2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers season

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2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers
Division3rd Southeast
Conference10th Eastern
2005–06 record41–33–8
Home record24–13–4
Road record17–20–4
Goals for281
Goals against275
Team information
General manager Don Waddell
Coach Bob Hartley
Captain Scott Mellanby
Alternate captains Peter Bondra
Bobby Holik
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Arena Philips Arena
Average attendance15,550
Minor league affiliate(s) Chicago Wolves
Gwinnett Gladiators
Team leaders
Goals Ilya Kovalchuk (52)
Assists Marc Savard (69)
Points Ilya Kovalchuk (98)
Penalty minutes Andy Sutton (144)
Plus/minus Marian Hossa (+17)
Wins Kari Lehtonen (20)
Goals against average Mike Dunham (2.77)
  2004–05
2006–07  

The 2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' seventh season in the National Hockey League. The Thrashers again did not qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Offseason

On September 27, 2005, Scott Mellanby was named team captain. Peter Bondra, Bobby Holik, and Vyacheslav Kozlov were named alternate captains, rotating on a game-by-game basis. [1]

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division
No.CRGPWLOTLGFGAPts
12 Carolina Hurricanes 8252228294260112
28 Tampa Bay Lightning 824333625226092
310 Atlanta Thrashers 824133828127590
411 Florida Panthers 8237341124025785
514 Washington Capitals 8229411223730670

[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]
RDivGPWLOTLGFGAPts
1Z- Ottawa Senators NE8252219314211113
2Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE8252228294260112
3Y- New Jersey Devils AT8246279242229101
4X- Buffalo Sabres NE8252246242239110
5X- Philadelphia Flyers AT82452611267259101
6X- New York Rangers AT82442612257215100
7X- Montreal Canadiens NE824231924324793
8X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE824133825727090
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE824133828127590
11 Florida Panthers SE8237341124025785
12 New York Islanders AT823640623027878
13 Boston Bruins NE8229371623026674
14 Washington Capitals SE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT8222461424431658

