2006β07 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 14th Western |
2006β07 record | 27β41β14 |
Home record | 16β16β9 |
Road record | 11β25β5 |
Goals for | 227 |
Goals against | 283 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Marc Crawford |
Captain |
Mattias Norstrom (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr) |
Alternate captains |
Rob Blake Craig Conroy (Oct-Jan) Aaron Miller Scott Thornton |
Arena | Staples Center |
Average attendance | 16,859 (91.1%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Frolov (35) |
Assists | Michael Cammalleri (46) |
Points | Michael Cammalleri (80) |
Penalty minutes | Raitis Ivanans (140) |
Plus/minus | Derek Armstrong (+13) |
Wins | Mathieu Garon (13) |
Goals against average | Mathieu Garon (2.66) |
The 2006β07 Los Angeles Kings season was the 40th season (39th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. This season marked the beginning of a rebuilding phase, as the team hired Marc Crawford as their new head coach, the former general manager of the San Jose Sharks, Dean Lombardi, as their new GM, former NHL goaltenders Ron Hextall as assistant GM (and GM of their AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs), and Bill Ranford as goaltending coach. Their first big move came when they acquired rookie prospect Patrick O'Sullivan, along with a 2006 first-round draft pick ( Trevor Lewis), from the Minnesota Wild for forward Pavol Demitra on June 24, 2006. [1]
But the biggest move of the off-season for the Kings was acquiring goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick and a 2009 conditional draft pick on July 5, 2006. [2] He was then named the team's starting goaltender ahead of Mathieu Garon, whom many fans expected to be their number-one goaltender. Before the season got underway, he was signed to a two-year contract, expecting a great performance from the former Canuck. However, at the end of December, Dan Cloutier was last in save percentage and goals against average (GAA) amongst NHL goaltenders who have played at least 12 games.
Injuries to both Garon and Cloutier in January prompted the Kings to recall Yutaka Fukufuji as an emergency goaltender, who made his NHL debut on January 13 against the St. Louis Blues, becoming the first Japanese-born player in NHL history. [3] On January 18, prior to a home game against St. Louis, the Kings claimed goaltender Sean Burke off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Burke would be the fifth goaltender to play for the Kings during the season (after Cloutier, Garon, Barry Brust and Fukufuji). This marked the first time the Kings have had at least five goaltenders appear during one season since the 2000β01 season ( Jamie Storr, Felix Potvin, Steve Passmore, Stephane Fiset and Travis Scott).
On January 20, 2007, prior to a night-game against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Los Angeles Kings officially retired Luc Robitaille's number 20 sweater. This makes him the fifth player to have his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Rogie Vachon, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor and Wayne Gretzky.
The Kings struggled on the penalty kill, finishing the regular season 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.86%. [4]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
3 | 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
4 | 14 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
5 | 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
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.
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 6 | @ Ducks | 3 β 4 | Cloutier | 17,174 | 0β1β0 | 0 | |
2 | October 7 | Blues | 1 β 4 | Garon | 18,118 | 1β1β0 | 2 | |
3 | October 10 | Islanders | 2 β 4 | Cloutier | 14,394 | 2β1β0 | 4 | |
4 | October 12 | Stars | 4 β 1 | Cloutier | 14,167 | 2β2β0 | 4 | |
5 | October 14 | Stars | 4 β 1 | Garon | 17,052 | 2β3β0 | 4 | |
