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2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2005–06
year	2005
Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	2nd
Division	Southeast
DivisionRank	1st
Record	52–22–8
HomeRecord	31–8–2
RoadRecord	21–14–6
GoalsFor	294
GoalsAgainst	260
GeneralManager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Rod Brind'Amour
AltCaptain	Kevyn Adams
Cory Stillman
Glen Wesley
Arena	RBC Center
Attendance	15,596
MinorLeague	Lowell Lock Monsters
Florida Everblades
GoalsLeader	Eric Staal (45)
AssistsLeader	Eric Staal, Cory Stillman (55)
PointsLeader	Eric Staal (100)
PIMLeader	Mike Commodore (138)
PlusMinusLeader	Erik Cole (+19)
WinsLeader	Martin Gerber (38)
GAALeader	Martin Gerber (2.78)
StanleyCup	Yes
ConferenceWin	Yes
DivisionWin	Yes

Cory Stillman Glen Wesley Florida Everblades

The 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 34th season, 27th season in the National Hockey League and eighth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup to win the second championship in franchise history. Their first was in 1973, when the team was known as the New England Whalers and played in the World Hockey Association; the Whalers were the inaugural champions of that league.

Offseason

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

The 2005 NHL entry draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 2005.
The free agency period began on August 1.

Free agency

During the free agent signing period following the end of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Cory Stillman agreed to a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 2, 2005.
On August 6, 2005, Whitney signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL's Eastern Conference, paying him $1.5 million per year.

Regular season

On Friday, April 7, 2006, the Hurricanes scored three short-handed goals in a 4–3 win over the Washington Capitals.

Final standings

Playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes ended the 2005–06 regular season as the winners of the Southeast Division, with 112 points. The Hurricanes received the second seed in the Eastern Conference, just one point behind the Ottawa Senators.

The Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, four games to two. In the second round, the Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils, four games to one. In the Conference Final, the Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres in a game seven to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history. In the Final, the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers in another game seven to claim the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 5, 2005||2–5 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 7, 2005||3–2 SO|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 8, 2005||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 12, 2005||7–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 15, 2005||6–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 20, 2005||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 22, 2005||4–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||4–2–1 || |- |8||October 24, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||5–2–1 || |- |9||October 26, 2005||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||6–2–1 || |- |10||October 28, 2005||8–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||7–2–1 || |- |11||October 29, 2005||5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||8–2–1 ||

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|- |1||April 22, 2006||1–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 1–0 || |- |2||April 24, 2006||5–6 OT || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–0 || |- |3||April 26, 2006||2–1 OT || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–1 || |- |4||April 28, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Series tied 2–2 || |- |5||April 30, 2006||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Hurricanes lead 3–2 || |- |6||May 2, 2006||2–1 OT || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Hurricanes win 4–2 ||

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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 Hurricanes only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
12	C	82	45	55	100	−8	81	25	9	19	28	0	8
11	RW	82	31	45	76	1	60	25	7	11	18	12	34
61	LW	72	21	55	76	−9	32	25	9	17	26	12	14
17	C	78	31	39	70	8	68	25	12	6	18	9	16
26	RW	60	30	29	59	19	54	2	0	0	0	−1	0
13	RW	63	17	38	55	0	42	24	9	6	15	−1	14
8	C	78	25	24	49	4	40	25	4	14	18	2	12
5	D	77	6	38	44	8	46	25	4	9	13	−7	8
6	D	74	5	22	27	11	58	25	2	9	11	6	42
4	D	71	6	19	25	2	62	25	2	3	5	0	18
14	C	82	15	8	23	0	36	25	0	0	0	−4	14
70	D	72	3	20	23	−1	37	5	0	0	0	−1	0
27	RW	67	10	11	21	1	51	25	0	0	0	−4	10
39	C	23	4	9	13	−6	25	23	3	13	16	−3	20
22	D	72	3	10	13	12	138	25	2	2	4	1	33
59	RW	49	1	12	13	7	35	21	0	1	1	−2	10
16	LW	29	6	5	11	0	4	17	2	3	5	0	4
24	D	36	3	8	11	−2	18
2	D	64	2	8	10	10	46	25	0	2	2	1	16
63	C	23	4	5	9	3	8	8	0	0	0	−2	2
7	D	50	4	4	8	2	42	25	1	4	5	3	14
18	RW	20	4	3	7	−8	12	25	7	9	16	−5	18
44	LW	43	4	2	6	−4	40
48	D	22	3	2	5	−2	6
19	RW	16	2	3	5	0	6
30	G	28	0	2	2		0	23	0	1	1		0
29	G	60	0	2	2		4	6	0	0	0		4
18	C	21	1	0	1	1	4
34	C	1	0	1	1	2	0
37	C	7	0	1	1	−4	4
51	D	10	0	1	1	−3	7
36	RW	26	0	0	0	−3	51

