The 2016–17 Anaheim Ducks season was the 24th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks won the Pacific Division for a fifth straight year and the sixth time in franchise history. Anaheim faced the wild-card entrant

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in the opening round of the

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, where they defeated them in a four-game sweep. They then defeated the

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in the next round, four games to three. The Ducks then went on to face the

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in the Western Conference Finals, where they lost in six games. The Ducks' qualification to the

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would have been the Ducks' first Finals appearance since

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and coincidentally, they were close to rematching the

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for the Stanley Cup prior to Ottawa's elimination by the eventual champion

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in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

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.

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Records

* On November 6, 2016, the Ducks set the NHL record for most consecutive victories over a single opponent with 24 wins.

Transactions

Following the end of the Ducks' 2015–16 season, and during the 2016–17 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 2016 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 24–25, 2016, at the

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in Buffalo.

Notes

Draft notes * The

' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent

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to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in

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and this pick. :Toronto previously acquired this pick from Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent

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, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a conditional second-round pick in 2016 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Nick Spaling,

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, Scott Harrington, New Jersey's third-round pick in 2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Toronto will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if Pittsburgh qualifies for the

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– was converted on April 2, 2016. * The

' second-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on July 28, 2015, that sent

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and a conditional third-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for

Nick Bonino Nicholas Bonino (born April 20, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), center. He played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville P ...

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and this pick. :Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015, that sent Kevin Bieksa to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent

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to Edmonton in exchange for Martin Gernat and this pick. * The

' fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016, that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for

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and this pick. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for Eric Brewer and this pick. * The

' sixth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Brandon Pirri to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

References

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