2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 97th season, 89th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would qualify for the 2006 playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the conference quarterfinals by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in six games.

Division3rd Northeast

Conference7th Eastern

2005–06 record42–31–9

Home record24–13–4

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2005–06 Montreal Canadiens
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	7th Eastern
2005–06 record	42–31–9
Home record	24–13–4
Road record	18–18–5
Goals for	243
Goals against	247
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey
Coach	Claude Julien (Oct.–Jan.) Bob Gainey (Jan.–May)
Captain	Saku Koivu
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev Craig Rivet Sheldon Souray (Oct.–Jan.) Richard Zednik (Oct.–Jan.)
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100.0%)
Minor league affiliates	Hamilton Bulldogs Long Beach Ice Dogs
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Ryder (30)
Assists	Saku Koivu (45)
Points	Alexei Kovalev (65)
Penalty minutes	Mike Komisarek Sheldon Souray (116)
Plus/minus	Andrei Markov (+13)
Wins	Cristobal Huet (18)
Goals against average	Cristobal Huet (2.20)
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Regular season

Claude Julien started the season as coach but was fired and replaced on an interim basis by general manager Bob Gainey on January 14.^[1]^[2] The Canadiens's number one goaltender Jose Theodore was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. His place was taken by Cristobal Huet. Huet would lead the league in save percentage of 92.9% and placed fourth overall in goals against average of 2.20.

Final standings

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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

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^[3] 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.

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Eastern Conference^[4]
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
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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

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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2005–06 regular season^[5]

October: 8–3–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–0–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 5, 2005	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	1–0–0	W
2	October 6, 2005	4–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (2005–06)	2–0–0	W
3	October 8, 2005	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	3–0–0	W
4	October 11, 2005	2–4	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	3–1–0	L
5	October 12, 2005	2–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	4–1–0	W
6	October 15, 2005	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	4–2–0	L
7	October 18, 2005	4–3	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	5–2–0	W
8	October 22, 2005	4–3	New York Islanders (2005–06)	6–2–0	W
9	October 25, 2005	3–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	7–2–0	W
10	October 27, 2005	3–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	7–2–1	OTL
11	October 29, 2005	2–5	New York Rangers (2005–06)	7–3–1	L
12	October 31, 2005	4–1	@ New York Rangers (2005–06)	8–3–1	W

November: 6–4–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 1–3–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
13	November 1, 2005	5–4 OT	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	9–3–1	W
14	November 4, 2005	3–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	10–3–1	W
15	November 5, 2005	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	11–3–1	W
16	November 8, 2005	3–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	12–3–1	W
17	November 10, 2005	2–3 SO	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	12–3–2	OTL
18	November 12, 2005	4–5 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	12–3–3	OTL
19	November 15, 2005	4–3 OT	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	13–3–3	W
20	November 18, 2005	3–5	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	13–4–3	L
21	November 19, 2005	1–5	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	13–5–3	L
22	November 22, 2005	3–2 SO	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	14–5–3	W
23	November 25, 2005	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	14–6–3	L
24	November 26, 2005	3–4 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	14–6–4	OTL
25	November 29, 2005	0–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	14–7–4	L

December: 4–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–5–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
26	December 1, 2005	2–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	14–7–5	OTL
27	December 3, 2005	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	15–7–5	W
28	December 10, 2005	3–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	15–8–5	L
29	December 13, 2005	5–2	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	16–8–5	W
30	December 15, 2005	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	16–9–5	L
31	December 17, 2005	3–4 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	16–9–6	OTL
32	December 20, 2005	4–3 SO	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	17–9–6	W
33	December 23, 2005	2–4	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	17–10–6	L
34	December 26, 2005	0–4	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	17–11–6	L
35	December 28, 2005	4–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	18–11–6	W
36	December 30, 2005	1–2	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	18–12–6	L
37	December 31, 2005	3–5	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	18–13–6	L

January: 5–8–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–6–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
38	January 3, 2006	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	18–14–6	L
39	January 5, 2006	4–5	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	18–15–6	L
40	January 7, 2006	4–1	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	19–15–6	W
41	January 11, 2006	1–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	19–16–6	L
42	January 14, 2006	6–2	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	20–16–6	W
43	January 16, 2006	4–2	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	21–16–6	W
44	January 19, 2006	2–3	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	21–17–6	L
45	January 21, 2006	2–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	21–18–6	L
46	January 23, 2006	3–7	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	21–19–6	L
47	January 25, 2006	5–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	22–19–6	W
48	January 26, 2006	0–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	22–20–6	L
49	January 28, 2006	4–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	23–20–6	W
50	January 31, 2006	2–8	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	23–21–6	L

February: 4–1–2 (home: 2–0–2; road: 2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
51	February 2, 2006	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	23–22–6	L
52	February 4, 2006	2–0	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	24–22–6	W
53	February 5, 2006	5–0	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	25–22–6	W
54	February 7, 2006	2–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	25–22–7	OTL
55	February 9, 2006	3–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	26–22–7	W
56	February 11, 2006	1–2 SO	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	26–22–8	OTL
57	February 28, 2006	5–3	@ New York Islanders (2005–06)	27–22–8	W

