The 2005–06

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was the team's 26th season in the

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(NHL) in Calgary while the team celebrated its 25th season of play. During the off-season following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Flames general manager

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announced that he would not re-sign free agent Martin Gelinas for the 2005–06 season. Instead, Sutter brought in three ageing veterans,

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and

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, as free agent reclamation projects to start the season. Nonetheless, the season began with high expectations following Calgary's surprising run to the

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. The season opened with a disappointing October, as the Flames started 4–7–2 before an eight-game November winning streak propelled Calgary back into contention in the Northwest Division. The Flames would battle the

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down the stretch, ultimately finishing eight points ahead of both Colorado and the

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to capture the team's sixth division crown in franchise history.Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 NHL statistics, pg. 146 However, during the

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, Calgary was eliminated by the

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in the first round in seven games. Star goaltender

Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed "Kipper", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in ...

led the NHL in

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s and

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while setting a franchise record for wins with 42. His exploits would win him the

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and William M. Jennings Trophy, along with being named a First Team All-Star. Kiprusoff was also a finalist for the

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. Rookie phenom

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earned a nomination for the

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after his 20-goal campaign set a franchise record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and fell just three shy of

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's NHL record of 23 set in 1988–89. The Flames sold out all 45 home games in 2005–06 as 19,289 fans packed the

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for every regular season and playoff game played in Calgary. At the

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, three Flames players represented their countries:

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and

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represented

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, while Jordan Leopold represented the

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. Kiprusoff had also been named to the

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team, but declined to participate due to an injury.

Regular season

The Flames finished first in the NHL in shutouts for with 10 and allowed the fewest goals in the NHL with 193 (excluding shootout goals allowed).

Season standings

Playoffs

The Flames entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, and the third seed in the Western Conference. They met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in a hard fought seven game series. The goaltending of

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would prove the turning point in the series after he replaced the ineffective starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere after game 3 and would stonewall the Flames for the rest of the series.

Schedule and results

Regular season

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 5 , , Calgary , , 3 – 6 , ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 20,066 , , 1–2–0 , , 2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 10 , , Calgary , , 3 – 7 , ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,007 , , 1–3–0 , , 2 , , , - align="center" , 5 , , October 13 , ,

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, , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 1–3–1 , , 3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , , October 15 , ,

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, , 0 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 2–3–1 , , 5 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 7 , , October 17 , ,

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, , 2 – 0 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 2–4–1 , , 5 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 8 , , October 20 , , Edmonton , , 1 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 3–4–1 , , 7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 9 , , October 22 , , Calgary , , 1 – 2 , , Dallas , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,357 , , 3–5–1 , , 7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 10 , , October 23 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,118 , , 4–5–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 11 , , October 26 , , Calgary , , 1 – 4 , , Anaheim , , , , Kiprusoff , , 11,774 , , 4–6–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 12 , , October 27 , , Calgary , , 2 – 3 , , Phoenix , , , , Sauve , , 13,459 , , 4–7–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" , 13 , , October 29 , , Calgary , , 2 – 3 , , San Jose , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , 4–7–2 , , 10 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 14 , , November 1 , ,

, , 0 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 5–7–2 , , 12 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 15 , , November 3 , , Columbus , , 1 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 6–7–2 , , 14 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 16 , , November 5 , ,

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, , 0 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 7–7–2 , , 16 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 17 , , November 7 , , Vancouver , , 3 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 8–7–2 , , 18 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 18 , , November 10 , , Calgary , , 4 – 3 , , Phoenix , , , , Sauve , , 14,493 , , 9–7–2 , , 20 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 19 , , November 12 , , Colorado , , 3 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 10–7–2 , , 22 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 20 , , November 14 , , Minnesota , , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 11–7–2 , , 24 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 21 , , November 16 , , Detroit , , 1 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 12–7–2 , , 26 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 22 , , November 18 , , Chicago , , 5 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 12–8–2 , , 26 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 23 , , November 21 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Colorado , , SO , , Sauve , , 18,007 , , 13–8–2 , , 28 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , , November 23 , , San Jose , , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 14–8–2 , , 30 , , , - align="center" , 25 , , November 25 , , Edmonton , , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 14–8–3 , , 31 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 26 , , November 29 , , Calgary , , 0 – 2 , , Nashville , , , , Kiprusoff , , 12,797 , , 14–9–3 , , 31 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 27 , , December 1 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Kiprusoff , , 20,066 , , 15–9–3 , , 33 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 28 , , December 3 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , ,

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, , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 19,542 , , 16–9–4 , , 36 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 30 , , December 7 , , Calgary , , 4 – 1 , ,

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, , , , Sauve , , 13,332 , , 17–9–4 , , 38 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 31 , , December 10 , , Ottawa , , 1 – 2 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 18–9–4 , , 40 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 32 , , December 17 , ,

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, , 0 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 19–9–4 , , 42 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 33 , , December 19 , , Calgary , , 4 – 5 , , Edmonton , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,839 , , 19–10–4 , , 42 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 34 , , December 21 , , Los Angeles , , 5 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 19–11–4 , , 42 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 35 , , December 23 , , Calgary , , 6 – 5 , , Vancouver , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 20–11–4 , , 44 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 36 , , December 26 , , Calgary , , 2 – 1 , , Vancouver , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 21–11–4 , , 46 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 37 , , December 27 , , Nashville , , 4 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Sauve , , 19,289 , , 21–12–4 , , 46 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 38 , , December 29 , , Minnesota , , 2 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 22–12–4 , , 48 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , , December 31 , , Edmonton , , 5 – 6 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 23–12–4 , , 50 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 40 , , January 2 , , Chicago , , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 24–12–4 , , 52 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 41 , , January 6 , ,

