2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season
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The 2005–06 Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

was the 13th
Anaheim Ducks seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Anaheim Ducks. This list documents the records and playoff results for all season the Ducks have completed since their inception in 1993....

 season for the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.

2005 Offseason

On June 20, the Ducks hired Brian Burke as their Executive Vice President and General Manager. Other key hirings included Bob Murray
Robert Frederick Murray
Robert Frederick "Bob" Murray is the current general manager of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Murray replaced Brian Burke midseason on November 12, 2008. A former NHL defenceman, Murray played in the NHL from 1975 to 1990 with the Chicago Blackhawks, known as the "Black Hawks"...

 as the club's Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations on July 14 and Randy Carlyle
Randy Carlyle
Randolph Robert Carlyle is a former ice hockey defenceman and formely the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He was raised in Azilda, just northwest of Sudbury, Ontario.-Career:...

 as the Head Coach on August 1.

In the Entry Draft, the Mighty Ducks chose Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan is a winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey.-Playing career:...

 as their first-round pick, second over-all. As the previous season had been cancelled, the draft order was set by lottery. The Ducks, given two balls in the lottery process were likely to go in the middle of the pack, but instead received the second pick, the first going to the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 who chose Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...

.

The Mighty Ducks signed free agent Scott Niedermayer
Scott Niedermayer
Scott Niedermayer is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for two teams: the New Jersey Devils and the Anaheim Ducks. Niedermayer was known for his skating stride, and ability for leading or joining the offensive rush...

, a former Norris Trophy winner. One reason Niedermayer signed, was to play with his brother Rob Niedermayer
Rob Niedermayer
Robert W. Niedermayer, Jr. is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Lugano of the National League A in Switzerland. He also played for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres...

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Preseason

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Regular season

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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="119px" | Ducks Win (2 pts.)
! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="119px" | Ducks Loss (0 pts.)
! bgcolor="bbcaff" width="119px" | Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy, from 15 to 26 February. Twelve teams competed, with Sweden winning the gold medal, Finland winning silver, and the Czech Republic winning bronze. It was the third Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey...


! bgcolor="f2f2f2" width="118px" | OT Loss (1 pt.)
! bgcolor="000078" width="118px" | Clinched Playoffs
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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="202px" | 1st (Pacific Division
Pacific Division (NHL)
The National Hockey League's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. It was formed in 1993 as part of a league realignment...

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! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="202x" | Not in Playoff Position
! bgcolor="bbcaff" width="202px" | In Playoff Position
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Postseason

The Ducks won a seven-game Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) against the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...

. The Ducks next took on and defeated the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 in the Conference Semi-Final. The Ducks then advanced to the Conference Final for the second time in franchise history. The Ducks lost the series four games to one to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

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! bgcolor="bbffbb" width="307px" | Mighty Ducks Win
! bgcolor="ffbbbb" width="307px" | Mighty Ducks Loss
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Player stats

