2008–09 Anaheim Ducks season
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The 2008–09
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...

 Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

was the 16th
Anaheim Ducks seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Anaheim Ducks. This list documents the records and playoff results for all season the Ducks have completed since their inception in 1993....

 season for the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks first game of the season was an away game, held on October 9, 2008, against the Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

.

Preseason

2008 Preseason Game Log

Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss OT Loss

Regular season

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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="119px" | Ducks Win (2 pts.)
! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="119px" | Ducks Loss (0 pts.)
! bgcolor="bbcaff" width="119px" | All-Star Game
57th National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, home of the Montreal Canadiens, in conjunction with the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. The game was held between two teams, each representing a conference of the National Hockey League...


! bgcolor="f2f2f2" width="118px" | OT Loss (1 pt.)
! bgcolor="000078" width="118px" | Clinched Playoffs
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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="202px" | 1st (Pacific Division
Pacific Division (NHL)
The National Hockey League's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. It was formed in 1993 as part of a league realignment...

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! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="202x" | Not in Playoff Position
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Postseason

The Anaheim Ducks ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Western Conference's
Western Conference (NHL)
The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Eastern Conference....

 eighth seed.

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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="307px" | Ducks Win
! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="307px" | Ducks Loss
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Skaters

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! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | +/−
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 81 || 25 || 66 || 91 || +5 || 121
|-align=center
| || 78 || 32 || 40 || 72 || +10 || 109
|-align=center
| || 82 || 14 || 45 || 59 || -8 || 70
|-align=center
| || 64 || 31 || 26 || 57 || +13 || 33
|-align=center
| || 65 || 27 || 27 || 54 || -3 || 36
|-align=center
| || 82 || 11 || 37 || 48 || 0 || 88
|-align=center
| || 62 || 16 || 19 || 35 || +9 || 55
|-align=center
| || 48 || 8 || 24 || 32 || +8 || 24
|-align=center
| || 62 || 10 || 12 || 22 || 0 || 16
|-align=center
| || 79 || 14 || 7 || 21 || -17 || 42
|-align=center
| || 65 || 4 || 16 || 20 || +14 || 125
|-align=center
| || 72 || 5 || 13 || 18 || -2 || 34
|-align=center
| || 52 || 5 || 10 || 15 || -16 || 32
|-align=center
| || 63 || 4 || 7 || 11 || -17 || 77
|-align=center
| || 17 || 1 || 10 || 11 || +3 || 16
|-align=center
| || 74 || 5 || 5 || 10 || +8 || 135
|-align=center
| || 20 || 0 || 10 || 10 || +1 || 12
|-align=center
| || 27 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 17
|-align=center
| || 17 || 2 || 7 || 9 || -2 || 6
|-align=center
| || 48 || 3 || 6 || 9 || +3 || 52
|-align=center
| || 51 || 1 || 5 || 6 || -7 || 36
|-align=center
| || 17 || 3 || 3 || 6 || +6 || 19
|-align=center
| || 33 || 2 || 4 || 6 || +6 || 27
|-align=center
| || 17 || 4 || 2 || 6 || +3 || 6
|-align=center
| || 20 || 0 || 5 || 5 || +5 || 28
|-align=center
| || 20 || 4 || 1 || 5 || -3 || 12
|-align=center
| || 40 || 0 || 5 || 5 || +5 || 18
|-align=center
| || 29 || 1 || 3 || 4 || +3 || 51
|-align=center
| || 28 || 2 || 1 || 3 || -2 || 60
|-align=center
| || 34 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 17
|-align=center
| || 18 || 0 || 1 || 1 || +2 || 36
|-align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || +2 || 0
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" width="10%" | Pts
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| || 13 || 4 || 14 || 18 || +3 || 25
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| || 13 || 8 || 6 || 14 || +2 || 36
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| || 13 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 0 || 11
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| || 13 || 2 || 8 || 10 || +4 || 12
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| || 13 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 0
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| || 13 || 4 || 2 || 6 || -2 || 4
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| || 13 || 1 || 5 || 6 || -1 || 9
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| || 10 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0
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| || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || +1 || 12
|-align=center
| || 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 10
|-align=center
| || 13 || 2 || 1 || 3 || +1 || 2
|-align=center
| || 13 || 1 || 2 || 3 || -1 || 8
|-align=center
| || 13 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 16
|-align=center
| || 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 25
|-align=center
| || 13 || 1 || 0 || 1 || +1 || 15
|-align=center
| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 18
|-align=center
| || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9
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| || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 2
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| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 0
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Goaltenders

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! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GP
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | Min
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | W
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | L
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | OT
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GA
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GAA
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | SA
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | SV
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | Sv%
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | SO
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| || 46 || 2458 || 19 || 18 || 6 || 127 || 3.10 || 1274 || 1147 || .900 || 2
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| || 46 || 2486 || 23 || 15 || 1 || 99 || 2.39 || 1217 || 1118 || .919 || 4
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! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GP
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | Min
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | W
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | L
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GA
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | GAA
! style="background:black;color:#F47937;" | SA
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| || 13 || 806 || 7 || 6 || 30 || 2.23 || 524 || 494 || .943 || 2
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| || 1 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 6 || 6 || 1.000 || 0
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Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.

