2005–06 Boston Bruins season

2005–06 Boston Bruins
Division5th Northeast
Conference13th Eastern
2005–06 record29–37–16
Home record16–15–10
Road record13–22–6
Goals for230
Goals against266
Team information
General managerMike O'Connell (Oct.–Mar.)
Jeff Gorton (Mar.–Apr.)
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainJoe Thornton (Oct.–Nov.)
Vacant (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsHal Gill (Nov.–Apr.)
Brian Leetch
Glen Murray
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance16,211 (92.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins
Team leaders
GoalsPatrice Bergeron (31)
AssistsBrad Boyes (43)
PointsPatrice Bergeron (73)
Penalty minutesHal Gill (124)
Plus/minusMarco Sturm (+14)
WinsTim Thomas (12)
Goals against averageHannu Toivonen (2.63)

The 2005–06 Boston Bruins season was their 82nd season of operation. The Bruins slipped to 13th in the Eastern Conference and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

Off-season

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Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

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After Joe Thornton voiced his unhappiness with his contract in Boston in 2005, many teams reportedly sent offers to the Bruins. However, Thornton re-signed with the team on August 11, 2005, on a three-year contract worth US$20 million. On November 30, 2005, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster four-player deal which sent forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Brad Stuart to Boston. Thornton was the team's leading scorer at the time by a substantial margin and many felt Bruins general manager Mike O'Connell had traded away one of the few players who was truly showing an exemplary effort. On January 10, 2006, Thornton returned to Boston as a member of the Sharks, but was ejected for checking Bruins' defenseman Hal Gill from behind at 5:13 of the first period. Thornton received a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The misconduct was later rescinded by the NHL.

General manager Mike O'Connell was fired on March 25 and replaced on an interim basis by assistant general manager Jeff Gorton.[1]

The Bruins ended up finishing with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference, but the story of the season for the team was the emergence of goaltender Tim Thomas. Thomas had been in the Bruins organization before and had become a star in Europe before deciding to give the NHL one last try. Injuries to incumbent starter Andrew Raycroft and backup Hannu Toivonen pushed Thomas into the starting role, one that he did not relinquish until after the 2011–12 season.

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 4 Buffalo Sabres 82 52 24 6 281 239 110
3 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
4 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 29 37 16 230 266 74

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout 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


Schedule and results

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

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

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
37 Patrice Bergeron C 81 31 42 73 3 22
26 Brad Boyes C 82 26 43 69 11 30
27 Glen Murray RW 64 24 29 53 −8 52
16 Marco Sturm† LW 51 23 20 43 14 32
14 Sergei Samsonov‡ LW 55 18 19 37 −3 22
19 Joe Thornton‡ C 23 9 24 33 0 6
22 Brian Leetch D 61 5 27 32 −10 36
6 Brad Stuart† D 55 10 21 31 −6 38
11 P. J. Axelsson LW 59 10 18 28 −3 4
21 Brad Isbister LW 58 6 17 23 −2 46
39 Travis Green C 82 10 12 22 −2 79
71 Jiri Slegr D 32 5 11 16 −2 56
55 David Tanabe† D 54 4 12 16 0 48
20 Wayne Primeau† C 50 6 8 14 −10 40
44 Nick Boynton D 54 5 7 12 −7 93
68 Milan Jurcina D 51 6 5 11 3 54
12 Tom Fitzgerald RW 71 4 6 10 −10 40
38 Dave Scatchard‡ C 16 4 6 10 −2 28
25 Hal Gill D 80 1 9 10 −4 124
10 Alexei Zhamnov C 24 1 9 10 −4 30
83 Pat Leahy RW 43 4 4 8 −2 19
17 Shawn McEachern RW 28 2 6 8 −12 22
36 Marty Reasoner† C 19 2 6 8 −2 8
41 Andrew Alberts D 73 1 6 7 3 68
47 Eric Nickulas RW 16 2 4 6 2 8
29 Mariusz Czerkawski† RW 16 4 1 5 −4 4
28 Dan LaCouture† LW 55 2 2 4 −6 53
43 Yan Stastny† C 17 1 3 4 −2 10
18 Ian Moran D 12 1 1 2 0 10
45 Mark Stuart D 17 1 1 2 −1 10
58 Kevin Dallman‡ D 21 0 1 1 1 8
23 Josh Langfeld† RW 18 0 1 1 −6 10
30 Tim Thomas G 38 0 1 1 4
89 Zdenek Blatny‡ LW 5 0 0 0 −2 2
50 Ben Guite RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 Eric Healey LW 2 0 0 0 0 2
48 Jay Leach D 2 0 0 0 1 7
75 Colton Orr‡ RW 20 0 0 0 0 27
1 Andrew Raycroft G 30 0 0 0 0
51 Nathan Robinson C 2 0 0 0 0 0
57 Jordan Sigalet G 1 0 0 0 0
33 Hannu Toivonen G 20 0 0 0 6
72 Ben Walter C 6 0 0 0 2 4

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Tim Thomas 38 12 13 10 1213 101 2.77 .917 1 2187
33 Hannu Toivonen 20 9 5 4 590 51 2.63 .914 1 1163
1 Andrew Raycroft 30 8 19 2 824 100 3.71 .879 0 1619
57 Jordan Sigalet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Brad Boyes (Forward) [5]
Team Eddie Shore Award P. J. Axelsson [6]
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Patrice Bergeron [6]
John P. Bucyk Award P. J. Axelsson [6]
Seventh Player Award Tim Thomas [7]
Three Stars Awards Patrice Bergeron (1st) [6]
Brad Boyes (2nd)
Tim Thomas (3rd)

