2006–07 Florida Panthers season

2006–07 Florida Panthers
Division 4th Southeast
Conference 12th Eastern
2006–07 record 35–31–16
Goals for 247
Goals against 257
Team information
General Manager Jacques Martin
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Olli Jokinen
Alternate captains Martin Gelinas (Dec-Apr)
Chris Gratton
Joe Nieuwendyk (Oct-Dec)
Gary Roberts (Oct-Feb)
Ruslan Salei
Arena BankAtlantic Center
Team leaders
Goals Olli Jokinen (39)
Assists Olli Jokinen (52)
Points Olli Jokinen (91)
Wins Ed Belfour (27)
Goals against average Ed Belfour (2.77)
<2005–06 2007–08>

The 2006–07 Florida Panthers season began on October 6 with a game at the BankAtlantic Center against the Boston Bruins. It was the Panthers' 14th season in the National Hockey League.

Regular season

The Panthers finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities for, with just 337.[1]

Season standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
13 Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
27 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
311 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
412 Florida Panthers 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
514 Washington Capitals 82 28 40 14 235 286 70

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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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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 11 246 201 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
8.5
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

2006–07 Florida Panthers Game Log

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

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 2000.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jokinen, OlliOlli Jokinen C 82 39 52 91 7818918
Horton, NathanNathan Horton C 82 31 31 62 6115713
Stumpel, JozefJozef Stumpel C 73 23 34 57 222924
Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss C 74 20 28 48 28-11001
Gelinas, MartinMartin Gelinas LW 82 14 30 44 367701
Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester D 82 12 30 42 6623303
Peltonen, VilleVille Peltonen LW 72 17 20 37 287400
Gratton, ChrisChris Gratton C 81 13 22 35 941101
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei D 82 6 26 32 102-13200
Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz C 75 11 19 30 282202
Roberts, GaryGary Roberts LW 50 13 16 29 715203
Van Ryn, MikeMike Van Ryn D 78 4 25 29 64-5100
Kolnik, JurajJuraj Kolnik RW 64 11 14 25 182001
Allen, BryanBryan Allen D 82 4 21 25 1127000
Kwiatkowski, JoelJoel Kwiatkowski D 41 5 5 10 20-5102
Booth, DavidDavid Booth LW 48 3 7 10 120001
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell LW 79 6 3 9 66-10010
Montador, SteveSteve Montador D 72 1 8 9 1191000
Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk C 15 5 3 8 4-4202
Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi RW 7 1 6 7 13-4100
Semenov, AlexeiAlexei Semenov D 23 0 5 5 289000
Sprukts, JanisJanis Sprukts C 13 1 2 3 21000
Mezei, BranislavBranislav Mezei D 45 0 3 3 555000
Larman, DrewDrew Larman C 16 2 0 2 2-3000
Kreps, KamilKamil Kreps C 14 1 1 2 6-1000
Belfour, EdEd Belfour G 58 0 2 2 100000
Jackman, RicRic Jackman D 7 1 0 1 10-3001
Welch, NoahNoah Welch D 2 1 0 1 23000
Auld, AlexAlex Auld G 27 0 1 1 20000
Globke, RobRob Globke C 19 0 1 1 0-3000
Lojek, MartinMartin Lojek D 3 0 1 1 02000
Stewart, AnthonyAnthony Stewart C 10 0 1 1 21000
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson G 5 0 0 0 00000
Jacina, GregGreg Jacina LW 3 0 0 0 2-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Belfour, EdEd Belfour 3289 58 27 17 10 152 2.77 115501398.902
Auld, AlexAlex Auld 1471 27 7 13 5 82 3.34 1729647.888
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson 217 5 1 1 1 8 2.21 0116108.931
Team: 4977 82 35 31 16 242 2.92 223952153.899

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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

Trades

June 24, 2006 To Florida Panthers
Todd Bertuzzi
Alex Auld
Bryan Allen
To Vancouver Canucks
Roberto Luongo
Lukas Krajicek
6th-round pick in 2006(Sergei Shirokov)
June 24, 2006 To Florida Panthers
Craig Anderson
To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2008
January 3, 2007 To Florida Panthers
Conditional draft pick in 2007
To Anaheim Ducks
Ric Jackman
February 26, 2007 To Florida Panthers
Noah Welch
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Gary Roberts
February 27, 2007 To Florida Panthers
Conditional draft pick
Shawn Matthias
To Detroit Red Wings
Todd Bertuzzi
February 27, 2007 To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2007
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Joel Kwiatkowski

Free agents acquired

Player Former Team
G Ed Belfour Toronto Maple Leafs
D Ruslan Salei Anaheim Ducks

Free agents lost

Player New Team
F Jon Sim Atlanta Thrashers
G Jamie McLennan Calgary Flames
D Sean Hill New York Islanders
F Serge Payer Ottawa Senators

Roster

2006–07 Florida Panthers Roster

Goaltenders:

20  Belfour 31  Anderson 35  Auld 

Defensemen

2  Mezei 4  Bouwmeester 5  Allen 6  Welch 7  Montador 21  Semenov 24  Salei 26  Van Ryn 47  Lojek 

Forwards

9  Weiss 11  Campbell 12  Jokinen 13  Kolnik 15  Stumpel 16  Horton 18  Peltonen 23  Gelinas 38  Sprukts 46  Booth 50  Larman 51  Globke 54  Kreps 77  Gratton 85  Olesz 

General Manager: Jacques Martin   Coach: Jacques Martin

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[5]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 10 Michael Frolik (RW)  Czech Republic Florida Panthers HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3 73 Brady Calla (RW)  Canada Florida Panthers Everett Silvertips (WHL)
4 103 Michael Caruso (D)  Canada Florida Panthers Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 116 Derrick LaPoint (D)  United States Florida Panthers (from Nashville) Eau Claire North (USHS-WI)
6 155 Peter Aston (D)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh) Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7 193 Marc Cheverie (G)  Canada Florida Panthers Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2007.html
  2. 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.
  3. "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2006-07 Florida Panthers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  5. 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results

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