The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were a professional

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team based in

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. They were members of the

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, and played their home games at the

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. Throughout their existence they were the primary minor league affiliate of the

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title *Th ...

of the

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, with a three-year shared affiliation with the

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History

In 1997, the

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franchise was losing money and accruing debts in Baltimore. Jerry Robinson, owner of the

arena, purchased the Bandits franchise to play at the Gardens, replacing the previous hockey tenant, the

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of the International Hockey League. The

signed Cincinnati to a five-year affiliate agreement. From 1999 through 2002 team shared its affiliation with the

, until the Red Wings affiliated with the

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. Anaheim maintained their affiliation with Cincinnati through the 2004-05 season. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were granted a voluntary suspension for the 2005–06 season two days after Anaheim and Cincinnati ended their affiliation, and Cincinnati could not find a replacement NHL affiliate. In October 2005, the team was renamed the Cincinnati RailRaiders, and was seeking an affiliation agreement for a return in 2006-07 season, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets sold to become re-active. On October 3, 2006, it was reported that a

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-based company had been granted conditional approval to purchase and relocate the team, however that deal fell through. On March 19, 2007, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased, and moved to Rockford,

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, to become the

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. The market was previously served by: *

Cincinnati Mohawks The Cincinnati Mohawks was the name of two professional ice hockey teams in Cincinnati, Ohio who played their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. The first Mohawks' club were members of the American Hockey League (AHL) between 1949 and 1952 whil ...

(1949–1952 AHL, 1952–1958 IHL) *

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(1963–1964 CHL) *

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(1971–1974 AHL) *

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(1975–1979 WHA, 1979–1980 CHL) *

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(1981–1982 CHL) *

(1990–1992

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, 1992–2001 IHL, 2001–2004

) The team was replaced in this market by: *

of the

(2006–present) Affiliates *

Mighty Ducks Of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title *Th ...

(1997-2005) *

(1999-2002)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Playoffs

Notable players and coaches

Numerous Cincinnati Mighty Ducks alumni were with the Anaheim Ducks when they won the Stanley Cup in

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. In addition, former coach

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led Anaheim to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in

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before he went to Detroit. Hockey goal cmd 2004

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* Jean-Sebastien Giguere *

Curtis Glencross Curtis Jack Glencross (born December 28, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, he signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent in 2004 and made ...

Zenon Konopka Zenon Konopka (born January 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Also known as "Zenon the Destroyer", Konopka played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Ottawa ...

* Tomas Kopecky *

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* Tony Martensson * Andy McDonald * Shane O'Brien * Samuel Pahlsson * Pierre-Alexandr Parenteau * Richard Park *

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* Chris Mason

Team records

Single season

:Goals: 42

(1997–98) :Assists: 59

Craig Reichert Craig Steven Reichert (born May 11, 1974) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger who played three games for the Anaheim Ducks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 1996–97 NHL season. Reichert was dra ...

(1997–98) :Points: 100 Bob Wren (1997–98) :Penalty minutes: 319 Shane O'Brien (2004–05) :GAA: 2.07

Frederic Cassivi Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese ro ...

(2004–05) :SV%: .924 Frederic Cassivi (2004–05)

Career

:Career goals: 113 Bob Wren :Career assists: 186 Bob Wren :Career points: 299 Bob Wren :Career penalty minutes: 482 Shane O'Brien :Career goaltending wins: 76

:Career shutouts: 19 Ilya Bryzgalov :Career games: 277 Bob Wren

References

External links

The Internet Hockey Database - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
{{Defunct AHL 1997 establishments in Ohio 2005 disestablishments in Ohio Anaheim Ducks minor league affiliates Ice hockey clubs established in 1997 Ice hockey teams in Ohio Sports clubs disestablished in 2005 Sports teams in Cincinnati