2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season

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2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division4th Central
Conference11th Western
2006–07 record33–42–7
Home record18–19–4
Road record15–23–3
Goals for201
Goals against249
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachGerard Gallant (Oct/Nov)
Gary Agnew (interim)(Nov 13–22)
Ken Hitchcock (Nov-Apr)
CaptainAdam Foote
Alternate captainsSergei Fedorov
Rick Nash
David Vyborny
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance16,401 (90.43%)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (27)
AssistsDavid Vyborny (48)
PointsDavid Vyborny (64)
Penalty minutesAlexander Svitov (145)
Plus/minusAnders Eriksson (+12)
WinsFredrik Norrena (24)
Goals against averageFredrik Norrena (2.78)

The 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio.

The off-season was dominated by a contract dispute with top forward Nikolay Zherdev, who had threatened to return to Russia to play if Columbus did not meet his demands. Zherdev remained a holdout for much of the preseason. However, the two parties were able to come to an agreement approximately a week before the season began.[1]

The Blue Jackets, hoping to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, got off to a disastrous start, falling as low as 6–16–2 into December, briefly holding the worst record in the NHL. The Jackets' poor start led general manager Doug MacLean to fire head coach Gerard Gallant on November 13.[2] Gallant would be replaced a week later by veteran coach Ken Hitchcock.[3] Coincidentally, Hitchcock's first game as Jackets head coach was against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that fired him as head coach earlier in the season.

The Blue Jackets once again failed to qualify for the postseason. As the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in the East, the Blue Jackets were, until the 2008–09 season, the only NHL team to have never played a post-season game.

Regular season

The Blue Jackets were shut out a League-high 16 times during the regular season. Along with the four shutouts Blue Jackets goaltenders recorded, 20 of the Blue Jackets' 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. They were also the most penalized team in the League, with 453 power-play opportunities against.[4][5]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
3 10 St. Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 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
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
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
Source:Yahoo Sports.[6]


Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season[7]
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 6 Vancouver 3 – 2 Columbus OT Leclaire 18,136 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 7 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago Leclaire 17,133 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 9 Phoenix 1 – 5 Columbus Leclaire 16,298 2–0–1 5 Recap
4 October 14 Columbus 0 – 5 Minnesota Leclaire 18,568 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 20 Toronto 4 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 17,303 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 21 Columbus 3 – 5 Pittsburgh Norrena 14,637 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 23 San Jose 3 – 0 Columbus Leclaire 16,067 2–4–1 5 Recap
8 October 27 Los Angeles 0 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 16,087 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 October 28 Columbus 0 – 1 New Jersey Leclaire 14,015 3–5–1 7 Recap
November: 3–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
10 November 1 Colorado 5 – 3 Columbus Leclaire 16,007 3–6–1 7 Recap
11 November 3 Calgary 4 – 5 Columbus SO Leclaire 16,103 4–6–1 9 Recap
12 November 4 Columbus 1 – 4 Detroit Leclaire 20,066 4–7–1 9 Recap
13 November 9 Columbus 4 – 2 St. Louis Leclaire 9,631 5–7–1 11 Recap
14 November 10 Edmonton 4 – 1 Columbus Leclaire 16,902 5–8–1 11 Recap
15 November 12 Columbus 0 – 2 Chicago Norrena 14,078 5–9–1 11 Recap
16 November 15 Nashville 5 – 4 Columbus Leclaire 16,283 5–10–1 11 Recap
17 November 17 Colorado 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 16,375 5–11–1 11 Recap
18 November 18 Columbus 2 – 4 Nashville Leclaire 13,209 5–12–1 11 Recap
19 November 20 Nashville 3 – 1 Columbus Norrena 16,174 5–13–1 11 Recap
20 November 22 St. Louis 4 – 3 Columbus SO Leclaire 15,279 5–13–2 12 Recap
21 November 24 Columbus 2 – 3 Philadelphia Leclaire 19,301 5–14–2 12 Recap
22 November 25 Minnesota 3 – 5 Columbus Norrena 15,493 6–13–2 14 Recap
23 November 28 Columbus 0 – 1 Vancouver Leclaire 18,630 6–14–2 14 Recap
December: 9–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–3–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 1 Columbus 1 – 2 Calgary Leclaire 19,289 6–16–2 14 Recap
25 December 2 Columbus 4 – 0 Edmonton Norrena 16,839 7–16–2 16 Recap
26 December 5 Columbus 3 – 0 Colorado Norrena 17,339 8–16–2 18 Recap
27 December 9 Columbus 5 – 1 St. Louis Norrena 11,831 9–16–2 20 Recap
28 December 10 Ottawa 2 – 6 Columbus Leclaire 15,797 10–16–2 22 Recap
29 December 12 Columbus 3 – 1 Dallas Norrena 17,411 11–16–2 24 Recap
30 December 14 Columbus 4 – 5 Phoenix SO Norrena 11,301 11–16–3 25 Recap
31 December 16 Chicago 6 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,288 11–17–3 25 Recap
32 December 18 Detroit 3 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,046 12–17–3 27 Recap
33 December 20 Columbus 0 – 5 Detroit Norrena 20,066 12–18–3 27 Recap
34 December 22 Vancouver 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 15,861 13–18–3 29 Recap
35 December 23 Columbus 0 – 4 NY Islanders Norrena 11,797 13–19–3 29 Recap
36 December 26 Boston 4 – 5 Columbus OT Norrena 17,376 14–19–3 31 Recap
37 December 28 Detroit 7 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,408 14–20–3 31 Recap
38 December 29 Columbus 3 – 4 Minnesota OT Conklin 18,568 14–20–4 32 Recap
39 December 31 Chicago 1 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 15–20–4 34 Recap
January: 6–6–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 3 Columbus 0 – 3 Los Angeles Norrena 16,451 15–21–4 34 Recap
41 January 5 Columbus 4 – 3 Anaheim Norrena 17,405 16–21–4 36 Recap
42 January 6 Columbus 2 – 5 San Jose Norrena 17,496 16–22–4 36 Recap
43 January 9 St. Louis 4 – 3 Columbus SO Norrena 15,238 16–22–5 37 Recap
44 January 12 Columbus 0 – 2 Nashville Norrena 14,136 16–23–5 37 Recap
45 January 13 Nashville 4 – 1 Columbus Norrena 16,825 16–24–5 37 Recap
46 January 16 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago OT Conklin 10,263 17–24–5 39 Recap
47 January 18 Columbus 0 – 4 Nashville Conklin 10,927 17–25–5 39 Recap
48 January 19 Detroit 1 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 18–25–5 41 Recap
49 January 26 Buffalo 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 19–25–5 43 Recap
50 January 27 Minnesota 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 20–25–5 45 Recap
51 January 30 Columbus 3 – 2 Vancouver SO Conklin 18,630 21–25–5 47 Recap
52 January 31 Columbus 2 – 5 Edmonton Conklin 16,839 21–26–5 47 Recap
February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
53 February 2 Columbus 2 – 6 Calgary Conklin 19,289 21–27–5 47 Recap
54 February 6 Phoenix 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 13,825 21–28–5 47 Recap
55 February 8 Calgary 1 – 2 Columbus Norrena 15,739 22–28–5 49 Recap
56 February 11 Chicago 5 – 4 Columbus Leclaire 17,054 22–29–5 49 Recap
57 February 14 St. Louis 4 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 14,295 22–30–5 49 Recap
58 February 16 San Jose 0 – 3 Columbus Norrena 16,045 23–30–5 51 Recap
59 February 18 Montreal 3 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 16,116 23–31–5 51 Recap
60 February 20 Columbus 4 – 5 St. Louis SO Norrena 11,104 23–31–6 52 Recap
61 February 22 Edmonton 4 – 0 Columbus Norrena 15,541 23–32–6 52 Recap
62 February 24 Columbus 3 – 2 New York Rangers Norrena 18,200 24–32–6 54 Recap
63 February 25 Nashville 4 – 3 Columbus SO Conklin 16,220 24–32–7 55 Recap
64 February 27 Columbus 2 – 3 Colorado Norrena 17,127 24–33–7 55 Recap
March: 8–6–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–4–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 2 Columbus 3 – 2 Dallas SO Norrena 17,147 25–33–7 57 Recap
66 March 3 Columbus 4 – 3 Phoenix Boucher 16,207 26–33–7 59 Recap
67 March 7 Los Angeles 2 – 3 Columbus OT Norrena 15,154 27–33–7 61 Recap
68 March 9 Dallas 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 17,284 27–34–7 61 Recap
69 March 10 Columbus 1 – 2 Nashville Norrena 17,113 27–35–7 61 Recap
70 March 14 Columbus 5 – 4 Anaheim SO Norrena 17,174 28–35–7 63 Recap
71 March 16 Columbus 0 – 3 San Jose Norrena 17,496 28–36–7 63 Recap
72 March 17 Columbus 3 – 5 Los Angeles Norrena 17,197 28–37–7 63 Recap
73 March 20 Chicago 2 – 5 Columbus Norrena 15,195 29–37–7 65 Recap
74 March 22 Columbus 2 – 1 Detroit SO Norrena 20,066 30–37–7 67 Recap
75 March 25 St. Louis 1 – 4 Columbus Norrena 16,007 31–37–7 69 Recap
76 March 27 Columbus 4 – 1 St. Louis Norrena 17,251 32–37–7 71 Recap
77 March 29 Anaheim 5 – 2 Columbus Norrena 15,340 32–38–7 71 Recap
78 March 30 Columbus 1 – 3 Chicago Boucher 14,111 32–39–7 71 Recap
April: 1–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 1 Detroit 4 – 1 Columbus Norrena 17,350 32–40–7 71 Recap
80 April 3 Columbus 0 – 3 Detroit Norrena 20,066 32–41–7 71 Recap
81 April 5 Dallas 1 – 2 Columbus OT Norrena 15,997 33–41–7 73 Recap
82 April 7 Anaheim 4 – 3 Columbus Norrena 17,391 33–42–7 73 Recap
Legend:

