# 2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings season

The 2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 3rd season in the ECHL. On July 18, 2006, before the start of the 2006-07 season, the Salmon Kings' Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Dan Belisle signed an affiliation agreement with the Vancouver Canucks and its AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Through the affiliation agreement, the Canucks assigned goaltender Julien Ellis; forwards Marc Andre-Bernier, F.P. Guenette and defenseman Patrick Coulombe, while the Moose assigned defensemen Matt Kelly and forward Shaun Heshka. Along with this move, Dan Belisle also signed Wes Goldie, Milan Gajic, Kiel McLeod, and Mike Stutzel to ECHL contracts to play for the Salmon Kings. Through these moves, the Salmon Kings hoped to become a powerhouse in its third season. However, under their new head coach Tony MacAuley, the team struggled through the first half of the season, which caused Belisle to fire MacAuley, after three months behind the bench. Dan Belisle would then hire assistant coach Mark Morrison to become the fourth head coach in Salmon Kings' history. Belisle's other mid-season move included a big trade with the Pensacola Ice Pilots and traded Adam Taylor, and David Wrigley, for Jordan Krestanovich and his brother, Derek Krestanovich. Through these mid-season moves, the Salmon Kings started to respond going on a late-season run and finishing their remaining regular season games on a nine-game winning streak. With the nine-game winning streak, the Salmon Kings completed their season with a 36-32-1-3 record and finished 7th overall in the National Conference to play against the Alaska Aces in their first playoff appearance. The Salmon Kings would eventually win Game 1 by a score of 3-2, but the Aces managed to win their next 4 out of 5 games to win the series 4-2. One of the season highlights for the Salmon Kings, was forward Wes Goldie who led the team and the National Conference with 41 goals.

## Standings
### Division standings

| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Alaska Aces (STL) | 72 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 270 | 176 |
| Idaho Steelheads (DAL) | 72 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 240 | 208 |
| Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) | 72 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 239 | 249 |
| Phoenix RoadRunners (PHX) | 72 | 27 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 201 | 255 |
| Utah Grizzlies (Independent) | 72 | 22 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 184 | 294 |

### Conference standings

| National Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA |
| Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) | 72 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 231 | 187 |
| Alaska Aces (STL) | 72 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 270 | 176 |
| Bakersfield Condors (Independent) | 72 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 94 | 270 | 236 |
| Idaho Steelheads (DAL) | 72 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 240 | 208 |
| Stockton Thunder (EDM) | 72 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 225 | 197 |
| Fresno Falcons (SJ) | 72 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 195 | 197 |
| Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) | 72 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 239 | 249 |
| Phoenix RoadRunners (PHX) | 72 | 27 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 201 | 255 |
| Long Beach Ice Dogs (BOS) | 72 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 209 | 267 |
| Utah Grizzlies (Independent) | 72 | 22 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 184 | 294 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 Game log :

