2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season

2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes
Stanley Cup Champions
Eastern Conference Champions
Southeast Division Champions
Division 1st Southeast
Conference 2nd Eastern
2005–06 record 52-22-8
Goals for 294
Goals against 260
Team information
General Manager Jim Rutherford
Coach Peter Laviolette
Captain Rod Brind'Amour
Alternate captains Kevyn Adams
Cory Stillman
Glen Wesley
Arena RBC Center
Average attendance 18,680
Team leaders
Goals Eric Staal (45)
Assists Eric Staal, Cory Stillman (55)
Points Eric Staal (100)
Penalties in minutes Mike Commodore (138)
Plus/minus Erik Cole (+19)
Wins Martin Gerber (38)
Goals against average Martin Gerber (2.78)
<2004–05 2006–07>

The 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 34th season, 27th season in the National Hockey League and ninth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup to win the second championship in team history. In 1973, the Whalers won the inaugural championship of the World Hockey Association.

Offseason

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

NHL Draft

Main article: 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 3 Jack Johnson Defense  United States U.S. National Team Development Program
2 58 Nate Hagemo Defense  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 64 Joe Barnes Center  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 94 Jakub Vojta Defense  Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech)
4 123 Ondrej Otcenas Center/Winger  Slovakia Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
5 145 Tim Kunes Center  United States New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL)
5 159 Risto Korhonen Winger  Finland Kärpät Jr. (Finnish Jr.)
6 192 Nicolas Blanchard Center  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7 198 Kyle Lawson Defense  United States U.S. National Team Development Program

Free agency

Regular season

On Friday, April 7, 2006, the Hurricanes scored three short-handed goals in a 4–3 win over the Washington Capitals.[1]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
28 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
310 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
411 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
514 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[2] 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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 8 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X-Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X– New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X-Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

October

Record for month 8-2-1 (Home 5-0-0 Away 3-2-1)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 20052–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 0–1–0
2WOctober 7, 20053–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 1–1–0
3LOctober 8, 20052–3 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 1–2–0
4WOctober 12, 20057–2 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 2–2–0
5WOctober 15, 20056–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 3–2–0
6LOctober 20, 20054–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 3–2–1
7WOctober 22, 20054–0 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 4–2–1
8WOctober 24, 20053–2 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 5–2–1
9WOctober 26, 20054–3 OT Boston Bruins (2005–06) 6–2–1
10WOctober 28, 20058–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 7–2–1
11WOctober 29, 20055–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 8–2–1

November

Record for month 8-5-0 (Home 4-4-0 Away 4-1-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
12WNovember 3, 20054–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 9–2–1
13WNovember 5, 20052–0 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–2–1
14WNovember 9, 20055–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 11–2–1
15WNovember 11, 20051–0 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 12–2–1
16LNovember 12, 20050–9 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–3–1
17WNovember 15, 20052–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 13–3–1
18WNovember 17, 20055–1 New York Rangers (2005–06) 14–3–1
19LNovember 19, 20053–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 14–4–1
20LNovember 20, 20052–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 14–5–1
21LNovember 22, 20053–5 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 14–6–1
22WNovember 25, 20054–3 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 15–6–1
23LNovember 27, 20052–5 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 15–7–1
24WNovember 29, 20054–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 16–7–1

December

Record for month 8-3-3 (Home 6-0-1 Away 2-3-2)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
25LDecember 2, 20054–5 SO @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 16–7–2
26LDecember 3, 20054–8 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 16–8–2
27WDecember 6, 20056–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 17–8–2
28WDecember 8, 20053–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 18–8–2
29LDecember 10, 20053–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 18–9–2
30WDecember 13, 20055–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 19–9–2
31WDecember 15, 20052–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–9–2
32WDecember 17, 20054–1 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 21–9–2
33WDecember 20, 20056–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 22–9–2
34WDecember 23, 20054–3 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 23–9–2
35LDecember 26, 20054–5 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 23–9–3
36LDecember 28, 20052–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 23–10–3
37LDecember 29, 20053–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 23–10–4
38WDecember 31, 20055–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 24–10–4

January

Record for month 13-1-0 (Home 8-0-0 Away 5-1-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
39WJanuary 4, 20064–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 25–10–4
40WJanuary 6, 20064–1 New York Islanders (2005–06) 26–10–4
41WJanuary 7, 20063–0 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 27–10–4
42WJanuary 10, 20063–2 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 28–10–4
43WJanuary 13, 20065–4 OT Nashville Predators (2005–06) 29–10–4
44WJanuary 15, 20064–2 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 30–10–4
45WJanuary 17, 20064–3 SO @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 31–10–4
46WJanuary 19, 20064–3 New York Islanders (2005–06) 32–10–4
47LJanuary 21, 20062–5 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 32–11–4
48WJanuary 23, 20067–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 33–11–4
49WJanuary 25, 20064–3 SO @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 34–11–4
50WJanuary 26, 20065–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 35–11–4
51WJanuary 28, 20064–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 36–11–4
52WJanuary 31, 20068–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 37–11–4

