2005–06 Calgary Flames season

Calgary Flames
2005–06 Calgary Flames
	Northwest Division Champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2005–06 record	46–25–11
Home record	30–7–4
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	218 (28th)
Goals against	200 (1st)
	Team information
General Manager	Darryl Sutter
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Jarome Iginla
Alternate captains	Robyn Regehr; Rhett Warrener
Arena	Pengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance	19,289
	Team leaders
Goals	Jarome Iginla (35)
Assists	Daymond Langkow (34)
Points	Jarome Iginla (67)
Penalties in minutes	Darren McCarty (117)
Wins	Miikka Kiprusoff (42)
Goals against average	Miikka Kiprusoff (2.07)
<2004–05	2006–07>

Calgary Flames 25th anniversary logo

The 2005–06 Calgary Flames season was the 26th NHL season in Calgary while the team celebrated its 25th season of play.

The off-season following the lockout provided ominous news for the hockey starved city of Calgary as GM Darryl Sutter announced he would not re-sign free-agent Martin Gelinas, the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs clutch performer, for the 2005–06 NHL season.^[1] Instead Sutter brought in three ageing veterans, Bryan Marchment, Tony Amonte and Darren McCarty, as free-agent reclamation projects to start the season.^[2] Nonetheless, the season began with high expectations following their surprising run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

The season opened with a disappointing October, as the Flames started 4–7–2 before an eight-game November winning streak propelled Calgary back into contention in the National Hockey League's Northwest Division. The Flames would battle the Colorado Avalanche down the stretch, ultimately finishing eight points ahead of both Colorado and the Edmonton Oilers to capture the team's sixth division crown in franchise history.^[3]

However, the playoffs proved the team was missing the "killer instinct"^[1] necessary for playoff success, as they fell in the first round to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games.

Star goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff proved that 2003–04 was no fluke, leading the NHL in shutouts and goals against average while setting a franchise record for wins with 42.^[4] Kiprusoff's exploits would win him the Vezina Trophy and William M. Jennings Trophy, along with being named a first team all-star. Kiprusoff was also a finalist for the Hart Trophy.^[5]

Rookie phenom Dion Phaneuf earned a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy after his 20-goal campaign set a franchise record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and fell just three shy of Brian Leetch's league record of 23, set in 1988–89.^[6]

The Flames sold out all 45 home games in 2005–06 as 19,289 fans packed the Pengrowth Saddledome for every regular season and playoff game played in Calgary.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, three Flames players represented their countries. Jarome Iginla and Robyn Regehr both represented Canada, while Jordan Leopold represented the United States.^[7] Miikka Kiprusoff was also named to the Finnish team, however declined to go citing an injury.^[8]

Regular season

The Flames finished first in shutouts for, with 10, and allowed the fewest goals in the League, with just 193 (excluding shootout goals allowed).^[9]^[10]

Season standings

Northwest Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Calgary Flames	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
2	7	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
3	8	Edmonton Oilers	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
4	9	Vancouver Canucks	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
5	11	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	231	215	84

^[11] 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.

Western Conference^[12]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
8.5
9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2005–06 Game Log

October: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–6–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Calgary	3 – 6	Minnesota		Kiprusoff	19,398	0–1–0	0
2	October 7	Calgary	3 – 1	Columbus		Kiprusoff	18,136	1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Calgary	3 – 6	Detroit		Kiprusoff	20,066	1–2–0	2
4	October 10	Calgary	3 – 7	Colorado		Kiprusoff	18,007	1–3–0	2
5	October 13	Dallas	3 – 2	Calgary	OT	Kiprusoff	19,289	1–3–1	3
6	October 15	Edmonton	0 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	2–3–1	5
7	October 17	Phoenix	2 – 0	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	2–4–1	5
8	October 20	Edmonton	1 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	3–4–1	7
9	October 22	Calgary	1 – 2	Dallas		Kiprusoff	18,357	3–5–1	7
10	October 23	Calgary	3 – 2	Los Angeles		Kiprusoff	18,118	4–5–1	9
11	October 26	Calgary	1 – 4	Anaheim		Kiprusoff	11,774	4–6–1	9
12	October 27	Calgary	2 – 3	Phoenix		Sauve	13,459	4–7–1	9
13	October 29	Calgary	2 – 3	San Jose	SO	Kiprusoff	17,496	4–7–2	10

