Anaheim Ducks take out 2007 Stanley Cup
[NHL ICE HOCKEY] Anaheim Ducks take out 2007 Stanley Cup
In the end boasting two of the NHL's top three defencemen proved to be the too much for their rivals in the race for the 2007 Stanley Cup, as the Anaheim Ducks capped their first ever title with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Anaheim.
Defencemen Chris Pronger (who was brought in from the Edmonton Oilers during the off-season) and captain Scott Niedermayer (a Free Agent signing the off-season before) formed the backbone of the Ducks' march towards Stanley Cup glory and the Ducks' big young forwards put an exclamation mark on the season with a 5 goal contribution in the final game. Forward Travis Moen scored 2 goals and had 7 for the post-season, a remarkable effort given he had just 11 goals in 82 regular season games this season.
Niedermayer also won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the Playoff MVP - vindicating management's decision to outlay millions of dollars to lure the former New Jersey Devil to the West Coast.
Check out the highlights and stats at www.nhl.com and it might be a classic case of 'sure you did' but I did pick the Ducks at the start of the season to take out the championship and as Channel Nine reporter Danny Weidler knows - if you throw enough darts eventually one will stick in the wall!
And just for the record the Anaheim Ducks are the same franchise that was featured as the Mighty Ducks in the Disney films oh so long ago... I think it is fair to say this win has gone a long way to help the team establish its own identity as a hockey team rather than living off the back of the movies.
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