2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes | |
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Division | 3rd Southeast |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2006–07 record | 40–34–8 |
Home record | 21–16–4 |
Road record | 19–18–4 |
Goals for | 241 |
Goals against | 253 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Rutherford |
Coach | Peter Laviolette |
Captain | Rod Brind'Amour |
Alternate captains | Kevyn Adams (Oct-Jan) Cory Stillman Glen Wesley Ray Whitney (Jan-Apr) |
Arena | RBC Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Justin Williams (33) |
Assists | Rod Brind'Amour (56) |
Points | Ray Whitney (83) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Commodore (113) |
Plus/minus | Glen Wesley (+11) |
Wins | Cam Ward (30) |
Goals against average | Cam Ward (2.93) |
The 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season began as the defending Stanley Cup champions started to defend their title. The Hurricanes did not make any substantial changes to their roster, hoping that their lineup would be enough to get them a repeat as NHL champions. However, due to many factors, including a shortened off-season due to last season's Stanley Cup run, injuries and disappointing performances from the team's young stars (including Eric Staal and Cam Ward), the team failed to qualify for the post-season becoming the first team since the 1995–96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous year.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
3 | 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
4 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast |
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 5–5–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–4–1)
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November: 9–5–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–3–1)
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December: 7–6–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–4–1)
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January: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–2; road: 2–2–0)
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February: 6–6–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 4–2–0)
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March: 6–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
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April: 2–2–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]- 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.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
13 | Ray Whitney | LW | 81 | 32 | 51 | 83 | −5 | 46 |
17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 78 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 7 | 46 |
12 | Eric Staal | C | 82 | 30 | 40 | 70 | −6 | 68 |
11 | Justin Williams | RW | 82 | 33 | 34 | 67 | −11 | 73 |
26 | Erik Cole | LW | 71 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 2 | 76 |
24 | Scott Walker | RW | 81 | 21 | 30 | 51 | −10 | 45 |
22 | Mike Commodore | D | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 113 |
61 | Cory Stillman | LW | 43 | 5 | 22 | 27 | −8 | 24 |
16 | Andrew Ladd | LW | 65 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 46 |
25 | Eric Belanger‡ | C | 56 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −2 | 14 |
59 | Chad LaRose | RW | 80 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −2 | 10 |
45 | David Tanabe | D | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 44 |
27 | Craig Adams | RW | 82 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −9 | 54 |
28 | Andrew Hutchinson | D | 41 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
48 | Anton Babchuk | D | 52 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −6 | 30 |
2 | Glen Wesley | D | 68 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 56 |
7 | Niclas Wallin | D | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 48 |
6 | Bret Hedican | D | 50 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −8 | 36 |
63 | Josef Vasicek† | C | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −6 | 22 |
5 | Frantisek Kaberle | D | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
19 | Trevor Letowski | RW | 61 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −8 | 18 |
8 | Tim Gleason | D | 57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −10 | 57 |
4 | Dennis Seidenberg† | D | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −12 | 2 |
14 | Kevyn Adams‡ | C | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −10 | 17 |
47 | John Grahame | G | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
18 | Ryan Bayda | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
77 | Anson Carter† | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
37 | Keith Aucoin | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
30 | Cam Ward | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
34 | David Gove | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Cam Ward | 60 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 1625 | 167 | 2.93 | .897 | 2 | 3422 |
47 | John Grahame | 28 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 702 | 72 | 2.85 | .897 | 0 | 1515 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Frank J. Selke Trophy | Rod Brind'Amour | [4] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Staal | [5] |
Justin Williams | |||
NHL Second Star of the Week | Rod Brind'Amour (November 19) | [6] | |
Team | Good Guy Award | Mike Commodore | [7] |
Most Valuable Player | Ray Whitney | [7] | |
Steve Chiasson Award | Rod Brind'Amour | [8] |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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600th assist | Rod Brind'Amour | October 13, 2006 | |
1,000th point | Rod Brind'Amour | November 4, 2006 | [9] |
400th goal scored | Rod Brind'Amour | February 17, 2007 | [10] |
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]July 18, 2006 | To Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker |
To Nashville Predators Josef Vasicek |
September 29, 2006 | To Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Eric Belanger |
To Los Angeles Kings Jack Johnson Oleg Tverdovsky |
November 21, 2006 | To Carolina Hurricanes Jakub Petruzalek conditional pick in 2008 |
To New York Rangers Brad Isbister |
November 29, 2006 | To Carolina Hurricanes Mark Flood |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Derrick Walser |
January 8, 2007 | To Carolina Hurricanes Dennis Seidenberg |
To Phoenix Coyotes Kevyn Adams |
February 9, 2007 | To Carolina Hurricanes Josef Vasicek |
To Nashville Predators Eric Belanger |
February 23, 2007 | To Carolina Hurricanes Anson Carter |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th round pick in 2008 |
Free agents acquired
[edit]Free agents lost
[edit]Player | New Team |
F Matt Cullen | New York Rangers |
G Martin Gerber | Ottawa Senators |
F Doug Weight | St. Louis Blues |
D Aaron Ward | New York Rangers |
F Mark Recchi | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Draft picks
[edit]Carolina's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[11]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 63 | Jamie McBain (D) | ![]() |
US National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
3 | 93 | Harrison Reed (RW) | ![]() |
Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
4 | 123 | Bobby Hughes (C) | ![]() |
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
5 | 153 | Stefan Chaput (C) | ![]() |
Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
6 | 183 | Nick Dodge (RW) | ![]() |
Clarkson University (NCAA) |
7 | 213 | Justin Krueger (D) | ![]() |
Cornell University (NCAA) |
References
[edit]- "Carolina Hurricanes 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- "2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Frank J. Selke Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "FAULK, DWYER WIN WRITERS' AWARDS" (PDF). Carolina Hurricanes. April 25, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Williams Selected as Chiasson Award Winner". NHL.com. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Brind'Amour on fire for the Canes". The Globe and Mail. November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
One of those road games was a 3-2 win at Ottawa on Nov. 4 in which Brind'Amour became the 71st player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points.
- ^ "NHL: Carolina 5, Montreal 3 - UPI.com". UPI. February 17, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
Rod Brind'Amour scored twice Saturday night, giving him 400 career goals
- ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.