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

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of the

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, with a three-year shared affiliation with the Detroit Red Wings.

History

In 1997, the Baltimore Bandits 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 Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League. The

signed Cincinnati to a five-year affiliate agreement. From 1999 through 2002 team shared its affiliation with the Detroit Red Wings, until the Red Wings affiliated with the Grand Rapids Griffins. 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 Rockford IceHogs. The market was previously served by: * Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–1952 AHL, 1952–1958 IHL) * Cincinnati Wings (1963–1964 CHL) * Cincinnati Swords (1971–1974 AHL) * Cincinnati Stingers (1975–1979 WHA, 1979–1980 CHL) * Cincinnati Tigers (1981–1982 CHL) * Cincinnati Cyclones (1990–1992

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, 1992–2001 IHL, 2001–2004

) The team was replaced in this market by: * Cincinnati Cyclones of the

(2006–present) Affiliates *

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(1997-2005) * Detroit Red Wings (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 2007. In addition, former coach

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led Anaheim to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2003 before he went to Detroit. Hockey goal cmd 2004

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* Tim Brent * Sheldon Brookbank *

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* Dan Bylsma *

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* Matt Cullen * Kurtis Foster *

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* Jean-Sebastien Giguere * Curtis Glencross * Zenon Konopka * Tomas Kopecky *

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* Maxim Kuznetsov * Joffrey Lupul * Tony Martensson * Andy McDonald * Shane O'Brien * Samuel Pahlsson * Pierre-Alexandr Parenteau * Richard Park * Dustin Penner *

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* Ruslan Salei * Bob Wren * Chris Mason

Team records

Single season

:Goals: 42 Bob Wren (1997–98) :Assists: 59 Craig Reichert (1997–98) :Points: 100 Bob Wren (1997–98) :Penalty minutes: 319 Shane O'Brien (2004–05) :GAA: 2.07 Frederic Cassivi (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