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2005–06 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2005–06 record58–16–8
Home record27–9–5
Road record31–7–3
Goals for305
Goals against209
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,066 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Shanahan (40)
AssistsNicklas Lidstrom (64)
PointsPavel Datsyuk (87)
Penalty minutesChris Chelios (108)
Plus/minusMathieu Schneider (33)
WinsManny Legace (37)
Goals against averageManny Legace (2.19)

The 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season was the 80th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings once again found themselves having the best regular season record, scoring 124 points for the second-highest point total in franchise history.

The Red Wings began the season with a conflict in goal as recent pickup Chris Osgood was injured in preseason activities and unproven Manny Legace was to start in goal. Legace played great, winning 10 of his first 11 games, and quickly earned the starting goaltender job. The Red Wings decided to start Legace in the playoffs but his inexperience quickly showed and Detroit was knocked out in the first round by the Edmonton Oilers (who'd go on to win the conference) in six games.

Detroit defenseman, Jiri Fischer, suffered a cardiac arrest in the first period of a game against the Nashville Predators on November 21. The game was stopped and eventually called as many fans in Joe Louis Arena either could not see what was going on or looked on in horror. Fischer was given CPR on the Wings' bench and then carried out on a stretcher. Nashville had a 1–0 lead within the game and it was decided that the score would be added onto the rescheduled game later in the season.[1]

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2005–06, as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.

There was no All-Star Game this year as the Winter Olympics in Turin took place in February 2006, where nine Red Wings players represented their countries. Kris Draper represented Canada,[2] Chris Chelios represented the United States,[3] Robert Lang represented the Czech Republic, Pavel Datsyuk represented Russia, and Nicklas Lidstrom, Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden.[4] Team Canada Head Coach Wayne Gretzky told Steve Yzerman it was his decision as to whether he wanted to play in the 2006 Olympics. Citing his age and playing ability, Yzerman bowed out to give up his roster spot to a "more deserving player."[5]

Sweden won the gold medal in ice hockey, as all three goals scored in the gold medal game were by Red Wing players. Red Wings' Head Coach Mike Babcock decided to give the five gold medal winners from Detroit time to return to Sweden to celebrate. They only missed one game, February 28 against the San Jose Sharks. In that game, Detroit suffered their worst loss of the season, losing by four goals.

For the first time in 10 years, Detroit was not shut out in any of their 82 regular season games.[6] Offensively, Detroit trailed only the Ottawa Senators in scoring and shots on goal, with 301 goals (305 including the four shootout-winning goals) and 2,796 shots, respectively. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1992–93 season, the Red Wings scored more than 100 power play goals during the regular season, this time with 102. Detroit had eight players on its roster that scored at least twenty goals each during the regular season.

Defensively, the Red Wings finished second in most shutouts for, with nine and allowed only 206 goals (209 including three shootout-winning goals), good enough for third overall.

Regular season

The Red Wings finished the regular season with the League's best power-play percentage, at 22.13% (102 for 461).[7]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
3 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
4 14 Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
5 15 St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

[8] 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.

Western Conference[9]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 Y- Dallas Stars PA 82 53 23 6 265 218 112
3 Y- Calgary Flames NW 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
4 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
5 X- San Jose Sharks PA 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
6 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
7 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
8.5
9 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
11 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 231 215 84
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 39 5 246 271 81
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
14 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
15 St. Louis Blues CE 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


For complete final standings, see 2005–06 NHL season

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Edmonton in the first round. Edmonton would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2005–06 regular season[10]
October: 11–1–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 6–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 5 St. Louis 1 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Detroit 4 – 3 St. Louis Legace 15,318 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 9 Calgary 3 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 10 Vancouver 4 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 13 Detroit 5 – 2 Los Angeles Legace 18,118 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 15 Detroit 2 – 0 Phoenix Legace 17,799 5–1–0 10 Recap
7 October 17 San Jose 2 – 3 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 6–1–0 12 Recap
8 October 21 Anaheim 2 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 7–1–0 14 Recap
9 October 22 Detroit 6 – 0 Columbus Legace 18,136 8–1–0 16 Recap
10 October 24 Detroit 6 – 2 Columbus Legace 16,098 9–1–0 18 Recap
11 October 27 Chicago 2 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 10–1–0 20 Recap
12 October 29 Detroit 4 – 2 Chicago Osgood 20,658 11–1–0 22 Recap
November: 7–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 1 Chicago 1 – 4 Detroit Osgood 20,066 12–1–0 24 Recap
14 November 3 Edmonton 4 – 3 Detroit OT Osgood 20,066 12–1–1 25 Recap
15 November 5 Phoenix 4 – 1 Detroit Osgood 20,066 12–2–1 25 Recap
16 November 6 Detroit 4 – 1 St. Louis Osgood 13,211 13–2–1 27 Recap
17 November 9 Los Angeles 5 – 4 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 14–2–1 29 Recap
18 November 11 Minnesota 1 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 15–2–1 31 Recap
19 November 13 Detroit 1 – 4 Vancouver Legace 18,630 15–3–1 31 Recap
20 November 16 Detroit 1 – 3 Calgary Legace 19,289 15–4–1 31 Recap
21 November 17 Detroit 5 – 6 Edmonton OT Osgood 20,066 15–4–2 32 Recap
22 November 19 St. Louis 3 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 15–5–2 32 Recap
November 21 Nashville PPD[a] Detroit Legace 20,066 Recap
23 November 23 Colorado 3 – 7 Detroit Legace 20,066 16–5–2 34 Recap
24 November 25 Detroit 1 – 3 Anaheim Osgood 17,174 16–6–2 34 Recap
25 November 26 Detroit 7 – 6 San Jose Osgood 17,496 17–6–2 36 Recap
26 November 28 Detroit 5 – 2 Los Angeles Howard 18,118 18–6–2 38 Recap

Notes:
a Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after Jiri Fischer suffered heart failure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1–0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game.[11] Fischer was tended to and would soon after retire due to an enlarged heart and complications resulting thereof.

December: 8–3–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 1 Calgary 3 – 2 Detroit Howard 20,066 18–7–2 38 Recap
28 December 4 NY Islanders 2 – 1 Detroit Howard 20,066 18–8–2 38 Recap
29 December 6 New Jersey 2 – 5 Detroit Osgood 20,066 19–8–2 40 Recap
30 December 9 Detroit 4 – 3 Washington Osgood 18,277 20–8–2 42 Recap
31 December 12 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 Detroit Osgood 20,066 21–8–2 44 Recap
32 December 13 Detroit 6 – 7 Atlanta Osgood 17,559 21–9–2 44 Recap
33 December 15 Detroit 2 – 3 Florida OT Osgood 17,716 21–9–3 45 Recap
34 December 17 Detroit 6 – 3 Tampa Bay Osgood 21,204 22–9–3 47 Recap
35 December 20 Columbus 3 – 4 Detroit SO Osgood 20,066 23–9–3 49 Recap
36 December 23 Detroit 3 – 2 Chicago OT Osgood 20,543 24–9–3 51 Recap
37 December 27 Detroit 4 – 1 Dallas Osgood 18,584 25–9–3 53 Recap
38 December 31 Columbus 2 – 3 Detroit OT Osgood 20,066 26–9–3 55 Recap
January: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 3 Minnesota 4 – 2 Detroit Osgood 20,066 26–10–3 55 Recap
40 January 5 St. Louis 0 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 27–10–3 57 Recap
41 January 6 Detroit 3 – 1 Nashville Legace 17,113 28–10–3 59 Recap
42 January 8 Dallas 6 – 3 Detroit Osgood 20,066 28–11–3 59 Recap
43 January 10 Detroit 2 – 3 Carolina Legace 18,730 28–12–3 59 Recap
44 January 12 Philadelphia 3 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 29–12–3 61 Recap
45 January 14 NY Rangers 3 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 30–12–3 63 Recap
46 January 18 Detroit 4 – 0 Columbus Osgood 17,089 31–12–3 65 Recap
47 January 21 Detroit 4 – 3 Colorado Legace 18,007 32–12–3 67 Recap
48 January 23[b] Nashville 3 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 32–13–3 67 Recap
49 January 24 Nashville 2 – 1 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 32–13–4 67 Recap
50 January 26 Vancouver 1 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 33–13–4 69 Recap
51 January 28 Detroit 1 – 2 Dallas SO Legace 18,584 33–13–5 71 Recap
52 January 30 Detroit 5 – 4 Minnesota Legace 18,568 34–13–5 73 Recap

Notes:
b Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1–0 lead.

