2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins season
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 5th Atlantic |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2005–06 record | 22–46–14 |
Home record | 12–21–8 |
Road record | 10–25–6 |
Goals for | 244 |
Goals against | 316 |
Team information | |
General manager | Craig Patrick |
Coach | Ed Olczyk |
Captain | Mario Lemieux (Oct-Jan) Vacant (Jan-Apr) |
Alternate captains | Sidney Crosby Sergei Gonchar John LeClair Mark Recchi (Oct-Feb) Josef Melichar |
Arena | Mellon Arena |
Average attendance | 15,804[1] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Sidney Crosby (39) |
Assists | Sidney Crosby (63) |
Points | Sidney Crosby (102) |
Penalty minutes | Brooks Orpik (124) |
Plus/minus | Colby Armstrong (15) |
Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (13) |
Goals against average | Marc-Andre Fleury (3.25) |
The Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 39th season in the National Hockey League. It was the rookie season for first-overall draft pick Sidney Crosby. As of 2018, this is the most recent season in which the Penguins missed the playoffs.
Offseason
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Pre-season
Pre-season: 2–5–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)
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Regular season
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The Penguins struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in goals allowed, with 310 (excluding 6 shootout goals allowed).[2][3]
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby was selected first overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 30, 2005. Due to the labour stoppage in the previous season, the 2005 draft was conducted via a weighted lottery based on each team's playoff appearances and draft lottery victories in the last four years. This lottery system led to the draft being popularly referred to as the "Sidney Crosby Lottery" or the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes."[4]
On December 16, 2005, Michel Therrien named Crosby as an alternate captain for the Penguins. The move drew criticism from some hockey pundits, including Don Cherry, who claimed that Crosby had done nothing to earn the position.[5]
Crosby finished his rookie season with the franchise record in assists (63) and points (102) for a rookie, both of which had been previously held by Mario Lemieux. Crosby is the youngest player in the history of the NHL to score 100 points in a single season, and only the seventh rookie ever to hit the benchmark.[6] Overall, Crosby finished sixth in the NHL scoring race and seventh in the NHL in assists. Among Canadian NHL players, he trailed only Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley. While both Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals had solid rookie campaigns, Crosby finished second behind Ovechkin for the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Through his first season, Crosby was accused by opposing players and coaches of taking dives and complaining to officials, which has been attributed to his youth.[7] During his rookie campaign, he led both his team and all NHL rookies in penalty minutes, and this magnified his reputation for complaining to NHL officials.[8] Hockey analyst Kelly Hrudey compared Crosby to Gretzky, who had a similar reputation as a "whiner" in his youth, and suggested that as Crosby matured, he would mellow out and his reputation would fade.[8]
Mario Lemieux
After the lockout concluded, Lemieux returned to the ice for the 2005–2006 season. Hopes for the Penguins were high due to the salary cap and revenue sharing, which enabled the team to compete in the market for several star players. Another reason for optimism was the Penguins winning the lottery for the first draft pick, enabling them to select Sidney Crosby. Lemieux opened up his home to Crosby to help the rookie settle in Pittsburgh and Lemieux also served as Crosby's mentor.
On January 24, 2006, Mario Lemieux announced his second and permanent retirement from professional hockey at the age of 40. This followed a half-season in which he struggled not only with the increased speed of the "new NHL" but also with yet another threatening physical ailment, a heart condition called atrial fibrillation that caused him to experience irregular heartbeats.
Although he had put up points at a pace that most NHL forwards would be perfectly content with (22 points in 26 games) in his last season, Lemieux still remarked that "I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past."
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
2 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
4 | 12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
5 | 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
2005–2006 Schedule | ||||||||
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October: 1–5–5 (Home: 1–3–2 ; Road: 0–2–3), 7 Points
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November: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–4–0), 13 Points
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December: 3–5–2 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 0–4–0), 8 Points
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January: 2–11–2 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 1–6–2), 6 Points
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February: 2–4–1 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–1), 5 Points
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March: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 2–3–0), 11 Points
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April: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 1–4–1), 8 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
Playoffs
The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Marc-Andre Fleury | 50 | 45 | 2809:13 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 152 | 3.25 | 1485 | 0.898 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sebastien Caron | 26 | 23 | 1312:18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 87 | 3.98 | 733 | 0.881 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jocelyn Thibault | 16 | 13 | 806:42 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 4.46 | 484 | 0.876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dany Sabourin | 1 | 1 | 20:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11.68 | 14 | 0.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 82 | 4948:46 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 303 | 3.67 | 2716 | 0.888 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
Awards and records
- October 2005 – Sidney Crosby, NHL Rookie of the Month.