6 | October 16 | Red Wings | 3 β 1 | Cloutier | 17,417 | 2β4β0 | 4 | |
7 | October 18 | Wild | 1 β 2 | OT | Cloutier | 14,617 | 2β4β1 | 5 |
8 | October 19 | @ Coyotes | 4 β 0 | Garon | 12,714 | 3β4β1 | 7 | |
9 | October 22 | Ducks | 3 β 2 | SO | Garon | 18,118 | 3β4β2 | 8 |
10 | October 23 | @ Avalanche | 1 β 6 | Cloutier | 17,284 | 3β5β2 | 8 | |
11 | October 25 | @ Wild | 1 β 3 | Cloutier | 18,568 | 3β6β2 | 8 | |
12 | October 27 | @ Blue Jackets | 0 β 2 | Cloutier | 16,087 | 3β7β2 | 8 | |
13 | October 28 | @ Stars | 2 β 3 | Garon | 17,711 | 3β8β2 | 8 | |
14 | October 30 | Rangers | 1 β 4 | Garon | 17,236 | 4β8β2 | 10 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
15 | November 1 | Penguins | 4 β 3 | OT | Cloutier | 18,118 | 4β8β3 | 11 |
16 | November 4 | @ Coyotes | 4 β 6 | Garon | 14,631 | 4β9β3 | 11 | |
17 | November 7 | @ Avalanche | 6 β 5 | Cloutier | 17,196 | 5β9β3 | 13 | |
18 | November 9 | Sharks | 7 β 3 | Garon | 16,618 | 5β10β3 | 13 | |
19 | November 11 | Wild | 3 β 2 | SO | Garon | 17,479 | 5β10β4 | 14 |
20 | November 13 | Sharks | 2 β 4 | Cloutier | 16,667 | 6β10β4 | 16 | |
21 | November 16 | Flyers | 4 β 3 | Cloutier | 16,446 | 6β11β4 | 16 | |
22 | November 18 | Coyotes | 3 β 5 | Cloutier | 14,487 | 7β11β4 | 18 | |
23 | November 22 | @ Sharks | 3 β 6 | Cloutier | 17,496 | 7β12β4 | 18 | |
24 | November 24 | @ Stars | 3 β 5 | Garon | 18,532 | 7β13β4 | 18 | |
25 | November 25 | Flames | 1 β 3 | Garon | 17,043 | 8β13β4 | 20 | |
26 | November 27 | Devils | 2 β 3 | SO | Garon | 16,223 | 9β13β4 | 22 |
27 | November 30 | @ Coyotes | 4 β 7 | Brust | 11,526 | 9β14β4 | 22 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
28 | December 2 | Ducks | 4 β 3 | Cloutier | 16,141 | 9β15β4 | 22 | |
29 | December 3 | @ Ducks | 3 β 2 | Cloutier | 17,174 | 10β15β4 | 24 | |
30 | December 7 | Predators | 4 β 1 | Cloutier | 15,119 | 10β16β4 | 24 | |
31 | December 9 | Avalanche | 4 β 5 | Cloutier | 17,079 | 11β16β4 | 26 | |
32 | December 12 | Sharks | 3 β 1 | Cloutier | 15,204 | 11β17β4 | 26 | |
33 | December 14 | @ Sharks | 4 β 2 | Brust | 17,496 | 12β17β4 | 28 | |
34 | December 16 | Stars | 4 β 3 | SO | Brust | 15,846 | 12β17β5 | 29 |
35 | December 19 | Flames | 5 β 3 | Cloutier | 17,247 | 12β18β5 | 29 | |
36 | December 21 | @ Blues | 2 β 5 | Cloutier | 10,390 | 12β19β5 | 29 | |
37 | December 23 | @ Predators | 0 β 7 | Cloutier | 14,739 | 12β20β5 | 29 | |
38 | December 26 | Coyotes | 3 β 4 | SO | Brust | 18,118 | 13β20β5 | 31 |
39 | December 28 | @ Oilers | 7 β 4 | Garon | 16,839 | 14β20β5 | 33 | |
40 | December 29 | @ Flames | 4 β 6 | Brust | 19,289 | 14β21β5 | 33 | |
41 | December 31 | @ Red Wings | 2 β 6 | Garon | 20,066 | 14β22β5 | 33 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
42 | January 3 | Blue Jackets | 0 β 3 | Garon | 16,451 | 15β22β5 | 35 | |
43 | January 6 | Red Wings | 2 β 4 | Garon | 18,118 | 16β22β5 | 37 | |
44 | January 8 | Oilers | 2 β 1 | OT | Garon | 16,224 | 16β22β6 | 38 |
45 | January 11 | Sharks | 5 β 2 | Garon | 17,054 | 16β23β6 | 38 | |
46 | January 13 | @ Blues | 5 β 6 | Fukufuji | 17,868 | 16β24β6 | 38 | |
47 | January 15 | @ Stars | 1 β 3 | Brust | 17,992 | 16β25β6 | 38 | |
48 | January 16 | @ Thrashers | 2 β 6 | Fukufuji | 13,205 | 16β26β6 | 38 | |
49 | January 18 | Blues | 3 β 1 | Brust | 16,544 | 16β27β6 | 38 | |
50 | January 20 | Coyotes | 3 β 2 | Fukufuji | 18,346 | 16β28β6 | 38 | |
51 | January 26 | @ Canucks | 3 β 2 | OT | Burke | 18,630 | 17β28β6 | 40 |
52 | January 27 | @ Oilers | 3 β 4 | Burke | 16,839 | 17β29β6 | 40 | |
53 | January 30 | @ Flames | 1 β 4 | Burke | 19,289 | 17β30β6 | 40 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
54 | February 1 | Blackhawks | 3 β 2 | OT | Burke | 16,958 | 17β30β7 | 41 |
55 | February 3 | @ Panthers | 7 β 0 | Burke | 15,108 | 18β30β7 | 43 | |
56 | February 6 | @ Lightning | 2 β 3 | SO | Burke | 18,273 | 18β30β8 | 44 |
57 | February 8 | @ Capitals | 3 β 4 | OT | Garon | 15,527 | 18β30β9 | 45 |
