2006-07 Las Vegas Wranglers season

The 2006-07 Las Vegas Wranglers season was the Las Vegas Wranglers fourth season in the ECHL. The regular season began on October 20, 2006 against the Fresno Falcons and concluded on April 7, 2007 against the Stockton Thunder. The Wranglers looked to improve upon their progress made in the 2005-06, which had been the Wranglers best season in team history and third best in ECHL history, in which they had 53 wins and 112 points finishing only 1 point behind division rival, Alaska for the Brabham Cup. The Alaska Aces added salt to the Wrangler's wounds by knocking them out of the Kelly Cup playoffs in the West Division Finals in six games.
During the regular season, the Wranglers saw their first championships as they won the Pacific Division crown and the Brabham Cup. The Wranglers swept the Phoenix Roadrunners in a hard fought National Conference Quarterfinal seriees, four games to zero, but were upset by the eventual Kelly Cup champion Idaho Steelheads in six games.
== Pre-season ==
With the termination of the San Diego Gulls franchise, the ECHL Board of Governors decided to move the Wranglers from the West Division to the Pacific Division in the National Conference to make both divisions equal at five teams a piece. The Wranglers played thirteen of their first eighteen games on the road, including the first five games of the season, on the road, because of scheduling conflicts with the team's home, the Orleans Arena.
== Regular season ==
The Wranglers began the regular season on October 20 visiting the Fresno Falcons. The team's home opener, which was originally scheduled to be on October 24 against the Phoenix Roadrunners, was played on November 3 against the Victoria Salmon Kings. The Wranglers started off the season on a 13-1-7 run, but didn't see their best winning streak until the end of the season in which they won their last 13 regular season games and their first five playoff games tying the professional ice hockey record for longest winning streak at 18 games in a row. The winning streak lasted from March 10 to April 22. The Wranglers longest losing streak was three games which lasted from March 3 to March 9 and jump started the team on their record tying winning streak. The team concluded the season on April 7 with a 2 – 1 home victory over the Stockton Thunder.
=== Season results ===
The Wranglers clinched their first division championship in team history with a 4 – 2 victory on the road against the Long Beach Ice Dogs at Long Beach Arena on April 4. Three days later the Wranglers clinched the Brabham Cup title when they defeated the Stockton Thunder 2–1 on the last game of the season, just edging out heated rival, the Alaska Aces by one-point, remenisent of the Brabham Cup race the two teams had just one year before, but this time ending in the Wranglers favor.
During the regular season and playoffs numerous Wranglers team and individual records were broken. Regular season team records included fewest defeats (12) and most ties (14). During the regular season, Derek Edwardson set the new individual season record for power play goals (14) and Tyler Mosienko tied the record for game winning goals with 6. Marc Magliarditi extended his career record for wins (83) and games played (146) as a Wranglers goaltender, while second-year goaltender Mike McKenna set new single season records with shutouts (5) and lowest goals against average (2.21) and tied Magliarditi's single season record saves percentage (.927).
== Standings ==
=== Division standings ===
Pacific Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	PTS
z-Las Vegas Wranglers	72	46	12	14	231	187	106
x-Bakersfield Condors	72	41	19	12	270	236	94
x-Stockton Thunder 	72	38	24	10	225	197	86
x-Fresno Falcons 	72	34	29	9 	195	197	77
e-Long Beach Ice Dogs	72	27	42	3 	209	267	57
=== Conference standings ===
National Conference 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	PTS
z-Las Vegas Wranglers *	72	46	12	14	231	187	106
y-Alaska Aces * 	72	49	16	7 	270	176	105
x-Bakersfield Condors 	72	41	19	12	270	236	94
x-Idaho Steelheads 	72	42	24	6 	240	208	90
x-Stockton Thunder 	72	38	24	10	225	197	86
x-Fresno Falcons 	72	34	29	9 	195	197	77
x-Victoria Salmon Kings	72	36	32	4 	239	259	76
x-Phoenix Roadrunners 	72	27	40	5 	201	255	59
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
e-Long Beach Ice Dogs 	72	27	42	3 	209	267	57
e-Utah Grizzlies 	72	22	42	8 	184	294	52
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention, * - division leader
== Game log ==
=== Regular season ===
* Green background indicates win (2 points). 		
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). 	
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log 	2006–07 Game Log
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)	October: 2-0-3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2-0-3)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Record 	Pts 	 	 	
1 	October 20 	Las Vegas 	2 - 3 	Fresno 	SO 	0-0-1 	1 	 	 	
2 	October 22 	Las Vegas 	3 - 4 	Fresno 	SO 	0-0-2 	2 	 	 	
3 	October 24 	Las Vegas 	6 - 5 	Phoenix 	 	1-0-2 	4 	 	 	
4 	October 27 	Las Vegas 	3 - 2 	Utah 	SO 	2-0-2 	6 	 	 	
5 	October 28 	Las Vegas 	2 - 3 	Utah 	SO 	2-0-3 	7 	 	 	
=== Playoffs ===
* Green background indicates win, 
* Red indicates loss. 
