2006–07 Minnesota Wild season
2006–07 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 7th Western |
2006–07 record | 48–26–8 |
Home record | 29–7–5 |
Road record | 19–19–3 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 191 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating Brian Rolston (Oct.–Nov.) Keith Carney (Dec.) Brian Rolston (Jan.) Mark Parrish (Feb.–Apr.) |
Alternate captains | Rotating Kim Johnsson (Oct.–Nov.) Brian Rolston (Dec.) Keith Carney (Jan.) Brian Rolston (Feb.–Apr.) Wes Walz |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,543 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Rolston (31) |
Assists | Pavol Demitra (39) |
Points | Pavol Demitra (64) Brian Rolston |
Penalty minutes | Derek Boogaard (120) |
Plus/minus | Keith Carney (+22) |
Wins | Niklas Backstrom (23) |
Goals against average | Niklas Backstrom (1.97) |
This 2006–07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Regular season
[edit]Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL.[1]
Season standings
[edit]Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006–07.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
2 | 7 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
3 | 8 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
4 | 9 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
5 | 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
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9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
Playoffs
[edit]The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.
Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season
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October: 9–2–0 (home: 7–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
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November: 4–8–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–6–0)
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December: 7–7–1 (home: 7–1–0; road: 0–6–1)
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January: 7–4–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–2–0)
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February: 8–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–2–1)
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March: 10–3–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 6–1–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Ducks win 4–1
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Legend:
Win Loss |
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.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
12 | Brian Rolston | RW | 78 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
38 | Pavol Demitra | LW | 71 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 48 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
96 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 82 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
9 | Mikko Koivu | C | 82 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 6 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
28 | Todd White | C | 77 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
21 | Mark Parrish | RW | 76 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
8 | Brent Burns | D | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
92 | Branko Radivojevic | RW | 82 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
37 | Wes Walz | C | 62 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
26 | Kurtis Foster | D | 57 | 3 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Kim Johnsson | D | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −4 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
33 | Petteri Nummelin | D | 51 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −15 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
19 | Stephane Veilleux | LW | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Keith Carney | D | 80 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
41 | Martin Skoula | D | 81 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
11 | Pascal Dupuis‡ | LW | 48 | 10 | 3 | 13 | −7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 82 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
17 | Wyatt Smith | C | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Adam Hall† | RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
11[a] | Dominic Moore† | C | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Mattias Weinhandl | RW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Niklas Backstrom | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | Shawn Belle | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | Derek Boogaard | LW | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
27 | Joel Ward | RW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
83 | Matt Foy | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Josh Harding | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
23 | Jason Morgan | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
67 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Erik Reitz | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
[edit]No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
32 | Niklas Backstrom | 41 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1028 | 73 | 1.97 | .929 | 5 | 2227 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 145 | 11 | 2.22 | .924 | 0 | 297 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | 44 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1158 | 103 | 2.55 | .911 | 2 | 2422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Josh Harding | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 7 | 1.16 | .960 | 1 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award | Niklas Backstrom | [4] |
William M. Jennings Trophy | Niklas Backstrom | [5] | |
Manny Fernandez | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Rolston | [6] |
NHL First Star of the Week | Niklas Backstrom (February 25) | [7] | |
NHL Third Star of the Week | Niklas Backstrom (April 8) | [7] |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Niklas Backstrom | October 7, 2006 | [8] |
Benoit Pouliot | November 22, 2006 | ||
Shawn Belle | December 1, 2006 | ||
Joel Ward | December 16, 2006 |
Transactions
[edit]The Wild were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[9]
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2006 | To Minnesota Wild |
To Los Angeles Kings
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[10] |
February 9, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild |
To New York Rangers |
[11] |
February 27, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
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[12] |
February 28, 2007 | To Minnesota Wild |
To New Jersey Devils
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[13] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2006 | Keith Carney | Vancouver Canucks | multi-year | Free agency | [14] |
Kim Johnsson | Philadelphia Flyers | multi-year | Free agency | [15] | |
Mark Parrish | Los Angeles Kings | 5-year | Free agency | [14] | |
July 5, 2006 | Paul Albers | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | Free agency | [16] | |
Ryan Hamilton | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency | [16] | ||
Mike Madill | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) | Free agency | [16] | ||
July 6, 2006 | Branko Radiovjevic | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency | [17] | |
July 17, 2006 | Jason Morgan | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
July 19, 2006 | Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
September 27, 2006 | Joel Ward | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency | [20] | |
December 31, 2006 | John Scott | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency | [21] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Via[b] | Ref |
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June 21, 2006 | Joey Tetarenko | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [23] |