November: 10–2–1 (Home: 8–1–1; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 1	Minnesota	0 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	5–7–2	12
15	November 3	Columbus	1 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	6–7–2	14
16	November 5	Vancouver	0 – 1	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	7–7–2	16
17	November 7	Vancouver	3 – 4	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	8–7–2	18
18	November 10	Calgary	4 – 3	Phoenix		Sauve	14,493	9–7–2	20
19	November 12	Colorado	3 – 5	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	10–7–2	22
20	November 14	Minnesota	2 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	11–7–2	24
21	November 16	Detroit	1 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	12–7–2	26
22	November 18	Chicago	5 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	12–8–2	26
23	November 21	Calgary	3 – 2	Colorado	SO	Sauve	18,007	13–8–2	28
24	November 23	San Jose	2 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	14–8–2	30
25	November 25	Edmonton	2 – 1	Calgary	SO	Kiprusoff	19,289	14–8–3	31
26	November 29	Calgary	0 – 2	Nashville		Kiprusoff	12,797	14–9–3	31

December: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 5–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
27	December 1	Calgary	3 – 2	Detroit		Kiprusoff	20,066	15–9–3	33
28	December 3	Calgary	3 – 2	Pittsburgh		Kiprusoff	16,626	16–9–3	35
29	December 6	Calgary	0 – 1	Philadelphia	SO	Kiprusoff	19,542	16–9–4	36
30	December 7	Calgary	4 – 1	New Jersey		Sauve	13,332	17–9–4	38
31	December 10	Ottawa	1 – 2	Calgary	OT	Kiprusoff	19,289	18–9–4	40
32	December 17	Boston	0 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	19–9–4	42
33	December 19	Calgary	4 – 5	Edmonton		Kiprusoff	16,839	19–10–4	42
34	December 21	Los Angeles	5 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	19–11–4	42
35	December 23	Calgary	6 – 5	Vancouver	SO	Kiprusoff	18,630	20–11–4	44
36	December 26	Calgary	2 – 1	Vancouver		Kiprusoff	18,630	21–11–4	46
37	December 27	Nashville	4 – 3	Calgary		Sauve	19,289	21–12–4	46
38	December 29	Minnesota	2 – 4	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	22–12–4	48
39	December 31	Edmonton	5 – 6	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	23–12–4	50

January: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–4–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 2	Chicago	2 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	24–12–4	52
41	January 6	Toronto	0 – 1	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	25–12–4	54
42	January 7	Calgary	3 – 4	Vancouver	OT	Kiprusoff	18,630	25–12–5	55
43	January 10	Calgary	2 – 4	NY Rangers		Kiprusoff	18,200	25–13–5	55
44	January 12	Calgary	2 – 3	NY Islanders		Kiprusoff	10,315	25–14–5	55
45	January 14	Calgary	4 – 1	Minnesota		Kiprusoff	18,568	26–14–5	57
46	January 19	Montreal	2 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	27–14–5	59
47	January 21	Buffalo	1 – 4	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	28–14–5	61
48	January 23	Calgary	3 – 1	Edmonton		Kiprusoff	16,839	29–14–5	63
49	January 24	Calgary	4 – 7	Colorado		Sauve	18,007	29–15–5	63
50	January 26	Calgary	0 – 2	Chicago		Kiprusoff	10,486	29–16–5	63
51	January 29	Calgary	5 – 3	Chicago		Kiprusoff	15,748	30–16–5	65
52	January 30	Calgary	2 – 3	St. Louis	SO	Kiprusoff	13,310	30–16–6	66