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

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
David Vyborny RW 82 16 48 64 60 6 6 0 2
Rick Nash LW 75 27 30 57 73 -8 9 1 5
Fredrik Modin LW 79 22 20 42 50 -3 6 0 4
Sergei Fedorov C 73 18 24 42 56 -7 7 2 2
Jason Chimera LW 82 15 21 36 91 2 2 2 2
Ron Hainsey D 80 9 25 34 69 -19 7 0 0
Nikolay Zherdev W 71 10 22 32 26 -19 3 0 2
Dan Fritsche C 59 12 15 27 35 3 5 1 4
Anson Carter RW 54 10 17 27 16 -1 3 0 1
Manny Malhotra C 82 9 16 25 76 -8 2 0 3
Anders Eriksson D 79 0 23 23 46 12 0 0 0
Rostislav Klesla D 75 9 13 22 105 -13 2 0 0
Gilbert Brule C 78 9 10 19 28 -21 3 0 0
Alexander Svitov C 76 7 11 18 145 -10 1 0 2
Adam Foote D 59 3 9 12 71 -17 2 0 0
Duvie Westcott D 23 4 6 10 18 -13 2 0 1
Aaron Johnson D 61 3 7 10 38 -9 0 0 0
Geoff Platt C 26 4 5 9 10 1 0 0 0
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D 70 2 3 5 123 2 1 0 0
Marc Methot D 20 0 4 4 12 5 0 0 0
Mark Hartigan C 6 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 0
Bryan Berard D 11 0 3 3 8 -4 0 0 0
Derrick Walser D 9 2 0 2 0 -1 2 0 0
Jaroslav Balastik RW 8 1 1 2 4 -3 1 0 0
Jody Shelley LW 72 1 1 2 125 -6 0 0 0
Joakim Lindstrom C 9 1 0 1 4 -3 0 0 0
Joe Motzko RW 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alexandre Picard LW 23 0 1 1 6 -3 0 0 0
Brian Boucher G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darcy Campbell D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ty Conklin G 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Glencross C 7 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0
Steven Goertzen RW 7 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Zenon Konopka C 6 0 0 0 20 -2 0 0 0
Pascal Leclaire G 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Fredrik Norrena G 55 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Filip Novak D 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Tomas Popperle G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Fredrik Norrena 2952 55 24 23 3 137 2.78 3 1420 1283 .904
Pascal Leclaire 1315 24 6 15 2 65 2.97 1 629 564 .897
Ty Conklin 491 11 2 3 2 27 3.30 0 210 183 .871
Brian Boucher 142 3 1 1 0 9 3.80 0 67 58 .866
Tomas Popperle 45 2 0 0 0 1 1.33 0 14 13 .929
Team: 4945 82 33 42 7 239 2.90 4 2340 2101 .898

