–3–5) Theodore (12–6–5) 21,273 13–12–5 Bell Centre W 31 31 December 12 @ Maple Leafs 3–2 Tellqvist (4–2–1) Giguere (7–4–5) 19,401 13–13–5 Air Canada Centre L 31 32 December 14 Lightning 4–2 Giguere (8–4–5) Grahame (14–9–1) 12,286 14–13–5 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 33 33 December 16 Kings 4–3 SO Garon (11–7–0) Giguere (8–4–6) 17,174 14–13–6 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL 34 34 December 18 Sharks 5–4 Giguere (9–4–6) Nabokov (7–8–4) 16,297 15–13–6 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 36 35 December 20 @ Sharks 4–2 Nabokov (8–8–4) Giguere (9–5–6) 16,172 15–14–6 HP Pavilion at San Jose L 36 36 December 21 Blues 6–3 Giguere (10–5–6) Divis (0–3–0) 13,381 16–14–6 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 38 37 December 28 @ Blue Jackets 1–0 Denis (6–14–0) Giguere (10–6–6) 17,387 16–15–6 Nationwide Arena L 38 38 December 31 @ Blues 5–4 SO Giguere (11–6–6) Sanford (3–5–1) 13,286 17–15–6 Savvis Center W 40
January: 7–2–4 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–3) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 39 January 1 @ Predators 4–2 Bryzgalov (7–9–0) Vokoun (19–7–2) 17,113 18–15–6 Gaylord Entertainment Center W 42 40 January 6 @ Stars 4–3 SO Hedberg (6–1–0) Giguere (11–6–7) 18,532 18–15–7 American Airlines Center OTL 43 41 January 7 @ Wild 4–1 Fernandez (15–5–3) Bryzgalov (7–10–0) 18,568 18–16–7 Xcel Energy Center L 43 42 January 9 Kings 6–2 Giguere (12–6–7) Garon (19–10–0) 17,174 19–16–7 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 45 43 January 13 Capitals 3–2 OT Johnson (3–5–0) Giguere (12–6–8) 16,186 19–16–8 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL 46 44 January 16 @ Bruins 4–3 OT Thomas (1–0–1) Bryzgalov (7–10–1) 15,279 19–16–9 TD Banknorth Garden OTL 47 45 January 19 @ Senators 4–3 SO Giguere (13–6–8) Hasek (23–7–3) 19,387 20–16–9 Corel Centre W 49 46 January 21 Panthers 1–0 Giguere (14–6–8) Luongo (18–20–7) 17,011 21–16–9 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 51 47 January 23 @ Kings 3–2 SO Garon (21–11–1) Giguere (14–6–9) 18,118 21–16–10 Staples Center OTL 52 48 January 25 Oilers 6–3 Markkanen (15–11–5) Giguere (14–7–9) 14,456 21–17–10 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 52 49 January 26 @ Sharks 2–0 Bryzgalov (8–10–1) Nabokov (13–13–5) 16,174 22–17–10 HP Pavilion at San Jose W 54 50 January 28 @ Kings 6–2 Bryzgalov (9–10–1) Garon (21–13–1) 18,118 23–17–10 Staples Center W 56 51 January 30 Kings 4–3 OT Bryzgalov (10–10–1) Garon (21–13–2) 17,174 24–17–10 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 58
February: 3–2–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–1–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 52 February 1 Sharks 6–4 Nabokov (14–13–6) Bryzgalov (10–11–1) 16,542 24–18–10 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 58 53 February 4 @ Sharks 2–0 Giguere (15–7–9) Nabokov (14–14–6) 17,496 25–18–10 HP Pavilion at San Jose W 60 54 February 6 @ Oilers 6–5 SO Morrison (10–2–0) Giguere (15–7–10) 16,839 25–18–11 Rexall Place OTL 61 55 February 8 @ Flames 3–1 Kiprusoff (29–14–7) Giguere (15–8–10) 19,289 25–19–11 Pengrowth Saddledome L 61 56 February 10 @ Canucks 3–1 Bryzgalov (11–11–1) Auld (24–16–3) 18,630 26–19–11 General Motors Place W 63 57 February 12 Blackhawks 4–1 Giguere (16–8–10) Munro (3–4–2) 17,174 27–19–11 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 65 Feb. 15–26: 2006 Winter Olympics  Sweden  Finland  Czech Republic Palasport Olimpico Turin, Italy
