2006–07 Calgary Flames season

2006–07 Calgary Flames
Division3rd Northwest
Conference8th Western
2006–07 record43–29–10
Home record30–9–2
Road record13–20–8
Goals for258 (T-6th)
Goals against226 (11th)
Team information
General managerDarryl Sutter
CoachJim Playfair
CaptainJarome Iginla
Alternate captainsRobyn Regehr
Rhett Warrener (Feb.–Apr.)
Stephane Yelle
ArenaPengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance19,289 (6th)
Team leaders
GoalsJarome Iginla (39)
AssistsAlex Tanguay (59)
PointsJarome Iginla (94)
Penalty minutesDion Phaneuf (98)
Plus/minusRobyn Regehr (+27)
WinsMiikka Kiprusoff (40)
Goals against averageMiikka Kiprusoff (2.46)

The 2006–07 Calgary Flames season began with a great deal of promise following the acquisition of top forward Alex Tanguay from the Colorado Avalanche. The other major off-season news was that Darryl Sutter promoted his assistant coach, Jim Playfair, to head coach as Sutter stayed with the team as general manager only.[1]

A pre-season favorite to win the National Hockey League's Northwest Division,[2][3] the Flames struggled out of the gate in October before a six-game winning streak, and a franchise record ten consecutive home wins in November and December,[4] brought the Flames back into contention in the tight Northwest Division.

Jarome Iginla and Kris Draper taking a faceoff in game 4 of the Conference Quarterfinal.

A January crash proved that the Flames were unable to live up to the pre-season hype. Hoping to rejuvenate the team, GM Sutter orchestrated a trade with the Los Angeles Kings to bring Craig Conroy back to the team.[5] However, there was a lack of passion even after the mid-season shake-up.[6] The Flames struggled to an eighth-place finish in the Western Conference, having to stave off a furious challenge for the final playoff spot by Colorado. The Flames entered the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a first-round match-up against the Detroit Red Wings, falling in six games to the Red Wings.

The lackluster season and poor playoff performance led to widespread criticism of rookie head coach Jim Playfair.[7] TSN analyst Bob McKenzie even suggested replacing Playfair after game two of the Flames playoff series against Detroit.[8] Following the season, however, several players defended their coach.[9] Despite this, Playfair was relieved of his duties prior to the 2007–08 season.

Regular season

Two Flames were named to the roster for the 2007 All Star Game: goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff and defenceman Dion Phaneuf. It was the first appearance for both. Jarome Iginla would have been named to the team as well, but his knee injury kept him out of the game.[10]

On February 3, 2007, the Flames made history by having young Cree singer Akina Shirt perform "O Canada" in Woodlands Cree, the first time the national anthem had ever been performed in an Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event.[11]

On February 6, the Flames retired Mike Vernon's #30. Vernon, who was instrumental in the Flames trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986 and their Cup victory in 1989 became the second Flame to have his number raised to the rafters, preceded only by Lanny McDonald.[12]

The Flames entered the stretch drive by re-acquiring fan favorite, and former Flame, Craig Conroy in a deal with the Los Angeles Kings,[13] then by completing a significant trade with the Boston Bruins, acquiring defenceman Brad Stuart along with Wayne Primeau for Chuck Kobasew and Andrew Ference.[14]

On February 24, Jarome Iginla scored his 315th career goal, moving him past Joe Nieuwendyk into second on the Flames all-time goal scoring list. Theoren Fleury was the Flames all-time leading scorer at 364 goals.[15] Miikka Kiprusoff broke Dan Bouchard's franchise record for career shutouts as a Flame when he recorded his 21st in a 1–0 shootout victory against the Minnesota Wild on March 27.[16]

The Flames were not shut out in any of their 82 regular-season games.[17]

Season standings

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 49 26 7 222 201 105
2 7 Minnesota Wild 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
3 8 Calgary Flames 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
4 9 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
5 12 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 43 7 195 248 71

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[18]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z-Detroit Red Wings CE 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 y-Anaheim Ducks PA 82 48 20 14 258 208 110
3 y-Vancouver Canucks NW 82 49 26 7 222 201 105
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
5 San Jose Sharks PA 82 51 26 5 258 199 107
6 Dallas Stars PA 82 50 25 7 226 197 107
7 Minnesota Wild NW 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
8 Calgary Flames NW 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
8.5
9 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
10 St. Louis Blues CE 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
11 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
12 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 43 7 195 248 71
13 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 31 42 9 201 258 71
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 27 41 14 227 283 68
15 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 46 5 216 284 67

