2005β06 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2005β06 record | 43β30β9 |
Home record | 25β10β6 |
Road record | 18β20β3 |
Goals for | 283 |
Goals against | 257 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Lacroix |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Joe Sakic |
Alternate captains |
Rob Blake Steve Konowalchuk |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 18,007 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Lowell Lock Monsters San Diego Gulls |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Sakic (32) Marek Svatos (32) |
Assists | Joe Sakic (55) |
Points | Joe Sakic (87) |
Penalty minutes | Ian Laperriere (116) |
Plus/minus | Milan Hejduk (+13) |
Wins | David Aebischer (25) |
Goals against average | Peter Budaj (2.86) |
The 2005β06 Colorado Avalanche season was the 11th operational season and 10th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995β96 NHL season. [1] As well as the franchise's 27th season in the National Hockey League and 34th season overall.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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 β Central, PA β Pacific, NW β Northwest
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 6β4β1 (home: 4β2β1; road: 2β2β0)
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November: 8β5β2 (home: 3β1β2; road: 5β4β0)
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December: 6β8β0 (home: 3β3β0; road: 3β5β0)
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January: 9β2β2 (home: 7β1β2; road: 2β1β0)
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February: 4β2β1 (home: 2β1β0; road: 2β1β1)
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March: 7β5β2 (home: 3β0β1; road: 4β5β1)
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April: 3β4β1 (home: 3β2β0; road: 0β2β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars β Avalanche win 4β1
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks β Mighty Ducks win 4β0
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
19 | Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | β1 | 6 |
18 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 71 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β2 | 8 |
23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 81 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 2 | 94 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
40 | Marek Svatos | RW | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 60 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
26 | John-Michael Liles | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β1 | 6 |
87 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 6 |
14 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β6 | 27 |
53 | Brett McLean | C | 82 | 9 | 31 | 40 | β7 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β5 | 4 |
71 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β7 | 4 |
5 | Brett Clark | D | 80 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | β2 | 2 |
24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 81 | 16 | 18 | 34 | β2 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 2 |
22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 4 |
3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | β7 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β3 | 10 |
13 | Dan Hinote | RW | 73 | 5 | 8 | 13 | β5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 31 |
12 | Brad Richardson | C | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 6 |
11 | Cody McCormick | C | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
6 | Bob Boughner | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 54 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 | Brad May | LW | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β14 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
8 | Wojtek Wolski | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β3 | 2 |
34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 4 |
27 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Jim Dowdβ | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
1 | David Aebischerβ‘ | G | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
31 | Peter Budaj | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
37 | Paul Healey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
1 | David Aebischerβ‘ | 43 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1233 | 123 | 2.98 | .900 | 3 | 2477 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Peter Budaj | 34 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 864 | 86 | 2.86 | .900 | 2 | 1803 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 20 | 3.24 | .888 | 0 | 370 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 15 | 3.04 | .887 | 0 | 296 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 296 | 29 | 3.04 | .902 | 0 | 573 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | David Aebischer (January 9) [a] | [5] |
The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [6]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 |
To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005 Ottawaβs 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[7] |
August 9, 2005 | To
Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve |
To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2006 |
[8] |
March 8, 2006 | To
Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer |
To Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
[9] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 |
To Colorado Avalanche Jim Dowd |
[10] |
June 1, 2006 | To
San Jose Sharks Conditional draft pick |
To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace |
[11] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 3, 2005 | Patrice Brisebois | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency | [12] |
Pierre Turgeon | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency | [13] | |
August 5, 2005 | Brad May | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [14] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency | [15] |
August 16, 2005 | Paul Healey | Florida Panthers | Free agency | [16] | |
Vitali Kolesnik | Kazzinc-Torpedo ( VHL) | Free agency | [16] | ||
August 17, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Ottawa Senators | Free agency | [17] | |
October 11, 2005 | Dan DaSilva | Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL) | Free agency | [18] | |
Mitch Love | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | Free agency | [18] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
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June 14, 2005 | D. J. Smith | Retirement (VI) | [20] | |
