NHL 2005/06

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NHL 2005/06
league Logo-NHL.svg National Hockey League
Period October 5, 2005 to June 19, 2006
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick CanadaCanada Sidney Crosby
Elected by Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
MVP CanadaCanada Joe Thornton (Boston & San Jose)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Joe Thornton (Boston & San Jose)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Carolina Hurricanes
finalist Edmonton Oilers
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Cam Ward (Carolina)
NHL seasons
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The 2005/06 season was - if the failed preseason is included - the 89th season of the National Hockey League . The regular season lasted from October 5, 2005 to April 18, 2006. Due to the lockout in the 2004/05 season , a start was uncertain for a long time. In mid-July 2005 an agreement was reached after more than 300 days of lockout, so that the 2005/06 season could take place in full. During the Winter Olympics in Turin, the NHL paused to allow players to participate. Instead, the NHL All-Star Game was canceled. In the playoffs from April 21 to June 19, 2006 , the Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup .

Collective Bargaining Agreement

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) had a salary cap of $ 39 million per NHL club. A single player was allowed to earn a maximum of 20 percent of the budget ($ 7.8 million). At the same time, the minimum wage was raised from 185,000 to 450,000 US dollars.

The most prominent "victims" of the new salary cap were Dave Andreychuk , until then captain of the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and Alexander Mogilny of the New Jersey Devils , both of whom were removed from the respective squad during the season and the aisle in the American Hockey League had to compete.

Rule changes

For the season, some rule changes were made to make the game faster and, above all, more goalscoring:

  • The 2-line pass has been abolished.
  • In the event of a tie after extra time, there will be a shootout in the regular season. In playoff games, play continues until a goal is scored.
  • The area of goalkeeping equipment has been reduced.
  • The neutral zone has been made smaller by about 120 centimeters (4 feet), with the goal line being moved 60 centimeters (2 feet) closer to the boards.
  • Players who start a brawl in the last 5 minutes of the game will receive a game misconduct penalty, will be banned from the next game and the team will be fined.
  • The referees are equipped with a headset to announce penalties etc. over the loudspeaker system in the stadium.
  • Offenses such as hooks, cross checks and disabilities are punished more strictly.
  • A team that causes an unauthorized break in the break ( icing ) is not allowed to change players during the game interruption. This is to prevent a team from provoking an icing in order to get an opportunity to change players.
  • Any player who shoots the puck out of his own defensive zone without deflecting it over the plexiglass border will be punished with a game delay penalty.

Entry Draft

The 43rd NHL Entry Draft was postponed from June 25th and 26th to July 30th, 2005 and took place in the Canadian capital Ottawa . The order was drawn because no ranking was possible due to the canceled preseason. The Pittsburgh Penguins were allowed to vote as the first team, who chose the Canadian center Sidney Crosby , who was favored by the observers .

The first player not from North America was the Slovenian Anže Kopitar in eleventh place, the only German player was the winger Philip Gogulla of the Cologne Sharks , who was pulled in 48th position by the Buffalo Sabers .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner,     = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
New Jersey Devils (4) 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
Philadelphia Flyers (5) 82 45 26th 11 267 259 101
New York Rangers (6) 82 44 26th 12 257 215 100
New York Islanders (12) 82 36 40 6th 230 278 78
Pittsburgh Penguins (15) 82 22nd 46 14th 244 316 58
Northeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators (1) 82 52 21st 9 214 211 113
Buffalo Sabers (3) 82 52 24 6th 281 239 110
Montreal Canadiens (7) 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
Toronto Maple Leafs (10) 82 41 33 8th 257 270 90
Boston Bruins (13) 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
Southeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Carolina Hurricanes (2) 82 52 22nd 8th 294 260 112
Tampa Bay Lightning (8) 82 43 33 6th 252 260 92
Atlanta Thrashers (9) 82 41 33 8th 281 275 90
Florida Panthers (11) 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
Washington Capitals (14) 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings (1) 82 58 16 8th 305 209 124
Nashville Predators (4) 82 49 25th 8th 259 227 106
Columbus Blue Jackets (13) 82 35 43 4th 223 279 74
Chicago Blackhawks (14) 82 26th 43 13 211 285 65
St. Louis Blues (15) 82 21st 46 15th 197 292 57
Northwest Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames (3) 82 46 25th 11 218 200 103
Colorado Avalanche (7) 82 43 30th 9 283 257 95
Edmonton Oilers (8) 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
Vancouver Canucks (9) 82 42 32 8th 256 255 92
Minnesota Wild (11) 82 38 36 8th 231 215 84
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Dallas Stars (2) 82 53 23 6th 265 218 112
San Jose Sharks (5) 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (6) 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
Los Angeles Kings (10) 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
Phoenix Coyotes (12) 82 38 39 5 246 271 81

Best scorer

With his 96 assists Joe Thornton laid the foundation for the record of 125 points. The top scorer was Jonathan Cheechoo with 56 goals. No other player shot 425 shots on goal more often than Alexander Ovechkin . Ilya Kovalchuk scored 27 times outnumbered, while Marián Hossa set up a best performance with seven hits outnumbered . 23.4 percent of Alex Tanguay's shots went into the goal. After he was the rookie penalty box king of the league last season , Sean Avery again led the entire NHL with 257 penalty minutes. No defender surpassed Nicklas Lidström with his 64 assists and 80 points. His teammate Mathieu Schneider was the most dangerous defender with 21 goals.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points; Bold: Season best

