60 free Anaheim Ducks trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Anaheim Ducks are the only NHL team named after a movie: Disney paid $50 million in 1993, half of it straight to the Los Angeles Kings, and called the club the Mighty Ducks. This Ducks trivia quiz covers the whole story: the eggplant-and-jade duck-mask logo, Paul Kariya's arrival, the Teemu Selanne trade with Winnipeg, the 2003 run when Jean-Sebastien Giguere won the Conn Smythe in a losing cause, the Samuelis' purchase and rename, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, and the 2007 Stanley Cup that made Anaheim the first California champion. It continues through the Getzlaf and Perry years, Bruce Boudreau's division titles, the Game 7 curse, the Stadium Series at Dodger Stadium, Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson, Joel Quenneville's hiring, the 2024 return of the mask logo, and Wild Wing's fire-jump mishap. There are questions on the arena, the Iceman, the 'Wild Wing' jerseys and Selanne's Finnish roots too, from easy to expert. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedic and reference sources before publishing, and each question carries a citation. For more, try our NHL trivia and hockey trivia pages.
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Q 01Which entertainment giant founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993?
Walt Disney
The name came from the 1992 film about a struggling youth hockey team.
Q 02Half of Disney's $50 million entrance fee went directly to which team to 'share' the market?
Los Angeles Kings
The Florida Panthers were awarded at the same time in December 1992.
Q 03Whom did the Ducks select fourth overall in the 1993 entry draft, their franchise face for a decade?
Paul Kariya
Their first expansion-draft picks were goalies Guy Hebert and Glenn Healy.
Q 04Who was the Ducks' first head coach?
Ron Wilson
Jack Ferreira, who had helped build the Sharks, was the first general manager.
Q 05Who captained the Ducks in their record-setting 33-win expansion season?
Troy Loney
The payroll of $7.9 million was the lowest in the NHL.
Q 06Which two players did Anaheim send to Winnipeg in the 1996 trade for Teemu Selanne?
Chad Kilger and Oleg Tverdovsky
A third-round pick went too; Kariya, Selanne and Rucchin became a dominant line.
Q 07Which Blackhawk's cross-check gave the Ducks' captain a season-ending concussion in 1998?
Gary Suter
Kariya had already missed 32 games in a contract dispute that year.
Q 08Which defending champion did the seventh-seeded Ducks sweep to open the 2003 playoffs?
Detroit Red Wings
Steve Rucchin scored the overtime series winner in Game 4.
Q 09Who scored in the fifth overtime of Game 1 against Dallas in 2003, one of the NHL's longest games?
Petr Sykora
Giguere then posted three straight shutouts in a sweep of Minnesota.
Q 10Which Devils captain knocked the Ducks' captain unconscious in Game 6 of the 2003 Final?
Scott Stevens
Kariya returned to score in a 5-2 win, but New Jersey took Game 7 3-0.
Q 11In 2003 Jean-Sebastien Giguere became only the fifth losing-team player to win which award?
Conn Smythe Trophy
He had allowed just one goal in the entire conference finals.
Q 12Kariya left the Ducks in 2003 to reunite with Selanne on which team?
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim regressed to 29-35-10-8 without him.
Q 13Which Broadcom co-founder bought the Mighty Ducks from Disney in 2005 for about $75 million?
Henry Samueli
His family already managed the Arrowhead Pond; Disney had earlier fielded a $50 million offer.
Q 21Which Senators defenseman's own goal off Ray Emery gave Travis Moen the 2007 Cup-winning goal?
Chris Phillips
It made Anaheim the first California and first West Coast NHL champion.
Q 22Where did the Ducks open the 2007-08 season with two games against the Kings?
London
They opened 2011-12 in Helsinki and Stockholm too.
Q 23Which goalie did the Ducks lose on waivers to Phoenix during 2007-08, making Jonas Hiller the backup?
Ilya Bryzgalov
Bryzgalov had broken Giguere's playoff scoreless-streak record in 2006.
Q 14Which general manager, hired in 2005, oversaw the rename to Anaheim Ducks?
Brian Burke
He resigned in 2008 to take the same job in Toronto.
Q 15Whom did the Ducks take second overall in 2005 after beating 4.16% lottery odds?
Bobby Ryan
Sidney Crosby went first to Pittsburgh.
Q 16Which free-agent defenseman signed in August 2005 to play alongside his brother Rob and was soon named captain?
Scott Niedermayer
He won the Conn Smythe two years later.
Q 17Which Norris Trophy-winning defenseman became Ducks head coach in August 2005?
Randy Carlyle
Burke knew him from the Manitoba Moose; he returned for a second stint in 2016.
Q 18Which defenseman came from Edmonton in 2006 for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and a first-round pick?
Chris Pronger
He was suspended twice in the 2007 playoffs and Anaheim won both games without him.
Q 19The 2006-07 Ducks set an NHL record by opening unbeaten in regulation for how many games?
16
It eclipsed the 1983-84 Oilers' mark; the season ended with a first division title.
Q 20Whom did the Ducks beat in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final?
Ottawa Senators
Travis Moen got the winner in Game 5 when Chris Phillips put the puck into his own net.
Q 24Which former Canadiens captain signed with Anaheim on a one-year deal in 2009?
Saku Koivu
Chris Pronger had just been traded to Philadelphia.
Q 25Who became the first Duck to win the Hart Trophy, in 2010-11?
Corey Perry
His 50 goals also won the Rocket Richard, the club's first since Selanne in 1999.
Q 26Which former Duck died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash and was honoured with a No. 24 patch?
Ruslan Salei
Bruce Boudreau replaced Randy Carlyle later that season.
Q 27Which two forwards did Anaheim get from Ottawa in 2013 for its 2005 No. 2 overall pick?
Jakob Silfverberg and Stefan Noesen
Selanne had announced 2013-14 would be his final season.
Q 28Where did the Ducks beat the Kings 3-0 in their first outdoor game in January 2014?
Dodger Stadium
The Ducks wore orange jerseys with an 'OC' shoulder logo for Orange County.
Q 29How many points did the 2013-14 Ducks record, a franchise best that fell one short of the Presidents' Trophy?
116
Boston edged them; the Kings then beat Anaheim in seven and won the Cup.
Q 30Which center did the Ducks acquire from Vancouver in June 2014?
Ryan Kesler
He later signed a six-year, $41.25 million extension.