2005–06 Colorado Avalanche season
2005–06 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2005–06 record | 43–30–9 |
Home record | 25–10–6 |
Road record | 18–20–3 |
Goals for | 283 |
Goals against | 257 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Lacroix |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Joe Sakic |
Alternate captains | Rob Blake Steve Konowalchuk |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 18,007 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Lowell Lock Monsters San Diego Gulls |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Sakic (32) Marek Svatos (32) |
Assists | Joe Sakic (55) |
Points | Joe Sakic (87) |
Penalty minutes | Ian Laperriere (116) |
Plus/minus | Milan Hejduk (+13) |
Wins | David Aebischer (25) |
Goals against average | Peter Budaj (2.86) |
The 2005–06 Colorado Avalanche season was the 11th operational season and 10th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[1] As well as the franchise's 27th season in the National Hockey League and 34th season overall.
Offseason
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Regular season
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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
Playoffs
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Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 6–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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November: 8–5–2 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 5–4–0)
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December: 6–8–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–5–0)
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January: 9–2–2 (Home: 7–1–2; Road: 2–1–0)
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February: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)
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March: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 4–5–1)
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April: 3–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 0–2–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars – Avalanche win 4–1
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
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Legend:
Win Loss |
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 Avalanche only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
19 | Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
18 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 71 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 81 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 2 | 94 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
40 | Marek Svatos | RW | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | John-Michael Liles | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
87 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
14 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 27 |
53 | Brett McLean | C | 82 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −7 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 |
71 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 4 |
5 | Brett Clark | D | 80 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 81 | 16 | 18 | 34 | −2 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −7 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 10 |
13 | Dan Hinote | RW | 73 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 31 |
12 | Brad Richardson | C | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
11 | Cody McCormick | C | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Bob Boughner | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Brad May | LW | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −14 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
8 | Wojtek Wolski | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
27 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Jim Dowd† | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
1 | David Aebischer‡ | G | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
31 | Peter Budaj | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
37 | Paul Healey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | Jose Theodore† | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
1 | David Aebischer‡ | 43 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1233 | 123 | 2.98 | .900 | 3 | 2477 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | Peter Budaj | 34 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 864 | 86 | 2.86 | .900 | 2 | 1803 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
20 | Vitali Kolesnik | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 20 | 3.24 | .888 | 0 | 370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
60 | Jose Theodore† | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 15 | 3.04 | .887 | 0 | 296 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 296 | 29 | 3.04 | .902 | 0 | 573 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | David Aebischer (January 9)[a] | [5] |
Transactions
The Avalanche 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.[6]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 |
To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005 Ottawa’s 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[7] |
August 9, 2005 | To Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve |
To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2006 |
[8] |
March 8, 2006 | To Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer |
To Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
[9] |
March 9, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 |
To Colorado Avalanche Jim Dowd |
[10] |
June 1, 2006 | To San Jose Sharks Conditional draft pick |
To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace |
[11] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 3, 2005 | Patrice Brisebois | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency | [12] |
Pierre Turgeon | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency | [13] | |
August 5, 2005 | Brad May | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [14] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency | [15] |
August 16, 2005 | Paul Healey | Florida Panthers | Free agency | [16] | |
Vitali Kolesnik | Kazzinc-Torpedo (VHL) | Free agency | [16] | ||
August 17, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Ottawa Senators | Free agency | [17] | |
October 11, 2005 | Dan DaSilva | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | Free agency | [18] | |
Mitch Love | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | Free agency | [18] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[b] | Ref |
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June 14, 2005 | D. J. Smith | Retirement (VI) | [20] | |
July 1, 2005 | Mathieu Darche | Fuchse Duisburg (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [21] |
July 9, 2005 | Andre Savage | Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) | [22] |
July 28, 2005 | Chris Gratton | Florida Panthers[c] | Compliance buyout | [24] |
August 1, 2005 | Sergei Klyazmin[d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [19] | |
August 2, 2005 | Adam Foote | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Peter Forsberg | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) | [27] |
