2005–06 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 2005–06 WHL season WHL 40th logo.JPG #BBBBBB #FFFFFF WHL 40th anniversary logo Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season September, 2005 – March, 2006 Playoffs March – May, 2006 Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Gilbert Brule (Giants) Vancouver Giants (1) Moose Jaw Warriors 20 Shaw TV Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Medicine Hat Tigers (2) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Justin Pogge (Calgary Hitmen) Bob Clarke Trophy Troy Brouwer (Moose Jaw Warriors) WHL 2004–05 2006–07 2005–06 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey September 2005 – May 2006 58 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 2 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) The 2005–06 WHL season was the 40th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Vancouver Giants won their first President's Cup, defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2006 Memorial Cup tournament. The Medicine Hat Tigers won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record for the first time since 1985–86. League notes Following changes introduced by the National Hockey League following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the WHL announced that it would adopt many of the new rules put in place by the National Hockey League this season to increase scoring, including:2005-08-22 WHL Adopts Several Rule Changes for 2005-06 Season http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=3151&showToc=1& dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011344/http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=3151&showToc=1& 2007-09-27 Western Hockey League Shootouts: Ties no longer possible, with games tied at the end of overtime proceeding to a shootout. Shootout losses count as one point in the standings. Tighter standards of officiating, especially as it relates to obstruction fouls. Introduction of the goaltender restriction zone, or the "trapezoid". Goaltenders are forbidden from playing the puck in the corners behind the goal line. A violation will merit a two-minute delay of game penalty. Tag-up offside rule will be used. The centre-ice red line will no longer be considered for the purpose of determining an offside (two-line) pass. Any player who shoots the puck over the glass and out of play from their defensive zone will receive a delay of game penalty. Any team called for icing the puck from within their defensive zone will not be permitted a line change. Unlike the NHL, any team that ices the puck from their half of the neutral zone will be permitted to change. The WHL did not immediately modify the goal and blue lines to increase the size of the offensive zones like the NHL, as the league felt that the teams did not have enough time to modify their arenas. Only the Calgary Hitmen, sharing an arena with the NHL's Calgary Flames, played using the new alignment. The new standard was to be employed by the remaining teams beginning in the 2006–07 season. Internet broadcasts On September 14, 2005, Commissioner Ron Robison announced the league's intention to broadcast the entire 2005–06 season and playoffs live online on a pay-per-view basis.WHL Announces New Internet Streaming Agreement – LIVE Internet Broadcasts – Prince George Cougars https://pgcougars.com/whl-announces-new-internet-streaming-agreement-live-internet-broadcasts/ 2022-05-10 en-CA Partnering with streaming media company INSINC, this marked the first time in WHL history that fans, media and scouts were able to watch WHL action online. Regular season Final standings Eastern Conference main WL OT East Division no yes yes yes no before 2 1 qualified for playoffs MOO Moose Jaw Warriors x SAS Saskatoon Blades x REG Regina Pats x BRA Brandon Wheat Kings x PRI Prince Albert Raiders 44 20 5 3 278 205 41 25 2 4 232 217 40 27 1 4 236 234 30 32 6 4 218 259 25 36 1 10 167 228 complete main WL OT Central Division no yes yes yes no before 2 1 qualified for playoffs MED Medicine Hat Tigers x CAL Calgary Hitmen x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes x SWI Swift Current Broncos x RED Red Deer Rebels 47 16 1 8 257 171 47 18 3 4 195 155 27 36 3 6 195 250 24 34 6 8 175 242 26 40 1 5 166 220 complete Western Conference main WL OT B.C. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 1 qualified for playoffs VAN Vancouver Giants x KEL Kelowna Rockets x KOO Kootenay Ice x PRI Prince George Cougars x KAM Kamloops Blazers 47 19 0 6 252 156 46 22 1 3 243 188 45 23 1 3 233 177 35 31 2 4 195 195 34 33 2 3 179 196 complete main WL OT U.S. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 1 qualified for playoffs EVE Everett Silvertips x SEA Seattle Thunderbirds x POR Portland Winter Hawks x TRI Tri-City Americans x SPO Spokane Chiefs 40 27 2 3 203 158 35 31 1 5 186 211 32 32 3 5 204 258 30 35 4 3 188 221 25 39 5 3 193 254 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Troy Brouwer Moose Jaw Warriors 72 49 53 102 122 Adam Cracknell Kootenay Ice 72 42 51 93 85 Ian McDonald Tri-City Americans 71 37 55 92 16 Dustin Boyd Moose Jaw Warriors 64 48 42 90 34 Justin Keller Kelowna Rockets 72 51 37 88 82 Blair Jones Moose Jaw Warriors 72 35 50 85 85 Devin Setoguchi Saskatoon Blades 65 36 47 83 69 Darren Helm Medicine Hat Tigers 70 41 38 79 37 Ryan Russell Kootenay Ice 72 33 42 75 30 Chad Klassen Spokane/Saskatoon 68 27 48 75 61 Goaltending leaders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L SOL GA SO SV% GAAJustin Pogge Calgary Hitmen 54 3237 38 12 4 93 11 .926 1.72Dustin Slade Vancouver Giants 55 3319 36 13 5 105 11 .912 1.90Leland Irving Everett Silvertips 67 3791 37 23 3 121 4 .925 1.91Matt Keetley Medicine Hat Tigers 62 3741 42 14 5 130 6 .916 2.09Taylor Dakers Kootenay Ice 47 2671 30 15 1 94 8 .9262.11 2006 WHL Playoffs Overview Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship Eastern Western C1 Medicine Hat C4 Swift Current 4 0 E3 Regina E2 Saskatoon 2 4 C2 Calgary C3 Lethbridge 4 2 E4 Brandon E1 Moose Jaw 2 4 B1 Vancouver B4 Prince George 4 1 U3 Portland U2 Seattle 4 3 B2 Kelowna B3 Kootenay 4 2 U4 Tri-City U1 Everett 1 4 C1 Medicine Hat E2 Saskatoon 4 0 C2 Calgary E1 Moose Jaw 3 4 B1 Vancouver U3 Portland 4 1 B2 Kelowna U1 Everett 2 4 C1 Medicine Hat E1 Moose Jaw 1 4 B1 Vancouver U1 Everett 4 0 E1 Moose Jaw B1 Vancouver 0 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference Moose Jaw vs. Brandon Date Away Home March 24 Brandon 1 5 Moose Jaw March 25 Brandon 2 1 Moose Jaw March 27 Moose Jaw 2 3 Brandon March 30 Moose Jaw 4 1 Brandon April 2 Brandon 0 1 Moose Jaw April 4 Moose Jaw 5 0 Brandon Moose Jaw wins 4–2 Saskatoon vs. Regina Date Away Home March 24 Regina 2 3 Saskatoon OT March 25 Regina 1 4 Saskatoon March 28 Saskatoon 4 5 Regina OT March 29 Saskatoon 5 3 Regina March 31 Regina 5 2 Saskatoon April 4 Saskatoon 5 1 Regina Saskatoon wins 4–2 Medicine Hat vs. Swift Current Date Away Home March 24 Swift Current 2 5 Medicine Hat March 25 Swift Current 1 7 Medicine Hat March 28 Medicine Hat 7 1 Swift Current March 29 Medicine Hat 3 2 Swift Current OT Medicine Hat wins 4–0 Calgary vs. Lethbridge Date Away Home March 24 Calgary 3 2 Lethbridge March 25 Calgary 2 5 Lethbridge March 28 Lethbridge 6 4 Calgary March 30 Lethbridge 1 2 Calgary April 1 Lethbridge 2 3 Calgary OT April 2 Calgary 3 2 Lethbridge OT Calgary wins 4–2 Western Conference Vancouver vs. Prince George Date Away Home March 24 Prince George 0 3 Vancouver March 25 Prince George 2 0 Vancouver March 28 Vancouver 6 0 Prince George March 29 Vancouver 3 2 Prince George OT April 1 Prince George 2 5 Vancouver Vancouver wins 4–1 Kelowna vs. Kootenay Date Away Home March 24 Kootenay 3 2 Kelowna 2OT March 25 Kootenay 1 5 Kelowna March 28 Kelowna 3 4 Kootenay March 29 Kelowna 5 4 Kootenay March 31 Kootenay 1 4 Kelowna April 2 Kelowna 5 2 Kootenay Kelowna wins 4–2 Everett vs. Tri-City Date Away Home March 24 Tri-City 0 4 Everett March 25 Tri-City 2 1 Everett March 28 Everett 2 1 Tri-City OT March 29 Everett 4 1 Tri-City March 31 Tri-City 0 2 Everett Everett wins 4–1 Seattle vs Portland Date Away Home March 24 Portland 5 8 Seattle March 25 Portland 1 0 Seattle March 28 Seattle 1 2 Portland March 31 Seattle 6 3 Portland April 1 Portland 3 2 Seattle April 4 Seattle 5 2 Portland April 5 Portland 4 3 Seattle OT Portland wins 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference Medicine Hat vs. Saskatoon Date Away Home April 7 Saskatoon 1 5 Medicine Hat April 8 Saskatoon 3 4 Medicine Hat 3OT April 11 Medicine Hat 3 2 Saskatoon OT April 12 Medicine Hat 3 1 Saskatoon Medicine Hat wins 4–0 Calgary vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home April 8 Moose Jaw 0 3 Calgary April 9 Moose Jaw 3 2 Calgary OT April 11 Calgary 2 4 Moose Jaw April 12 Calgary 2 0 Moose Jaw April 14 Moose Jaw 3 4 Calgary OT April 16 Calgary 1 3 Moose Jaw April 19 Moose Jaw 3 1 Calgary Moose Jaw wins 4–3 Western Conference Kelowna vs. Everett Date Away Home April 7 Everett 5 3 Kelowna April 9 Everett 2 3 Kelowna April 11 Kelowna 0 2 Everett April 12 Kelowna 2 3 Everett April 14 Everett 2 3 Kelowna 2OT April 16 Kelowna 2 6 Everett Everett wins 4–2 Vancouver vs. Portland Date Away