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

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

Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season [4]
October: 3–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20050–2@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)0–1–0 Recap
2WOctober 7, 20057–3@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)1–1–0 Recap
3WOctober 8, 20058–1 Washington Capitals (2005–06)2–1–0 Recap
4LOctober 12, 20050–2 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)2–2–0 Recap
5LOctober 14, 20051–9 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)2–3–0 Recap
6LOctober 15, 20051–5@ New York Rangers (2005–06)2–4–0 Recap
7LOctober 20, 20050–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)2–5–0 Recap
8WOctober 22, 20054–3 New Jersey Devils (2005–06)3–5–0 Recap
9LOctober 25, 20053–4@ New York Islanders (2005–06)3–6–0 Recap
10LOctober 27, 20055–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)3–7–0 Recap
11LOctober 29, 20052–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)3–8–0 Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 1, 20056–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)4–8–0 Recap
13LNovember 4, 20052–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)4–8–1 Recap
14LNovember 5, 20053–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)4–9–1 Recap
15WNovember 9, 20055–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)5–9–1 Recap
16WNovember 11, 20055–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)6–9–1 Recap
17WNovember 12, 20059–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)7–9–1 Recap
18LNovember 16, 20053–7 New York Islanders (2005–06)7–10–1 Recap
19WNovember 18, 20056–5 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)8–10–1 Recap
20LNovember 19, 20051–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)8–11–1 Recap
21LNovember 22, 20052–3 SO@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)8–11–2 Recap
22LNovember 24, 20053–6 New York Rangers (2005–06)8–12–2 Recap
23WNovember 26, 20057–4 Florida Panthers (2005–06)9–12–2 Recap
24WNovember 27, 20055–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)10–12–2 Recap
25LNovember 29, 20053–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)10–12–3 Recap
December: 6–5–3 (home: 4–1–3; road: 2–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26LDecember 1, 20050–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)10–13–3 Recap
27LDecember 3, 20051–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)10–14–3 Recap
28LDecember 5, 20052–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)10–15–3 Recap
29LDecember 6, 20053–5@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)10–16–3 Recap
30WDecember 9, 20055–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)11–16–3 Recap
31LDecember 11, 20054–5 SO Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)11–16–4 Recap
32WDecember 13, 20057–6 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)12–16–4 Recap
33WDecember 15, 20053–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)13–16–4 Recap
34WDecember 17, 20052–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06)14–16–4 Recap
35LDecember 22, 20055–6 SO Washington Capitals (2005–06)14–16–5 Recap
36WDecember 23, 20051–0@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)15–16–5 Recap
37WDecember 26, 20054–0 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)16–16–5 Recap
38LDecember 28, 20053–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)16–16–6 Recap
39LDecember 30, 20051–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)16–17–6 Recap
January: 7–7–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40WJanuary 1, 20065–2@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)17–17–6 Recap
41WJanuary 2, 20068–3 Ottawa Senators (2005–06)18–17–6 Recap
42LJanuary 4, 20063–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)18–18–6 Recap
43WJanuary 6, 20066–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)19–18–6 Recap
44WJanuary 7, 20064–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)20–18–6 Recap
45WJanuary 11, 20064–3 SO Nashville Predators (2005–06)21–18–6 Recap
46WJanuary 13, 20062–0 St. Louis Blues (2005–06)22–18–6 Recap
47WJanuary 18, 20065–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)23–18–6 Recap
48LJanuary 19, 20066–8@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)23–19–6 Recap
49LJanuary 21, 20060–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)23–20–6 Recap
50LJanuary 24, 20062–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06)23–21–6 Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20061–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)23–22–6 Recap
52LJanuary 28, 20061–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)23–23–6 Recap
53LJanuary 31, 20062–5 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)23–24–6 Recap
February: 3–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 3, 20062–5@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)23–25–6 Recap
55WFebruary 4, 20066–4 Florida Panthers (2005–06)24–25–6 Recap
56LFebruary 7, 20061–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)24–26–6 Recap
57WFebruary 9, 20062–1@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)25–26–6 Recap
58WFebruary 11, 20062–1 SO@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)26–26–6 Recap
March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59WMarch 1, 20064–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)27–26–6 Recap
60LMarch 2, 20062–3@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)27–27–6 Recap
61WMarch 4, 20063–2 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06)28–27–6 Recap
62WMarch 6, 20064–3 SO Florida Panthers (2005–06)29–27–6 Recap
63WMarch 8, 20063–2 SO New York Rangers (2005–06)30–27–6 Recap
64LMarch 10, 20061–3 Ottawa Senators (2005–06)30–28–6 Recap
65WMarch 12, 20063–2 OT@ New York Rangers (2005–06)31–28–6 Recap
66WMarch 16, 20064–2 New York Islanders (2005–06)32–28–6 Recap
67LMarch 18, 20062–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)32–29–6 Recap
68WMarch 20, 20065–0 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)33–29–6 Recap
69WMarch 21, 20065–4 SO@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)34–29–6 Recap
70WMarch 23, 20066–5 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06)35–29–6 Recap
71LMarch 25, 20061–5@ New York Islanders (2005–06)35–30–6 Recap
72LMarch 30, 20063–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)35–31–6 Recap
April: 6–2–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
73WApril 1, 20065–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)36–31–6 Recap
74LApril 3, 20064–6@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)36–32–6 Recap
75WApril 5, 20065–2@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)37–32–6 Recap
76LApril 6, 20062–3 SO@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)37–32–7 Recap
77WApril 8, 20065–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)38–32–7 Recap
78WApril 11, 20066–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)39–32–7 Recap
79WApril 13, 20065–3 Washington Capitals (2005–06)40–32–7 Recap
80WApril 15, 20064–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06)41–32–7 Recap
81LApril 17, 20064–6@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)41–33–7 Recap
82LApril 18, 20061–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)41–33–8 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

No.PlayerPosRegular season
GPGAPts+/-PIM
17 Ilya Kovalchuk LW78524698−668
9 Marc Savard C822869977100
18 Marian Hossa RW803953921767
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW822546711433
12 Peter Bondra RW60211839−340
44 Jaroslav Modry D7973138−976
7 Greg de Vries D8272835176
19 Scott Mellanby RW71122234555
16 Bobby Holik C64151833−679
28 Niclas Havelid D8242832948
25 Andy Sutton D768172513144
27 Patrik Stefan C64101424336
10 Serge Aubin LW7471724−479
23 Jim Slater C71101020146
26 Ronald Petrovicky RW6081220−862
29 Brad Larsen LW627815−321
5 Steve McCarthy D16731008
11 J. P. Vigier RW414610−440
2 Garnet Exelby D7519101175
36 Eric Boulton LW51459−487
34 Shane Hnidy D66033133
24 Ramzi Abid LW602216
35 Michael Garnett G240220
4 Braydon Coburn D9011−24
14 Rico Fata RW6011−24
32 Kari Lehtonen G380114
21 Derek MacKenzie C1101108
47 Scott Barney C3000−10
33 Adam Berkhoel G90000
1 Mike Dunham G170000
5 Tomas Kloucek D100002
24 Chris Kunitz LW2000−32
22 Francis Lessard RW6000−20
39 Mark Popovic D7000−50
31 [lower-alpha 1] Steve Shields G50000
42 Karl Stewart LW8000−315

Goaltending

No.PlayerRegular season
GPWLOTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
32 Kari Lehtonen 382015011231062.94.90622166
35 Michael Garnett 241074634733.45.88521271
1 Mike Dunham 17852336362.77.8931779
33 Adam Berkhoel 9241255303.81.8820473
31 [lower-alpha 1] Steve Shields 5121129194.29.8530266

