Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and moved to Rockford, Illinois, to become the Rockford IceHogs (which was the name of a United Hockey League franchise). Numerous former Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were all together with Anaheim when they won the Stanley Cup in 2007. In addition, former coach Mike Babcock led Anaheim to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2003 before moving to Detroit. The market was previously served by: The team was replaced in this market by: Affiliates Cincinnati Mighty Ducks The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, at the Cincinnati
History of the Anaheim Ducks Angel Stadium – the team received its name, inspired by the 1992 Disney movie "The Mighty Ducks", based on a group of misfit kids who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winning team. Disney President Michael Eisner had already said on the December press conference that the film's success served as "our market research". As a result of the name adoption, the arena was named "The Pond", and Disney subsequently made an animated series called "Mighty Ducks", featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team consisting of anthropomorphized ducks led by the Mighty Duck Wildwing. Philadelphia-arena management specialist