The Anaheim Ducks will once again be a solid Stanley Cup contender. They lost Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu to retirement, but were able to trade for Ryan Kesler, who will give them a nice 1-2 punch up the middle with Ryan Getzlaf.
Use the below Tabs to view Ducks info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year.
2013-14 record: 54-20-8, 116 points
Where they finished: 1st in the Pacific; 1st in the Western Conference; 2nd in the NHL
Player Salaries: $58,918,000
Cap Payroll: $58,834,667
Bonuses: $850,000
Bonus Overages: $1,270,000
Cap Space: $10,165,333
Forwards: $33.22 million (12)
Defensemen: $22.44 million (9)
Goalies: $1.9 million (2)
Source: CapGeek.com
In: Clayton Stoner D, Dany Heatley LW/RW, Jason LaBarbera G, Louis Leblanc RW/C, Nate Thompson C, Ryan Kesler C
Out: Daniel Winnik W/C, Jonas Hiller G, Luca Sbisa D, Mathieu Perreault C, Nick Bonino C/LW, Saku Koivu C, Stephane Robidas D, Teemu Selanne RW, Zack Stortini RW
2014-15 Team Outlook:
Playing in a division with perennial powerhouses in Los Angles and San Jose, the Anaheim Ducks managed to squeeze out a division title and finish atop a very tough Western Conference.
As has been the case in recent years, the Ducks struggled to parlay regular season success into playoff success, as they blew a 3-2 series lead and fell to the eventual Stanley Cup champions in the Los Angeles Kings during a hard-fought 2nd round divisional series.
The good news for the Ducks is, though Teemu Selanne retired and they lost a couple other veterans in Saku Koivu and Daniel Winnik, they added a legitimate No. 2 center in Ryan Kesler, and added some depth in Dany Heatley, Nate Thompson and Clayton Stoner.
While the Ducks didn’t retain Jonas Hiller, who fared quite well as their starter over the last few years, they appear to be in good hands with youngsters John Gibson and Frederik Andersen, both of whom seem well on their way to becoming quality NHL starters.
With an established top-6 center now in the two-hole, as well as the emergence of Devante Smith-Pelly, Emerson Etem and the likes of Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatenen coming into their own on defense, the Ducks project to be one of the league’s best teams again next season.
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell.
The depth chart listed below was taken from NHL.com’s 30-in-30.
FORWARDS
Devante Smith-Pelly – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Patrick Maroon – Ryan Kesler – Kyle Palmieri
Andrew Cogliano – Rickard Rakell – Jakob Silverberg
Matt Beleskey – Nate Thompson – Dany Heatley
Tim Jackman
DEFENSEMEN
Cam Fowler – Ben Lovejoy
Francois Beauchemin – Sami Vatanen
Hampus Lindholm – Clayton Stoner
Bryan Allen – Mark Fistric
GOALTENDERS
John Gibson
Frederik Andersen
| Forwards | POS | HT | WT | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Matt Beleskey | L | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 7-Jun-88 | WINDSOR, ON, CAN |