March: 10–5–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 5–2–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
58	March 2, 2006	1–0	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	28–22–8	W
59	March 4, 2006	6–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	29–22–8	W
60	March 6, 2006	4–5 SO	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	29–22–9	OTL
61	March 7, 2006	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	29–23–9	L
62	March 9, 2006	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	30–23–9	W
63	March 11, 2006	1–0	New York Rangers (2005–06)	31–23–9	W
64	March 13, 2006	1–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	31–24–9	L
65	March 16, 2006	1–5	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	31–25–9	L
66	March 18, 2006	4–5	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	31–26–9	L
67	March 20, 2006	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	32–26–9	W
68	March 21, 2006	1–3	@ New York Islanders (2005–06)	32–27–9	L
69	March 23, 2006	5–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	33–27–9	W
70	March 25, 2006	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	34–27–9	W
71	March 26, 2006	6–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	35–27–9	W
72	March 28, 2006	2–0	New York Islanders (2005–06)	36–27–9	W
73	March 30, 2006	3–2 OT	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	37–27–9	W

April: 5–4–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
74	April 1, 2006	2–0	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	38–27–9	W
75	April 4, 2006	5–3	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	39–27–9	W
76	April 6, 2006	5–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	40–27–9	W
77	April 8, 2006	2–3	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	40–28–9	L
78	April 10, 2006	3–2	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	41–28–9	W
79	April 12, 2006	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	41–29–9	L
80	April 13, 2006	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	42–29–9	W
81	April 15, 2006	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	42–30–9	L
82	April 18, 2006	3–4	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	42–31–9	L

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

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Playoffs

The Canadiens placed 3rd in the Northeast division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens played the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the first round and lost four games to two. The Canadiens were winning 2–0 in the series when Saku Koivu sustained a serious injury to his left eye. Hurricanes forward Justin Williams attempted to lift Koivu's stick but instead struck him in the eye. Koivu was rushed to the hospital, where he would remain overnight and for the remainder of the playoffs. Koivu remained out of the lineup for the rest of the series and underwent surgery to repair a detached retina during the off-season.

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes

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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	April 22, 2006	6–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes	Canadiens lead 1–0	W
2	April 24, 2006	6–5 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes	Canadiens lead 2–0	W
3	April 26, 2006	1–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes	Canadiens lead 2–1	L
4	April 28, 2006	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes	Series tied 2–2	L
5	April 30, 2006	1–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes	Hurricanes lead 3–2	L
6	May 2, 2006	1–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes	Hurricanes win 4–2	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.

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No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
27	Alexei Kovalev	RW	69	23	42	65	−1	76	6	4	3	7	3	4
11	Saku Koivu	C	72	17	45	62	1	70	3	0	2	2	1	2
73	Michael Ryder	RW	81	30	25	55	−5	40	6	2	3	5	−4	0
71	Mike Ribeiro	LW	79	16	35	51	−6	36	6	0	2	2	1	0
79	Andrei Markov	D	67	10	36	46	13	74	6	0	1	1	2	4
38	Jan Bulis	LW	73	20	20	40	2	50	6	1	1	2	1	2
44	Sheldon Souray	D	75	12	27	39	−11	116	6	3	2	5	−1	8
21	Chris Higgins	C	80	23	15	38	−1	26	6	1	3	4	−3	0
52	Craig Rivet	D	82	7	27	34	−5	109	6	0	2	2	0	2
20	Richard Zednik	RW	67	16	14	30	−2	48	6	2	0	2	0	4
35	Tomas Plekanec	LW	67	9	20	29	4	32	6	0	4	4	2	6
22	Steve Begin	C	76	11	12	23	9	113	2	0	0	0	−1	2
51	Francis Bouillon	D	67	3	19	22	−6	34	6	1	2	3	0	10
14	Radek Bonk	C	61	6	15	21	−3	52	6	2	0	2	−1	2
25	Mathieu Dandenault	D	82	5	15	20	8	83	6	0	3	3	1	4
42	Alexander Perezhogin	RW	67	9	10	19	5	38	6	1	1	2	2	4
37	Niklas Sundstrom	RW	55	6	9	15	−6	30	5	0	3	3	3	4
26	Pierre Dagenais	RW	32	5	7	12	−5	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mark Streit	D	48	2	9	11	−6	28	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	Garth Murray	C	36	5	1	6	−2	44	6	0	0	0	2	0
8	Mike Komisarek	D	71	2	4	6	−1	116	6	0	0	0	2	10
47	Aaron Downey†	RW	25	1	4	5	2	50	1	0	0	0	0	0
46	Andrei Kostitsyn	RW	12	2	1	3	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
86	Jonathan Ferland	RW	7	1	0	1	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
60	Jose Theodore‡	G	38	0	1	1		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	David Aebischer†	G	7	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	Jean-Philippe Cote	D	8	0	0	0	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
75	Yann Danis	G	6	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Cristobal Huet	G	36	0	0	0		0	6	0	0	0		0
3	Raitis Ivanans	D	4	0	0	0	−1	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Maxim Lapierre	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Todd Simpson†	D	6	0	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Goaltending

