1993-94 Regular Season Opener: Mighty Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings NHL hockey arrived in Anaheim, California, in 1993, as the Walt Disney Corporation purchased an expansion franchise. Disney executive Michael Eisner was named governor of the new team, called "The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim", in honor of the popular Mighty Ducks kids movies. The Ducks called the new 17,174-seat Arrowhead Pond home. The Ducks were the third NHL franchise to call California home, the most of any state or province. Jack Ferreira, formerly the Director of Pro Scouting for the Montreal Canadiens, was named the team's first General Manager. He, in turn, named Ron Wilson the franchise's first coach. Wilson, who played in the NHL with Toronto and Minnesota in the 1970s and 1980s, was an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks from 1990-93, helping lead the Canucks to two straight Smythe Division titles. The Ducks stayed in California when looking for a farm team...