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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyGARY BETTMANNHL NEW YORK,NHL ENTERPRISES, L.P.& NHL PRODUCTIONS/NHLIMAGES1185 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10036Phone: 212.789.2000Fax: 212.789.2020PR Fax: 212.789.2080Nhl directoryNHL TORONTO & NHLENTERPRISES CANADA, L.P.50 Bay Street, 11th FloorToronto, Ontario M5J 2X8Phone: 416.981.2777Fax: 416.981.2779PR Fax: 416.981.27692007-08 NATIONAL LEAGUE HOCKEY DIRECTORYNHL MONTREAL1800 McGill College Avenue,Suite 2600Montreal, Quebec H3A 3J6Phone: 514.841.9220Fax: 514.841.1070ExecutiveCommissioner................................................................................................................................Gary B. BettmanDeputy Commissioner.......................................................................................................................... William DalyChief Operating Officer.........................................................................................................................John CollinsSenior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations......................................................................Colin CampbellCOMMUNICATIONSSenior Vice President, Public Relations (Toronto)............................................................................... Gary MeagherSenior Vice President, Communications.....................................................................................Bernadette MansurGroup Vice President, Media Relations................................................................................................ Frank BrownVice President, Public Relations & Player Development.......................................................................Jamey HoranVice President, Community and Diversity Programming.........................................................................Ken MartinStatistician and Information Officer (Toronto)...................................................................................Benny ErcolaniTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................. Honda Center (17,174, 1993)Mailing Address..............................................2695 Katella Ave.Anaheim, CA 92806Telephone.............................................................714.940.2900Fax .......................................................................714.940.2953Website....................................................... anaheimducks.comFounded........................................................................1993-94Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................2007Colors......................................... Black, Gold, Orange and SilverDirectoryChief Executive Officer.................................. Michael SchulmanExecutive Vice President/General Manager.......... Brian P. BurkeHead Coach..........................................................Randy CarlyleAssistant Coaches...........................Dave Farrish, Newell BrownGoaltending Consultant..................................... Francois AllaireCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media & Communications........................Alex GilchristMedia & Communications Manager............................Steve Hoem,Media & Communications Manager....................Lauren O’GormanDirector of Publications & New Media..................... Adam Bradyanaheim ducks2008-09 matchupsSun. 12/14 Honda Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 1/17 Xcel Energy Center 8:00 p.m.Wed. 2/4 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 3/8 Honda Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04, (D. Roloson), 3-1=4 pts.Overtime Games: Six, most recent 10/27/06, 3-2 shootout win at MIN (Koivu)Penalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Six (MIN-3, ANA-3), last, 10/14/07, 2-0 win at ANA (Harding-37 saves)Last Trade Between Ducks and Wild: 6/11/08, Acquired D Marc-Andre Bergeron in exchange for a third round pick in the 2009 NHLEntry Draft.WILD VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS2007-08 Wild Record: 3-1-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at Anaheim)All-Time Wild Record: 14-10-4 (8-3-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-7-1 at Anaheim)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 2 0 – 2 9 9 7 – 25 0-4 12-33 Rolston (1) Harding (37-37)10/14 ANA 0 0 0 – 0 14 19 4 – 37 0-8 8-25 Giguere (23-25) 17,174MIN 1 4 0 – 5 6 9 4 – 19 4-6 3-14 Belanger (3) Harding (28-30)12/14 ANA 0 0 2 – 2 7 10 13 – 27 1-2 5-12 GIGUERE (6-9); Hiller (8-10) 17,174ANA 1 2 1 – 4 12 9 6 – 27 1-4 3-6 Pronger Hiller (25-27)1/18 MIN 0 2 0 – 2 5 12 10 – 27 0-2 5-10 Harding (23-27) *18,568ANA 0 1 0 – 1 5 10 6 – 21 0-4 6-12 GIGUERE (8-11); Hiller (10-12)1/30 MIN 0 4 1 – 5 7 8 8 – 23 0-3 6-12 Gaborik (5) Backstrom (20-21) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ANA 1 3 3 – 7 38 48 29 – 115 2-18 (11.1) 22-55 Giguere (0-3-0, 37-45); Hiller (1-0-0, 43-49)MIN 1 12 1 – 14 27 38 29 – 94 4-15 (26.6) 26-69 Harding (2-1-0, 88-94); Backstrom (1-0-0, 20-21)Series NotesThe Wild was not allowed a power play opportunity for the first time in franchise history at Anaheim (11/12/07)...The Ducks posted 24 shotson goal in the third period (1/23/04), the most shots ever allowed by the Wild in a period...Anaheim and Minnesota met in the 2003 WesternConference Final with the Ducks taking the series, 4-0, on their way to the Stanley Cup Final...The Ducks defeated the Wild 4-1 in the 2007Western Conference Quarterfinals...The two teams combined for two penalties and a total of four penalty minutes (12/31/02), which are tiedfor Wild franchise records for fewest penalties and penalty minutes by both teams...The Wild played its first-ever game at Anaheim and lost3-1 (10/6/00)...Sean O’Donnell was the first captain in Minnesota Wild History (October 2000)...Martin Skoula and Marc-Andre Bergeron areformer Ducks...Ryan Carter is a native of St. Paul...The Ducks were known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim prior to the 2006-07 season...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Anaheim with 45 points (20-25=45) in 50 games played...Brendan Morrison leads Anaheimin all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 20 points (3-17=20)...Jean-Sebastien Giguere has recorded three shutouts in 21 career meetingsagainst the Wild.216 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 217Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL