2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season

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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.

Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2005–06 record58–16–8
Home record27–9–5
Quick facts Detroit Red Wings, Division ...
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 affiliatesGrand 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)
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The Red Wings began the season with a conflict in goal as recent pickup Chris Osgood was injured in preseason activities and 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

More information No., CR ...
Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings8258168305209124
24Nashville Predators8249258259227106
313Columbus Blue Jackets823543422327974
414Chicago Blackhawks8226431321128565
515St. Louis Blues8221461519729257
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[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.

More information R, Div ...
Western Conference[9]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE8258168305209124
2 Y- Dallas StarsPA8253236265218112
3 Y- Calgary FlamesNW82462511218200103
4 X- Nashville PredatorsCE8249258259227106
5 X- San Jose SharksPA8244271126624299
6 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8243271225422998
7 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824330928325795
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW8241281325625195
8.5
9 Vancouver CanucksNW824232825625592
10 Los Angeles KingsPA824235524927089
11 Minnesota WildNW823836823121584
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823839524627181
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823543422327974
14 Chicago BlackhawksCE8226431321128565
15 St. Louis BluesCE8221461519729257
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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

More information Game, Date ...
2005–06 regular season[10]
October: 11–1–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 6–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 5St. Louis1 – 5DetroitLegace20,0661–0–02W
2October 6Detroit4 – 3St. LouisLegace15,3182–0–04W
3October 9Calgary3 – 6DetroitLegace20,0663–0–06W
4October 10Vancouver4 – 2DetroitLegace20,0663–1–06L
5October 13Detroit5 – 2Los AngelesLegace18,1184–1–08W
6October 15Detroit2 – 0PhoenixLegace17,7995–1–010W
7October 17San Jose2 – 3DetroitOTLegace20,0666–1–012W
8October 21Anaheim2 – 3DetroitLegace20,0667–1–014W
9October 22Detroit6 – 0ColumbusLegace18,1368–1–016W
10October 24Detroit6 – 2ColumbusLegace16,0989–1–018W
11October 27Chicago2 – 5DetroitLegace20,06610–1–020W
12October 29Detroit4 – 2ChicagoOsgood20,65811–1–022W
November: 7–5–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
13November 1Chicago1 – 4DetroitOsgood20,06612–1–024W
14November 3Edmonton4 – 3DetroitOTOsgood20,06612–1–125OTL
15November 5Phoenix4 – 1DetroitOsgood20,06612–2–125L
16November 6Detroit4 – 1St. LouisOsgood13,21113–2–127W
17November 9Los Angeles5 – 4DetroitOTLegace20,06614–2–129W
18November 11Minnesota1 – 3DetroitLegace20,06615–2–131W
19November 13Detroit1 – 4VancouverLegace18,63015–3–131L
20November 16Detroit1 – 3CalgaryLegace19,28915–4–131L
21November 17Detroit5 – 6EdmontonOTOsgood20,06615–4–232OTL
22November 19St. Louis3 – 2DetroitLegace20,06615–5–232L
November 21NashvillePPD[a]DetroitLegace20,066
23November 23Colorado3 – 7DetroitLegace20,06616–5–234W
24November 25Detroit1 – 3AnaheimOsgood17,17416–6–234L
25November 26Detroit7 – 6San JoseOsgood17,49617–6–236W
26November 28Detroit5 – 2Los AngelesHoward18,11818–6–238W

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)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
27December 1Calgary3 – 2DetroitHoward20,06618–7–238L
28December 4NY Islanders2 – 1DetroitHoward20,06618–8–238L
29December 6New Jersey2 – 5DetroitOsgood20,06619–8–240W
30December 9Detroit4 – 3WashingtonOsgood18,27720–8–242W
31December 12Pittsburgh1 – 3DetroitOsgood20,06621–8–244W
32December 13Detroit6 – 7AtlantaOsgood17,55921–9–244L
33December 15Detroit2 – 3FloridaOTOsgood17,71621–9–345OTL
34December 17Detroit6 – 3Tampa BayOsgood21,20422–9–347W
35December 20Columbus3 – 4DetroitSOOsgood20,06623–9–349W
36December 23Detroit3 – 2ChicagoOTOsgood20,54324–9–351W
37December 27Detroit4 – 1DallasOsgood18,58425–9–353W
38December 31Columbus2 – 3DetroitOTOsgood20,06626–9–355W
January: 8–4–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
39January 3Minnesota4 – 2DetroitOsgood20,06626–10–355L
40January 5St. Louis0 – 3DetroitLegace20,06627–10–357W
41January 6Detroit3 – 1NashvilleLegace17,11328–10–359W
42January 8Dallas6 – 3DetroitOsgood20,06628–11–359L
43January 10Detroit2 – 3CarolinaLegace18,73028–12–359L
44January 12Philadelphia3 – 6DetroitLegace20,06629–12–361W
45January 14NY Rangers3 – 4DetroitLegace20,06630–12–363W
46January 18Detroit4 – 0ColumbusOsgood17,08931–12–365W
47January 21Detroit4 – 3ColoradoLegace18,00732–12–367W
48January 23[b]Nashville3 – 2DetroitLegace20,06632–13–367L
49January 24Nashville2 – 1DetroitOTLegace20,06632–13–467OTL
50January 26Vancouver1 – 2DetroitLegace20,06633–13–469W
51January 28Detroit1 – 2DallasSOLegace18,58433–13–571OTL
52January 30Detroit5 – 4MinnesotaLegace18,56834–13–573W