August 8, 2005 | Dennis Bonvie | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
September 6, 2005 | Jeff Ulmer | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
September 7, 2005 | Vincent Damphousse | Retirement (III) | [30] | |
September 16, 2005 | Agris Saviels | HK Riga 2000 (BHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
September 21, 2005 | Darby Hendrickson | EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) | Free agency (III) | [32] |
September 29, 2005 | Chris Bala | Reading Royals (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
October 3, 2005 | Curtis Leschyshyn | Retirement | [34] | |
N/A | Peter Worrell | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
June 15, 2006 | Bob Boughner | Retirement | [36] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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August 4, 2005 | Kurt Sauer | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] |
Alex Tanguay | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
August 6, 2005 | Milan Hejduk | 5-year | Re-signing | [38] |
August 9, 2005 | Karlis Skrastins | Re-signing | [8] | |
August 11, 2005 | Jeff Finger | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Dan Hinote | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] | |
Marek Svatos | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] | |
August 16, 2005 | David Aebischer | Re-signing | [16] | |
Peter Budaj | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Brett Clark | Re-signing | [16] | ||
Tom Lawson | Re-signing | [16] | ||
August 18, 2005 | John-Michael Liles | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] |
September 15, 2005 | Wojtek Wolski | Entry-level | [41] | |
June 1, 2006 | Michael Vernace | Entry-level | [11] |
Draft picks
Colorado'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) |
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2 | 34 | Ryan Stoa | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
2 | 44 | Paul Stastny | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
2 | 47 | Tom Fritsche | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
2 | 52 | Chris Durand | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
3 | 88 | T. J. Hensick | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
4 | 124 | Ray Macias | United States | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 166 | Jason Lynch | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
6 | 168 | Justin Mercier | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
7 | 222 | Kyle Cumiskey | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
See also
Notes
- ^ Co-winner with Antero Niittymaki of the Philadelphia Flyers
- ^ In parenthesis is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[19]
- ^ Gratton signed with Florida on August 12.[23]
- ^ Klyazmin retired.[25]
References
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- "2005-06 Colorado Avalanche Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
- ^ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "2005-06 Colorado Avalanche Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Aebischer NHL's Co-Defensive Player Of The Week". NHL.com. January 9, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Selects Four Of The Top-52". Colorado Avalanche. July 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 22, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Skrastins Under Contract; Avalanche Acquires A Seventh-Round Draft Choice In 2006". NHL.com. August 9, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Jose Theodore". NHL.com. March 7, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Jim Dowd From Chicago". NHL.com. March 8, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Avalanche Acquires Defensive Prospect". NHL.com. June 1, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Adds Patrice Brisebois To Blueline". NHL.com. August 3, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Pierre Turgeon". NHL.com. August 3, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Forward Brad May". NHL.com. August 5, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Adds Brunette". NHL.com. August 6, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Avalanche Signs Six Players". NHL.com. August 16, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Leschyshyn Returns To The Avalanche". NHL.com. August 17, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Avalanche Signs DaSilva, Love". NHL.com. October 11, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Free Agents List". ESPN.com. August 1, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Spits Assistant Coaches D.J Smith and Bill Bowler". Windsor Spitfires. June 14, 2005. Archived from the original on November 8, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Mathieu Darche: Transactions & Injuries". Sports Forecaster. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
2005-07-01 Signed with the Fuchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
- ^ "2005-07-09 Redhawks överens med tre nya spelare". Malmö Redhawks. July 9, 2005. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Friday roundup: Flames re-sign Kiprusoff, Warrener". ESPN.com. August 12, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Buyouts Not The Norm". NHL.com. July 29, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Sergei Klyazmin career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 3, 2022
- ^ "BLUE JACKETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN ADAM FOOTE". NHL.com. August 2, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Flyers Sign Peter Forsberg". NHL.com. August 3, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Penguins Sign RW Dennis Bonvie". OurSports Central. August 8, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Jeff Ulmer at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved July 3, 2022
- ^ "Vincent Damphousse retires from the NHL". UPI. September 7, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "HK 'Rīga 2000' pievienojas Agris Saviels". delfi.lv (in Latvian). September 16, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "DARBY HENDRICKSON". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 30, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
21-Sep-05: Signed with the Red Bulls Salzburg (Austria).
- ^ "Royals add AHL forward to roster". OurSports Central. September 29, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Curtis Leschyshyn Retires". NHL.com. October 3, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Worrell reassigned to the Checkers". Hartford Wolf Pack. November 9, 2005. Archived from the original on January 5, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Boughner To Coach OHL's Windsor Spitfires". NHL.com. June 15, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alex Tanguay & Kurt Sauer Sign Qualifying Offers". NHL.com. August 4, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Milan Hejduk To Five-Year Deal". NHL.com. August 6, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Avalanche Signs Three Players". NHL.com. August 11, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Liles Agrees To Terms". NHL.com. August 18, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Wojtek Wolski". NHL.com. September 15, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2022.