The 2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season was the 22nd season for the

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franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks won 51 regular season games and defeated the

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and

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in the playoffs before falling to the eventual

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Champion

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in a seven-game Western Conference Final. 2015 marked the third playoffs in a row from which the Ducks were eliminated by losing a Game 7 at home after leading 3–2 after Game 5. Also, their final two losses to the Blackhawks were the only two playoff games the Ducks lost in regulation.

Off-season

On May 19, 2014, the team announced a four-year contract extension for General Manager Bob Murray to keep him under contract through the 2019–20 season.

New uniforms

On June 27, 2014, the Ducks revealed new home and away jerseys, both based on the previous third jersey design that had been in use since 2010. The previous primary jerseys that had been worn since 2006 were subsequently retired.

Regular season

The Ducks retired Teemu Selanne's number 8 on January 11, when they hosted the

. The Ducks defeated Winnipeg 5–4 in a comeback shootout victory following the ceremony.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Ducks only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Suspensions/fines

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Following the end of the Ducks' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Ducks.

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s are marked with an asterisk (*). :''Source: Transaction contract terms from Capgeek.com''

Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections made at the 2014 NHL entry draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the

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. The team held the tenth overall pick due to a trade with the

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. ;Draft notes * The

' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of trade on July 5, 2013, that sent Bobby Ryan to Ottawa in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg,

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and this pick. * The

' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent

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and a third-round pick in

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to Anaheim in exchange for

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, Luca Sbisa, a third-round pick in 2014 (85th overall) and this pick. * The

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' second-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on November 16, 2013, that sent Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz to Toronto in exchange for Jesse Blacker, Anaheim's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Anaheim will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Holland plays in 25 or more games for the Maple Leafs during the

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– was converted on January 18, 2014. * The

' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Derek Dorsett to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent

and a third-round pick in

to Anaheim in exchange for

, Luca Sbisa, a first-round pick in 2014 (24th overall) and this pick. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent

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to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Anaheim advances to the 2014 Western Conference Final and Robidas plays in at least 50% of Anaheim's playoff games. If both conditions are not converted then this will remain a fourth-round pick. – was converted on April 21, 2014, when Robidas was injured for the remainder of the

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.
Anaheim previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent

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to Washington in exchange for this pick.
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013, that sent Mathieu Perreault to Anaheim in exchange for John Mitchell and this pick. * The

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' fifth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent

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to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in

and this pick. * The

' fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 6, 2013, that sent Ben Lovejoy to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. * The

' sixth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on November 21, 2013, that sent Tim Jackman to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. * The

' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 16, 2013, that sent Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz to Toronto in exchange for Jesse Blacker, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 15, 2013, that sent Dave Steckel to Anaheim in exchange for

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and this pick.

References

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