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2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 34th season, 27th season in the National Hockey League and eighth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup to win the second championship in franchise history. Their first was in 1973, when the team was known as the New England Whalers and played in the World Hockey Association; the Whalers were the inaugural champions of that league.

2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference2nd Eastern
2005–06 record52–22–8
Home record31–8–2
Road record21–14–6
Goals for294
Goals against260
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainRod Brind'Amour
Alternate captainsKevyn Adams
Cory Stillman
Glen Wesley
ArenaRBC Center
Average attendance15,596
Minor league affiliate(s)Lowell Lock Monsters
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsEric Staal (45)
AssistsEric Staal, Cory Stillman (55)
PointsEric Staal (100)
Penalty minutesMike Commodore (138)
Plus/minusErik Cole (+19)
WinsMartin Gerber (38)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (2.78)

Offseason edit

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Free agency edit

  • During the free agent signing period following the end of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Cory Stillman agreed to a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 2, 2005.
  • On August 6, 2005, Whitney signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL's Eastern Conference, paying him $1.5 million per year.

Regular season edit

On Friday, April 7, 2006, the Hurricanes scored three short-handed goals in a 4–3 win over the Washington Capitals.[1]

Final standings edit

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
2 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
3 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
4 11 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X- New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs edit

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

2005–06 regular season[4]
October: 8–2–1 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2005 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2005 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 8, 2005 2–3 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 1–2–0 Recap
4 W October 12, 2005 7–2 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 2–2–0 Recap
5 W October 15, 2005 6–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 3–2–0 Recap
6 L October 20, 2005 4–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 3–2–1 Recap
7 W October 22, 2005 4–0 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 4–2–1 Recap
8 W October 24, 2005 3–2 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 5–2–1 Recap
9 W October 26, 2005 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (2005–06) 6–2–1 Recap
10 W October 28, 2005 8–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 7–2–1 Recap
11 W October 29, 2005 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 8–2–1 Recap
November: 8–5–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 W November 3, 2005 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 9–2–1 Recap
13 W November 5, 2005 2–0 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–2–1 Recap
14 W November 9, 2005 5–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 11–2–1 Recap
15 W November 11, 2005 1–0 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 12–2–1 Recap
16 L November 12, 2005 0–9 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–3–1 Recap
17 W November 15, 2005 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 13–3–1 Recap
18 W November 17, 2005 5–1 New York Rangers (2005–06) 14–3–1 Recap
19 L November 19, 2005 3–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 14–4–1 Recap
20 L November 20, 2005 2–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 14–5–1 Recap
21 L November 22, 2005 3–5 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 14–6–1 Recap
22 W November 25, 2005 4–3 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 15–6–1 Recap
23 L November 27, 2005 2–5 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 15–7–1 Recap
24 W November 29, 2005 4–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 16–7–1 Recap
December: 8–3–3 (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 2, 2005 4–5 SO @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 16–7–2 Recap
26 L December 3, 2005 4–8 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 16–8–2 Recap
27 W December 6, 2005 6–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 17–8–2 Recap
28 W December 8, 2005 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 18–8–2 Recap
29 L December 10, 2005 3–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 18–9–2 Recap
30 W December 13, 2005 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 19–9–2 Recap