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division


Playoffs

The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Calgary entered the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the 8th seed in the Western Conference and started on the road against the top ranked Detroit Red Wings.[19] The Flames were unable to defend against the Wings' ferocious attack, with goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff facing an average of 42 shots per game during the series as Calgary fell to Detroit in six games.[20]

Game five, in Detroit, ended with a series of nasty incidents as the Flames' frustration got the better of them. Upset with Detroit's constant bumping of Miikka Kiprusoff throughout the series, and angry with what they believed was an illegal, low-bridge hit by Brett Lebda on Daymond Lankow late in the 5–1 loss, the Flames lashed out. First Langkow delivered a quick punch to the face of Lebda following that hit, and later backup goaltender Jamie McLennan delivered a two-handed slash to Wings forward Johan Franzen after only being in goal for eighteen seconds. McLennan received a match penalty for the slash, and was suspended five games by the NHL. Head coach Jim Playfair was fined $25,000, and the Flames organization $100,000.[21] Franzen would exact a measure of revenge for the hit in game six by scoring the winning goal in double overtime that eliminated the Flames.[20]

The Flames were not shut out in any of their 6 playoff games.[17]

Schedule and results

Regular season

2006–07 regular season[17]
October: 3–6–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 5 Calgary 1 – 3 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 7 Edmonton 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 9 San Jose 4 – 1 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 12 Calgary 1 – 0 Ottawa Kiprusoff 18,404 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 14 Calgary 4 – 5 Toronto OT Kiprusoff 19,338 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 17 Calgary 4 – 5 Montreal Kiprusoff 21,273 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 19 Calgary 2 – 3 Boston Kiprusoff 17,565 2–4–1 5 Recap
8 October 24 Phoenix 1 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 October 28 Nashville 3 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 3–5–1 7 Recap
10 October 30 Washington 4 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 3–6–1 7 Recap
November: 8–4–1 (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 1 Calgary 2 – 3 Detroit Kiprusoff 20,066 3–7–1 7 Recap
12 November 3 Calgary 4 – 5 Columbus SO McLennan 16,103 3–7–2 8 Recap
13 November 4 Calgary 3 – 2 St. Louis Kiprusoff 12,097 4–7–2 10 Recap
14 November 7 Dallas 1 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 5–7–2 12 Recap
15 November 10 Anaheim 0 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 6–7–2 14 Recap
16 November 11 Calgary 3 – 2 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 7–7–2 16 Recap
17 November 14 St. Louis 0 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 8–7–2 18 Recap
18 November 17 Detroit 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 9–7–2 20 Recap
19 November 21 Calgary 1 – 2 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 9–8–2 20 Recap
20 November 22 Chicago 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 10–8–2 22 Recap
21 November 25 Calgary 1 – 3 Los Angeles Kiprusoff 17,043 10–9–2 22 Recap
22 November 26 Calgary 3 – 5 Anaheim McLennan 17,174 10–10–2 22 Recap
23 November 28 Colorado 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 11–10–2 24 Recap
December: 8–4–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 1 Columbus 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 12–10–2 26 Recap
25 December 5 Carolina 0 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 13–10–2 28 Recap
26 December 7 Calgary 2 – 3 Minnesota OT Kiprusoff 18,568 13–10–3 29 Recap
27 December 9 Vancouver 3 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 14–10–3 31 Recap
