The National Hockey League today announced that the Ducks and Detroit Red Wings will meet in the Ducks' home opener on Oct. 8, 2018 at Honda Center in a rematch of Anaheim's inaugural game on the same date in 1993. The Ducks 25th Anniversary Season is presented by UCI Health.

The then Mighty Ducks of Anaheim met Detroit in the club's inaugural game on Oct. 8, 1993 in front of 17,320 fans at Honda Center (then the Arrowhead Pond). Anaheim's starting goaltender that night was Guy Hebert, who set virtually all of Anaheim's original goaltending records from 1993-2001 (while playing 441 games with the team). Defenseman Sean Hill scored the Ducks' first-ever goal at 4:13 of the second period in an eventual 7-2 defeat. The Ducks and Red Wings have gone on to meet six times in the playoffs over the last 25 years (1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009 & 2013). Anaheim has met no other NHL team in the postseason more than three times.
Individual regular season tickets for all Ducks games at Honda Center will go on sale later this summer. This past spring, the Ducks introduced a new season ticket member designation: The Orange Alliance. Created to bring more value to season tickets, fans can join the Orange Alliance for as little as $495 for the 2018-19 season, which includes tickets to every Anaheim Ducks home game. Orange Alliance Season Ticket Memberships offer many exciting and exclusive benefits such as guaranteed giveaways, zero percent interest payment plans, access to special events, playoff priority and much more. Fans can become part of the Orange Alliance and place deposits on Mini Plan ticket packages by calling 1-877-WILD-WING or visiting
www.AnaheimDucks.com/JoinTheAlliance
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The team will also host a Summer Select-A-Seat event on Sunday, July 1 where prospective Orange Alliance members can see some of the best available seats and have a chance to win autographed team memorabilia. To learn more about this event visit
www.AnaheimDucks.com/SelectASeat
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The remainder of the Ducks' 2018-19 season schedule is expected to be announced tomorrow.