Q 01/05

Which entertainment giant founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993?

A) Walt Disney

B) Universal Studios

C) Warner Bros.

D) Paramount

Answer · why

A) Walt Disney

Walt Disney founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a 1993 expansion team, naming the club after its 1992 film about a struggling youth hockey team.

Q 02/05

Half of the Ducks' $50 million expansion fee went to which team to 'share' the market?

A) Winnipeg Jets

B) Los Angeles Kings

C) San Jose Sharks

D) Florida Panthers

Answer · why

B) Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings received $25 million of the expansion fee as compensation for sharing the Southern California market with the new Anaheim club.

Q 03/05

Whom did the Ducks select fourth overall in the 1993 entry draft, their franchise face for a decade?

A) Rob Niedermayer

B) Paul Kariya

C) Chris Pronger

D) Jason Arnott

Answer · why

B) Paul Kariya

Paul Kariya went fourth overall in 1993 and was the Ducks' captain and leading scorer for most of his nine seasons in Anaheim.

Q 04/05

Who was the Ducks' first head coach?

A) Pierre Page

B) Bryan Murray

C) Craig Hartsburg

D) Ron Wilson

Answer · why

D) Ron Wilson

Ron Wilson coached the expansion Ducks from their first game in 1993 and later led Washington to the 1998 Stanley Cup Final.

Q 05/05

Who captained the Ducks in their record-setting 33-win expansion season?

A) Steve Rucchin

B) Bobby Dollas

C) Randy Ladouceur

D) Troy Loney

Answer · why

D) Troy Loney

Troy Loney, a two-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh, was the expansion Ducks' first captain in 1993-94.