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2005–06 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2005–06 record42–31–9
Home record24–13–4
Road record18–18–5
Goals for243
Goals against247
Team information
General manager Bob Gainey
Coach Claude Julien (Oct. 5–Jan. 14) [1]
Bob Gainey (interim, Jan. 14–May 2) [1]
Captain Saku Koivu
Alternate captains Alexei Kovalev
Craig Rivet
Sheldon Souray (Oct–Jan)
Richard Zednik (Oct–Jan)
Arena Bell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s) 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 averageCristobal Huet (2.20)

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 playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.

Offseason

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. [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

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

[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.

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
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

Regular season

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

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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 Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes

Main article: 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 22, 2006 6–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 2006 6–5 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 26, 2006 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 28, 2006 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 30, 2006 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 2, 2006 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap

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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
27 Alexei Kovalev RW 69 23 42 65 βˆ’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 βˆ’5 40 6 2 3 5 βˆ’4 0
71 Mike Ribeiro LW 79 16 35 51 βˆ’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 βˆ’11 116 6 3 2 5 βˆ’1 8
21 Chris Higgins C 80 23 15 38 βˆ’1 26 6 1 3 4 βˆ’3 0
52 Craig Rivet D 82 7 27 34 βˆ’5 109 6 0 2 2 0 2
20 Richard Zednik RW 67 16 14 30 βˆ’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 βˆ’1 2
51 Francis Bouillon D 67 3 19 22 βˆ’6 34 6 1 2 3 0 10
14 Radek Bonk C 61 6 15 21 βˆ’3 52 6 2 0 2 βˆ’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 βˆ’6 30 5 0 3 3 3 4
26 Pierre Dagenais RW 32 5 7 12 βˆ’5 16 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
32 Mark Streit D 48 2 9 11 βˆ’6 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 Garth Murray C 36 5 1 6 βˆ’2 44 6 0 0 0 2 0
8 Mike Komisarek D 71 2 4 6 βˆ’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 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
86 Jonathan Ferland RW 7 1 0 1 βˆ’2 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
60 Jose Theodore‑ G 38 0 1 1 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 David Aebischer† G 7 0 0 0 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
64 Jean-Philippe Cote D 8 0 0 0 2 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
75 Yann Danis G 6 0 0 0 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
39 Cristobal Huet G 36 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
3 Raitis Ivanans D 4 0 0 0 βˆ’1 9 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
40 Maxim Lapierre C 1 0 0 0 βˆ’1 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
24 Todd Simpson† D 6 0 0 0 0 14 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”

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.
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 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 David Aebischer† 7 4 3 0 240 26 3.73 .892 0 418 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
75 Yann Danis 6 3 2 0 152 14 2.69 .908 1 312 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”

Awards and records

Awards

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]
Cristobal Huet (April 3) [8]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Steve Begin [9]
Molson Cup Saku Koivu [10]

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. [11]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2005
3rd-round pick in 2005 		To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2005 		[12]
September 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
Marcel Hossa 		To Montreal Canadiens
Garth Murray 		[13]
March 8, 2006 To Colorado Avalanche
Jose Theodore 		To Montreal Canadiens
David Aebischer 		[14]
March 9, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2006 		To Montreal Canadiens
Todd Simpson 		[15]

Players acquired

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

Players lost

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] [26]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Patrice Brisebois Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III) [27]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Jason Ward New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [28]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Karl Dykhuis Adler Mannheim ( DEL) Free agency (III) [29]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) Gavin Morgan EHC Basel ( NLA) Free agency (VI) [30]
Matt Shasby Alaska Aces ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [31]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Christian Larrivee Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [32]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) Ron Hainsey Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [33]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) Niklas Sundstrom Modo Hockey ( SHL) Free agency [34]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Jimmy Bonneau 3-year Entry-level [35]
Maxim Lapierre 3-year Entry-level [35]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Francis Bouillon 1-year Re-signing [16]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Alexei Kovalev 4-year Re-signing [17]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Pierre Dagenais 1-year Re-signing [36]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Jaroslav Halak 3-year Entry-level [37]
Mike Komisarek 1-year Re-signing [37]
Mike Ribeiro 1-year Re-signing [37]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Jan Bulis 1-year Re-signing [38]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Marcel Hossa 1-year Re-signing [39]
Saku Koivu 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Tomas Plekanec 2-year Re-signing [18]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Mark Streit 1-year Entry-level [41]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Andrei Markov 2-year Re-signing [42]
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) Jose Theodore 3-year Re-signing [43]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Michael Ryder 1-year Re-signing [44]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11) Saku Koivu 3-year Extension [45]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) Kyle Chipchura 3-year Entry-level [46]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) Loic Lacasse 3-year Entry-level [47]
Greg Stewart 3-year Entry-level [47]
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) Steve Begin 3-year Re-signing [48]
Aaron Downey 1-year Re-signing [48]
Garth Murray 2-year Re-signing [49]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) Mark Streit 2-year Re-signing [50]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable. [24]
  2. ^ Montreal retained Thinel’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season. [25]

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2005–06 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2005–06 record42–31–9
Home record24–13–4
Road record18–18–5
Goals for243
Goals against247
Team information
General manager Bob Gainey
Coach Claude Julien (Oct. 5–Jan. 14) [1]
Bob Gainey (interim, Jan. 14–May 2) [1]
Captain Saku Koivu
Alternate captains Alexei Kovalev
Craig Rivet
Sheldon Souray (Oct–Jan)
Richard Zednik (Oct–Jan)
Arena Bell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s) 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 averageCristobal Huet (2.20)

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 playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.

