Sharks' Thornton, Cheechoo win NHL trophies as point, goal leaders
NEW YORK -- San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton captured his first
career Art Ross Trophy as the NHL points leader and linemate Jonathan
Cheechoo collected his first Maurice Richard Trophy as the League's top
goal-scorer of the 2005-06 NHL season. Calgary Flames
goaltender
Miikka Kiprusoff earned his first William Jennings Trophy as the
goaltender for the club that finishes the regular season with the
fewest goals against.
Thornton finished the season with 125 points (29 goals, 96 assists),
with the New York Rangers' Jaromir Jagr finishing second with
54-69--123. Cheechoo finished the season with 56 goals. Thornton and
Cheechoo became the first teammates to capture the Art Ross and Maurice
Richard Trophies since the Richard Trophy was introduced in 1999.
1. Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose, 56
2. Jaromir Jagr, NY Rangers, 54
3. Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta, 52
3. Alexander Ovechkin, Washington, 52
5. Dany Heatley, Ottawa, 50
Kiprusoff, whose team allowed a League-low 200 goals, edged the Detroit
tandem of Manny Legace and Chris Osgood, who allowed 209. Kiprusoff
led all goaltenders in shutouts (10) and goals-against average (2.07),
ranked second in victories (42) and third in save percentage (.923).
1. Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames, 200 team goals against
2. Manny Legace/Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, 209 team goals against
3. Dominik Hasek/Ray Emery, Ottawa Senators, 211 team goals against
4. Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild, 215 team goals against
4. Henrik Lundqvist/Kevin Weekes, New York Rangers, 215 team goals agains
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