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
29	Martin Gerber	60	38	14	6	1719	162	2.78	.906	3	3493	6	1	1	90	13	3.52	.856	1	221
30	Cam Ward	28	14	8	2	773	91	3.68	.882	0	1484	23	15	8	584	47	2.14	.920	2	1320

Awards and honors

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Conn Smythe Trophy	Cam Ward
Frank J. Selke Trophy	Rod Brind'Amour
NHL Second All-Star Team	Eric Staal (Center)
NHL Offensive Player of the Month	Eric Staal (October)
NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Eric Staal (October 31)
Eric Staal (January 16)
Eric Staal (March 6)
Good Guy Award	Aaron Ward	title=FAULK, DWYER WIN WRITERS' AWARDS	url=http://downloads.hurricanes.nhl.com/clips/phwaawards1213.pdf	website=Carolina Hurricanes	access-date=October 29, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408120645/http://downloads.hurricanes.nhl.com/clips/phwaawards1213.pdf	archive-date=April 8, 2019	date=April 25, 2013}}
Most Valuable Player	Eric Staal
Steve Chiasson Award	Rod Brind'Amour

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Niklas Nordgren	October 5, 2005
Cam Ward
Danny Richmond	November 11, 2005
Andrew Ladd	November 20, 2005
Chad LaRose	December 6, 2005
Keith Aucoin	January 23, 2006
David Gove	January 31, 2006

Transactions

The Hurricanes 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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Nashville Predators](2005-06-nashville-predators-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Calgary Flames](2005-06-calgary-flames-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Toronto Maple Leafs](2005-06-toronto-maple-leafs-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes	title='CANES ACQUIRE CONDITIONAL 2006 PICK FROM TORONTO	url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-acquire-conditional-2006-pick-from-toronto/c-470453	website=NHL.com	access-date=December 6, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630212446/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-acquire-conditional-2006-pick-from-toronto/c-470453	archive-date=June 30, 2022	date=July 30, 2005}}
To [Columbus Blue Jackets](2005-06-columbus-blue-jackets-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2005-06-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Washington Capitals](2005-06-washington-capitals-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Phoenix Coyotes](2005-06-phoenix-coyotes-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2005-06-chicago-blackhawks-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [St. Louis Blues](2005-06-st-louis-blues-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes
To [Pittsburgh Penguins](2005-06-pittsburgh-penguins-season)	To Carolina Hurricanes

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Cory Stillman
Keith Aucoin
David Gove
Oleg Tverdovsky
Ray Whitney
Chris Hajt
Vince Bellissimo

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Ed Hill	Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL)
Allan Rourke	New York Islanders
Brad Fast	Los Angeles Kings
Marty Murray	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
Rob Zepp	SaiPa (Liiga)
Jared Newman	Missouri River Otters (UHL)
Jim Henkel	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Sean Curry	Providence Bruins (AHL)
Ryan Bayda	Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Daniel Boisclair	Trois-Rivieres Caron & Guay (LNAH)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Kevin Nastiuk
Matt Cullen
Kevyn Adams
Radim Vrbata
Justin Williams
Jesse Boulerice
Erik Cole
Gordie Dwyer
Colin Forbes
Michael Zigomanis
Pavel Brendl
Bruno St. Jacques
Glen Wesley
Josef Vasicek
Niklas Nordgren
Andrew Ladd
Kevin Estrada
Brett Carson
Daniel Manzato
Justin Peters

Draft picks

Carolina's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	College/Junior/Club team
1	3	Jack Johnson	Defense	U.S. National Team Development Program
2	58	Nate Hagemo	Defense	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3	64	Joe Barnes	Center	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	94	Jakub Vojta	Defense	HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech)
4	123	Ondrej Otcenas	Center/Winger	Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
5	145	Tim Kunes	Center	New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL)
5	159	Risto Korhonen	Winger	Kärpät Jr. (Finnish Jr.)
6	192	Nicolas Blanchard	Center		Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7	198	Kyle Lawson	Defense	U.S. National Team Development Program

Notes

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