2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins
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
Arena Mellon Arena
Average attendance 15,804[1]
Team leaders
Goals Sidney Crosby (39)
Assists Sidney Crosby (63)
Points Sidney Crosby (102)
Penalties in minutes Brooks Orpik (124)
Plus/minus Colby Armstrong (15)
Wins Marc-Andre Fleury (13)
Goals against average Marc-Andre Fleury (3.25)
<2004–05 2006–07>

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.

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Offseason

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Pre-season

Pre-season: 2–5–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)

Regular season

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Sidney Crosby with the Penguins.

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

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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

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Eastern Conference[10]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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 8 242 229 101
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
October: 1–5–5 (Home: 1–3–2 ; Road: 0–2–3), 7 Points
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–4–0), 13 Points
December: 3–5–2 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 0–4–0), 8 Points
January: 2–11–2 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 1–6–2), 6 Points
February: 2–4–1 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–1), 5 Points
March: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 2–3–0), 11 Points
April: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 1–4–1), 8 Points
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 50 45 2809 13 27 6 152 3.25 1485 .898 1 0 1 0
Sebastien Caron 26 23 1312 8 9 5 87 3.98 733 .881 1 0 1 0
Jocelyn Thibault 16 13 806 1 9 3 60 4.46 484 .876 0 0 0 2
Dany Sabourin 1 1 20 0 1 0 4 11.43 14 .714 0 0 0 0
Totals 82 4947 22 46 14 303 3.67 2716 .888 2 0 2 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Team. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

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.[11]
  • 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:[12]

Trades

August 10, 2005[13] To Chicago Blackhawks:
2006 fourth-round pick (#95–Ben Shutron)		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Jocelyn Thibault
September 9, 2005 To Nashville Predators:
Kris Beech		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Conditional draft pick
2006 fourth-round pick (#116–Derrick LaPoint)
December 9, 2005 To St. Louis Blues:
Steve Poapst		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Eric Boguniecki
January 18, 2006[14] To Florida Panthers:
2006 sixth-round pick (#155–Peter Aston)		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Eric Cairns
January 26, 2006[15] To Edmonton Oilers:
Dick Tarnstrom		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Jani Rita
Cory Cross
March 9, 2006 To Detroit Red Wings:
Cory Cross		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
2007 fourth-round pick (#118–Alex Grant)
March 9, 2006[16] To Carolina Hurricanes:
Mark Recchi		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Niklas Nordgren
Krys Kolanos
2007 second-round pick (#141–Kevin Marshall)
March 9, 2006 To Florida Panthers:
Ric Jackman		 To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Petr Taticek

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
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[21] 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[22] August 29, 2005 1-year/$1.6M contract
Sidney Crosby[23] 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
Kevin Stevens September 2, 2005 Hired as scout
Ed Olczyk[24] December 15, 2005 Fired as head coach
John Welday December 15, 2005 Fired as strength & conditioning coach
Randy Hillier[24] December 15, 2005 Fired as assistant coach
Shane Clifford December 15, 2005 Fired as goaltending coach
Joe Mullen[24] December 15, 2005 Fired as assistant coach
Michel Therrien[25] 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[26] January 18, 2006 Retired
Mario Lemieux[27] January 24, 2006 Retired
Craig Patrick[28] April 20, 2006 Fired as GM
Ray Shero[29] May 25, 2006 Hired as GM, 5-year contract

Roster

Pittsburgh Penguins Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

NHL draft

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Sidney Crosby Center  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2 61 Michael Gergen Forward  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN)
3 62 Kris Letang Defence  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 125 Tommi Leinonen Defence  Finland Karpat Jr. (Finland)
5 126 Tim Crowder Right winger  Canada South Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
6 194 Jean-Philippe Paquet Defence  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 195 Joe Vitale Center  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

References

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