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National Hockey League team season

2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers
Division3rd Southeast
Conference10th Eastern
2005–06 record41–33–8
Home record24–13–4
Road record17–20–4
Goals for281
Goals against275
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainScott Mellanby
Alternate captainsPeter Bondra
Bobby Holik
Vyacheslav Kozlov
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance15,550
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves
Gwinnett Gladiators
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (52)
AssistsMarc Savard (69)
PointsIlya Kovalchuk (98)
Penalty minutesAndy Sutton (144)
Plus/minusMarian Hossa (+17)
WinsKari Lehtonen (20)
Goals against averageMike Dunham (2.77)
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The 2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' seventh season in the National Hockey League. The Thrashers again did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

On September 27, 2005, Scott Mellanby was named team captain. Peter Bondra, Bobby Holik, and Vyacheslav Kozlov were named alternate captains, rotating on a game-by-game basis.

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.

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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 – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season
October: 3–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2005 0–2 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2005 7–3 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 8, 2005 8–1 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 2–1–0 Recap
4 L October 12, 2005 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 14, 2005 1–9 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 2–3–0 Recap
6 L October 15, 2005 1–5 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 2–4–0 Recap
7 L October 20, 2005 0–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 2–5–0 Recap
8 W October 22, 2005 4–3 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 3–5–0 Recap
9 L October 25, 2005 3–4 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 3–6–0 Recap
10 L October 27, 2005 5–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 3–7–0 Recap
11 L October 29, 2005 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 3–8–0 Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 W November 1, 2005 6–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 4–8–0 Recap
13 L November 4, 2005 2–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 4–8–1 Recap
14 L November 5, 2005 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 4–9–1 Recap
15 W November 9, 2005 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 5–9–1 Recap
16 W November 11, 2005 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 6–9–1 Recap
17 W November 12, 2005 9–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 7–9–1 Recap
18 L November 16, 2005 3–7 New York Islanders (2005–06) 7–10–1 Recap
19 W November 18, 2005 6–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 8–10–1 Recap
20 L November 19, 2005 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 8–11–1 Recap
21 L November 22, 2005 2–3 SO @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 8–11–2 Recap
22 L November 24, 2005 3–6 New York Rangers (2005–06) 8–12–2 Recap
23 W November 26, 2005 7–4 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 9–12–2 Recap
24 W November 27, 2005 5–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 10–12–2 Recap
25 L November 29, 2005 3–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 10–12–3 Recap
December: 6–5–3 (home: 4–1–3; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 L December 1, 2005 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 10–13–3 Recap
27 L December 3, 2005 1–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 10–14–3 Recap
28 L December 5, 2005 2–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 10–15–3 Recap
29 L December 6, 2005 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 10–16–3 Recap
30 W December 9, 2005 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 11–16–3 Recap
31 L December 11, 2005 4–5 SO Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 11–16–4 Recap
32 W December 13, 2005 7–6 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 12–16–4 Recap
33 W December 15, 2005 3–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 13–16–4 Recap
34 W December 17, 2005 2–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 14–16–4 Recap
35 L December 22, 2005 5–6 SO Washington Capitals (2005–06) 14–16–5 Recap
36 W December 23, 2005 1–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 15–16–5 Recap
37 W December 26, 2005 4–0 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 16–16–5 Recap
38 L December 28, 2005 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 16–16–6 Recap
39 L December 30, 2005 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 16–17–6 Recap
January: 7–7–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
40 W January 1, 2006 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 17–17–6 Recap
