The was the 25th NHL season in Calgary. It 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.Calgary Flames Media Guide - 2005-06 NHL statistics, pg. 146
The
Playoffs would prove to be disappointing for the Flames, 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
Shutout s and
Goals Against Average while setting a franchise record for wins with 42.Calgary Flames Media Guide - Individual records, pg. 214 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 .
2006 Award Winners , nhl.com, accessed November 27, 2006
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 defenseman, and fell just three shy of
Brian Leetch 's league record of 23, set in
1988-89 .
NHL announces trophy finalists , nhl.com, accessed November 27, 2006
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 team, however declined to go citing an injury.
Kiprusoff bows out of Olympics , cbc sports, December 23, 2005, accessed January 22, 2007
Overall: 4-7-2; Home: 2-1-1; Road: 2-6-1
Overall: 10-2-1; Home: 8-1-1; Road: 2-1-0
Overall: 9-3-1; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 5-1-1
Overall: 7-4-2; Home: 4-0-0; Road: 3-4-2
Overall: 3-2-1; Home: 2-2-1; Road: 1-0-0
Overall: 8-6-1; Home: 6-1-0; Road: 2-5-1
Overall: 5-1-3; Home: 4-0-1; Road: 1-1-2
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.
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes''
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season
denotes league leader
''Italics'' denotes franchise record
- 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
- 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 .
- 400 career goals: Tony Amonte (December 10 vs. Ottawa)
The Flames were involved in the following
Transactions during the 2005-06 season.
2005 NHL Free Agents , proicehockey.about.com, accessed November 27, 2006
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