The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the

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franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the

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. The Ducks battled back from 1–7–2 and 12–15–6 starts to win 46 games and the Pacific Division, but were dispatched in a home playoff Game 7 for the fourth year in a row, as

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bested Anaheim in a hard-fought opening-round series. The first round loss came a season after the Ducks went two rounds further in the playoffs to the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks terminated the employment of head coach

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two days after the team's elimination.

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

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Following the end of the Ducks' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 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 (*).

Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in

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Notes

Draft notes * The

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' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent

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and Detroit's third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and this pick. * The

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' second-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for

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, a sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick. * The

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' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a second-round pick in 2015 to Columbus in exchange for

and this pick. * The

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' third-round pick went to the

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

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, Luca Sbisa and a first and third-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for

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and this pick. * The

' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tomas Fleischmann to Anaheim in exchange for

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and this pick. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent

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to Anaheim in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick. * The

' sixth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and a second-round pick in 2015 (From New Jersey via Florida) to New York in exchange for the rights to

, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. * The

' seventh-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in

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to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick. :Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent

to Anaheim in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.

References

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