2005β06 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 3rd Northeast |
Conference | 7th Eastern |
2005β06 record | 42β31β9 |
Home record | 24β13β4 |
Road record | 18β18β5 |
Goals for | 243 |
Goals against | 247 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Gainey |
Coach |
Claude Julien (Oct. 5βJan. 14)
[1] Bob Gainey (interim, Jan. 14βMay 2) [1] |
Captain | Saku Koivu |
Alternate captains |
Alexei Kovalev Craig Rivet Sheldon Souray (OctβJan) Richard Zednik (OctβJan) |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,273 (100%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hamilton Bulldogs Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Michael Ryder (30) |
Assists | Saku Koivu (45) |
Points | Alexei Kovalev (65) |
Penalty minutes |
Mike Komisarek Sheldon Souray (116) |
Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (+13) |
Wins | Cristobal Huet (18) |
Goals against average | Cristobal Huet (2.20) |
The 2005β06 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 97th season, 89th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would qualify for the playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.
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Claude Julien started the season as coach but was fired and replaced on an interim basis by general manager Bob Gainey on January 14. [2] The Canadiens's number one goaltender Jose Theodore was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. His place was taken by Cristobal Huet. Huet would lead the league in save percentage of 92.9% and placed fourth overall in goals against average of 2.20.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 281 | 239 | 110 |
3 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
4 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout 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 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 8β3β1 (home: 3β3β0; road: 5β0β1)
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December: 4β6β2 (home: 3β1β1; road: 1β5β1)
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January: 5β8β0 (home: 3β2β0; road: 2β6β0)
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February: 4β1β2 (home: 2β0β2; road: 2β1β0)
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March: 10β5β1 (home: 5β3β0; road: 5β2β1)
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April: 5β4β0 (home: 3β3β0; road: 2β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Canadiens placed 3rd in the Northeast division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens played the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the first round and lost four games to two. The Canadiens were winning 2β0 in the series when Saku Koivu sustained a serious injury to his left eye. Hurricanes forward Justin Williams attempted to lift Koivu's stick but instead struck him in the eye. Koivu was rushed to the hospital, where he would remain overnight and for the remainder of the playoffs. Koivu remained out of the lineup for the rest of the series and underwent surgery to repair a detached retina during the off-season.
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
27 | Alexei Kovalev | RW | 69 | 23 | 42 | 65 | β1 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Saku Koivu | C | 72 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
73 | Michael Ryder | RW | 81 | 30 | 25 | 55 | β5 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β4 | 0 |
71 | Mike Ribeiro | LW | 79 | 16 | 35 | 51 | β6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
79 | Andrei Markov | D | 67 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
38 | Jan Bulis | LW | 73 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Sheldon Souray | D | 75 | 12 | 27 | 39 | β11 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | β1 | 8 |
21 | Chris Higgins | C | 80 | 23 | 15 | 38 | β1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β3 | 0 |
52 | Craig Rivet | D | 82 | 7 | 27 | 34 | β5 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Richard Zednik | RW | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | β2 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
35 | Tomas Plekanec | LW | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
22 | Steve Begin | C | 76 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
51 | Francis Bouillon | D | 67 | 3 | 19 | 22 | β6 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
14 | Radek Bonk | C | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | β3 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 2 |
25 | Mathieu Dandenault | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
42 | Alexander Perezhogin | RW | 67 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
37 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | β6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
26 | Pierre Dagenais | RW | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | β5 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
32 | Mark Streit | D | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | β6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | Garth Murray | C | 36 | 5 | 1 | 6 | β2 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | Mike Komisarek | D | 71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β1 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
47 | Aaron Downeyβ | RW | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
86 | Jonathan Ferland | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ‘ | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
30 | David Aebischerβ | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
64 | Jean-Philippe Cote | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
75 | Yann Danis | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
39 | Cristobal Huet | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Raitis Ivanans | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 9 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
40 | Maxim Lapierre | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