July 1, 2005 | Mathieu Darche | Fuchse Duisburg ( DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [21] |
July 9, 2005 | Andre Savage | Malmo Redhawks ( Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) | [22] |
July 28, 2005 | Chris Gratton | Florida Panthers [c] | Compliance buyout | [24] |
August 1, 2005 | Sergei Klyazmin [d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [19] | |
August 2, 2005 | Adam Foote | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Peter Forsberg | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) | [27] |
August 8, 2005 | Dennis Bonvie | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
September 6, 2005 | Jeff Ulmer | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
September 7, 2005 | Vincent Damphousse | Retirement (III) | [30] | |
September 16, 2005 | Agris Saviels | HK Riga 2000 ( BHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
September 21, 2005 | Darby Hendrickson | EC Red Bull Salzburg ( EBEL) | Free agency (III) | [32] |
September 23, 2005 | Peter Worrell | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [33] [34] |
September 29, 2005 | Chris Bala | Reading Royals ( ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [35] |
October 3, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Retirement | [36] | |
June 15, 2006 | Bob Boughner | Retirement | [37] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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August 4, 2005 | Kurt Sauer | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
Alex Tanguay | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] | |
August 6, 2005 | Milan Hejduk | 5-year | Re-signing | [39] |
August 9, 2005 | Karlis Skrastins | Re-signing | [8] | |
August 11, 2005 | Jeff Finger | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] |
Dan Hinote | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
Marek Svatos | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
August 16, 2005 | David Aebischer | Re-signing | [16] | |
Peter Budaj | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Brett Clark | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Tom Lawson | Re-signing | [16] | ||
August 18, 2005 | John-Michael Liles | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
September 15, 2005 | Wojtek Wolski | Entry-level | [42] | |
June 1, 2006 | Michael Vernace | Entry-level | [11] |
Colorado's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 34 | Ryan Stoa | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
2 | 44 | Paul Stastny | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
2 | 47 | Tom Fritsche | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
2 | 52 | Chris Durand | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
3 | 88 | T. J. Hensick | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
4 | 124 | Ray Macias | United States | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 166 | Jason Lynch | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
6 | 168 | Justin Mercier | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
7 | 222 | Kyle Cumiskey | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
2005-07-01 Signed with the Fuchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
21-Sep-05: Signed with the Red Bulls Salzburg (Austria).
Veteran forward Peter Worrell has joined Wolf Pack training camp in Hartford for a tryout.
2005β06 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2005β06 record | 43β30β9 |
Home record | 25β10β6 |
Road record | 18β20β3 |
Goals for | 283 |
Goals against | 257 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Lacroix |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Joe Sakic |
Alternate captains |
Rob Blake Steve Konowalchuk |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 18,007 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Lowell Lock Monsters San Diego Gulls |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Sakic (32) Marek Svatos (32) |
Assists | Joe Sakic (55) |
Points | Joe Sakic (87) |
Penalty minutes | Ian Laperriere (116) |
Plus/minus | Milan Hejduk (+13) |
Wins | David Aebischer (25) |
Goals against average | Peter Budaj (2.86) |
The 2005β06 Colorado Avalanche season was the 11th operational season and 10th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995β96 NHL season. [1] As well as the franchise's 27th season in the National Hockey League and 34th season overall.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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 β Central, PA β Pacific, NW β Northwest
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 6β4β1 (home: 4β2β1; road: 2β2β0)
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November: 8β5β2 (home: 3β1β2; road: 5β4β0)
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December: 6β8β0 (home: 3β3β0; road: 3β5β0)
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January: 9β2β2 (home: 7β1β2; road: 2β1β0)
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February: 4β2β1 (home: 2β1β0; road: 2β1β1)
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March: 7β5β2 (home: 3β0β1; road: 4β5β1)
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April: 3β4β1 (home: 3β2β0; road: 0β2β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars β Avalanche win 4β1
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks β Mighty Ducks win 4β0
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Legend:
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
19 | Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | β1 | 6 |
18 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 71 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β2 | 8 |
23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 81 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 2 | 94 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
40 | Marek Svatos | RW | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 60 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
26 | John-Michael Liles | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β1 | 6 |
87 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 6 |
14 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β6 | 27 |
53 | Brett McLean | C | 82 | 9 | 31 | 40 | β7 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β5 | 4 |
71 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β7 | 4 |
5 | Brett Clark | D | 80 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | β2 | 2 |
24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 81 | 16 | 18 | 34 | β2 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 2 |
22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 4 |
3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | β7 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β3 | 10 |
