| Nick Obergan. 14th July, 2011 - 9:23 pm
 In the first of a series of 30 articles, we will go through the history of every NHL franchise alphabetically and select an All-Time Roster for each.
Annually the NHL rewards the top players at each position and selects a league-wide First Team All-Star and Second Team All-Star squad, each consisting of one center, one right wing, one left wing, two defensemen and one goalie. The NBA handles it a bit differently, with three All-NBA teams that each have two guards and two forwards regardless of which particular guard or forward spot the player plays.
Due to the lengthy history of many franchises of the NHL, the RealGM versions of the All-Time Rosters will feature three All-Star teams from every franchise (even recent expansion teams), and each team will be feature one center, two wingers (not necessarily one right and one left), two defensemen and a goalie; two coaches will also be selected.
Players were looked at based on career stats with the club, awards, playoff accomplishments, single-season accomplishments and length of tenure. Players and coaches were not limited on the number of franchises they could qualify for. When a ranking is noted, that will be on the franchise list for their position (F, D, G).
Anaheim Ducks (since 1993)
First Team
C: Ryan Getzlaf (05-Present): 4th in points, 2nd most playoff points (62GP, 18-35-53). Member of 2007 Stanley Cup Champs. Current team captain. 2-time All-Star.
W: Teemu Selanne (96-01, 05-Present): First in every major offensive category, including playoffs (77GP, 32-28-60). 2007 Cup Champ. 3 All-NHL Teams, 99 Rocket Richard Trophy, 5-time All-Star.
W: Paul Kariya (94-03): 3rd in games played, 2nd in goals, assists, points; 1st in short-handed goals (16); 14-15-29 in 35 playoff games. Member of 2003 Stanley Cup Finalists. Team captain 1996-2003. 5 All-NHL Teams, 7-time All-Star.
D: Scott Niedermayer (05-10): 1st in goals, assists, points in regular season and playoffs (8-26-34 in 56GP). Team captain 05-07, 08-10. 2007 Cup Champ and Conn Smythe winner. 2-All NHL Teams, 3-time All-Star.
D: Chris Pronger (06-09): 3rd in assists and points, 2nd in playoff points and assists (7-23-30 in 38GP, +13). 2007 Cup Champ. Team captain 2008-09. One All-Star and All-NHL selection.
G: Jean-Sebastien Giguere (00-10): 1st in most major categories in both regular season and playoffs (33-17. 6SO, 2.08GAA, .925SV%). 2003 Cup finalist and Conn Smythe winner, 2007 Cup Champ. 2009 All-Star.
Second Team
C: Steve Ruccin (94-04): 2nd in games played, 3rd in points. 2003 Cup Finalist. Team captain 2003-04.
W: Corey Perry (05-Present): 3rd in goals, 4th in points. 2011 Hart nominee and Rocket Richard winner. 2-time All-Star. 2007 Cup Champ.
W: Bobby Ryan (07-Present): 3 consecutive 30-goal seasons to start his career.
D: Oleg Tverdovsky (94-96, 99-02): 2nd in goals, assists, points.
D: Ruslan Salei (96-06): 1st among all defensemen in games played. 5-5-10, +9 in 40 playoff games. 2003 Cup finalist. 5th in assists and points.
G: Guy Hebert (93-01): 441GP, 173-202-66, 27SO, 2.75GAA, .911SV%. 4-7-1 playoff record, 2.67GAA, .913SV%. 1997 All-Star.
Third Team
C: Andy McDonald (00-08): 2003 Cup finalists and 2007 Cup Champ. 6th in points. 23 playoff points in 37 games. 2007 All-Star.
W: Chris Kunitz (03-09): 313GP, 81-111-192, +60, 297PIM. 2007 Cup Champ.
W: Joffrey Lupul (03-06, 09-11): 205GP, 56-58-114, 18PPG. 9-2-11 in 16 playoff games.
D: Lubomir Visnovsky (10-Present): Led all NHL defensemen in scoring his first season.
D: Francois Beauchemin (05-09, 11): 6th in points, 1st in playoff games played (61GP, +6) and 3rd in playoff points (8-12-20). 2007 Cup Champ.
G: Jonas Hiller (07-Present): 177GP, 89-61-9, 11SO, 2.51GAA, .921SV%. 7-6 playoff record, 2.23GAA, .943SV%. 2011 All-Star.
Coaches
Randy Carlyle
Mike Babcock
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