2005–06 New York Islanders season

The 2005–06 New York Islanders season was the 34th season in the franchise's history. On March 14, 2006, the Islanders trailed the Montreal Canadiens by five points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but won only five of their final 18 games to finish 12th in the East. Their 12th place finish meant that, for the first time since the 2000–01 season, the team would not qualify for the playoffs.

2005–06 New York Islanders
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	12th Eastern
2005–06 record	36–40–6
Home record	20–18–3
Road record	16–22–3
Goals for	230
Goals against	278
Team information
General manager	Mike Milbury
Coach	Steve Stirling (Oct.–Jan.) Brad Shaw (Jan.–Apr.)
Captain	Alexei Yashin
Alternate captains	Brad Lukowich (Oct.–Mar.) Mark Parrish (Oct.–Mar.) Mike York (Mar.–Apr.) Alexei Zhitnik (Mar.–Apr.)
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	12,609 (77.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bridgeport Sound Tigers Mississippi Sea Wolves[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Miroslav Satan (35)
Assists	Mike York (39)
Points	Miroslav Satan (66) Alexei Yashin (66)
Penalty minutes	Eric Godard (115)
Plus/minus	Joel Bouchard (+5)
Wins	Rick DiPietro (30)
Goals against average	Rick DiPietro (3.02)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Offseason

Forward Alexei Yashin was named team captain, replacing the traded Michael Peca.^[2]

Regular season

After having lost eight of their previous nine games, the Islanders fired head coach Steve Stirling on January 12 and replaced him on an interim basis with assistant coach Brad Shaw.^[3] It was also announced that general manager Mike Milbury would step away from that position once a successor was hired.^[3]

• March 4, 2006 - The Islanders held a special ceremony before the game commemorating the 25th anniversary of the team's first Stanley Cup victory. The Islanders coincidentally played the Flyers, the team that they faced back in 1980 and defeated them that night by a score of 4-2.

Final standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	New Jersey Devils	82	46	27	9	242	229	101
2	5	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	26	11	267	259	101
3	6	New York Rangers	82	44	26	12	257	215	100
4	12	New York Islanders	82	36	40	6	230	278	78
5	15	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	22	46	14	244	316	58

^[4]

Eastern Conference^[5]

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

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

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 Islanders only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
81	Miroslav Satan	LW	82	35	31	66	−8	54
79	Alexei Yashin	C	82	28	38	66	−14	68
55	Jason Blake	C	76	28	29	57	0	60
16	Mike York	LW	75	13	39	52	−9	30
37	Mark Parrish‡	RW	57	24	17	41	−14	16
7	Trent Hunter	RW	82	16	19	35	−9	34
17	Shawn Bates	C	66	15	19	34	−11	60
14	Chris Campoli	D	80	9	25	34	−16	46
77	Alexei Zhitnik	D	59	5	24	29	4	88
3	Brent Sopel‡	D	57	2	25	27	−9	64
45	Arron Asham	RW	63	9	15	24	−5	103
12	Oleg Kvasha‡	LW	49	9	12	21	−2	32
21	Robert Nilsson	C	53	6	14	20	−6	26
24	Radek Martinek	D	74	1	16	17	−9	32
25	Brad Lukowich‡	D	57	1	12	13	−3	32
44	Janne Niinimaa‡	D	41	1	9	10	−7	62
10	Sean Bergenheim	LW	28	4	5	9	−11	20
4	Joel Bouchard	D	25	1	8	9	5	23
18	Jeff Hamilton	C	13	2	6	8	0	8
28	Wyatt Smith	C	42	0	8	8	−7	26
6	Bruno Gervais	D	27	3	4	7	−1	8
11	Mattias Weinhandl‡	RW	53	2	4	6	−4	14
49	Eric Godard	RW	57	2	2	4	−2	115
15	Jeff Tambellini†	LW	21	1	3	4	2	8
3	Denis Grebeshkov†	D	21	0	3	3	−8	8
26[a]	Rob Collins	C	8	1	1	2	1	0
27	Jeremy Colliton	C	19	1	1	2	2	6
29	Petteri Nokelainen	C	15	1	1	2	−1	4
44	John Erskine†	D	34	1	0	1	−12	99
39	Rick DiPietro	G	63	0	1	1		28
38	Allan Rourke	D	6	0	1	1	1	0
43	Ryan Caldwell	D	2	0	0	0	−2	2
62	Kevin Colley‡	C	16	0	0	0	−2	52
34	Wade Dubielewicz	G	7	0	0	0		0
63	Cole Jarrett	W	1	0	0	0	1	0
40	Matt Koalska	C	3	0	0	0	−1	2
58	Masi Marjamaki	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	Tomi Pettinen	D	18	0	0	0	−2	16
48	Steve Regier	LW	9	0	0	0	−1	0
30	Garth Snow	G	20	0	0	0		2

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Rick DiPietro	63	30	24	5	1797	180	3.02	.900	1	3572
30	Garth Snow	20	4	13	1	595	68	3.72	.886	0	1096
34	Wade Dubielewicz	7	2	3	0	145	15	2.90	.897	0	310

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Rick DiPietro (March 13)	[7]
Team	Bob Nystrom Award	Kevin Colley	[8]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Chris Campoli	October 5, 2005	[9]
	Robert Nilsson
	Petteri Nokelainen
	Kevin Colley	October 27, 2005
	Jeremy Colliton	November 23, 2005
	Bruno Gervais	December 4, 2005
	Rob Collins	December 17, 2005
	Steve Regier	April 2, 2006
	Matt Koalska	April 13, 2006
	Ryan Caldwell	April 15, 2006
	Cole Jarrett	April 18, 2006
	Masi Marjamaki

