68 GP – 40 W – 24 L – 1 OTL – 3 SOL – 84 Pts – 0.618 Win %

3rd in Midwest Division • Won Conference Quarterfinals vs Saginaw (4-0) • Won Conference Semifinals vs Plymouth (4-2) • Lost Conference Finals vs London (4-1)

Front Row (L-R): Ryan MacDonald, Trent Cull (Assistant Coach), Mark O’Leary, Ryan Parent, Dave Barr (Head Coach/General Manager), Ryan Callahan, Jim Rooney (President), Matt D’Agostini, Jason Brooks (Assistant Coach/Assistant General Manager), Mike Parson (Goalie Coach), Jason Guy

Second Row (L-R): Dr. Neil Widmeyer, Corey Morrison (Trainer Assistant), Kyle Galletta (Trainer Assistant), Tyler Doig, Kyle Paige, Michael Caruso, Leigh Salters, Harry Young, Ryan Pottruff, Shawn Haviland, Kelsey Wilson, Mike McLean, Shane Mabey (Athletic Therapist), Donna Rawbone (Admin), Doug Pflug (Strength Coach)

Third Row (L-R): Russ Hammond (Trainer), Rafael Rotter, Matt Lyall, Josh Godfrey, Brandon Biggers, Drew Doughty, Jamie Arniel, Lubomir Stach, Andy Hyvarinen, Doug Robertson (Assistant Trainer)

Also played for the Storm in 2005-06, but not in team photo:

Kyle Wharton, Jason Pitton, Cory Konecny, Chris Leveille, Matt Kennedy, Jeff Hayes, Denver Maderson, Spencer Jezegou

YEAR IN REVIEW… The 15th anniversary of the Guelph Storm turned out to be a successful season with memorable results. The 2005-06 squad posted a 40-24-1-3 record finishing 3rd in the Mid-Western Division.

The 2005-06 season treated fans in Guelph to some entertaining hockey including a number of record setting performances. A couple of Ryan’s lead the way putting up impressive numbers. Ryan Callahan had his career best season scoring 84 points, ultimately overtaking the franchise record for most career goals scored including playoffs (151) and most career goals (130). He also made the Storm all-time list for most games played in a Storm uniform with 249, most points scored as a Storm player with 237 and most penalty minutes by a Storm player with 367. Ryan MacDonald’s solid play throughout the season saw him tie the Storm record for shutouts with 4 and break the Storm’s single season goaltending wins record with 35. Drew Doughty tied the record for most assists in one playoff year by a rookie with 13. Of notable mention was Kelsey Wilson’s break-out performance of 38 goals and 31 assists, a welcome surprise that greatly contributed to the Storm’s success.

In the playoffs, Guelph swept the 1st round with the Saginaw Spirit, defeated the Plymouth Whalers in the second round beating them in 6 games before falling to the rival London Knights in a heartbreaking series that saw little luck go the Storm’s way. The season was capped off on a positive note as Dave Barr won OHL coach of the year, Ryan Callahan was awarded the overage player of the year and Drew Doughty was selected to the 1st All-Rookie team.

Team Leaders:

Points: Ryan Callahan – 84

Goals: Ryan Callahan – 52

Assists: Matt D’Agostini – 54

Penalty Minutes: Kelsey Wilson – 196

Goaltending:

Wins: Ryan MacDonald – 35

Goals Against Average: Ryan MacDonald – 2.57

Save Percentage: Ryan MacDonald – 0.907

Shutouts: Ryan MacDonald – 4