41 W January 2, 2006 8–3 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 18–17–6 Recap
42 L January 4, 2006 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 18–18–6 Recap
43 W January 6, 2006 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 19–18–6 Recap
44 W January 7, 2006 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 20–18–6 Recap
45 W January 11, 2006 4–3 SO Nashville Predators (2005–06) 21–18–6 Recap
46 W January 13, 2006 2–0 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 22–18–6 Recap
47 W January 18, 2006 5–2 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 23–18–6 Recap
48 L January 19, 2006 6–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 23–19–6 Recap
49 L January 21, 2006 0–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 23–20–6 Recap
50 L January 24, 2006 2–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 23–21–6 Recap
51 L January 26, 2006 1–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 23–22–6 Recap
52 L January 28, 2006 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 23–23–6 Recap
53 L January 31, 2006 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 23–24–6 Recap
February: 3–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 L February 3, 2006 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 23–25–6 Recap
55 W February 4, 2006 6–4 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 24–25–6 Recap
56 L February 7, 2006 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 24–26–6 Recap
57 W February 9, 2006 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 25–26–6 Recap
58 W February 11, 2006 2–1 SO @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 26–26–6 Recap
March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
59 W March 1, 2006 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 27–26–6 Recap
60 L March 2, 2006 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 27–27–6 Recap
61 W March 4, 2006 3–2 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 28–27–6 Recap
62 W March 6, 2006 4–3 SO Florida Panthers (2005–06) 29–27–6 Recap
63 W March 8, 2006 3–2 SO New York Rangers (2005–06) 30–27–6 Recap
64 L March 10, 2006 1–3 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 30–28–6 Recap
65 W March 12, 2006 3–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 31–28–6 Recap
66 W March 16, 2006 4–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 32–28–6 Recap
67 L March 18, 2006 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 32–29–6 Recap
68 W March 20, 2006 5–0 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 33–29–6 Recap
69 W March 21, 2006 5–4 SO @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 34–29–6 Recap
70 W March 23, 2006 6–5 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 35–29–6 Recap
71 L March 25, 2006 1–5 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 35–30–6 Recap
72 L March 30, 2006 3–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 35–31–6 Recap
April: 6–2–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 W April 1, 2006 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 36–31–6 Recap
74 L April 3, 2006 4–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 36–32–6 Recap
75 W April 5, 2006 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 37–32–6 Recap
76 L April 6, 2006 2–3 SO @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 37–32–7 Recap
77 W April 8, 2006 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 38–32–7 Recap
78 W April 11, 2006 6–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 39–32–7 Recap
79 W April 13, 2006 5–3 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 40–32–7 Recap
80 W April 15, 2006 4–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 41–32–7 Recap
81 L April 17, 2006 4–6 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 41–33–7 Recap
82 L April 18, 2006 1–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 41–33–8 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
17 Ilya Kovalchuk LW 78 52 46 98 −6 68
9 Marc Savard C 82 28 69 97 7 100
18 Marian Hossa RW 80 39 53 92 17 67
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 82 25 46 71 14 33
12 Peter Bondra RW 60 21 18 39 −3 40
44 Jaroslav Modry D 79 7 31 38 −9 76
7 Greg de Vries D 82 7 28 35 1 76
19 Scott Mellanby RW 71 12 22 34 5 55
16 Bobby Holik C 64 15 18 33 −6 79
28 Niclas Havelid D 82 4 28 32 9 48
25 Andy Sutton D 76 8 17 25 13 144
27 Patrik Stefan C 64 10 14 24 3 36
10 Serge Aubin LW 74 7 17 24 −4 79
23 Jim Slater C 71 10 10 20 1 46
26 Ronald Petrovicky RW 60 8 12 20 −8 62
29 Brad Larsen LW 62 7 8 15 −3 21
5 Steve McCarthy† D 16 7 3 10 0 8
11 J. P. Vigier RW 41 4 6 10 −4 40
2 Garnet Exelby D 75 1 9 10 11 75
36 Eric Boulton LW 51 4 5 9 −4 87
34 Shane Hnidy D 66 0 3 3 1 33
24 Ramzi Abid LW 6 0 2 2 1 6
35 Michael Garnett G 24 0 2 2 0
4 Braydon Coburn D 9 0 1 1 −2 4
14 Rico Fata†‡ RW 6 0 1 1 −2 4
32 Kari Lehtonen G 38 0 1 1 4
21 Derek MacKenzie C 11 0 1 1 0 8
47 Scott Barney C 3 0 0 0 −1 0
33 Adam Berkhoel G 9 0 0 0 0
1 Mike Dunham G 17 0 0 0 0
5 Tomas Kloucek D 1 0 0 0 0 2
24 Chris Kunitz‡ LW 2 0 0 0 −3 2
22 Francis Lessard RW 6 0 0 0 −2 0
39 Mark Popovic D 7 0 0 0 −5 0
31 Steve Shields† G 5 0 0 0 0
42 Karl Stewart LW 8 0 0 0 −3 15