24 | Todd Simpsonβ | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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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 |
39 | Cristobal Huet | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1008 | 77 | 2.20 | .929 | 7 | 2103 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 212 | 15 | 2.33 | .929 | 0 | 386 |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ‘ | 38 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1025 | 122 | 3.46 | .881 | 0 | 2114 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | David Aebischerβ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 26 | 3.73 | .892 | 0 | 418 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
75 | Yann Danis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 14 | 2.69 | .908 | 1 | 312 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award | Cristobal Huet | [6] |
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Cristobal Huet (March 6) | [7] |
Cristobal Huet (April 3) | [8] | ||
Team | Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy | Steve Begin | [9] |
Molson Cup | Saku Koivu | [10] |
The Canadiens 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. [11]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2005 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
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September 30, 2005 | To New York Rangers Marcel Hossa |
To Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray |
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March 8, 2006 | To
Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
To Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer |
[14] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2006 |
To Montreal Canadiens Todd Simpson |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 2, 2005 | Pete Vandermeer | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [16] |
August 3, 2005 | Mathieu Dandenault | Detroit Red Wings | 4-year | Free agency | [17] |
August 16, 2005 | Johnathan Aitken | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
September 7, 2005 | Jeff Paul | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
December 8, 2005 | Francis Lemieux | Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [20] |
January 9, 2006 | Andre Benoit | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [21] |
January 23, 2006 | Aaron Downey | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [22] | |
March 2, 2006 | James Sanford | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [23] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [a] | Ref |
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June 20, 2005 | Marc-Andre Thinel | Dragons de Rouen ( Ligue Magnus) | Free agency (II) [b] | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Patrice Brisebois | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) | [27] |
August 4, 2005 | Jason Ward | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
August 25, 2005 | Karl Dykhuis | Adler Mannheim ( DEL) | Free agency (III) | [29] |
August 29, 2005 | Gavin Morgan | EHC Basel ( NLA) | Free agency (VI) | [30] |
Matt Shasby | Alaska Aces ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] | |
August 30, 2005 | Christian Larrivee | Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
November 29, 2005 | Ron Hainsey | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers | [33] |
June 7, 2006 | Niklas Sundstrom | Modo Hockey ( SHL) | Free agency | [34] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 28, 2005 | Jimmy Bonneau | 3-year | Entry-level | [35] |
Maxim Lapierre | 3-year | Entry-level | [35] | |
August 2, 2005 | Francis Bouillon | 1-year | Re-signing | [16] |
August 3, 2005 | Alexei Kovalev | 4-year | Re-signing | [17] |
August 8, 2005 | Pierre Dagenais | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] |
August 11, 2005 | Jaroslav Halak | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Mike Komisarek | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
Mike Ribeiro | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
August 12, 2005 | Jan Bulis | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
August 15, 2005 | Marcel Hossa | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Saku Koivu | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
August 16, 2005 | Tomas Plekanec | 2-year | Re-signing | [18] |
August 24, 2005 | Mark Streit | 1-year | Entry-level | [41] |
August 25, 2005 | Andrei Markov | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] |
September 2, 2005 | Jose Theodore | 3-year | Re-signing | [43] |
September 12, 2005 | Michael Ryder | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
February 11, 2006 | Saku Koivu | 3-year | Extension | [45] |
March 25, 2006 | Kyle Chipchura | 3-year | Entry-level | [46] |
May 30, 2006 | Loic Lacasse | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
Greg Stewart | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] | |
June 5, 2006 | Steve Begin | 3-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Aaron Downey | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Garth Murray | 2-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
June 7, 2006 | Mark Streit | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] |
Montreal'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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1 | 5 | Carey Price | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
2 | 45 | Guillaume Latendresse | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs ( QMJHL) |
4 | 121 | Juraj Mikus | Slovakia | HK 36 Skalica Jr. (Slovakia) |
5 | 130 | Mathieu Aubin | Canada | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
6 | 190 | Matt D'Agostini | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
7 | 200 | Sergei Kostitsyn | Belarus | HK Gomel ( Belarusian Extraleague) |
7 | 229 | Philippe Paquet | Canada | Salisbury School (USHS-CT) |
Huet won the 2005-06 Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award for the NHL's best save percentage (.929).