31 W December 15, 2005 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–9–2 Recap
32 W December 17, 2005 4–1 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 21–9–2 Recap
33 W December 20, 2005 6–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 22–9–2 Recap
34 W December 23, 2005 4–3 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 23–9–2 Recap
35 L December 26, 2005 4–5 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 23–9–3 Recap
36 L December 28, 2005 2–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 23–10–3 Recap
37 L December 29, 2005 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 23–10–4 Recap
38 W December 31, 2005 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 24–10–4 Recap
January: 13–1–0 (home: 8–0–0; road: 5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 4, 2006 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 25–10–4 Recap
40 W January 6, 2006 4–1 New York Islanders (2005–06) 26–10–4 Recap
41 W January 7, 2006 3–0 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 27–10–4 Recap
42 W January 10, 2006 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 28–10–4 Recap
43 W January 13, 2006 5–4 OT Nashville Predators (2005–06) 29–10–4 Recap
44 W January 15, 2006 4–2 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 30–10–4 Recap
45 W January 17, 2006 4–3 SO @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 31–10–4 Recap
46 W January 19, 2006 4–3 New York Islanders (2005–06) 32–10–4 Recap
47 L January 21, 2006 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 32–11–4 Recap
48 W January 23, 2006 7–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 33–11–4 Recap
49 W January 25, 2006 4–3 SO @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 34–11–4 Recap
50 W January 26, 2006 5–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 35–11–4 Recap
51 W January 28, 2006 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 36–11–4 Recap
52 W January 31, 2006 8–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 37–11–4 Recap
February: 2–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 3, 2006 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 37–12–4 Recap
54 W February 5, 2006 4–3 SO @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 38–12–4 Recap
55 L February 9, 2006 3–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 38–13–4 Recap
56 L February 10, 2006 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 38–14–4 Recap
57 W February 12, 2006 4–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 39–14–4 Recap
March: 9–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
58 W March 1, 2006 4–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 40–14–4 Recap
59 W March 3, 2006 5–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 41–14–4 Recap
60 W March 4, 2006 7–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 42–14–4 Recap
61 W March 6, 2006 2–1 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 43–14–4 Recap
62 L March 8, 2006 2–3 SO @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 43–14–5 Recap
63 L March 10, 2006 3–5 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 43–15–5 Recap
64 L March 11, 2006 3–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 43–15–6 Recap
65 W March 14, 2006 5–3 New York Rangers (2005–06) 44–15–6 Recap
66 W March 16, 2006 5–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 45–15–6 Recap
67 L March 18, 2006 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 45–16–6 Recap
68 L March 21, 2006 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 45–17–6 Recap
69 W March 22, 2006 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 46–17–6 Recap
70 L March 25, 2006 1–3 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 46–18–6 Recap
71 W March 27, 2006 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 47–18–6 Recap
72 L March 29, 2006 1–5 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 47–19–6 Recap
73 W March 31, 2006 3–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 48–19–6 Recap
April: 4–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
74 L April 1, 2006 2–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 48–20–6 Recap
75 W April 3, 2006 6–5 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 49–20–6 Recap
76 W April 5, 2006 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 50–20–6 Recap
77 W April 7, 2006 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 51–20–6 Recap
78 L April 8, 2006 2–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 51–21–6 Recap
79 L April 11, 2006 3–4 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 51–21–7 Recap
80 W April 14, 2006 5–4 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 52–21–7 Recap
81 L April 15, 2006 2–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 52–21–8 Recap
82 L April 18, 2006 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 52–22–8 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs edit

