The Anaheim franchise underwent a name change primarily due to a shift in corporate ownership and a strategic rebranding effort aimed at shedding a Hollywood-inspired gimmick in favor of a more traditional, classic sports identity. Founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim—capitalizing directly on the massive commercial success of their 1992 film The Mighty Ducks—the team wore the famous jade and eggplant colors featuring the iconic duck-shaped goalie mask. However, in 2005, Disney sold the franchise to billionaires Henry and Susan Samueli. The new owners wanted to distance the hockey club from its cinematic corporate origins and establish a serious, fierce, and mature identity that would appeal to traditional sports fans and local residents alike. Prior to the start of the 2006-2007 NHL season, the organization officially dropped "The Mighty" from its moniker, shortened the name to simply the Anaheim Ducks, and completely overhauled the team uniforms, replacing the cartoonish color scheme with a sophisticated palette of black, gold, and orange, accented by a bold webbed-D logo. Ironically, this sweeping rebrand immediately coincided with the most successful era in franchise history, as the newly minted Anaheim Ducks captured their first and only Stanley Cup championship in the spring of 2007, permanently cementing the new era while maintaining an affectionate nod to their whimsical past through nostalgic merchandise and occasional throwback jersey nights.