I dont think anyone misses the name or the logo. The 1993 team was too loud. The current Ducks are too boring. The Teal and Eggplant palate were aight.
They had the greatest sweaters in the league, over 20 years later they need to bring back the original design/colors. Enough with the black and orange, purple and teal for life.
@@SRP3572 I read in the past a lot of fans saying the Ducks did well and we need to mature. WTF just an awful logo was released. #MakeTheDucksMightyAgain
Facts. I think it’s because the year they won the cup with Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan they wore black and yellow/gold so maybe they stuck with that after they won’t the cup to go a different direction? Also renamed to just the Anaheim Ducks and no longer the mighty ducks
I worked for the Ducks from 1994-97. The franchise was innovative and did things to improve the visibility of the sport. The stuffy, traditionalists of the NHL hated us, but the first ones to do things differently are always looked at negatively.
It was a genius idea. Name the team after the hit movie. Sold a lot of t-shirts and got kids interested in hockey. I know they helped spark my interest in hockey.
People can say what they want. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks had one of the most iconic jerseys in all of hockey! There logo was bold and had attitude and unique. The team is resposible for contributing the mass appeal of hockey in the USA. Wayne Gretzky laid the foundation for the western expansion when moving to the LA. Kings, something that made expansions for the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim, but Hockey as a whole is much bigger a lor thanks to Disney! There is an old saying; "Don't fix it if it ain't broke!" = The original Mighty Ducks logo and team colors. Bring them back and have the "D foot" as a 2nd logo/shoulder patch.
Me too. A lot of fans from "traditional" markets underestimate how big of an impact the movies and the franchise had. I was born and grew up in Brazil and wouldn't have even know ice hockey was a sport if not for the movies
The Las Vegas "Golden" Knights need to drop the "golden" and just be the "Las Vegas Knights". No one else calls their team the "New York Amazing Rangers" or the "Florida Awesome Panthers". Keep it simple.
@danielle1216they removed mighty because Disney sold the team and the new owner couldn’t use mighty ducks so they called them the ducks and changed the colors because they couldn’t use the original colors
the mighty ducks were PEAK sports when i was a kid watching in 2002. then saw them win a cup while still a kid in 2007. i can only live that excitement with them.
The year they rebranded hahaha. In all seriousness, that was a great cup win. Teemu selanne is my favorite player of all time and the Niedermayer Brothers, pronger and so many other badasses on that squad.
Eisner was a genius. Did he make mistakes? BIG ONES. Did he make huge hits? Absolutely, YES. The Ducks WORKED. Still works. Look at DIsney NOW, they can't even tie their shoelaces right. Eisner wasn't perfect, but his spirit was in the right place. That's not something you can just buy or teach.
@@MrDuds1984 He sure didn't (have a problem with it, that is). I may be misremembering it, but I think I read in McNall's autobiography that he never had to actually negotiate; they went to dinner, Eisner said he perceived the value of an NHL franchise in the market to be worth $100 million, and was willing to give him $50 million for the infringement. McNall, not expecting half that amount, agreed to it before the entrees arrived.
Not owned by Disney anymore and no longer are the "Mighty" Ducks. They are just the Ducks now. Basically an entirely different franchise than back then.
Guy Hebert was a great choice by management. Others may have hated the Mighty Ducks... But I loved it. The movie and all. I was like 6 at the time, so its obvious why I liked it. It makes me have a soft spot for this team after all these years! Plus, Paul Kariya and I have the same birthday! 😉
Hebert was good, but the Panthers lucked out getting the first pick John Vanbiesbrouck, who was superior and carried the Panthers to the Cup Finals in three seasons.
@@RichV20 Very true! Beezer was an incredible goalie. However, I love the fact that the Avs beat them for the cup! I am a little biased, as Peter Forsberg is by far my favorite player of all time. 😅
I don't think it will happen. The state of Florida has two currently successful franchises, with Tampa being an hour or so away. There already is the Orlando Solar Bears who play at the Amway Center
People can say what they want. The Mighty Ducks had one of the most iconic jerseys in all of hockey. They made hockey more popular in the US than Gretzky moving to LA. Hockey as a whole is much bigger thanks to Disney! I absolutely hate their new logo and colors. Just ugly…
You are wrong. Gretzky helped West Coast growth. The Might Ducks movie helped more than the Anaheim team. The NHL was experiencing big growth from Bettman in the early 90s, but about to hit stagnation following the strike and Dead Puck era which the NHL never recovered from.
