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Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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First Round Picks: No. 12
1999-2000 Record: 34-36-12 (3), 83 points (Tied for 18th overall)
What they need
The usual- more offensive support to take the load off of the "Big Two", Paul Kariya and Teemu
Selanne- and the not-so-usual- goaltending depth behind 33-year old Guy Hebert. Some more physical players would
also be of help to Anaheim.
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HOMEGROWN MIGHTY DUCKS
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Mighty Ducks draftees who played 20 or more games with Anaheim in 1999-00: (All stats with Anaheim) |
| Name (drafted) |
GP |
G-A-Pts |
Oleg Tverdovsky
(2nd in '94) |
82 |
15-35-50 |
Matt Cullen
(35th in '96) |
80 |
15-35-50 |
Paul Kariya
(4th in '93) |
74 |
15-35-50 |
Steve Rucchin
(2nd in '94 supp. draft) |
71 |
15-35-50 |
Ruslan Salei
(9th in '96) |
71 |
15-35-50 |
Antii Aalto
(134th in '93) |
63 |
15-35-50 |
Pavel Trnka
(106th in '94) |
57 |
15-35-50 |
In their system
Left wing Maxim Balmochnykh (45th overall in '97) began the adjustment to pro hockey in North
America this season at Cincinnati (AHL), playing in 40 games and recording nine goals and 21 points. Another first-year
pro who got his feet wet in Cincy was left wing Jay Legault (72nd overall in '97). He had 15 goals and 34 points in 70
games. A third first-year pro of note was defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski (5th overall in '98). In 35 games at Cincinnati,
Vishnevsky had four points and 35 PIM's. He also spent 31 games with the Ducks, recording a goal and an assist.
On the major junior front, left wing Maxim Rybin (141st overall in '99) had a solid season for the OHL's Sarnia Sting, with 29 goals and 56 points in 66 contests. Overseas, right wing Petr Tenkrat (230th overall in '99) had a big season in the Finnish League with HPK/Ilves, scoring 35 goals and 49 points in 53 games.
Recent draft history
The usual- more offensive support to take the load off of the "Big Two", Paul Kariya and Teemu
When it comes to their first round draft selections, the Ducks have leaned toward Europe. Of their six opening round picks all-time, four have been European-born, although defenseman Ruslan Salei (9th overall in ?96), a native of Belarus, was playing in the IHL at the time of his selection.
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FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
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| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS. |
'99 TEAM |
'99 G-A-Pts |
| 1998 |
5 |
Vitaly Vishnevski |
D |
Anaheim (NHL) |
2 pts., 26 PIM |
| 1997 |
18 |
Mikael Holmqvist |
C |
TPS Turku (Fin) |
12-3-15 |
| 1996 |
9 |
Ruslan Salei |
D |
Anaheim (NHL) |
10 pts., 94 PIM |
| 1995 |
4 |
Chad Kilger |
C |
Edmonton (NHL) |
3-2-5 |
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ALSO SEE
Mighty Ducks' first-round history
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