2005β06 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 5th Northwest |
Conference | 11th Western |
2005β06 record | 38β36β8 |
Home record | 23β16β2 |
Road record | 15β20β6 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating
[1] Alex Henry (Oct.) Filip Kuba (Nov.) Willie Mitchell (Dec.βJan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.) Wes Walz (Mar.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Marian Gaborik Willie Mitchell (Oct.βNov., Feb.-Mar.) Brian Rolston (Oct.βJan., Mar.-Apr.) Wes Walz (Oct.βFeb.) Todd White |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,575 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Houston Aeros |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marian Gaborik (38) |
Assists | Brian Rolston (45) |
Points | Brian Rolston (79) |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (158) |
Plus/minus | Willie Mitchell (+15) |
Wins | Manny Fernandez (30) |
Goals against average | Manny Fernandez (2.29) |
The 2005β06 Minnesota Wild season was the team's sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild failed to qualify for the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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The Wild allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL with 55 and had the highest penalty-kill percentage at 87.39%. [2]
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: 6β4β2 (home: 5β2β0; road: 1β2β2)
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November: 4β6β1 (home: 2β2β1; road: 2β4β0)
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December: 8β7β1 (home: 4β2β0; road: 4β5β1)
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January: 7β7β0 (home: 5β5β0; road: 2β2β0)
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February: 4β2β1 (home: 1β1β0; road: 3β1β1)
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March: 5β7β2 (home: 3β3β1; road: 2β4β1)
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April: 4β3β1 (home: 3β1β0; road: 1β2β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Brian Rolston | C | 82 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 14 | 50 |
10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 65 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 64 |
96 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 3 | 28 |
28 | Todd White | C | 61 | 19 | 21 | 40 | β1 | 18 |
25 | Randy Robitaille | C | 67 | 12 | 28 | 40 | β5 | 54 |
37 | Wes Walz | C | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 61 |
32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 74 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 34 |
26 | Kurtis Foster | D | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | β3 | 60 |
9 | Alexandre Daigle | C | 46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | β6 | 12 |
11 | Pascal Dupuis | LW | 67 | 10 | 16 | 26 | β10 | 40 |
17 | Filip Kuba | D | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
21 | Mikko Koivu | C | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | β9 | 40 |
20 | Andrei Zyuzin | D | 57 | 7 | 11 | 18 | β12 | 50 |
34 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 60 | 3 | 15 | 18 | β11 | 32 |
19 | Stephane Veilleux | LW | 71 | 7 | 9 | 16 | β13 | 63 |
8 | Brent Burns | D | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | β7 | 32 |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 43 |
27 | Kyle Wanvig | RW | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | β8 | 64 |
2 | Willie Mitchellβ‘ | D | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 87 |
24 | Derek Boogaard | LW | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 158 |
41 | Martin Skoulaβ | D | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
83 | Matt Foy | RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β4 | 16 |
18 | Mattias Weinhandlβ | RW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
36 | Alex Henry | D | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β4 | 73 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | Erik Westrum | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 2 |
23 | Scott Ferguson | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 22 |
29 | Josh Harding | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 6 |
56 | Erik Reitz | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 |
30 | Dwayne Rolosonβ‘ | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Manny Fernandez | 58 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 1612 | 130 | 2.29 | .919 | 1 | 3411 |
30 | Dwayne Rolosonβ‘ | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 759 | 68 | 3.00 | .910 | 1 | 1361 |
29 | Josh Harding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 8 | 2.59 | .904 | 1 | 185 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Manny Fernandez (January 2) | [6] |
Team | Three Star Award | Brian Rolston | [7] |
The Wild 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. [8]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Minnesota Wild Todd White |
[9] |
August 26, 2005 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Zbynek Michalek |
To Minnesota Wild Erik Westrum Dustin Wood |
[10] |
March 8, 2006 | To
Edmonton Oilers Dwayne Roloson |
To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick in 2006 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007 [a] |
[13] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Dallas Stars Willie Mitchell 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Shawn Belle Martin Skoula |
[14] |
June 14, 2006 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Rights to Petteri Nummelin |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 1, 2005 | Andrei Nazarov | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency | [16] | |
August 4, 2005 | Scott Ferguson | Skovde IK ( Allsvenskan) | Free agency | [17] | |
Kurtis Foster | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [17] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
August 16, 2005 | Joey Tetarenko | Houston Aeros ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
October 4, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [20] | |
March 4, 2006 | Mattias Weinhandl | New York Islanders | Waivers | [21] | |
June 1, 2006 | Niklas Backstrom | Oulun Karpat ( Liiga) | multi-year | Free agency | [22] |
June 6, 2006 | Peter Ratchuk | Adler Mannheim ( DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
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April 12, 2005 | Christoph Brandner | Sodertalje SK ( SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [25] |
July 29, 2005 | Matt Johnson [c] | Compliance buyout | [27] | |