| Andrew Cogliano | C | 5′ 10″ | 181 | 14-Jun-87 | TORONTO, ON, CAN |
| Ryan Getzlaf “C” | C | 6′ 4″ | 221 | 10-May-85 | REGINA, SK, CAN |
| Dany Heatley | L | 6′ 4″ | 220 | 21-Jan-81 | FREIBURG, DEU |
| Tim Jackman | R | 6′ 2″ | 225 | 14-Nov-81 | MINOT, ND, USA |
| Ryan Kesler | C | 6′ 2″ | 202 | 31-Aug-84 | LIVONIA, MI, USA |
| Louis Leblanc | C | 6′ 0″ | 178 | 26-Jan-91 | POINTE-CLAIRE, QC, CAN |
| Patrick Maroon | L | 6′ 3″ | 230 | 23-Apr-88 | ST. LOUIS, MO, USA |
| Kyle Palmieri | R | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 1-Feb-91 | SMITHTOWN, NY, USA |
| Corey Perry | R | 6′ 3″ | 212 | 16-May-85 | PETERBOROUGH, ON, CAN |
| Rickard Rakell | C | 6′ 1″ | 192 | 5-May-93 | SUNDBYBERG, SWE |
| Jakob Silfverberg | R | 6′ 1″ | 200 | 13-Oct-90 | GÄVLE, SWE |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 6′ 0″ | 222 | 14-Jun-92 | SCARBOROUGH, ON, CAN |
| Nate Thompson | C | 6′ 0″ | 212 | 5-Oct-84 | ANCHORAGE, AK, USA |
| Defensemen | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Bryan Allen | 6′ 5″ | 224 | 33 | 21-Aug-80 | KINGSTON, ON, CAN |
| Francois Beauchemin | 6′ 1″ | 207 | 34 | 4-Jun-80 | SOREL, QC, CAN |
| Mark Fistric | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 28 | 1-Jun-86 | EDMONTON, AB, CAN |
| Cam Fowler | 6′ 1″ | 207 | 22 | 5-Dec-91 | WINDSOR, ON, CAN |
| Hampus Lindholm | 6′ 3″ | 197 | 20 | 20-Jan-94 | HELSINGBORG, SWE |
| Ben Lovejoy | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 30 | 20-Feb-84 | CONCORD, NH, USA |
| Sheldon Souray | 6′ 4″ | 231 | 38 | 13-Jul-76 | ELK POINT, AB, CAN |
| Clayton Stoner | 6′ 4″ | 216 | 29 | 19-Feb-85 | PORT MCNEILL, BC, CAN |
| Sami Vatanen | 5′ 10″ | 183 | 23 | 3-Jun-91 | JYVÄSKYLÄ, FIN |
| Goalies | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Frederik Andersen | 6′ 4″ | 230 | 24 | 2-Oct-89 | HERNING, DNK |
| John Gibson | 6′ 3″ | 210 | 21 | 14-Jul-93 | PITTSBURGH, PA, USA |
| Jason Labarbera | 6′ 3″ | 232 | 34 | 18-Jan-80 | BURNABY, BC, CAN |
A look at the Anaheim Ducks top prospects heading into this season. Each source may use different classifications as to if a player is deemed a prospect or has graduated on from a prospect.
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News |
| 1 | John Gibson | Rickard Rakell | John Gibson | John Gibson |
| 2 | Nic Kerdiles | William Karlsson | Frederik Andersen | Rickard Rakell |
| 3 | Stefan Noesen | Nick Ritchie | Nic Kerdiles | Nick Ritchie |
| 4 | Rickard Rakell | John Gibson | Rickard Rakell | Shea Theodore |
| 5 | Nick Ritchie | Nic Kerdiles | Nick Ritchie | Stefan Noesen |
| 6 | Shea Theodore | Shea Theodore | Shea Theodore | William Karlsson |
| 7 | Nick Sorensen | Kevin Roy | William Karlsson | Nic Kerdiles |
| 8 | William Karlsson | Stefan Noesen | Max Friberg | Marcus Pettersson |
| 9 | Miro Aaltonen | Max Friberg | Jesse Blacker | Nick Sorensen |
| 10 | Igor Bobkov | Nick Sorensen | Kevin Roy | Chris Wagner |
* Dobber Prospects – Prospects based on relevance in a fantasy-hockey keeper league, not actual talent on the ice.