February: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 1	Columbus	2 – 1	Calgary	SO	Kiprusoff	19,289	30–16–7	67
54	February 3	Vancouver	3 – 1	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	30–17–7	67
55	February 6	Calgary	4 – 3	San Jose		Kiprusoff	15,242	31–17–7	69
56	February 8	Anaheim	1 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	32–17–7	71
57	February 10	St. Louis	2 – 3	Calgary	OT	Boucher	19,289	33–17–7	73
58	February 28	Vancouver	2 – 1	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	33–18–7	73

March: 8–6–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–5–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
59	March 2	St. Louis	1 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	34–18–7	75
60	March 4	San Jose	0 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	35–18–7	77
61	March 7	Nashville	3 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	35–19–7	77
62	March 9	Dallas	0 – 1	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	36–19–7	79
63	March 12	Calgary	0 – 3	Colorado		Kiprusoff	18,007	36–20–7	79
64	March 13	Colorado	3 – 4	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	37–20–7	81
65	March 16	Calgary	2 – 3	Edmonton	OT	Kiprusoff	16,839	37–20–8	82
66	March 18	Calgary	4 – 9	Nashville		Boucher	17,113	37–21–8	82
67	March 19	Calgary	3 – 2	Minnesota		Kiprusoff	18,568	38–21–8	84
68	March 21	Calgary	1 – 3	Minnesota		Kiprusoff	18,568	38–22–8	84
69	March 23	Calgary	7 – 2	St. Louis		Kiprusoff	14,706	39–22–8	86
70	March 24	Calgary	2 – 3	Columbus		Kiprusoff	17,041	39–23–8	86
71	March 26	Calgary	2 – 3	Dallas		Kiprusoff	18,584	39–24–8	86
72	March 29	Los Angeles	1 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	40–24–8	88
73	March 31	Colorado	3 – 6	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	41–24–8	90

April: 5–1–3 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 1–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
74	April 1	Calgary	4 – 1	Edmonton		Kiprusoff	16,839	42–24–8	92
75	April 3	Detroit	2 – 1	Calgary	SO	Kiprusoff	19,289	42–24–9	93
76	April 5	Phoenix	2 – 5	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	43–24–9	95
77	April 7	Minnesota	1 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	44–24–9	97
78	April 8	Calgary	2 – 3	Vancouver	OT	Kiprusoff	18,630	44–24–10	98
79	April 11	Anaheim	0 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	45–24–10	100
80	April 13	Colorado	0 – 2	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	46–24–10	102
81	April 15	Calgary	1 – 2	Los Angeles	SO	Kiprusoff	18,118	46–24–11	103
82	April 17	Calgary	3 – 4	Anaheim		Boucher	17,174	46–25–11	103

Playoffs

The Flames entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, and the third seed in the Western Conference. They met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in a hard fought seven game series. The goaltending of Ilya Bryzgalov would prove the turning point in the series after he replaced the ineffective starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere after game 3 and would stonewall the Flames for the rest of the series.

2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Anaheim (6) – Ducks win 4–3
Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 21	Anaheim	1 – 2	Calgary	OT	Kiprusoff	19,289	Calgary leads 1–0
2	April 23	Anaheim	4 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	Series tied 1–1
3	April 25	Calgary	5 – 2	Anaheim		Kiprusoff	17,174	Calgary leads 2–1
4	April 27	Calgary	2 – 3	Anaheim	OT	Kiprusoff	17,174	Series tied 2–2
5	April 29	Anaheim	2 – 3	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	Calgary leads 3–2
6	May 1	Calgary	1 – 2	Anaheim		Kiprusoff	16,594	Series tied 3–3
7	May 3	Anaheim	3 – 0	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	Anaheim wins 4–3