2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs 	2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100% 	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)	National Conference Quarterfinals vs #8 Phoenix: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Series 	 	 	 	 	
1 	April 10 	Las Vegas 	5 - 1 	Phoenix 	 	1-0 	 	 	 	 	
2 	April 12 	Las Vegas 	3 - 2 	Phoenix 	 	2-0 	 	 	 	 	
3 	April 13 	Phoenix 	4 - 5 	Las Vegas 	OT 	3-0 	 	 	 	 	
4 	April 14 	Phoenix 	2 - 3 	Las Vegas 	 	4-0 	 	 	 	 	
== Player stats ==
=== Skaters ===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
==== Regular Season ====
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Derek Edwardson 	69	27	41	68 	49
Steve Crampton 	69	23	39	62 	136
Tyler Mosienko 	71	18	34	52 	77
Shawn Limpright 	49	9 	31	40 	126
Marco Peluso 	53	15	20	35 	72
Scott Schoneck 	55	5 	30	35 	65
Ryan Bonni 	46	4 	29	33 	80
Aki Seitsonen 	59	14	18	32 	16
Joe Tallari 	49	16	15	31 	54
Chris Neiszner 	51	16	12	28 	39
Nick Anderson 	65	11	16	27 	70
Aaron Power 	46	12	13	25 	44
Arpad Mihaly 	28	10	13	23 	10
Adam Cracknell 	31	8 	14	22 	35
Jason Krischuk 	61	2 	19	21 	56
Jason Jozsa 	65	11	9 	20 	50
Lucas Lawson 	33	6 	11	17 	35
Kelly Czuy 	39	11	4 	15 	78
Mike McBain 	56	2 	7 	9 	45
Ryan Donally 	33	3 	5 	8 	79
Lee Green 	37	1 	6 	7 	57
Bryce Thoma 	53	1 	5 	6 	43
Mike McKenna (G) 	39	0 	4 	4 	18
Jaakko Harikkala 	6 	0 	1 	1 	19
Chris Abbott 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
Chad Anderson 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Sean O'Connor 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
Marc Magliarditi (G)	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
Kevin Nastiuk (G) 	33	0 	0 	0 	0
==== Playoffs ====
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Aaron Power 	10	3	7	10 	8
Derek Edwardson 	10	2	7	9 	8
Tyler Mosienko 	10	6	3	9 	10
Steve Crampton 	10	3	6	9 	16
Shawn Limpright 	9 	3	5	8 	21
Jason Jozsa 	10	1	6	7 	15
Adam Cracknell 	8 	3	3	6 	6
Marco Peluso 	9 	2	2	4 	12
Scott Schoneck 	10	1	3	4 	6
Ryan Bonni 	10	1	2	3 	16
Aki Seitsonen 	5 	0	2	2 	2
Chris Neiszner 	8 	0	2	2 	2
Nick Anderson 	5 	2	0	2 	2
Arpad Mihaly 	9 	1	1	2 	2
Mike McBain 	10	0	1	1 	16
Joe Tallari 	9 	0	1	1 	6
Bryce Thoma 	1 	0	0	0 	0
Kevin Nastiuk (G)	4 	0	0	0 	2
Mike McKenna (G) 	6 	0	0	0 	4
Kelly Czuy 	5 	0	0	0 	4
Jason Krischuk 	9 	0	0	0 	2
Ryan Donally 	3 	0	0	0 	4
=== Goaltenders ===
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
==== Regular Season ====
Player 	GP	MIN 	W 	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	SV% 	SO
Mike McKenna 	39	2258	27	4	7	83	2.21	1133	1050	.927	5
Kevin Nastiuk 	32	1863	16	8	6	79	2.54	924 	845 	.915	1
Marc Magliarditi	5 	272 	3 	0	1	14	3.09	130 	116 	.892	0
==== Playoffs ====
Player 	GP	MIN	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	SV% 	SO
Kevin Nastiuk	4 	250	3	1	7 	1.68	133	126	.947	1
Mike McKenna 	6 	358	3	3	15	2.51	173	158	.913	0
==Awards==
===League awards===
Player 	Award
Glen Gulutzan 	All-Star head coach
Jason Krischuk	All-Star defenseman
Mike McKenna 	All-Star starting goaltender
Tyler Mosienko	All-Star starting center
== Affiliates ==
*NHL - Calgary Flames
:The Wranglers continued their affiliation with the Calgary Flames for a fourth year, having been affiliated with Calgary since their inaugural season in 2003. The Flames assigned three prospects to Las Vegas during the season, including Chris Neiszner, who returned for his second season in Las Vegas, and Adam Cracknell and Aki Seitsonen, who each made their Wranglers debut in 2006.
*AHL - Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
:The Wranglers continued their affiliation withe Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights for a second year.
== Roster ==
						
Goaltenders
*
*
Injured Reserve		
Defensemen
* - C
*
*
*
*
*		
Wingers
*
* - A
*
*
*
* - A
*		
Centers
*
*
*
*GM: Glen Gulutzan
*Coach: Glen Gulutzan
== References ==
== See also ==
* 2006-07 ECHL season
== External links ==
* Las Vegas Wranglers official site
Category:Las Vegas Wranglers seasons
Las Vegas Wranglers season, 2006–07
Las Vegas Wranglers season, 2006–07