2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
2005–06 record45–26–11
Home record22–13–6
Road record23–13–5
Goals for267
Goals against259
Team information
PresidentRon Ryan
General managerBob Clarke
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainKeith Primeau
Derian Hatcher (interim)[a]
Alternate captainsSimon Gagne
Derian Hatcher[a]
Sami Kapanen[a]
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance19,653[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsSimon Gagne (47)
AssistsPeter Forsberg (56)
PointsSimon Gagne (79)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (166)
Plus/minusSimon Gagne (+31)
WinsAntero Niittymaki (23)
Goals against averageRobert Esche
Antero Niittymaki (2.97)

The 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Off-season[]

The Flyers were one of the more active teams once the lockout came to an end. Replacing the high-profile names of Tony Amonte, John LeClair and Jeremy Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Philadelphia Phantoms. When all was said and done, the team had experienced a turnover of nearly two-thirds of the roster.

Regular season[]

The Flyers began the season with lofty expectations. Despite being hampered by injuries prior to and during 2005–06, the Flyers lived up to those expectations in the first half of the season, reaching the top of the league standings in January while simultaneously holding a ten-point lead in the Atlantic Division. The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively, while Gagne scored a career high 47 goals.

However, the injuries began to accumulate and take their toll. Keith Primeau suffered a concussion on October 25 in Montreal and missed the rest of the season and the playoffs.[2] In late January, Hatcher was named team captain for the duration of Primeau's absence.[3] All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388-man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams.[4] The second half of the regular season was defined by a record hovering around .500, sending the Flyers on a steady slide in the standings. The Flyers fell short of an Atlantic Division title finishing second by tie-breaker to the New Jersey Devils and drawing the 5th seed and a first round match-up with the Buffalo Sabres.

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 New Jersey Devils 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
3 6 New York Rangers 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
4 12 New York Islanders 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

[5]


Eastern Conference[6]
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 9 242 229 101
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


Playoffs[]

The Flyers lost to Buffalo in six games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2005 pre-season[7]
Pre-season: 6–1–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 September 17 Atlanta Thrashers1 8 – 6 1–0–0
2 September 21 New York Islanders2 2 – 1 2–0–0
3 September 24 Washington Capitals 5 – 2 3–0–0
4 September 27 New York Islanders 5 – 3 4–0–0
5 September 29 New Jersey Devils 3 – 2 5–0–0
6 September 30 @ New Jersey Devils 3 – 5 5–1–0
7 October 1 @ Washington Capitals 7 – 6 SO 6–1–0
^ Game played at John Labatt Centre.
^ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena.
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season[]