After trading the 45th pick to the Montreal Canadiens for the 56th and 66th selections
20-Jun-05: Signed by the Rouen HE (French League).
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jimmy Bonneau and F Maxin Lapierre to three-year contracts.
2005β06 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 3rd Northeast |
Conference | 7th Eastern |
2005β06 record | 42β31β9 |
Home record | 24β13β4 |
Road record | 18β18β5 |
Goals for | 243 |
Goals against | 247 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Gainey |
Coach |
Claude Julien (Oct. 5βJan. 14)
[1] Bob Gainey (interim, Jan. 14βMay 2) [1] |
Captain | Saku Koivu |
Alternate captains |
Alexei Kovalev Craig Rivet Sheldon Souray (OctβJan) Richard Zednik (OctβJan) |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,273 (100%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hamilton Bulldogs Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Michael Ryder (30) |
Assists | Saku Koivu (45) |
Points | Alexei Kovalev (65) |
Penalty minutes |
Mike Komisarek Sheldon Souray (116) |
Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (+13) |
Wins | Cristobal Huet (18) |
Goals against average | Cristobal Huet (2.20) |
The 2005β06 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 97th season, 89th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would qualify for the playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.
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Claude Julien started the season as coach but was fired and replaced on an interim basis by general manager Bob Gainey on January 14. [2] The Canadiens's number one goaltender Jose Theodore was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. His place was taken by Cristobal Huet. Huet would lead the league in save percentage of 92.9% and placed fourth overall in goals against average of 2.20.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 281 | 239 | 110 |
3 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
4 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout 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 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Canadiens placed 3rd in the Northeast division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens played the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the first round and lost four games to two. The Canadiens were winning 2β0 in the series when Saku Koivu sustained a serious injury to his left eye. Hurricanes forward Justin Williams attempted to lift Koivu's stick but instead struck him in the eye. Koivu was rushed to the hospital, where he would remain overnight and for the remainder of the playoffs. Koivu remained out of the lineup for the rest of the series and underwent surgery to repair a detached retina during the off-season.
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
27 | Alexei Kovalev | RW | 69 | 23 | 42 | 65 | β1 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Saku Koivu | C | 72 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
73 | Michael Ryder | RW | 81 | 30 | 25 | 55 | β5 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β4 | 0 |
71 | Mike Ribeiro | LW | 79 | 16 | 35 | 51 | β6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
79 | Andrei Markov | D | 67 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
38 | Jan Bulis | LW | 73 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Sheldon Souray | D | 75 | 12 | 27 | 39 | β11 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | β1 | 8 |
21 | Chris Higgins | C | 80 | 23 | 15 | 38 | β1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β3 | 0 |
52 | Craig Rivet | D | 82 | 7 | 27 | 34 | β5 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Richard Zednik | RW | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | β2 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
35 | Tomas Plekanec | LW | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
22 | Steve Begin | C | 76 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
51 | Francis Bouillon | D | 67 | 3 | 19 | 22 | β6 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
14 | Radek Bonk | C | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | β3 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 2 |
25 | Mathieu Dandenault | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
42 | Alexander Perezhogin | RW | 67 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
37 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | β6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
26 | Pierre Dagenais | RW | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | β5 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
32 | Mark Streit | D | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | β6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | Garth Murray | C | 36 | 5 | 1 | 6 | β2 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | Mike Komisarek | D | 71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β1 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
47 | Aaron Downeyβ | RW | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
86 | Jonathan Ferland | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ‘ | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
30 | David Aebischerβ | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
64 | Jean-Philippe Cote | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
75 | Yann Danis | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
39 | Cristobal Huet | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Raitis Ivanans | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 9 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
40 | Maxim Lapierre | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
24 | Todd Simpsonβ | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Cristobal Huet | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1008 | 77 | 2.20 | .929 | 7 | 2103 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 212 | 15 | 2.33 | .929 | 0 | 386 |
