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2007–08 Anaheim Ducks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
2007–08 record47–27–8
Home record28–9–4
Road record19–18–4
Goals for205
Goals against191
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachRandy Carlyle
CaptainChris Pronger
Alternate captainsChris Kunitz
Rob Niedermayer
ArenaHonda Center
Average attendance17,191 (100.1%)
Total: 687,632[1]
Team leaders
GoalsCorey Perry (29)
AssistsRyan Getzlaf (58)
PointsRyan Getzlaf (82)
Penalty minutesGeorge Parros (183)
Plus/minusRyan Getzlaf (+32)
WinsJean-Sebastien Giguere (35)
Goals against averageJonas Hiller (2.07)

The 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season began September 29, 2007, with a game in London, England, against the Los Angeles Kings. It was the Ducks' 15th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began the season as defending Stanley Cup champions.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2007 Preseason Game Log
September: 3–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box
1 September 13 Kings 5–4 Aubin (1–0–0) Levasseur (0–1–0) 16,973* 0–1–0 Honda Center L1
2 September 15 @ Kings 3–2 Hiller (1–0–0) LaBarbera (0–1–0) 11,107* 1–1–0 Staples Center W1
3 September 16 Coyotes 2–1 SO Tordjman (1–0–0) Hiller (1–0–1) 16,888* 1–1–1 Honda Center O1
4 September 17 @ Canucks 3–2 OT Bryzgalov (1–0–0) MacIntyre (0–0–1) 2–1–1 General Motors Place W1
5 September 19 Sharks 1–0 Greiss (1–0–0) Hiller (1–1–1) 2–2–1 Honda Center L1
6 September 21 @ Sharks 3–1 Nabokov (1–0–0) Bryzgalov (1–1–0) 14,837* 2–3–1 HP Pavilion at San Jose L2
7 September 23 Canucks 5–0 Hiller (2–1–1) Sanford (1–1–0) 17,030* 3–3–1 Honda Center W1
*Attendance Figure provided by ESPN
Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss OT Loss

Regular season

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The Ducks were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 408 power-play opportunities against.[2]