28 December 12 Minnesota 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 15–10–3 33 Recap
29 December 14 Calgary 1 – 3 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 15–11–3 33 Recap
30 December 16 Calgary 6 – 3 Phoenix Kiprusoff 15,551 16–11–3 35 Recap
31 December 18 Calgary 1 – 4 Anaheim Kiprusoff 17,174 16–12–3 35 Recap
32 December 19 Calgary 5 – 3 Los Angeles McLennan 17,247 17–12–3 37 Recap
December 21 Calgary PPD† Colorado
33 December 23 Calgary 1 – 4 San Jose Kiprusoff 17,496 17–13–3 37 Recap
34 December 26 Vancouver 3 – 1 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 17–14–3 37 Recap
35 December 27 Calgary 5 – 6 Vancouver OT Kiprusoff 18,630 17–14–4 38 Recap
36 December 29 Los Angeles 4 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 18–14–4 40 Recap
37 December 31 Edmonton 2 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 19–14–4 42 Recap
†December 21 game @ Colorado was postponed due to a snowstorm in Denver. It was the first postponement of a game in Flames franchise history.
January: 8–3–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
38 January 2 Vancouver 3 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 19–15–4 42 Recap
39 January 4 Florida 4 – 5 Calgary OT McLennan 19,289 20–15–4 44 Recap
40 January 6 Dallas 2 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 21–15–4 46 Recap
41 January 9 Minnesota 0 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 22–15–4 48 Recap
42 January 11 Calgary 7 – 3 Colorado Kiprusoff 18,007 23–15–4 50 Recap
43 January 13 Edmonton 1 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 24–15–4 52 Recap
44 January 15 Calgary 3 – 5 Nashville Kiprusoff 12,011 24–16–4 52 Recap
45 January 17 Calgary 2 – 4 Dallas Kiprusoff 18,532 24–17–4 52 Recap
46 January 19 Anaheim 2 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 25–17–4 54 Recap
47 January 20 Calgary 4 – 0 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 26–17–4 56 Recap
48 January 26 Calgary 1 – 2 Minnesota SO Kiprusoff 15,568 26–17–5 57 Recap
49 January 28 Calgary 3 – 4 Chicago OT Kiprusoff 11,182 26–17–6 58 Recap
50 January 30 Los Angeles 1–4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 27–17–6 60 Recap
February: 7–4–3 (home: 7–1–1; road: 0–3–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 2 Columbus 2 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 28–18–6 62 Recap
52 February 3 Vancouver 3 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 29–18–6 64 Recap
53 February 6 Chicago 3 – 2 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 29–18–7 65 Recap
54 February 8 Calgary 1 – 2 Columbus McLennan 15,739 29–19–7 65 Recap
55 February 10 Calgary 2 – 3 Buffalo SO Kiprusoff 18,690 29–19–8 66 Recap
56 February 11 Calgary 4 – 7 Detroit McLennan 20,066 29–20–8 66 Recap
57 February 13 Atlanta 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 30–20–8 68 Recap
58 February 15 Colorado 7 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 30–21–8 68 Recap
59 February 17 Colorado 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 31–21–8 70 Recap
60 February 20 Calgary 3 – 4 Colorado Kiprusoff 17,623 31–22–8 70 Recap
61 February 22 Calgary 2 – 3 Phoenix OT Kiprusoff 15,805 31–22–9 71 Recap
62 February 24 San Jose 4 – 7 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 32–22–9 73 Recap
63 February 26 Phoenix 2 – 5 Calgary McLennan 19,289 33–22–9 75 Recap
64 February 28 Minnesota 1 – 2 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 34–22–9 77 Recap
March: 9–4–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 6–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 3 Calgary 4 – 2 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 35–22–9 79 Recap
66 March 6 Calgary 4 – 2 St. Louis Kiprusoff 12,166 36–22–9 81 Recap
67 March 8 Calgary 3 – 6 Nashville Kiprusoff 15,515 36–23–9 81 Recap
68 March 10 Tampa Bay 3 – 2 Calgary OT Kiprusoff 19,289 36–23–10 82 Recap
69 March 12 St. Louis 4 – 5 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 37–23–10 84 Recap