Daniel Alfredsson was one of seven players with 100 or more points
player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Joe Thornton Boston / San Jose 81 29 96 125 +31 55
Jaromír Jágr NY Rangers 82 54 69 123 +34 72
Alexander Ovechkin Washington 81 52 54 106 +2 106
Dany Heatley Ottawa 82 50 53 103 +29 86
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 77 43 60 103 +29 50
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 81 39 63 102 −1 110
Eric Staal Carolina 82 45 55 100 −8 81
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 78 52 46 98 −6 68
Marc Savard Atlanta 82 28 69 97 +7 100
Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose 82 56 37 93 +23 58

Best goalkeeper

At least 1,000 minutes played. Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 74 4379: 40 42 20th 11 151 10 0.923 2.07
Dominik Hašek Ottawa 43 2583: 58 28 10 4th 90 5 0.925 2.09
Manny Legace Detroit 51 2905: 09 37 8th 3 106 7th 0.915 2.19
Cristobal Huet Montreal 36 2102: 59 18th 11 4th 77 7th 0.929 2.20
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 53 3111: 53 30th 12 9 116 2 0.922 2.24

Best rookie scorer

Alexander Ovechkin had an excellent rookie season . His 52 goals and 106 points were each the third-best rookie performance of all time. Also only twice did a rookie achieve more than the 63 assists from Sidney Crosby . The plus / minus member and not of led Andrej Meszároš with +34. No other rookie sat in the penalty box more often than Derek Boogaard with his 158 penalty minutes.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes

Sidney Crosby prepared 63 goals. The best value since 1993
player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Ovechkin Washington 81 52 54 106 +2 52
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 81 39 63 102 -1 110
Brad Boyes Boston 82 26th 43 69 +11 30th
Jussi Jokinen Dallas 81 17th 38 55 +2 30th
Marek Svatoš Colorado 61 32 18th 50 '0 60

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  Ottawa Senators 4th   1  Ottawa Senators 1        
8th  Tampa Bay Lightning 1 4th  Buffalo Sabers 4th  
2  Carolina Hurricanes 4th Eastern Conference
7th  Canadiens de Montréal 2
4th  Buffalo Sabers 3
  2  Carolina Hurricanes 4th  
3  New Jersey Devils 4th
6th  New York Rangers 0
4th  Buffalo Sabers 4th 2  Carolina Hurricanes 4th
5  Philadelphia Flyers 2 3  New Jersey Devils 1  
E2  Carolina Hurricanes 4th
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W8  Edmonton Oilers 3
1  Detroit Red Wings 2   5  San Jose Sharks 2
8th  Edmonton Oilers 4th 8th  Edmonton Oilers 4th  
2  Dallas Stars 1
7th  Colorado Avalanche 4th
8th  Edmonton Oilers 4th
  6th  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1  
3  Calgary Flames 3
6th  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4th Western Conference
4th  Nashville Predators 1 6th  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4th
5  San Jose Sharks 4th 7th  Colorado Avalanche 0  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

The NHL Awards were presented in Vancouver on June 22nd after the season .

Wade Redden , one of the two NHL Plus / Minus Award winners
Michal Rozsíval was the other
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Teemu Selänne Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Calder Memorial Trophy Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
Conn Smythe Trophy Cam Ward Carolina Hurricanes
Frank J. Selke Trophy Rod Brind'Amour Carolina Hurricanes
Hart Memorial Trophy Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks
Jack Adams Award Lindy Ruff Buffalo Sabers
James Norris Trophy Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Olaf Koelzig Washington Capitals
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings
Lester B. Pearson Award Jaromír Jágr New York Rangers
Lester Patrick Trophy Red Berenson
Marcel Dionne
Reed Larson
Glen Sonmor
Steve Yzerman
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose Sharks
NHL Plus / Minus Award Wade Redden
Michal Rozsíval 		Ottawa Senators
New York Rangers
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Cristobal Huet Montréal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames
William M. Jennings Trophy Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup Carolina Hurricanes

NHL All-Star Teams

NHL First All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Joe Thornton was successful with both the Bruins and the Sharks.
player position team GP G A. Pts
Joe Thornton center Boston Bruins / San Jose Sharks 81 29 96 125
Alexander Ovechkin Winger Washington Capitals 81 52 54 106
Jaromír Jágr Winger New York Rangers 82 54 69 123
Nicklas Lidström defender Detroit Red Wings 80 16 64 80
Scott Niedermayer defender Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 13 50 63
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Miikka Kiprusoff goalkeeper Calgary Flames 74 42 10 2.07

NHL Second All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Daniel Alfredsson one of three players from Ottawa in Second All-Star Team.
player position team GP G A. Pts
Eric Staal center Carolina Hurricanes 82 45 55 100
Dany Heatley Winger Ottawa Senators 82 50 53 103
Daniel Alfredsson Winger Ottawa Senators 77 43 60 103
Zdeno Chára defender Ottawa Senators 71 16 27 43
Sergei Zubov defender Dallas Stars 78 13 58 71
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Martin Brodeur goalkeeper New Jersey Devils 73 43 5 2.57

NHL All-Rookie Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Henrik Lundqvist , has been in goal for the Rangers in 53 games
player position team GP G A. Pts
Alexander Ovechkin striker Washington Capitals 81 52 54 106
Sidney Crosby striker Pittsburgh Penguins 81 39 63 102
Brad Boyes striker Boston Bruins 82 25th 43 69
Dion Phaneuf defender Calgary Flames 82 20th 29 49
Andrej Meszároš defender Philadelphia Flyers 82 10 29 39
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Henrik Lundqvist goalkeeper New York Rangers 53 30th 2 2.24

See also

Web links

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