July 1, 2006 | Filip Kuba | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) | [24] |
Andrei Zyuzin | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [25] | |
July 4, 2006 | Randy Robitaille | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) | [26] |
July 6, 2006 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (III) | [27] |
July 13, 2006 | Erik Westrum | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (VI) | [28] |
July 14, 2006 | Scott Ferguson | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (III) | [29] |
Andrei Nazarov | Retirement (III) | [30] | ||
July 18, 2006 | Kyle Wanvig | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (VI) | [31] |
July 20, 2006 | Marc Chouinard | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (III) | [32] |
July 23, 2006 | Rickard Wallin | HC Lugano (NLA) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
August 9, 2006 | Chris Heid | Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
August 21, 2006 | Alex Henry | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 3, 2006 | Dustin Wood | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 21, 2006 | Kurtis Foster | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] |
June 24, 2006 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
July 5, 2006 | Marian Gaborik | 3-year | Re-signing | [39] |
July 6, 2006 | Derek Boogaard | Re-signing | [40] | |
July 7, 2006 | Riley Emmerson | Entry-level | [41] | |
July 10, 2006 | Brent Burns | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] |
July 13, 2006 | Pascal Dupuis | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
July 14, 2006 | Matt Foy | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
Erik Reitz | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] | |
July 18, 2006 | Mikko Koivu | 1-year | Re-signing | [45] |
May 14, 2007 | Matt Kassian | 3-year | Entry-level | [46] |
May 15, 2007 | Morten Madsen | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
May 26, 2007 | Cal Clutterbuck | 3-year | Entry-level | [48] |
Draft picks
[edit]Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[49] The Wild had the ninth overall pick in the draft. They also had the Edmonton Oilers first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for Pavol Demitra from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 9 | James Sheppard (C/LW) | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
2 | 40 | Ondrej Fiala (C) | Czech Republic | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
3 | 72 | Cal Clutterbuck (RW) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
4 | 102 | Kyle Medvec (D) | United States | Apple Valley High School (USHS-MN) |
5 | 132 | Niko Hovinen (G) | Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
6 | 162 | Julian Walker (W) | Switzerland | EHC Basel (NLA) |
7 | 192 | Chris Hickey (C) | United States | Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- "Minnesota Wild 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- "2006-07 Minnesota Wild Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "2006-07 Minnesota Wild Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Roger Crozier MBNA Saving Grace Award award winners at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "William M. Jennings Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 24, 2006). "Wild Picks Up Demitra For O'Sullivan and pick". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Rangers acquire LW Dupuis from Wild for LW Hall". ESPN.com. February 9, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "PENGUINS TRADE MOORE TO MINNESOTA FOR THIRD-ROUND PICK". Pittsburgh Penguins. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "DEVILS ACQUIRE SEVENTH-ROUND PICK FROM WILD". New Jersey Devils. February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Andresen, Glen (July 1, 2006). "Wild Makes Two Splashes". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (July 1, 2006). "Wild Aren't Done". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Wild signs trio of rookies". OurSports Central. July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (July 6, 2006). "Wild Signs Free Agent RW Branko Radivojevic". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Wild Picks Up C Jason Morgan". Minnesota Wild. July 17, 2006. Archived from the original on July 23, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (July 19, 2006). "Wild Signs In-State Product". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 23, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (September 27, 2006). "Wild Signs RW Joel Ward". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Wild signs D John Scott". OurSports Central. December 31, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Aeros sign RW Joey Tetarenko". OurSports Central. June 21, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Tom (July 2, 2006). "Lightning gets defensive boost". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
Calgary: Signed D Andrei Zyuzin to multiyear deal.
- ^ "Flyers Sign Center Randy Robitaille". Philadelphia Flyers. July 4, 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Ireland, Joanne (July 7, 2006). "Tjarnqvist thrilled with chance to be an Oiler". Edmonton Journal. p. 36. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maple Leafs pick up Westrum". theahl.com. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
SAN JOSE SHARKS–Signed... D Scott Ferguson.
- ^ "Andrei Nazarov". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
14-Jul-06: Announced his retirement.
- ^ "CANUCKS NAME ASSISTANTS". The Globe and Mail. July 19, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
The Atlanta Thrashers signed free-agent forward Kyle Wanvig
- ^ "Briere takes Sabres to arbitration hearing". The Globe and Mail. July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Rickard Wallin". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
23-Jul-06: Signed with the HC Lugano of the Swiss National League.
- ^ "Chris Heid". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
09-Aug-06: Signed with the Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).
- ^ "Predators sign blueliner to one-year deal". The Globe and Mail. August 22, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Moose Sign Five to PTO's". OurSports Central. October 3, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 21, 2006). "Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Kurtis Foster". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (June 24, 2006). "Wild Re-Signs Pierre-Marc Bouchard". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (July 5, 2006). "BREAKING NEWS: GABORIK RE-SIGNS". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Derek Boogaard". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
06-Jul-06: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. July 8, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
MINNESOTA WILD -- Signed D Riley Emmerson.
- ^ "Bell thrilled to join Sharks following three-team deal". Tampa Bay Times. July 11, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
WILD: Minnesota re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Brent Burns to a two-year, $1.65-million contract.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
MINNESOTA WILD–Re-signed LW Pascal Dupuis to a one-year contract.
- ^ a b Andresen, Glen (July 14, 2006). "Wild Re-Signs Matt Foy And Erik Reitz". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 23, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Andresen, Glen (July 18, 2006). "Koivu Re-Signs With Wild". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on July 23, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Wild signs RW Matt Kassian". OurSports Central. May 14, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota signs C Morten Madsen". OurSports Central. May 15, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Wild signs RW Clutterbuck". OurSports Central. May 27, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.