2006โ07 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2006โ07 record | 48โ26โ8 |
Home record | 29โ7โ5 |
Road record | 19โ19โ3 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 191 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating Brian Rolston (Oct.โNov.) Keith Carney (Dec.) Brian Rolston (Jan.) Mark Parrish (Feb.โApr.) |
Alternate captains | Rotating Kim Johnsson (Oct.โNov.) Brian Rolston (Dec.) Keith Carney (Jan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.โApr.) Wes Walz |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,543 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Rolston (31) |
Assists | Pavol Demitra (39) |
Points | Pavol Demitra (64) Brian Rolston |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (120) |
Plus/minus | Keith Carney (+22) |
Wins | Niklas Backstrom (23) |
Goals against average | Niklas Backstrom (1.97) |
This 2006โ07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL. [1] [2]
Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006โ07.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
2 | 7 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
3 | 8 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
4 | 9 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
5 | 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Here is the Wild's 2006โ07 schedule with game by game results.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Colorado | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 1โ0โ0 | 2 |
2 | October 7 | Nashville | 5 โ 6 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 2โ0โ0 | 4 | |
3 | October 10 | Vancouver | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,064 | 3โ0โ0 | 6 |
4 | October 12 | Washington | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,064 | 4โ0โ0 | 8 |
5 | October 14 | Columbus | 0 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 5โ0โ0 | 10 | |
6 | October 18 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Los Angeles | OT | Fernandez | 14,617 | 6โ0โ0 | 12 |
7 | October 20 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Anaheim | Fernandez | 13,430 | 6โ1โ0 | 12 | |
8 | October 21 | Minnesota | 4 โ 1 | San Jose | Fernandez | 17,496 | 7โ1โ0 | 14 | |
9 | October 25 | Los Angeles | 1 โ 3 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 8โ1โ0 | 16 | |
10 | October 27 | Anaheim | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 9โ1โ0 | 18 |
11 | October 29 | Minnesota | 1 โ 4 | Colorado | Fernandez | 17,615 | 9โ2โ0 | 18 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 2 | Vancouver | 2 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 10โ2โ0 | 20 | |
13 | November 4 | Nashville | 4 โ 3 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 10โ3โ0 | 20 | |
14 | November 7 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | San Jose | Fernandez | 17,233 | 10โ4โ0 | 20 | |
15 | November 11 | Minnesota | 3 โ 2 | Los Angeles | SO | Fernandez | 17,479 | 11โ4โ0 | 22 |
16 | November 12 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 16,306 | 11โ5โ0 | 22 | |
17 | November 14 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Phoenix | Fernandez | 12,002 | 11โ6โ0 | 22 | |
18 | November 16 | Minnesota | 7 โ 6 | Nashville | SO | Backstrom | 12,759 | 12โ6โ0 | 24 |
19 | November 18 | Colorado | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 12โ6โ1 | 25 |
20 | November 20 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | Ottawa | Fernandez | 18,094 | 12โ7โ1 | 25 | |
21 | November 22 | Minnesota | 2 โ 4 | Montreal | Backstrom | 21,273 | 12โ8โ1 | 25 | |
22 | November 24 | Phoenix | 0 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 13โ8โ1 | 27 | |
23 | November 25 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | Columbus | Fernandez | 15,493 | 13โ9โ1 | 27 | |
24 | November 29 | San Jose | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 13โ10โ1 | 27 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
25 | December 1 | Detroit | 3 โ 0 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 13โ11โ1 | 27 | |
26 | December 2 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Dallas | SO | Backstrom | 17,027 | 13โ11โ2 | 28 |
