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2005–06 Boston Bruins
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 13th Eastern
2005–06 record 29–37–16
Goals for 230
Goals against 266
Team information
General manager Mike O'Connell
Jeff Gorton
Coach Mike Sullivan
Captain Joe Thornton (Oct-Nov)
Vacant (Nov-Apr)
Alternate captains Hal Gill (Nov-Apr)
Brian Leetch
Glen Murray
Arena TD Banknorth Garden
Team leaders
Goals Patrice Bergeron (31)
Assists Brad Boyes (43)
Points Patrice Bergeron (73)
Penalty minutes Hal Gill (124)
Wins Tim Thomas (12)
Goals against average Tim Thomas (2.77)

The 2005–06 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 82nd season of operation. The Bruins finished 5th in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season[]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular Season[]

After Joe Thornton voiced his unhappiness with his contract in Boston in 2005, many teams reportedly sent offers to the Bruins. However, Thornton re-signed with the team on August 11, 2005, for a three year deal worth US$20.0 million. On November 30, 2005, Thornton was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster four player deal, which sent forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Brad Stuart to Boston. Thornton was the team's leading scorer at the time by a substantial margin and many felt that Bruins GM Mike O'Connell had dealt away one of the few players who was truly showing an exemplary effort. On January 10, 2006, Thornton returned to Boston as a member of the Sharks, but was ejected for checking Bruins' defenseman Hal Gill from behind at 5:13 of the first period. Thornton received a five minute major and a game misconduct. The misconduct was later rescinded by the NHL.

Final Standings[]

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 5, 2005 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 0–1–0
2 L October 7, 2005 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 0–2–0
3 W October 8, 2005 7–6 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 1–2–0
4 W October 10, 2005 4–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 2–2–0
5 W October 13, 2005 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 3–2–0
6 L October 15, 2005 1–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 3–3–0
7 L October 18, 2005 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 3–4–0
8 L October 20, 2005 3–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 3–5–0
9 W October 22, 2005 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 4–5–0
10 L October 24, 2005 4–5 SO @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 4–5–1
11 L October 26, 2005 3–4 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 4–5–2
12 W October 27, 2005 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 5–5–2
13 L October 29, 2005 4–5 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 5–5–3
14 L November 1, 2005 3–4 OT @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 5–5–4
15 W November 3, 2005 4–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 6–5–4
16 W November 5, 2005 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 7–5–4
17 L November 8, 2005 3–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 7–5–5
18 L November 10, 2005 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 7–6–5
19 L November 12, 2005 2–5 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 7–7–5
20 L November 17, 2005 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 7–8–5
21 L November 19, 2005 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 7–9–5
22 L November 20, 2005 2–3 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 7–10–5
23 W November 23, 2005 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 8–10–5
24 L November 25, 2005 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 8–11–5
25 L November 26, 2005 2–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 8–12–5
26 L November 29, 2005 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 8–13–5
27 W December 1, 2005 3–0 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 9–13–5
28 W December 3, 2005 5–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 10–13–5
29 L December 4, 2005 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 10–14–5
30 L December 7, 2005 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 10–15–5
31 L December 11, 2005 1–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 10–15–6
32 W December 15, 2005 3–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 11–15–6
33 L December 17, 2005 0–3 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 11–16–6
34 W December 22, 2005 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 12–16–6
35 L December 23, 2005 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 12–17–6
36 W December 27, 2005 4–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 13–17–6
37 L December 28, 2005 4–6 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 13–18–6
38 W December 30, 2005 2–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 14–18–6
39 L January 2, 2006 0–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 14–19–6
40 W January 5, 2006 4–2 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 15–19–6
41 W January 7, 2006 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 16–19–6
42 L January 10, 2006 2–6 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 16–20–6
43 L January 12, 2006 0–6 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 16–21–6
44 L January 14, 2006 1–2 SO Dallas Stars (2005–06) 16–21–7
45 W January 16, 2006 4–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 17–21–7
46 W January 19, 2006 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 18–21–7
47 L January 21, 2006 2–3 SO New York Rangers (2005–06) 18–21–8
48 W January 23, 2006 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 19–21–8
49 W January 24, 2006 3–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 20–21–8
50 W January 26, 2006 3–2 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 21–21–8
51 L January 28, 2006 3–4 New York Islanders (2005–06) 21–22–8
52 W January 30, 2006 5–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 22–22–8
53 W February 2, 2006 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 23–22–8
54 L February 4, 2006 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 23–23–8
55 L February 5, 2006 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 23–23–9
56 W February 8, 2006 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 24–23–9
57 L February 9, 2006 2–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 24–23–10
58 L February 11, 2006 5–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 24–24–10
59 L March 1, 2006 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 24–25–10
60 W March 2, 2006 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 25–25–10
61 L March 4, 2006 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 25–26–10
62 L March 7, 2006 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 25–27–10
63 L March 9, 2006 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 25–28–10
64 L March 11, 2006 1–3 New York Islanders (2005–06) 25–29–10
65 L March 12, 2006 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 25–30–10
66 L March 14, 2006 4–5 SO @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 25–30–11
67 W March 16, 2006 3–2 SO Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 26–30–11
68 W March 18, 2006 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 27–30–11
69 L March 20, 2006 2–5 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 27–31–11
70 L March 21, 2006 4–5 SO Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 27–31–12
71 L March 24, 2006 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 27–32–12
72 W March 25, 2006 5–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 28–32–12
73 L March 27, 2006 3–4 SO Florida Panthers (2005–06) 28–32–13
74 L March 29, 2006 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 28–33–13
75 L April 1, 2006 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 28–34–13
76 L April 4, 2006 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 28–35–13
77 W April 6, 2006 3–2 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 29–35–13
78 L April 8, 2006 3–4 OT New York Rangers (2005–06) 29–35–14
79 L April 10, 2006 1–2 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 29–35–15
80 L April 11, 2006 3–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 29–35–16
81 L April 13, 2006 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 29–36–16
82 L April 15, 2006 3–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 29–37–16