2007–08 Game Log
September: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
1 September 29 @ Kings 4–1 Bernier (1–0–0) Bryzgalov (0–1–0) 17,551 0–1–0 O2 Arena (in London, UK) L1 0
2 September 30 Kings 4–1 Hiller (1–0–0) LaBarbera (0–1–0) 17,300 1–1–0 O2 Arena (in London, UK) W1 2
October: 3–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 0–4–2)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
3 October 3 @ Red Wings 3–2 SO Hasek (1–0–0) Bryzgalov (0–1–1) 17,610 1–1–1 Joe Louis Arena O1 3
4 October 5 @ Blue Jackets 4–0 Leclaire (1–0–0) Bryzgalov (0–2–1) 17,852 1–2–1 Nationwide Arena L1 3
5 October 6 @ Penguins 5–4 Fleury (1–1–0) Hiller (1–1–0) 17,132 1–3–1 Mellon Arena L2 3
6 October 10 Bruins 2–1 Bryzgalov (1–2–1) Thomas (1–1–0) 17,285 2–3–1 Honda Center W1 5
7 October 14 Wild 2–0 Harding (1–0–0) Giguere (0–1–0) 17,174 2–4–1 Honda Center L1 5
8 October 15 Red Wings 6–3 Bryzgalov (2–2–1) Hasek (2–2–0) 17,174 3–4–1 Honda Center W1 7
9 October 17 Predators 3–1 Giguere (1–1–0) Mason (2–4–0) 17,174 4–4–1 Honda Center W2 9
10 October 20 @ Stars 3–1 Turco (3–1–1) Giguere (1–2–0) 18,057 4–5–1 American Airlines Center L1 9
11 October 23 @ Blues 4–2 Legace (4–2–0) Giguere (1–3–0) 14,764 4–6–1 Scottrade Center L2 9
12 October 25 Coyotes 1–0 Auld (2–2–0) Bryzgalov‡ (2–3–1) 17,174 4–7–1 Honda Center L3 9
13 October 28 Oilers 3–2 SO Garon (2–1–0) Giguere (1–3–1) 17,174 4–7–2 Honda Center O1 10
November: 8–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
14 November 1 Blue Jackets 1–2 SO Giguere (2–3–1) Norrena (1–1–0) 17,174 5–7–2 Honda Center W1 12
15 November 3 @ Coyotes 5–2 Giguere (3–3–1) Auld (2–4–0) 15,888 6–7–2 Jobing.com Arena W2 14
16 November 5 Stars 5–0 Turco (4–3–1) Giguere (3–4–1) 17,174 6–8–2 Honda Center L2 14
17 November 7 Coyotes 6–5 OT Auld (3–4–0) Giguere (3–4–2) 17,174 6–8–3 Honda Center O1 15
18 November 9 Sharks 2–3 SO Giguere (4–4–2) Nabokov (7–7–0) 17,174 7–8–3 Honda Center W1 17
19 November 13 Kings 3–4 SO Giguere (5–4–2) LaBarbera (4–4–0) 17,174 8–8–3 Honda Center W2 19
20 November 15 @ Kings 6–3 Giguere (6–4–2) Aubin (3–2–0) 18,118 9–8–3 Staples Center W3 21
21 November 17 @ Sharks 2–1 SO Giguere (7–4–2) Nabokov (11–7–0) 17,496 10–8–3 HP Pavilion at San Jose W4 23
22 November 21 @ Stars 2–1 Giguere (7–5–2) 18,584 10–9–3 American Airlines Center L1 23
23 November 23 Coyotes 4–3 SO Bryzgalov‡ (3–0–0) Hiller (1–1–1) 17,174 10–9–4 Honda Center O1 24
24 November 25 Kings 2–3 Giguere (8–5–2) LaBarbera (5–7–0) 17,174 11–9–4 Honda Center W1 26
25 November 27 @ Canucks 0–4 Luongo (11–9–0) Giguere (8–6–2) 18,630 11–10–4 General Motors Place L1 26
26 November 29 @ Flames 4–1 Giguere (9–6–2) Kiprusoff (10–11–2) 19,289 12–10–4 Scotiabank Saddledome W1 28
27 November 30 @ Oilers 1–5 Roloson (6–10–1) Giguere (9–7–2) 16,839 12–11–4 Rexall Place L1 28
December: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
28 December 2 Oilers 4–0 Garon (6–4–0) Giguere (9–8–2) 17,174 12–12–4 Honda Center L2 28
