Editing Anaheim Ducks (section)

===Start of a franchise (1993–1996)===
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. The franchise was awarded by the NHL in December 1992, alongside the rights to a [[Miami]] team founded by [[Wayne Huizenga]] that would become the [[Florida Panthers]]. An entrance fee of $50&nbsp;million was required, half of which Disney would pay directly to the Los Angeles Kings in order to "share" the Los Angeles media market.<ref name=add>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/12/11/nhl-expands-to-miami-and-anaheim-in-entertaining-twist/7afdf139-1ef7-4b5b-9e9d-ded84ba3fc7c/|title=NHL expands to Miami and Anaheim in entertaining twist|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 11, 1992|access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> On March 1, 1993, at the brand-new [[Honda Center|Anaheim Arena]] – located a short distance east of [[Disneyland]] and across the [[Orange Freeway]] from [[Angel Stadium]] – the team's name was announced. The team's name was inspired by the 1992 Disney film ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]'', about a struggling youth hockey team who, with the help of their new coach, become champions.<ref name=splash>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-02-mn-102-story.html | title=Disney Hopes 'Ducks' Make a Splash in O.C. | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=March 2, 1993}}</ref> [[Philadelphia]]-arena management specialist [[Tony Tavares]] was chosen to be team president,<ref name=splash/> and [[Jack Ferreira]], who previously helped create the [[San Jose Sharks]], became the Ducks' general manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-24-sp-14642-story.html |title=Mighty Ducks Hire Ferreira as General Manager |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 21, 2004 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> The Ducks selected [[Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1955)|Ron Wilson]] to be the first head coach in team history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616003041/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/may20_wil.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Mighty Ducks fire Ron Wilson as coach |website=Canoe.ca |date=May 20, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> The Ducks and the expansion Florida Panthers team filled out their rosters in the [[1993 NHL expansion draft]] and the [[1993 NHL entry draft]]. In the former, a focus on defense led to goaltenders [[Guy Hebert]] and [[Glenn Healy]] being the first picks, followed by [[Alexei Kasatonov]] and [[Steven King (ice hockey)|Steven King]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-25-sp-6963-story.html |title=Ducks Are Already Defensive : Hockey: Goalies Hebert and Healy are first players taken by Anaheim in expansion draft |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 30, 1991 |access-date=May 1, 2014|first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> In the latter, the Ducks selected as the fourth overall pick [[Paul Kariya]], who only began play in 1994 but would turn out to be the face of the franchise for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6716981 |title=Former NHL player Paul Kariya announces retirement after post-concussion symptoms |work=ESPN |last=Burnside |first=Scott |date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> The resulting roster had the lowest payroll of the NHL at only $7.9&nbsp;million.<ref name=post>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-02-sp-7870-story.html |title=1993: The Year in Review. The Mighty Ducks Steal the Show : Ducks: Diamond in a Rough Year |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 2, 1994 |access-date=May 1, 2014|first=Mike |last=Penner}}</ref>

Led by [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] [[Troy Loney]], the Ducks finished the season 33–46–5, a record-breaking number of wins for an expansion team, which the Florida Panthers also achieved. The Ducks sold out 27 of 41 home games, including the last 25, and filled the [[Arrowhead Pond]] to 98.9% of its season capacity. Ducks licensed merchandise shot to number one in sales among NHL clubs,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-17-sp-47082-story.html |title=THE NHL : Epilogue : The Kings and Mighty Ducks Have at Least One Thing in Common-They Are Two of the 10 Teams That Managed Not to Qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Yet the Assessment of Their Seasons Says a Lot About the Teams-One That Surpasses All Expectations, and Another That Lived Up to None. : MIGHTY DUCKS : They Had to Climb a Matterhorn, but They Were a Real NHL Team|work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |first=Robyn |last=Norwood}}</ref> helped by their presence in [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney's theme parks]] and [[Disney Store]]s.<ref name=ind>{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Lebowitz |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |title=The Wide (disney) World of Sports |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=March 16, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305181652/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[1994–95 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95 season]] saw the debut of Paul Kariya, who would play 47 of the team's 48 games that year, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. The Ducks had another respectable season, going 16–27–5.