{"id":450313,"date":"2026-09-01T21:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450313\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:18:11","slug":"anaheim-ducks-to-retire-ryan-getzlafs-number-on-jan-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450313\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks to retire Ryan Getzlaf’s number on Jan. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 The Anaheim Ducks will retire the number of longtime captain Ryan Getzlaf during a ceremony Jan. 30.<\/p>\n

Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli announced the honor Tuesday for Getzlaf, who retired in April 2022<\/a> after a 17-year NHL career<\/a> spent entirely in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

Getzlaf is the top scorer in Ducks history, racking up 1,019 points in a franchise-record 1,157 games while also becoming the team\u2019s career assists leader and its top playoff scorer. He was the Ducks\u2019 captain for his final 12 seasons, the longest tenure in team history.<\/p>\n

The Saskatchewan native was one of the top playmaking centers in hockey throughout his career, winning a Stanley Cup title in 2007 and adding Olympic gold medals for Canada in 2010 and again in 2014, when he was also the runner-up for the Hart Trophy as the NHL MVP.<\/p>\n

\u201cRyan Getzlaf\u2019s impact on the Ducks will be felt for generations to come,\u201d the Samuelis said in a statement. \u201cWhile no player in club history played more games or scored more points, it\u2019s his leadership, championship DNA and community contributions we will remember most. He\u2019s a legacy player who rightfully will have his jersey hung alongside Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya and Scott Niedermayer at Honda Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getzlaf\u2019s No. 15 will be only the fourth retired by the Ducks, joining the numbers of Selanne (8)<\/a>, Kariya (9) and Niedermayer (27).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family and I are so grateful to the Samuelis and the Ducks organization for this incredible honor,\u201d Getzlaf said in a statement. \u201cNone of this would be possible without all the amazing teammates, coaches and support staff I had in my career. I thank them all and can\u2019t wait to celebrate in front of our great fans in January.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ducks will host the Nashville Predators on Getzlaf\u2019s number retirement night. Two days earlier, they will hold a 20-year reunion celebration for Getzlaf\u2019s 2007 Stanley Cup championship team during a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/p>\n

Getzlaf and Corey Perry, both drafted by Anaheim in the first round in 2003, were rambunctious young forwards on that title team before they evolved into two polished veterans who enjoyed long careers \u2014 and the 41-year-old Perry is still going, as he prepares to begin his 22nd NHL season with the Los Angeles Kings this fall.<\/p>\n

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