70 March 14 Calgary 2 – 3 Colorado Kiprusoff 17,426 37–24–10 84 Recap
71 March 15 Calgary 2 – 4 Dallas McLennan 18,532 37–25–10 84 Recap
72 March 17 Minnesota 4 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 37–26–10 84 Recap
73 March 20 Detroit 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 38–26–10 86 Recap
74 March 22 Nashville 2 – 3 Calgary OT Kiprusoff 19,289 39–26–10 88 Recap
75 March 25 Calgary 3 – 2 Chicago Kiprusoff 10,178 40–26–10 90 Recap
76 March 27 Calgary 1 – 0 Minnesota SO Kiprusoff 18,568 41–26–10 92 Recap
77 March 29 Calgary 4 – 2 Minnesota Kiprusoff 18,568 42–26–10 94 Recap
78 March 31 Calgary 3 – 2 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 43–26–10 96 Recap
April: 0–4–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 0–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 3 Colorado 4 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 43–27–10 96 Recap
80 April 5 Calgary 3 – 4 San Jose Kiprusoff 17,496 43–28–10 96 Recap
81 April 7 Edmonton 3 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 43–29–10 96 Recap
82 April 8† Calgary 3 – 6 Colorado McClennan 17,551 43–29–10 96 Recap
†Makeup date for the December 21 postponement
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[17]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Detroit Red Wings (1) – Red Wings win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 Calgary 1 – 4 Detroit Kiprusoff 19,204 Detroit leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 15 Calgary 1 – 3 Detroit Kiprusoff 19,751 Detroit leads 2–0 Recap
3 April 17 Detroit 2 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Detroit leads 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 Detroit 2 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 21 Calgary 1 – 5 Detroit Kiprusoff 19,340 Detroit leads 3–2 Recap
6 April 22 Detroit 2 – 1 Calgary 2OT Kiprosoff 19,289 Detroit wins 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Flames only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Jarome Iginla RW 70 39 55 94 12 40 6 2 2 4 −2 12
40 Alex Tanguay LW 81 22 59 81 12 44 6 1 3 4 −2 8
20 Kristian Huselius LW 81 34 43 77 21 26 6 0 2 2 −4 4
22 Daymond Langkow C 81 33 44 77 23 44 6 2 2 4 −3 4
3 Dion Phaneuf D 79 17 33 50 10 98 6 1 0 1 −4 7
18 Matthew Lombardi C 81 20 26 46 10 48 6 1 1 2 −1 0
4 Roman Hamrlik D 75 7 31 38 22 88 6 0 1 1 −3 8
10 Tony Amonte RW 81 10 20 30 −4 40 6 0 1 1 −1 0
11 Stephane Yelle C 56 10 14 24 5 32 6 0 0 0 −3 2
24 Craig Conroy† C 28 8 13 21 10 18 6 1 1 2 −1 8
28 Robyn Regehr D 78 2 19 21 27 75 1 0 0 0 −1 0
58 David Moss LW 41 10 8 18 5 12 6 0 1 1 −3 0
19 Chuck Kobasew‡ RW 40 4 13 17 7 37 — — — — — —
5 Mark Giordano D 48 7 8 15 7 36 4 1 0 1 −1 0
26 Marcus Nilson LW 63 5 10 15 7 27 6 0 0 0 −3 2
15 Byron Ritchie C 64 8 6 14 3 68 1 0 0 0 0 10
16 Jeff Friesen LW 72 6 6 12 −2 34 5 0 0 0 −1 2
21 Andrew Ference‡ D 54 2 10 12 7 66 — — — — — —
44 Rhett Warrener D 62 4 6 10 6 67 6 0 0 0 −3 10
19 Wayne Primeau† C 27 3 4 7 −2 36 6 0 2 2 −1 14
7 Andrei Zyuzin D 49 1 5 6 −2 30 5 1 0 1 0 2
6 Brad Stuart† D 27 0 5 5 12 18 6 0 1 1 −3 6
41 Dustin Boyd C 13 2 2 4 5 4 — — — — — —
24 Jamie Lundmark‡ C 39 0 4 4 −4 31 — — — — — —
49 Richie Regehr D 6 1 1 2 −1 0 — — — — — —
17 Eric Godard RW 19 0 1 1 0 50 — — — — — —
8 Brad Ference D 5 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
39 Carsen Germyn C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 David Hale† D 11 0 0 0 −2 10 2 0 0 0 −1 6
34 Miikka Kiprusoff G 74 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0
57 Tomi Maki RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
25 Darren McCarty RW 32 0 0 0 −3 58 — — — — — —
29 Jamie McLennan G 9 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 12
37 Brandon Prust C 10 0 0 0 1 25 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 Miikka Kiprusoff 74 40 24 9 2190 181 2.46 .917 7 4419 6 2 4 255 18 2.82 .929 0 384
29 Jamie McLennan 9 3 5 1 304 32 3.60 .895 0 533 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0 0:18

