2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the sixth National Hockey League season (fifth season of play) in Columbus, Ohio. The team's final position in the standings was hampered by a slow start that resulted from losing a number of key players, including goals leader Rick Nash, to injury. Once these players returned to the roster, the team had one of the strongest second halves in the NHL. Despite the strong finish, the Blue Jackets finished outside of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. However, the strong finish did lead to raised expectations for the 2006–07 season.

2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division3rd Central
Conference13th Western
2005–06 record35–43–4
Home record23–18–0
Road record12–25–4
Goals for223
Goals against279
Team information
General ManagerDoug MacLean
CoachGerard Gallant
CaptainLuke Richardson (Oct-Nov)
Adam Foote (Dec-Apr)
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance16,796 (92.6%)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (31)
AssistsDavid Vyborny (43)
PointsDavid Vyborny (65)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (163)
WinsMarc Denis (21)
Goals against averageMartin Prusek (3.22)

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings8258168305209124
24Nashville Predators8249258259227106
313Columbus Blue Jackets823543422327974
414Chicago Blackhawks8226431321128565
515St. Louis Blues8221461519729257

[1] 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[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE8258168305209124
2 Y- Dallas StarsPA8253236265218112
3 Y- Calgary FlamesNW82462511218200103
4 X- Nashville PredatorsCE8249258259227106
5 X- San Jose SharksPA8244271126624299
6 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8243271225422998
7 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824330928325795
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW8241281325625195
8.5
9 Vancouver CanucksNW824232825625592
8 Los Angeles KingsPA824235524927089
11 Minnesota WildNW823836823121584
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823839524627181
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823543422327974
14 Chicago BlackhawksCE8226431321128565
15 St. Louis BluesCE8221461519729257

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

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

Schedule and results

October
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 5Columbus3 – 2WashingtonLeclaire16,3250–1–00
2October 7Calgary3 – 1ColumbusDenis18,1360–2–00
3October 9Columbus3 – 2ChicagoDenis11,0621–2–02
4October 12Columbus1 – 4San JoseDenis17,4961–3–02
5October 14Columbus3 – 4AnaheimLeclaire12,9301–4–02
6October 16Columbus1 – 3Los AngelesDenis17,1561–5–02
7October 21San Jose1 – 4ColumbusDenis15,3882–5–04
8October 22Detroit6 – 0ColumbusDenis18,1362–6–04
9October 24Detroit6 – 2ColumbusDenis16,0982–7–04
10October 26Nashville2 – 3ColumbusOTPrusek15,1103–7–06
11October 28Minnesota1 – 2ColumbusSOPrusek15,6694–7–08
12October 29Columbus1 – 3MinnesotaPrusek18,5684–8–08

November
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
13November 1Columbus1 – 5EdmontonDenis16,8394–9–08
14November 3Columbus1 – 2CalgaryDenis19,2894–10–08
15November 4Columbus3 – 5VancouverDenis18,6304–11–08
16November 9St. Louis1 – 3ColumbusDenis16,0585–11–010
17November 11Edmonton3 – 1ColumbusDenis18,1365–12–010
18November 13Los Angeles8 – 2ColumbusPrusek16,1745–13–010
19November 16St. Louis2 – 0ColumbusDenis15,8025–14–010
20November 18Columbus3 – 6DallasPrusek18,5325–15–010
21November 20Columbus1 – 5PhoenixDenis13,9535–16–010
22November 23Nashville4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire15,8335–17–010
23November 25Colorado5 – 0ColumbusLeclaire18,1365–18–010
24November 26Columbus4 – 3St. LouisPrusek15,0026–18–012
25November 30Columbus3 – 2MinnesotaSOLeclaire18,5687–18–014

December
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
26December 1Columbus1 – 4St. LouisLeclaire12,3077–19–014
27December 8NY Islanders3 – 4ColumbusSOLeclaire15,7288–19–016
28December 9Columbus2 – 5AtlantaLeclaire14,2608–20–016
29December 11New Jersey2 – 3ColumbusOTDenis17,1579–20–018
30December 13Philadelphia3 – 1ColumbusDenis16,2639–21–018
31December 15Columbus1 – 2CarolinaLeclaire11,0699–22–018
32December 17Columbus3 – 7NashvilleDenis16,0209–23–018
33December 20Columbus3 – 4DetroitSOLeclaire20,0669–23–119
34December 21Dallas5 – 3ColumbusLeclaire16,8599–24–119
35December 23Nashville5 – 4ColumbusDenis16,3309–25–119
36December 26Chicago3 – 4ColumbusOTDenis17,44110–25–121
37December 28Anaheim0 – 1ColumbusDenis17,38711–25–123
38December 30Columbus3 – 2ChicagoDenis13,22912–25–125
39December 31Columbus2 – 5DetroitDenis20,06612–26–125

January
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
40January 5Columbus3 – 6San JoseDenis15,27512–27–125
41January 7Columbus2 – 3ColoradoSOLeclaire18,00712–27–226
42January 8Columbus2 – 5PhoenixDenis14,43613–27–228
43January 11Pittsburgh1 – 6ColumbusLeclaire18,13614–27–230
44January 13Columbus2 – 4Tampa BayDenis20,42514–28–230
45January 14Columbus5 – 4FloridaOTLeclaire17,99115–28–232
46January 16NY Rangers3 – 4ColumbusDenis16,35516–28–234
47January 18Detroit4 – 0ColumbusLeclaire17,08916–29–234
48January 20St. Louis3 – 4ColumbusSODenis17,26817–29–236
49January 21Columbus2 – 7NashvilleLeclaire15,41617–30–236
50January 24Vancouver5 – 6ColumbusDenis16,19218–30–238
51January 27Minnesota3 – 4ColumbusLeclaire17,15319–30–240
52January 28Nashville3 – 4ColumbusDenis18,13620–30–242

February
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
53February 1Columbus2 – 1CalgarySODenis19,28921–30–244
54February 2Columbus2 – 1EdmontonSODenis16,83922–30–246
55February 6Columbus4 – 7VancouverDenis18,63022–31–246
56February 8Los Angeles4 – 7ColumbusDenis16,16223–31–248
57February 10Colorado4 – 1ColumbusDenis18,13623–32–248
58February 11Columbus2 – 5NashvilleDenis17,11323–33–248

March
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
59March 2Columbus0 – 1ColoradoLeclaire18,00723–34–248
60March 4Columbus2 – 3Los AngelesDenis17,23823–35–248
61March 5Columbus3 – 2AnaheimSOLeclaire16,12424–35–250
62March 7Chicago3 – 1ColumbusDenis16,13724–36–250
63March 9Phoenix4 – 5ColumbusLeclaire17,06625–36–252
64March 11Edmonton3 – 4ColumbusOTDenis18,13626–36–254
65March 13Columbus2 – 3St. LouisOTLeclaire12,13026–36–355
66March 15Columbus2 – 3ChicagoDenis10,13026–37–355
67March 17Vancouver3 – 2ColumbusLeclaire16,16326–38–355
68March 19Anaheim3 – 4ColumbusDenis16,51926–39–355
69March 21Phoenix5 – 2ColumbusLeclaire15,58126–40–355
70March 24Calgary2 – 3ColumbusDenis17,04127–40–357
71March 25Columbus5 – 4DetroitSOLeclaire20,06628–40–359
72March 28San Jose1 – 4ColumbusDenis16,09429–40–361
73March 31Columbus4 – 2St. LouisLeclaire14,10130–40–363

April
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
74April 1Chicago2 – 5ColumbusDenis17,39431–40–365
75April 3Columbus3 – 1NashvilleLeclaire12,07332–40–367
76April 7Columbus5 – 6DetroitSODenis20,06632–40–468
77April 8Detroit4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire18,13632–41–468
78April 11Columbus2 – 3DallasDenis18,54332–42–468
79April 13St. Louis1 – 4ColumbusLeclaire16,26233–42–470
80April 15Chicago2 – 5ColumbusDenis16,55534–42–472
81April 16Columbus3 – 4ChicagoLeclaire10,73334–43–472
82April 18Dallas4 – 5ColumbusOTDenis17,10335–43–474
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
David Vyborny80224365-950
Rick Nash54312354551
Nikolay Zherdev73272754-1350
Sergei Fedorov*62123143-164
Jan Hrdina75102333-878

Final Season Stats

*Stats reflect games played with Columbus only.

Goaltending

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

PlayerGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
Martin Prusek9373330200.8703.22
Pascal Leclaire33180411153970.9113.23
Marc Denis492786212511511.9003.25

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.[3]

Trades
October 8, 2005 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jason Chimera
Michael Rupp
Cale Hulse		 To Phoenix Coyotes
Geoff Sanderson
Tim Jackman
November 15, 2005 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Sergei Fedorov
5th round pick in 2006		 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Tyler Wright
Francois Beauchemin
February 28, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Cam Severson		 To Calgary Flames
Cale Hulse
March 8, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Conditional draft pick		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Luke Richardson

Free agents acquired
Player signedFormer team
D Adam FooteColorado Avalanche
D Brian BerardChicago Blackhawks
F Jan HrdinaNew Jersey Devils
G Martin PrusekOttawa Senators
D Andy DelmoreBuffalo Sabres

Free agents lost
Player lostNew team
F Andrew CasselsWashington Capitals
D Jaroslav SpacekChicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The Blue Jackets picked sixth in odd rounds, 25th in even rounds.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 6 Gilbert Brule (C)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 55 Adam McQuaid (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 67 Kris Russell (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4 101 Jared Boll (RW)  United States Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs) Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 131 Tomas Popperle (G)  Czech Republic Columbus Blue Jackets Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
6 177 Derek Reinhart (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Phoenix) Regina Pats (WHL)
6 189 Kirill Starkov (LW)  Russia/ Denmark* Columbus Blue Jackets Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
7 201 Trevor Hendrikx (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Peterborough Petes (OHL)

* Kirill Starkov became a Danish citizen in the summer of 2006.[4]

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the sixth season.

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their sixth season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

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See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  2. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. Blue Jackets History - 2005 Events Archived 2007-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, bluejackets.nhl.com, accessed September 12, 2007
  4. 2005–06 – L 226 (som vedtaget): Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse

Notes
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

Goaltenders:

30 – Denis • 31 – Leclaire • 35 – Prusek 

Defensemen

4 – Berard • 5 – Pushor • 6 – Hainsey • 15 – Westcott • 21 – Suchy • 47 – Johnson • 51 – Delmore • 52 – Foote • 55 – Tollefsen  • 97 – Klesla 

Forwards

9 – Vyborny • 10 – Letowski • 13 – Zherdev • 17 – Brule • 18 – Platt • 19 – Picard • 20 – Rupp • 24 – Severson • 25 – Chimera • 27 – Malhotra • 37 – Motzko • 38 – Hrdina • 39 – Goertzen • 40 – Balastik • 41 – Simon • 42 – Hartigan • 44 – Sarno • 45 – Shelley • 49 – Fritsche • 50 – Lindstrom • 61 – Nash • 91 – Fedorov 

General Manager: Doug MacLean •  Coach: Gerard Gallant

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