2005–06 Regular season
October: 6–3–1, 13 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
1 October 5 NY Rangers 5 – 3 Philadelphia Esche 19,821 0–1–0 0
2 October 7 New Jersey 2 – 5 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,590 1–1–0 2
3 October 11 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Toronto Esche 19,391 1–2–0 2
4 October 14 Pittsburgh 5 – 6 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,566 2–2–0 4
5 October 15 NY Islanders 1 – 5 Philadelphia Esche 19,543 3–2–0 6
6 October 22 Philadelphia 5 – 2 Toronto Esche 19,391 4–2–0 8
7 October 25 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Montreal OT Esche 21,273 4–2–1 9
8 October 27 Florida 4 – 5 Philadelphia OT Esche 19,533 5–2–1 11
9 October 28 Philadelphia 6 – 8 Carolina Niittymaki 18,165 5–3–1 11
10 October 30 Philadelphia 5 – 3 Ottawa Esche 19,335 6–3–1 13
November: 9–3–2, 20 points (Home: 6–2–2; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
11 November 3 Washington 1 – 8 Philadelphia Esche 19,253 7–3–1 15
12 November 5 Atlanta 3 – 4 Philadelphia Esche 19,587 8–3–1 17
13 November 8 Boston 3 – 4 Philadelphia OT Esche 19,587 9–3–1 19
14 November 10 NY Islanders 2 – 3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,601 10–3–1 21
15 November 12 Florida 4 – 5 Philadelphia Esche 19,654 11–3–1 23
16 November 14 Philadelphia 2 – 5 Tampa Bay Esche 20,020 11–4–1 23
17 November 16 Pittsburgh 3 – 2 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,687 11–4–2 24
18 November 18 Atlanta 6 – 5 Philadelphia OT Esche 19,533 11–4–3 25
19 November 19 Philadelphia 6 – 3 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 17,132 12–4–3 27
20 November 22 Tampa Bay 4 – 2 Philadelphia Esche 19,567 12–5–3 27
21 November 25 Philadelphia 5 – 3 Boston Niittymaki 17,565 13–5–3 29
22 November 26 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,780 13–6–3 29
23 November 29 Philadelphia 4 – 2 NY Islanders Esche 12,354 14–6–3 31
24 November 30 New Jersey 1 – 2 Philadelphia Esche 19,573 15–6–3 33
December: 9–2–3, 21 points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 6–0–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
25 December 3 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Nashville OT Niittymaki 16,116 15–6–4 34
26 December 6 Calgary 0 – 1 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,542 16–6–4 36
27 December 8 Edmonton 3 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,411 16–7–4 36
28 December 10 Minnesota 2 – 3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,592 17–7–4 38
29 December 13 Philadelphia 3 – 1 Columbus Esche 16,263 18–7–4 40
30 December 15 Vancouver 5 – 4 Philadelphia Esche 19,549 18–8–4 40
31 December 17 Philadelphia 5 – 2 St. Louis Niittymaki 15,299 19–8–4 42
32 December 19 Buffalo 2 – 1 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,572 19–8–5 43
33 December 22 Ottawa 3 – 4 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,817 20–8–5 45
34 December 23 Philadelphia 5 – 4 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 17,132 21–8–5 47
35 December 26 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Florida SO Niittymaki 18,791 22–8–5 49
36 December 28 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Atlanta OT Niittymaki 18,545 23–8–5 51
37 December 29 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Carolina OT Niittymaki 18,730 24–8–5 53
38 December 31 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Washington SO Niittymaki 16,492 24–8–6 54
January: 7–5–2, 16 points (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 6–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
39 January 2 Philadelphia 1 – 0 Boston Niittymaki 16,980 25–8–6 56
40 January 5 Philadelphia 4 – 3 NY Rangers OT Niittymaki 18,200 26–8–6 58
41 January 6 Philadelphia 3 – 1 Washington Niittymaki 16,876 27–8–6 60
42 January 9 Philadelphia 0 – 3 New Jersey Niittymaki 16,015 27–9–6 60
43 January 11 Philadelphia 5 – 2 Chicago Niittymaki 12,003 28–9–6 62
44 January 12 Philadelphia 3 – 6 Detroit Niittymaki 20,066 28–10–6 62
45 January 14 Colorado 4 – 3 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,953 28–10–7 63
46 January 17 Carolina 4 – 3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,572 28–10–8 64
47 January 19 Boston 5 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,618 28–11–8 64
48 January 21 Philadelphia 2 – 1 Pittsburgh Esche 17,132 29–11–8 66
49 January 23 Pittsburgh 2 – 4 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,726 30–11–8 68
50 January 25 Montreal 5 – 3 Philadelphia Esche 19,711 30–12–8 68
51 January 28 Tampa Bay 6 – 0 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,789 30–13–8 68
52 January 30 Philadelphia 3 – 2 NY Rangers OT Esche 18,200 31–13–8 70
February: 2–3–1, 5 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
53 February 2 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Buffalo Esche 18,690 31–14–8 70
54 February 4 NY Rangers 4 – 3 Philadelphia OT Esche 19,801 31–14–9 71
55 February 5 Philadelphia 0 – 5 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 31–15–9 71
56 February 8 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Philadelphia Esche 19,603 32–15–9 73
57 February 10 Washington 4 – 5 Philadelphia Esche 19,692 33–15–9 75
58 February 11 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Ottawa Niittymaki 19,834 33–16–9 75