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Miikka Kiprusoff [22]
Dion Phaneuf
NHL First Star of the Month Jarome Iginla (December) [23]
NHL First Star of the Week Miikka Kiprusoff (April 1) [24]
NHL Second Star of the Week Miikka Kiprusoff (November 12) [24]
Miikka Kiprusoff (January 14) [24]
NHL Third Star of the Week Jarome Iginla (December 17) [24]
Team J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award Stephane Yelle
Molson Cup Miikka Kiprusoff [25]
Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award Rhett Warrener [26]

Records

  • 10 game home winning streak (November 7 – December 12); previous record was 9, set five times.[4]
  • 21 career shutouts as a Flame: Miikka Kiprusoff (March 27 at Minnesota).[16]

Milestones

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[31]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To Calgary Flames
To Colorado Avalanche
[32]
January 29, 2007 (2007-01-29) To Calgary Flames
To Los Angeles Kings
[33]
February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) To Calgary Flames
To Boston Bruins
[35]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Calgary Flames
To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 2007
 [36]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Andrei Zyuzin Minnesota Wild multi-year Free agency [37]
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) Jeff Friesen Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [38][39]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Jamie McLennan Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [40]
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Brad Ference New Jersey Devils Free agency [41]
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) Eric Godard New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [42]
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) Brad Cole Saskatoon Blades (WHL) Free agency [43]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Cale Hulse[c] Contract expiration (III) [44]
Mike Leclerc[d] Contract expiration (III) [44]
Darren Lynch[e] Contract expiration (UFA) [44]
Bryan Marchment[f] Contract expiration (III) [44]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Shean Donovan Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [49]
July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) Chris Simon New York Islanders Free agency (III) [50]
August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) Craig MacDonald Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [51]
August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25) Lynn Loyns Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (VI) [52]
September 3, 2006 (2006-09-03) Brantt Myhres Newcastle Vipers (EIHL) Free agency (III) [53]
September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23) Brian Boucher Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [54]
N/A Zenith Komarniski Lamont Bruins (NCHL) Free agency (VI) [55]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) Alex Tanguay 3-year Re-signing [39]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Tim Ramholt Entry-level [56]
August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) Matthew Lombardi Re-signing [57]
August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) Carsen Germyn Re-signing [58]
September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) Andrei Taratukhin 2-year Entry-level [59]
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) Andrew Ference 3-year Extension [60]
December 18, 2006 (2006-12-18) Dan Ryder Entry-level [61]
December 31, 2006 (2006-12-31) J. D. Watt Entry-level [62]
January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02) Kevin Lalande Entry-level [63]
January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18) Leland Irving Entry-level [64]
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) Gord Baldwin Entry-level [43]
Matt Keetley Entry-level [43]
Matt Pelech Entry-level [43]
Brett Sutter Entry-level [43]
June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) Matthew Lombardi 3-year Extension [65]
Marcus Nilson 2-year Extension [65]

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[66] The Flames picked 26th overall for the second consecutive draft.

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 26 Leland Irving  Canada G Everett Silvertips (WHL 13 3–4–4, 3.25 GAA, .902Sv%
3 87 John Armstrong  Canada C/RW Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 89 Aaron Marvin  United States F Warroad (USHS-MN)
4 118 Hugo Carpentier  Canada C Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5 149 Juuso Puustinen  Finland RW Kalpa Jr.
6 179 Jordan Fulton  United States C Breck (USHS-MN)
7 187 Devin DiDiomete  Canada LW Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 209 Per Johnsson  Sweden F Farjestad Jr.
Statistics are updated to the end of the 2013–14 NHL season. † denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2013–14.

Farm teams

Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The 2006–07 AHL season was the second for the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. The Knights finished a top the Western Conference standings, winning the West Division with a 49–25–5–1 record, earning their first playoff appearance.[67] Omaha was upset in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs by the Iowa Stars, however, losing four games to two.

Following the season, rumours swirled around the future of the team, which ranked at or near the bottom of league attendance in its first two seasons, and lost us$4 million over two years.[68] The rumour would quickly be confirmed as the Flames announced that the team was leaving Nebraska for the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois to become the Quad City Flames for the 2007–08 season.[69]

Las Vegas Wranglers

The Las Vegas Wranglers finished the 2006–07 ECHL season as the league's top club with a 46–12–1–8 record. Their 106 points narrowly edged out the 105 point total of the Alaska Aces.[70] The Wranglers swept the Phoenix RoadRunners in their first round, but were upset by the Idaho Steelheads in the second, falling four games to two.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Condition met. Calgary received the pick since Stuart did not re-sign with them and instead signed with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent on July 3, 2007.[34]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[44]
  3. ^ Hulse retired.[45]
  4. ^ Leclerc retired.[46]
  5. ^ Lynch retired.[47]
  6. ^ Marchment retired.[48]

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