2005–06 Minnesota Wild season
2005–06 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 5th Northwest |
Conference | 11th Western |
2005–06 record | 38–36–8 |
Home record | 23–16–2 |
Road record | 15–20–6 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating[1] Alex Henry (Oct.) Filip Kuba (Nov.) Willie Mitchell (Dec.–Jan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.) Wes Walz (Mar.–Apr.) |
Alternate captains | Marian Gaborik Willie Mitchell (Oct.–Nov., Feb.-Mar.) Brian Rolston (Oct.–Jan., Mar.-Apr.) Wes Walz (Oct.–Feb.) Todd White |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,575 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Houston Aeros |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marian Gaborik (38) |
Assists | Brian Rolston (45) |
Points | Brian Rolston (79) |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (158) |
Plus/minus | Willie Mitchell (+15) |
Wins | Manny Fernandez (30) |
Goals against average | Manny Fernandez (2.29) |
The 2005–06 Minnesota Wild season was the team's sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild failed to qualify for the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Off-season
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Regular season
[edit]The Wild allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL with 55 and had the highest penalty-kill percentage at 87.39%.[2]
Final standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
2 | 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
3 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
4 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
5 | 11 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 6–4–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–2–2)
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November: 4–6–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–4–0)
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December: 8–7–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–5–1)
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January: 7–7–0 (home: 5–5–0; road: 2–2–0)
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February: 4–2–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 3–1–1)
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March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–4–1)
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April: 4–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–2–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Brian Rolston | C | 82 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 14 | 50 |
10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 65 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 64 |
96 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 3 | 28 |
28 | Todd White | C | 61 | 19 | 21 | 40 | −1 | 18 |
25 | Randy Robitaille | C | 67 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −5 | 54 |
37 | Wes Walz | C | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 61 |
32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 74 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 34 |
26 | Kurtis Foster | D | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −3 | 60 |
9 | Alexandre Daigle | C | 46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −6 | 12 |
11 | Pascal Dupuis | LW | 67 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 40 |
17 | Filip Kuba | D | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
21 | Mikko Koivu | C | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −9 | 40 |
20 | Andrei Zyuzin | D | 57 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −12 | 50 |
34 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 60 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −11 | 32 |
19 | Stephane Veilleux | LW | 71 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −13 | 63 |
8 | Brent Burns | D | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −7 | 32 |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 43 |
27 | Kyle Wanvig | RW | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −8 | 64 |
2 | Willie Mitchell‡ | D | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 87 |
24 | Derek Boogaard | LW | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 158 |
41 | Martin Skoula† | D | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
83 | Matt Foy | RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 16 |
18 | Mattias Weinhandl† | RW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
36 | Alex Henry | D | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −4 | 73 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | Erik Westrum | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
23 | Scott Ferguson | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 22 |
29 | Josh Harding | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
56 | Erik Reitz | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
30 | Dwayne Roloson‡ | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Goaltending
[edit]- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Manny Fernandez | 58 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 1612 | 130 | 2.29 | .919 | 1 | 3411 |
30 | Dwayne Roloson‡ | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 759 | 68 | 3.00 | .910 | 1 | 1361 |
29 | Josh Harding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 8 | 2.59 | .904 | 1 | 185 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Manny Fernandez (January 2) | [6] |
Team | Three Star Award | Brian Rolston | [7] |
Transactions
[edit]The Wild were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[8]
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Minnesota Wild Todd White |
[9] |
August 26, 2005 | To Phoenix Coyotes Zbynek Michalek |
To Minnesota Wild Erik Westrum Dustin Wood |
[10] |
March 8, 2006 | To Edmonton Oilers Dwayne Roloson |
To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick in 2006 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007[a] |
[13] |
March 9, 2006 | To Dallas Stars Willie Mitchell 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Shawn Belle Martin Skoula |
[14] |
June 14, 2006 | To Atlanta Thrashers Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Rights to Petteri Nummelin |
[15] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 1, 2005 | Andrei Nazarov | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency | [16] | |
August 4, 2005 | Scott Ferguson | Skovde IK (Allsvenskan) | Free agency | [17] | |
Kurtis Foster | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [17] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
August 16, 2005 | Joey Tetarenko | Houston Aeros (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
October 4, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [20] | |
March 4, 2006 | Mattias Weinhandl | New York Islanders | Waivers | [21] | |
June 1, 2006 | Niklas Backstrom | Oulun Karpat (Liiga) | multi-year | Free agency | [22] |
June 6, 2006 | Peter Ratchuk | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Via[b] | Ref |
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April 12, 2005 | Christoph Brandner | Sodertalje SK (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [25] |
July 29, 2005 | Matt Johnson[c] | Compliance buyout | [27] | |
August 1, 2005 | Jason Beckett[d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | |
Kyle Kettles[e] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [24] | ||
August 4, 2005 | Mark Cullen | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
August 6, 2005 | Andrew Brunette | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) | [31] |
August 9, 2005 | Richard Park | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
September 4, 2005 | Raymond Giroux | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
September 14, 2005 | Jordan Krestanovich | Mora IK (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
N/A | Marc Cavosie | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 19, 2005 | Dan Cavanaugh | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
May 11, 2006 | Kirby Law | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) | Free agency | [37] |
