Advancing to the second round, the team was defeated in five games by the Anaheim Ducks, who went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.

In an exciting third period, the Mighty Ducks defeated the Devils 5 – 2 to send the series back to New Jersey for game seven.

On November 9, 2006, the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6 – 0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia to improve their season record to 12 – 0 – 4.

On April 7, the Ducks won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history, when the Canucks defeated the second-place Sharks in the final game of the season.

On June 6, the Ducks defeated the Senators 6 – 2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

The Ducks defeated the number one seed and President's Trophy winning Sharks in six games in the first round before being eliminated in the conference semifinals by the eventual Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings in seven games.

The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22-19.

A mythical creature or legendary artifact that leads to an adventure expedition, the long search for information, often seeming futile, an isolated civilisation hidden from the outside world thanks to its natural environment, the Ducks bringing new ideas with them but sometimes faced as threats, and the characters ending up defeated and empty-handed are all such themes.

In the 2012 Rose Bowl Game, the Oregon Ducks defeated the Wisconsin Badgers.

The Mighty Ducks made it to the playoffs and defeated the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round but were swept by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round.

The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the final, capturing the franchise's third Stanley Cup.

In the playoffs, Dallas defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in six games in the first round, followed by another six game series victory over the San Jose Sharks in the second round.

Along the way the Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, by scores of 4 – 2 and 4 – 1 respectively.

In the playoffs, the Canucks defeated the Dallas Stars in seven games in the first round, however, Vancouver lost in five games to the Anaheim Ducks in the second round.

On June 6, 2007, the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators, 6 – 2, in Game 5 of the Finals at Honda Center to clinch the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup championship.

Despite his numbers, the defending champion Ducks were defeated in the first round of the 2008 playoffs by the Dallas Stars in six games.

After eliminating the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the third round, the Oilers were defeated in seven games by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Finals.

In the 2004 – 2005 season, the Bayi Rockets finished in third place in the South Division and defeated the Beijing Ducks in the quarter-finals, but lost in the semi-finals to the Guangdong Southern Tigers, the defending champions.

Marchant went on to win his first Stanley Cup when the Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Emery's strong play in the season continued on in the playoffs, as the Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres each in five games en route to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since the team returned to the NHL in 1992, where the Senators lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

The 2002 – 03 NHL season brought Påhlsson and the Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup Final, but they were defeated in seven games by the New Jersey Devils.

The Mighty Ducks went on to eliminate the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild in the next two rounds to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Teams that have switched from athletic gold to a metallic shade include the Minnesota North Stars ( now the Dallas Stars ), Pittsburgh Penguins, and Anaheim Ducks.

* December 8, 2001: the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim won 4 – 0 over the Minnesota Wild with Jean-Sébastien Giguère and later, Steve Shields in goal.

* 2003 – 04: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( through 2005 – 06 ), Atlanta Thrashers ( would become home shirt ), Boston Bruins ( c. 1970 – vintage program ) Columbus Blue Jackets ( became home jersey in 2007 – 08 ), Dallas Stars ( used through 2005 – 06 ), Edmonton Oilers ( c. 1988 – vintage program ), Florida Panthers ( former road shirt, through 2006 – 07 ), Los Angeles Kings ( c. 1987 – vintage program ), Minnesota Wild ( became home jersey in 2007 – 08 ); Montreal Canadiens ( c. 1946 and c. 1960 versions – vintage program – 1946 version used through 2006 – 07 ), New York Rangers ( c. 1978 – vintage program ), St. Louis Blues ( c. 1979 – vintage program ) Vancouver Canucks ( c. 1976 – vintage program ; worn as fourth in 2005 – 06, in use as third through 2006 – 07 )

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Western Conference final was a meeting of two dark horse teams, but the superb goaltending of Giguère and the Ducks triumphed over the tight checking of the Minnesota Wild.

After parting ways with the Oilers, Bergeron went on to play with the New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, and Minnesota Wild.

Demitra played in his first playoff game with Minnesota on 11 April 2007, scoring a goal against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Anaheim Ducks in a 2 – 1 loss.

The Mighty Ducks eventually eliminated the Stars in six games, and moved on to the Western Conference Finals to face the Minnesota Wild.

Giguère missed the Ducks ' last three regular season games as well as the first three games of their opening round matchup with the Minnesota Wild, with Bryzgalov taking over in Giguère's absence.

His nephew, Marc Chouinard, played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks.

He played nearly 1200 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Washington Capitals.

Daigneault has played for the Vancouver Canucks ( 1984 – 85 – 1985 – 86 ), Philadelphia Flyers ( 1986 – 87 – 1987 – 88 ), Montreal Canadiens ( 1989 – 90 – 1995 – 96 ), St. Louis Blues ( 1995 – 96 ), Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1995 – 96 – 1996 – 97 ), Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1996 – 97 – 1997 – 98 ), New York Islanders ( 1997 – 98 ), Nashville Predators ( 1998 – 99 ), Phoenix Coyotes ( 1998 – 99 – 1999 – 2000 ), and Minnesota Wild ( 2000 – 01 ).

May was suspended for three games in the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs for punching Minnesota Wild defenceman Kim Johnsson in the face during the final minutes of Game Four between the Ducks and Wild.

Sýkora has previously played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild.

* Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Atlanta Thrashers, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes

On December 12th, 2010, during a game against the Minnesota Wild, left-handed captain Mikko Koivu stole Ryan's stick while in the Ducks ' offensive zone.

After his first year with Minnesota, scoring 23 points, Leopold was drafted in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft 44th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a prospective offensive defenseman.

Scott Ferguson ( born January 6, 1973 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Minnesota Wild.

The official mascot for the Anaheim Ducks is an anthropomorphized duck by the name of Wild Wing.

He recounts some early memories of Blowing Rock in Wild Ducks Flying Backward.

The hostility of the king's mother to his new bride is repeated in the fairy tale The Six Swans, and also features The Twelve Wild Ducks, where she is modified to be the king's stepmother, but these tales omit the cannibalism.

Fairy tales can have variants where one tale has an evil mother and the other an evil stepmother: in The Six Swans, the heroine is persecuted by her husband's mother, and in The Twelve Wild Ducks, by his stepmother.

As the highest-profile player on the Ducks, he drew matchups against opposing teams top defencemen during the post-season, such as Willie Mitchell against the Wild and Stevens against the Devils.

His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toyland, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold !, and the more recent Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King, and The Wild.

In 2003, the Wild advanced to the semi-finals of the playoffs, defeating division rivals Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks before falling to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in four games.

Birds such as Wild Turkeys, Wood Ducks, Spotted Owls, great blue herons, ravens, Black-shouldered Kites, California Quail, woodpeckers, hawks, and tyrant-flycatchers are seen there.

Park wildlife includes: North American River Otter, North American Beaver, turtle, ibis, Wood Stork, egret, Great Blue Heron, cormorant, Anhinga, Belted Kingfisher, Limpkin, Wild Turkeys, Wood Ducks, White-tailed deer, Raccoon, Nine-banded Armadillos, Wild Boars, The fish are primarily bream, Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Alligator gar, mullet, and catfish.

:: 309th Fighter Squadron, (" Wild Ducks ", Tailband: Blue & White )

* The Apostle and the Wild Ducks ( 1975 ) edited by Dorothy Collins

The Ducks would win that game and eliminate the Wild from the Playoffs.