2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2005–06
Team=Columbus Blue Jackets
Conference=Western
ConferenceRank=13th
Division=Central
DivisionRank=3rd
Record=35–43–4
HomeRecord=23–18–0
RoadRecord=12–25–4
GoalsFor=223
GoalsAgainst=279
GeneralManager=Doug MacLean
Coach=Gerard Gallant
Captain=Luke Richardson (Oct-Nov)
Adam Foote (Dec-Apr)
Arena=Nationwide Arena
Attendance=16,796 (92.6%)
GoalsLeader=Rick Nash (31)
AssistsLeader=David Vyborny (43)
PointsLeader=David Vyborny (65)
PIMLeader=Jody Shelley (163)
WinsLeader=Marc Denis (21)
GAALeader=Martin Prusek (3.22)

The 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio. The team's final position in the standings was hampered by a slow start that resulted from losing a number of key players, including goals leader Rick Nash, to injury. Once these players returned to the roster, the team had one of the strongest second halves in the league. Despite the strong finish, the Blue Jackets finished outside of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. However, the strong finish did lead to raised expectations for the 2006–07 season.

Regular season

eason standings

December

March

"Final Season Stats"

*Stats reflect games played with Columbus only.

Goaltending

"Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Free agents lost

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The Blue Jackets picked 6th in odd rounds, 25th in even rounds.

* Kirill Starkov became a Danish citizen in the summer of 2006. [ [http://www.statsrevisorerne.dk/Samling/20051/lovforslag/L226/som_vedtaget.htm 2005–06 – L 226 (som vedtaget): Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse ] ]

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the sixth season.

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their sixth season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

ee also

*2005–06 NHL season
*2005–06 NHL transactions
*2005 NHL Entry Draft

References

*Player stats: [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=new_his_20052006 Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History] on bluejackets.nhl.com
*Game log: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=cls&season=2006 Columbus Blue Jackets game log] on espn.com
*Team standings: [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=new_his_20052006 Columbus Blue Jackets - News - Columbus Hockey History] on bluejackets.nhl.com
*Free agent signings: [http://proicehockey.about.com/od/nhlfreeagents/a/05_free_agents_2.htm 2005 NHL Free Agents] on proicehockey.about.com

Goaltenders:

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Defensemen

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Forwards

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