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| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | |
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| City: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1997 to 2005 |
| Home Arena: | Cincinnati Gardens |
| Colors: | Eggplant and Jade |
| Affiliates: | Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Franchise history | |
| 1995 to 1997: | Baltimore Bandits |
| 1997 to 2005: | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
| 2007 to present: | Rockford IceHogs |
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.
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History
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were granted a voluntary suspension for the 2005–06 season due to the lack of an NHL affiliate after previous affiliates Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed new agreements with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Portland Pirates, respectively. In October 2005 the team was renamed the Cincinnati RailRaiders. They were seeking an affiliation agreement for a return in 2006–07, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets sold to become re-active.
On October 3, 2006, it was reported that a Windsor, Ontario, based company been granted conditional approval to purchased and relocate the team [1], however that deal fell through [2]. On March 19, 2007, however, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased, and moved to Rockford, Illinois, to become the Rockford IceHogs (which was the name of a United Hockey League franchise). [3]
The market was previously served by:
- Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–52 AHL, 1952–58 IHL)
- Cincinnati Swords (1971–74 AHL)
- Cincinnati Stingers (1975–79 WHA)
- Cincinnati Cyclones (1990–92, 2001–04 ECHL, 1992–2001 IHL)
The team was replaced in this market by:
- Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL (2006- )
Season-by-season results
Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 80 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 7 | — | 66 | 243 | 303 | 4th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 1998–99 | 80 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 2 | — | 76 | 227 | 249 | 4th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 1999–00 | 80 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 4 | — | 73 | 227 | 244 | 5th, Mid-Atlantic |
| 2000–01 | 80 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | — | 95 | 254 | 240 | 2nd, South |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 3 | — | 80 | 216 | 211 | 3rd, Central |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 6 | — | 71 | 202 | 242 | 3rd, Central |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 1 | — | 72 | 188 | 211 | 5th, West |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 44 | 31 | — | 4 | 1 | 93 | 206 | 191 | 3rd, West |
Playoffs
| Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 1998–99 | — | L, 0–3, Philadelphia | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 2000–01 | — | L, 1–3, Norfolk | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | L, 1–2, Chicago | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
| 2003–04 | W, 2–0, Houston | L, 3–4, Milwaukee | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | — | W, 4–3, Milwaukee | L, 1–4, Chicago | — | — |
Notable players
- Sean Avery
- Ilya Bryzgalov
- Marc Chouinard
- Matt Cullen
- Kurtis Foster
- Ryan Getzlaf
- Jean-Sebastien Giguere
- Chris Kunitz
- Joffrey Lupul
- Andy McDonald
- Shane O'Brien
- Samuel Pahlsson
- Richard Park
- Corey Perry
- Ruslan Salei
- Bob Wren
Team records
Single season
- Goals: 42
Bob Wren(1997–98) - Assists: 59 Craig Reichert
(1997–98) - Points: 100 Bob Wren (1997–98)
- Penalty minutes: 319 Shane O'Brien (2004–05)
- GAA: 2.07 Frederic Cassivi (2004–05)
- SV%: .924 Frederic Cassivi (2004–05)
Career
- Career goals: 113 Bob Wren
- Career assists: 186 Bob Wren
- Career points: 299 Bob Wren
- Career penalty minutes: 482 Shane O'Brien
- Career goaltending wins: 76
Ilya Bryzgalov - Career shutouts: 19 Ilya Bryzgalov
- Career games: 277 Bob Wren
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