2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season

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2005–06 Vancouver Canucks
Division4th Northwest
Conference9th Western
2005–06 record42–32–8
Home record25–10–6
Road record17–22–2
Goals for256
Goals against255
Team information
General managerDave Nonis
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsTodd Bertuzzi
Ed Jovanovski
Trevor Linden
Brendan Morrison
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,630
Team leaders
GoalsAnson Carter (33)
AssistsHenrik Sedin (57)
PointsMarkus Naslund (79)
Penalty minutesJarkko Ruutu (142)
WinsAlex Auld (33)
Goals against averageAlex Auld (2.94)

The 2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 36th NHL season.

In the first season after the lockout, the Canucks were expected to fare as well, if not better, than the previous season, where they captured the Northwest Division title. However, as the season went along, several key players were hampered by injuries and the team failed to meet expectations, ultimately missing the playoffs. As a result, coach Marc Crawford was fired, and the team underwent numerous changes over the summer.

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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

[1] 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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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


Schedule and results[]

October[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 5 Phoenix 2 – 3 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 1–0–0 2
2 October 8 Vancouver 3 – 4 Edmonton SO Cloutier 16,839 1–0–1 3
3 October 10 Vancouver 4 – 2 Detroit Auld 20,066 2–0–1 5
4 October 12 Vancouver 0 – 6 Minnesota Cloutier 18,568 2–1–1 5
5 October 14 Vancouver 5 – 3 Minnesota Cloutier 18,568 3–1–1 7
6 October 16 Dallas 2 – 5 Vancouver Auld 18,630 4–1–1 9
7 October 18 Chicago 2 – 6 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 5–1–1 11
8 October 20 Phoenix 2 – 3 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 6–1–1 13
9 October 22 Colorado 4 – 6 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 7–1–1 15
10 October 25 Vancouver 3 – 1 Minnesota Auld 18,568 8–1–1 17
11 October 27 Vancouver 2 – 6 Colorado Cloutier 18,007 8–2–1 17
12 October 29 Vancouver 3 – 4 Colorado OT Auld 18,007 8–2–2 18

November[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
13 November 2 Minnesota 1 – 2 Vancouver Auld 18,630 9–2–2 20
14 November 4 Columbus 3 – 5 Vancouver Auld 18,630 10–2–2 22
15 November 5 Vancouver 0 – 1 Calgary Auld 19,289 10–3–2 22
16 November 7 Vancouver 3 – 4 Calgary Auld 19,289 10–4–2 22
17 November 10 Colorado 5 – 3 Vancouver Auld 18,630 10–5–2 22
18 November 13 Detroit 1 – 4 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 11–5–2 24
19 November 16 Vancouver 3 – 1 San Jose Cloutier 17,139 12–5–2 26
20 November 17 Vancouver 4 – 5 Los Angeles Cloutier 18,118 12–6–2 26
21 November 20 Vancouver 3 – 2 Anaheim Cloutier 14,149 13–6–2 28
22 November 22 Chicago 1 – 3 Vancouver Auld 18,630 14–6–2 30
23 November 24 San Jose 2 – 3 Vancouver Auld 18,630 15–6–2 32
24 November 26 Vancouver 1 – 2 Phoenix Auld 18,095 15–7–2 32
25 November 27 Vancouver 2 – 6 Colorado Auld 18,007 15–8–2 32
26 November 30 Colorado 2 – 5 Vancouver Auld 18,630 16–8–2 34

December[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
27 December 1 Vancouver 3 – 5 Edmonton Auld 16,839 16–9–2 34
28 December 4 Boston 2 – 5 Vancouver Auld 18,630 17–9–2 36
29 December 9 Ottawa 2 – 3 Vancouver SO Auld 18,630 18–9–2 38
30 December 13 Vancouver 3 – 2 Rangers Auld 18,200 19–9–2 40
31 December 15 Vancouver 5 – 4 Philadelphia Auld 19,549 20–9–2 42
32 December 17 Edmonton 5 – 4 Vancouver OT Ouellet 18,630 20–9–3 43
33 December 19 Los Angeles 4 – 3 Vancouver SO Auld 18,630 20–9–4 44
34 December 21 Edmonton 7 – 6 Vancouver Auld 18,630 20–10–4 44
35 December 23 Calgary 6 – 5 Vancouver SO Auld 18,630 20–10–5 45
36 December 26 Calgary 1 – 2 Vancouver Auld 18,630 21–10–5 47
37 December 28 Nashville 3 – 4 Vancouver Auld 18,630 22–10–5 49
38 December 31 Vancouver 3 – 4 Minnesota Ouellet 18,568 22–11–5 49

January[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 2 Vancouver 1 – 4 St. Louis Auld 14,230 22–12–5 49
40 January 4 Vancouver 1 – 3 Dallas Auld 17,227 22–13–5 49
41 January 5 Vancouver 3 – 2 Chicago Auld 11,125 23–13–5 51
42 January 7 Calgary 3 – 4 Vancouver OT Auld 18,630 24–13–5 53
43 January 10 Toronto 3 – 4 Vancouver Auld 18,630 25–13–5 55
44 January 13 Vancouver 0 – 3 New Jersey Auld 15,061 25–14–5 55
45 January 14 Vancouver 8 – 1 Islanders Auld 14,205 26–14–5 57
46 January 16 Vancouver 4 – 2 Pittsburgh Auld 15,681 27–14–5 59
47 January 19 Buffalo 1 – 4 Vancouver Auld 18,630 28–14–5 61
48 January 21 Montreal 2 – 6 Vancouver Auld 18,630 29–14–5 63
49 January 23 Vancouver 0 – 4 St. Louis Ouellet 13,138 29–15–5 63
50 January 24 Vancouver 5 – 6 Columbus Auld 16,192 29–16–5 63
51 January 26 Vancouver 1 – 2 Detroit Auld 20,066 29–17–5 63
52 January 28 Vancouver 4 – 3 Colorado SO Auld 18,007 30–17–5 64
53 January 31 Vancouver 7 – 4 Phoenix Auld 14,599 31–17–5 66

February[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
54 February 3 Vancouver 3 – 1 Calgary Auld 19,289 32–17–5 68
55 February 4 Vancouver 1 – 3 Edmonton Auld 16,839 32–18–5 68
56 February 6 Columbus 4 – 7 Vancouver Auld 18,630 33–18–5 70
57 February 8 St. Louis 4 – 2 Vancouver Auld 18,630 33–19–5 70
58 February 10 Anaheim 3 – 1 Vancouver Auld 18,630 33–20–5 70
59 February 12 Minnesota 2 – 3 Vancouver OT Auld 18,630 33–20–5 72
60 February 28 Vancouver 2 – 1 Calgary Auld 19,289 34–20–5 74

March[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
61 March 2 Vancouver 1 – 3 Nashville Auld 13,228 34–21–5 74
62 March 3 Vancouver 5 – 4 Chicago SO Auld 11,579 35–21–5 76
63 March 5 St. Louis 4 – 1 Vancouver Auld 18,630 35–22–5 76
64 March 9 Nashville 3 – 2 Vancouver OT Auld 18,630 35–22–6 77
65 March 11 Dallas 2 – 1 Vancouver Auld 18,630 35–23–6 77
66 March 13 Vancouver 2 – 4 Dallas Auld 18,584 35–24–6 77
67 March 14 Vancouver 0 – 5 Nashville Noronen 13,353 35–25–6 77
68 March 17 Vancouver 3 – 2 Columbus Auld 16,163 36–25–6 79
69 March 19 Detroit 7 – 3 Vancouver Auld 18,630 36–26–6 79
70 March 21 Vancouver 4 – 1 Edmonton Auld 16,839 37–26–6 81
71 March 23 Edmonton 3 – 4 Vancouver SO Auld 18,630 38–26–6 83
72 March 25 Vancouver 2 – 3 Edmonton Auld 16,839 38–27–6 83
73 March 27 Los Angeles 4 – 7 Vancouver Auld 18,630 39–27–6 85
74 March 29 Minnesota 1 – 2 Vancouver Auld 18,630 40–27–6 87
75 March 31 Minnesota 2 – 1 Vancouver SO Auld 18,630 40–28–7 87