29 December 5 Sabres 4–1 Giguere (10–8–2) Miller (10–11–1) 17,174 13–12–4 Honda Center W1 30
30 December 7 @ Blackhawks 5–3 Giguere (11–8–2) Khabibulin (10–8–2) 17,734 14–12–4 United Center W2 32
31 December 8 @ Predators 4–2 Mason (8–10–2) Hiller (1–2–1) 13,469 14–13–4 Sommet Center L1 32
32 December 10 @ Blue Jackets 4–3 OT Giguere (12–8–2) Leclaire (10–6–3) 11,984 15–13–4 Nationwide Arena W1 34
33 December 12 Canucks 3–2 Sanford (4–1–0) Giguere (12–9–2) 17,174 15–14–4 Honda Center L1 34
34 December 14 Wild 5–2 Harding (4–6–1) Giguere (12–10–2) 17,174 15–15–4 Honda Center L2 34
35 December 16 Sharks 2–1 SO Nabokov (18–10–4) Giguere (12–10–3) 17,174 15–15–5 Honda Center O1 35
36 December 18 @ Sharks 2–0 Giguere (13–10–3) Nabokov (18–11–4) 17,197 16–15–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose W1 37
37 December 19 Avalanche 2–1 OT Hiller (2–2–1) Budaj (12–6–1) 17,174 17–15–5 Honda Center W2 39
38 December 22 @ Sharks 5–2 Giguere (14–10–3) Nabokov (18–12–5) 17,496 18–15–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose W3 41
39 December 27 @ Oilers 2–1 Giguere (15–10–3) Garon (9–8–1) 16,839 19–15–5 Rexall Place W4 43
40 December 29 @ Flames 5–3 Kiprusoff (18–12–7) Giguere (15–11–3) 19,289 19–16–5 Pengrowth Saddledome L1 43
41 December 30 @ Canucks 2–1 Luongo (18–11–3) Hiller (2–3–1) 18,630 19–17–5 General Motors Place L2 43
January: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
42 January 2 Blue Jackets 2–1 Giguere (16–11–3) Leclaire (13–8–3) 17,174 20–17–5 Honda Center W1 45
43 January 4 Blackhawks 2–1 Hiller (3–3–1) Khabibulin (15–13–3) 17,174 21–17–5 Honda Center W2 47
44 January 5 @ Coyotes 3–2 SO Bryzgalov (12–8–1) Giguere (16–11–4) 16,159 21–17–6 Jobing.com Arena O1 48
45 January 7 Predators 5–2 Giguere (17–11–4) Ellis (10–5–0) 17,174 22–17–6 Honda Center W1 50
46 January 9 Maple Leafs 5–0 Giguere (18–11–4) Toskala (13–12–4) 17,174 23–17–6 Honda Center W2 52
47 January 13 Sharks 4–3 OT Giguere (19–11–4) Greiss (0–0–1) 17,174 24–17–6 Honda Center W3 54
48 January 15 Stars 4–2 Giguere (20–11–4) Turco (17–10–4) 17,174 25–17–6 Honda Center W4 56
49 January 17 @ Predators 2–1 Giguere (21–11–4) Mason (12–15–3) 14,193 26–17–6 Sommet Center W5 58
50 January 18 @ Wild 4–2 Hiller (4–3–1) Harding (10–9–1) 18,568 27–17–6 Xcel Energy Center W6 60
51 January 20 @ Stars 5–2 Turco (19–10–4) Giguere (21–12–4) 18,461 27–18–6 American Airlines Center L1 60
52 January 23 Red Wings 2–1 Hasek (17–7–2) Giguere (21–13–4) 17,174 27–19–6 Honda Center L2 60
53 January 24 @ Kings 3–1 LaBarbera (13–18–1) Giguere (21–14–4) 18,118 27–20–6 Staples Center L3 60
January 27: All-Star Game (East wins—Box) 8–7 Thomas (BOS) Legace (STL) 18,644 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
54 January 30 @ Wild 5–1 Backstrom (19–9–2) Giguere (21–15–4) 18,568 27–21–6 Xcel Energy Center L4 60
February: 9–2–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
55 February 1 @ Blues 1–0 SO Legace (19–13–4) Giguere (21–15–5) 19,150 27–21–7 Scottrade Center O1 61