February: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 1 St. Louis 2 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 35–13–5 75 Recap
54 February 4 Detroit 3 – 0 Colorado Legace 18,007 36–13–5 77 Recap
55 February 8 Nashville 0 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 37–13–5 79 Recap
56 February 9 Detroit 3 – 2 Nashville Legace 17,113 38–13–5 81 Recap
57 February 12 Colorado 3 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 39–13–5 83 Recap
58 February 28 Detroit 1 – 5 San Jose Legace 17,496 39–14–5 83 Recap
March: 11–1–3 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 7–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
59 March 1 Detroit 2 – 0 Anaheim Osgood 16,606 40–14–5 85 Recap
60 March 4 Detroit 7 – 3 Phoenix Legace 18,619 41–14–5 87 Recap
61 March 7 Phoenix 5 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 41–15–5 89 Recap
62 March 9 Los Angeles 3 – 7 Detroit Legace 20,066 42–15–5 89 Recap
63 March 11 Chicago 4 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 43–15–5 91 Recap
64 March 12 Detroit 5 – 3 Chicago Osgood 19,136 44–15–5 93 Recap
65 March 15 Anaheim 1 – 3 Detroit Osgood 20,066 45–15–5 95 Recap
66 March 18 Detroit 4 – 3 Edmonton SO Legace 16,839 46–15–5 97 Recap
67 March 19 Detroit 7 – 3 Vancouver Osgood 18,630 47–15–5 99 Recap
68 March 21 Nashville 3 – 2 Detroit SO Legace 20,066 47–15–6 100 Recap
69 March 23 San Jose 0 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 48–15–6 102 Recap
70 March 25 Columbus 5 – 4 Detroit SO Osgood 20,066 48–15–7 103 Recap
71 March 27 Detroit 4 – 1 St. Louis Legace 12,834 49–15–7 105 Recap
72 March 30 Detroit 4 – 2 Nashville Legace 16,570 50–15–7 107 Recap
73 March 31 Chicago 3 – 2 Detroit OT Osgood 20,066 50–15–8 108 Recap
April: 8–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 5–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
74 April 2 Detroit 3 – 2 Minnesota Legace 18,568 51–15–8 110 Recap
75 April 3 Detroit 2 – 1 Calgary SO Osgood 19,289 52–15–8 112 Recap
76 April 7 Columbus 6 – 5 Detroit SO Legace 20,066 53–15–8 114 Recap
77 April 8 Detroit 4 – 2 Columbus Osgood 18,136 54–15–8 116 Recap
78 April 11 Edmonton 0 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 55–15–8 118 Recap
79 April 13 Detroit 7 – 3 Chicago Legace 15,117 56–15–8 120 Recap
80 April 15 Detroit 3 – 2 St. Louis Osgood 16,094 57–15–8 122 Recap
81 April 17 Dallas 2 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 58–15–8 124 Recap
82 April 18 Detroit 3 – 6 Nashville Osgood 17,113 58–16–8 124 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers — Edmonton wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 21 Edmonton 2 – 3 Detroit 2OT Legace 20,066 Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 23 Edmonton 4 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 25 Detroit 3 – 4 Edmonton 2OT Legace 16,839 Oilers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 27 Detroit 4 – 2 Edmonton Legace 16,839 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 29 Edmonton 3 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 Oilers lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 1 Detroit 3 – 4 Edmonton Legace 16,839 Oilers win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Pavel Datsyuk C 75 28 59 87 26 22 5 0 3 3 0 0
40 Henrik Zetterberg LW 77 39 46 85 29 30 6 6 0 6 −2 2
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 82 40 41 81 29 105 6 1 1 2 0 6
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 80 16 64 80 21 50 6 1 1 2 −4 2
20 Robert Lang C 72 20 42 62 17 72 6 3 3 6 −2 2
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 81 29 30 59 14 66 6 1 2 3 −1 12
23 Mathieu Schneider D 72 21 38 59 33 86 6 1 7 8 −1 6
29 Jason Williams C 80 21 37 58 4 26 6 1 1 2 −3 6
37 Mikael Samuelsson RW 71 23 22 45 27 42 6 0 1 1 −1 6
19 Steve Yzerman C 61 14 20 34 8 18 4 0 4 4 −2 4
33 Kris Draper C 80 10 22 32 3 58 6 0 0 0 3 6
15 Jason Woolley D 53 1 18 19 3 28 — — — — — —
39 Johan Franzen C 80 12 4 16 4 36 6 1 2 3 0 4
44 Mark Mowers RW 46 4 11 15 13 16 6 0 0 0 0 0
11 Daniel Cleary RW 77 3 12 15 5 40 6 0 1 1 2 6
3 Andreas Lilja D 82 2 13 15 18 98 6 0 1 1 −4 6
22 Brett Lebda D 46 3 9 12 9 20 6 0 0 0 3 4
18 Kirk Maltby LW 82 5 6 11 −9 80 6 2 1 3 2 4
24 Chris Chelios D 81 4 7 11 22 108 6 0 0 0 2 6
55 Niklas Kronwall D 27 1 8 9 11 28 6 0 3 3 0 2
2 Jiri Fischer D 22 3 5 8 8 33 — — — — — —
4 Cory Cross† D 16 1 1 2 3 15 — — — — — —
42 Donald MacLean C 1 1 1 2 2 0 — — — — — —
41 Valtteri Filppula C 4 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
34 Manny Legace G 51 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
4 Jamie Rivers‡ D 15 0 1 1 0 12 — — — — — —
35 Jimmy Howard G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
26 Jiri Hudler C 4 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
32 Tomas Kopecky RW 1 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
30 Chris Osgood G 32 0 0 0 8 — — — — — —
45 Kyle Quincey D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 Manny Legace 51 37 8 3 1244 106 2.19 .915 7 2905 6 2 4 155 18 .884 2.65 0 1029
30 Chris Osgood 32 20 6 5 828 85 2.79 .897 2 1846 — — — — — — — — —
35 Jimmy Howard 4 1 2 0 104 10 2.99 .904 0 201 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		James Norris Memorial Trophy Nicklas Lidstrom [12]
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Pavel Datsyuk [13]
Lester Patrick Trophy Steve Yzerman [14]
NHL First All-Star Team Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [15]
League
(in-season) 		NHL Defensive Player of the Month Manny Legace (October) [16]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Manny Legace (October 24) [17]
Manny Legace (February 13) [18]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Brendan Shanahan (December 19) [19]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Mathieu Schneider October 21, 2005 [20]
600th assist Brendan Shanahan November 9, 2005
600th assist Nicklas Lidstrom March 7, 2006 [21]