February

Record for month 2-3-0 (Home 1-1-0 Away 1-2-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
53LFebruary 3, 20060–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 37–12–4
54WFebruary 5, 20064–3 SO @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 38–12–4
55LFebruary 9, 20063–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 38–13–4
56LFebruary 10, 20063–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 38–14–4
57WFebruary 12, 20064–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 39–14–4

March

Record for month 9-5-2 (Home 5-2-0 Away 4-3-2)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
58WMarch 1, 20064–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 40–14–4
59WMarch 3, 20065–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 41–14–4
60WMarch 4, 20067–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 42–14–4
61WMarch 6, 20062–1 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 43–14–4
62LMarch 8, 20062–3 SO @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 43–14–5
63LMarch 10, 20063–5 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 43–15–5
64LMarch 11, 20063–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 43–15–6
65WMarch 14, 20065–3 New York Rangers (2005–06) 44–15–6
66WMarch 16, 20065–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 45–15–6
67LMarch 18, 20062–4 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 45–16–6
68LMarch 21, 20062–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 45–17–6
69WMarch 22, 20064–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 46–17–6
70LMarch 25, 20061–3 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 46–18–6
71WMarch 27, 20062–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 47–18–6
72LMarch 29, 20061–5 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 47–19–6
73WMarch 31, 20063–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 48–19–6

April

Record for month 4-3-2 (Home 2-1-1 Away 2-2-1)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
74LApril 1, 20062–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 48–20–6
75WApril 3, 20066–5 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 49–20–6
76WApril 5, 20064–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 50–20–6
77WApril 7, 20064–3 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 51–20–6
78LApril 8, 20062–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 51–21–6
79LApril 11, 20063–4 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 51–21–7
80WApril 14, 20065–4 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 52–21–7
81LApril 15, 20062–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 52–21–8
82LApril 18, 20060–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 52–22–8

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Eric Staal 82 45 55 100 -8 81
Cory Stillman 72 21 55 76 -9 32
Justin Williams 82 31 45 76 1 60
Rod Brind'Amour 78 31 39 70 8 68
Erik Cole 60 30 29 59 19 54
Ray Whitney 63 17 38 55 0 42
Matt Cullen 78 25 24 49 4 40
Kevyn Adams 82 15 8 23 0 36
Craig Adams 67 10 11 21 1 51
Doug Weight 23 4 9 13 -6 25
Chad LaRose 49 1 12 13 7 35
Andrew Ladd 29 6 5 11 0 4
Josef Vasicek 23 4 5 9 3 8
Mark Recchi 20 4 3 7 -8 12
Niklas Nordgren 43 4 2 6 -4 40
Radim Vrbata 16 2 3 5 0 6
Michael Zigomanis 21 1 0 1 1 4
David Gove 1 0 1 1 2 0
Keith Aucoin 7 0 1 1 -4 4
Jesse Boulerice 26 0 0 0 -3 51

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Frantisek Kaberle 77 6 38 44 8 46
Bret Hedican 74 5 22 27 11 58
Aaron Ward 71 6 19 25 2 62
Oleg Tverdovsky 72 3 20 23 -1 37
Mike Commodore 72 3 10 13 12 138
Andrew Hutchinson 36 3 8 11 -2 18
Glen Wesley 64 2 8 10 10 46
Niclas Wallin 50 4 4 8 2 42
Anton Babchuk 22 3 2 5 -2 6
Danny Richmond 10 0 1 1 -3 7

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L OTL SO GAA
Martin Gerber 60 38 14 6 3 2.78
Cam Ward 28 14 8 2 0 3.68

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. Montreal Canadiens (7)

Game-by-game Score CAR goals MTL goals
1April 22 Canadiens 6, at Hurricanes 1 Cullen Bouillon, Bonk, Kovalev 2, Higgins, Souray
2April 24 2:32, 2nd OT Canadiens 6, at Hurricanes 5 Cullen, Brind'Amour 2, Whitney, Stillman Bulis, Ryder 2, Bonk, Kovalev, Zednik
3April 26 3:38, OT Hurricanes 2, at Canadiens 1 Brind'Amour, Staal Zednik
4April 28 Hurricanes 3, at Canadiens 2 Williams, A. Ward, Brind'Amour Perezhogin, Souray
5April 30 at Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1 Staal, Cullen Kovalev
6May 2 1:19, OT Hurricanes 2, at Canadiens 1 Recchi, Stillman Souray
Hurricanes win series 4–2 Brind'Amour 4, 4 with 2 Kovalev 4, 2 with 2