March: 11–4–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 5–3–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 58 March 1 Red Wings 2–0 Osgood (14–5–3) Giguere (16–9–10) 16,606 27–20–11 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 65 59 March 3 Wild 4–2 Giguere (17–9–10) Roloson (6–17–1) 17,048 28–20–11 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 67 60 March 5 Blue Jackets 3–2 SO Leclaire (6–11–2) Giguere (17–9–11) 16,124 28–20–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim OTL 68 61 March 7 Sharks 5–4 OT Giguere (18–9–11) Nabokov (14–16–7) 15,488 29–20–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 70 62 March 11 @ Coyotes 5–3 Giguere (19–9–11) Joseph (24–19–2) 17,799 30–20–12 Glendale Arena W 72 63 March 12 Coyotes 5–2 Bryzgalov (12–11–1) Sauve (3–5–0) 17,174 31–20–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 74 64 March 15 @ Red Wings 3–1 Osgood (16–5–3) Giguere (19–10–11) 20,066 31–21–12 Joe Louis Arena L 74 65 March 17 @ Blackhawks 2–1 Giguere (20–10–11) Khabibulin (13–21–3) 12,031 32–21–12 United Center W 76 66 March 19 @ Blue Jackets 4–3 Giguere (21–10–11) Denis (15–24–0) 16,519 33–21–12 Nationwide Arena W 78 67 March 20 @ Stars 2–1 Giguere (22–10–11) Turco (36–17–3) 18,150 34–21–12 American Airlines Center W 80 68 March 22 Avalanche 5–4 OT Bryzgalov (13–11–1) Budaj (10–8–5) 15,623 35–21–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 82 69 March 24 Predators 6–3 Giguere (23–10–11) Vokoun (35–15–7) 16,377 36–21–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 84 70 March 25 @ Coyotes 5–2 Giguere (24–10–11) LeNeveu (3–6–2) 17,605 37–21–12 Glendale Arena W 86 71 March 28 @ Avalanche 4–3 Budaj (12–8–6) Giguere (24–11–11) 18,007 37–22–12 Pepsi Center L 86 72 March 29 @ Stars 2–1 Turco (39–17–3) Giguere (24–12–11) 17,764 37–23–12 American Airlines Center L 86 73 March 31 Stars 5–4 SO Giguere (25–12–11) Turco (39–17–4) 17,174 38–23–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 88
April: 5–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 74 April 2 Canucks 6–2 Giguere (26–12–11) Auld (32–23–5) 17,174 39–23–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 90 75 April 4 Kings 6–2 Giguere (27–12–11) Garon (31–23–3) 17,174 40–23–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 92 76 April 6 Stars 5–3 Turco (40–17–5) Giguere (27–13–11) 17,174 40–24–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 92 77 April 8 @ Kings 4–2 Giguere (28–13–11) Garon (31–25–3) 17,242 41–24–12 Staples Center W 94 78 April 10 @ Canucks 4–2 Giguere (29–13–11) Auld (33–25–5) 18,630 42–24–12 General Motors Place W 96 79 April 11 @ Flames 3–0 Kiprusoff (41–20–10) Bryzgalov (13–12–1) 19,289 42–25–12 Pengrowth Saddledome L 96 80 April 13 @ Oilers 2–1 Roloson (––) Giguere (29–14–11) 16,839 42–26–12 Rexall Place L 96 81 April 15 @ Sharks 6–3 Toskala (23–7–4) Giguere (29–15–11) 17,496 42–27–12 HP Pavilion at San Jose L 96 82 April 17 Flames 4–3 Giguere (30–15–11) Boucher (4–8–0) 17,174 43–27–12 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 98
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
"Points" legend:   1st (Pacific Division)   Not in Playoff Position   In Playoff Position   Clinched playoffs

Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Western Conference Quarterfinals (4–3) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Series Arena Box 1 April 21 @ Flames 2–1 1OT Kiprusoff (1–0) Bryzgalov (0–1) 19,289 0–1 Pengrowth Saddledome L 2 April 23 @ Flames 4–3 Giguere (1–0) Kiprusoff (1–1) 19,289 1–1 Pengrowth Saddledome W 3 April 25 Flames 5–2 Kiprusoff (2–1) Giguere (1–1) 17,174 1–2 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 4 April 27 Flames 3–2 1OT Giguere (2–1) Kiprusoff (2–2) 17,174 2–2 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 5 April 29 @ Flames 3–2 Kiprusoff (3–2) Giguere (2–2) 19,289 2–3 Pengrowth Saddledome L 6 May 1 Flames 2–1 Bryzgalov (1–1) Kiprusoff (3–3) 16,594 3–3 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 7 May 3 @ Flames 3–0 Bryzgalov (2–1) Kiprusoff (3–4) 19,289 4–3 Pengrowth Saddledome W
Western Conference Semifinals (4–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Series Arena Box 1 May 5 Avalanche 5–0 Bryzgalov (3–1) Theodore (4–2) 17,174 1–0 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 2 May 7 Avalanche 3–0 Bryzgalov (4–1) Theodore (4–3) 17,174 2–0 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim W 3 May 9 @ Avalanche 4–3 1OT Bryzgalov (5–1) Theodore (4–4) 18,007 3–0 Pepsi Center W 4 May 11 @ Avalanche 4–1 Bryzgalov (6–1) Theodore (4–5) 18,007 4–0 Pepsi Center W
Western Conference Finals (1–4) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Series Arena Box 1 May 19 Oilers 3–1 Roloson (9–4) Bryzgalov (6–2) 17,174 0–1 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 2 May 21 Oilers 3–1 Roloson (10–4) Bryzgalov (6–3) 17,264 0–2 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L 3 May 23 @ Oilers 5–4 Roloson (11–4) Bryzgalov (6–4) 16,839 0–3 Rexall Place L 4 May 25 @ Oilers 6–3 Giguere (3–2) Roloson (11–5) 16,839 1–3 Rexall Place W 5 May 27 Oilers 2–1 Roloson (12–5) Giguere (3–3) 17,174 1–4 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim L
Legend: W Win L Loss