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

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No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Cristobal Huet	36	18	11	4	1008	77	2.20	.929	7	2103	6	2	4	212	15	2.33	.929	0	386
60	Jose Theodore‡	38	17	15	5	1025	122	3.46	.881	0	2114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	David Aebischer†	7	4	3	0	240	26	3.73	.892	0	418	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
75	Yann Danis	6	3	2	0	152	14	2.69	.908	1	312	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award	Cristobal Huet	^[6]
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Cristobal Huet (March 6)	^[7]
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Cristobal Huet (April 3)	^[8]
Team	Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy	Steve Begin	^[9]
Team	Molson Cup	Saku Koivu	^[10]

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Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Alexander Perezhogin	October 6, 2005	^[11]
	Raitis Ivanans	October 8, 2005
	Mark Streit	October 8, 2005
	Yann Danis	October 12, 2005
	Maxim Lapierre	November 15, 2005
	Jean-Philippe Cote	November 29, 2005
	Andrei Kostitsyn	December 1, 2005
	Jonathan Ferland	January 3, 2006

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Transactions

The Canadiens 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.^[12]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2005 3rd-round pick in 2005	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[13]
September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)	To New York Rangers Marcel Hossa	To Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray	^[14]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)	To Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore	To Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer	^[15]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2006	To Montreal Canadiens Todd Simpson	^[16]

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Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Pete Vandermeer	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[17]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Mathieu Dandenault	Detroit Red Wings	4-year	Free agency	^[18]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Johnathan Aitken	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	^[19]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)	Jeff Paul	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	^[20]
December 8, 2005 (2005-12-08)	Francis Lemieux	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[21]
January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	Andre Benoit	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[22]
January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)	Aaron Downey	St. Louis Blues		Waivers	^[23]
March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)	James Sanford	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[24]

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Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[a]	Ref
June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)	Marc-Andre Thinel	Dragons de Rouen (Ligue Magnus)	Free agency (II)^[b]	^[27]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Patrice Brisebois	Colorado Avalanche	Free agency (III)	^[28]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Jason Ward	New York Rangers	Free agency (UFA)	^[29]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Karl Dykhuis	Adler Mannheim (DEL)	Free agency (III)	^[30]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)	Gavin Morgan	EHC Basel (NLA)	Free agency (VI)	^[31]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)	Matt Shasby	Alaska Aces (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[32]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)	Christian Larrivee	Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	Ron Hainsey	Columbus Blue Jackets	Waivers	^[34]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07)	Niklas Sundstrom	Modo Hockey (SHL)	Free agency	^[35]

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Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Jimmy Bonneau	3-year	Entry-level	^[36]
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Maxim Lapierre	3-year	Entry-level	^[36]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Francis Bouillon	1-year	Re-signing	^[17]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Alexei Kovalev	4-year	Re-signing	^[18]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)	Pierre Dagenais	1-year	Re-signing	^[37]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Jaroslav Halak	3-year	Entry-level	^[38]
	Mike Komisarek	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
	Mike Ribeiro	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Jan Bulis	1-year	Re-signing	^[39]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Marcel Hossa	1-year	Re-signing	^[40]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Saku Koivu	1-year	Re-signing	^[41]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Tomas Plekanec	2-year	Re-signing	^[19]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)	Mark Streit	1-year	Entry-level	^[42]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Andrei Markov	2-year	Re-signing	^[43]
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02)	Jose Theodore	3-year	Re-signing	^[44]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	Michael Ryder	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11)	Saku Koivu	3-year	Extension	^[46]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25)	Kyle Chipchura	3-year	Entry-level	^[47]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)	Loic Lacasse	3-year	Entry-level	^[48]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)	Greg Stewart	3-year	Entry-level	^[48]
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05)	Steve Begin	3-year	Re-signing	^[49]
	Aaron Downey	1-year	Re-signing	^[49]
	Garth Murray	2-year	Re-signing	^[50]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07)	Mark Streit	2-year	Re-signing	^[51]

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Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.^[52]

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Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Carey Price	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	45	Guillaume Latendresse	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4	121	Juraj Mikus	Slovakia	HK 36 Skalica Jr. (Slovakia)
5	130	Mathieu Aubin	Canada	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6	190	Matt D'Agostini	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
7	200	Sergei Kostitsyn	Belarus	HK Gomel (Belarusian Extraleague)
7	229	Philippe Paquet	Canada	Salisbury School (USHS-CT)

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Notes

[a]
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[25]
[b]
Montreal retained Thinel’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.^[26]

2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

See also

Notes

References

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