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2005–06 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2005–06
year	2005
Team	Minnesota Wild
Record	38–36–8
HomeRecord	23–16–2
RoadRecord	15–20–6
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	11th
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	5th
GoalsFor	231
GoalsAgainst	215
GeneralManager	Doug Risebrough
Coach	Jacques Lemaire
Captain	Rotating
Alex Henry (Oct.)
Filip Kuba (Nov.)
Willie Mitchell (Dec.–Jan.)
Brian Rolston (Feb.)
Wes Walz (Mar.–Apr.)
AltCaptain	Marian Gaborik
Willie Mitchell (Oct.–Nov., Feb.-Mar.)
Brian Rolston (Oct.–Jan., Mar.-Apr.)
Wes Walz (Oct.–Feb.)
Todd White
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance	18,575
MinorLeague	Houston Aeros
GoalsLeader	Marian Gaborik (38)
AssistsLeader	Brian Rolston (45)
PointsLeader	Brian Rolston (79)
PlusMinusLeader	Willie Mitchell (+15)
PIMLeader	Derek Boogaard (158)
WinsLeader	Manny Fernandez (30)
GAALeader	Manny Fernandez (2.29)

Alex Henry (Oct.) Filip Kuba (Nov.) Willie Mitchell (Dec.–Jan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.) Wes Walz (Mar.–Apr.) Willie Mitchell (Oct.–Nov., Feb.-Mar.) Brian Rolston (Oct.–Jan., Mar.-Apr.) Wes Walz (Oct.–Feb.) Todd White The 2005–06 Minnesota Wild season was the team's sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild failed to qualify for the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

The Wild allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL with 55 and had the highest penalty-kill percentage at 87.39%.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 5, 2005||6–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2005–06) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 8, 2005||1–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 9, 2005||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) ||1–1–1 || |- |4||October 12, 2005||6–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||2–1–1 || |- |5||October 14, 2005||3–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 16, 2005||4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 19, 2005||6–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2005–06) ||4–2–1 || |- |8||October 22, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) ||5–2–1 || |- |9||October 23, 2005||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) ||5–3–1 || |- |10||October 25, 2005||1–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||5–4–1 || |- |11||October 28, 2005||1–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) ||5–4–2 || |- |12||October 29, 2005||3–1 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) ||6–4–2 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
12	C	82	34	45	79	14	50
10	RW	65	38	28	66	6	64
96	C	80	17	42	59	3	28
28	C	61	19	21	40	−1	18
25	C	67	12	28	40	−5	54
37	C	82	19	18	37	7	61
32	C	74	14	16	30	1	34
26	D	58	10	18	28	−3	60
9	C	46	5	23	28	−6	12
11	LW	67	10	16	26	−10	40
17	D	65	6	19	25	0	44
21	C	64	6	15	21	−9	40
20	D	57	7	11	18	−12	50
34	D	60	3	15	18	−11	32
19	LW	71	7	9	16	−13	63
8	D	72	4	12	16	−7	32
55	D	79	2	12	14	2	43
27	RW	51	4	8	12	−8	64
2	D	64	2	6	8	15	87
24	LW	65	2	4	6	2	158
41	D	17	1	5	6	0	10
83	RW	19	2	3	5	−4	16
18	RW	15	2	3	5	0	10
36	D	63	0	5	5	−4	73
35	G	58	0	3	3		6
7	C	10	0	1	1	−1	2
23	D	15	0	0	0	−3	22
29	G	3	0	0	0		0
44	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	6
56	D	5	0	0	0	−2	4
30	G	24	0	0	0		6

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
35	Manny Fernandez	58	30	18	7	1612	130	2.29	.919	1	3411
30	Dwayne Roloson	24	6	17	1	759	68	3.00	.910	1	1361
29	Josh Harding	3	2	1	0	83	8	2.59	.904	1	185

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Manny Fernandez (January 2)
Three Star Award	Brian Rolston

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Derek Boogaard	October 5, 2005
Matt Foy
Mikko Koivu	November 5, 2005
Josh Harding	April 4, 2006
Erik Reitz	April 7, 2006

Transactions

The Wild 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 [Ottawa Senators](2005-06-ottawa-senators-season)	To Minnesota Wild
To [Phoenix Coyotes](2005-06-phoenix-coyotes-season)	To Minnesota Wild
To [Edmonton Oilers](2005-06-edmonton-oilers-season)	To Minnesota Wild
To [Dallas Stars](2005-06-dallas-stars-season)	To Minnesota Wild
To [Atlanta Thrashers](2005-06-atlanta-thrashers-season)	To Minnesota Wild	last1=Andresen	first1=Glen	title=Wild Signs Defenseman Petteri Nummelin	url=http://www.wild.com/team/Press.asp?story_id=4800	website=Minnesota Wild	access-date=December 13, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718214914/http://www.wild.com/team/Press.asp?story_id=4800	archive-date=July 18, 2006	date=June 14, 2006}}

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Andrei Nazarov
Scott Ferguson
Kurtis Foster
Daniel Tjarnqvist
Joey Tetarenko
Randy Robitaille
Mattias Weinhandl
Niklas Backstrom
Peter Ratchuk

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Christoph Brandner	Sodertalje SK (SHL)
Matt Johnson
Jason Beckett
Kyle Kettles
Mark Cullen	Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Brunette	Colorado Avalanche
Richard Park	Vancouver Canucks
Raymond Giroux	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)
Jordan Krestanovich	Mora IK (SHL)
Marc Cavosie	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)
Dan Cavanaugh	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)
Kirby Law	Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)
Alexandre Daigle	HC Davos (NLA)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Patrick O'Sullivan
Alexandre Daigle
Roman Voloshenko
Marc Chouinard
Manny Fernandez
Miroslav Kopriva
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Willie Mitchell
Todd White
Andrei Zyuzin
Kyle Wanvig
Rickard Wallin
Peter Olvecky
Clayton Stoner
Stephane Veilleux
Erik Reitz
Manny Fernandez
Danny Irmen
Benoit Pouliot
Petteri Nummelin
Brian Rolston

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Benoit Pouliot	LW		Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2	57	Matt Kassian	LW		Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3	65	Kristofer Westblom	G		Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4	110	Kyle Bailey	C		Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4	122	Morten Madsen	LW		Frölunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
5	129	Anthony Aiello	D		Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)
7	199	Riley Emmerson		RW		Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Notes

References

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(March 8, 2006). "Dwayne Roloson obtained from Minnesota".
(July 1, 2006). "Oilers sign Roloson and Pisani".
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(March 9, 2006). "Wild Acquires Skoula And Belle For Mitchell".
(June 14, 2006). "Wild Signs Defenseman Petteri Nummelin".
(August 2, 2005). "Panthers strike on free agents".
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(August 24, 2005). "Wednesday roundup: Red Wings sign Lilja".
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(June 19, 2006). "Wild Exercises Rolston's 2007-08 Contract Option".
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