Which team became the first California club to win the Stanley Cup in 2007?

The Anaheim Ducks became the first California club to win the Stanley Cup in 2007.

Anaheim defeated the Ottawa Senators four games to one in the Final, winning the franchise’s first championship on June 6, 2007. The team was still relatively young, having entered the NHL in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a name inspired by Disney’s hockey film. The club dropped “Mighty” before the 2006–07 season.

The Ducks were led by captain Scott Niedermayer, playoff MVP, goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère, defenseman Chris Pronger and veteran forward Teemu Selänne. Their victory also ended a 14-year period without a Canadian team winning the Cup, since Montreal’s 1993 championship. Anaheim’s title is sometimes confused with the Los Angeles Kings’ later championships, but Los Angeles did not win its first Cup until 2012. The Ducks remain the first California-based franchise to lift the trophy.