Obviously buying a team takes years in the making and started well before 1993. So in the timeline what came first, the making of the movie, or Disney talking with the NHL about buying a team?
They won a championship and Disney helped spread the game. Good move Gary. For some reason Canadian clowns think Hockey would be a major sport if it was just in Canada. It wouldn't.
while they rid themselves of the great branding, at least they arent cowardly and acknowledge they play in Anaheim unlike their loser neighbors in Angel Stadium
Hockey isn't ruined and Gary needs to start marketing the NHL in America. He hasn't done it nearly enough. Anaheim has won a cup more recently than any Canadian team.
@@mr.brenman2132 Hockey has been subverted and taken away from the fans. The only thing Bettman has done for fans is jack up ticket prices and make fans poorer. Hockey will never challenge football or basketball for fan popularity in the U.S. The League needs more franchises in the sun belt like society needs more child poverty.
@@FischerFan Sure doesn't need, that's why after decades another "L A." team couldn't get a damn Cup and it wasn't until Anaheim got a team that was the first to get the trophy 🫶🏻
ducks arent moving. if the NHL wont move arizona, they certainly wont move the ducks. plus they've had a healthy amount of success. problem is LA is a bigger market than anaheim. similar to the devils and islanders existing with the Rangers
@@scawfan75 well southern Cali is a bandwagon sports town!!! I lived there from 2009 to 2020 I remember ducks playoffs games had more red wings fans in 2014 kings fans took over Honda center
The owner knew what he was doing .It was criticized at the time but now everybody misses their old sweaters and logo. The mighty ducks were iconic
I dont think anyone misses the name or the logo. The 1993 team was too loud. The current Ducks are too boring. The Teal and Eggplant palate were aight.
That's only because people who grew up with it and were too young to understand how awful the team was at the start of its existence are nostalgic
@@RichV2099% of people miss the name and the logo.
@@taomasterwaka6287They weren't that bad at all. They made the Stanley Cup in their 10th year of existence.
They had the greatest sweaters in the league, over 20 years later they need to bring back the original design/colors. Enough with the black and orange, purple and teal for life.
Nobody who matters (imo) likes the current colors and logos 😅
@@SRP3572 I read in the past a lot of fans saying the Ducks did well and we need to mature. WTF just an awful logo was released. #MakeTheDucksMightyAgain
Facts. I think it’s because the year they won the cup with Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan they wore black and yellow/gold so maybe they stuck with that after they won’t the cup to go a different direction? Also renamed to just the Anaheim Ducks and no longer the mighty ducks
Quack quack quack
"Sweaters"??
I worked for the Ducks from 1994-97. The franchise was innovative and did things to improve the visibility of the sport. The stuffy, traditionalists of the NHL hated us, but the first ones to do things differently are always looked at negatively.
Did you get to meet Gordon?
It was a genius idea. Name the team after the hit movie. Sold a lot of t-shirts and got kids interested in hockey. I know they helped spark my interest in hockey.
People can say what they want. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks had one of the most iconic jerseys in all of hockey! There logo was bold and had attitude and unique.
The team is resposible for contributing the mass appeal of hockey in the USA. Wayne Gretzky laid the foundation for the western expansion when moving to the LA. Kings, something that made expansions for the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim, but Hockey as a whole is much bigger a lor thanks to Disney!
There is an old saying; "Don't fix it if it ain't broke!" = The original Mighty Ducks logo and team colors. Bring them back and have the "D foot" as a 2nd logo/shoulder patch.
Selanne and Kariya is one of the deadliest duos to ever grace the game. Going against both in their prime together must've been an absolute delight.
my thoughts exactly....i loved them
It was because of the movies that got me into a fan. Been a Ducks fan for over 25 years..
Me too. A lot of fans from "traditional" markets underestimate how big of an impact the movies and the franchise had. I was born and grew up in Brazil and wouldn't have even know ice hockey was a sport if not for the movies
You and even Filipinos, it was a worldwide success
@@Pedro-A-88 Hockey will never succeed soccer as the dominant sport in your country.
@@FischerFanNo one asked.
@@mr.brenman2132 No asked the Brazilian, either.
Keep the old logo and colors, but the name being Simply Anaheim Ducks is 🔥
The Las Vegas "Golden" Knights need to drop the "golden" and just be the "Las Vegas Knights". No one else calls their team the "New York Amazing Rangers" or the "Florida Awesome Panthers". Keep it simple.