56 February 2 @ Flyers 3–0 Biron (20–11–4) Hiller (4–4–1) 19,822 27–22–7 Wachovia Center L1 61
57 February 5 @ Islanders 3–0 Giguere (22–15–5) DiPietro (19–20–6) 9,649 28–22–7 Nassau Memorial Coliseum W1 63
58 February 7 @ Rangers 4–1 Giguere (23–15–5) Lundqvist (24–21–5) 18,200 29–22–7 Madison Square Garden W2 65
59 February 8 @ Devils 2–1 Giguere (24–15–5) Brodeur (28–19–3) 15,332 30–22–7 Prudential Center W3 67
60 February 10 @ Red Wings 3–2 Giguere (25–15–5) Osgood (22–5–2) 20,066 31–22–7 Joe Louis Arena W4 69
61 February 12 @ Avalanche 2–1 Giguere (26–15–5) Theodore (15–13–2) 16,257 32–22–7 Pepsi Center W5 71
62 February 15 Stars 4–2 Turco (25–12–4) Giguere (26–16–5) 17,323 32–23–7 Honda Center L1 71
63 February 17 Flames 4–2 Giguere (27–16–5) Kiprusoff (29–19–8) 17,174 33–23–7 Honda Center W1 73
64 February 20 Avalanche 3–2 SO Giguere (28–16–5) Budaj (15–9–4) 17,174 34–23–7 Honda Center W2 75
65 February 22 Blues 2–1 OT Giguere (29–16–5) Legace (23–16–7) 17,174 35–23–7 Honda Center W3 77
66 February 24 Blackhawks 6–3 Hiller (5–4–1) Lalime (11–9–1) 17,174 36–23–7 Honda Center W4 79
67 February 29 Flames 3–1 Giguere (30–16–5) Kiprusoff (32–20–9) 17,174 37–23–7 Honda Center W5 81
March: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
68 March 3 Senators 3–1 Giguere (––) Gerber (24–12–2) 17,174 38–23–7 Honda Center W6 83
69 March 5 @ Blackhawks 3–0 Crawford (1–0–0) Giguere (31–17–5) 16,666 38–24–7 United Center L1 83
70 March 6 @ Avalanche 1–0 Theodore (21–17–2) Hiller (5–5–1) 18,007 38–25–7 Pepsi Center L2 83
71 March 9 Canadiens 3–1 Giguere (32–17–5) Price (16–11–3) 17,174 39–25–7 Honda Center W1 85
72 March 11 @ Coyotes 3–2 SO Bryzgalov (24–17–4) Giguere (32–17–6) 14,683 39–25–8 Jobing.com Arena O1 86
73 March 12 Canucks 4–1 Hiller (6–5–1) Luongo (31–21–9) 17,174 40–25–8 Honda Center W1 88
74 March 15 Blues 5–2 Giguere (33–17–6) Legace (24–23–8) 17,174 41–25–8 Honda Center W2 90
75 March 19 @ Stars 2–1 Giguere (34–17–6) Turco (30–19–4) 18,584 42–25–8 American Airlines Center W3 92
76 March 21 @ Sharks 2–1 Nabokov (43–20–8) Hiller (6–6–1) 17,496 42–26–8 HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 92
77 March 22 @ Coyotes 2–1 Hiller (7–6–1) Bryzgalov (25–20–4) 17,645 43–26–8 Jobing.com Arena W1 94
78 March 26 Kings 2–1 SO Hiller (8–6–1) Ersberg (4–3–3) 17,331 44–26–8 Honda Center W2 96
79 March 28 Sharks 3–1 Boucher (3–0–1) Hiller (8–7–1) 17,334 44–27–8 Honda Center L1 96
80 March 30 Stars 3–2 SO Giguere (35–17–6) Turco (31–20–6) 17,174 45–27–8 Honda Center W1 98
April: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points
81 April 5 @ Kings 4–3 Giguere (36–17–6) Cloutier (2–4–1) 18,118 46–27–8 Staples Center W2 100
82 April 6 Coyotes 3–2 SO Hiller (9–7–1) Bryzgalov (26–22–5) 17,269 47–27–8 Honda Center W3 102
Legend
Ducks Win (2 pts.) Ducks Loss (0 pts.) All-Star Game OT Loss (1 pt.) Clinched Playoffs
"Points" Legend
1st (Pacific Division) Not in Playoff Position In Playoff Position