March: 7–6–1, 15 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
59 March 1 Philadelphia 1 – 2 New Jersey SO Esche 16,067 33–16–10 76
60 March 2 NY Rangers 6 – 1 Philadelphia Esche 19,682 33–17–10 76
61 March 4 Philadelphia 2 – 4 NY Islanders Niittymaki 16,234 33–18–10 76
62 March 6 Montreal 4 – 5 Philadelphia SO Esche 19,561 34–18–10 78
63 March 8 Carolina 2 – 3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,644 35–18–10 80
64 March 11 Buffalo 6 – 5 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,717 35–19–10 80
65 March 12 Philadelphia 0 – 2 Pittsburgh Esche 14,904 35–20–10 80
66 March 15 Philadelphia 4 – 0 Florida Esche 15,614 36–20–10 82
67 March 17 Philadelphia 3 – 6 Tampa Bay Esche 20,834 36–21–10 82
68 March 18 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Atlanta Niittymaki 18,612 37–21–10 84
69 March 21 New Jersey 1 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,777 38–21–10 86
70 March 22 Philadelphia 6 – 3 NY Rangers Esche 18,200 39–21–10 88
71 March 25 Ottawa 3 – 6 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,869 40–21–10 90
72 March 28 Toronto 3 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,651 40–22–10 90
April: 5–4–1, 11 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
73 April 1 New Jersey 4 – 1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,710 40–23–10 90
74 April 2 Philadelphia 4 – 1 NY Islanders Esche 12,125 41–23–10 92
75 April 4 Philadelphia 2 – 3 NY Rangers SO Esche 18,200 41–23–11 93
76 April 7 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Buffalo Esche 16,909 42–23–11 95
77 April 8 Toronto 5 – 2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,783 42–24–11 95
78 April 11 Pittsburgh 3 – 4 Philadelphia Esche 19,756 43–24–11 97
79 April 13 Philadelphia 1 – 4 New Jersey Esche 15,628 43–25–11 97
80 April 15 NY Rangers 1 – 4 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,810 44–25–11 99
81 April 16 Philadelphia 1 – 5 New Jersey Esche 15,981 44–26–11 99
82 April 18 Philadelphia 4 – 1 NY Islanders Esche 10,524 45–26–11 101
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series
1 April 22 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Buffalo 2OT Esche 18,690 Sabres lead 1–0
2 April 24 Philadelphia 2 – 8 Buffalo Esche 18,690 Sabres lead 2–0
3 April 26 Buffalo 2 – 4 Philadelphia Esche 19,984 Sabres lead 2–1
4 April 28 Buffalo 4 – 5 Philadelphia Esche 20,092 Series tied 2–2
5 April 30 Philadelphia 0 – 3 Buffalo Esche 18,690 Sabres lead 3–2
6 May 2 Buffalo 7 – 1 Philadelphia Esche 19,967 Sabres win 4–2
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Scoring[]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Simon Gagne 25 LW 72 47 32 79 31 38 6 3 1 4 2 2
21 Peter Forsberg 32 C 60 19 56 75 21 46 6 4 4 8 2 6
22 Mike Knuble 33 RW 82 34 31 65 25 80 6 1 3 4 1 8
44 Joni Pitkanen 22 D 58 13 33 46 22 78 6 0 2 2 0 2
26 Michal Handzus 28 C 73 11 33 44 −2 38 6 0 2 2 −2 2
17 Jeff Carter 21 C 81 23 19 42 10 40 6 0 0 0 −4 10
20 R. J. Umberger 23 C 73 20 18 38 9 18 5 1 0 1 −3 2
24 Sami Kapanen 32 RW 58 12 22 34 −9 12 6 0 0 0 −4 2
18 Mike Richards 20 C 79 11 23 34 6 65 6 0 1 1 −5 0
34 Freddy Meyer 25 D 57 6 21 27 10 33 6 0 1 1 −5 8
5 Kim Johnsson 29 D 47 6 19 25 5 34 — — — — — —
37 Eric Desjardins 36 D 45 4 20 24 3 56 6 1 3 4 −3 6
3 Mike Rathje 31 D 79 3 21 24 22 46 6 0 0 0 −1 6
2 Derian Hatcher 33 D 77 4 13 17 2 93 6 0 2 2 −4 10
49 Brian Savage 34 LW 66 9 5 14 −18 28 6 1 0 1 −4 4
19 Branko Radivojevic 25 RW 64 8 6 14 −6 44 5 1 0 1 −1 0
11 Jon Simdouble-dagger 28 RW 39 7 7 14 −6 28 — — — — — —
93 Petr Nedveddagger 34 C 28 5 9 14 −8 36 6 2 0 2 −4 8
15 Niko Dimitrakosdagger 26 RW 9 5 4 9 4 6 5 0 0 0 −2 2
87 Donald Brashear 34 LW 76 4 5 9 −2 166 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Patrick Sharpdouble-dagger 24 C 22 5 3 8 4 10 — — — — — —
55 Ben Eager 22 LW 25 3 5 8 0 18 2 0 0 0 −4 26
29 Randy Jones 24 D 28 0 8 8 −6 16 — — — — — —
28 Dennis Seidenbergdouble-dagger 24 D 24 2 5 7 −4 4 — — — — — —
25 Keith Primeau 34 C 9 1 6 7 0 6 — — — — — —
27 Turner Stevenson 33 RW 31 1 3 4 −2 45 — — — — — —
6 Chris Therien 34 D 47 0 4 4 −7 34 — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche 28 G 40 0 3 3 N/A 4 6 0 0 0 N/A 2
30 Antero Niittymaki 25 G 46 0 1 1 N/A 0 2 0 0 0 N/A 0
14 Ryan Ready 27 LW 7 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
23 Matt Ellisondagger 22 RW 5 0 1 1 2 2 — — — — — —
11 Ryan Potulny 21 C 2 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
23 Denis Gauthierdagger 29 D 17 0 0 0 6 37 6 0 1 1 −5 19
36 Pat Kavanagh 26 RW 8 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
41 Alexandre Picard 20 D 6 0 0 0 −2 45 — — — — — —
46 Josh Grattondouble-dagger 23 LW 3 0 0 0 0 14 — — — — — —
15 Eric Chouinarddouble-dagger 25 C 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
28 David Printz 25 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
40 Stefan Ruzicka 20 RW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
43 Wade Skolney 24 D 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending[]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP GS W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Antero Niittymaki 25 46 42 23 15 6 1266 133 2.97 .895 2 2,690:05 2 0 0 0 29 5 4.13 .828 0 72:41
42 Robert Esche 28 40 40 22 11 5 1099 113 2.97 .897 1 2,286:24 6 6 2 4 176 22 4.20 .875 0 314:29