Traded mid-season.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Records


Milestones

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| Nathan McIver
Nathan McIver
Nathan McIver is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League where he was drafted 254th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft...

 || 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point || October 14, 2008
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| Samuel Pahlsson
Samuel Påhlsson
Samuel Påhlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League .-Professional:...

 || 500th NHL Game || October 24, 2008
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| Jonas Hiller
Jonas Hiller
Jonas Hiller is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 || 1st NHL Shutout || November 16, 2008
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| Bret Hedican
Bret Hedican
Bret Michael Hedican is a retired American professional ice hockey player and a two-time US Olympian.-Playing career:Hedican was drafted 198th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. A product of St. Cloud State University, Hedican made his NHL debut in the 1991–92 season with...

 || 1,000th NHL Game || November 21, 2008
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| Brett Festerling
Brett Festerling
Brett Festerling is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays in the Winnipeg Jets organization.-Playing career:...

 || 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point || December 3, 2008
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| J.S. Giguere || 200th NHL win || December 10, 2008
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| Todd Marchant
Todd Marchant
Todd Marchant is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League . He played nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, along with just over a season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and a game with the...

 || 1,000 NHL Game || December 22, 2008
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| Brendan Mikkelson
Brendan Mikkelson
Brendan Mikkelson is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...

 || 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point || January 31, 2009
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| Chris Pronger
Chris Pronger
Christopher Robert Pronger is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Originally selected 2nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Pronger has played for Hartford, the St...

 || 1,000th NHL Game || February 20, 2009
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| Brian Salcido
Brian Salcido
Brian Michael Salcido is an American professional ice hockey player. He is a member of the Anaheim Ducks organization of the National Hockey League. He is the 23rd California-born hockey player in the NHL and first born and developed player from southern California to play for the Ducks...

 || 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point || February 21, 2009
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| Rob Niedermayer
Rob Niedermayer
Robert W. Niedermayer, Jr. is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Lugano of the National League A in Switzerland. He also played for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres...

 || 1,000 NHL Game || March 19, 2009
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| Sheldon Brookbank
Sheldon Brookbank
Sheldon Brookbank is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League...

 || 1st NHL Goal || March 31, 2009
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Transactions


Trades

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| June 20, 2008

| valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
First-round (17th overall) pick in 2008 draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...


First-round (28th overall) pick in 2008 draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...


| valign="top"| To Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
First-round (12th overall) pick in 2008 draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...


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| June 20, 2008

| valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Two second-round picks in 2008 draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...


| valign="top"| To Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

 
First-round pick (28th overall) pick in 2008 draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...


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| September 26, 2008

| valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Ken Klee
Ken Klee
Kenneth Robert Klee is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played most notably with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...


Brad Larsen
Brad Larsen
Brad Larsen is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche and the Atlanta Thrashers...


Chad Painchaud
Chad Painchaud
Chad Painchaud is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the Reading Royals of the ECHL.-Playing career:...


| valign="top"| To Atlanta Thrashers
Mathieu Schneider
Mathieu Schneider
Mathieu Schneider is a American former professional ice hockey player. Considered an offensive defenseman, Schneider played 1289 games in the National Hockey League with ten different teams, scoring 233 goals and totalling 743 points...


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| September 30, 2008

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Conditional draft pick in 2009 draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...


|valign="top"| To Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Sean O'Donnell
Sean O'Donnell
Sean "O.D." O'Donnell is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League...


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| December 3, 2008
|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Logan Stephenson
Logan Stephenson
Logan Stephenson is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the HK Acroni Jesenice of the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. He is the son of Bob Stephenson and the younger brother of Shay Stephenson. Currently now, he and his older brother Shay, is playing for the Norwegian...


|valign="top"| To Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

 
Joakim Lindstrom
Joakim Lindström
Joakim Lindström is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.-Playing career:...


|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| January 7, 2009
| valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2010 draft
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...


| valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Brad May
Brad May
Brad S. May is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League . He grew up in Stouffville, Ontario, but played his rep minor hockey in Markham, Ontario. A veteran of over 1,000 NHL games, May was known more for his enforcing skills than his scoring...