- Sidney Crosby, NHL All-Rookie Team.
Milestones
- Sidney Crosby played his first professional NHL game on October 5, 2005, against the New Jersey Devils, and registered an assist on the team's first goal of the season, scored by Mark Recchi in a 5–1 loss.[13]
- November 11, 2005 – Sidney Crosby beat Jose Theodore of the Montreal Canadiens to win his first career shootout.
- November 11, 2005- Mario Lemieux scores his seventh goal of the season, and the last of his career.
- November 22, 2005 – Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin face each other for the first time.
- March 12, 2006 – Marc-Andre Fleury gets a shutout by stopping 22 shots against the Philadelphia Flyers.
- March 29, 2006 – John LeClair scores the 400th goal of his career.
- January 24, 2006 – Mario Lemieux announces his retirement.
- April 13, 2006 – Sidney Crosby scores four points in one game, including his 90th point of the season.
- April 17, 2006 – Sidney Crosby becomes the youngest player to score 100 points in one season.
Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season:[14]
Trades
August 10, 2005 | To Chicago Blackhawks
2006 4th round pick |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jocelyn Thibault |
September 9, 2005 | To Nashville Predators
Kris Beech |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
conditional draft pick |
December 9, 2005 | To St. Louis Blues
Steve Poapst |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Boguniecki |
January 18, 2006 | To Florida Panthers
2006 6th round pick |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Cairns |
January 26, 2006 | To Edmonton Oilers
Dick Tarnstrom |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Cory Cross |
March 9, 2006 | To Florida Panthers
Richard Jackman |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Petr Taticek |
March 9, 2006 | To Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Recchi |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Krystofer Kolanos |
March 9, 2006 | To Detroit Red Wings
Cory Cross |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
2007 4th round pick |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
Player | Date | Contract terms |
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Noah Welch | August 3, 2005 | 3-year entry level contract |
Ryan Lannon | August 3, 2005 | 3-year entry level contract |
Rob Scuderi | August 9, 2005 | |
Dany Sabourin | August 10, 2005 | |
Jocelyn Thibault | August 10, 2005 | Multi-year contract |
Kris Beech | August 10, 2005 | 1-year qualifying offer |
Shane Endicott | August 11, 2005 | Multi-year contract |
Colby Armstrong | August 12, 2005 | |
Guillaume Lefebvre | August 15, 2005 | Qualifying offer |
John LeClair[19] | August 15, 2005 | 2-year contract |
Josef Melichar | August 15, 2005 | 2-year contract |
Matt Hussey | August 15, 2005 | Qualifying offer |
Matt Murley | August 15, 2005 | |
Konstantin Koltsov | August 16, 2005 | |
David Koci | August 17, 2005 | |
Michel Ouellet | August 18, 2005 | Multi-year contract |
Dick Tarnstrom[20] | August 29, 2005 | 1-year/$1.6M contract |
Sidney Crosby[21] | September 8, 2005 | 3-year/$850K contract |
Mario Lemieux | September 9, 2005 | 1-year/$3M contract |
Brooks Orpik | September 13, 2005 | 1-year contract |
Tyler Kennedy | May 19, 2006 | Multi-year contract |
Micki DuPont | June 16, 2006 | |
Evgeni Malkin | June 20, 2006 | 3-year entry level contract |
Other
Player | Date | Details |
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Kevin Stevens | September 2, 2005 | Hired as scout |
Ed Olczyk[22] | December 15, 2005 | Fired as head coach |
John Welday | December 15, 2005 | Fired as strength & conditioning coach |
Randy Hillier[22] | December 15, 2005 | Fired as assistant coach |
Shane Clifford | December 15, 2005 | Fired as goaltending coach |
Joe Mullen[22] | December 15, 2005 | Fired as assistant coach |
Michel Therrien[23] | December 15, 2005 | Hired as head coach |
Stephane Dube | December 15, 2005 | Hired as strength & conditioning coach |
