The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California , USA . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their inception, the Ducks have played their home games at Honda Center . The club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , a name based on the film The Mighty Ducks . Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry Susan Samueli , who changed the name of the team to Anaheim Ducks before the 2006–07 season . In their 15 year existence, the Ducks have made the playoffs six times, winning two Western Conference Championships (2003 and 2007) and one Stanley Cup championship ( 2007 ).