April[]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
76 April 2 Vancouver 2 – 6 Anaheim Auld 17,174 40–29–7 87
77 April 3 Vancouver 0 – 1 Los Angeles Auld 17,196 40–30–7 87
78 April 8 Calgary 2 – 3 Vancouver OT Auld 18,630 41–30–7 89
79 April 10 Anaheim 4 – 2 Vancouver Auld 18,630 41–31–7 89
80 April 12 San Jose 3 – 2 Vancouver OT Auld 18,630 41–31–8 90
81 April 13 Vancouver 3 – 5 San Jose Auld 17,496 41–32–8 90
82 April 15 Colorado 3 – 4 Vancouver OT Noronen 18,630 42–32–8 92

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

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

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Markus Naslund 19 81 32 47 79 66 -- -- -- -- --
Henrik Sedin 33 82 18 57 75 56 -- -- -- -- --
Todd Bertuzzi 44 82 25 46 71 120 -- -- -- -- --
Daniel Sedin 22 82 22 49 71 34 -- -- -- -- --
Brendan Morrison 7 82 19 37 56 84 -- -- -- -- --
Anson Carter 77 81 33 22 55 41 -- -- -- -- --
Nolan Baumgartner 4 70 5 29 34 30 -- -- -- -- --
Mattias Ohlund 2 78 13 20 33 92 -- -- -- -- --
Sami Salo 6 59 10 23 33 38 -- -- -- -- --
Ed Jovanovski 55 44 8 25 33 58 -- -- -- -- --
Ryan Kesler 17 82 10 13 23 79 -- -- -- -- --
Keith Carney† 3 18 0 2 2 14 -- -- -- -- --
Richard Park 18 60 8 10 18 29 -- -- -- -- --
Matt Cooke 24 45 8 10 18 71 -- -- -- -- --
Jarkko Ruutu 37 82 10 7 17 142 -- -- -- -- --
Bryan Allen 5 77 7 10 17 115 -- -- -- -- --
Eric Weinrich† 8 16 0 0 0 8 -- -- -- -- --
Trevor Linden 16 82 7 9 16 15 -- -- -- -- --
Steve McCarthy* 26 51 2 4 6 43 -- -- -- -- --
Alexandre Burrows 14 43 7 5 12 61 -- -- -- -- --
Sean Brown† 23 12 0 0 0 8 -- -- -- -- --
Josh Green 36 33 4 2 6 14 -- -- -- -- --
Kevin Bieksa 25 39 0 6 6 77 -- -- -- -- --
Wade Brookbank 28 32 1 2 3 81 -- -- -- -- --
Lee Goren 27 28 1 2 3 30 -- -- -- -- --
Tomas Mojzis 45 7 0 1 1 12 -- -- -- -- --
Tyler Bouck 21 12 1 1 2 21 -- -- -- -- --
Alex Auld 35 67 0 2 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
Rick Rypien 15 5 1 0 1 4 -- -- -- -- --
Jozef Balej 8 1 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
Dan Cloutier 39 13 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --
Sven Butenschon 52 8 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Maxime Ouellet 1 4 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
Prestin Ryan 41 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
Nathan Smith 29 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.

*Denotes player traded by Vancouver midway through the season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP Min W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA GP Min W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Alex Auld 35 67 3859 33 26 6 189 0 .902 2.94 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Dan Cloutier 39 13 681 8 3 1 36 0 .892 3.17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Maxime Ouellet 1 4 222 0 2 1 12 0 .894 3.24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mika Noronen† 31 4 170 1 1 0 10 0 .870 3.53 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rob McVicar 34 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 0.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.

Awards[]

2006 Canuck Awards winners[]

Draft picks[]

Vancouver's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 10 Luc Bourdon (D)  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
2 51 Mason Raymond (LW)  Canada Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
4 114 Alexandre Vincent (G)  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
5 138 Matt Butcher (C)  United States Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
6 185 Kris Fredheim (D)  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
7 205 Mario Bliznak (C)  Slovakia HK Spartak Dubnica (Svk.)

Farm teams[]

Manitoba Moose[]

AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since 2000.

Columbia Inferno[]

ECHL affiliate that is based in Columbia, South Carolina and their home arena is the Carolina Coliseum. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since 2001.

References[]

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  2. ^ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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