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						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
13	Teemu Selanne	RW	80	40	50	90	28	44	16	6	8	14	0	6
19	Andy McDonald	C	82	34	51	85	24	32	16	2	7	9	0	10
27	Scott Niedermayer	D	82	13	50	63	8	96	16	2	9	11	1	14
15	Joffrey Lupul	RW	81	28	25	53	−13	48	16	9	2	11	9	31
38	Chris Kunitz†	LW	67	19	22	41	19	69	16	3	5	8	−1	8
44	Rob Niedermayer	C	76	15	24	39	−5	89	16	1	3	4	−1	10
51	Ryan Getzlaf	C	57	14	25	39	6	22	16	3	4	7	−3	13
23	Francois Beauchemin†	D	61	8	26	34	8	41	16	3	6	9	0	11
17	Jonathan Hedstrom	RW	79	13	14	27	2	48	3	0	1	1	0	2
61	Corey Perry	RW	56	13	12	25	1	50	11	0	3	3	−4	16
22	Todd Marchant†	C	61	6	19	25	3	46	16	3	10	13	14	14
29	Todd Fedoruk	LW	76	4	19	23	6	174	12	0	0	0	−1	16
26	Samuel Pahlsson	C	82	11	10	21	−1	34	16	2	3	5	2	18
39	Petr Sykora‡	RW	34	7	13	20	1	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Ruslan Salei	D	78	1	18	19	17	114	16	3	2	5	10	18
3	Keith Carney‡	D	61	2	16	18	13	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Joe DiPenta	D	72	2	6	8	8	46	16	0	0	0	1	13
5	Vitaly Vishnevski	D	82	1	7	8	8	91	16	0	4	4	2	10
25	Zenon Konopka	C	23	4	3	7	−4	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
76	Dustin Penner	LW	19	4	3	7	3	14	13	3	6	9	10	12
8	Sandis Ozolinsh‡	D	17	3	3	6	−4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Travis Moen	LW	39	4	1	5	−3	72	9	1	0	1	1	10
28	Tyler Wright†	C	25	2	2	4	2	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Jeff Friesen†	LW	18	1	3	4	−4	8	16	3	1	4	−1	6
6	Jason Marshall	D	23	0	4	4	2	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Sean O'Donnell†	D	21	1	2	3	3	26	16	2	3	5	8	23
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	G	31	0	2	2		4	11	0	0	0		2
7	Bruno St. Jacques	D	1	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Kip Brennan	LW	12	0	1	1	−2	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	Sergei Fedorov‡	C	5	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Aaron Gavey	C	5	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Jean-Sebastien Giguere	G	60	0	0	0		20	6	0	0	0		0
42	Trevor Gillies	LW	1	0	0	0	0	21	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Jean-Sebastien Giguere	60	30	15	11	1692	150	2.66	.911	2	3381	6	3	3	132	18	3.40	.864	0	318
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	31	13	12	1	733	66	2.51	.910	1	1575	11	6	4	285	16	1.46	.944	3	659

