2005-06 Rochester Americans Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 37-39-2 (SO: 0-2) - 78 points
in the AHL's North Division
Coach: Randy Cunneyworth (37-39, 4 OTL)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 279,539, Avg. 6,988 in 40 home dates
2005-06 Rochester Americans StatisticsTeam Record: 37-39-2 (SO: 0-2) - 78 points
in the AHL's North Division
Coach: Randy Cunneyworth (37-39, 4 OTL)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 279,539, Avg. 6,988 in 40 home dates
The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 37 wins and 39 losses (and 2 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 78 points in the AHL's North Division.
The Americans scored 261 goals and allowed 270. Chris Thorburn netted 23 goals for Rochester, and Nathan Paetsch accounted for 39 assists. Jean-Marc Pelletier topped the squad with 21 wins, while Michael Leighton added 15 or more victories also. Michael Leighton registered a 3.21 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Randy Cunneyworth coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Campbell | C | December 17, 1983 | 6'0" | 194 | L | London, ON Canada |
| David Cullen | D | December 30, 1976 | 6'2" | 209 | R | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
| Sylvain Dufresne | D | July 24, 1978 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Waterloo, QC |
| Dan Focht | D | December 31, 1977 | 6'6" | 234 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Rob Globke | R | October 24, 1982 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Farmington, MI USA |
| Matt Hendricks | C | June 17, 1981 | 6'0" | 215 | L | Blaine, MN USA |
| Greg Jacina | C | May 22, 1982 | 6'0" | 203 | R | Guelph, ON Canada |
| Doug Janik | D | March 26, 1980 | 6'2" | 209 | L | Agawam, MA USA |
| Jeff Jillson | D | July 24, 1980 | 6'3" | 215 | R | North Smithfield, RI USA |
| Dustin Johner | C | March 6, 1983 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Sylvan Lake, AB |
| Kamil Kreps | C | November 18, 1984 | 6'2" | 194 | R | Litomerice, Czech Republic |
| Drew Larman | C | May 15, 1985 | 6'3" | 195 | R | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Michael Leighton | G | May 19, 1981 | 6'3" | 186 | L | Petrolia, ON Canada |
| Martin Lojek | D | August 19, 1985 | 6'4" | 220 | R | Brno, Czech Republic |
| Clarke MacArthur | L | April 6, 1985 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Lloydminster, AB Canada |
| Ken Magowan | LW | July 22, 1981 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Kelowna, BC |
| Mark Mancari | R | July 11, 1985 | 6'3" | 220 | R | London, ON Canada |
| Chris Mann | D | July 17, 1979 | 6'0" | 215 | L | Ottawa, ON |
| Sean McMorrow | L | January 19, 1982 | 6'4" | 235 | R | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Grant McNeill | D | June 8, 1983 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Vermillion, AB Canada |
| Stefan Meyer | L | July 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 194 | L | Medicine Hat, AB Canada |
| Ryan Miller | G | July 17, 1980 | 6'2" | 166 | L | East Lansing, MI USA |
| Dominic Noel | C | January 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 191 | L | |
| Mika Noronen | G | June 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Tampere, Finland |
| Jiri Novotny | C | August 12, 1983 | 6'4" | 194 | R | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic |
| Phil Osaer | G | February 10, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Livonia, MI |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | March 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 198 | L | LeRoy, SK Canada |
| Daniel Paille | L | April 15, 1984 | 6'0" | 197 | L | Welland, ON Canada |
| Sam Paolini | LW | March 11, 1980 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Rochester, NY |
| Jean-Marc Pelletier | G | March 4, 1978 | 6'3" | 209 | L | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Jason Pominville | R | November 30, 1982 | 6'0" | 186 | R | Repentigny, QC Canada |
| Derek Roy | C | May 4, 1983 | 5'9" | 188 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Michael Ryan | L | May 16, 1980 | 6'1" | 188 | L | Boston, MA USA |
| Alexei Semenov | D | April 10, 1981 | 6'6" | 235 | L | Murmansk, Russia |
| Scott Sheppard | RW | September 28, 1983 | 5'11" | 195 | R | Selkirk, ON |
| Brandon Smith | D | February 25, 1973 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Hazelton, BC Canada |
| Anthony Stewart | C | January 5, 1985 | 6'3" | 230 | R | LaSalle, QC Canada |
| Scott Stirling | G | August 2, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Norwood, MA |
| Jeremy Swanson | D | June 21, 1984 | 6'0" | 218 | L | Red Rock, ON |
| Chris Taylor | C | March 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Stratford, ON Canada |
| Chris Thorburn | C | June 3, 1983 | 6'3" | 225 | R | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
| Martin Tuma | D | September 14, 1985 | 6'4" | 216 | L | Most, Czech Republic |
| Victor Uchevatov | D | February 10, 1983 | 6'4" | 226 | L | Angarsk, Russia |
