Drafting A New Generation
In drafting, Eisner’s GMs drafted thirty-nine players that played at least one game with the Ducks out of 101 players drafted. Henry’s GMs in Brian Burke and Bob Murray have drafted forty players that have played at least one game for the Ducks out of 105 players drafted. It looks more even than it actually is, however, as Henry’s GMs have drafted more players that have played more games with Anaheim. The two GMs under Samueli have drafted incredible talents like John Gibson, Cam Fowler, Rickard Rakell, Maxime Comtois, Max Jones, and etc.
Bringing Home the Medals
The last area to look at for Samueli is the awards his teams have brought home compared to Eisner’s teams. Overall, Samueli has been in charge of the Ducks for nine trophies/awards to his team and/or players (Including a Stanley Cup and a Clarence S. Campbell Bowl), while Disney was in charge for five (the main award being the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl.) Samueli had four NHL All-Rookie Team players, while Disney only had one.
Fifteen Mighty Ducks players were NHL All-Stars, while twenty Anaheim Ducks have been NHL All-Stars (including head coach Randy Carlye in 2008.) The only area that Disney has Henry beat is in the NHL First and Second Team All-Stars, in which Disney has five players to Samueli’s four. So, with that exception, Henry Samueli has Michael Eisner beat in every category except one.