May 13, 2006 | Alexandre Daigle | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency | [38] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 28, 2005 | Patrick O'Sullivan | 3-year | Entry-level | [39] |
July 29, 2005 | Alexandre Daigle | 1-year | Re-signing | [27] |
August 2, 2005 | Roman Voloshenko | 3-year | Entry-level | [40] |
August 3, 2005 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Manny Fernandez | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 8, 2005 | Miroslav Kopriva | Entry-level | [41] | |
August 9, 2005 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Willie Mitchell | 1-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
Todd White | multi-year | Re-signing | [32] | |
August 10, 2005 | Andrei Zyuzin | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
August 16, 2005 | Kyle Wanvig | 1-year | Re-signing | [19] |
August 19, 2005 | Rickard Wallin | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
August 24, 2005 | Peter Olvecky | Entry-level | [45] | |
September 9, 2005 | Clayton Stoner | Entry-level | [46] | |
Stephane Veilleux | multi-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
September 28, 2005 | Erik Reitz | Re-signing | [47] | |
March 3, 2006 | Manny Fernandez | multi-year | Extension | [48] |
April 5, 2006 | Danny Irmen | multi-year | Entry-level | [49] |
May 1, 2006 | Benoit Pouliot | multi-year | Entry-level | [50] |
June 14, 2006 | Petteri Nummelin | multi-year | Re-signing | [15] |
June 19, 2006 | Brian Rolston | 1-year | Extension[f] | [51] |
Draft picks
[edit]Minnesota's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
2 | 57 | Matt Kassian | LW | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
3 | 65 | Kristofer Westblom | G | ![]() |
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
4 | 110 | Kyle Bailey | C | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
4 | 122 | Morten Madsen | LW | ![]() |
Frölunda HC Jr. (Sweden) |
5 | 129 | Anthony Aiello | D | ![]() |
Thayer Academy (USHS-MA) |
7 | 199 | Riley Emmerson | RW | ![]() |
Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Minnesota would receive the pick if the Oilers re-signed Roloson, which they did on July 1, 2006.[11][12]
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[24]
- ^ Johnson retired.[26]
- ^ Beckett was inactive during the 2005–06 season.[28]
- ^ Kettles retired.[29]
- ^ Contract option for the 2007–08 season was exercised by Minnesota.
References
[edit]- "Minnesota Wild 2005-06 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- "2005-06 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "All-Time Captains - Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "2005-06 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
- ^ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "2005-06 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Fernandez Named NHL Defensive Player Of Week". NHL.com. January 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Fan Appreciation Night On Tuesday". Minnesota Wild. April 9, 2006. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
The Three Star Award will be awarded to forward Brian Rolston who accumulated the most Three Stars of the Game points during the season.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Senators trade forward Todd White". CBC. July 30, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Wild acquires Westrum, Wood from the Phoenix Coyotes". OurSports Central. August 26, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Dwayne Roloson obtained from Minnesota". NHL.com. March 8, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Oilers sign Roloson and Pisani". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (March 8, 2006). "Wild Acquires First Round Pick For Roloson". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Wild Acquires Skoula And Belle For Mitchell". Minnesota Wild. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Andresen, Glen (June 14, 2006). "Wild Signs Defenseman Petteri Nummelin". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Panthers strike on free agents". East Bay Times. August 2, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
The Minnesota Wild signed free-agent enforcer Andrei Nazarov
- ^ a b "Thursday roundup: Avs to keep Tanguay, Sauer". ESPN.com. August 4, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Wild sign defenseman Tjarnqvist". ESPN.com. August 15, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Curtis Murphy returns; Wild signs Tetarenko, Wanvig". OurSports Central. August 16, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tuesday roundup: 'Big M' memorabilia up for bid". ESPN.com. October 4, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Wild Claims Weinhandl Off Waivers". Minnesota Wild. March 4, 2006. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 1, 2006). "Wild Signs Free Agent G Niklas Backstrom". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 6, 2006). "Wild Signs Defenseman Peter Ratchuk". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Free Agents List". ESPN.com. August 1, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Christoph Brandner at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ Matt Johnson career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ a b "Rangers give up on Holik". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. July 30, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Jason Beckett career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ Kyle Kettles career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ "Blackhawks Recall C Mark Cullen". NHL.com. November 8, 2005. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
Cullen was signed as a free agent on August 4, 2005.
- ^ "Avalanche sign Hejduk to five-year contract". ESPN.com. August 6, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tuesday roundup: Hurricanes sign center Adams". ESPN.com. August 9, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ ""АК БАРС" ПОДПИСАЛ ДВУХ СЕВЕРОАМЕРИКАНСКИХ ХОККЕИСТОВ". Ak Bars Kazan (in Russian). September 4, 2005. Archived from the original on March 6, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Kanadensare förstärker Mora". Mora IK (in Swedish). September 14, 2005. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Marc Cavosie career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ "Dan Cavanaugh signed by Phantoms". OurSports Central. October 19, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Kirby Law at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ Alexandre Daigle at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ "Wild sign O'Sullivan". Rochester Post Bulletin. July 29, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Wild Signs LW Roman Voloshenko". NHL.com. August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Transactions - Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Daily Sports Capsule". New Bedford Standard-Times. August 4, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
Goalie Manny Fernandez accepted his $1.672 million qualifying offer to stay with the Wild.
- ^ "Minnesota Re-Signs LW Pierre-Marc Bouchard". NHL.com. August 9, 2005. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Wild Re-Signs C Rickard Wallin". NHL.com. August 19, 2005. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Wednesday roundup: Red Wings sign Lilja". ESPN.com. August 24, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Friday roundup: McKee signs qualifying offer". ESPN.com. September 9, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "ERIK REITZ". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on April 15, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
28-Sep-05: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
- ^ "Breaking News: Wild Re-Signs Fernandez". Minnesota Wild. March 3, 2006. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (April 5, 2006). "Wild Signs Danny Irmen To Contract". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Wild Signs Pouliot To Multi-Year Contract". Minnesota Wild. May 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 5, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 19, 2006). "Wild Exercises Rolston's 2007-08 Contract Option". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2023.