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Teemu Selanne	[14]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Scott Niedermayer (Defense)	[15]
League (in-season)	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Teemu Selanne (March 27)	[16]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Ryan Getzlaf	October 5, 2005	[17]
	Corey Perry
	Zenon Konopka	October 30, 2005
	Trevor Gillies	November 6, 2005
	Dustin Penner	November 23, 2005
1,000th point	Teemu Selanne	January 30, 2006	[18]

Transactions

The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.^[19]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2005	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Todd Fedoruk	[20]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To Chicago Blackhawks Michael Holmqvist	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Travis Moen	[21]
	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2005 7th-round pick in 2006	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5th-round pick in 2005	[22]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)[a]	To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2006 2nd-round pick in 2007	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3rd-round pick in 2008	[19]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	To Phoenix Coyotes Mike Leclerc	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Conditional 4th-round pick in 2007	[23]
	To New York Rangers Steve Rucchin	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Trevor Gillies Conditional 7th-round pick in 2007	[24]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Popovic	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kip Brennan	[25]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)	To Carolina Hurricanes Craig Adams	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Bruno St. Jacques	[26]
November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Fedorov 5th-round pick in 2006	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Francois Beauchemin Tyler Wright	[27]
January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	To New York Rangers Petr Sykora 4th-round pick in 2007	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Maxim Kondratyev	[28]
March 1, 2006 (2006-03-01)	To Atlanta Thrashers Joel Stepp	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jani Hurme	[29]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Phoenix Coyotes Joel Perrault	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Sean O'Donnell	[30]
	To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jeff Friesen	[31]
	To New York Rangers Sandis Ozolinsh	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim San Jose’s 3rd-round pick in 2006	[32]
	To Vancouver Canucks Keith Carney Rights to Juha Alen	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Brett Skinner 2nd-round pick in 2006	[33]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Scott Niedermayer	New Jersey Devils	4-year	Free agency	[34]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)	Jason Marshall	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[35]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Joe DiPenta	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[36]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Teemu Selanne	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	[37]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Craig Adams	Milano Vipers (ITA)	1-year	Free agency	[38]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)	Kent Huskins	Manitoba Moose (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[39]
	Geoff Peters	Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[39]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	Aaron Gavey	Utah Grizzlies (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[40]
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)	Brett Festerling	Vancouver Giants (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	[41]
September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29)	Michael Wall	Everett Silvertips (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	[42]
October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	Chris Kunitz	Atlanta Thrashers		Waivers	[43]
November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)	Todd Marchant	Columbus Blue Jackets		Waivers	[44]
November 28, 2005 (2005-11-28)	Nathan Marsters	Portland Pirates (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	[45]
	Ryan Shannon	Portland Pirates (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	[45]
April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01)	David McKee	Cornell University (ECAC)	2-year	Free agency	[46]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[b]	Ref
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Martin Skoula	Dallas Stars	Free agency (UFA)	[48]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Sheldon Brookbank	Nashville Predators	Free agency (UFA)	[49]
	Kurtis Foster	Minnesota Wild	Free agency (UFA)	[50]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)	Alexei Smirnov	Avangard Omsk (RSL)	Free agency (UFA)	[51]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Garrett Burnett	Dallas Stars	Free agency (VI)	[52]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)	Tomas Malec	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	[53]
August 20, 2005 (2005-08-20)	Stanislav Chistov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)	Free agency (II)[c]	[55]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)	Lance Ward	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	[56]
September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)	Cory Pecker	Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[57]
September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17)	Eddy Ferhi	Orques d'Anglet (FRA)	Free agency (UFA)	[58]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)	Chris Kunitz	Atlanta Thrashers	Waivers	[59]
April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26)	Jani Hurme	HC TPS (SM-l)	Free agency[d]	[60]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07)	Jason Marshall	Kolner Haie (DEL)	Free agency	[61]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Ilya Bryzgalov	1-year	Option exercised	[62]
	Sandis Ozolinsh	2-year	Re-signing	[63]
	Nathan Saunders	3-year	Entry-level	[62]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Rob Niedermayer	4-year	Re-signing	[34]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Mike Leclerc	1-year	Re-signing	[36]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Chris Kunitz	1-year	Re-signing	[64]
	Travis Moen	1-year	Re-signing	[64]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Mark Popovic	1-year	Re-signing	[65]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	Jonathan Hedstrom	2-year	Re-signing	[66]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)	Shane Hynes	3-year	Entry-level	[67]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)	Samuel Pahlsson	2-year	Re-signing	[68]
	Ladislav Smid	3-year	Entry-level	[68]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)	Jordan Smith	3-year	Entry-level	[69]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)	Ruslan Salei	1-year	Re-signing	[70]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21)	Kip Brennan		Re-signing	[71]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)	Bobby Ryan	3-year	Entry-level	[72]
May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04)	Drew Miller	2-year	Entry-level	[73]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31)	Bjorn Melin	1-year	Entry-level	[74]
June 13, 2006 (2006-06-13)	Teemu Selanne	1-year	Re-signing	[75]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14)	Travis Moen	1-year	Re-signing	[76]
June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)	Joe DiPenta	1-year	Re-signing	[77]

Draft picks

The Ducks' picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft, July 30–31, 2005 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.^[78]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Bobby Ryan	Right wing	United States	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
2	31	Brendan Mikkelson	Defense	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	63	Jason Bailey	Right wing	Canada	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
5	127	Bobby Bolt	Left wing	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5	141	Brian Salcido	Defense	United States	Colorado College (WCHA)
7	197	Jean-Philippe Levasseur	Goaltender	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Farm teams

After nine seasons the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ceased operations as the Portland Pirates became the new AHL affiliate.

Notes

1. Compensation due to Anaheim hiring Randy Carlyle as their head coach.
2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[47]
3. Anaheim retained Chistov’s NHL rights and re-signed him on July 10, 2006.^[54]
4. Contract for the 2006–07 season. Hurme remained with Anaheim’s AHL affiliate through the end of the 2006 Calder Cup playoffs.