2005–06 Calgary Flames season

The 2005–06 Calgary Flames season was the team's 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) in Calgary while the team celebrated its 25th season of play.

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)
Penalty minutes	Darren McCarty (117)
Wins	Miikka Kiprusoff (42)
Goals against average	Miikka Kiprusoff (2.07)

Calgary Flames 25th anniversary logo

During the off-season following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Flames general manager Darryl Sutter announced that he would not re-sign free agent Martin Gelinas for the 2005–06 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 Calgary's 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 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, during the playoffs, Calgary was eliminated by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in seven games.

Star goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff led the NHL in shutouts and goals against average while setting a franchise record for wins with 42.[4] His 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 Memorial 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 NHL 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 represented Canada, while Jordan Leopold represented the United States.[7] Kiprusoff had also been named to the Finnish team, but declined to participate due to an injury.[8]

Regular season

The Flames finished first in the NHL in shutouts for with 10 and allowed the fewest goals in the NHL with 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 (Devin DiDiomete)	To Washington Capitals Chris Clark
August 9, 2005	To Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve	To Colorado Avalanche conditional 7th round pick in 2007 (condition not satisfied)
August 25, 2005	To Calgary Flames 3rd round pick in 2006 (John Armstrong)	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 (Doug Rogers)
March 9, 2006	To Calgary Flames 4th round pick in 2006 (Hugo Carpentier)	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
						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]

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

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

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