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2005–06 Colorado Avalanche season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2005–06
year	2005
Team	Colorado Avalanche
Record	43–30–9
HomeRecord	25–10–6
RoadRecord	18–20–3
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	7th
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	2nd
GoalsFor	283
GoalsAgainst	257
GeneralManager	Pierre Lacroix
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Joe Sakic
AltCaptain	Rob Blake
Steve Konowalchuk
Arena	Pepsi Center
Attendance	18,007
MinorLeague	Lowell Lock Monsters
San Diego Gulls
GoalsLeader	Joe Sakic (32)
Marek Svatos (32)
AssistsLeader	Joe Sakic (55)
PointsLeader	Joe Sakic (87)
PIMLeader	Ian Laperriere (116)
PlusMinusLeader	Milan Hejduk (+13)
WinsLeader	David Aebischer (25)
GAALeader	Peter Budaj (2.86)

Steve Konowalchuk San Diego Gulls Marek Svatos (32) 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. As well as the franchise's 27th season in the National Hockey League and 34th season overall.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 5, 2005||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 8, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 10, 2005||7–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2005–06) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 12, 2005||4–5 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2005–06) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 14, 2005||2–3 SO|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 19, 2005||4–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) ||2–3–1 || |- |7||October 21, 2005||7–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) ||3–3–1 || |- |8||October 22, 2005||4–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||3–4–1 || |- |9||October 25, 2005||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) ||4–4–1 || |- |10||October 27, 2005||6–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||5–4–1 || |- |11||October 29, 2005||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||6–4–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 22, 2006 || 5–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 24, 2006 || 5–4 OT || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 26, 2006 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 28, 2006 || 1–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 30, 2006 || 3–2 OT || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Avalanche win 4–1 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
19	C	82	32	55	87	10	60	9	4	5	9	−1	6
18	LW	71	29	49	78	8	46	9	2	4	6	1	12
15	LW	82	24	39	63	9	48	9	3	6	9	−2	8
23	RW	74	24	34	58	13	24	9	2	6	8	3	2
4	D	81	14	37	51	2	94	9	3	1	4	1	8
40	RW	61	32	18	50	0	60
26	D	82	14	35	49	5	44	9	1	2	3	−1	6
87	C	62	16	30	46	1	32	5	0	2	2	−3	6
14	RW	82	21	24	45	3	116	9	0	1	1	−6	27
53	C	82	9	31	40	−7	51	8	0	1	1	−5	4
71	D	80	10	28	38	1	55	9	0	1	1	−7	4
5	D	80	9	27	36	3	56	9	2	2	4	−2	2
24	LW	81	16	18	34	−2	40	9	0	2	2	−3	2
22	LW	21	6	9	15	5	14	2	0	0	0	−1	4
3	D	82	3	11	14	−7	65	9	0	1	1	−3	10
13	RW	73	5	8	13	−5	48	9	1	1	2	−2	31
12	C	41	3	10	13	0	12	9	1	0	1	−3	6
11	C	45	4	4	8	1	29
6	D	41	1	6	7	2	54
10	LW	54	3	3	6	−14	82	3	0	0	0	−3	0
8	LW	9	2	4	6	−5	4	8	1	3	4	−3	2
34	D	37	1	4	5	5	24	9	0	0	0	−3	4
27	D	53	0	4	4	10	56	1	0	0	0	0	0
38	C	18	2	1	3	−6	2	9	2	3	5	3	20
1	G	43	0	3	3		16
31	G	34	0	1	1		4
20	G	8	0	1	1		2
37	LW	2	0	0	0	0	14
60	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.*

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
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	League
(in-season)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	David Aebischer (January 9)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Wojtek Wolski	October 5, 2005
Peter Budaj	October 8, 2005
Brad Richardson	November 27, 2005
Vitali Kolesnik	December 7, 2005

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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Washington Capitals](2005-06-washington-capitals-season)	To Colorado Avalanche
To [Calgary Flames](2005-06-calgary-flames-season)	To Colorado Avalanche	title=Skrastins Under Contract; Avalanche Acquires A Seventh-Round Draft Choice In 2006	url=http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/archivedetails.asp?ID=332	website=Colorado Avalanche	access-date=December 12, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322212718/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/archivedetails.asp?ID=332	archive-date=March 22, 2006	date=August 9, 2005}}
To [Montreal Canadiens](2005-06-montreal-canadiens-season)	To Colorado Avalanche
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2005-06-chicago-blackhawks-season)	To Colorado Avalanche
To [San Jose Sharks](2005-06-san-jose-sharks-season)	To Colorado Avalanche	title=Avalanche Acquires Defensive Prospect	url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-acquires-defensive-prospect/c-426524	website=NHL.com	access-date=December 12, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703005102/https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-acquires-defensive-prospect/c-426524	archive-date=July 3, 2022	date=June 1, 2006}}

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Patrice Brisebois
Pierre Turgeon
Brad May
Andrew Brunette
Paul Healey
Vitali Kolesnik
Curtis Leschyshyn
Dan DaSilva
Mitch Love

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
D. J. Smith
Mathieu Darche
Andre Savage
Chris Gratton
Sergei Klyazmin
Adam Foote
Peter Forsberg
Dennis Bonvie
Jeff Ulmer
Vincent Damphousse
Agris Saviels
Darby Hendrickson
Peter Worrell
Chris Bala
Curtis Leschyshyn
Mikko Viitanen
Bob Boughner

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Kurt Sauer
Alex Tanguay
Milan Hejduk
Karlis Skrastins
Jeff Finger
Dan Hinote
Marek Svatos
David Aebischer
Peter Budaj
Brett Clark
Tom Lawson
John-Michael Liles
Wojtek Wolski
Michael Vernace

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	34	Ryan Stoa	US NTDP (NAHL)
2	44	Paul Stastny	University of Denver (WCHA)
2	47	Tom Fritsche	Ohio State University (CCHA)
2	52	Chris Durand	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	88	T. J. Hensick	University of Michigan (CCHA)
4	124	Ray Macias	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6	166	Jason Lynch	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	168	Justin Mercier	US NTDP (NAHL)
7	222	Kyle Cumiskey	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Notes

References

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