27 | December 5 | Chicago | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 14โ11โ2 | 30 |
28 | December 7 | Calgary | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 15โ11โ2 | 32 |
29 | December 9 | Chicago | 4 โ 5 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 16โ11โ2 | 34 |
30 | December 12 | Minnesota | 2 โ 5 | Calgary | Fernandez | 19,289 | 16โ12โ2 | 34 | |
31 | December 14 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Edmonton | Fernandez | 16,839 | 16โ13โ2 | 34 | |
32 | December 16 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Vancouver | Backstrom | 18,630 | 16โ14โ2 | 34 | |
33 | December 19 | Vancouver | 2 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 17โ14โ2 | 36 | |
34 | December 22 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Detroit | Fernandez | 20,066 | 17โ15โ2 | 36 | |
35 | December 23 | Detroit | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 18โ15โ2 | 38 |
36 | December 26 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Toronto | Fernandez | 19,355 | 18โ16โ2 | 38 | |
37 | December 27 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Detroit | Backstrom | 20,066 | 18โ17โ2 | 38 | |
38 | December 29 | Columbus | 3 โ 4 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 19โ17โ2 | 40 |
39 | December 31 | Anaheim | 3 โ 4 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 20โ17โ2 | 42 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
40 | January 2 | Atlanta | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ17โ2 | 44 | |
41 | January 4 | Tampa Bay | 3 โ 2 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ18โ2 | 44 | |
42 | January 6 | Colorado | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ18โ3 | 45 |
43 | January 9 | Minnesota | 0 โ 3 | Calgary | Backstrom | 19,289 | 21โ19โ3 | 45 | |
44 | January 11 | Minnesota | 5 โ 2 | Vancouver | Fernandez | 18,630 | 22โ19โ3 | 47 | |
45 | January 12 | Minnesota | 4 โ 2 | Edmonton | Fernandez | 16,839 | 23โ19โ3 | 49 | |
46 | January 14 | Minnesota | 4 โ 3 | Chicago | SO | Fernandez | 11,091 | 24โ19โ3 | 51 |
47 | January 16 | Edmonton | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 24โ20โ3 | 51 | |
48 | January 19 | Minnesota | 3 โ 0 | Chicago | Fernandez | 12,333 | 25โ20โ3 | 53 | |
49 | January 20 | Dallas | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 25โ20โ4 | 54 |
50 | January 26 | Calgary | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 26โ20โ4 | 56 |
51 | January 27 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Columbus | Fernandez | 18,136 | 26โ21โ4 | 56 | |
52 | January 30 | Minnesota | 5 โ 2 | St. Louis | Fernandez | 10,445 | 27โ21โ4 | 58 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 1 | Minnesota | 5 โ 3 | Colorado | Backstrom | 17,286 | 28โ21โ4 | 60 | |
54 | February 3 | Minnesota | 1 โ 0 | Phoenix | Backstrom | 17,115 | 29โ21โ4 | 62 | |
55 | February 6 | Minnesota | 2 โ 4 | Dallas | Backstrom | 17,660 | 29โ22โ4 | 62 | |
56 | February 8 | Florida | 2 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 30โ22โ4 | 64 | |
57 | February 10 | Carolina | 4 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 31โ22โ4 | 66 | |
58 | February 14 | Vancouver | 3 โ 2 | Minnesota | OT | Backstrom | 18,568 | 31โ22โ5 | 67 |
59 | February 17 | Minnesota | 4 โ 1 | Nashville | Backstrom | 17,113 | 32โ22โ5 | 69 | |
60 | February 18 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | St. Louis | Backstrom | 13,721 | 32โ23โ5 | 69 | |
61 | February 20 | Dallas | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 33โ23โ5 | 71 |
62 | February 22 | Minnesota | 4 โ 3 | Colorado | Backstrom | 18,007 | 34โ23โ5 | 73 | |
63 | February 25 | Edmonton | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 35โ23โ5 | 75 | |
64 | February 28 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Calgary | OT | Harding | 19,289 | 35โ23โ6 | 76 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
65 | March 1 | Minnesota | 5 โ 0 | Edmonton | Harding | 16,839 | 36โ23โ6 | 78 | |
66 | March 4 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Vancouver | OT | Backstrom | 18,630 | 36โ23โ7 | 79 |
67 | March 6 | San Jose | 3 โ 0 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 36โ24โ7 | 79 | |