Playoffs[]

  • The Bruins did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron C 81 31 42 73 22 3 12 1 6
Boyes, BradBrad Boyes C 82 26 43 69 30 11 8 0 3
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 64 24 29 53 52 -8 6 1 3
Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm LW 51 23 20 43 32 14 5 0 6
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 55 18 19 37 22 -3 6 0 1
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 23 9 24 33 6 0 3 0 2
Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch D 61 5 27 32 36 -10 4 0 0
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart D 55 10 21 31 38 -6 6 0 2
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson LW 59 10 18 28 4 -3 1 2 1
Isbister, BradBrad Isbister LW 58 6 17 23 46 -2 1 0 0
Green, TravisTravis Green C 82 10 12 22 79 -2 0 2 1
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D 32 5 11 16 56 -2 4 0 0
Tanabe, DavidDavid Tanabe D 54 4 12 16 48 0 0 0 1
Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C 50 6 8 14 40 -10 0 0 0
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 54 5 7 12 93 -7 1 1 0
Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina D 51 6 5 11 54 3 2 0 0
Fitzgerald, TomTom Fitzgerald RW 71 4 6 10 40 -10 0 0 0
Scatchard, DaveDave Scatchard C 16 4 6 10 28 -2 1 0 0
Gill, HalHal Gill D 80 1 9 10 124 -4 0 0 0
Zhamnov, AlexAlex Zhamnov C 24 1 9 10 30 -4 0 0 1
Leahy, PatrickPatrick Leahy RW 43 4 4 8 19 -2 0 0 0
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern RW 28 2 6 8 22 -12 1 0 0
Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C 19 2 6 8 8 -2 1 0 0
Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts D 73 1 6 7 68 3 0 1 0
Nickulas, EricEric Nickulas RW 16 2 4 6 8 2 0 0 0
Czerkawski, MariuszMariusz Czerkawski RW 16 4 1 5 4 -4 0 0 0
LaCouture, DanDan LaCouture LW 55 2 2 4 53 -6 0 1 0
Stastny, YanYan Stastny C 17 1 3 4 10 -2 0 0 0
Moran, IanIan Moran D 12 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 0
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart D 17 1 1 2 10 -1 0 0 0
Langfeld, JoshJosh Langfeld RW 18 0 1 1 10 -6 0 0 0
Dallman, KevinKevin Dallman D 21 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0
Thomas, TimTim Thomas G 38 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Guite, BenBen Guite RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Healey, EricEric Healey LW 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Leach, JayJay Leach D 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0
Robinson, NathanNathan Robinson C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blatny, ZdenekZdenek Blatny LW 5 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Walter, BenBen Walter C 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0
Orr, ColtonColton Orr RW 20 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0
Sigalet, JordanJordan Sigalet G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toivonen, HannuHannu Toivonen G 20 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft G 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 2187 38 12 13 10 101 2.77 1 1213 1112 .917
Toivonen, HannuHannu Toivonen 1163 20 9 5 4 51 2.63 1 590 539 .914
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 1619 30 8 19 2 100 3.71 0 824 724 .879
Sigalet, JordanJordan Sigalet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Team: 4970 82 29 37 16 252 3.04 2 2627 2375 .904

[1]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades[]

November 30, 2005 To Boston Bruins
Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau
To San Jose Sharks
Joe Thornton

Free Agents[]

Draft Picks[]

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)

Farm Teams[]

The Bruins AHL affiliate was the Providence Bruins. The Bruins had 43 wins and 92 points and finished in fourth place in their division. The Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against Portland. Eric Healey and Tim Thomas were selected to the AHL All-Star Game and Healey was the captain for PlanetUSA. Jonathan Sigalet was nominated for the AHL Man of the Year Award.[2]

Roster[]

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

Boston Bruins
Goaltenders
  • # Andrew Raycroft 
  • # Tim Thomas 

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers


  • GM: Mike O'Connell and Jeff Gorton
  • Coach: Mike Sullivan

See Also[]

References[]

2005-06 NHL season by team
Atlantic New JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersPhiladelphiaPittsburgh
Northeast BostonBuffaloMontrealOttawaToronto
Southeast AtlantaCarolinaFloridaTampa BayWashington
Central ChicagoColumbusDetroitNashvilleSt. Louis
Northwest CalgaryColoradoEdmontonMinnesotaVancouver
Pacific AnaheimDallasLos AngelesPhoenixSan Jose
See also 2005 NHL Entry DraftStanley Cup PlayoffsTransactions
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