[8]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.[9][10]

Trades

June 30, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik Norrena 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Denis
October 25, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Caldwell 		To New York Islanders
Eric Boguniecki
November 29, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Derrick Walser 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Flood
January 26, 2007 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Zenon Konopka
Curtis Glencross
Conditional 7th round pick in 2007 or 2008 		To Anaheim Ducks
Joe Motzko
Mark Hartigan
4th round pick in 2007
February 23, 2007 To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th round pick in 2008 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Anson Carter
February 27, 2007 To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th round pick in 2007 		To Buffalo Sabres
Ty Conklin

Free agents acquired

Player signed Former team
D Tomas Kloucek Atlanta Thrashers
G Ty Conklin Edmonton Oilers
D Filip Novak Ottawa Senators
F Eric Boguniecki Pittsburgh Penguins
F Anson Carter Vancouver Canucks

Free agents lost

Player lost New team
D Andy Delmore Tampa Bay Lightning
F Trevor Letowski Carolina Hurricanes
G Andrew Penner Pittsburgh Penguins

Claimed off waivers

Player received Team
G Brian Boucher Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[11] The Blue Jackets picked 6th overall.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Derick Brassard (C)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3 69 Steve Mason (G)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets London Knights (OHL)
3 85 Tommy Sestito (LW)  United States Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose via Philadelphia) Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 113 Ben Wright (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 129 Robert Nyholm (RW)  Finland Columbus Blue Jackets HIFK Jr. (Finland)
5 136 Nick Sucharski (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto) Michigan State University (NCAA)
5 142 Maxim Frechette (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim) Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 159 Jesse Dudas (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 189 Derek Dorsett (RW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7 194 Matt Marquardt (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the seventh season. Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, the two clubs announced they had agreed to extend the affiliation agreement for four more years.[12]

Dayton Bombers

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

Youngstown SteelHounds

The Jackets are also affiliated with the Youngstown SteelHounds of the Central Hockey League.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blue Jackets re-sign right wing Zherdev". espn.com. September 28, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  2. ^ Blue Jackets fire Gerard Gallant, tsn.ca, November 13, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  3. ^ Blue Jackets hire Hitchcock as coach, tsn.ca, November 22, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  4. ^ "2006-07 NHL Schedule and Results | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "2006-07 NHL Regular Season Standings". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  7. ^ "2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  9. ^ NHL Insider - Offseason Trades[permanent dead link], nhl.com. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
  10. ^ NHL Insider - Free Agent Signings[permanent dead link], nhl.com. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
  11. ^ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com[permanent dead link] - accessed November 20, 2006
  12. ^ Syracuse Crunch and Columbus Blue Jackets extend affiliation agreement, Syracuse Crunch press release, July 31, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
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