Anaheim Ducks Draft History from the past five years
| 2014 Draft | ||||||
| Rd. | Draft # | Player | Pos. | Team | Ht. | Wt. |
| 1 | 10 | Nick Ritchie | RW | Peterborough (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 230 |
| 2 | 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D | Skelleftea (SWE) | 6′ 3″ | 161 |
| 2 | 55 | Brandon Montour | D | Waterloo (USHL) | 5’11” | 172 |
| 5 | 123 | Matthew Berkovitz | D | Ashwaubenon HS (WI) | 6′ 1″ | 180 |
| 7 | 205 | Ondrej Kase | RW | Chomutov (CZE) | 6′ 0″ | 165 |
| 2013 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 26 | Shea Theodore | D | Seattle (WHL) | 6′ 2′ | 179 |
| 2 | 45 | Nick Sorensen | F | Quebec (QMJHL) | 6 ‘1″ | 172 |
| 3 | 87 | Keaton Thompson | D | US-NTDP | 6 ‘1″ | 170 |
| 5 | 147 | William Besse | RW | Benilde-St.Margaret’S (HS MN ) | 5′ 9″ | 177 |
| 6 | 177 | Miro Aaltonen | C | Blues (FIN ) | 5′ 10″ | 172 |
| 2012 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | Hampus Lindholm | D | Rogle (Swe) | 6′ 1″ | 198 |
| 2 | 36 | Nicolas Kerdiles | C/LW | USA U-18 | 6′ 1″ | 183 |
| 3 | 87 | Frederik Andersen | G | Frolunda HC (Swe) | 6′ 4″ | 247 |
| 4 | 97 | Kevin Roy | C | Lincoln (USHL) | 5′ 9″ | 160 |
| 4 | 108 | Andrew O’Brien | D | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 6′ 3″ | 200 |
| 5 | 127 | Brian Cooper | D | Fargo (USHL) | 5′ 9″ | 184 |
| 7 | 187 | Kenton Helgesen | D | Calgary (WHL) | 6′ 3″ | 179 |
| 7 | 210 | Jaycob Megna | D | Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) | 6′ 4″ | 202 |
| 2011 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 30 | Rickard Rakell | RW | Plymouth (OHL) | 6′ 1″ | 190 |
| 2 | 39 | John Gibson | G | USA U-18 (USHL) | 6′ 2″ | 188 |
| 2 | 53 | William Karlsson | C | Vasteras Jr | 6′ 0″ | 163 |
| 3 | 65 | Joseph Cramarossa | C | Mississauga St. Michael’S (OHL) | 6′ 0″ | 190 |
| 3 | 83 | Andy Welinski | D | Green Bay (USHL) | 6′ 0″ | 185 |
| 5 | 143 | Max Friberg | LW | Skövde IK (SWE-3) | 5’10” | 185 |
| 6 | 160 | Josh Manson | D | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | 6′ 3″ | 205 |
| 2010 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | Cam Fowler | D | Windsor (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 195 |
| 1 | 29 | Emerson Etem | C/LW | Medicine Hat (WHL) | 6′ 0″ | 194 |
| 2 | 42 | Devante Smith-Pelly | LW | Mississauga St. Michael’s | 6′ 3″ | 201 |
| 5 | 122 | Christopher Wagner | C | South Shore | 6′ 0″ | 200 |
| 5 | 132 | Tim Heed | D | Sodertalje | 5’11” | 165 |
| 6 | 161 | Andreas Dahlstrom | C | Aik | 5’11” | 176 |
| 6 | 177 | Kevin Lind | D | Chicago | 6′ 3″ | 202 |
| 7 | 192 | Brett Perlini | F | Michigan State | 6′ 2″ | 200 |
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 77 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 204 | 15.2 |
| Corey Perry | 81 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 32 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 280 | 15.4 |
| Nick Bonino | 77 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 13.8 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 15 |
| Andrew Cogliano | 82 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 157 | 13.4 |
| Cam Fowler | 70 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 6 |
| Dustin Penner | 49 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 13 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 9.5 |
| Daniel Winnik | 76 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 5.2 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 78 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 5.2 |
| Saku Koivu | 65 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 13.6 |
| Patrick Maroon | 62 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 11.8 |
| Teemu Selanne | 64 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 8.1 |
| Matt Beleskey | 55 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 8 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 52 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 8.4 |
| Sami Vatanen | 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 8.2 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 4.7 |
| Francois Beauchemin | 70 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 4 |
| Emerson Etem | 29 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Bryan Allen | 68 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Luca Sbisa | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Stephane Robidas | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Mark Fistric | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Tim Jackman | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8.1 |
| Rickard Rakell | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Alex Grant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Nolan Yonkman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Holland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| David Steckel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Goalie | GPI | GS | MIN | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Jonas Hiller | 50 | 50 | 2909 | 2.48 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1348 | 120 | 0.911 |
| Frederik Andersen | 28 | 24 | 1569 | 2.29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 783 | 60 | 0.923 |
| Viktor Fasth | 5 | 5 | 305 | 2.95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 15 | 0.885 |
| John Gibson | 3 | 3 | 181 | 1.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 0.954 |
Performance and Usage Charts for the Anaheim Ducks from last season, from Extra Skater.
