2005-06 Montreal Canadiens Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-31-9 (SO: 2-3) - 93 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-2
Coach: Claude Julien (19-16, 6 OTL)
Coach: Bob Gainey (23-15, 3 OTL)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2005-06 Montreal Canadiens StatisticsTeam Record: 42-31-9 (SO: 2-3) - 93 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-2
Coach: Claude Julien (19-16, 6 OTL)
Coach: Bob Gainey (23-15, 3 OTL)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2005-06 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 42 wins and 31 losses (and 9 overtime losses), with a 2-3 showing in shootouts for 93 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Canadiens scored 243 goals and conceded 247. Michael Ryder netted 30 goals for Montreal, and Saku Koivu contributed 45 assists. Cristobal Huet topped the squad with 18 wins, while Jose Theodore added 15 or more wins, too. Cristobal Huet registered a 2.20 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Claude Julien and Bob Gainey coached the team. The 2005-06 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Aebischer | G | February 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Steve Begin | C | June 14, 1978 | 6'0" | 193 | L | Trois-Rivieres, QC Canada |
| Radek Bonk | C | January 9, 1976 | 6'3" | 213 | L | Krnov, Czech Republic |
| Francis Bouillon | D | October 17, 1975 | 5'8" | 201 | L | Quebec City, QC Canada |
| Jan Bulis | C | March 18, 1978 | 6'1" | 208 | L | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Jean-Philippe Cote | D | April 22, 1982 | 6'3" | 213 | L | Quebec, QC Canada |
| Pierre Dagenais | L | March 4, 1978 | 6'4" | 217 | L | Blainville, QC Canada |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | February 3, 1976 | 6'0" | 215 | R | Sherbrooke, QC Canada |
| Yann Danis | G | June 21, 1981 | 6'0" | 182 | L | Lafontaine, QC Canada |
| Aaron Downey | R | August 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 215 | R | Shelburne, ON Canada |
| Jonathan Ferland | R | February 9, 1983 | 6'2" | 212 | R | Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC Canada |
| Chris Higgins | C | June 2, 1983 | 6'0" | 202 | L | Smithtown, NY USA |
| Cristobal Huet | G | September 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 204 | L | St. Martin D'Heres, France |
| Raitis Ivanans | L | January 1, 1979 | 6'3" | 263 | L | Riga, Latvia |
| Saku Koivu | C | November 23, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | L | Turku, Finland |
| Mike Komisarek | D | January 19, 1982 | 6'4" | 242 | R | West Islip, NY USA |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | L | February 3, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Novopolotsk, Belarus |
| Alex Kovalev | R | February 24, 1973 | 6'1" | 222 | L | Togliatti, Russia |
| Maxim Lapierre | C | March 29, 1985 | 6'2" | 196 | R | St-Leonard, QC Canada |
| Andrei Markov | D | December 20, 1978 | 6'0" | 203 | L | Voskresensk, Russia |
| Garth Murray | C | September 17, 1982 | 6'2" | 208 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Alexander Perezhogin | R | August 10, 1983 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan |
| Tomas Plekanec | C | October 31, 1982 | 5'10" | 196 | L | Kladno, Czech Republic |
| Mike Ribeiro | C | February 10, 1980 | 6'0" | 175 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Craig Rivet | D | September 13, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | R | North Bay, ON Canada |
| Michael Ryder | R | March 31, 1980 | 6'0" | 192 | R | St. John's, NL Canada |
| Todd Simpson | D | May 28, 1973 | 6'3" | 218 | L | North Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Sheldon Souray | D | July 13, 1976 | 6'4" | 227 | L | Elk Point, AB Canada |
| Mark Streit | D | December 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 196 | L | Englisberg, Switzerland |
| Niklas Sundstrom | R | June 6, 1975 | 6'0" | 191 | L | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
| Jose Theodore | G | September 13, 1976 | 5'11" | 182 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Richard Zednik | R | January 6, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Bystrica, Slovakia |
