But there is one name that is often left out, even though he put up quality numbers in an Anaheim uniform. Perhaps we don’t want to remember because of how he was unceremoniously rushed out of town, simply due to the NHL’s economics.
That name is Andy McDonald.
Who is Andy McDonald?
McDonald came to Anaheim as an undrafted free agent. This sounds a bit odd today, but in the early- to mid-2000s, the Ducks were the masters of finding undrafted talent. (In fact, in the same era, the Ducks also signed undrafted gems in Dustin Penner, Chris Kunitz and Ryan Carter.