2005–06 Boston Bruins season

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.

2005–06 Boston Bruins
Division	5th Northeast
Conference	13th Eastern
2005–06 record	29–37–16
Home record	16–15–10
Road record	13–22–6
Goals for	230
Goals against	266
Team information
General manager	Mike O'Connell (Oct.–Mar.) Jeff Gorton (Mar.–Apr.)
Coach	Mike Sullivan
Captain	Joe Thornton (Oct.–Nov.) Vacant (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Hal Gill (Nov.–Apr.) Brian Leetch Glen Murray
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance	16,211 (92.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins
Team leaders
Goals	Patrice Bergeron (31)
Assists	Brad Boyes (43)
Points	Patrice Bergeron (73)
Penalty minutes	Hal Gill (124)
Plus/minus	Marco Sturm (+14)
Wins	Tim Thomas (12)
Goals against average	Hannu Toivonen (2.63)
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Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2005 NHL entry draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario, on July 30, 2005.
• The free agency period began on August 1.

Regular season

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 The misconduct was later rescinded by the NHL.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

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

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

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 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

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

Awards

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

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

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

Date	Details		Ref
July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31)	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2006	To Boston Bruins Brad Isbister	[11]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)	To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Yan Stastny	To Boston Bruins Boston’s 4th-round pick in 2006	[12]
November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)	To Chicago Blackhawks Rights to Andy Hilbert	To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2006	[13]
November 18, 2005 (2005-11-18)	To Phoenix Coyotes Dave Scatchard	To Boston Bruins David Tanabe	[14]
November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30)	To San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton	To Boston Bruins Wayne Primeau Brad Stuart Marco Sturm	[15]
February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Zdenek Blatny	To Boston Bruins Brian Eklund	[16]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Samsonov	To Boston Bruins Marty Reasoner Yan Stastny 2nd-round pick in 2006	[17]
May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26)[lower-alpha 1]	To Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2006	To Boston Bruins Peter Chiarelli	[10]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)	To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick in 2006	To Boston Bruins Rights to Petr Tenkrat	[18]

Players acquired

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

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 2]	Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	P. J. Stock[lower-alpha 3]		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)[lower-alpha 4]	[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[lower-alpha 5]	[42]

Signings

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

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.

• Boston's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.^[59]

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

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

• 2005–06 NHL season

Notes

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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• "Boston Bruins 2005-06 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
• "2005-06 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

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