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL Defensive Player of the Week Antero Niittymaki (January 9)[b] [8]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Joni Pitkanen [9]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Simon Gagne [9]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Joni Pitkanen [9]
Toyota Cup Simon Gagne [9]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Peter Forsberg [9]

Records[]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 2005–06 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Player(s) Refs
Fastest overtime goal scored Game 0:07 1/5/2006 New York Rangers Simon Gagne [10]

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 season was officially canceled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
July 29, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2005 		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Todd Fedoruk 		[12]
July 30, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2005
2nd-round pick in 2006 		To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2005 		[13]
July 30, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
Columbus' 4th-round pick in 2005
2nd-round pick in 2006 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2005 		[14]
July 30, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2006 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 2005
4th-round pick in 2005 		[15]
August 2, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2006 		To Nashville Predators
Danny Markov 		[16]
August 4, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations 		To Los Angeles Kings
Jeremy Roenick
Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2006 		[17]
December 5, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Ellison
3rd-round pick in 2006 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Eric Meloche
Patrick Sharp 		[18]
December 28, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kiel McLeod 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Eric Chouinard 		[19]
January 20, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Petr Nedved
option to switch 4th-round picks in 2006[c]
option to switch 3rd-round picks in 2007[d] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Dennis Seidenberg 		[20]
January 23, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2007 		To Florida Panthers
Jon Sim 		[21]
March 9, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Denis Gauthier 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Josh Gratton
Florida's 2nd-round pick in 2006
Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2006 		[22]
March 9, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Niko Dimitrakos 		To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2006 		[23]
April 21, 2006[e] To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2006 		To Los Angeles Kings
Dean Lombardi 		[24][25]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
August 2, 2005 Derian Hatcher Detroit Red Wings 4-year [26]
August 2, 2005 Mike Rathje San Jose Sharks 5-year [26]
August 2, 2005 Jon Sim Phoenix Coyotes 1-year [27]
August 2, 2005 Chris Therien Dallas Stars 1-year [26]
August 3, 2005 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche 2-year [28]
August 22, 2005 Eric Chouinard Minnesota Wild 1-year* [29]
August 22, 2005 Pat Kavanagh Ottawa Senators 1-year* [29]
August 22, 2005 Jamie Storr Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year* [29]
August 23, 2005 Riley Cote Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) 2-year* [30]
September 15, 2005 Brian Savage Phoenix Coyotes 1-year [31][32]
April 16, 2006 Scott Munroe (ELC) Alabama–Huntsville Chargers (CHA) * [33]
June 15, 2006 Marty Murray Hannover Scorpions (DEL) 1-year [34]

Internal[]

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Term Ref
July 27, 2005 Jeff Carter (ELC) 3-year* [35]
July 27, 2005 Triston Grant (ELC) 3-year* [35]
July 27, 2005 Alexandre Picard (ELC) 3-year* [35]
July 27, 2005 Mike Richards (ELC) 3-year* [35]
July 29, 2005 Rejean Beauchemin (ELC) * [12]
July 29, 2005 Stefan Ruzicka (ELC) 3-year* [12]
August 9, 2005 Simon Gagne 1-year [36][37]
August 9, 2005 Kim Johnsson 1-year [36][37]
August 9, 2005 Branko Radivojevic 1-year [36][37]
August 9, 2005 Patrick Sharp 1-year [36][37]
August 10, 2005 Robert Esche 2-year [38]
August 10, 2005 Dennis Seidenberg 1-year [39]
August 22, 2005 Ryan Ready 1-year* [29]
February 3, 2006 Freddy Meyer 2-year extension [40]
February 7, 2006 Randy Jones 2-year extension [41]
March 23, 2006 Denis Gauthier 3-year extension [42]
March 29, 2006 Ryan Potulny (ELC) 2-year* [43][44]
April 27, 2006 Gino Pisellini (ELC) * [45]
May 30, 2006 Frederik Cabana (ELC) 3-year* [46]
May 30, 2006 Steve Downie (ELC) 3-year* [46]
May 30, 2006 Jussi Timonen (ELC) 2-year* [46]

Departures[]

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player New team (league) Via Ref
July 18, 2005 Neil Little Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) Free agency [47]
July 23, 2005 Tony Amonte Calgary Flames[f] Buyout [49]
July 23, 2005 John LeClair Pittsburgh Penguins[g] Buyout [49]
July 24, 2005 Marcus Ragnarsson Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan) Free agency[h] [51]
July 25, 2005 Mattias Timander Modo Hockey (Elitserien) Free agency [52]
August 2, 2005 Radovan Somik Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) Free agency [53]
August 9, 2005 Sean Burke Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [54]
August 12, 2005 Boyd Kane Washington Capitals Free agency [55]
September 29, 2005 Peter White HIFK (SM-liiga) Free agency [56]
N/A Claude Lapointe —[i] Free agency [57]
May 19, 2006 Jamie Storr* DEG Metro Stars (DEL) Free agency[j] [58]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Westin Hotel Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.[59] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and fourth-round picks in three separate trades.[60]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 29 Steve Downie Right Wing  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL) [k]
3 91 Oskars Bartulis Defense  Latvia Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) [l]
4 119 Jeremy Duchesne Goaltender  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) [m]
5 152 Josh Beaulieu Center  Canada London Knights (OHL)
6 174 John Flatters Defense  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
7 215 Matt Clackson Right Wing  Canada Chicago Steel (USHL)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[61][62] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[63]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Hatcher was named interim captain for the duration of Primeau's absence on January 29. Kapanen replaced Hatcher as an alternate captain.
  2. ^ Co-winner with Colorado Avalanche's David Aebischer
  3. ^ Option exercised.
  4. ^ Option not exercised.
  5. ^ The Flyers received the draft pick as compensation for the Kings hiring Lombardi as their general manager. Lombardi served as a Western Conference scout with the Flyers.
  6. ^ Amonte signed with Calgary on August 2, 2005.[48]
  7. ^ LeClair signed with Pittsburgh on August 15, 2005.[50]
  8. ^ Ragnarsson retired from the NHL.
  9. ^ Lapointe signed with SC Bern (NLA) on September 4, 2006.
  10. ^ Contract for the 2006–07 season
  11. ^ The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 20th overall, to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' first-round pick, 29th overall, and the Panthers' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[60]
  12. ^ The Flyers traded their 2004 fifth and sixth-round picks and the San Jose Sharks' 2004 sixth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's third-round pick, 91st overall, on June 27, 2004.[60]
  13. ^ The Flyers traded Todd Fedoruk to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for the Mighty Ducks' second-round pick, 59th overall, on July 27, 2005. The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks' pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick, 119th overall, and the Coyotes' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[60]

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