The Anaheim Ducks honored Paul Kariya by retiring his number 9 into the rafters to hang next to the retired #8 of Teemu Selanne. The celebration was very well put together by the Anaheim Ducks organization, and the speeches from the guests had the audience laughing, crying, and every emotion between.
Guests included Scott Niedermayer, Henry and Susan Samueli, David McNab, Bob Murray, Steve Rucchin, and of course, Teemu Selanne.
A clip below from Steve Rucchin’s speech shows how highly Steve viewed Paul, not only as a hockey player, but as a person and a teammate.