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Andrew Alberts October 5, 2005 [8]
Kevin Dallman
Milan Jurcina October 8, 2005
Hannu Toivonen
Jay Leach November 5, 2005
Eric Healey November 25, 2005
Jordan Sigalet January 7, 2006
Ben Walter January 12, 2006
Ben Guite January 30, 2006
Mark Stuart March 11, 2006
1,000th point Brian Leetch October 18, 2005 [9]

Transactions

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The Bruins 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.[10]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) To Edmonton Oilers
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Boston Bruins
[11]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) To Edmonton Oilers
To Boston Bruins
  • Boston’s 4th-round pick in 2006
 [12]
November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Boston Bruins
  • 5th-round pick in 2006
 [13]
November 18, 2005 (2005-11-18) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Boston Bruins
[14]
November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) To San Jose Sharks
To Boston Bruins
[15]
February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Boston Bruins
[16]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Edmonton Oilers
To Boston Bruins
[17]
May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26)[a] To Ottawa Senators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2006
 To Boston Bruins
[10]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 7th-round pick in 2006
 To Boston Bruins
[18]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Shawn McEachern Atlanta Thrashers 2-year Free agency [19]
Dave Scatchard New York Islanders 4-year Free agency [19]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Brian Leetch Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [20]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Alexei Zhamnov HC Vityaz Chekhov (RUS-2) 3-year Free agency [21]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Jiri Slegr HC Litvinov (ELH) 1-year Free agency [22]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Ben Guite Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [23]
Eric Healey Adler Mannheim (DEL) 1-year Free agency [23]
Jason MacDonald Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [23]
Nathan Robinson Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [23]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Jay Leach Providence Bruins (AHL) 2-year Free agency [24]
Eric Nickulas Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [24]
Garret Stroshein Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [24]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Pat Leahy Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [25]
Tyler Redenbach Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 3-year Free agency [25]
Jeremy Reich Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [25]
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14) Tim Thomas Jokerit (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [26]
September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) Zdenek Blatny Orli Znojmo (ELH) Free agency [16]
November 24, 2005 (2005-11-24) Dan LaCouture HC Davos (NLA) Free agency [27]
January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) Craig Anderson Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [28]
January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31) Josh Langfeld San Jose Sharks Waivers [29]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) Mariusz Czerkawski Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) P. J. Stock[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Sergei Gonchar Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (III) [33]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Martin Lapointe Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [34]
October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05) Kris Vernarsky Motor City Mechanics (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) Martin Samuelsson Linkoping HC (SHL) Free agency (II)[d] [37]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) Colton Orr New York Rangers Waivers [38]
November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) Jonathan Girard Retirement [39]
December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03) Kevin Dallman St. Louis Blues Waivers [40]
January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31) Craig Anderson St. Louis Blues Waivers [29]
June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) Eric Nickulas Hannover Scorpions (DEL) Free agency [41]
Nathan Robinson Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency[e] [42]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Mike Brown 3-year Entry-level [43]
Nate Thompson 3-year Entry-level [43]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) Andrew Alberts 1-year Entry-level [44]
Mark Stuart 3-year Entry-level [44]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Glen Murray 4-year Re-signing [19]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) P. J. Axelsson 1-year Re-signing [45]
Jonathan Girard 1-year Re-signing [46]
Sergei Samsonov 1-year Re-signing [45]
Jordan Sigalet 1-year Entry-level [46]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Joe Thornton 3-year Re-signing [47]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Brad Boyes 1-year Re-signing [23]
Kevin Dallman 1-year Re-signing [23]
Jonathan Sigalet 3-year Entry-level [23]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Travis Green 2-year Re-signing [48]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Hal Gill 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Ben Walter 3-year Entry-level [50]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Colton Orr 1-year Re-signing [25]
September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16) Andrew Raycroft 1-year Re-signing [51]
October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) Nick Boynton 1-year Re-signing [52]
March 18, 2006 (2006-03-18) Tim Thomas 3-year Extension [53]
March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23) P. J. Axelsson 3-year Extension [54]
March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24) Matt Lashoff 3-year Entry-level [55]
May 8, 2006 (2006-05-08) Petr Kalus 3-year Entry-level [56]
May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) Martins Karsums 3-year Entry-level [57]
David Krejci 3-year Entry-level [57]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Kris Versteeg 3-year Entry-level [58]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Petr Tenkrat 1-year Re-signing [18]

Draft picks

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The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL entry draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Matt Lashoff  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 39 Petr Kalus  Czech Republic HC Vítkovice (Czech Republic)
3 83 Mikko Lehtonen  Finland Espoo Blues Jr. (Finland)
4 100 Jonathan Sigalet  United States Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
4 106 Vladimir Sobotka  Czech Republic HC Slavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
5 154 Wacey Rabbit  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 172 Lukas Vantuch  Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec Jr. (Czech Republic)
7 217 Brock Bradford  Canada Omaha Lancers (USHL)

Farm teams

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The Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate was the Providence Bruins. The Bruins had 43 wins and 92 points and finished in fourth place in their division. The Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against Portland. Eric Healey and Tim Thomas were selected to the AHL All-Star Game and Healey was the captain for PlanetUSA. Jonathan Sigalet was nominated for the AHL Man of the Year Award.[60]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Compensation due to Boston hiring Chiarelli as their general manager.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]
  3. ^ Stock retired.[32]
  4. ^ Boston retained Samuelsson’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[36]
  5. ^ Boston retained Robinson’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[36]

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