Anaheim Mighty Ducks Hockey

The Anaheim hockey team, the Mighty Ducks, finished the 2002-2003 season with a record of 40-27-9-6 for 95 points, good for 2nd in the Pacific Division and 7th in the Western Conference (tied in points with Minnesota, who earned the #6 seed by virtue of two more wins)…the Mighty Ducks Anaheim hockey team set club records for wins and points in one season, surpassing the old records held by the 1996-97 Ducks (36-33-13 for 85 points)...the Ducks also finished 13 games over .500, after never being more that five games over .500 at any point during a season until this year (high-water mark was 14 games over, 40-26-9-5 after winning Apr. 1 @ NSH)…the Ducks clinched their third playoff berth in team history (also ‘97 & ‘99) on Mar. 24, when Calgary defeated Phoenix at the Saddledome...about 90 minutes later that evening the Anaheim Mighty Duck Hockey Team made the Phoenix loss moot, completing a 5-0 shutout vs. Columbus at the Pond.

The Anaheim hockey team had their most successful season both at home and on the road…Anaheim finished 18-17-2-4 for 42 points on the road this season, the first season at or above .500 in team history away from home…the Mighty Ducks broke the mark for road points by earning their 42nd on Apr. 1 @ Nashville (1993-94 team had 41 points with a 19- 20-3 record)…Anaheim finished just one win short of the road win record, also held by the 1993-94 team...at home, the Mighty Ducks broke the team record for points with 53, going 22-10-7-2...Anaheim finished one win shy of tying the club record for home victories (both HOME records were set in 1996-97, 23-12-6 for 52 points)...the Mighty Ducks also broke club records for lowest GAA (2.32, previous record was 2.39 set 2001-2002), fewest goals allowed (193, record was 198 set 2001-2002), power play goals allowed (42, record was 46 set 2001-2002) and penalty killing percentage (87.4%, record was 86.1% set 2001-2002).

For more information about the Anaheim Mighty Ducks Hockey Team visit their website at www.mightyducks.com.