Transactions

The Islanders 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

Date	Details		Ref
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	To Vancouver Canucks Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2006[b]	To New York Islanders Brent Sopel	[11]
	To Edmonton Oilers Michael Peca	To New York Islanders Mike York Conditional draft pick in 2006[c]	[12]
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	To Dallas Stars Janne Niinimaa 5th-round pick in 2007	To New York Islanders John Erskine 2nd-round pick in 2006	[13]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)	To Los Angeles Kings Mark Parrish Brent Sopel	To New York Islanders Denis Grebeshkov Jeff Tambellini Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006[d]	[14]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Phoenix Coyotes Oleg Kvasha Conditional 5th-round pick[e]	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2006	[15]
	To New Jersey Devils Brad Lukowich	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2006	[16]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Alexei Zhitnik	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)	4-year	Free agency	[17]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Miroslav Satan	Buffalo Sabres	3-year	Free agency	[18]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Wyatt Smith	Nashville Predators		Free agency	[19]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Brad Lukowich	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year	Free agency	[20]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Allan Rourke	Carolina Hurricanes		Free agency	[21]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	Joel Bouchard	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[22]
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)	Travis Brigley	Valerenga (GET)	1-year	Free agency	[23]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10)	Paul Flache	Atlanta Thrashers		Free agency	[24]
January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)	Frederic Cloutier	Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)		Free agency	[25]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[f]	Ref
April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)	Kenny Jonsson	Rogle BK (Allsvenskan)	Retirement (II)[g]	[28]
June 16, 2005 (2005-06-16)	Graham Belak	Coventry Blaze (EIHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[29]
July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12)	Blaine Down	Ritten Sport (Serie A)	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Dieter Kochan	HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL)	Free agency (VI)	[31]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Adrian Aucoin	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	[32]
	Dave Scatchard	Boston Bruins	Free agency (V)	[33]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Ryan Kraft	Kassel Huskies (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	[34]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Roman Hamrlik	Calgary Flames	Free agency (III)	[35]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	Jim Campbell	Tampa Bay Lightning	Free agency (III)	[36]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Sven Butenschon	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (UFA)	[37]
September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01)	Richard Seeley	Manchester Monarchs (AHL)	Free agency (VI)	[38]
September 4, 2005 (2005-09-04)	Jeff Hamilton	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)	Free agency[h]	[39]
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)	Justin Mapletoft	Jokerit (Liiga)	Free agency (II)	[40]
October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)	Barrett Heisten	Alaska Aces (ECHL)	Free agency (VI)	[41]
February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)	Kevin Colley		Retirement	[42]
March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04)	Mattias Weinhandl	Minnesota Wild	Waivers	[43]
May 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)	Tomi Pettinen	Frölunda HC (SHL)	Free agency	[44]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14)	Travis Brigley	Augsburger Panther (DEL)	Free agency	[45]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Jeremy Colliton	3-year	Entry-level	[46]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Garth Snow	3-year	Re-signing	[47]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Mattias Weinhandl	2-year	Re-signing	[48]
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13)	Trent Hunter	1-year	Re-signing	[49]
	Mike York	1-year	Re-signing	[49]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Arron Asham	1-year	Re-signing	[50]
	Oleg Kvasha	1-year	Re-signing	[50]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Radek Martinek	1-year	Re-signing	[51]
	Brent Sopel	2-year	Re-signing	[52]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17)	Masi Marjamaki	3-year	Entry-level	[53]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Shawn Bates	1-year	Re-signing	[54]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Petteri Nokelainen	3-year	Entry-level	[55]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)	Justin Papineau	1-year	Re-signing	[56]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)	Robert Nilsson	3-year	Entry-level	[57]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31)	Tomi Pettinen	1-year	Re-signing	[58]
September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01)	Kevin Colley	1-year	Re-signing	[59]
	Rob Collins	1-year	Re-signing	[59]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)	Rick DiPietro	1-year	Re-signing	[60]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	Mark Parrish	1-year	Re-signing	[61]
September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29)	Eric Godard		Re-signing	[62]
November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14)	Jeff Hamilton		Re-signing	[63]
March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06)	Shawn Bates	3-year	Extension	[64]
March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)	Radek Martinek	2-year	Extension	[65]
March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)	Blake Comeau	3-year	Entry-level	[66]
March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30)	Ryan O'Marra	3-year	Entry-level	[67]
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)	Frans Nielsen	2-year	Entry-level	[68]
May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)	Johan Halvardsson		Entry-level	[69]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01)	Jason Pitton		Entry-level	[70]

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.^[71]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	15	Ryan O'Marra	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	46	Dustin Kohn	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
3	76	Shea Guthrie	Canada	St. George's School (USHS-RI)
5	144	Masi Marjamaki	Finland	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	180	Tyrell Mason	Canada	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
7	196	Nick Tuzzolino	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7	210	Luciano Aquino	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

Notes

1. Collins wore number 54 in his first game.
2. If the Islanders signed Sopel beyond the 2005–06 season, Vancouver would receive a 2006 second round pick. If the Islanders didn’t sign him, Vancouver would instead receive a 2006 third round pick.
3. 4th-round pick
4. The Islanders would receive the pick if Los Angeles made the playoffs.
5. Phoenix would receive the pick if they did not re-sign Kvasha.
6. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[26]
7. Jonsson retired from the NHL. The Islanders retained Jonsson’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.^[27]
8. The Islanders retained Hamilton's NHL rights and re-signed him on November 14.

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