Mike Yeo | December 15, 2005 | Hired as assistant coach |
Gilles LeFebvre | December 15, 2005 | Hired as goaltending coach |
Zigmund Palffy[24] | January 18, 2006 | Retired |
Mario Lemieux[25] | January 24, 2006 | Retired |
Craig Patrick[26] | April 20, 2006 | Fired as GM |
Ray Shero[27] | May 25, 2006 | Hired as GM, 5-year contract |
Roster
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | NHL Draft | Birthplace |
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Colby Armstrong | RW | R | 23 | 2001 | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan |
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Eric Boguniecki | C | R | 31 | 1993 | New Haven, Connecticut |
33 | ![]() |
Eric Cairns | D | L | 31 | 1992 | Oakville, Ontario |
31 | ![]() |
Sebastien Caron | G | L | 25 | 1999 | Amqui, Quebec |
16 | ![]() |
Erik Christensen | C | L | 22 | 2002 | Edmonton, Alberta |
87 | ![]() |
Sidney Crosby (A) | C | L | 18 | 2005 | Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia |
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Shane Endicott | C | L | 24 | 2000 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
29 | ![]() |
Marc-Andre Fleury | G | L | 21 | 2003 | Sorel, Quebec |
55 | ![]() |
Sergei Gonchar (A) | D | L | 32 | 1992 | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
9 | ![]() |
Andy Hilbert | LW | L | 25 | 2000 | Howell, Michigan |
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Matt Hussey | C | L | 27 | 1998 | New Haven, Connecticut |
71 | ![]() |
Konstantin Koltsov | LW | L | 25 | 1999 | Minsk, Belarus |
10 | ![]() |
John LeClair (A) | LW | L | 36 | 1987 | St. Albans, Vermont |
11 | ![]() |
Guillaume Lefebvre | LW | L | 25 | 2000 | Amos, Quebec |
66 | ![]() |
Mario Lemieux (C) | C | R | 40 | 1984 | Montreal, Quebec |
12 | ![]() |
Ryan Malone | LW | L | 26 | 1999 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
2 | ![]() |
Josef Melichar | D | L | 27 | 1997 | Ceské Budějovice, Czech Republic |
17 | ![]() |
Matt Murley | LW | L | 26 | 1999 | Troy, New York |
32 | ![]() |
Alain Nasreddine | D | L | 30 | 1993 | Montreal, Quebec |
15 | ![]() |
Niklas Nordgren | LW | R | 26 | 1997 | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
24 | ![]() |
Lyle Odelein | D | L | 37 | 1986 | Quill Lake, Saskatchewan |
44 | ![]() |
Brooks Orpik | D | L | 25 | 2000 | San Francisco, California |
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Michel Ouellet | RW | R | 24 | 2000 | Rimouski, Quebec |
33 | ![]() |
Ziggy Palffy | RW | L | 34 | 1991 | Skalica, Slovakia |
11 | ![]() |
Lasse Pirjeta | LW | L | 32 | 2002 | Oulu, Finland |
28 | ![]() |
Jani Rita | LW | R | 24 | 1999 | Helsinki, Finland |
36 | ![]() |
Andre Roy | RW | L | 31 | 1994 | Port Chester, New York |
30 | ![]() |
Dany Sabourin | G | L | 25 | 1998 | Val D'or, Quebec |
5 | ![]() |
Rob Scuderi | D | L | 27 | 1998 | Syosset, New York |
43 | ![]() |
Tomas Surovy | LW | L | 24 | 2001 | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
25 | ![]() |
Max Talbot | C | L | 22 | 2002 | LeMoyne, Quebec |
41 | ![]() |
Jocelyn Thibault | G | L | 31 | 1993 | Montreal, Quebec |
37 | ![]() |
Ryan Vandenbussche | RW | R | 33 | 1992 | Simcoe, Ontario |
4 | ![]() |
Noah Welch | D | L | 23 | 2001 | Brighton, Massachusetts |
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Ryan Whitney | D | L | 23 | 2002 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Draft picks
NHL draft
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Sidney Crosby | Center | ![]() |
Rimouski (QMJHL) |
2 | 61 | Michael Gergen | Forward | ![]() |
Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHSW) |
3 | 62 | Kris Letang | Defense | ![]() |
Val d'Or (QMJHL) |
4 | 125 | Tommi Leinonen | Defense | ![]() |
Karpat Jr. (FIN JR.) |
5 | 126 | Tim Crowder | Right Wing | ![]() |
South Surrey (BCHL) |
6 | 194 | Jean-Philippe Paquet | Defense | ![]() |
Shawinigan (QMJHL) |
7 | 195 | Joe Vitale | Center | ![]() |
Sioux Falls (USHL) |
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