Player statistics

Skaters

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

		Regular season					Playoffs
Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jarome Iginla	12	82	35	32	67	86	7	5	3	8	11
Daymond Langkow	22	82	25	34	59	46	7	1	5	6	6
Dion Phaneuf	3	82	20	29	49	93	7	1	0	1	7
Tony Amonte	10	80	14	28	42	43	7	2	1	3	10
Kristian Huselius^†	20	54	15	24	39	36	7	2	4	6	4
Chuck Kobasew	19	77	20	11	31	64	7	1	0	1	0
Andrew Ference	21	82	4	27	31	85	7	0	4	4	12
Roman Hamrlik	4	51	7	19	26	56	7	0	2	2	2
Robyn Regehr	28	68	6	20	26	67	7	1	3	4	6
Matthew Lombardi	18	55	6	20	26	67	7	0	2	2	2
Chris Simon	17	72	8	14	22	94	6	0	1	1	7
Shean Donovan	16	80	9	11	20	82	7	0	0	0	6
Jordan Leopold	6	74	2	18	20	68	7	0	1	1	4
Stephane Yelle	11	74	4	14	18	48	7	1	0	1	8
Marcus Nilson	26	70	6	11	17	32	-	-	-	-	-
Darren McCarty	25	67	7	6	13	117	7	2	0	2	15
Jamie Lundmark^†	24	12	4	6	10	20	4	0	1	1	7
Byron Ritchie	15	45	4	2	6	69	7	0	0	0	0
Rhett Warrener	44	61	3	3	6	54	7	0	0	0	14
Craig MacDonald	29	25	3	2	5	8	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Leclerc^†	27	15	1	4	5	8	3	0	0	0	2
Bryan Marchment	7	37	1	2	3	75	-	-	-	-	-
Richie Regehr	49	14	0	2	2	6	-	-	-	-	-
Cale Hulse	32	12	0	1	1	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Giordano	46	7	0	1	1	8	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Nystrom	23	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Carsen Germyn	39	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Lynn Loyns	20	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
All traded players	--	12	21	33	100	-	-	-	-	-

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season									Playoffs
Player	#	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA	GP	Min	W	L	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Miikka Kiprusoff	34	74	4380	42	20	11	151	10	.923	2.07	7	428	3	4	16	0	.921	2.24
Philippe Sauve^‡	–	8	402	3	3	0	22	0	.891	3.28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-
Brian Boucher^†	–	3	182	1	2	0	15	0	.854	4.95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-

^† Player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

^‡ Traded from Calgary during the season

Bold – League leader

Italics – Franchise record

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Vezina Trophy: Miikka Kiprusoff
William Jennings Trophy: Miikka Kiprusoff
Molson Cup: Miikka Kiprusoff
Scurfield Humanitarian Award: Rhett Warrener
J. R. McCaig Memorial Award: Robyn Regehr and Mark Stiles

Records achieved in the season

Flames team records

Fewest home goals against in one season: (73)–previous record was 85 in the 2003–04 season
Tied record for most shots for in one period: 3rd period, November 14, 2005 against the Minnesota Wild (25)
Longest consecutive shutout minutes, for: April 8, 2006, 2:27 overtime at Vancouver Canucks; April 11 vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to April 15, 3rd period at Los Angeles Kings (161:11)–previous record was 160:07 in the 2000–01 season
Set a new record for fastest goal to start a period when Daymond Langkow scored five seconds into the third period against Anaheim on March 11.

Flames individual records

Most wins in a season: Miikka Kiprusoff (42)–previous record was 39, held by Mike Vernon in the 1987–88 season
Most shutouts in a season: Miikka Kiprusoff (10)–Four Flames were tied with the previous record of 5: Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre, Fred Brathwaite, & Roman Turek
Most goals, rookie defenceman: Dion Phaneuf (20)–previous record was 18, held by Gary Suter in the 1985–86 season

Milestones

400 career goals: Tony Amonte (December 10 vs. Ottawa)

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.^[13]

Trades

August 4, 2005	To Calgary Flames conditional draft pick in 2006	To Washington Capitals Chris Clark
August 9, 2005	To Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve	To Colorado Avalanche conditional 7th round pick in 2007
August 25, 2005	To Calgary Flames 3rd round pick in 2006	To Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman
December 2, 2005	To Calgary Flames Kristian Huselius	To Florida Panthers Steve Montador Dustin Johner
February 1, 2006	To Calgary Flames Mike Leclerc Brian Boucher	To Phoenix Coyotes Steven Reinprecht Philippe Sauve
February 28, 2006	To Calgary Flames Cale Hulse	To Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Severson
March 9, 2006	To Calgary Flames Jamie Lundmark	To Phoenix Coyotes 4th round pick in 2006
March 9, 2006	To Calgary Flames 4th round pick in 2006	To New Jersey Devils Jason Wiemer