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Plus/minus" | +/-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Power play goals" | PPG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Short-handed goals" | SHG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Game-winning goals" | GWG
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||80 ||40 ||50 ||90 ||44||28||18||0||5
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| align="right" | ||C ||82 ||34 ||51 ||85 ||32||24||13||0||7
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||82 ||13 ||50 ||63 ||96||8||9||0||3
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||81 ||28 ||25 ||53 ||48||-13||12||2||2
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||67 ||19 ||22 ||41 ||69||19||5||1||2
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||76 ||15 ||24 ||39 ||89||-5||4||1||2
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| align="right" | ||C ||57 ||14 ||25 ||39 ||22||6||10||0||1
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| align="right" | ||D ||61 ||8 ||26 ||34 ||41||8||4||0||3
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||79 ||13 ||14 ||27 ||48||2||2||2||5
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||56 ||13 ||12 ||25 ||50||1||4||0||2
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||61 ||6 ||19 ||25 ||46||3||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||76 ||4 ||19 ||23 ||174||6||0||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||82 ||11 ||10 ||21 ||34||-1||0||3||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||34 ||7 ||13 ||20 ||28||1||1||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||78 ||1 ||18 ||19 ||114||17||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||61 ||2 ||16 ||18 ||48||13||1||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||72 ||2 ||6 ||8 ||46||8||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||82 ||1 ||7 ||8 ||91||8||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||23 ||4 ||3 ||7 ||48||-4||2||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||19 ||4 ||3 ||7 ||14||3||2||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||17 ||3 ||3 ||6 ||8||-4||0||0||2
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||39 ||4 ||1 ||5 ||72||-3||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||C ||25 ||2 ||2 ||4 ||31||2||0||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||18 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||8||-4||0||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||23 ||0 ||4 ||4 ||34||2||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||21 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||26||3||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||G ||31 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||4||0||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||D ||1 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||0||1||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||12 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||35||-2||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||5 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||2||-1||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||C ||5 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||2||0||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||G ||60 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||20||0||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||21||0||0||0||0
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! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties/Overtime tie"|T/OT
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots against"|SA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots saved"|SV
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Save percentage"|SV%
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||3381 || 60 || 30 || 15 || 11 || 150 || 2.66 || 2||1692||1542||.911
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| align="right" | ||1575 || 31 || 13 || 12 || 1 || 66 || 2.51 || 1||733||667||.910
|- align="center"
| align="right" | Team: || 4956 || 82 || 43 || 27 || 12 || 216 || 2.62 || 3||2425||2209||.911
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Plus/minus" | +/-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Power play goals" | PPG
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Game-winning goals" | GWG
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| align="right" | ||C ||16 ||3 ||10 ||13 ||14||14||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||16 ||9 ||2 ||11 ||31||9||1||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||2 ||9 ||11 ||14||1||1||1||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||3 ||6 ||9 ||11||0||3||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||13 ||3 ||6 ||9 ||12||10||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||16 ||2 ||7 ||9 ||10||0||2||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||16 ||3 ||5 ||8 ||8||-1||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||C ||16 ||3 ||4 ||7 ||13||-3||2||0||1
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| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||3 ||2 ||5 ||18||10||0||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||2 ||3 ||5 ||23||8||0||0||1
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||16 ||2 ||3 ||5 ||18||2||0||0||2
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||16 ||3 ||1 ||4 ||6||-1||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||C ||16 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||10||-1||1||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||0 ||4 ||4 ||10||2||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||11 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||16||-4||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||LW ||9 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||10||1||0||0||0
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||RW ||3 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||2||0||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||D ||16 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||13||1||0||0||0
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| align="right" | ||G ||6 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||0||0||0||0
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! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shut-outs"| SO
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots against"|SA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots saved"|SV
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Save percentage"|SV%
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||659 || 11 || 6 || 4 || 16 || 1.46 || 3||285||269||.944
|- align="center"
| align="right" | ||318 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 18 || 3.40 || 0||132||114||.864
|- align="center"
| align="right" | Team: || 977 || 16 || 9 || 7 || 34 || 2.09 || 3||417||383||.918
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Milestones

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Trades

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Free Agents

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Claimed from waivers

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Draft picks

The Ducks picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft
2005 NHL Entry Draft
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft.As a lockout cancelled the games of the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years...

, July 30–31, 2005 in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan is a winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey.-Playing career:...


| (RW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

)
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| Owen Sound Attack
Owen Sound Attack
The Owen Sound Attack are a junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League since the year 2000. The Attack are based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 (OHL)
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| Brendan Mikkelson
Brendan Mikkelson
Brendan Mikkelson is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...


| (D)
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| Portland Winter Hawks
Portland Winter Hawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League. They play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum, though typically a few games each season are also played in the...

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| (RW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

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| U.S. National Team Development Program
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| Bobby Bolt
Bobby Bolt
Bobby Bolt is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League....


| (LW)
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| Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team is coached by Todd Gill and Doug Gilmour is the General Manager. The Frontenacs play home games at the K-Rock Centre, which opened in 2008.Team history predates the OHA,...

 (OHL)
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| 5
| 141
| Brian Salcido
Brian Salcido
Brian Michael Salcido is an American professional ice hockey player. He is a member of the Anaheim Ducks organization of the National Hockey League. He is the 23rd California-born hockey player in the NHL and first born and developed player from southern California to play for the Ducks...


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| Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...

 (WCHA)
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| Jean-Philippe Levasseur
Jean-Philippe Levasseur
Jean-Philippe Levasseur is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League . He was selected by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 7th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...


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| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Iamgold Arena...

 (QMJHL)
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See also


Other Anaheim–based teams in 2005–06

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