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)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
53February 1St. Louis2 – 3DetroitLegace20,06635–13–575W
54February 4Detroit3 – 0ColoradoLegace18,00736–13–577W
55February 8Nashville0 – 6DetroitLegace20,06637–13–579W
56February 9Detroit3 – 2NashvilleLegace17,11338–13–581W
57February 12Colorado3 – 6DetroitLegace20,06639–13–583W
58February 28Detroit1 – 5San JoseLegace17,49639–14–583L
March: 11–1–3 (home: 4–1–3; road: 7–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
59March 1Detroit2 – 0AnaheimOsgood16,60640–14–585W
60March 4Detroit7 – 3PhoenixLegace18,61941–14–587W
61March 7Phoenix5 – 2DetroitLegace20,06641–15–589L
62March 9Los Angeles3 – 7DetroitLegace20,06642–15–589W
63March 11Chicago4 – 6DetroitLegace20,06643–15–591W
64March 12Detroit5 – 3ChicagoOsgood19,13644–15–593W
65March 15Anaheim1 – 3DetroitOsgood20,06645–15–595W
66March 18Detroit4 – 3EdmontonSOLegace16,83946–15–597W
67March 19Detroit7 – 3VancouverOsgood18,63047–15–599W
68March 21Nashville3 – 2DetroitSOLegace20,06647–15–6100OTL
69March 23San Jose0 – 4DetroitLegace20,06648–15–6102W
70March 25Columbus5 – 4DetroitSOOsgood20,06648–15–7103OTL
71March 27Detroit4 – 1St. LouisLegace12,83449–15–7105W
72March 30Detroit4 – 2NashvilleLegace16,57050–15–7107W
73March 31Chicago3 – 2DetroitOTOsgood20,06650–15–8108OTL
April: 8–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
74April 2Detroit3 – 2MinnesotaLegace18,56851–15–8110W
75April 3Detroit2 – 1CalgarySOOsgood19,28952–15–8112W
76April 7Columbus6 – 5DetroitSOLegace20,06653–15–8114W
77April 8Detroit4 – 2ColumbusOsgood18,13654–15–8116W
78April 11Edmonton0 – 2DetroitLegace20,06655–15–8118W
79April 13Detroit7 – 3ChicagoLegace15,11756–15–8120W
80April 15Detroit3 – 2St. LouisOsgood16,09457–15–8122W
81April 17Dallas2 – 3DetroitLegace20,06658–15–8124W
82April 18Detroit3 – 6NashvilleOsgood17,11358–16–8124L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers — Edmonton wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 21Edmonton2 – 3Detroit2OTLegace20,066Red Wings lead 1–0W
2April 23Edmonton4 – 2DetroitLegace20,066Series tied 1–1L
3April 25Detroit3 – 4Edmonton2OTLegace16,839Oilers lead 2–1L
4April 27Detroit4 – 2EdmontonLegace16,839Series tied 2–2W
5April 29Edmonton3 – 2DetroitLegace20,066Oilers lead 3–2L
6May 1Detroit3 – 4EdmontonLegace16,839Oilers win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Pavel DatsyukC752859872622503300
40Henrik ZetterbergLW7739468529306606−22
14Brendan ShanahanLW8240418129105611206
5Nicklas LidstromD8016648021506112−42
20Robert LangC7220426217726336−22
96Tomas HolmstromLW8129305914666123−112
23Mathieu SchneiderD7221385933866178−16
29Jason WilliamsC802137584266112−36
37Mikael SamuelssonRW7123224527426011−16
19Steve YzermanC611420348184044−24
33Kris DraperC80102232358600036
15Jason WoolleyD5311819328——————
39Johan FranzenC8012416436612304
44Mark MowersRW46411151316600000
11Daniel ClearyRW7731215540601126
3Andreas LiljaD822131518986011−46
22Brett LebdaD463912920600034
18Kirk MaltbyLW825611−980621324
24Chris CheliosD81471122108600026
55Niklas KronwallD271891128603302
2Jiri FischerD22358833——————
4Cory Cross†D16112315——————
42Donald MacLeanC111220——————
41Valtteri FilppulaC401112——————
34Manny LegaceG51011060000
4Jamie Rivers‡D15011012——————
35Jimmy HowardG40000——————
26Jiri HudlerC400002——————
32Tomas KopeckyRW100012——————
30Chris OsgoodG320008——————
45Kyle QuinceyD100000——————
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34Manny Legace51378312441062.19.9157290562415518.8842.6501029
30Chris Osgood322065828852.79.89721846—————————
35Jimmy Howard4120104102.99.9040201—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
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]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Johan Franzen October 5, 2005 [20]
Brett Lebda
Kyle Quincey November 25, 2005
Jimmy Howard November 28, 2005
Valtteri Filppula December 15, 2005
Tomas Kopecky February 28, 2006
1,000th game played Mathieu Schneider October 21, 2005 [21]
600th assist Brendan Shanahan November 9, 2005 [22]
Nicklas Lidstrom March 7, 2006 [23]
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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.[24]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Detroit Red Wings