August 1, 2005 | Jason Beckett [d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | |
Kyle Kettles [e] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | ||
August 4, 2005 | Mark Cullen | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) | [31] |
August 9, 2005 | Richard Park | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
September 4, 2005 | Raymond Giroux | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
September 14, 2005 | Jordan Krestanovich | Mora IK (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
N/A | Marc Cavosie | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 19, 2005 | Dan Cavanaugh | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
May 11, 2006 | Kirby Law | Geneve-Servette HC ( NLA) | Free agency | [37] |
May 13, 2006 | Alexandre Daigle | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency | [38] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 28, 2005 | Patrick O'Sullivan | 3-year | Entry-level | [39] |
July 29, 2005 | Alexandre Daigle | 1-year | Re-signing | [27] |
August 2, 2005 | Roman Voloshenko | 3-year | Entry-level | [40] |
August 3, 2005 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Manny Fernandez | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 8, 2005 | Miroslav Kopriva | Entry-level | [41] | |
August 9, 2005 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Willie Mitchell | 1-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
Todd White | multi-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
August 10, 2005 | Andrei Zyuzin | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
August 16, 2005 | Kyle Wanvig | 1-year | Re-signing | [19] |
August 19, 2005 | Rickard Wallin | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
August 24, 2005 | Peter Olvecky | Entry-level | [45] | |
September 9, 2005 | Clayton Stoner | Entry-level | [46] | |
Stephane Veilleux | multi-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
September 28, 2005 | Erik Reitz | Re-signing | [47] | |
March 3, 2006 | Manny Fernandez | multi-year | Extension | [48] |
April 5, 2006 | Danny Irmen | multi-year | Entry-level | [49] |
May 1, 2006 | Benoit Pouliot | multi-year | Entry-level | [50] |
June 14, 2006 | Petteri Nummelin | multi-year | Re-signing | [15] |
June 19, 2006 | Brian Rolston | 1-year | Extension [f] | [51] |
Minnesota's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | Canada | Sudbury Wolves ( OHL) |
2 | 57 | Matt Kassian | LW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers ( WHL) |
3 | 65 | Kristofer Westblom | G | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
4 | 110 | Kyle Bailey | C | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
4 | 122 | Morten Madsen | LW | Denmark | FrΓΆlunda HC Jr. (Sweden) |
5 | 129 | Anthony Aiello | D | United States | Thayer Academy (USHS-MA) |
7 | 199 | Riley Emmerson | RW | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
The Three Star Award will be awarded to forward Brian Rolston who accumulated the most Three Stars of the Game points during the season.
The Minnesota Wild signed free-agent enforcer Andrei Nazarov
Cullen was signed as a free agent on August 4, 2005.
Goalie Manny Fernandez accepted his $1.672 million qualifying offer to stay with the Wild.
28-Sep-05: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
2005β06 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 5th Northwest |
Conference | 11th Western |
2005β06 record | 38β36β8 |
Home record | 23β16β2 |
Road record | 15β20β6 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating
[1] Alex Henry (Oct.) Filip Kuba (Nov.) Willie Mitchell (Dec.βJan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.) Wes Walz (Mar.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Marian Gaborik Willie Mitchell (Oct.βNov., Feb.-Mar.) Brian Rolston (Oct.βJan., Mar.-Apr.) Wes Walz (Oct.βFeb.) Todd White |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,575 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Houston Aeros |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marian Gaborik (38) |
Assists | Brian Rolston (45) |
Points | Brian Rolston (79) |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (158) |
Plus/minus | Willie Mitchell (+15) |
Wins | Manny Fernandez (30) |
Goals against average | Manny Fernandez (2.29) |
The 2005β06 Minnesota Wild season was the team's sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild failed to qualify for the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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The Wild allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL with 55 and had the highest penalty-kill percentage at 87.39%. [2]
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: 6β4β2 (home: 5β2β0; road: 1β2β2)
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November: 4β6β1 (home: 2β2β1; road: 2β4β0)
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December: 8β7β1 (home: 4β2β0; road: 4β5β1)
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January: 7β7β0 (home: 5β5β0; road: 2β2β0)
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February: 4β2β1 (home: 1β1β0; road: 3β1β1)
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March: 5β7β2 (home: 3β3β1; road: 2β4β1)
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April: 4β3β1 (home: 3β1β0; road: 1β2β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Brian Rolston | C | 82 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 14 | 50 |
10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 65 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 64 |
96 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 3 | 28 |
28 | Todd White | C | 61 | 19 | 21 | 40 | β1 | 18 |
25 | Randy Robitaille | C | 67 | 12 | 28 | 40 | β5 | 54 |
37 | Wes Walz | C | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 61 |
32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 74 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 34 |
26 | Kurtis Foster | D | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | β3 | 60 |
9 | Alexandre Daigle | C | 46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | β6 | 12 |
11 | Pascal Dupuis | LW | 67 | 10 | 16 | 26 | β10 | 40 |
17 | Filip Kuba | D | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
21 | Mikko Koivu | C | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | β9 | 40 |
20 | Andrei Zyuzin | D | 57 | 7 | 11 | 18 | β12 | 50 |
34 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 60 | 3 | 15 | 18 | β11 | 32 |
19 | Stephane Veilleux | LW | 71 | 7 | 9 | 16 | β13 | 63 |