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 22, 2006 1–6 Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 24, 2006 5–6 OT Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 26, 2006 2–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 28, 2006 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 30, 2006 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 2, 2006 2–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) New Jersey Devils – Hurricanes win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 6, 2006 6–0 New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 8, 2006 3–2 OT New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 10, 2006 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 3–0 Recap
4 L May 13, 2006 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 3–1 Recap
5 W May 14, 2006 4–1 New Jersey Devils Hurricanes win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Buffalo Sabres – Hurricanes win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 20, 2006 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 22, 2006 4–3 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 24, 2006 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 26, 2006 4–0 @ Buffalo Sabres Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 28, 2006 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 30, 2006 1–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W June 1, 2006 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Hurricanes win 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W8) Edmonton Oilers – Hurricanes win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W June 5, 2006 5–4 Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 W June 7, 2006 5–0 Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes lead 2–0 Recap
3 L June 10, 2006 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes lead 2–1 Recap
4 W June 12, 2006 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes lead 3–1 Recap
5 L June 14, 2006 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L June 17, 2006 0–4 @ Edmonton Oilers Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W June 19, 2006 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Hurricanes win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Eric Staal C 82 45 55 100 −8 81 25 9 19 28 0 8
11 Justin Williams RW 82 31 45 76 1 60 25 7 11 18 12 34
61 Cory Stillman LW 72 21 55 76 −9 32 25 9 17 26 12 14
17 Rod Brind'Amour C 78 31 39 70 8 68 25 12 6 18 9 16
26 Erik Cole RW 60 30 29 59 19 54 2 0 0 0 −1 0
13 Ray Whitney RW 63 17 38 55 0 42 24 9 6 15 −1 14
8 Matt Cullen C 78 25 24 49 4 40 25 4 14 18 2 12
5 Frantisek Kaberle D 77 6 38 44 8 46 25 4 9 13 −7 8
6 Bret Hedican D 74 5 22 27 11 58 25 2 9 11 6 42
4 Aaron Ward D 71 6 19 25 2 62 25 2 3 5 0 18
14 Kevyn Adams C 82 15 8 23 0 36 25 0 0 0 −4 14
70 Oleg Tverdovsky D 72 3 20 23 −1 37 5 0 0 0 −1 0
27 Craig Adams RW 67 10 11 21 1 51 25 0 0 0 −4 10
39 Doug Weight† C 23 4 9 13 −6 25 23 3 13 16 −3 20
22 Mike Commodore D 72 3 10 13 12 138 25 2 2 4 1 33
59 Chad LaRose RW 49 1 12 13 7 35 21 0 1 1 −2 10
16 Andrew Ladd LW 29 6 5 11 0 4 17 2 3 5 0 4
24 Andrew Hutchinson D 36 3 8 11 −2 18 — — — — — —
2 Glen Wesley D 64 2 8 10 10 46 25 0 2 2 1 16
63 Josef Vasicek C 23 4 5 9 3 8 8 0 0 0 −2 2
7 Niclas Wallin D 50 4 4 8 2 42 25 1 4 5 3 14
18 Mark Recchi† RW 20 4 3 7 −8 12 25 7 9 16 −5 18
44 Niklas Nordgren‡ LW 43 4 2 6 −4 40 — — — — — —
48 Anton Babchuk† D 22 3 2 5 −2 6 — — — — — —
19 Radim Vrbata‡ RW 16 2 3 5 0 6 — — — — — —
30 Cam Ward G 28 0 2 2 0 23 0 1 1 0
29 Martin Gerber G 60 0 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 4
18 Michael Zigomanis‡ C 21 1 0 1 1 4 — — — — — —
34 David Gove C 1 0 1 1 2 0 — — — — — —
37 Keith Aucoin C 7 0 1 1 −4 4 — — — — — —
51 Danny Richmond‡ D 10 0 1 1 −3 7 — — — — — —
36 Jesse Boulerice‡ RW 26 0 0 0 −3 51 — — — — — —

Goaltending edit

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29 Martin Gerber 60 38 14 6 1719 162 2.78 .906 3 3493 6 1 1 90 13 3.52 .856 1 221
30 Cam Ward 28 14 8 2 773 91 3.68 .882 0 1484 23 15 8 584 47 2.14 .920 2 1320

Awards and honors edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Cam Ward [5]
Frank J. Selke Trophy Rod Brind'Amour [6]
NHL Second All-Star Team Eric Staal (Center) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL Offensive Player of the Month Eric Staal (October) [8]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Eric Staal (October 31) [9]
Eric Staal (January 16) [10]
Eric Staal (March 6) [11]
Team Good Guy Award Aaron Ward [12]
Most Valuable Player Eric Staal [12]
Steve Chiasson Award Rod Brind'Amour [13]

Transactions edit

The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]

