| 2005–06Calgary Flames | |
|---|---|
Northwest Division champions | |
| Division | 1stNorthwest |
| Conference | 3rdWestern |
| 2005–06 record | 46–25–11 |
| Home record | 30–7–4 |
| Road record | 16–18–7 |
| Goals for | 218 |
| Goals against | 200 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Darryl Sutter |
| Coach | Darryl Sutter |
| Captain | Jarome Iginla |
| Alternate captains | Robyn Regehr Rhett Warrener |
| Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| Average attendance | 19,289 |
| Minor league affiliates | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Las Vegas Wranglers |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jarome Iginla (35) |
| Assists | Daymond Langkow (34) |
| Points | Jarome Iginla (67) |
| Penalty minutes | Darren McCarty (117) |
| Plus/minus | Marcus Nilson (+13) |
| Wins | Miikka Kiprusoff (42) |
| Goals against average | Miikka Kiprusoff (2.07) |

The2005–06 Calgary Flames season was the team's26th season in theNational Hockey League (NHL) in Calgary while the team celebrated its 25th season of play.
During the off-season following the2004–05 NHL lockout, Flames general managerDarryl Sutter announced that he would not re-sign free agentMartin Gelinas for the 2005–06 season.[1] Instead, Sutter brought in three ageing veterans,Bryan Marchment,Tony Amonte andDarren McCarty, as free agent reclamation projects to start the season.[2] Nonetheless, the season began with high expectations following Calgary's surprising run to the2004 Stanley Cup Finals.
The season opened with a disappointing October, as the Flames started 4–7–2 before an eight-game November winning streak propelled Calgary back into contention in theNorthwest Division. The Flames would battle theColorado Avalanche down the stretch, ultimately finishing eight points ahead of both Colorado and theEdmonton Oilers to capture the team's sixth division crown in franchise history.[3]
However, during theplayoffs, Calgary was eliminated by theMighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in seven games.
Star goaltenderMiikka Kiprusoff led the NHL inshutouts andgoals against average while setting a franchise record for wins with 42.[4] His exploits would win him theVezina Trophy andWilliam M. Jennings Trophy, along with being named a First Team All-Star. Kiprusoff was also a finalist for theHart Memorial Trophy.[5]
Rookie phenomDion Phaneuf earned a nomination for theCalder Memorial Trophy after his 20-goal campaign set a franchise record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and fell just three shy ofBrian Leetch's NHL record of 23 set in1988–89.[6]
The Flames sold out all 45 home games in 2005–06 as 19,289 fans packed thePengrowth Saddledome for every regular season and playoff game played inCalgary.
At the2006 Winter Olympics, three Flames players represented their countries:Jarome Iginla andRobyn Regehr representedCanada, whileJordan Leopold represented theUnited States.[7] Kiprusoff had also been named to theFinnish team, but declined to participate due to an injury.[8]
The Flames finished first in the NHL in shutouts for with 10 and allowed the fewest goals in the NHL with 193 (excluding shootout goals allowed).[9][10]
| No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 2 | 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 3 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
| 4 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 5 | 11 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
[11]Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | P-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
| 2 | Y-Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 3 | Y-Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 4 | X-Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
| 5 | X-San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 6 | X-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 7 | X-Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 8 | X-Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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| 9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
| 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions:CE – Central,PA – Pacific,NW – Northwest
P –Clinched Presidents Trophy;Y –Clinched division;X –Clinched playoff spot
The Flames entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, and the third seed in the Western Conference. They met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in a hard-fought seven-game series. The goaltending ofIlya Bryzgalov would prove the turning point in the series after he replaced the ineffective starterJean-Sebastien Giguere after game 3 and would stonewall the Flames for the rest of the series.