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Marc Savard (October 10) [5]
Ilya Kovalchuk (November 14) [6]
Marian Hossa (December 26) [7]
Ilya Kovalchuk (January 9) [8]
Team Community Service Award Ilya Kovalchuk [9]
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Niclas Havelid [10]
Players' Player Award Scott Mellanby [10]
Team MVP Marian Hossa [10]
Ilya Kovalchuk
Three Stars of the Game Award Marian Hossa [10]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First game Braydon Coburn October 5, 2005 [11]
Jim Slater
Michael Garnett October 12, 2005
Adam Berkhoel October 15, 2005
1,000th game played Peter Bondra November 11, 2005 [12]

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [13]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 30, 2005To San Jose Sharks
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
  • 7th-round pick in 2005
[14]
To New York Rangers
  • San Jose’s 1st-round pick in 2005
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
[14]
To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
To Atlanta Thrashers
[15]
August 23, 2005To Ottawa Senators
To Atlanta Thrashers
[16]
August 25, 2005To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Atlanta Thrashers
[17]
March 1, 2006To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Joel Stepp
[18]
March 9, 2006To Vancouver Canucks
  • 4th-round pick in 2007
To Atlanta Thrashers
[19]
June 14, 2006To Vancouver Canucks
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Atlanta’s 4th-round pick in 2007
[20]
To Minnesota Wild
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007
[21]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 2, 2005 Bobby Holik New York Rangers 3-yearFree agency [22]
August 8, 2005 Ramzi Abid Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [23]
Scott Barney Los Angeles Kings Free agency [23]
Eric Boulton Buffalo Sabres Free agency [23]
August 9, 2005Adam Smyth Chicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency [24]
September 2, 2005 Mike Dunham New York Rangers1-yearFree agency [25]
September 18, 2005 Peter Bondra HK Poprad (Slovakia)1-yearFree agency [26]
October 4, 2005 Chris Kunitz Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers [27]
October 27, 2005 Steve Shields Chicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency [28]
January 31, 2006 Rico Fata Pittsburgh PenguinsWaivers [29]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia [lower-alpha 2] Ref
May 5, 2005 Cory Larose SCL Tigers (NLA)Free agency (VI) [31]
August 2, 2005 Shawn McEachern Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [32]
August 10, 2005 Ivan Majesky Washington Capitals Free agency (UFA) [33]
August 11, 2005 Ben Simon Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA) [34]
August 15, 2005 Daniel Tjarnqvist Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [35]
August 18, 2005 Libor Ustrnul HC Karlovy Vary (ELH)Free agency (UFA) [36]
August 23, 2005 Pasi Nurminen Retirement [lower-alpha 3] [37] [38]
September 10, 2005Paul Flache New York Islanders Free agency (UFA) [39]
September 27, 2005 Kyle Rossiter KalPa (Liiga)Free agency (VI) [40]
October 18, 2005 Chris Kunitz Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers [41]
March 9, 2006 Rico Fata Washington CapitalsWaivers [19]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 27, 2005 Guillaume Desbiens Entry-level [42]
Jimmy Sharrow Entry-level [42]
August 9, 2005 Shane Hnidy Re-signing [24]
Brian MaloneyRe-signing [24]
August 11, 2005 Tomas Kloucek Re-signing [43]
Brad Larsen Re-signing [43]
Francis Lessard Re-signing [43]
Pasi Nurminen 2-yearRe-signing [43]
Andy Sutton Re-signing [43]
August 12, 2005 Stephen Baby Re-signing [44]
Kevin Doell Re-signing [44]
Michael Garnett Re-signing [44]
August 15, 2005 Jim Slater Entry-level [45]
August 16, 2005 Derek MacKenzie Re-signing [46]
J. P. Vigier Re-signing [46]
October 8, 2005 Ilya Kovalchuk multi-yearRe-signing [47]
March 29, 2006 Nathan Oystrick Entry-level [48]
March 30, 2006 Boris Valabik Entry-level [49]
June 1, 2006 Scott Lehman Entry-level [50]
Chad PainchaudEntry-level [50]
Dan TurpleEntry-level [50]
June 7, 2006 Niclas Havelid 3-yearRe-signing [51]

Draft picks

Atlanta's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. [52]

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
116 Alex Bourret Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
241 Ondrej Pavelec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
249Chad DennyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
253 Andrew Kozek Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada South Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
4116 Jordan Smotherman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5135 Tomas Pospisil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Jr. (Czech Republic)
6187 Andrei Zubarev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
7207Myles StoeszFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Shields wore number 30 in his first game.
  2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable. [30]
  3. Nurminen suffered a career-ending knee injury while training in Finland.

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