### Playoffs

2007 Kelly Cup playoffs :

## 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 |
| Wes Goldie | 72 | 41 | 33 | 74 | -4 | 65 |
| Milan Gajic | 63 | 24 | 41 | 65 | +9 | 70 |
| Kiel McLeod | 65 | 32 | 31 | 63 | +5 | 116 |
| François-Pierre Guenette | 67 | 13 | 42 | 55 | -8 | 28 |
| Mike Stutzel | 61 | 16 | 36 | 52 | -9 | 61 |
| Ryan Wade | 70 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -11 | 94 |
| Jordan Krestanovich $^†$ | 54 | 12 | 25 | 37 | +4 | 14 |
| Steve Lingren | 62 | 7 | 27 | 34 | +4 | 61 |
| Marc-Andre Bernier | 40 | 18 | 15 | 33 | +4 | 32 |
| Matt Kelly | 59 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 40 |
| Seamus Young | 72 | 9 | 13 | 22 | +1 | 33 |
| Derek Krestanovich $^†$ | 52 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 60 |
| Daryl Llyod | 59 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 152 |
| Gustav Engman | 61 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -22 | 149 |
| Phil Cole $^†$ | 51 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +10 | 105 |
| Paul Ballantyne $^†$ | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +5 | 17 |
| David Wrigley $^‡$ | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| Warren McCutcheon | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -20 | 40 |
| James DeMone | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -13 | 34 |
| Adam Taylor $^‡$ | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
| Robin Gomez | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 66 |
| Ryan Jorde | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -9 | 34 |
| Greg Hornby $^‡$ | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 110 |
| Patrick Coulombe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 2 |
| Shaun Heshka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Andy Zulyniak | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 2 |
| Rich Meloche$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Brad Cook | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Justin Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Keefe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 27 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Wes Goldie | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Lingren | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
| Jordan Krestanovich | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Stutzel | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| François-Pierre Guenette | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Kiel McLeod | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 10 |
| Phil Cole | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 21 |
| Ryan Wade | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Marc-Andre Bernier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 8 |
| Derek Krestanovich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Patrick Coulombe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| Seamus Young | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Daryl Lloyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 9 |
| Gustav Engman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Robin Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Ballantyne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | SOL | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Julien Ellis | 31 | 2190 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 3.21 | .912 | 1 |
| Bryan Bridges | 33 | 1897 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 3.32 | .905 | 0 |
| Alexandre Vincent | 2 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.93 | .924 | 0 |
| David Belitski | 3 | 183 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.25 | .865 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Julien Ellis | 4 | 213 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4.23 | .864 | 0 |
| Bryan Bridges | 4 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4.91 | .852 | 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

| October 30, 2006 | To Victoria Salmon KingsPhil Cole | To Augusta LynxFree Trade |
| November 28, 2006 | To Victoria Salmon KingsJordan Krestanovich Derek Krestanovich | To Pensacola Ice PilotsDavid Wrigley Adam Taylor |
| January 31, 2007 | To Victoria Salmon KingsPaul Ballantyne | To Phoenix RoadRunnersGreg Hornby |
| February 2, 2007 | To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade | To Pensacola Ice PilotsRich Meloche |

### Free agents acquired

| Player | Former team |
| Wes Goldie | Sorel Mission (LNAH) |
| Warren McCutcheon | Manitoba Bisons (CWUAA) |
| Seamus Young | Trenton Titans |
| Mike Stutzel | Tappara Tampere (FNL) |
| Marc-Andre Bernier | Columbia Inferno |
| Matt Kelly | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| Darryl Lloyd | Youngstown Steelhounds (CHL) |
| Gustav Engman | Columbia Inferno |
| James DeMone | Columbia Inferno |
| Ryan Jorde | Fort Wayne Komets (UHL) |
| Patrick Coulombe | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| Robin Gomez | Manchester Phoenix (EIHL) |
| Shaun Heshka | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| David Belitski | Heilbronn Falcons (GerObL) |
| Bryan Bridges | Reading Royals |
| Julien Ellis | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| Alexandre Vincent | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| Justin Spencer | Colgate University (NCAA) |
| Brad Cook | Columbia Inferno |
| Adam Keefe | Toledo Storm |

### Free agents lost

| Player | New team |
| Rob McVicar | Utah Grizzlies |
| B.J. Boxma | |
| Lanny Gare | Lausitzer Füchse (2.GBun) |
| Simon Mangos | Manchester Phoenix (EIHL) |
| Seth Leonard | Colorado Eagles (CHL) |
| Pat Sutton | Port Huron Flags (UHL) |
| Adam Huxley | Stockton Thunder |

### Players Released

| Player | Date |
| David Belitski | October 31, 2006 |
| Andy Zulyniak | December 21, 2006 |
| Ryan Jorde | December 29, 2006 |
| Joe Ricupero | January 6, 2007 |
| Kenny Ruiz | January 8, 2007 |
| Mike Katz | January 10, 2007 |
| Jeff Barney | January 15, 2007 |
| James DeMone* | January 20, 2007 |
| Justin Spencer | January 26, 2007 |
| Alexandre Vincent | April 3, 2007 |

## Professional affiliations
### Vancouver Canucks

The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

### Manitoba Moose

The Salmon Kings' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.