2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season

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2009–10 Anaheim Ducks
Division4th Pacific
Conference11th Western
2009–10 record39–32–11
Home record25–11–5
Road record14–21–6
Goals for238
Goals against251
Team information
General managerBob Murray
CoachRandy Carlyle
CaptainScott Niedermayer
Alternate captainsRyan Getzlaf
Saku Koivu
ArenaHonda Center
Average attendance15,168 (88.3%)
Total: 621,903
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Ryan (35)
AssistsRyan Getzlaf (50)
PointsCorey Perry (76)
Penalty minutesGeorge Parros (136)
Plus/minusSaku Koivu (+14)
WinsJonas Hiller (30)
Goals against averageJonas Hiller (2.73)

The 2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season was the team's 17th season of operation (16th season of play) in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Ducks first game of the season was held at home, on October 3, 2009, against the San Jose Sharks. The season began with high hopes, but ended with disappointment for its fans and players as the Ducks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2003–04.

Off-season[]

The Ducks made a major trade at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26, trading Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, two first-round draft picks and a conditional third-round pick. The Ducks then traded the Flyers' first-round pick for a later first-round pick and a second-round pick. The trades were the first in a series of 16 trades made by the Ducks in the 2009–10 season. The club signed former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu as a free agent, while Francois Beauchemin and Rob Niedermayer departed the Ducks for other teams.

Regular season[]

The Ducks started the season poorly, playing under .500 for the first month. The team's top goalie, Jean-Sebastien Giguere struggled, failing to win a game until November 23. The Ducks increasingly played Jonas Hiller and the club reached the .500 mark in January. The team was not able to catch up in the standings despite improved play in the second half. Nearing the NHL trade deadline, general manager Bob Murray traded Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs and made several trades at the deadline.

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

2009 Preseason Game Log
September: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1-0; Road: 2–2–0)
Legend:   Ducks Win   Ducks Loss

Regular season[]

2009–10 Game Log
October: 4–6–2 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 2–1–2)
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 0–3–1)
December: 6–5–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–4–2)
January: 9–6–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 4–6–0)
February: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–2–0)
March: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–3–0)
April: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2; Road: 1–1–1)
Legend:

  Ducks Win (2 pts.)   Ducks Loss (0 pts.)   Winter Olympics    OT Loss (1 pt.)   Eliminated

"Points" Legend:

  1st (Pacific Division)   Not in Playoff Position   In Playoff Position

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Pacific Division[1]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
4 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
5 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88

Conference standings[]

Western Conference[2]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jonas Hiller 59 58 3338 30 23 4 152 2.73 1860 .918 2 0 2 0
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 20 17 1108 4 8 5 58 3.14 580 .900 1 0 0 2
Curtis McElhinney 10 7 521 5 1 2 24 2.76 288 .917 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Jonas Hiller[3] NHL Second Star of the Week January 11, 2010
Teemu Selanne[4] NHL Third Star of the Week March 22, 2010
Saku Koivu[5] NHL Second Star of the Week April 5, 2010

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Ryan Getzlaf 300th NHL Game October 8, 2009 (vs. Boston Bruins)
Corey Perry 200th NHL Point October 10, 2009 (vs. Philadelphia Flyers)
Teemu Selanne 600th NHL Goal March 21, 2010 (vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Teemu Selanne 602nd NHL Goal
(Highest scoring Finnish player in NHL History)
March 31, 2010 (vs. Colorado Avalanche)

Transactions[]

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Draft picks[]

The Ducks picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 15 Peter Holland (C)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
1 26 (from San Jose via Tampa Bay, Ottawa, New York Islanders and Columbus) Kyle Palmieri (C/RW)  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 37 (from Toronto via NY Islanders and Columbus) Mat Clark (D)  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
3 76 Igor Bobkov (G)  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
4 106 Sami Vatanen (D)  Finland JYP (SM-liiga)
5 136 Radoslav Illo (F)  Slovakia Tri-City Storm (USHL)
6 166 Scott Valentine (D)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Roster[]

