Anaheim Ducks

Honda Center holds about 17,174 for hockey and sits in Anaheim adjacent to the Honda Center/Angel Stadium complex. The franchise origin story is genuinely unusual - Disney created the team in 1993 as a brand extension for the Mighty Ducks movie, named them after the film, gave them a logo based on a hockey mask, and eventually built a Stanley Cup champion. The Ducks won the Cup in 2007 with Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Teemu Selanne, and Ryan Getzlaf. The current roster is in a rebuild with a young core developing.

Anaheim Packing District on Center Street is the pregame destination worth knowing about - a converted 1920s Sunkist orange packing house turned food hall with a range of vendors and bars under one roof. The Platinum Triangle area around Honda Center has developed in recent years with restaurants and sports bars within reasonable walking distance. The building itself is accessible from the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center and the ARTIC shuttle connects to the stadium on game nights.

The Duck Pond (as the arena is nicknamed despite its official name) has good sight lines and the crowd can be genuinely loud on rivalry nights - Kings games in particular generate heat in Southern California that mirrors the Lakers-Clippers dynamic. The Orange County fan base is spread across a large geographic area, so rideshare and driving both factor into the pregame equation.

Find Ducks tickets through Evil Tickets and see what's on the Honda Center schedule this season.