Free Agents

Player signed	Former team
F Tony Amonte	Philadelphia Flyers
D Roman Hamrlik	New York Islanders
D Bryan Marchment	Toronto Maple Leafs
F Darren McCarty	Detroit Red Wings

Player lost	New team
F Dean McAmmond	St. Louis Blues
F Martin Gelinas	Florida Panthers
F Ville Nieminen	New York Rangers

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.^[14] Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 NHL season, the 2005 draft order was determined by a random draw, with each team gaining one to three "balls" based on recent performance. Each team started with three balls, and lost one for each time they made the post-season in the previous three years, with a minimum of one ball per team. The Flames had two balls in the lottery, however were very unlucky, ending up with the 26th overall pick.^[15]

Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	NHL statistics
Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	26	Matt Pelech^†	Canada	D	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	13	1	3	4	38
3	69	Gord Baldwin	Canada	D	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3	74	Dan Ryder	Canada	C	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4	111	J.D. Watt	Canada	RW	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5	128	Kevin Lalande	Canada	G	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
5	158	Matt Keetley	Canada	G	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	1	0–0–0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000Sv%
6	179	Brett Sutter^†	Canada	C/LW	Kootenay Ice (WHL)	60	2	8	10	40
7	221	Myles Rumsey	Canada	D	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. ^† denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The Flames returned to having their own American Hockey League affiliate in 2005–06 with the debut of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in Omaha, Nebraska. This ended a two-year relationship with the Lowell Lockmonsters, whom the Flames shared the affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes. 2005–06 marked the first season the Flames had a full affiliate since suspending the Saint John Flames franchise in 2003. The team is co-owned by the Calgary Flames, and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, a philanthropist organization in Omaha.^[16]

The Knights had a disappointing inaugural season, finishing sixth in the Western Division, and out of the playoffs, with a record of 35–31–3–11. Carsen Germyn led the team in goals with 24, while Mark Giordano led in assists, 42, and points, 58. Brent Krahn led the way in goal with 26 wins, while both he and Curtis McElhinney finished with three shutouts each.^[17]

Las Vegas Wranglers

2005–06 marked the third season the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers were affiliated with the Flames. The Wranglers iced a strong team in 2005–06, setting franchise records for wins, 56, goals for, 267, and fewest goals against, 176.^[18] Despite their 56–13–6 record, the Wranglers only finished 2nd in the West Division, one point back of the Alaska Aces. Their point total of 112 was second best in the league, behind only the Aces. The Wranglers needed seven games to defeat the Idaho Steelheads in the West Division semi-finals before being knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Kelly Cup champion Aces in five games.^[19]

References

Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 stats, pg. 107.
Game log: 2005–06 Calgary Flames game log on espn.com
Team standings: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 standings, pg. 146.
Team records: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – Flames all time team & individual records, pp. 211–214
Previous team records: 2005–06 Calgary Flames Media Guide – Flames all time team & individual records, pp. 209–212

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://www.lfpress.com/sports/hockey/2010/04/10/13539811.html
↑ The Calgary Sun, April 11, 2010, Sports Pullout, p.9
↑ Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 NHL statistics, pg. 146
↑ Calgary Flames Media Guide – Individual records, pg. 214
↑ 2006 Award Winners, nhl.com, accessed November 27, 2006
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2005–06 Calgary Flames
Northwest Division Champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2005–06 record	46–25–11
Home record	30–7–4
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	218 (28th)
Goals against	200 (1st)
Team information
General Manager	Darryl Sutter
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Jarome Iginla
Alternate captains	Robyn Regehr Rhett Warrener
Arena	Pengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance	19,289
Team leaders
Goals	Jarome Iginla (35)
Assists	Daymond Langkow (34)
Points	Jarome Iginla (67)
Penalties in minutes	Darren McCarty (117)
Wins	Miikka Kiprusoff (42)
Goals against average	Miikka Kiprusoff (2.07)

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