Updated April 12, 2010.[47]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
39 Canada Matt Beleskey LW L 33 2006 Windsor, Ontario
33 United States Jason Blake LW L 48 2010 Moorhead, Minnesota
50 Canada Troy Bodie LW L 36 2008 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
63 United States Nick Bonino C L 33 2010 Hartford, Connecticut
47 United States Rob Bordson C L 33 2010 Duluth, Minnesota
21 Canada Sheldon Brookbank D R 40 2009 Lanigan, Saskatchewan
13 United States Mike Brown RW R 36 2009 Northbrook, Illinois
20 United States Ryan Carter C L 38 2006 Saint Paul, Minnesota
28 Canada Kyle Chipchura C L 35 2009 Westlock, Alberta
7 Canada Steve Eminger D R 37 2009 Woodbridge, Ontario
53 Canada Brett Festerling D L 35 2005 Prince George, British Columbia
15 Canada Ryan Getzlaf (A) C R 36 2003 Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Switzerland Jonas Hiller G R 39 2006 Felben-Wellhausen, Switzerland
11 Finland Saku Koivu (A) C L 46 2009 Turku, Finland
14 Canada Joffrey Lupul Injured Reserve RW R 37 2009 Edmonton, Alberta
22 United States Todd Marchant C L 48 2005 Buffalo, New York
31 Canada Curtis McElhinney G L 38 2010 London, Ontario
60 Canada Brendan Mikkelson D L 34 2005 Regina, Saskatchewan
58 United States Jake Newton Injured Reserve D L 33 2010 San Jacinto, California
27 Canada Scott Niedermayer (C) D L 48 2005 Edmonton, Alberta
16 United States George Parros RW R 41 2006 Washington, Pennsylvania
10 Canada Corey Perry RW R 36 2003 Peterborough, Ontario
9 United States Bobby Ryan RW R 34 2005 Cherry Hill, New Jersey
8 Finland Teemu Selanne RW R 51 2005 Helsinki, Finland
17 Slovakia Lubomir Visnovsky D L 45 2010 Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
4 Canada Aaron Ward D R 48 2010 Windsor, Ontario
34 United States James Wisniewski D R 37 2009 Canton, Michigan

See also[]

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2009–10[]

  • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
    • 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season
    • 2010 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season

Farm teams[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ Burrows, Hiller, Garon named week's '3 Stars'
  4. ^ Nashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts
  5. ^ Halak, Saku Koivu, Rask named 'Three Stars'
  6. ^ Ducks Acquire Lupul from Philadelphia
  7. ^ Ducks Acquire Goaltender Pogge from Toronto
  8. ^ Ducks Obtain Artyukhin from Lightning
  9. ^ Ducks Acquire Weller from Ottawa
  10. ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Ducks Acquire Chipchura
  12. ^ Ducks Acquire Toskala, Blake for Giguere
  13. ^ Ducks Acquire Defenseman Oystrick, Pick for Artyukhin
  14. ^ Ducks Acquire Fourth Round Pick for Kampfer
  15. ^ Ducks Trade Boynton to Chicago
  16. ^ Ducks Acquire Ward from Carolina
  17. ^ Ducks Acquire McElhinney from Calgary
  18. ^ Ducks Acquire Goalie MacDonald from Toronto
  19. ^ Ducks Acquire Visnovsky from Edmonton for Whitney
  20. ^ Ducks Acquire Sixth Round Pick for Nokelainen
  21. ^ Ducks Sign Dan Sexton to Entry-Level Contract
  22. ^ "Au revoir, Montreal: Koivu finds new home with Ducks". The Sports Network. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  23. ^ Ducks Sign Defenseman Boynton Archived July 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ Ducks Sign Defenseman McCarthy
  25. ^ Ducks Sign Eminger to Two-Year Deal
  26. ^ Ducks Sign Free Agent Defenseman Jake Newton
  27. ^ Ducks Sign Bordson to Entry-Level Deal
  28. ^ "Beauchemin Signs With The Maple Leafs". Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  29. ^ Devils sign C Rob Niedermayer
  30. ^ Blackhawks Claim Ebbett Off Waivers
  31. ^ Rangers claim Christensen off waivers
  32. ^ Hedican retires after 17 NHL seasons
  33. ^ Ducks Sign Brown to Two-Year Extension
  34. ^ Ducks Sign Bodie to Extension
  35. ^ Ducks Sign Christensen to One-Year Deal
  36. ^ Ducks Agree to Terms with Niedermayer
  37. ^ Ducks Sign Salcido to One-Year Deal
  38. ^ Ducks Sign Marchant to Two-Year Deal
  39. ^ Ducks Re-Sign Wisniewski
  40. ^ Ducks Ink Deschamps to Entry-Level Deal
  41. ^ Nokelainen Inked to One-Year Extension
  42. ^ Festerling Signed to Two-Year Deal
  43. ^ Ducks Sign Hiller to Four-Year Extension
  44. ^ Ducks Sign Nick Bonino
  45. ^ Ducks Sign Defenseman Mat Clark
  46. ^ Ducks Sign Center Holland
  47. ^ "Anaheim Ducks- Team – Roster". Anaheim Ducks. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2010-04-12.

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