FAQ - Real NHL Teams Hidden in the Show

Real NHL Teams Hidden in the Show

During the course of the show, the Ducks have come up with some pretty clever ways of poking fun at teams that make up the unanimated NHL. Below is a list of episodes in which this has occured, explaining which team is involved, and how you too can be in on the joke. Have fun!

The Opening Sequence
Tampa Bay Lightning- Look at the logo on the jersey of the player that Duke steals the puck from. It's a streak of lightning on a blue triangle. This is exactly like Tampa Bay's logo, save that it's a lightning bolt over a black circle.
Montreal Canadians- Look at the logo of the goalie that Nosedive scores against. It looks like a hockey stick and an open clam, which resembles the 'C' shape of Montreal's logo. Also can be seen during The First Face Off part 1.

Mad Quacks from Beyond the Hockeydome
Toronto Maple Leafs- Referred to in the show as the Toronto Maple Syrups. Look for the player that has the penalty called on him when he holds Duke at the end of the show. While the colors may not match the NHL's Toronto Leafs, the logos are exactly the same.

Power Play
San Jose Sharks- When the announcer is describing Stanley Strazinski and his rough play, look at the logos of the players he's beating up. One is wearing a jersey with the crest of a cardinal biting a hockey stick in half. This looks very much like San Jose's logo, except in their case the animal is a shark.
Detroit Red Wings- In the same sequence as above, the logo on the player looks like a cardinal's head, but is actually in the shape of a reversed Red Wings logo. The feathers on the border of the head help emphasise this.
Los Angeles Kings- Stanley Strazinski's team, the Polar Bears, has the same colors and triangle-shaped logo of L.A., before they re-vamped their uniforms after the show went into syndication. Look for it whenever the team's players are on screen.
The Solar Bears- Actually an IHL team based near Anaheim. Stanley Strazinski's team is the Polar Bears, which puts the resemblance right out in the open.

Zap Attack
New Jersey Devils- This is a hard one to spot. The team the Ducks play after chasing away Siege and Chameleon is the Hoboken Flamingos. Hoboken is in New Jersey.

Microducks
Detroit Red Wings- When they Ducks play in the early part of the episode, they face the Detroit Crankshafts. ot only is Detroit the hometowm of the Red Wings, but the Crankshaft logo has two wings on the sides, and shares the same colors as the Red Wings team.

The First Face Off part 1
Montreal Canadians- When the episode starts, the Ducks are playing against the Maine Quahogs, who have the logo of a hockey stick and an open clam. This bears a striking resemblance to the logo of the Canadians. Can also be seen during the show's opening sequence.

The Final Face Off
Dallas Stars- The team that the Ducks play in the Western Conference finals are the Dallas Armadillos. This can be seen in the beginning and end of the episode.
Vancouver Canucks- Seen in the same team as above. The colors on the jerseys are red, yellow, and black, which were the colors of the Canucks before they re-vamped their uniforms prior to the show going into syndication.

Dungeons and Ducks
Vancouver Canucks- The team that plays against the Ducks in the first segment of the episode is wearing the same old-fashioned Canucks colors mentioned above.
Los Angeles Kings- The logo of this same team also has a crown on top, just like the L.A. Kings logo.
Minnesota Northstars- This now defunct hockey team was mentioned as the Minnesota Cheeselogs, and played the Ducks at the end of the episode.

The Most Dangerous Duck Hunt
Vancouver Canucks- During the beginning scene of the episode, the Ducks play against a team called the Macaroons, who wear the former colors of the Canucks.

Did I miss anything? If you spot an NHL reference, please e-mail it to me!