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.

2006-07 Victoria Salmon Kings
League17th ECHL
Division3rd West
Conference7th National
2006-07 record36-32-1-3
Home record21-14-0-1
Road record15-18-1-2
Goals for239
Goals against249
Team information
General managerDan Belisle
CoachTony MacAuley (Oct-Dec)
Mark Morrison
Assistant coachMark Morrison (Oct-Dec)
CaptainKiel McLeod
Alternate captainsRyan Wade
Steve Lingren
ArenaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Average attendance4,248
Team leaders
GoalsWes Goldie (41)
AssistsFrançois-Pierre Guenette (42)
PointsWes Goldie (74)
Penalty minutesDaryl Lloyd (152)
Plus/minusPhil Cole (+10)
WinsJulien Ellis (21)
Goals against averageJulien Ellis (3.21)
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Standings

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Division standings

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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

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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

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Regular season

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2006–07 Game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2007 Kelly Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

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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

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Trades

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October 30, 2006
To Victoria Salmon Kings
Phil Cole
To Augusta Lynx
Free Trade
November 28, 2006
To Victoria Salmon Kings
Jordan Krestanovich
Derek Krestanovich
To Pensacola Ice Pilots
David Wrigley
Adam Taylor
January 31, 2007
To Victoria Salmon Kings
Paul Ballantyne
To Phoenix RoadRunners
Greg Hornby
February 2, 2007
To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Pensacola Ice Pilots
Rich Meloche

Players Released

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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
*-Suspended by Team

Professional affiliations

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

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

References

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