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, , 0 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 25–12–4 , , 54 , , , - align="center" , 42 , , January 7 , , Calgary , , 3 – 4 , , Vancouver , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 25–12–5 , , 55 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 43 , , January 10 , , Calgary , , 2 – 4 , , NY Rangers , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,200 , , 25–13–5 , , 55 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 44 , , January 12 , , Calgary , , 2 – 3 , ,

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, , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 27–14–5 , , 59 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , , January 21 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 28–14–5 , , 61 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , , January 23 , , Calgary , , 3 – 1 , , Edmonton , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,839 , , 29–14–5 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 49 , , January 24 , , Calgary , , 4 – 7 , , Colorado , , , , Sauve , , 18,007 , , 29–15–5 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 50 , , January 26 , , Calgary , , 0 – 2 , , Chicago , , , , Kiprusoff , , 10,486 , , 29–16–5 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 51 , , January 29 , , Calgary , , 5 – 3 , , Chicago , , , , Kiprusoff , , 15,748 , , 30–16–5 , , 65 , , , - align="center" , 52 , , January 30 , , Calgary , , 2 – 3 , ,

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

; LW = Left Wing; RW =

Right Wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this pos ...

'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.''

Goaltending

* '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.'' *Bold text denotes league record. ''Italics'' denotes franchise record.

Awards and records

Awards

Records achieved in the season

Flames team records

*Fewest home goals against in one season: (73)–previous record was 85 in the 2003–04 season *Tied record for most shots for in one period: 3rd period, November 14, 2005 against the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

(25) *Longest consecutive shutout minutes, for: April 8, 2006, 2:27 overtime at

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

; April 11 vs.

to April 15, 3rd period at

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

(161:11)–previous record was 160:07 in the 2000–01 season *Set a new record for fastest goal to start a period when Daymond Langkow scored five seconds into the third period against Anaheim on March 11.

Flames individual records

*Most wins in a season:

(42)–previous record was 39, held by Mike Vernon in the 1987–88 season *Most

s in a season: Miikka Kiprusoff (10)–Four Flames were tied with the previous record of 5:

Dan Bouchard Daniel Hector Bouchard (born December 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, and original Winnipeg Jets. Career ...

Phil Myre Philippe Louis Myre (born November 1, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Color ...

Fred Brathwaite Fredrick Brathwaite (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. Brathwaite played as a goaltender, and spent his career with the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL ...

, &

Roman Turek Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

*Most goals, rookie defenceman: Dion Phaneuf (20)–previous record was 18, held by

Gary Suter Gary Lee Suter (born June 24, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1985 and 2002. He was a ninth round selection of the Calgary Flames, 180th overa ...

in the 1985–86 season

Milestones

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the

2004–05 NHL season The 2004–05 NHL season was the National Hockey League's 88th season of operation. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on Septe ...

was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the

2005 NHL Entry Draft The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30. Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because ...

. Due to the cancellation of the

, the 2005 draft order was determined by a random draw, with each team gaining one to three "balls" based on recent performance. Each team started with three balls, and lost one for each time they made the post-season in the previous three years, with a minimum of one ball per team. The Flames had two balls in the lottery, however were very unlucky, ending up with the 26th overall pick.

Farm teams

Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The Flames returned to having their own

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

affiliate in 2005–06 with the debut of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

. This ended a two-year relationship with the Lowell Lockmonsters, whom the Flames shared the affiliation with the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

. 2005–06 marked the first season the Flames had a full affiliate since suspending the

Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were a Canadian ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate. History The Saint J ...

franchise in 2003. The team is co-owned by the Calgary Flames, and the

Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation is a 501(c)(3) civic and philanthropic organization in Omaha, Nebraska. History The organization was formed in 1895 in an attempt to keep the Nebraska State Fair in Omaha after receiving an ultimatum to provide ...

, a philanthropist organization in Omaha. The Knights had a disappointing inaugural season, finishing sixth in the Western Division, and out of the playoffs, with a record of 35–31–3–11.

Carsen Germyn Carsen Germyn (born February 22, 1982 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey right wing who played 4 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames. Playing career Germyn played five seasons ...

led the team in goals with 24, while

Mark Giordano Mark Giordano (; born October 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also previously played with the Calgary Flames for fifteen seasons, where he was the tea ...

led in assists, 42, and points, 58. Brent Krahn led the way in goal with 26 wins, while both he and

Curtis McElhinney Robert Curtis McElhinney (born May 23, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He previously played in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple L ...

finished with three shutouts each.

Las Vegas Wranglers

2005–06 marked the third season the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

's Las Vegas Wranglers were affiliated with the Flames. The Wranglers iced a strong team in 2005–06, setting franchise records for wins, 56, goals for, 267, and fewest goals against, 176. Despite their 56–13–6 record, the Wranglers only finished 2nd in the West Division, one point back of the Alaska Aces. Their point total of 112 was second best in the league, behind only the Aces. The Wranglers needed seven games to defeat the

Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho, and a member of the ECHL. The Steelheads play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference since the 2016–17 season. In 1996, th ...

in the West Division semi-finals before being knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Kelly Cup champion Aces in five games.Alaska wins 2006 Kelly Cup championship
, echl.com, accessed November 27, 2006

Notes

References

*Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 stats, pg. 107. *Game log:''
2005–06 Calgary Flames game log
on espn.com *Team standings: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – 2005–06 standings, pg. 146. *Team records: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide – Flames all time team & individual records, pp. 211–214 *Previous team records: 2005–06 Calgary Flames Media Guide – Flames all time team & individual records, pp. 209–212 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Calgary Flames Season Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 2005-06 Cal