8 | Brent Burns | D | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | β7 | 32 |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 43 |
27 | Kyle Wanvig | RW | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | β8 | 64 |
2 | Willie Mitchellβ‘ | D | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 87 |
24 | Derek Boogaard | LW | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 158 |
41 | Martin Skoulaβ | D | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
83 | Matt Foy | RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β4 | 16 |
18 | Mattias Weinhandlβ | RW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
36 | Alex Henry | D | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β4 | 73 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | Erik Westrum | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 2 |
23 | Scott Ferguson | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 22 |
29 | Josh Harding | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 6 |
56 | Erik Reitz | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 |
30 | Dwayne Rolosonβ‘ | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Manny Fernandez | 58 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 1612 | 130 | 2.29 | .919 | 1 | 3411 |
30 | Dwayne Rolosonβ‘ | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 759 | 68 | 3.00 | .910 | 1 | 1361 |
29 | Josh Harding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 8 | 2.59 | .904 | 1 | 185 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Manny Fernandez (January 2) | [6] |
Team | Three Star Award | Brian Rolston | [7] |
The Wild 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. [8]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Minnesota Wild Todd White |
[9] |
August 26, 2005 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Zbynek Michalek |
To Minnesota Wild Erik Westrum Dustin Wood |
[10] |
March 8, 2006 | To
Edmonton Oilers Dwayne Roloson |
To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick in 2006 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007 [a] |
[13] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Dallas Stars Willie Mitchell 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Shawn Belle Martin Skoula |
[14] |
June 14, 2006 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Rights to Petteri Nummelin |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 1, 2005 | Andrei Nazarov | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency | [16] | |
August 4, 2005 | Scott Ferguson | Skovde IK ( Allsvenskan) | Free agency | [17] | |
Kurtis Foster | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [17] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
August 16, 2005 | Joey Tetarenko | Houston Aeros ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
October 4, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [20] | |
March 4, 2006 | Mattias Weinhandl | New York Islanders | Waivers | [21] | |
June 1, 2006 | Niklas Backstrom | Oulun Karpat ( Liiga) | multi-year | Free agency | [22] |
June 6, 2006 | Peter Ratchuk | Adler Mannheim ( DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 12, 2005 | Christoph Brandner | Sodertalje SK ( SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [25] |
July 29, 2005 | Matt Johnson [c] | Compliance buyout | [27] | |
August 1, 2005 | Jason Beckett [d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | |
Kyle Kettles [e] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | ||
August 4, 2005 | Mark Cullen | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) | [31] |
August 9, 2005 | Richard Park | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
September 4, 2005 | Raymond Giroux | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
September 14, 2005 | Jordan Krestanovich | Mora IK (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
N/A | Marc Cavosie | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 19, 2005 | Dan Cavanaugh | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
May 11, 2006 | Kirby Law | Geneve-Servette HC ( NLA) | Free agency | [37] |
May 13, 2006 | Alexandre Daigle | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency | [38] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 28, 2005 | Patrick O'Sullivan | 3-year | Entry-level | [39] |
July 29, 2005 | Alexandre Daigle | 1-year | Re-signing | [27] |
August 2, 2005 | Roman Voloshenko | 3-year | Entry-level | [40] |
August 3, 2005 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Manny Fernandez | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 8, 2005 | Miroslav Kopriva | Entry-level | [41] | |
August 9, 2005 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Willie Mitchell | 1-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
Todd White | multi-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
August 10, 2005 | Andrei Zyuzin | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
August 16, 2005 | Kyle Wanvig | 1-year | Re-signing | [19] |
August 19, 2005 | Rickard Wallin | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
August 24, 2005 | Peter Olvecky | Entry-level | [45] | |
September 9, 2005 | Clayton Stoner | Entry-level | [46] | |
Stephane Veilleux | multi-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
September 28, 2005 | Erik Reitz | Re-signing | [47] | |
March 3, 2006 | Manny Fernandez | multi-year | Extension | [48] |
April 5, 2006 | Danny Irmen | multi-year | Entry-level | [49] |
May 1, 2006 | Benoit Pouliot | multi-year | Entry-level | [50] |
June 14, 2006 | Petteri Nummelin | multi-year | Re-signing | [15] |
June 19, 2006 | Brian Rolston | 1-year | Extension [f] | [51] |
Minnesota's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | Canada | Sudbury Wolves ( OHL) |
2 | 57 | Matt Kassian | LW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers ( WHL) |
3 | 65 | Kristofer Westblom | G | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
4 | 110 | Kyle Bailey | C | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
4 | 122 | Morten Madsen | LW | Denmark | FrΓΆlunda HC Jr. (Sweden) |
5 | 129 | Anthony Aiello | D | United States | Thayer Academy (USHS-MA) |
7 | 199 | Riley Emmerson | RW | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
The Three Star Award will be awarded to forward Brian Rolston who accumulated the most Three Stars of the Game points during the season.
The Minnesota Wild signed free-agent enforcer Andrei Nazarov
Cullen was signed as a free agent on August 4, 2005.
Goalie Manny Fernandez accepted his $1.672 million qualifying offer to stay with the Wild.
28-Sep-05: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.