68 | March 8 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Boston | Backstrom | 13,709 | 37โ24โ7 | 81 | |
69 | March 9 | Minnesota | 5 โ 1 | Buffalo | Harding | 18,690 | 38โ24โ7 | 83 | |
70 | March 11 | Colorado | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Backstrom | 18,568 | 39โ24โ7 | 85 |
71 | March 13 | Minnesota | 3 โ 2 | Vancouver | OT | Backstrom | 18,630 | 40โ24โ7 | 87 |
72 | March 15 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Edmonton | Backstrom | 16,839 | 41โ24โ7 | 89 | |
73 | March 17 | Minnesota | 4 โ 2 | Calgary | Backstrom | 19,289 | 42โ24โ7 | 91 | |
74 | March 20 | Phoenix | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 43โ24โ7 | 93 | |
75 | March 22 | St. Louis | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 44โ24โ7 | 95 | |
76 | March 24 | Los Angeles | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Harding | 18,568 | 45โ24โ7 | 97 | |
77 | March 27 | Calgary | 1 โ 0 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 45โ24โ8 | 98 |
78 | March 29 | Calgary | 4 โ 2 | Minnesota | Harding | 18,568 | 45โ25โ8 | 98 | |
79 | March 31 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Colorado | Harding | 17,192 | 45โ26โ8 | 98 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | Edmonton | 0 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 46โ26โ8 | 100 | |
81 | April 4 | Edmonton | 0 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 47โ26โ8 | 102 | |
82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 48โ26โ8 | 104 |
The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006โ07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.
Anaheim wins series 4โ1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series |
1 | April 11 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,180 | 0 โ 1 | |
2 | April 13 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,324 | 0 โ 2 | |
3 | April 15 | Anaheim | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 19,224 | 0 โ 3 | |
4 | April 17 | Anaheim | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 19,174 | 1 โ 3 | |
5 | April 19 | Minnesota | 1 โ 4 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,318 | 1 โ 4 |
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The Wild were involved in the following transactions during the 2006โ07 season. [4] [5]
June 24, 2006 | To
Minnesota Wild Pavol Demitra |
To
Los Angeles Kings Patrick O'Sullivan 1st round pick in 2006 ( Trevor Lewis) |
February 9, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild Adam Hall |
To
New York Rangers Pascal Dupuis |
February 27, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild Dominic Moore |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round pick in 2007 |
Player | Former team |
G Niklas Backstrom | Oulun Kรคrpรคt |
D Kim Johnsson | Philadelphia Flyers |
D Keith Carney | Vancouver Canucks |
F Mark Parrish | Los Angeles Kings |
F Branko Radivojevic | Philadelphia Flyers |
F Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders |
Player | New team |
D Andrei Zyuzin | Calgary Flames |
D Filip Kuba | Tampa Bay Lightning |
F Randy Robitaille | Philadelphia Flyers |
D Daniel Tjarnqvist | Edmonton Oilers |
F Erik Westrum | Toronto Maple Leafs |
D Scott Ferguson | San Jose Sharks |
F Marc Chouinard | Vancouver Canucks |
D Alex Henry | Nashville Predators |
Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. [6] The Wild had the ninth overall pick in the draft. They also had the Edmonton Oilers first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for Pavol Demitra from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 9 | James Sheppard (C/LW) | Canada | Minnesota Wild | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles ( QMJHL) |
2 | 40 | Ondrej Fiala (C) | Czech Republic | Minnesota Wild | Everett Silvertips ( WHL) |
3 | 72 | Cal Clutterbuck (RW) | Canada | Minnesota Wild | Oshawa Generals ( OHL) |
4 | 102 | Kyle Medvec (D) | United States | Minnesota Wild | Apple Valley High School ( USHS-MN) |
5 | 132 | Niko Hovinen (G) | Finland | Minnesota Wild | Jokerit ( SM-liiga) |
6 | 162 | Julian Walker (W) | Switzerland | Minnesota Wild | EHC Basel ( NLA) |
7 | 192 | Chris Hickey (C) | United States | Minnesota Wild | Cretin-Derham Hall ( USHS-MN) |
2006โ07 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2006โ07 record | 48โ26โ8 |
Home record | 29โ7โ5 |
Road record | 19โ19โ3 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 191 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating Brian Rolston (Oct.โNov.) Keith Carney (Dec.) Brian Rolston (Jan.) Mark Parrish (Feb.โApr.) |
Alternate captains | Rotating Kim Johnsson (Oct.โNov.) Brian Rolston (Dec.) Keith Carney (Jan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.โApr.) Wes Walz |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,543 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Rolston (31) |
Assists | Pavol Demitra (39) |
Points | Pavol Demitra (64) Brian Rolston |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (120) |
Plus/minus | Keith Carney (+22) |
Wins | Niklas Backstrom (23) |
Goals against average | Niklas Backstrom (1.97) |
This 2006โ07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL. [1] [2]
Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006โ07.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
2 | 7 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
3 | 8 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
4 | 9 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
5 | 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Here is the Wild's 2006โ07 schedule with game by game results.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Colorado | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 1โ0โ0 | 2 |
2 | October 7 | Nashville | 5 โ 6 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 2โ0โ0 | 4 | |
3 | October 10 | Vancouver | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,064 | 3โ0โ0 | 6 |
4 | October 12 | Washington | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,064 | 4โ0โ0 | 8 |
5 | October 14 | Columbus | 0 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 5โ0โ0 | 10 | |
6 | October 18 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Los Angeles | OT | Fernandez | 14,617 | 6โ0โ0 | 12 |
7 | October 20 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Anaheim | Fernandez | 13,430 | 6โ1โ0 | 12 | |
8 | October 21 | Minnesota | 4 โ 1 | San Jose | Fernandez | 17,496 | 7โ1โ0 | 14 | |
9 | October 25 | Los Angeles | 1 โ 3 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 8โ1โ0 | 16 | |
10 | October 27 | Anaheim | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 9โ1โ0 | 18 |
11 | October 29 | Minnesota | 1 โ 4 | Colorado | Fernandez | 17,615 | 9โ2โ0 | 18 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 2 | Vancouver | 2 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 10โ2โ0 | 20 | |
13 | November 4 | Nashville | 4 โ 3 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 10โ3โ0 | 20 | |
14 | November 7 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | San Jose | Fernandez | 17,233 | 10โ4โ0 | 20 | |
15 | November 11 | Minnesota | 3 โ 2 | Los Angeles | SO | Fernandez | 17,479 | 11โ4โ0 | 22 |
16 | November 12 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 16,306 | 11โ5โ0 | 22 | |
17 | November 14 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Phoenix | Fernandez | 12,002 | 11โ6โ0 | 22 | |
18 | November 16 | Minnesota | 7 โ 6 | Nashville | SO | Backstrom | 12,759 | 12โ6โ0 | 24 |
19 | November 18 | Colorado | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 12โ6โ1 | 25 |
20 | November 20 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | Ottawa | Fernandez | 18,094 | 12โ7โ1 | 25 | |
21 | November 22 | Minnesota | 2 โ 4 | Montreal | Backstrom | 21,273 | 12โ8โ1 | 25 | |
22 | November 24 | Phoenix | 0 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 13โ8โ1 | 27 | |
23 | November 25 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | Columbus | Fernandez | 15,493 | 13โ9โ1 | 27 | |
24 | November 29 | San Jose | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 13โ10โ1 | 27 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
25 | December 1 | Detroit | 3 โ 0 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 13โ11โ1 | 27 | |
26 | December 2 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Dallas | SO | Backstrom | 17,027 | 13โ11โ2 | 28 |
27 | December 5 | Chicago | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 14โ11โ2 | 30 |
28 | December 7 | Calgary | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 15โ11โ2 | 32 |
29 | December 9 | Chicago | 4 โ 5 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 16โ11โ2 | 34 |
30 | December 12 | Minnesota | 2 โ 5 | Calgary | Fernandez | 19,289 | 16โ12โ2 | 34 | |
31 | December 14 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Edmonton | Fernandez | 16,839 | 16โ13โ2 | 34 | |
32 | December 16 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Vancouver | Backstrom | 18,630 | 16โ14โ2 | 34 | |
33 | December 19 | Vancouver | 2 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 17โ14โ2 | 36 | |
34 | December 22 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Detroit | Fernandez | 20,066 | 17โ15โ2 | 36 | |
35 | December 23 | Detroit | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 18โ15โ2 | 38 |
36 | December 26 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Toronto | Fernandez | 19,355 | 18โ16โ2 | 38 | |
37 | December 27 | Minnesota | 1 โ 3 | Detroit | Backstrom | 20,066 | 18โ17โ2 | 38 | |
38 | December 29 | Columbus | 3 โ 4 | Minnesota | OT | Fernandez | 18,568 | 19โ17โ2 | 40 |
39 | December 31 | Anaheim | 3 โ 4 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 20โ17โ2 | 42 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
40 | January 2 | Atlanta | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ17โ2 | 44 | |
41 | January 4 | Tampa Bay | 3 โ 2 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ18โ2 | 44 | |
42 | January 6 | Colorado | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Fernandez | 18,568 | 21โ18โ3 | 45 |
43 | January 9 | Minnesota | 0 โ 3 | Calgary | Backstrom | 19,289 | 21โ19โ3 | 45 | |
44 | January 11 | Minnesota | 5 โ 2 | Vancouver | Fernandez | 18,630 | 22โ19โ3 | 47 | |
45 | January 12 | Minnesota | 4 โ 2 | Edmonton | Fernandez | 16,839 | 23โ19โ3 | 49 | |
46 | January 14 | Minnesota | 4 โ 3 | Chicago | SO | Fernandez | 11,091 | 24โ19โ3 | 51 |
47 | January 16 | Edmonton | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Fernandez | 18,568 | 24โ20โ3 | 51 | |
48 | January 19 | Minnesota | 3 โ 0 | Chicago | Fernandez | 12,333 | 25โ20โ3 | 53 | |
49 | January 20 | Dallas | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 25โ20โ4 | 54 |
50 | January 26 | Calgary | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 26โ20โ4 | 56 |
51 | January 27 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Columbus | Fernandez | 18,136 | 26โ21โ4 | 56 | |
52 | January 30 | Minnesota | 5 โ 2 | St. Louis | Fernandez | 10,445 | 27โ21โ4 | 58 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 1 | Minnesota | 5 โ 3 | Colorado | Backstrom | 17,286 | 28โ21โ4 | 60 | |
54 | February 3 | Minnesota | 1 โ 0 | Phoenix | Backstrom | 17,115 | 29โ21โ4 | 62 | |
55 | February 6 | Minnesota | 2 โ 4 | Dallas | Backstrom | 17,660 | 29โ22โ4 | 62 | |
56 | February 8 | Florida | 2 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 30โ22โ4 | 64 | |
57 | February 10 | Carolina | 4 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 31โ22โ4 | 66 | |
58 | February 14 | Vancouver | 3 โ 2 | Minnesota | OT | Backstrom | 18,568 | 31โ22โ5 | 67 |
59 | February 17 | Minnesota | 4 โ 1 | Nashville | Backstrom | 17,113 | 32โ22โ5 | 69 | |
60 | February 18 | Minnesota | 3 โ 5 | St. Louis | Backstrom | 13,721 | 32โ23โ5 | 69 | |
61 | February 20 | Dallas | 1 โ 2 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 33โ23โ5 | 71 |
62 | February 22 | Minnesota | 4 โ 3 | Colorado | Backstrom | 18,007 | 34โ23โ5 | 73 | |
63 | February 25 | Edmonton | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 35โ23โ5 | 75 | |
64 | February 28 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Calgary | OT | Harding | 19,289 | 35โ23โ6 | 76 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
65 | March 1 | Minnesota | 5 โ 0 | Edmonton | Harding | 16,839 | 36โ23โ6 | 78 | |
66 | March 4 | Minnesota | 3 โ 4 | Vancouver | OT | Backstrom | 18,630 | 36โ23โ7 | 79 |
67 | March 6 | San Jose | 3 โ 0 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 36โ24โ7 | 79 | |
68 | March 8 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Boston | Backstrom | 13,709 | 37โ24โ7 | 81 | |