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October: 4–7–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–6–1)
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November: 10–2–1 (home: 8–1–1; road: 2–1–0)
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December: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 5–1–1)
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January: 7–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–4–2)
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February: 3–2–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–0–0)
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March: 8–6–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–5–1)
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April: 5–1–3 (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–1–2)
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| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 12 | Jarome Iginla | RW | 82 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 5 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | Daymond Langkow | C | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Dion Phaneuf | D | 82 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 7 |
| 10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 80 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Kristian Huselius† | LW | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Chuck Kobasew | RW | 77 | 20 | 11 | 31 | −10 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 21 | Andrew Ference | D | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | −12 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 27 | Steve Reinprecht‡ | C | 52 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Roman Hamrlik | D | 51 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 2 |
| 28 | Robyn Regehr | D | 68 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Matthew Lombardi | C | 55 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −1 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 17 | Chris Simon | LW | 72 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 7 |
| 16 | Shean Donovan | RW | 80 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
| 6 | Jordan Leopold | D | 74 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Stephane Yelle | C | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| 26 | Marcus Nilson | LW | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 67 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −1 | 117 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | Jamie Lundmark† | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Byron Ritchie | C | 45 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 44 | Rhett Warrener | D | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 29 | Craig MacDonald | C | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Leclerc† | LW | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bryan Marchment† | D | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Jason Wiemer‡ | LW | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | 74 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 49 | Richie Regehr | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Steve Montador‡ | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Cale Hulse† | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Mark Giordano | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Philippe Sauve‡ | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Brian Boucher† | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Eric Nystrom | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Carsen Germyn | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Lynn Loyns | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 74 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 1951 | 151 | 2.07 | .923 | 10 | 4380 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 202 | 16 | 2.24 | .921 | 0 | 428 |
| 30 | Philippe Sauve‡ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 22 | 3.28 | .891 | 0 | 402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Brian Boucher† | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 15 | 4.95 | .854 | 0 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Dion Phaneuf(Defence) | [14] |
| NHL First All-Star Team | Miikka Kiprusoff(Goaltender) | [14] | |
| Vezina Trophy | Miikka Kiprusoff | [15] | |
| William M. Jennings Trophy | Miikka Kiprusoff | [16] | |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Miikka Kiprusoff(November 7) | [17] |
| Miikka Kiprusoff(December 12) | [18] | ||
| Miikka Kiprusoff(April 17) | [19] | ||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Dion Phaneuf(November) | [20] | |
| Team | J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award | Robyn Regehr | [21] |
| Molson Cup | Miikka Kiprusoff | [22] | |
| Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award | Rhett Warrener | [23] |
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| First game | Dion Phaneuf | October 5, 2005 | [24] |
| Eric Nystrom | October 10, 2005 | ||
| Richie Regehr | December 29, 2005 | ||
| Mark Giordano | January 30, 2006 | ||
| Carsen Germyn | April 1, 2006 | ||
| 400th goal | Tony Amonte | December 10, 2005 | [25] |
The Flames were involved in the followingtransactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[26]
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | To Calgary Flames
| ToCarolina Hurricanes | [27] |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Calgary Flames
| ToBuffalo Sabres
| [28] |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | To Calgary Flames
| ToWashington Capitals | [29] |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | To Calgary Flames | ToColorado Avalanche
| [30] |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | To Calgary Flames
| To Buffalo Sabres | [31] |
| December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) | To Calgary Flames | ToFlorida Panthers | [32] |
| February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01) | To Calgary Flames | ToPhoenix Coyotes | [33] |
| February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28) | To Calgary Flames | ToColumbus Blue Jackets | [34] |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Calgary Flames | To Phoenix Coyotes
| [35] |
To Calgary Flames
| ToNew Jersey Devils | [35] | |
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) | Chris Neiszner | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | Free agency | [36] | |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Tony Amonte | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency | [37] |
| Darren McCarty | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [37] | |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Derek Couture | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | Free agency | [38] | |
| Steve Marr | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Free agency | [39] | ||
| Brett Palin | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Free agency | [39] | ||