Trades edit

Date Details Ref
July 29, 2005 To Nashville Predators
Phoenix’s 3rd-round pick in 2005 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrew Hutchinson 		[15]
July 29, 2005 To Calgary Flames
Atlanta’s 3rd-round pick in 2005 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Mike Commodore 		[16]
July 30, 2005 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jeff O'Neill 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2006 		[17]
July 30, 2005 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2005 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Rights to Derrick Walser
4th-round pick in 2006 		[17]
October 3, 2005 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Bruno St. Jacques 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Craig Adams 		[18]
December 28, 2005 To Washington Capitals
Colin Forbes 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Stephen Peat 		[19]
December 28, 2005 To Phoenix Coyotes
Pavel Brendl 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Krys Kolanos 		[20]
December 29, 2005 To Chicago Blackhawks
Radim Vrbata 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Future considerations 		[21]
January 20, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Danny Richmond
Columbus’ 4th-round pick in 2006 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Anton Babchuk
4th-round pick in 2007 		[22]
January 30, 2006 To St. Louis Blues
Jesse Boulerice
Michael Zigomanis
Rights to Magnus Kahnberg
1st-round pick in 2006
Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2006
Chicago’s 4th-round pick in 2007 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Doug Weight
Rights to Erkki Rajamaki 		[23]
March 9, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Krys Kolanos
Niklas Nordgren
2nd-round pick in 2007 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Recchi 		[24]

Players acquired edit

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Cory Stillman Tampa Bay Lightning 3-year Free agency [25]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Keith Aucoin Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [26]
David Gove Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [26]
Oleg Tverdovsky Avangard Omsk (RSL) 3-year Free agency [27]
August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) Ray Whitney Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [28]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Chris Hajt Portland Pirates (AHL) 1-year Free agency [29]
September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15) Vince Bellissimo San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 2-year Free agency [30]

Players lost edit

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Ed Hill Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Allan Rourke New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [33]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Brad Fast Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [34]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Marty Murray Hannover Scorpions (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Rob Zepp SaiPa (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [36]
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) Jared Newman Missouri River Otters (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
October 2005 (2005-10) Jim Henkel Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) Sean Curry Providence Bruins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16) Ryan Bayda Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
N/A Daniel Boisclair Trois-Rivieres Caron & Guay (LNAH) Free agency (UFA) [41]

Signings edit

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Kevin Nastiuk multi-year Entry-level [42]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Matt Cullen 1-year Re-signing [43]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Kevyn Adams 2-year Re-signing [44]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Radim Vrbata 1-year Re-signing [45]
Justin Williams 1-year Re-signing [46]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Jesse Boulerice 1-year Re-signing [47]
Erik Cole 1-year Re-signing [48]
Gordie Dwyer 1-year Re-signing [49]
Colin Forbes 1-year Re-signing [49]
Michael Zigomanis 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Pavel Brendl 1-year Re-signing [50]
Bruno St. Jacques 1-year Re-signing [50]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Glen Wesley 1-year Re-signing [51]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Josef Vasicek 2-year Re-signing [52]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Niklas Nordgren 1-year Entry-level [53]
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) Andrew Ladd 3-year Entry-level [54]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Kevin Estrada 2-year Entry-level [55]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Brett Carson 3-year Entry-level [56]
Daniel Manzato 2-year Entry-level [56]
Justin Peters 3-year Entry-level [56]

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 3 Jack Johnson Defense   United States U.S. National Team Development Program
2 58 Nate Hagemo Defense   United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 64 Joe Barnes Center   Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 94 Jakub Vojta Defense   Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech)
4 123 Ondrej Otcenas Center/Winger   Slovakia Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
5 145 Tim Kunes Center   United States New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL)
5 159 Risto Korhonen Winger   Finland Kärpät Jr. (Finnish Jr.)
6 192 Nicolas Blanchard Center   Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7 198 Kyle Lawson Defense   United States U.S. National Team Development Program

Notes edit

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]

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