By William Edwin Baxter.
The Franchise was started 30 years ago in Anaheim, California; by Walt Disney and Company. The team was called the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, named after the Walt Disney Movie, “Mighty Ducks,” about Peewee Hockey. A few years later, Disney also bought The Angels Baseball Team. A few years after Y2K, Disney decided to sell both of its sports franchises. In 2005, Disney sold the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Henry and Susan Samueli. Unlike Arte Moreno who bought The Angels from Disney, The Ducks remained an Anaheim Team to this very day, but he did rename them “The Anaheim Ducks.” Anaheim won the Stanley Cup in 2007, and though it was only in existence half as long as The Angles, The Ducks have made it to the Play-offs a lot more than The Angels. A few years ago, I wrote a short history booklet about The Anaheim Ducks. it was about this time, the team went into a rather long slump, and they have not made the NHL Playoffs for 5 seasons.
THE CURRENT CONCERN: would be that with The Anaheim Duck’s long slump, the Samuelis could sell the team, and the new owner could very well do what Arte Moreno did: Los Angeles Ducks.
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