69 | March 9 | Minnesota | 5 โ 1 | Buffalo | Harding | 18,690 | 38โ24โ7 | 83 | |
70 | March 11 | Colorado | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | OT | Backstrom | 18,568 | 39โ24โ7 | 85 |
71 | March 13 | Minnesota | 3 โ 2 | Vancouver | OT | Backstrom | 18,630 | 40โ24โ7 | 87 |
72 | March 15 | Minnesota | 2 โ 1 | Edmonton | Backstrom | 16,839 | 41โ24โ7 | 89 | |
73 | March 17 | Minnesota | 4 โ 2 | Calgary | Backstrom | 19,289 | 42โ24โ7 | 91 | |
74 | March 20 | Phoenix | 2 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 43โ24โ7 | 93 | |
75 | March 22 | St. Louis | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 44โ24โ7 | 95 | |
76 | March 24 | Los Angeles | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Harding | 18,568 | 45โ24โ7 | 97 | |
77 | March 27 | Calgary | 1 โ 0 | Minnesota | SO | Backstrom | 18,568 | 45โ24โ8 | 98 |
78 | March 29 | Calgary | 4 โ 2 | Minnesota | Harding | 18,568 | 45โ25โ8 | 98 | |
79 | March 31 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Colorado | Harding | 17,192 | 45โ26โ8 | 98 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | Edmonton | 0 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 46โ26โ8 | 100 | |
81 | April 4 | Edmonton | 0 โ 3 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 47โ26โ8 | 102 | |
82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 1 โ 5 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 18,568 | 48โ26โ8 | 104 |
The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006โ07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.
Anaheim wins series 4โ1
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1 | April 11 | Minnesota | 1 โ 2 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,180 | 0 โ 1 | |
2 | April 13 | Minnesota | 2 โ 3 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,324 | 0 โ 2 | |
3 | April 15 | Anaheim | 2 โ 1 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 19,224 | 0 โ 3 | |
4 | April 17 | Anaheim | 1 โ 4 | Minnesota | Backstrom | 19,174 | 1 โ 3 | |
5 | April 19 | Minnesota | 1 โ 4 | Anaheim | Backstrom | 17,318 | 1 โ 4 |
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The Wild were involved in the following transactions during the 2006โ07 season. [4] [5]
June 24, 2006 | To
Minnesota Wild Pavol Demitra |
To
Los Angeles Kings Patrick O'Sullivan 1st round pick in 2006 ( Trevor Lewis) |
February 9, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild Adam Hall |
To
New York Rangers Pascal Dupuis |
February 27, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild Dominic Moore |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round pick in 2007 |
Player | Former team |
G Niklas Backstrom | Oulun Kรคrpรคt |
D Kim Johnsson | Philadelphia Flyers |
D Keith Carney | Vancouver Canucks |
F Mark Parrish | Los Angeles Kings |
F Branko Radivojevic | Philadelphia Flyers |
F Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders |
Player | New team |
D Andrei Zyuzin | Calgary Flames |
D Filip Kuba | Tampa Bay Lightning |
F Randy Robitaille | Philadelphia Flyers |
D Daniel Tjarnqvist | Edmonton Oilers |
F Erik Westrum | Toronto Maple Leafs |
D Scott Ferguson | San Jose Sharks |
F Marc Chouinard | Vancouver Canucks |
D Alex Henry | Nashville Predators |
Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. [6] The Wild had the ninth overall pick in the draft. They also had the Edmonton Oilers first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for Pavol Demitra from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 9 | James Sheppard (C/LW) | Canada | Minnesota Wild | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles ( QMJHL) |
2 | 40 | Ondrej Fiala (C) | Czech Republic | Minnesota Wild | Everett Silvertips ( WHL) |
3 | 72 | Cal Clutterbuck (RW) | Canada | Minnesota Wild | Oshawa Generals ( OHL) |
4 | 102 | Kyle Medvec (D) | United States | Minnesota Wild | Apple Valley High School ( USHS-MN) |
5 | 132 | Niko Hovinen (G) | Finland | Minnesota Wild | Jokerit ( SM-liiga) |
6 | 162 | Julian Walker (W) | Switzerland | Minnesota Wild | EHC Basel ( NLA) |
7 | 192 | Chris Hickey (C) | United States | Minnesota Wild | Cretin-Derham Hall ( USHS-MN) |