@danielle1216Their AHL affiliate is already called the Henderson Silver Knights.
@danielle1216they removed mighty because Disney sold the team and the new owner couldn’t use mighty ducks so they called them the ducks and changed the colors because they couldn’t use the original colors
the mighty ducks were PEAK sports when i was a kid watching in 2002. then saw them win a cup while still a kid in 2007. i can only live that excitement with them.
I still love my Ducks even through this rebuilding season
Grey up 10 minutes from the pond. Lifelong fan. The ducks are what got me into hockey
I Still call the Honda Center The Pond.
Me too. It'll always be The Pond just like it'll always be Staples Center
They still got a cup!
The year they rebranded hahaha. In all seriousness, that was a great cup win. Teemu selanne is my favorite player of all time and the Niedermayer Brothers, pronger and so many other badasses on that squad.
@@brandocalrissian3294 I mean, if it walks like a duck, and wins like a duck...
Playoffs games in Anaheim are home games for the road team!!
@@LeA-gp3mj Cool story
@@kylew8479 stating the obvious!!!
Eisner was a genius. Did he make mistakes? BIG ONES. Did he make huge hits? Absolutely, YES. The Ducks WORKED. Still works.
Look at DIsney NOW, they can't even tie their shoelaces right. Eisner wasn't perfect, but his spirit was in the right place. That's not something you can just buy or teach.
It blows my mind they haven’t gone back to the name and colours
Ducks expansion fee $50M…..thirty years later Seattle expansion fee $650M.
The $50M was only half the tab. They had to cough up another $50M to Bruce McNall for infringing on the Los Angeles Kings territory.
@@mactheknife7049 Bruce had no problem with it he needed the money that’s why he was at the opening press conference
@@MrDuds1984 He sure didn't (have a problem with it, that is). I may be misremembering it, but I think I read in McNall's autobiography that he never had to actually negotiate; they went to dinner, Eisner said he perceived the value of an NHL franchise in the market to be worth $100 million, and was willing to give him $50 million for the infringement. McNall, not expecting half that amount, agreed to it before the entrees arrived.
Great hearing Tom Mee’s voice.
And now they have Zegras, Fantilli, McTavish, Drysdale, Zellwegar, Mintyukov, Luneau, Terry, and Gaucher
Not owned by Disney anymore and no longer are the "Mighty" Ducks. They are just the Ducks now. Basically an entirely different franchise than back then.
because they have been terrible for 5 years
They don’t have fantilli
@@pc88k they will
half those names could wind up as career AHLers lol
Ducks fly together
I’m not even from Cali. I’m from Houston and a Ducks fan because of the movie. Been a Ducks fan for 30 years now.
Eisner loved trying new things
Make the ducks mighty again
Let's use that hashtag in their official accounts #MakeTheDucksMightyAgain
Yeah this is the best comment thus far #MakeTheDucksMightyAgain
Can’t do that because Disney doesn’t own the ducks anymore that’s why they changed the name and colors
I just realized that Bettman has been commissioner for 30 years.
And since then no Canadian team has won a Stanley cup.
Guy Hebert was a great choice by management.
Others may have hated the Mighty Ducks... But I loved it. The movie and all. I was like 6 at the time, so its obvious why I liked it. It makes me have a soft spot for this team after all these years!
Plus, Paul Kariya and I have the same birthday! 😉
Hebert was good, but the Panthers lucked out getting the first pick John Vanbiesbrouck, who was superior and carried the Panthers to the Cup Finals in three seasons.
@@RichV20 Very true! Beezer was an incredible goalie. However, I love the fact that the Avs beat them for the cup! I am a little biased, as Peter Forsberg is by far my favorite player of all time. 😅
Imagine if the Disney company and the NHL made a team in Orlando. Think about it.
Can’t , the lightning exist.
definitely never going to happen with the lightning and panthers so close
I don't think it will happen. The state of Florida has two currently successful franchises, with Tampa being an hour or so away. There already is the Orlando Solar Bears who play at the Amway Center
People can say what they want. The Mighty Ducks had one of the most iconic jerseys in all of hockey. They made hockey more popular in the US than Gretzky moving to LA. Hockey as a whole is much bigger thanks to Disney! I absolutely hate their new logo and colors. Just ugly…
You’re not wrong
You are wrong. Gretzky helped West Coast growth. The Might Ducks movie helped more than the Anaheim team. The NHL was experiencing big growth from Bettman in the early 90s, but about to hit stagnation following the strike and Dead Puck era which the NHL never recovered from.
