2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season


The 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes season began as the defending Stanley Cup champions started to defend their title. The Hurricanes did not make any substantial changes to their roster, hoping that their lineup would be enough to get them a repeat as NHL champions. However, due to many factors, including a shortened off-season due to last season's Stanley Cup run, injuries and disappointing performances from the team's young stars, the team failed to qualify for the post-season becoming the first team since the 1995–96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous year.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

October

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 4Buffalo3 – 2CarolinaSOWard18,8400–0–11
2October 6New Jersey4 – 0CarolinaWard18,6390–1–11
3October 7Carolina2 – 5WashingtonWard16,6220–2–11
4October 11Carolina3 – 6FloridaGrahame14,3120–3–11
5October 13Carolina4 – 3AtlantaWard13,1061–3–13
6October 14Carolina5 – 1PittsburghWard14,3512–3–15
7October 16Carolina5 – 1Tampa BayWard19,8153–3–17
8October 20Carolina4 – 5BuffaloWard18,6903–4–17
9October 21Carolina3 – 4NY IslandersOTGrahame12,3493–4–28
10October 25Atlanta4 – 5CarolinaOTWard15,0084–4–210
11October 26Carolina1 – 5Tampa BayWard19,8264–5–210
12October 28Tampa Bay4 – 6CarolinaWard18,6395–5–212

November

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
13November 1Carolina5 – 2AtlantaWard14,2776–5–214
14November 2Montreal4 – 0CarolinaWard16,4866–6–214
15November 4Carolina3 – 2OttawaWard19,5487–6–216
16November 7Carolina2 – 3New JerseySOWard10,9867–6–317
17November 9Washington0 – 5CarolinaWard18,6398–6–319
18November 11Pittsburgh2 – 6CarolinaWard18,7269–6–321
19November 13Buffalo7 – 4CarolinaWard14,3879–7–321
20November 15NY Rangers1 – 2CarolinaWard16,08010–7–323
21November 17Carolina4 – 1WashingtonGrahame12,68311–7–325
22November 18Dallas4 – 5CarolinaWard18,63912–7–327
23November 21Carolina0 – 4NY RangersWard18,20012–8–327
24November 22Carolina2 – 4NY IslandersGrahame12,41912–9–327
25November 24Carolina5 – 1BostonGrahame16,54413–9–329
26November 28Ottawa4 – 1CarolinaGrahame14,39313–10–329
27November 30Montreal2 – 4CarolinaWard13,10314–10–331

December

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
28December 2Boston2 – 5CarolinaWard18,63915–10–333
29December 5Carolina0 – 3CalgaryGrahame19,28915–11–333
30December 6Carolina1 – 3EdmontonWard16,83915–12–333
31December 8Carolina3 – 4VancouverOTWard18,63015–12–434
32December 11Carolina2 – 5ColoradoGrahame17,21415–13–434
33December 15Toronto5 – 3CarolinaWard18,63915–14–434
34December 16Carolina3 – 2Tampa BayWard18,63416–14–436
35December 19Carolina2 – 1PhiladelphiaWard19,11117–14–438
36December 22NY Islanders1 – 5CarolinaWard18,25218–14–440
37December 23Carolina3 – 2FloridaOTGrahame16,14719–14–442
38December 26Florida2 – 4CarolinaWard18,63920–14–444
39December 28Carolina1 – 4BuffaloGrahame18,69020–15–444
40December 29Anaheim2 – 4CarolinaWard18,79021–15–446
41December 31Philadelphia5 – 2CarolinaWard18,79621–16–446

January

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
42January 2Carolina0 – 3PittsburghWard16,95721–17–446
43January 4Phoenix2 – 0CarolinaWard15,09621–18–446
44January 6NY Islanders2 – 4CarolinaWard18,63922–18–448
45January 9Carolina4 – 1TorontoWard19,44723–18–450
46January 11Florida4 – 6CarolinaGrahame13,55224–18–452
47January 13Atlanta4 – 3CarolinaSOWard18,63924–18–553
48January 16Carolina3 – 2FloridaOTGrahame10,31725–18–555
49January 18Washington5 – 2CarolinaGrahame16,28525–19–555
50January 20Tampa Bay6 – 5CarolinaSOWard18,19625–19–656
51January 26Washington2 – 6CarolinaWard18,04426–19–658
52January 27Carolina3 – 7WashingtonWard16,92426–20–658
53January 30Toronto4 – 1CarolinaWard16,53326–21–658

February

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
54February 1Tampa Bay4 – 0CarolinaGrahame16,63526–22–658
55February 3Boston4 – 3CarolinaOTWard18,66526–22–759
56February 6Carolina2 – 1MontrealWard21,27327–22–761
57February 8Carolina5 – 2BostonWard13,01428–22–763
58February 10Carolina4 – 5MinnesotaGrahame18,56828–23–763
59February 13Los Angeles1 – 2CarolinaWard15.76529–23–765
60February 15NY Rangers4 – 1CarolinaWard17,25529–24–765
61February 17Carolina5 – 3MontrealWard21,27330–24–767
62February 20Atlanta3 – 1CarolinaWard16,22830–25–767
63February 22Philadelphia2 – 3CarolinaOTGrahame14,53331–25–769
64February 24Carolina4 – 1AtlantaGrahame18,74432–25–771
65February 27Ottawa4 – 2CarolinaGrahame17,81232–26–771
66February 28Carolina0 – 2OttawaWard19,26132–27–771

March

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
67March 2Pittsburgh2 – 3CarolinaWard18,79333–27–773
68March 4Carolina1 – 3AtlantaGrahame17,78333–28–773
69March 9Carolina3 – 0WashingtonWard13,97034–28–775
70March 11Carolina1 – 2NY RangersSOGrahame18,20034–28–876
71March 13Florida1 – 3CarolinaGrahame18,63935–28–878
72March 15New Jersey3 – 2CarolinaGrahame18,27935–29–878
73March 17Carolina7 – 2New JerseyGrahame15,49036–29–880
74March 22Washington3 – 4CarolinaWard18,74037–29–882
75March 24San Jose4 – 6CarolinaWard18,76338–29–884
76March 27Carolina1 – 6TorontoWard19,55938–30–884
77March 28Carolina1 – 5PhiladelphiaGrahame19,12338–31–884
78March 30Tampa Bay4 – 2CarolinaWard18,63938–32–884

April

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1Carolina4 – 3FloridaOTWard17,87839–32–886
80April 3Carolina2 – 3Tampa BayWard20,22439–33–886
81April 6Atlanta4 – 3CarolinaWard17,15839–34–886
82April 7Florida4 – 5CarolinaOTGrahame18.63940–34–888

The fans and players had high hopes for that season because the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup the previous year. Unfortunately, the season ended in disappointment as the Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

Player stats

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Roster

Goaltenders:
Defensemen
Forwards

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round#PlayerNationalityNHL TeamCollege/Junior/Club Team
263Jamie McBain United StatesCarolina HurricanesUS National Team Development Program,
University of Wisconsin
393Harrison Reed CanadaCarolina HurricanesSarnia Sting
4123Bobby Hughes CanadaCarolina HurricanesKingston Frontenacs
5153Stefan Chaput CanadaCarolina HurricanesLewiston Maineiacs
6183Nick Dodge CanadaCarolina HurricanesClarkson University
7213Justin Krueger SwitzerlandCarolina HurricanesCornell University