# 2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season

The 2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 2nd season in the ECHL. After a disappointing inaugural season that posted 15 wins, the Salmon Kings looked to improve in the 2005-06 season. Although the Salmon Kings improved its win total to 26 it was still not enough to clinch their first playoff berth. Their inability to show any signs of improvement midway through the season caused the organization to fire general manager and head coach, Bryan Maxwell who was then replaced by new general manager, Dan Belisle and new head coach, Troy Ward. The few bright spots for the Salmon Kings was Adam Taylor and defensemen, Steve Lingren who were both named starters on the National Conference ECHL All-Star team. Taylor led the team with 57 points, while Lingren scored a team leading 15 power play goals and tied for the team lead with 22 goals, alongside Lanny Gare.

## Standings

| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Alaska Aces (z) | 72 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 113 | 289 | 168 |
| Las Vegas Wranglers | 72 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 112 | 267 | 176 |
| Idaho Steelheads | 72 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 94 | 268 | 221 |
| Utah Grizzlies | 72 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 78 | 235 | 236 |
| Victoria Salmon Kings | 72 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 61 | 204 | 261 |
| Phoenix RoadRunners | 72 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 45 | 156 | 263 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 Game log :

## Player stats
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Adam Taylor | 72 | 19 | 38 | 57 | -7 | 54 |
| Lanny Gare | 67 | 22 | 33 | 55 | -17 | 62 |
| Jade Galbraith $^†$ | 53 | 18 | 31 | 49 | -8 | 49 |
| Steve Lingren | 62 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +2 | 77 |
| Mike Wirll | 39 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -15 | 26 |
| Ryan Wade | 56 | 18 | 20 | 38 | -17 | 139 |
| Simon Mangos | 72 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -17 | 36 |
| Kurt Drummond | 50 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -24 | 39 |
| Seth Leonard | 67 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 32 |
| Steve Roberts | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | +3 | 10 |
| K.C. Timmons | 49 | 12 | 8 | 20 | +3 | 51 |
| Nathan Forster | 58 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -17 | 66 |
| Taggart Desmet | 12 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +4 | 4 |
| Dustan Heintz | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 45 |
| Mike Josephson | 39 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 86 |
| Tyler Shybunka | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| Pat Sutton $^†$ | 53 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 77 |
| Adam Huxley $^†$ | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 151 |
| Mike Henderson | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| Elias Godoy | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
| Chad Dameworth | 62 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13 | 53 |
| Aaron MacInnis $^‡$ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| Dallas Anderson $^†$ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 131 |
| Joel Andresen | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 44 |
| Pete Gardiner $^‡$ | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 19 |
| Ryan Thrussell | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Brad Cook $^‡$ | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| Ryan McLeod | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| Derek Allan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8 |
| Josh Garbutt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Chip Dunleavy | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 |
| Jan Sochor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Derek Campbell | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 23 |
| Mark Olafson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ashton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Black $^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 34 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Lance Mayes | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.27 | .850 | 0 |
| Rob McVicar | 33 | 1741 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 95 | 3.27 | .902 | 1 |
| B.J. Boxma | 28 | 1453 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 3.39 | .895 | 0 |
| David Currie $^{†‡}$ | 10 | 541 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3.77 | .875 | 0 |
| Robert Muntain | 11 | 565 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 4.04 | .878 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only. $^‡$Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 12, 2005 | To Victoria Salmon KingsSimon Mangos Aaron MacInnis | To Texas WildcattersRyan Finnerty |
| September 22, 2005 | To Victoria Salmon KingsDustan Heintz | To Johnstown ChiefsCash |
| February 7, 2006 | To Victoria Salmon KingsJay Latulippe | To Dayton BombersDavid Currie |
| February 27, 2006 | To Victoria Salmon KingsGreg Black | To Florida EverbladesCash |