Is this from a complete documentary?
If not it needs to be!…
Bring back the og logo and colors
Yeah #MakeTheDucksMightyAgain
Simple
Can’t Disney doesn’t own the team anymore
The ducks rope hat is fire tho
Wilding Flashblade the Team Mascot, his brother Nosedive a 1st Year High School Freshmen in 1993-94 School Year.
Charlie Conway goated scorer
Little did the guy in the Rams hat know they'd leave in two years.
Obviously buying a team takes years in the making and started well before 1993.
So in the timeline what came first, the making of the movie, or Disney talking with the NHL about buying a team?
The movie came first that’s why they are telling the story
Wow how did the draft work back then? Looks like maximum 2 from each team?
How many players do they need? There’s only 20 dressed at game time.
Can someone kindly help with a link to download the documentary? Even with a VPN it prevents you from watching on ESPN Canada! Please help 😭😭😭
The only expansion team that didn’t suck off the bat in existence is Vegas.
“Suck off the bat”… nice
Preferential treatment makes a big difference
More successful than the leafs since 1993 😅
More successful then any Canadian team in the last 30 years.
Bring back purple and teal so I can buy a hoodie!
There's alot Eisner screwed up but there's nothing wrong with wanting a hockey team. Infact I think Disney should've fought harder to keep it.
Shout out Ron Tugnutt
Weird seeing Fowler report on hockey
*QUACK* *QUACK*
And you wonder why no one takes Gary seriously ...
They won a championship and Disney helped spread the game. Good move Gary. For some reason Canadian clowns think Hockey would be a major sport if it was just in Canada. It wouldn't.
Succeeding the New Jersey Devils as the NHL's true Mickey Mouse organization.
Who knew 30 years later after the name reveal we'd be asking for the same exact name back?
Can’t have the name Disney owns the name mighty ducks. Disney doesn’t own the hockey team anymore
I live 15 minutes from Anaheim and I’m still a kings fan 💀 I do love the light ducks fan. Grew up when the movies.
Cake Eater
Juicy smullet was in that movie lol
@@LeA-gp3mj really?! 💀
@@joelanthonyalvarado6947 yes lol
@@joelanthonyalvarado6947 Terry hall lol
Man, why did Disney have such a thing for ducks in the 90s? Did Eisner have a fetish or something?
while they rid themselves of the great branding, at least they arent cowardly and acknowledge they play in Anaheim unlike their loser neighbors in Angel Stadium
What else were Disney going to call the team?
The Mighty Splash Mountains
Go Sharks!!!!
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@2:30 - Oh, of course. Michael Eisner and Gary Bettman, fellow J-boys. One of the earliest steps in the ruining of hockey.
Hockey isn't ruined and Gary needs to start marketing the NHL in America. He hasn't done it nearly enough. Anaheim has won a cup more recently than any Canadian team.
@@mr.brenman2132 Hockey has been subverted and taken away from the fans.
The only thing Bettman has done for fans is jack up ticket prices and make fans poorer.
Hockey will never challenge football or basketball for fan popularity in the U.S. The League needs more franchises in the sun belt like society needs more child poverty.
First
Wtf cringe
Get them out of Anaheim for the love of god
Says the Columbus fan
No
Darn rights! L.A. doesn't need a second hockey team.
@@FischerFan Sure doesn't need, that's why after decades another "L
A." team couldn't get a damn Cup and it wasn't until Anaheim got a team that was the first to get the trophy 🫶🏻
@@FischerFanAnaheim has won a cup more recently then any Canadian team. Los Angeles is the second biggest market in the NHL. Sorry buddy.
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The ducks need to move cant even draw their own fans!!! The kings draw more fans in Anaheim against the ducks
ducks arent moving. if the NHL wont move arizona, they certainly wont move the ducks.
plus they've had a healthy amount of success. problem is LA is a bigger market than anaheim. similar to the devils and islanders existing with the Rangers
Yes kings fans are very similar to roaches
@@kylew8479 California is full of roaches
That's funny cause I remember during the Mid 2000s we filled the Stable Center cause the queens were a first-round exit team for a long time.
@@scawfan75 well southern Cali is a bandwagon sports town!!! I lived there from 2009 to 2020 I remember ducks playoffs games had more red wings fans in 2014 kings fans took over Honda center