2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division 4th Central
Conference 11th Western
2006–07 record 33–42–7
Home record 18–19–4
Road record 15–23–3
Goals for 201
Goals against 249
Team information
General Manager Doug MacLean
Coach Gerard Gallant (Oct/Nov)
Gary Agnew (interim)(Nov 13–22)
Ken Hitchcock (Nov-Apr)
Captain Adam Foote
Alternate captains Sergei Fedorov
Rick Nash
David Vyborny
Arena Nationwide Arena
Average attendance 16,401 (90.43%)
Team leaders
Goals Rick Nash (27)
Assists David Vyborny (48)
Points David Vyborny (64)
Penalties in minutes Alexander Svitov (145)
Wins Fredrik Norrena (24)
Goals against average Fredrik 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
11Detroit Red Wings82501913254199113
24Nashville Predators8251238272212110
310St. Louis Blues8234351321425481
411Columbus Blue Jackets823342720124973
513Chicago Blackhawks823142920125871

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.

Final regular season standings for the 2006–07 NHL season

Schedule and results

October

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 6Vancouver3 – 2ColumbusOTLeclaire18,1360–0–11
2October 7Columbus5 – 4ChicagoLeclaire17,1331–0–13
3October 9Phoenix1 – 5ColumbusLeclaire16,2982–0–15
4October 14Columbus0 – 5MinnesotaLeclaire18,5682–1–15
5October 20Toronto4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire17,3032–2–15
6October 21Columbus3 – 5PittsburghNorrena14,6372–3–15
7October 23San Jose3 – 0ColumbusLeclaire16,0672–4–15
8October 27Los Angeles0 – 2ColumbusLeclaire16,0873–4–17
9October 28Columbus0 – 1New JerseyLeclaire14,0153–5–17

November

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
10November 1Colorado5 – 3ColumbusLeclaire16,0073–6–17
11November 3Calgary4 – 5ColumbusSOLeclaire16,1034–6–19
12November 4Columbus1 – 4DetroitLeclaire20,0664–7–19
13November 9Columbus4 – 2St. LouisLeclaire9,6315–7–111
14November 10Edmonton4 – 1ColumbusLeclaire16,9025–8–111
15November 12Columbus0 – 2ChicagoNorrena14,0785–9–111
16November 15Nashville5 – 4ColumbusLeclaire16,2835–10–111
17November 17Colorado3 – 0ColumbusNorrena16,3755–11–111
18November 18Columbus2 – 4NashvilleLeclaire13,2095–12–111
19November 20Nashville3 – 1ColumbusNorrena16,1745–13–111
20November 22St. Louis4 – 3ColumbusSOLeclaire15,2795–13–212
21November 24Columbus2 – 3PhiladelphiaLeclaire19,3015–14–212
22November 25Minnesota3 – 5ColumbusNorrena15,4936–13–214
23November 28Columbus0 – 1VancouverLeclaire18,6306–14–214

December

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
24December 1Columbus1 – 2CalgaryLeclaire19,2896–16–214
25December 2Columbus4 – 0EdmontonNorrena16,8397–16–216
26December 5Columbus3 – 0ColoradoNorrena17,3398–16–218
27December 9Columbus5 – 1St. LouisNorrena11,8319–16–220
28December 10Ottawa2 – 6ColumbusLeclaire15,79710–16–222
29December 12Columbus3 – 1DallasNorrena17,41111–16–224
30December 14Columbus4 – 5PhoenixSONorrena11,30111–16–325
31December 16Chicago6 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,28811–17–325
32December 18Detroit3 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,04612–17–327
33December 20Columbus0 – 5DetroitNorrena20,06612–18–327
34December 22Vancouver2 – 3ColumbusNorrena15,86113–18–329
35December 23Columbus0 – 4NY IslandersNorrena11,79713–19–329
36December 26Boston4 – 5ColumbusOTNorrena17,37614–19–331
37December 28Detroit7 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,40814–20–331
38December 29Columbus3 – 4MinnesotaOTConklin18,56814–20–432
39December 31Chicago1 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13615–20–434

January

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
40January 3Columbus0 – 3Los AngelesNorrena16,45115–21–434
41January 5Columbus4 – 3AnaheimNorrena17,40516–21–436
42January 6Columbus2 – 5San JoseNorrena17,49616–22–436
43January 9St. Louis4 – 3ColumbusSONorrena15,23816–22–537
44January 12Columbus0 – 2NashvilleNorrena14,13616–23–537
45January 13Nashville4 – 1ColumbusNorrena16,82516–24–537
46January 16Columbus5 – 4ChicagoOTConklin10,26317–24–539
47January 18Columbus0 – 4NashvilleConklin10,92717–25–539
48January 19Detroit1 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13618–25–541
49January 26Buffalo2 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13619–25–543
50January 27Minnesota2 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13620–25–545
51January 30Columbus3 – 2VancouverSOConklin18,63021–25–547
52January 31Columbus2 – 5EdmontonConklin16,83921–26–547

February

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
53February 2Columbus2 – 6CalgaryConklin19,28921–27–547
54February 6Phoenix3 – 0ColumbusNorrena13,82521–28–547
55February 8Calgary1 – 2ColumbusNorrena15,73922–28–549
56February 11Chicago5 – 4ColumbusLeclaire17,05422–29–549
57February 14St. Louis4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire14,29522–30–549
58February 16San Jose0 – 3ColumbusNorrena16,04523–30–551
59February 18Montreal3 – 2ColumbusLeclaire16,11623–31–551
60February 20Columbus4 – 5St. LouisSONorrena11,10423–31–652
61February 22Edmonton4 – 0ColumbusNorrena15,54123–32–652
62February 24Columbus3 – 2New York RangersNorrena18,20024–32–654
63February 25Nashville4 – 3ColumbusSOConklin16,22024–32–755
64February 27Columbus2 – 3ColoradoNorrena17,12724–33–755

March

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
65March 2Columbus3 – 2DallasSONorrena17,14725–33–757
66March 3Columbus4 – 3PhoenixBoucher16,20726–33–759
67March 7Los Angeles2 – 3ColumbusOTNorrena15,15427–33–761
68March 9Dallas3 – 0ColumbusNorrena17,28427–34–761
69March 10Columbus1 – 2NashvilleNorrena17,11327–35–761
70March 14Columbus5 – 4AnaheimSONorrena17,17428–35–763
71March 16Columbus0 – 3San JoseNorrena17,49628–36–763
72March 17Columbus3 – 5Los AngelesNorrena17,19728–37–763
73March 20Chicago2 – 5ColumbusNorrena15,19529–37–765
74March 22Columbus2 – 1DetroitSONorrena20,06630–37–767
75March 25St. Louis1 – 4ColumbusNorrena16,00731–37–769
76March 27Columbus4 – 1St. LouisNorrena17,25132–37–771
77March 29Anaheim5 – 2ColumbusNorrena15,34032–38–771
78March 30Columbus1 – 3ChicagoBoucher14,11132–39–771

April

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1Detroit4 – 1ColumbusNorrena17,35032–40–771
80April 3Columbus0 – 3DetroitNorrena20,06632–41–771
81April 5Dallas1 – 2ColumbusOTNorrena15,99733–41–773
82April 7Anaheim4 – 3ColumbusNorrena17,39133–42–773
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Columbus is the only current NHL team to have yet to qualify, but since they have only been in existence for six seasons, this is not considered anything outstanding.

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
David VybornyRW82164864606602
Rick NashLW7527305773-8915
Fredrik ModinLW7922204250-3604
Sergei FedorovC7318244256-7722
Jason ChimeraLW82152136912222
Ron HainseyD809253469-19700
Nikolay ZherdevW7110223226-19302
Dan FritscheC59121527353514
Anson CarterRW5410172716-1301
Manny MalhotraC829162576-8203
Anders ErikssonD79023234612000
Rostislav KleslaD7591322105-13200
Gilbert BruleC789101928-21300
Alexander SvitovC7671118145-10102
Adam FooteD59391271-17200
Duvie WestcottD23461018-13201
Aaron JohnsonD61371038-9000
Geoff PlattC26459101000
Ole-Kristian TollefsenD702351232100
Marc MethotD20044125000
Mark HartiganC612322100
Bryan BerardD110338-4000
Derrick WalserD92020-1200
Jaroslav BalastikRW81124-3100
Jody ShelleyLW72112125-6000
Joakim LindstromC91014-3000
Joe MotzkoRW710100000
Alexandre PicardLW230116-3000
Brian BoucherG300000000
Darcy CampbellD100000000
Ty ConklinG1100000000
Curtis GlencrossC70000-4000
Steven GoertzenRW7000100000
Zenon KonopkaC600020-2000
Pascal LeclaireG2400020000
Fredrik NorrenaG5500060000
Filip NovakD600021000
Tomas PopperleG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Fredrik Norrena295255242331372.78314201283.904
Pascal Leclaire1315246152652.971629564.897
Ty Conklin49111232273.300210183.871
Brian Boucher142311093.8006758.866
Tomas Popperle45200011.3301413.929
Team:494582334272392.90423402101.898

[6]

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.[7][8]

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 signedFormer team
D Tomas KloucekAtlanta Thrashers
G Ty ConklinEdmonton Oilers
D Filip NovakOttawa Senators
F Eric BogunieckiPittsburgh Penguins
F Anson CarterVancouver Canucks

Free agents lost

Player lostNew team
D Andy DelmoreTampa Bay Lightning
F Trevor LetowskiCarolina Hurricanes
G Andrew PennerPittsburgh Penguins

Claimed off waivers

Player receivedTeam
G Brian BoucherChicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[9] 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.[10]

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 23 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "2006-07 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  7. ↑ NHL Insider - Offseason Trades, nhl.com. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
  8. ↑ NHL Insider - Free Agent Signings, nhl.com. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
  9. ↑ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed November 20, 2006
  10. ↑ Syracuse Crunch and Columbus Blue Jackets extend affiliation agreement, Syracuse Crunch press release, July 31, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.

2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

Goaltenders:

1 – Popperle • 30 – Norrena • 31 – Leclaire • 35 – Boucher 

Defensemen

2 – Eriksson • 4 – Berard • 6 – Hainsey • 10 – Westcott • 23 – Walser • 37 – Campbell • 44 – Johnson • 48 – Methot • 52 – Foote • 55 – Tollefsen  • 97 – Klesla 

Forwards

9 – Vyborny • 13 – Zherdev • 16 – Svitov • 17 – Brule • 19 – Picard • 20 – Glencross • 25 – Chimera • 27 – Malhotra • 28 – Konopka • 33 – Modin • 38 – Lindstrom • 45 – Shelley • 47 – Platt • 49 – Fritsche • 61 – Nash • 91 – Fedorov 

General Manager: Doug MacLean •  Coach: Ken Hitchcock

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