58 | February 10 | @ Predators | 4 β 1 | Burke | 17,113 | 19β30β9 | 47 | |
59 | February 13 | @ Hurricanes | 1 β 2 | Burke | 15,765 | 19β31β9 | 47 | |
60 | February 17 | Ducks | 3 β 2 | SO | Garon | 18,118 | 19β31β10 | 48 |
61 | February 18 | @ Ducks | 4 β 3 | SO | Burke | 17,363 | 20β31β10 | 50 |
62 | February 22 | Canucks | 3 β 2 | Garon | 17,737 | 20β32β10 | 50 | |
63 | February 24 | Avalanche | 5 β 6 | SO | Burke | 18,118 | 21β32β10 | 52 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
64 | March 1 | Ducks | 4 - 3 | OT | Burke | 17,620 | 22β32β10 | 54 |
65 | March 3 | Predators | 6 β 3 | Burke | 16,854 | 22β33β10 | 54 | |
66 | March 6 | @ Blackhawks | 0 β 3 | Burke | 9,118 | 22β34β10 | 54 | |
67 | March 7 | @ Blue Jackets | 2 β 3 | OT | Garon | 15,154 | 22β34β11 | 55 |
68 | March 9 | @ Red Wings | 2 β 3 | OT | Burke | 20,066 | 22β34β12 | 56 |
69 | March 11 | @ Stars | 3 β 4 | OT | Burke | 17,478 | 22β34β13 | 57 |
70 | March 12 | Oilers | 1 β 5 | Burke | 16,954 | 23β34β13 | 59 | |
71 | March 15 | Blackhawks | 4 β 3 | SO | Burke | 16,110 | 23β34β14 | 60 |
72 | March 17 | Blue Jackets | 3 β 5 | Garon | 17,197 | 24β34β14 | 62 | |
73 | March 18 | @ Ducks | 5 β 3 | Garon | 17,174 | 25β34β14 | 64 | |
74 | March 21 | Stars | 4 β 2 | Burke | 17,838 | 25β35β14 | 64 | |
75 | March 23 | @ Blackhawks | 2 β 1 | Garon | 13,133 | 26β35β14 | 66 | |
76 | March 24 | @ Wild | 1 β 4 | Garon | 18,568 | 26β36β14 | 66 | |
77 | March 27 | @ Sharks | 1 β 3 | Burke | 17,496 | 26β37β14 | 66 | |
78 | March 29 | Canucks | 4 β 2 | Burke | 17,916 | 26β38β14 | 66 |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
79 | April 1 | @ Sharks | 2 β 6 | Burke | 17,496 | 26β39β14 | 66 | |
80 | April 3 | @ Canucks | 2 β 4 | Garon | 18,630 | 26β40β14 | 66 | |
81 | April 5 | @ Coyotes | 2 β 3 | Burke | 15,965 | 26β41β14 | 66 | |
82 | April 7 | Coyotes | 3 β 2 | Garon | 18,118 | 27β41β14 | 68 |
The Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season. [5]
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2006β07 season. [7]
July 1, 2006 | From
San Jose Sharks Scott Thornton (2 years, $3 million) |
July 1, 2006 | From
Colorado Avalanche Rob Blake (2 years, $12 million) |
July 2, 2006 | From
San Jose Sharks Alyn McCauley (3 years, $6 million) |
July 4, 2006 | From
Washington Capitals Brian Willsie (2 years, $1.7 million) |
July 10, 2006 | From
St. Louis Blues Brendan Buckley (2 years, terms undisclosed) |
July 10, 2006 | From
St. Louis Blues Kevin Dallman (2 years, terms undisclosed) |
July 13, 2006 | From
Montreal Canadiens Raitis IvanΔns (1 year, $450,000) |
September 1, 2006 | From
Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Moulson (3 years, entry level contract) |
February 17, 2007 | From
Manchester Monarchs (
AHL) John Zeiler (1 year, terms undisclosed) |
March 16, 2007 | From
Princeton University (
ECAC) Kevin Westgarth (3 years, entry level contract) |
March 21, 2007 | From
University of Wisconsin-Madison (
WCHA) Joe Piskula (3 years, entry level contract) |
April 27, 2007 | From
University of Maine (
HE) Teddy Purcell (3 years, entry level contract) |
July 1, 2006 | To
Ottawa Senators Joe Corvo (4 years, $10.5 million) |
July 1, 2006 | To
Minnesota Wild Mark Parrish (5 years, $13.25 million) |
July 4, 2006 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Jeremy Roenick (1 year, $1.2 million) |
July 9, 2006 | To
KΓΆlner Haie (
DEL) Adam Hauser (1 year, terms undisclosed) |
August 4, 2006 | To
Boston Bruins Nathan Dempsey (1 year, $500,000) |
August 9, 2006 | To
Pittsburgh Penguins Connor James (2 years, terms undisclosed) |
August 16, 2006 | To
SCL Tigers (
NLA) Brad Fast (1 year, terms undisclosed) |
August 21, 2006 | To
San Antonio Rampage (
AHL) Ryan Flinn (1 year, terms undisclosed) |
October 3, 2006 | To
Colorado Avalanche George Parros |
November 11, 2006 | From
Philadelphia Flyers Marty Murray |
December 30, 2006 | To
Vancouver Canucks Jeff Cowan |
January 18, 2007 | From
Tampa Bay Lightning Sean Burke |