60 | Jose Theodoreβ‘ | 38 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1025 | 122 | 3.46 | .881 | 0 | 2114 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | David Aebischerβ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 26 | 3.73 | .892 | 0 | 418 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
75 | Yann Danis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 14 | 2.69 | .908 | 1 | 312 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (annual) |
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award | Cristobal Huet | [6] |
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Cristobal Huet (March 6) | [7] |
Cristobal Huet (April 3) | [8] | ||
Team | Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy | Steve Begin | [9] |
Molson Cup | Saku Koivu | [10] |
The Canadiens 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. [11]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
July 30, 2005 | To
New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2005 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[12] |
September 30, 2005 | To New York Rangers Marcel Hossa |
To Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray |
[13] |
March 8, 2006 | To
Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
To Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer |
[14] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2006 |
To Montreal Canadiens Todd Simpson |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 2, 2005 | Pete Vandermeer | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [16] |
August 3, 2005 | Mathieu Dandenault | Detroit Red Wings | 4-year | Free agency | [17] |
August 16, 2005 | Johnathan Aitken | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
September 7, 2005 | Jeff Paul | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
December 8, 2005 | Francis Lemieux | Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [20] |
January 9, 2006 | Andre Benoit | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [21] |
January 23, 2006 | Aaron Downey | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [22] | |
March 2, 2006 | James Sanford | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [23] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [a] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 20, 2005 | Marc-Andre Thinel | Dragons de Rouen ( Ligue Magnus) | Free agency (II) [b] | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Patrice Brisebois | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) | [27] |
August 4, 2005 | Jason Ward | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
August 25, 2005 | Karl Dykhuis | Adler Mannheim ( DEL) | Free agency (III) | [29] |
August 29, 2005 | Gavin Morgan | EHC Basel ( NLA) | Free agency (VI) | [30] |
Matt Shasby | Alaska Aces ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] | |
August 30, 2005 | Christian Larrivee | Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
November 29, 2005 | Ron Hainsey | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers | [33] |
June 7, 2006 | Niklas Sundstrom | Modo Hockey ( SHL) | Free agency | [34] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 28, 2005 | Jimmy Bonneau | 3-year | Entry-level | [35] |
Maxim Lapierre | 3-year | Entry-level | [35] | |
August 2, 2005 | Francis Bouillon | 1-year | Re-signing | [16] |
August 3, 2005 | Alexei Kovalev | 4-year | Re-signing | [17] |
August 8, 2005 | Pierre Dagenais | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] |
August 11, 2005 | Jaroslav Halak | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Mike Komisarek | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
Mike Ribeiro | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
August 12, 2005 | Jan Bulis | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
August 15, 2005 | Marcel Hossa | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Saku Koivu | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
August 16, 2005 | Tomas Plekanec | 2-year | Re-signing | [18] |
August 24, 2005 | Mark Streit | 1-year | Entry-level | [41] |
August 25, 2005 | Andrei Markov | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] |
September 2, 2005 | Jose Theodore | 3-year | Re-signing | [43] |
September 12, 2005 | Michael Ryder | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
February 11, 2006 | Saku Koivu | 3-year | Extension | [45] |
March 25, 2006 | Kyle Chipchura | 3-year | Entry-level | [46] |
May 30, 2006 | Loic Lacasse | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
Greg Stewart | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] | |
June 5, 2006 | Steve Begin | 3-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Aaron Downey | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Garth Murray | 2-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
June 7, 2006 | Mark Streit | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] |
Montreal'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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Carey Price | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
2 | 45 | Guillaume Latendresse | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs ( QMJHL) |
4 | 121 | Juraj Mikus | Slovakia | HK 36 Skalica Jr. (Slovakia) |
5 | 130 | Mathieu Aubin | Canada | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
6 | 190 | Matt D'Agostini | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
7 | 200 | Sergei Kostitsyn | Belarus | HK Gomel ( Belarusian Extraleague) |
7 | 229 | Philippe Paquet | Canada | Salisbury School (USHS-CT) |
Huet won the 2005-06 Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award for the NHL's best save percentage (.929).
After trading the 45th pick to the Montreal Canadiens for the 56th and 66th selections
20-Jun-05: Signed by the Rouen HE (French League).
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jimmy Bonneau and F Maxin Lapierre to three-year contracts.