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| February 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Mike Brown
|valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

 
Nathan McIver
Nathan McIver
Nathan McIver is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League where he was drafted 254th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft...


|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| February 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Sheldon Brookbank
Sheldon Brookbank
Sheldon Brookbank is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League...


|valign="top"| To New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
David McIntyre
David McIntyre
David McIntyre is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...


|-
| February 26, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Ryan Whitney
Ryan Whitney
Ryan Whitney is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ....


|valign="top"| To Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 
Chris Kunitz
Chris Kunitz
Christopher Kunitz is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Anaheim Ducks, the latter with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2007...


Eric Tangradi
Eric Tangradi
Eric Tangradi is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He was selected 42nd overall in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...


|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| March 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Petteri Nokelainen
Petteri Nokelainen
Petteri Nokelainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...


|valign="top"| To Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 
Steve Montador
Steve Montador
Steve Montador is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...


|-
| March 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Erik Christensen
Erik Christensen
Erik Christensen is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...


|valign="top"| To Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...

 
Eric O'Dell
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| March 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
James Wisniewski
James Wisniewski
James Joseph Wisniewski is an American professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...


|valign="top"| To Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 
Samuel Pahlsson
Samuel Påhlsson
Samuel Påhlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League .-Professional:...


|-
| March 4, 2009

|valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
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...

 
Nick Bonino
Nick Bonino
Nick Bonino is an American professional ice hockey Center currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks.-Playing career:Bonino began his high school career at Farmington High School in Connecticut, where he amassed 91 points in 24 games as a junior and led the school to its first state championship...


Timo Pielmeier
Timo Pielmeier
Timo Pielmeier is a German ice hockey goaltender, playing within the Anaheim Ducks organization of the National Hockey League...


Conditional draft pick
|valign="top"| To San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Travis Moen
Travis Moen
Travis Moen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Although he was born in Swift Current, he grew up in Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan...


Kent Huskins
Kent Huskins
Kent Huskins is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:Before making his NHL debut with the Ducks in 2006, he played five seasons in the AHL...


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Free Agents

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| Brendan Morrison || Vancouver Canucks || US$2.75-million, one-year contract
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| Todd Bertuzzi || Calgary Flames
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Claimed from Waivers

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Draft picks

The Ducks picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...

 in Ottawa • Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

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| 17 (from Calgary via Los Angeles)
| Jake Gardiner
Jake Gardiner
Jake Gardiner is an American ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:Gardiner was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...


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| Minnetonka High School
Minnetonka High School
Minnetonka High School is a public comprehensive high school that is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. With almost 3,000 students, it is the 3rd largest high school in Minnesota behind neighboring Wayzata and Eden Prarie high schools...

 (USHS-Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

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| 2
| 35 (from Phoenix (compensatory))
| Nicolas Deschamps
Nicolas Deschamps (ice hockey)
Nicolas Deschamps is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League . Deschamp made his professional debut in 2009 when he appeared in two games for the Iowa Chops of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:Deschamps was a second round pick, 35th overall,...


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| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:...

 (QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

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| 2
| 39 (from Phoenix)
| Eric O'Dell
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| Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...

 (OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

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| 2
| 43 (from Edmonton)
| Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey which competes in the WCHA. He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.-Notable awards and honours:*2010-11: Named to the All-WCHA First...


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| Westside Warriors
Westside Warriors
The Westside Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the Interior Conference....

 (BCHL
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...

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| 71 (from Vancouver)
| Josh Brittain
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| Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team is coached by Todd Gill and Doug Gilmour is the General Manager. The Frontenacs play home games at the K-Rock Centre, which opened in 2008.Team history predates the OHA,...

 (OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

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| 3
| 83
| Marco Cousineau
Marco Cousineau
Marco Cousineau is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 3rd round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.-Career statistics:...


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| Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. Their franchise was granted for the 1997–98 season.-History:...

 (QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

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| 3
| 85 (from Minnesota)
| Brandon McMillan
Brandon McMillan
Brandon McMillan is an Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 85th overall.-Playing career:McMillan began his major junior career with...


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| Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Rockets play in the Western Hockey League , out of the Canadian Hockey League . They play their home games at Prospera Place....

 (WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

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| 4
| 113
| Ryan Hegarty
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| US National Team Development Program U-18
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...


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| 143
| Stefan Warg
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| VIK Västerås HK
VIK Västerås HK
VIK Västerås HK is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK has played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in...

 (Sweden Jr.
J20 SuperElit
J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan...

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| 7
| 208 (from Philadelphia)
| Nick Pryor
| (D)
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| US National Team Development Program U-18
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...


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Other Anaheim–based teams in 2008–09


Farm teams

Iowa Chops (AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

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Bakersfield Condors
Bakersfield Condors
The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League...

 (ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

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