  • 7th-round pick in 2006
 [25]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 4th-round pick in 2007
 To Detroit Red Wings
[26]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Chris OsgoodSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[27]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Kent McDonellColumbus Blue Jackets1-yearFree agency[28]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Andy DelmoreAdler Mannheim (DEL)1-yearFree agency[29]
Michael HackertFrankfurt Lions (DEL)Free agency[30]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Andreas LiljaNashville Predators1-yearFree agency[31]
Don MacLeanEspoo Blues (Liiga)1-yearFree agency[31]
September 18, 2005 (2005-09-18) Mikael SamuelssonSodertalje SK (SHL)1-yearFree agency[32]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Daniel ClearyPhoenix Coyotes1-yearFree agency[33]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26) Derian HatcherPhiladelphia Flyers[b]Compliance buyout[36]
Darren McCartyCalgary Flames[c]Compliance buyout[36]
Ray WhitneyCarolina Hurricanes[d]Compliance buyout[36]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Pete VandermeerMontreal CanadiensFree agency (VI)[39]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Mathieu DandenaultMontreal CanadiensFree agency (V)[40]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Paul BallantynePhoenix Roadrunners (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[41]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Nathan RobinsonBoston BruinsFree agency (UFA)[42]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Curtis JosephPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (III)[43]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Danny GroulxKassel Huskies (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[44]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Andy DelmoreColumbus Blue JacketsWaivers[33]
December 9, 2005 (2005-12-09) Michael HackertFrankfurt Lions (DEL)Free agency[30]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Brendan Shanahan1-yearOption exercised[45]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) Ryan Oulahen3-yearEntry-level[46]
Kyle Quincey3-yearEntry-level[46]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Steve Yzerman1-yearRe-signing[47]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Chris Chelios1-yearRe-signing[48]
Johan Franzen1-yearEntry-level[48]
Mathieu Schneider2-yearRe-signing[48]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Tomas Kopecky1-yearRe-signing[49]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Darryl Bootland1-yearRe-signing[50]
Jason Williams1-yearRe-signing[51]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Valtteri Filppula3-yearEntry-level[52]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Matt Ellis2-yearRe-signing[53]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Jimmy Howard3-yearEntry-level[54]
August 27, 2005 (2005-08-27) Niklas Kronwall2-yearRe-signing[55]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Henrik Zetterberg4-yearRe-signing[56]
September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) Pavel Datsyuk2-yearRe-signing[57]
October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08) Jason Woolley1-yearRe-signing[58]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) Mikael Samuelsson3-yearExtension[59]
April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) Andreas Lilja2-yearExtension[60]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Chris Chelios1-yearRe-signing[61]
Jonathan Ericsson2-yearEntry-level[61]
Stefan Liv1-yearEntry-level[61]
Evan McGrath3-yearEntry-level[61]
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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:[62]

More information Round, # ...
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)
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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. [a]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[34]
  2. [b]
    Hatcher signed with Philadelphia on August 2.[35]
  3. [c]
    McCarty signed with Calgary on August 2.[37]
  4. [d]
    Whitney signed with Carolina on August 6.[38]

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