▁a ▁new ▁Collect ive ▁B arg aining ▁Ag re ement , ▁the ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁had ▁even ▁more ▁issues ▁concerning ▁the ▁future ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁in ▁Orange ▁County . ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁D uck s ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁were ▁not ▁all ▁too ▁confident ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁Ana heim . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁just ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁start , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁Orange ▁County ▁Register , ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁that ▁former ▁Hart ford ▁Wh al ers ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁owner ▁Howard ▁Bald win ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁purch asing ▁the ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁and ▁moving ▁them ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁then - under ▁construction ▁ar ena ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁S print ▁Center . ▁The ▁lock out , ▁however , ▁began ▁just ▁six ▁days ▁later ▁and ▁extended ▁well ▁into ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁eventually ▁causing ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁entirely . ▁With ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁rum ors ▁circul ating ▁and ▁the ▁lock out ▁already ▁harm ing ▁business ▁at ▁the ▁Ar row head ▁P ond , ▁Henry ▁Samuel i ▁( the ▁owner ▁of ▁Ana heim ▁Arena ▁Management , ▁the ▁operator ▁of ▁the