Home April 7 Portland 1 0 Vancouver April 8 Portland 1 7 Vancouver April 12 Vancouver 4 3 Portland OT April 13 Vancouver 3 1 Portland April 16 Portland 0 2 Vancouver Vancouver wins 4–1 Conference finals Eastern Conference Western Conference Medicine Hat vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home April 21 Moose Jaw 3 2 Medicine Hat April 22 Moose Jaw 4 3 Medicine Hat OT April 25 Medicine Hat 5 3 Moose Jaw April 26 Medicine Hat 1 3 Moose Jaw April 28 Moose Jaw 4 3 Medicine Hat OT Moose Jaw wins 4–1 Vancouver vs. Everett Date Away Home April 21 Everett 2 4 Vancouver April 22 Everett 0 2 Vancouver April 25 Vancouver 5 0 Everett April 27 Vancouver 5 0 Everett Vancouver wins 4–0 WHL Championship Vancouver vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home May 5 Moose Jaw 1 5 Vancouver May 6 Moose Jaw 5 7 Vancouver May 8 Vancouver 2 1 Moose Jaw May 9 Vancouver 6 3 Moose Jaw Vancouver wins 4–0 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge On November 30, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 9–2 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 5,572. On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 in Regina, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 4,662. WHL awards Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Justin Pogge, Calgary HitmenDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Brennen Wray, Moose Jaw WarriorsScholastic Team of the Year: Kootenay IceBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Troy Brouwer, Moose Jaw WarriorsBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Kris Russell, Medicine Hat TigersBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Kris Russell, Medicine Hat TigersJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Peter Mueller, Everett SilvertipsDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Justin Pogge, Calgary HitmenDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Willie Desjardins, Medicine Hat TigersLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Scott Bonner, Vancouver GiantsScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Medicine Hat TigersAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Kyle RehmanSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Dave Andjelic, Medicine Hat TigersDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Wacey Rabbit, Saskatoon BladesWHL Plus-Minus Award: Paul Albers, Vancouver GiantsWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Justin Pogge Calgary Hitmen Matt Keetley Medicine Hat TigersDefense Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers Kyle Deck Regina Pats Brett Carson Calgary Hitmen Jeff Schultz Calgary HitmenForward Dustin Boyd Moose Jaw Warriors Kyle Chipchura Prince Albert Raiders Troy Brouwer Moose Jaw Warriors Blair Jones Moose Jaw Warriors Darren Helm Medicine Hat Tigers Devin Setoguchi Saskatoon BladesWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Dustin Slade Vancouver Giants Leland Irving Everett SilvertipsDefense Paul Albers Vancouver Giants Cody Franson Vancouver Giants Shaun Heshka Everett Silvertips Logan Stephenson Tri-City AmericansForward Blake Comeau Kelowna Rockets Gilbert Brule Vancouver Giants Justin Keller Kelowna Rockets Adam Cracknell Kootenay Ice Ian McDonald Tri-City Americans Brandon Dubinsky Portland Winter Hawks source: Western Hockey League press release 2006 Bantam draft The 2006 WHL Bantam Draft took place in Calgary on Thursday, May 4. It was the 17th annual draft to take place. List of first round picks in the bantam draft. # Player Nationality WHL Team 1 Jared Cowen (D) Spokane Chiefs 2 Landon Ferraro (C) Red Deer Rebels 3 Ryan Howse (LW) Chilliwack Bruins 4 Cole Penner (LW) Prince Albert Raiders 5 Jimmy Bubnick (C) Kamloops Blazers 6 Cody Eakin (C) Swift Current Broncos 7 Carter Ashton (LW) Lethbridge Hurricanes 8 Jason Gardiner (C/LW) Tri-City Americans 9 Brayden Schenn (C) Brandon Wheat Kings 10 Riley Boychuk (LW) Portland Winter Hawks 11 Steve Chaffin (D) Seattle Thunderbirds 12 Stefan Elliott (D) Prince George Cougars 13 Kellan Tochkin (RW) Everett Silvertips 14 Brett Miller (RW) Regina Pats 15 Mitch Berg (D) Saskatoon Blades 16 Nathan Lieuwen (G) Kootenay Ice 17 Justin Maylan (RW) Moose Jaw Warriors 18 Tyson Barrie (D) Kelowna Rockets 19 Evander Kane (LW) Vancouver Giants 20 Chase Schaber (LW) Calgary Hitmen 21 Cody Carlson (D) Medicine Hat Tigers See also 2005–06 OHL season 2005–06 QMJHL season 2006 NHL entry draft 2005 in ice hockey 2006 in ice hockey References 2004–05 WHL season 2006–07 WHL season WHL seasons WHL Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL