2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season began as the defending Stanley Cup champions started to defend their title. The Hurricanes did not make any substantial changes to their roster, hoping that their lineup would be enough to get them a repeat as NHL champions. However, due to many factors, including a shortened off-season due to last season's Stanley Cup run, injuries and disappointing performances from the team's young stars (including Eric Staal and Cam Ward), the team failed to qualify for the post-season becoming the first team since the 1995–96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous year.

2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes
Division3rd Southeast
Conference11th Eastern
2006–07 record40–34–8
Goals for241
Goals against253
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainRod Brind'Amour
Alternate captainsKevyn Adams (Oct-Jan)
Cory Stillman
Glen Wesley
Ray Whitney (Jan-Apr)
ArenaRBC Center
Team leaders
GoalsJustin Williams (33)
AssistsRod Brind'Amour (56)
PointsRay Whitney (83)
Penalty minutesMike Commodore (113)
Plus/minusGlen Wesley (+11)
WinsCam Ward (30)
Goals against averageCam Ward (2.93)

Regular season

Season standings
Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
13Atlanta Thrashers8243281124624597
27Tampa Bay Lightning824433525326193
311Carolina Hurricanes824034824125388
412Florida Panthers8235311624725786
514Washington Capitals8228401423528670

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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[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo SabresNE8253227308242113
2 Y - New Jersey DevilsAT8249249216201107
3 Y - Atlanta ThrashersSE8243281124624597
4 X - Ottawa SenatorsNE8248259288222105
5 X - Pittsburgh PenguinsAT82472411277246105
6 X - New York RangersAT8242301024221694
7 X - Tampa Bay LightningSE824433525326193
8 X - New York IslandersAT8240301224824092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8240311125826991
10 Montreal CanadiensNE824234624525690
11 Carolina HurricanesSE824034824125388
12 Florida PanthersSE8235311624725786
13 Boston BruinsNE823541621928976
14 Washington CapitalsSE8228401423528670
15 Philadelphia FlyersAT8222481221430356
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

October
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 4Buffalo3 – 2CarolinaSOWard18,8400–0–11
2October 6New Jersey4 – 0CarolinaWard18,6390–1–11
3October 7Carolina2 – 5WashingtonWard16,6220–2–11
4October 11Carolina3 – 6FloridaGrahame14,3120–3–11
5October 13Carolina4 – 3AtlantaWard13,1061–3–13
6October 14Carolina5 – 1PittsburghWard14,3512–3–15
7October 16Carolina5 – 1Tampa BayWard19,8153–3–17
8October 20Carolina4 – 5BuffaloWard18,6903–4–17
9October 21Carolina3 – 4NY IslandersOTGrahame12,3493–4–28
10October 25Atlanta4 – 5CarolinaOTWard15,0084–4–210
11October 26Carolina1 – 5Tampa BayWard19,8264–5–210
12October 28Tampa Bay4 – 6CarolinaWard18,6395–5–212

November
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
13November 1Carolina5 – 2AtlantaWard14,2776–5–214
14November 2Montreal4 – 0CarolinaWard16,4866–6–214
15November 4Carolina3 – 2OttawaWard19,5487–6–216
16November 7Carolina2 – 3New JerseySOWard10,9867–6–317
17November 9Washington0 – 5CarolinaWard18,6398–6–319
18November 11Pittsburgh2 – 6CarolinaWard18,7269–6–321
19November 13Buffalo7 – 4CarolinaWard14,3879–7–321
20November 15NY Rangers1 – 2CarolinaWard16,08010–7–323
21November 17Carolina4 – 1WashingtonGrahame12,68311–7–325
22November 18Dallas4 – 5CarolinaWard18,63912–7–327
23November 21Carolina0 – 4NY RangersWard18,20012–8–327
24November 22Carolina2 – 4NY IslandersGrahame12,41912–9–327
25November 24Carolina5 – 1BostonGrahame16,54413–9–329
26November 28Ottawa4 – 1CarolinaGrahame14,39313–10–329
27November 30Montreal2 – 4CarolinaWard13,10314–10–331

December
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
28December 2Boston2 – 5CarolinaWard18,63915–10–333
29December 5Carolina0 – 3CalgaryGrahame19,28915–11–333
30December 6Carolina1 – 3EdmontonWard16,83915–12–333
31December 8Carolina3 – 4VancouverOTWard18,63015–12–434
32December 11Carolina2 – 5ColoradoGrahame17,21415–13–434
33December 15Toronto5 – 3CarolinaWard18,63915–14–434
34December 16Carolina3 – 2Tampa BayWard18,63416–14–436
35December 19Carolina2 – 1PhiladelphiaWard19,11117–14–438
36December 22NY Islanders1 – 5CarolinaWard18,25218–14–440
37December 23Carolina3 – 2FloridaOTGrahame16,14719–14–442
38December 26Florida2 – 4CarolinaWard18,63920–14–444
39December 28Carolina1 – 4BuffaloGrahame18,69020–15–444
40December 29Anaheim2 – 4CarolinaWard18,79021–15–446
41December 31Philadelphia5 – 2CarolinaWard18,79621–16–446

January
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
42January 2Carolina0 – 3PittsburghWard16,95721–17–446
43January 4Phoenix2 – 0CarolinaWard15,09621–18–446
44January 6NY Islanders2 – 4CarolinaWard18,63922–18–448
45January 9Carolina4 – 1TorontoWard19,44723–18–450
46January 11Florida4 – 6CarolinaGrahame13,55224–18–452
47January 13Atlanta4 – 3CarolinaSOWard18,63924–18–553
48January 16Carolina3 – 2FloridaOTGrahame10,31725–18–555
49January 18Washington5 – 2CarolinaGrahame16,28525–19–555
50January 20Tampa Bay6 – 5CarolinaSOWard18,19625–19–656
51January 26Washington2 – 6CarolinaWard18,04426–19–658
52January 27Carolina3 – 7WashingtonWard16,92426–20–658
53January 30Toronto4 – 1CarolinaWard16,53326–21–658

February
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
54February 1Tampa Bay4 – 0CarolinaGrahame16,63526–22–658
55February 3Boston4 – 3CarolinaOTWard18,66526–22–759
56February 6Carolina2 – 1MontrealWard21,27327–22–761
57February 8Carolina5 – 2BostonWard13,01428–22–763
58February 10Carolina4 – 5MinnesotaGrahame18,56828–23–763
59February 13Los Angeles1 – 2CarolinaWard15.76529–23–765
60February 15NY Rangers4 – 1CarolinaWard17,25529–24–765
61February 17Carolina5 – 3MontrealWard21,27330–24–767
62February 20Atlanta3 – 1CarolinaWard16,22830–25–767
63February 22Philadelphia2 – 3CarolinaOTGrahame14,53331–25–769
64February 24Carolina4 – 1AtlantaGrahame18,74432–25–771
65February 27Ottawa4 – 2CarolinaGrahame17,81232–26–771
66February 28Carolina0 – 2OttawaWard19,26132–27–771

March
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
67March 2Pittsburgh2 – 3CarolinaWard18,79333–27–773
68March 4Carolina1 – 3AtlantaGrahame17,78333–28–773
69March 9Carolina3 – 0WashingtonWard13,97034–28–775
70March 11Carolina1 – 2NY RangersSOGrahame18,20034–28–876
71March 13Florida1 – 3CarolinaGrahame18,63935–28–878
72March 15New Jersey3 – 2CarolinaGrahame18,27935–29–878
73March 17Carolina7 – 2New JerseyGrahame15,49036–29–880
74March 22Washington3 – 4CarolinaWard18,74037–29–882
75March 24San Jose4 – 6CarolinaWard18,76338–29–884
76March 27Carolina1 – 6TorontoWard19,55938–30–884
77March 28Carolina1 – 5PhiladelphiaGrahame19,12338–31–884
78March 30Tampa Bay4 – 2CarolinaWard18,63938–32–884

April
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1Carolina4 – 3FloridaOTWard17,87839–32–886
80April 3Carolina2 – 3Tampa BayWard20,22439–33–886
81April 6Atlanta4 – 3CarolinaWard17,15839–34–886
82April 7Florida4 – 5CarolinaOTGrahame18.63940–34–888
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The fans and players had high hopes for that season because the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup the previous year. Unfortunately, the season ended in disappointment as the Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ray WhitneyLW8132518346-5606
Rod Brind'AmourC78265682467925
Eric StaalC8230407068-61211
Justin WilliamsRW8233346773-111228
Erik ColeLW71293261762904
Scott WalkerRW8121305145-10606
Mike CommodoreD82722291130021
Cory StillmanLW435222724-8100
Andrew LaddLW65111021461203
Eric BelangerC568122014-2301
Chad LaRoseRW806121810-2020
David TanabeD6051217445200
Craig AdamsRW82771454-9011
Andrew HutchinsonD4131114300200
Anton BabchukD522121430-6002
Glen WesleyD68112135611011
Niclas WallinD67281048-2000
Bret HedicanD500101036-8000
Josef VasicekC2527922-6000
Frantisek KaberleD27268208101
Trevor LetowskiRW6126818-8000
Tim GleasonD5724657-10100
Dennis SeidenbergD201562-12000
Kevyn AdamsC3522417-10010
John GrahameG2803320000
Ryan BaydaLW91122-1000
Anson CarterRW101012-3100
Keith AucoinC801101000
Cam WardG6001160000
David GoveC/RW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Cam Ward342260302161672.93216251458.897
John Grahame15152810132722.850702630.897
Team:493782403482392.90223272088.897

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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
July 18, 2006 To Carolina Hurricanes
Scott Walker		 To Nashville Predators
Josef Vasicek
September 29, 2006 To Carolina Hurricanes
Tim Gleason
Eric Belanger		 To Los Angeles Kings
Jack Johnson
Oleg Tverdovsky
November 21, 2006 To Carolina Hurricanes
Jakub Petruzalek
conditional pick in 2008		 To New York Rangers
Brad Isbister
November 29, 2006 To Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Flood		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Derrick Walser
January 8, 2007 To Carolina Hurricanes
Dennis Seidenberg		 To Phoenix Coyotes
Kevyn Adams
February 9, 2007 To Carolina Hurricanes
Josef Vasicek		 To Nashville Predators
Eric Belanger
February 23, 2007 To Carolina Hurricanes
Anson Carter		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th round pick in 2008

Free agents acquired
PlayerFormer Team
G John GrahameTampa Bay Lightning
F Trevor LetowskiColumbus Blue Jackets
D Tim ConboySan Jose Sharks
F Jesse BoulericeSt. Louis Blues
D David TanabeBoston Bruins
D Brad IsbisterBoston Bruins

Free agents lost
PlayerNew Team
F Matt CullenNew York Rangers
G Martin GerberOttawa Senators
F Doug WeightSt. Louis Blues
D Aaron WardNew York Rangers
F Mark RecchiPittsburgh Penguins

Roster
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes Roster

Goaltenders:

30 – Ward • 47 – Grahame • 50 – Kowalski 

Defensemen

2 – Wesley • 4 – Seidenberg • 5 – Kaberle • 6 – Hedican • 7 – Wallin • 8 – Gleason • 22 – Commodore • 28 – Hutchinson • 45 – Tanabe • 48 – Babchuk 

Forwards

11 – Williams • 12 – Staal • 13 – Whitney • 16 – Ladd • 17 – Brind'Amour • 18 – Bayda • 19 – Letowski • 24 – Walker • 26 – Cole • 27 – Adams • 59 – LaRose • 61 – Stillman • 63 – Vasicek • 77 – Carter 

General Manager: Jim Rutherford •  Coach: Peter Laviolette

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4]

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 63 Jamie McBain (D)  United States Carolina Hurricanes US National Team Development Program (NAHL),
University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
3 93 Harrison Reed (RW)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4 123 Bobby Hughes (C)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 153 Stefan Chaput (C)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6 183 Nick Dodge (RW)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Clarkson University (NCAA)
7 213 Justin Krueger (D)   Switzerland Carolina Hurricanes Cornell University (NCAA)

References
  1. 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.
  2. "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  4. 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com – accessed December 28, 2006
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