2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season

2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
2005–06 record	52-22-8
Goals for	294
Goals against	260
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Rod Brind'Amour
Alternate captains	Kevyn Adams Cory Stillman Glen Wesley
Arena	RBC Center
Average attendance	18,680
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Staal (45)
Assists	Eric Staal, Cory Stillman (55)
Points	Eric Staal (100)
Penalty minutes	Mike Commodore (138)
Wins	Martin Gerber (38)
Goals against average	Martin Gerber (2.78)

The 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 33rd season, 26th season in the National Hockey League and 8th as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup to win the second championship in team history. In 1973, the Whalers won the inaugural championship of the World Hockey Association.

Offseason

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2005 NHL Entry Draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.
• The free agency period began on July 1.

NHL Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	3	Jack Johnson	Defense	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program
2	58	Nate Hagemo	Defense	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3	64	Joe Barnes	Center	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	94	Jakub Vojta	Defense	Czech Republic	HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech)
4	123	Ondrej Otcenas	Center/Winger	Slovakia	Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
5	145	Tim Kunes	Center	United States	New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL)
5	159	Risto Korhonen	Winger	Finland	Kärpät Jr. (Finnish Jr.)
6	192	Nicolas Blanchard	Center	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7	198	Kyle Lawson	Defense	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program

Free Agency

• On August 6, 2005, Whitney signed a 2 year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL's Eastern Conference paying him $1.5 million per year.
• During the free agent signing period following the end of the 2004–2005 NHL lockout, Stillman agreed to a three year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 2, 2005.

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	22	8	294	260	112
2	8	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	43	33	6	252	260	92
3	10	Atlanta Thrashers	82	41	33	8	281	275	90
4	11	Florida Panthers	82	37	34	11	240	257	85
5	14	Washington Capitals	82	29	41	12	237	306	70

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.

Game log

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

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Martin Gerber
Cam Ward

Playoffs

Stanley Cup finals

Game-by-Game			Score	CAR goals	EDM goals
1	June 5		at Hurricanes 5, Oilers 4	Brind'Amour 2, Whitney 2, Williams	Hemsky, Moreau, Pisani, Pronger
2	June 7		at Hurricanes 5, Oilers 0	Kaberle, Ladd, Recchi, Stillman, Weight	none (Ward shutout)
3	June 10		at Oilers 2, Hurricanes 1	Brind'Amour	Horcoff, Smyth
4	June 12		Hurricanes 2, at Oilers 1	Recchi, Stillman	Samsonov
5	June 14	3:31, OT	Oilers 4, at Hurricanes 3	Staal 2, Whitney	Pisani 2, Hemsky, Peca
6	June 17		at Oilers 4, Hurricanes 0	none (Markkanen shutout)	Horcoff, Pisani, Smyth, Torres
7	June 19		at Hurricanes 3, Oilers 1	Kaberle, A. Ward, Williams	Pisani
Hurricanes win series 4–3				Brind'Amour 3, Whitney 3, 4 with 2	Pisani 5, 3 with 2

Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centers

• 8 Matt Cullen
• 17 Rod Brind'Amour (Captain)
• 12 Eric Staal
• 14 Kevyn Adams (A)
• 34 David Gove† (did not play)
• 37 Keith Aucoin† (did not play)
• 39 Doug Weight

  Wingers

• 11 Justin Williams
• 13 Ray Whitney
• 16 Andrew Ladd
• 18 Mark Recchi
• 26 Erik Cole
• 27 Craig Adams
• 59 Chad Larose
• 61 Cory Stillman (A)
• 63 Josef Vasicek

  Defensemen

• 2 Glen Wesley (A)
• 4 Aaron Ward
• 5 Frank Kaberle
• 6 Bret Hedican
• 7 Niclas Wallin
• 22 Mike Commodore
• 24 Andrew Hutchinson* (did not play)
• 48 Anton Babchuk* (did not play)
• 70 Oleg Tverdovsky

  Goaltenders

• 29 Martin Gerber
• 30 Cam Ward
• 50 Craig Kowalski† (Spare, did not play)

Player notes

• Nine players remained from the 2002 Carolina team that lost in the finals - Craig Adams, Kevyn Adams, Rod Brind'Amour, Erik Cole, Bret Hedican, Josef Vasicek, Niclas Wallin, Glen Wesley, Aaron Ward. Jeff Daniels also played in 2002, but was an Assistant Coach in 2006. Assistant Coach Kevin McCarthy was the only remaining member of 2002 Carolina Coaching Staff.

  Non-players

• Peter Karmanos Jr. (CEO/Owner/Governor), Thomas Thewes (Owner)
• Jim Rutherford (President/General Manager), Davin Olsen (Vice President-Arena Manager),
• Jason Karmanos (Vice President/Ass’t General Manager), Mike Amendola (Chief Financial Officer)
• Peter Laviolette (Head Coach), Kevin McCarthy, Jeff Daniels (Ass’t Coaches)
• Greg Stefan (Goaltending Coach/Pro Scout), Chris Huffine (Video Coordinator),
• Skip Cunningham, Wally Tatomir, Bob Gorman (Equipment Managers),
• Peter Freisen (Athletic Therapist/Strength-Conditioning Coach), Chris Stewart (Ass’t Athletic Therapist)
• Brian Tatum (Director of Team Services), Kelly Kirwin (Event Coordinator-Hockey Operations),
• Sheldon Ferguson (Director Amateur Scouting), Marshall Johnston (Director Pro Scouting)
• Claude Larose, Ron Smith, Tony MacDonald, Martin Madden, Bert Marshall (Scouts),
• Mike Sundheim (Director of Media Relations), Kyle Hanlin (Manager of Media Relations).

Stanley Cup Engraving

• Anton Babchuk and Andrew Hutchinson* had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup due to petition.
• Craig Kowalski†, Keith Aucoin†, and David Gove† not have theirnames engraved on the Stanley Cup because they did not qualify; but they were included in team picture.

Awards and honors

• Cam Ward, Conn Smythe Trophy

References

• Hurricanes on Hockey Database