Ryan Getzlaf, a center from Regina, Saskatchewan, poses with Anaheim Mighty Ducks team officials after being selected in the first round of the NHL Draft on June 21, 2003, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf cleans up some hats and towels with his stick after teammate Andy McDonald scored his third goal in the third period of a game against the Vancouver Canucks in 2007 at Honda Center. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf, top, celebrates with Francois Beauchemin after his game-winning goal in the third period of their 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of their Western Conference playoff series on May 17, 2007 at Honda Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ducks fans celebrate Ryan Getzlaf’s second-period goal that gave the team a 3-0 lead against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in May 2007 at Honda Center (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Dustin Penner in the second period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario on June 2, 2007. The Ducks went on to win the series in five games for their first championship. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ryan Getzlaf, left center, and teammate Corey Perry (10) embrace goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere as the Ducks celebrate beating the Ottawa Senators, 6–2, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the franchise’s first championship on June 6, 2007 at Honda Center. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ryan Getzlaf takes a huge drink from the Stanley Cup after they defeated the Ottawa Senators, 6-2, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the franchise’s first championship on June 6, 2007 at Honda Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, The Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ryan Getzlaf, left, gets doused with champagne by teammate Shawn Thorton in the locker room as the Ducks celebrate after beating the Ottawa Senators, 6-2 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to win their first championship on June 6, 2007, at Honda Center. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf raises the Stanley Cup while surrounded by cheering fans as he makes the walk down the red carpet outside Honda Center on June 9, 2007. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf delivers a check to Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell during a 2011 game at Staples Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Cam Fowler, left, celebrates a goal with teammate Ryan Getzlaf during a game against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 4, 2011 at Honda Center. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf gets harassed behind the net by Phoenix Coyotes center Martin Hanzal in a Dec. 15, 2011 game at Honda Center. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Ducks’ Corey Perry, right, celebrates with teammate Ryan Getzlaf after Perry scored the first goal against the Ottawa Senators in an October 2013 game at Honda Center. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Anaheim Ducks and Canadian teammates Corey Perry, left, and Ryan Getzlaf embrace after a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf, left, celebrates with teammate Devante Smith-Pelly after scoring in the first period of a Western Conference playoff game against the Dallas Stars on April 18, 2014 at Honda Center. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf poses for a portrait as training camp begins in September 2014 at Honda Center. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Anaheim Ducks team captain Ryan Getzlaf, left, signs a fan’s jersey as he works prior to a 2014 preseason game at Honda Center. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf, left, and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa collide during the third period of a Western Conference finals game on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Honda Center. (Photo by Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

The Anaheim Ducks’ Nikolas Brouillard (88), Trevor Carrick (54) and Troy Terry (19) all smile as they stand over Ryan Getzlaf (15) after he fell to the ice while trying to score as the Ducks kicked off their training camp for the 2021-22 season on on Thursday, Sept. 23, 202, at Great Park Ice in Irvine. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf smiles during a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Honda Center. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Longtime Anaheim Ducks team captain Ryan Getzlaf gets a kiss from his wife Paige on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, before announcing that he will retire at the end of the season. He’s the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)