FOR OPENERS
The Ducks open their 17th NHL season Friday night against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena (4:30 p.m. PDT on PRIME TICKET and AM 830)…Friday’s game will mark the first time Anaheim has opened against a non-Pacific Division opponent since Oct. 5, 2005 at Chicago (W, 5-3)…the contest will also represent the Ducks’ first-ever season opener at Joe Louis Arena and the 13th time the club has opened the regular season on the road…Anaheim, which is 4-12-0 all-time in season openers, began its inaugural 1993-94 season against Detroit on Oct. 8, 1993 at Honda Center (L, 7-2)…that is the only other time the club opened against the Red Wings.

ALL-TIME
The Ducks enter the season with an all-time record of 557-539-184 (.507 winning percentage) over 17 NHL seasons (this is the club’s 18th season overall, including the lockout year)…the club will play its 1,300th NHL regular season game on Nov. 16 at Dallas…over the last five seasons, the Ducks have posted a regular season record of 219-139-52 (.598 winning percentage), including a 125-54-26 mark at Honda Center (.673 winning percentage)…over that same five-year span, the Ducks have won more playoff games (34) than any other team in the NHL with the exception of Detroit (48 wins) and Pittsburgh (38)…Anaheim has also won seven playoff rounds during that stretch, the third-most in the NHL (Detroit, 10 and Pittsburgh, 8).

FOLLOW MY LEAD
The Ducks named Ryan Getzlaf the eighth captain in club history on Oct. 3…a Stanley Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NHL All-Star, Getzlaf will be joined by alternate captains Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne this season…Getzlaf wore the “A” the previous two seasons under then-captain Scott Niedermayer (Niedermayer was captain for four of the last five seasons)…below is a look at the captains/alternates in club history:

SEASON	CAPTAIN	ALTERNATE CAPTAINS
1993-94	Troy Loney	Randy Ladouceur, Stu Grimson, Todd Ewen
1994-95	Randy Ladouceur	Bob Corkum, Todd Ewen
1995-96	Randy Ladouceur	Paul Kariya, Bobby Dollas, Todd Ewen
1996-97	Paul Kariya	Bobby Dollas, Teemu Selanne
1997-98	Paul Kariya	Teemu Selanne, David Karpa
	Teemu Selanne	J.J. Daigneault, Mark Janssens
1998-99	Paul Kariya	Teemu Selanne, Kevin Haller
1999-00	Paul Kariya	Teemu Selanne, Kevin Haller
2000-01	Paul Kariya	Teemu Selanne, Dan Bylsma, Steve Rucchin
2001-02	Paul Kariya	Oleg Tverdovsky, Steve Rucchin, Dan Bylsma
2002-03	Paul Kariya	Keith Carney, Steve Rucchin
2003-04	Steve Rucchin	Keith Carney, Sergei Fedorov
2005-06	Scott Niedermayer	Rob Niedermayer, Teemu Selanne, Keith Carney, Sergei Fedorov
2006-07	Scott Niedermayer	Rob Niedermayer, Chris Pronger
2007-08	Chris Pronger	Rob Niedermayer, Chris Kunitz
2008-09	Scott Niedermayer	Chris Pronger, Ryan Getzlaf
2009-10	Scott Niedermayer	Ryan Getzlaf, Saku Koivu
2010-11	Ryan Getzlaf	Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu

WELCOME BACK
The Ducks have 20 returnees from last year’s closing roster…the six newcomers to the 2010-11 Ducks include left wing Aaron Voros, left wing/center Jason Jaffray and defensemen Cam Fowler, Toni Lydman, Paul Mara and Andy Sutton…below is a look at the roster changes from 2009-10 to 2010-11:

ARRIVALS	POSITION	TRANSACTION/DATE	LAST CLUB
Cam Fowler	D	NHL Entry Draft, June 25, 2010	Windsor (OHL)
Jason Jaffray	LW/C	Acquired via trade, June 30, 2010	Abbotsford (AHL)
Toni Lydman	D	Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2010	Buffalo
Paul Mara	D	Signed as a free agent, Sept. 16, 2010	Montreal
Andy Sutton	D	Signed as a free agent, Aug. 2, 2010	Ottawa
Aaron Voros	LW	Acquired via trade, July 9, 2010	NY Rangers
DEPARTURES	POSITION	TRANSACTION/DATE	NEW CLUB
Aaron Ward	D	Became a free agent, July 1, 2010	Retired
Steve Eminger	D	Traded, July 9, 2010	NY Rangers
Mike Brown	RW	Traded, June 26, 2010	Toronto
Scott Niedermayer	D	Became a free agent, July 1, 2010	Retired
James Wisniewski	D	Traded, July 30, 2010	NY Islanders

HOW THE DUCKS WERE BUILT
The 2010-11 Anaheim Ducks roster includes 16 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders (three of them being injured: Lupul, Lydman, Jaffray)…among the 26 players on the roster, seven were selected by Anaheim in the NHL Entry Draft, nine were acquired via trade, nine were signed as free agents and one claimed on waivers…the roster is a combination of six nationalities, including Canada (12 players), U.S.A. (eight), Finland (three), Switzerland (two) and Slovakia (one)…below is a closer look at the 2010-11 roster:

Matt Beleskey	Selected by Anaheim in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
Troy Bodie	Signed as a free agent, July 22, 2008
Jason Blake	Acquired from Toronto with Vesa Toskala in exchange for J.S. Giguere, Jan. 31, 2010
Sheldon Brookbank	Acquired from New Jersey in exchange for David McIntyre, Feb. 3, 2009
Ryan Carter	Signed as a free agent, July 12, 2006
Kyle Chipchura	Acquired from Montreal in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Dec. 2, 2009
Cam Folwer	Selected by Anaheim in the first round (12th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
Ryan Getzlaf	Selected by Anaheim in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Jonas Hiller	Signed as a free agent, May 25, 2007
Jason Jaffray	Acquired from Calgary in exchange for Logan MacMillan, June 30, 2010
Saku Koivu	Signed as a free agent, July 8, 2009
Joffrey Lupul	Acquired from Philadelphia with Luca Sbisa, a first-round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, a first-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional third-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Chris Pronger, June 26, 2009
Toni Lydman	Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2010
Paul Mara	Signed as a free agent, Sept. 16, 2010
Todd Marchant	Claimed on waivers from Columbus, November 21, 2005
Curtis McElhinney	Acquired from Calgary in exchange for Vesa Toskala, Mar. 3, 2010
Brendan Mikkelson	Selected by Anaheim in the second round (31st overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft
George Parros	Acquired from Colorado with the option to exchange third-round selections in the 2007 Entry Draft in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, November 13, 2006
Corey Perry	Selected by Anaheim in the first round (28th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Luca Sbisa	Acquired from Philadelphia with Joffrey Lupul, a first-round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, a first-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional third-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Chris Pronger, June 26, 2009
Bobby Ryan	Selected by Anaheim in the first round (second overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Teemu Selanne	Signed as a free agent, Aug. 22, 2005
Dan Sexton	Signed as a free agent, Apr. 7, 2009
Andy Sutton	Signed as a free agent, Aug. 2, 2010
Lubomir Visnovsky	Acquired from Edmonton in exchange for Ryan Whitney and a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Mar. 3, 2010
Aaron Voros	Acquired from the New York Rangers with Ryan Hillier in exchange for Steve Eminger, July 9, 2010
RECENT TRANSACTIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 6, 2010	Signed LW Josh Brittain to a three-year entry-level contract,
May 28, 2010	Acquired a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Pittsburgh in exchange for the rights to G Mattias Modig. Signed LW Brandon McMillan to a three-year entry-level contract.
June 2, 2010	Signed D Sheldon Brookbank to a two-year contract extension.
June 18, 2010	Signed C Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract extension.
June 25-26, 2010	Selected eight players in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, including D Cam Fowler at 12th overall and RW Emerson Etem at 29th overall.
June 26, 2010	Acquired a fifth-round selection (122nd overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Toronto in exchange for RW Mike Brown.
June 30, 2010	Acquired LW/C Jason Jaffray from Calgary in exchange for LW Logan MacMillan. Signed G Jean-Philippe Levasseur to a one-year contract extension.
July 1, 2010	Signed C Saku Koivu to a two-year contract. Signed D Toni Lydman to a three-year contract.
July 2, 2010	Signed C Trevor Smith to a one-year contract.
July 9, 2010	Acquired LW Aaron Voros and LW Ryan Hillier from the New York Rangers in exchange for D Steve Eminger.
July 12, 2010	Signed LW Josh Green to a one-year contract.
July 15, 2010	Signed D Brendan Mikkelson to a one-year contract.
July 19, 2010	Acquired LW Tomas Zaborsky from the New York Rangers in exchange for LW Matt McCue.
July 21, 2010	Signed D Danny Syvret to a one-year contract.
July 28, 2010	Signed D Cam Fowler to a three-year entry-level contract.
July 30, 2010	Signed D James Wisniewski to a one-year contract. Acquired a third-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from the New York Islanders in exchange for D James Wisniewski.
Aug. 2, 2010	Signed D Andy Sutton to a two-year contract.
Aug. 3, 2010	Signed RW Kyle Palmieri to a three-year entry-level contract.
Aug. 9, 2010	Signed RW Teemu Selanne to a one-year contract.
Sept. 14, 2010	Signed LW Bobby Ryan to a five-year contract extension.
Sept. 16, 2010	Signed D Paul Mara to a one-year contract.
Sept. 17, 2010	Signed LW Matt Beleskey to a two-year contract extension.
Sept. 23, 2010	Assigned C Nick Bonino, LW Rob Bordson, D Mat Clark, LW Nicolas Deschamps, D Joe DiPenta, LW/C Brandon McMillan, D Mark Mitera and RW Kyle Palmieri to Syracuse (AHL). Assigned RW Emerson Etem to Medicine Hat (WHL), C Peter Holland to Guelph (OHL), RW Devante Smith-Pelly to Mississauga (OHL) and D Scott Valentine to Oshawa (OHL).
Sept. 24, 2010	Assigned G J.P. Levasseur to Syracuse (AHL).
Sept. 26, 2010	Assigned D Jake Newton, G Timo Pielmeier, C MacGregor Sharp and C Trevor Smith to Syracuse (AHL). Assigned G Igor Bobkov to London (OHL). Released LW Stephane Veilleux from his professional tryout.
Oct. 1, 2010	Assigned D Brett Festerling and D Danny Syvret to Syracuse (AHL).
Oct. 3, 2010	Assigned LW Josh Green and C Maxime Macenauer to Syracuse (AHL).