Postseason

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The Ducks enter the 2007–08 season as defending Stanley Cup champions. They were defeated in the series 4 games to 2 by their division rival Dallas Stars.

2008 Postseason Game Log
Western Conference Quarter-Finals (2–4)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Series Arena Box
1 April 10 Stars 4–0 Turco (1–0) Giguere (0–1) 17,191 0–1 Honda Center L1
2 April 12 Stars 5–2 Turco (2–0) Giguere (0–2) 17,181 0–2 Honda Center L2
3 April 15 @ Stars 4–2 Giguere (1–2) Turco (2–1) 18,532 1–2 American Airlines Center W1
4 April 17 @ Stars 3–1 Turco (3–1) Giguere (1–3) 18,532 1–3 American Airlines Center L1
5 April 18 Stars 5–2 Giguere (2–3) Turco (3–2) 17,199 2–3 Honda Center W1
6 April 20 @ Stars 4–1 Turco (4–2) Giguere (2–4) 18,532 2–4 American Airlines Center L1
Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – San Jose Sharks 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
2 Anaheim Ducks 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
3 Dallas Stars 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
5 Los Angeles Kings 82 32 43 7 231 266 71

Conference standings

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Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
3 y – Minnesota Wild NW 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
5 Dallas Stars PA 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
6 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
7 Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
8 Nashville Predators CE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
10 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
11 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
14 St. Louis Blues CE 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
15 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 32 43 7 231 266 71

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Getzlaf 76 24 58 82 94 6 2 3 5 6
Corey Perry 70 29 25 54 108 3 2 1 3 8
Chris Kunitz 81 20 29 49 80 6 0 2 2 8
Chris Pronger 71 12 31 43 126 6 2 3 5 12
Todd Bertuzzi 67 14 25 39 97 6 0 2 2 14
Mathieu Schneider 64 12 27 39 50 6 1 0 1 8
Scott Niedermayer 47 8 16 24 14 6 0 2 2 4
Teemu Selanne 25 12 10 22 8 6 2 2 4 6
Francois Beauchemin 81 2 19 21 59 6 0 0 0 26

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 57 3250 35 17 6 114 4 .923 2.10 6 358 2 4 19 0 .898 3.19
Jonas Hiller 22 1158 10 7 1 40 0 .926 2.07
Ilya Bryzgalov‡ 9 447 2 3 1 19 0 .909 2.55

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.
‡Traded mid-season.

Awards and records

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jonas Hiller 1st NHL win September 30, 2007
Ryan Getzlaf 100th NHL point October 6, 2007
Kent Huskins 1st NHL goal October 15, 2007
Chris Pronger 400th NHL assist October 15, 2007
Brad May 900th NHL game November 15, 2007
Chris Pronger 900th NHL game December 11, 2007
Corey Perry 100th NHL point December 29, 2007
Doug Weight 700th NHL assist (5th American All-Time) January 9, 2008
Sean O'Donnell 900th NHL game January 18, 2008

Transactions

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The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

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June 23, 2007
 To Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Shannon 		To Anaheim Ducks
Rights to Jason King
Conditional pick in 2009
September 24, 2007
 To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Mowers 		To Boston Bruins
Nathan Saunders
Brett Skinner
January 2, 2008
 To Anaheim Ducks
Brandon Bochenski 		To Boston Bruins
Shane Hnidy
6th round pick in 2008 – Nicholas Tremblay
January 9, 2008
 To New York Islanders
Matt Keith 		To Anaheim Ducks
Darryl Bootland

Free agents

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Player Former team Contract Terms
Mathieu Schneider Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $11.25 million
Todd Bertuzzi Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $4 million
Shane Hnidy Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $1.515 million
Player New team Contract Terms
Shawn Thornton Boston Bruins multi-year, undisclosed
Trevor Gillies Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, minor-league contract
Joe Motzko Washington Capitals

Waivers

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November 17, 2007
 To Phoenix Coyotes
Ilya Bryzgalov 		To Anaheim Ducks
claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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The following were Anaheim's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[3] The Ducks drafted 16th overall with a pick acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their own pick, 30th overall, was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Chris Pronger trade.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Logan MacMillan Center  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 42 Eric Tangradi Center  United States Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 63 Maxime Macenauer Center  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4 92 Justin Vaive Left wing  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 93 Steven Kampfer Defence  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
4 98 Sebastian Stefaniszin Goaltender  Germany Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
4 121 Mattias Modig Goaltender  Sweden Luleå HF (Elitserien)
5 151 Brett Morrison Center  Canada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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Portland Pirates

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The Portland Pirates are the Ducks American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

Augusta Lynx

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The Augusta Lynx are the Ducks affiliate in the ECHL.

See also

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Other Anaheim–based teams in 2007–08

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References

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  1. ^ Does not include home game played in London, England.
  2. ^ "2007-08 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com [dead link]
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