| Warren Peters | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | Free agency | [38] | ||
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Zenith Komarniski | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency | [40] | |
| Craig MacDonald | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | Free agency | [40] | ||
| Brantt Myhres | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | Free agency | [40] | ||
| Cam Severson | Nashville Predators | Free agency | [40] | ||
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Roman Hamrlik | New York Islanders | Free agency | [41] | |
| October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | Bryan Marchment | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [42] |
| Date | Player | New team | Via[c] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Martin Gelinas | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) | [44] |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Ville Nieminen | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) | [45] |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Roman Turek | HC Ceske Budejovice (ELH) | Retirement[d] | [46] |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Sebastien Centomo | HIFK (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) | [47] |
| N/A | Deryk Engelland | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [48] |
| September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28) | Davis Parley | Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [49] |
| September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) | Brennan Evans | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) | [50] |
| November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21) | Anders Eriksson | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [51] |
| Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Cam Cunning | Entry-level | [52] | |
| Ryan Donally | Entry-level | [52] | ||
| Tyler Johnson | Entry-level | [52] | ||
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Jarome Iginla | 3-year | Re-signing | [53] |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Daymond Langkow | 2-year | Re-signing | [54] |
| Jordan Leopold | 2-year | Re-signing | [55] | |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Andrew Ference | Re-signing | [56] | |
| David Moss | Entry-level | [40] | ||
| Steven Reinprecht | Re-signing | [40] | ||
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Miikka Kiprusoff | multi-year | Re-signing | [57] |
| Rhett Warrener | multi-year | Re-signing | [58] | |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Chuck Kobasew | Re-signing | [59] | |
| Brent Krahn | Re-signing | [60] | ||
| Matthew Lombardi | Re-signing | [59] | ||
| Lynn Loyns | Re-signing | [60] | ||
| Curtis McElhinney | Entry-level | [61] | ||
| Eric Nystrom | Entry-level | [61] | ||
| Brandon Prust | Entry-level | [61] | ||
| September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) | Philippe Sauve | Re-signing | [62] | |
| March 27, 2006 (2006-03-27) | Dustin Boyd | Entry-level | [63] | |
| May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10) | Stephane Yelle | Re-signing | [64] | |
| May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) | Kris Chucko | Entry-level | [65] | |
| Adam Cracknell | Entry-level | [65] | ||
| David Van der Gulik | Entry-level | [65] | ||
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | Aki Seitsonen | Entry-level | [66] | |
| June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) | Chuck Kobasew | Re-signing | [67] | |
| June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) | Kristian Huselius | Re-signing | [68] |
Calgary's picks at the2005 NHL entry draft.[69] Due to the cancellation of the2004–05 NHL season, the 2005 draft order was determined by a random draw, with each team gaining one to three "balls" based on recent performance. Each team started with three balls, and lost one for each time they made the post-season in the previous three years, with a minimum of one ball per team. The Flames had two balls in the lottery, however were very unlucky, ending up with the 26th overall pick.[70]
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1 | 26 | Matt Pelech | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | |
| 3 | 69 | Gord Baldwin | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||||||
| 3 | 74 | Dan Ryder | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||||||
| 4 | 111 | J. D. Watt | RW | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | ||||||
| 5 | 128 | Kevin Lalande | G | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | ||||||
| 5 | 158 | Matt Keetley | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 1 | 0–0–0, 0.00GAA, 1.000Sv% | ||||
| 6 | 179 | Brett Sutter | C/LW | Kootenay Ice (WHL) | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 | |
| 7 | 221 | Myles Rumsey | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||||||
The Flames returned to having their ownAmerican Hockey League affiliate in 2005–06 with the debut of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights inOmaha, Nebraska. This ended a two-year relationship with theLowell Lockmonsters, whom the Flames shared the affiliation with theCarolina Hurricanes. 2005–06 marked the first season the Flames had a full affiliate since suspending theSaint John Flames franchise in 2003. The team is co-owned by the Calgary Flames, and theKnights of Ak-Sar-Ben, a philanthropist organization in Omaha.[71]
The Knights had a disappointing inaugural season, finishing sixth in the Western Division, and out of the playoffs, with a record of 35–31–3–11.Carsen Germyn led the team in goals with 24, whileMark Giordano led in assists, 42, and points, 58.Brent Krahn led the way in goal with 26 wins, while both he andCurtis McElhinney finished with three shutouts each.[72]
2005–06 marked the third season theECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers were affiliated with the Flames. The Wranglers iced a strong team in 2005–06, setting franchise records for wins, 56, goals for, 267, and fewest goals against, 176.[73] Despite their 56–13–6 record, the Wranglers only finished 2nd in the West Division, one point back of theAlaska Aces. Their point total of 112 was second best in the league, behind only the Aces. The Wranglers needed seven games to defeat theIdaho Steelheads in the West Division semi-finals before being knocked out of the playoffs by the eventualKelly Cup champion Aces in five games.[74]
Tony Amonte scored his 400th career goal
the Flames traded two picks (Nos. 87 and 96) to Buffalo to move up to No. 74
31-Jul-05: Signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames.
the Panthers signed left wing Martin Gelinas
at the end of the season, he decided not to re-sign in the Calgary organization and moved on to sign a two-way contract with the AHL's Hershey Bears.
Jarome Iginla took himself out of the unrestricted picture for next summer by inking a three-year, $21-million deal to stay with the Calgary Flames.
17-Sep-05: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Calgary Flames.