Offseason

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. [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

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

[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.

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
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

Regular season

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

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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 Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes

Main article: 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 22, 2006 6–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 2006 6–5 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 26, 2006 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 28, 2006 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 30, 2006 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 2, 2006 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap

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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
27 Alexei Kovalev RW 69 23 42 65 βˆ’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 βˆ’5 40 6 2 3 5 βˆ’4 0
71 Mike Ribeiro LW 79 16 35 51 βˆ’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 βˆ’11 116 6 3 2 5 βˆ’1 8
21 Chris Higgins C 80 23 15 38 βˆ’1 26 6 1 3 4 βˆ’3 0
52 Craig Rivet D 82 7 27 34 βˆ’5 109 6 0 2 2 0 2
20 Richard Zednik RW 67 16 14 30 βˆ’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 βˆ’1 2
51 Francis Bouillon D 67 3 19 22 βˆ’6 34 6 1 2 3 0 10
14 Radek Bonk C 61 6 15 21 βˆ’3 52 6 2 0 2 βˆ’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 βˆ’6 30 5 0 3 3 3 4
26 Pierre Dagenais RW 32 5 7 12 βˆ’5 16 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
32 Mark Streit D 48 2 9 11 βˆ’6 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 Garth Murray C 36 5 1 6 βˆ’2 44 6 0 0 0 2 0
8 Mike Komisarek D 71 2 4 6 βˆ’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 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
86 Jonathan Ferland RW 7 1 0 1 βˆ’2 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
60 Jose Theodore‑ G 38 0 1 1 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 David Aebischer† G 7 0 0 0 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
64 Jean-Philippe Cote D 8 0 0 0 2 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
75 Yann Danis G 6 0 0 0 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
39 Cristobal Huet G 36 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
3 Raitis Ivanans D 4 0 0 0 βˆ’1 9 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
40 Maxim Lapierre C 1 0 0 0 βˆ’1 0 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
24 Todd Simpson† D 6 0 0 0 0 14 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”

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.
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 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 David Aebischer† 7 4 3 0 240 26 3.73 .892 0 418 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
75 Yann Danis 6 3 2 0 152 14 2.69 .908 1 312 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”

Awards and records

Awards

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]
Cristobal Huet (April 3) [8]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Steve Begin [9]
Molson Cup Saku Koivu [10]

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. [11]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2005
3rd-round pick in 2005 		To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2005 		[12]
September 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
Marcel Hossa 		To Montreal Canadiens
Garth Murray 		[13]
March 8, 2006 To Colorado Avalanche
Jose Theodore 		To Montreal Canadiens
David Aebischer 		[14]
March 9, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2006 		To Montreal Canadiens
Todd Simpson 		[15]

Players acquired

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

Players lost

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] [26]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Patrice Brisebois Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III) [27]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Jason Ward New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [28]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Karl Dykhuis Adler Mannheim ( DEL) Free agency (III) [29]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) Gavin Morgan EHC Basel ( NLA) Free agency (VI) [30]
Matt Shasby Alaska Aces ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [31]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Christian Larrivee Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [32]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) Ron Hainsey Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [33]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) Niklas Sundstrom Modo Hockey ( SHL) Free agency [34]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Jimmy Bonneau 3-year Entry-level [35]
Maxim Lapierre 3-year Entry-level [35]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Francis Bouillon 1-year Re-signing [16]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Alexei Kovalev 4-year Re-signing [17]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Pierre Dagenais 1-year Re-signing [36]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Jaroslav Halak 3-year Entry-level [37]
Mike Komisarek 1-year Re-signing [37]
Mike Ribeiro 1-year Re-signing [37]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Jan Bulis 1-year Re-signing [38]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Marcel Hossa 1-year Re-signing [39]
Saku Koivu 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Tomas Plekanec 2-year Re-signing [18]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Mark Streit 1-year Entry-level [41]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Andrei Markov 2-year Re-signing [42]
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) Jose Theodore 3-year Re-signing [43]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Michael Ryder 1-year Re-signing [44]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11) Saku Koivu 3-year Extension [45]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) Kyle Chipchura 3-year Entry-level [46]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) Loic Lacasse 3-year Entry-level [47]
Greg Stewart 3-year Entry-level [47]
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) Steve Begin 3-year Re-signing [48]
Aaron Downey 1-year Re-signing [48]
Garth Murray 2-year Re-signing [49]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) Mark Streit 2-year Re-signing [50]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable. [24]
  2. ^ Montreal retained Thinel’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season. [25]

References

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  • "2005-06 Montreal Canadiens Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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