2005 NHL entry draft
43rd annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30.
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2005 NHL Entry Draft | |
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Date(s) | July 30–31, 2005 |
Location | Westin Hotel Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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First selection | Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
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Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because the previous season had been cancelled due to the lockout. The first overall pick was won in a lottery by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby.
As of 2023, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Sidney Crosby, Anze Kopitar, T. J. Oshie, Kris Letang, James Neal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jack Johnson, Marc Staal, Ryan Reaves, Jonathan Quick, and Alex Stalock.