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. New Jersey Devils (3)

Game-by-game Score CAR goals NJ goals
1May 6 at Hurricanes 6, Devils 0 Whitney 2, Staal, Stillman, Weight, Brind'Amour none (Ward shutout)
2May 8 3:09, OT at Hurricanes 3, Devils 2 Recchi, Staal, Wallin Langenbrunner, Gomez
3May 10 Hurricanes 3, at Devils 2 Cullen, Williams, Brind'Amour Brylin, Elias
4May 13 at Devils 5, Hurricanes 1 Recchi Gomez 2, Pandolfo, Brylin, Madden
5May 14 at Hurricanes 4, at Devils 1 Kaberle, Stillman, Whitney, Staal Gionta
Hurricanes win series 4–1 Staal 3, Whitney 3, 4 with 2 Gomez 3, 1 with 2

Eastern Conference Finals

Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4)

Game-by-game Score CAR goals BUF goals
1May 20 Sabres 3, at Hurricanes 2 Brind'Amour, Commodore Tallinder, Briere, McKee
2May 22 at Hurricanes 4, Sabres 3 Kaberle, Whitney 2, Williams Vanek, Drury, Roy
3May 24 at Sabres 4, Hurricanes 3 Stillman 2, Staal Drury, Briere 2, Kotalik
4May 26 Hurricanes 4, at Sabres 0 Recchi, Staal, Ladd, Hedican none (Gerber shutout)
5May 28 8:46, OT at Hurricanes 4, at Sabres 3 Williams, Recchi, Brind'Amour, Stillman Drury, Roy, Lydman
6May 30 4:22, OT at Sabres 2, Hurricanes 1 Hedican Dumont, Briere
7June 1 at Hurricanes 4, Sabres 2 Commodore, Weight, Brind'Amour, Williams Janik, Hecht
Hurricanes win series 4–3 Brind'Amour 3, Williams 3, 4 with 2 Briere 4, 3 with 2

Stanley Cup Finals

Carolina Hurricanes (E2) vs. Edmonton Oilers (W8)

Game-by-game Score CAR goals EDM goals
1June 5 at Hurricanes 5, Oilers 4 Brind'Amour 2, Whitney 2, Williams Hemsky, Moreau, Pisani, Pronger
2June 7 at Hurricanes 5, Oilers 0 Kaberle, Ladd, Recchi, Stillman, Weight none (Ward shutout)
3June 10 at Oilers 2, Hurricanes 1 Brind'Amour Horcoff, Smyth
4June 12 Hurricanes 2, at Oilers 1 Recchi, Stillman Samsonov
5June 14 3:31, OT Oilers 4, at Hurricanes 3 Staal 2, Whitney Pisani 2, Hemsky, Peca
6June 17 at Oilers 4, Hurricanes 0 none (Markkanen shutout) Horcoff, Pisani, Smyth, Torres
7June 19 at Hurricanes 3, Oilers 1 Kaberle, A. Ward, Williams Pisani
Hurricanes win series 4–3 Brind'Amour 3, Whitney 3, 4 with 2 Pisani 5, 3 with 2

Carolina Hurricanes - 2006 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders



Nine players remained from the 2002 Carolina team that lost in the finals - Craig Adams, Kevyn Adams, Rod Brind'Amour, Erik Cole, Bret Hedican, Josef Vasicek, Niclas Wallin, Glen Wesley, Aaron Ward. Jeff Daniels also played in 2002, but was an Assistant Coach in 2006. Assistant Coach Kevin McCarthy was the only remaining member of 2002 Carolina Coaching Staff.

  Coaching and administrative staff
  • Peter Karmanos Jr. (CEO/Owner/Governor), Thomas Thewes (Owner)
  • Jim Rutherford (President/General Manager), Davin Olsen (Vice President-Arena Manager),
  • Jason Karmanos (Vice President/Ass’t General Manager), Mike Amendola (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Peter Laviolette (Head Coach), Kevin McCarthy, Jeff Daniels (Ass’t Coaches)
  • Greg Stefan (Goaltending Coach/Pro Scout), Chris Huffine (Video Coordinator),
  • Skip Cunningham, Wally Tatomir, Bob Gorman (Equipment Managers),
  • Peter Freisen (Athletic Therapist/Strength-Conditioning Coach), Chris Stewart (Ass’t Athletic Therapist)
  • Brian Tatum (Director of Team Services), Kelly Kirwin (Event Coordinator-Hockey Operations),
  • Sheldon Ferguson (Director Amateur Scouting), Marshall Johnston (Director Pro Scouting)
  • Claude Larose, Ron Smith, Tony MacDonald, Martin Madden, Bert Marshall (Scouts),
  • Mike Sundheim (Director of Media Relations), Kyle Hanlin (Manager of Media Relations).

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200604070WSH.html
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. ↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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