13 | Dan Hinote | RW | 73 | 5 | 8 | 13 | β5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 31 |
12 | Brad Richardson | C | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 6 |
11 | Cody McCormick | C | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
6 | Bob Boughner | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 54 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 | Brad May | LW | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β14 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
8 | Wojtek Wolski | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β3 | 2 |
34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 4 |
27 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Jim Dowdβ | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
1 | David Aebischerβ‘ | G | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
31 | Peter Budaj | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
37 | Paul Healey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
1 | David Aebischerβ‘ | 43 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1233 | 123 | 2.98 | .900 | 3 | 2477 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Peter Budaj | 34 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 864 | 86 | 2.86 | .900 | 2 | 1803 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 20 | 3.24 | .888 | 0 | 370 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 15 | 3.04 | .887 | 0 | 296 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 296 | 29 | 3.04 | .902 | 0 | 573 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | David Aebischer (January 9) [a] | [5] |
The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [6]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
July 30, 2005 | To
Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 |
To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005 Ottawaβs 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[7] |
August 9, 2005 | To
Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve |
To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2006 |
[8] |
March 8, 2006 | To
Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer |
To Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
[9] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 |
To Colorado Avalanche Jim Dowd |
[10] |
June 1, 2006 | To
San Jose Sharks Conditional draft pick |
To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace |
[11] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 3, 2005 | Patrice Brisebois | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency | [12] |
Pierre Turgeon | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency | [13] | |
August 5, 2005 | Brad May | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [14] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency | [15] |
August 16, 2005 | Paul Healey | Florida Panthers | Free agency | [16] | |
Vitali Kolesnik | Kazzinc-Torpedo ( VHL) | Free agency | [16] | ||
August 17, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Ottawa Senators | Free agency | [17] | |
October 11, 2005 | Dan DaSilva | Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL) | Free agency | [18] | |
Mitch Love | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | Free agency | [18] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 14, 2005 | D. J. Smith | Retirement (VI) | [20] | |
July 1, 2005 | Mathieu Darche | Fuchse Duisburg ( DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [21] |
July 9, 2005 | Andre Savage | Malmo Redhawks ( Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) | [22] |
July 28, 2005 | Chris Gratton | Florida Panthers [c] | Compliance buyout | [24] |
August 1, 2005 | Sergei Klyazmin [d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [19] | |
August 2, 2005 | Adam Foote | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Peter Forsberg | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) | [27] |
August 8, 2005 | Dennis Bonvie | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
September 6, 2005 | Jeff Ulmer | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
September 7, 2005 | Vincent Damphousse | Retirement (III) | [30] | |
September 16, 2005 | Agris Saviels | HK Riga 2000 ( BHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
September 21, 2005 | Darby Hendrickson | EC Red Bull Salzburg ( EBEL) | Free agency (III) | [32] |
September 23, 2005 | Peter Worrell | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [33] [34] |
September 29, 2005 | Chris Bala | Reading Royals ( ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [35] |
October 3, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Retirement | [36] | |
June 15, 2006 | Bob Boughner | Retirement | [37] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 4, 2005 | Kurt Sauer | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
Alex Tanguay | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] | |
August 6, 2005 | Milan Hejduk | 5-year | Re-signing | [39] |
August 9, 2005 | Karlis Skrastins | Re-signing | [8] | |
August 11, 2005 | Jeff Finger | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] |
Dan Hinote | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
Marek Svatos | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
August 16, 2005 | David Aebischer | Re-signing | [16] | |
Peter Budaj | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Brett Clark | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Tom Lawson | Re-signing | [16] | ||
August 18, 2005 | John-Michael Liles | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
September 15, 2005 | Wojtek Wolski | Entry-level | [42] | |
June 1, 2006 | Michael Vernace | Entry-level | [11] |
Colorado's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 34 | Ryan Stoa | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
2 | 44 | Paul Stastny | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
2 | 47 | Tom Fritsche | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
2 | 52 | Chris Durand | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
3 | 88 | T. J. Hensick | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
4 | 124 | Ray Macias | United States | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 166 | Jason Lynch | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
6 | 168 | Justin Mercier | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
7 | 222 | Kyle Cumiskey | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
2005-07-01 Signed with the Fuchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
21-Sep-05: Signed with the Red Bulls Salzburg (Austria).
Veteran forward Peter Worrell has joined Wolf Pack training camp in Hartford for a tryout.