Transactions

The Red Wings 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.[22]

Trades

Date Details Ref
March 9, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Rivers 		To Detroit Red Wings
7th-round pick in 2006 		[23]
March 9, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
4th-round pick in 2007 		To Detroit Red Wings
Cory Cross 		[24]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Chris Osgood St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [25]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Kent McDonell Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [26]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Andy Delmore Adler Mannheim (DEL) 1-year Free agency [27]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Andreas Lilja Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [28]
Don MacLean Espoo Blues (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [28]
September 18, 2005 (2005-09-18) Mikael Samuelsson Sodertalje SK (SHL) 1-year Free agency [29]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Daniel Cleary Phoenix Coyotes 1-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26) Derian Hatcher Philadelphia Flyers[b] Compliance buyout [33]
Darren McCarty Calgary Flames[c] Compliance buyout [33]
Ray Whitney Carolina Hurricanes[d] Compliance buyout [33]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Pete Vandermeer Montreal Canadiens Free agency (VI) [36]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Mathieu Dandenault Montreal Canadiens Free agency (V) [37]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Paul Ballantyne Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Nathan Robinson Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [39]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Curtis Joseph Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [40]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Danny Groulx Kassel Huskies (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Andy Delmore Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [42]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Brendan Shanahan 1-year Option exercised [43]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) Ryan Oulahen 3-year Entry-level [44]
Kyle Quincey 3-year Entry-level [44]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Steve Yzerman 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Chris Chelios 1-year Re-signing [46]
Johan Franzen 1-year Entry-level [46]
Mathieu Schneider 2-year Re-signing [46]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Tomas Kopecky 1-year Re-signing [47]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Darryl Bootland 1-year Re-signing [48]
Jason Williams 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Valtteri Filppula 3-year Entry-level [50]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Matt Ellis 2-year Re-signing [51]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Jimmy Howard 3-year Entry-level [52]
August 27, 2005 (2005-08-27) Niklas Kronwall 2-year Re-signing [53]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Henrik Zetterberg 4-year Re-signing [54]
September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) Pavel Datsyuk 2-year Re-signing [55]
October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08) Jason Woolley 1-year Re-signing [56]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) Mikael Samuelsson 3-year Extension [57]
April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) Andreas Lilja 2-year Extension [58]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Chris Chelios 1-year Re-signing [59]
Jonathan Ericsson 2-year Entry-level [59]
Stefan Liv 1-year Entry-level [59]
Evan McGrath 3-year Entry-level [59]

Draft picks

As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Red Wings had made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were given only one ball in the lottery. The Red Wings ended up with the 19th overall pick.

Detroit's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario:

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 19 Jakub Kindl (D)  Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 42 Justin Abdelkader (LW)  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
3 80 Christofer Lofberg (C)  Sweden Djurgardens IF
4 103 Mattias Ritola (C/W)  Sweden Leksands IF Jr. (Sweden)
5 132 Darren Helm (LW)  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5 137 Johan Ryno (RW)  Sweden Kumla Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
5 151 Jeff May  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6 175 Juho Mielonen  Finland Ilves (Finland Jr.)
7 214 Bretton Stamler  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2005–06.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2005–06 season.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In parenthesis is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]
  2. ^ Hatcher signed with Philadelphia on August 2.[32]
  3. ^ McCarty signed with Calgary on August 2.[34]
  4. ^ Whitney signed with Carolina on August 6.[35]

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