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Kari Lehtonen 38 20 15 0 1123 106 2.94 .906 2 2166
35 Michael Garnett 24 10 7 4 634 73 3.45 .885 2 1271
1 Mike Dunham 17 8 5 2 336 36 2.77 .893 1 779
33 Adam Berkhoel 9 2 4 1 255 30 3.81 .882 0 473
31 Steve Shields† 5 1 2 1 129 19 4.29 .853 0 266

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL Offensive Player of the Week Marc Savard (October 10)
Ilya Kovalchuk (November 14)
Marian Hossa (December 26)
Ilya Kovalchuk (January 9)
Team Community Service Award Ilya Kovalchuk
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Niclas Havelid
Players' Player Award Scott Mellanby
Team MVP Marian Hossa
Ilya Kovalchuk
Three Stars of the Game Award Marian Hossa

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Braydon Coburn October 5, 2005
Jim Slater
Michael Garnett October 12, 2005
Adam Berkhoel October 15, 2005
1,000th game played Peter Bondra November 11, 2005

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To San Jose Sharks
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
 To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
  • 7th-round pick in 2005
To New York Rangers
  • San Jose’s 1st-round pick in 2005
 To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Atlanta Thrashers
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) To Ottawa Senators
To Atlanta Thrashers
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Atlanta Thrashers
March 1, 2006 (2006-03-01) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Joel Stepp
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Vancouver Canucks
  • 4th-round pick in 2007
 To Atlanta Thrashers
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) To Vancouver Canucks
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Atlanta’s 4th-round pick in 2007
To Minnesota Wild
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Bobby Holik New York Rangers 3-year Free agency
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Ramzi Abid Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency
Scott Barney Los Angeles Kings Free agency
Eric Boulton Buffalo Sabres Free agency
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Adam Smyth Chicago Wolves (AHL) Free agency
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) Mike Dunham New York Rangers 1-year Free agency
September 18, 2005 (2005-09-18) Peter Bondra HK Poprad (Slovakia) 1-year Free agency
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Chris Kunitz Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers
October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27) Steve Shields Chicago Wolves (AHL) Free agency
January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31) Rico Fata Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
May 5, 2005 (2005-05-05) Cory Larose SCL Tigers (NLA) Free agency (VI)
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Shawn McEachern Boston Bruins Free agency (III)
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Ivan Majesky Washington Capitals Free agency (UFA)
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Ben Simon Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA)
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Daniel Tjarnqvist Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA)
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Libor Ustrnul HC Karlovy Vary (ELH) Free agency (UFA)
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Pasi Nurminen Retirement
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Paul Flache New York Islanders Free agency (UFA)
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) Kyle Rossiter KalPa (Liiga) Free agency (VI)
October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) Chris Kunitz Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Rico Fata Washington Capitals Waivers

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) Guillaume Desbiens Entry-level
Jimmy Sharrow Entry-level
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Shane Hnidy Re-signing
Brian Maloney Re-signing
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Tomas Kloucek Re-signing
Brad Larsen Re-signing
Francis Lessard Re-signing
Pasi Nurminen 2-year Re-signing
Andy Sutton Re-signing
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Stephen Baby Re-signing
Kevin Doell Re-signing
Michael Garnett Re-signing
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Jim Slater Entry-level
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Derek MacKenzie Re-signing
J. P. Vigier Re-signing
October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08) Ilya Kovalchuk multi-year Re-signing
March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29) Nathan Oystrick Entry-level
March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30) Boris Valabik Entry-level
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Scott Lehman Entry-level
Chad Painchaud Entry-level
Dan Turple Entry-level
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) Niclas Havelid 3-year Re-signing

Draft picks

Atlanta'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 16 Alex Bourret  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
2 41 Ondrej Pavelec  Czech Republic Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
2 49 Chad Denny  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
2 53 Andrew Kozek  Canada South Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
4 116 Jordan Smotherman  United States Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 135 Tomas Pospisil  Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Jr. (Czech Republic)
6 187 Andrei Zubarev  Russia Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
7 207 Myles Stoesz  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Shields wore number 30 in his first game.
  2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.
  3. Nurminen suffered a career-ending knee injury while training in Finland.

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