2005–06 San Jose Sharks season

2005–06 San Jose Sharks
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	5th Western
2005–06 record	44–27–11
Home record	25–9–7
Road record	19–18–4
Goals for	266
Goals against	242
Team information
General manager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Patrick Marleau
Alternate captains	Alyn McCauley[1] Rotating[2]
Arena	HP Pavilion
Average attendance	16,831
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cleveland Barons Fresno Falcons Toledo Storm
Team leaders
Goals	Jonathan Cheechoo (56)
Assists	Joe Thornton (72)
Points	Jonathan Cheechoo (93)
Penalty minutes	Mark Smith (97)
Plus/minus	Joe Thornton (+31)
Wins	Vesa Toskala (23)
Goals against average	Vesa Toskala (2.56)

The 2005–06 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

Regular season

On November 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded Joe Thornton - who was the team's leading scorer at the time by a substantial margin - to the San Jose Sharks in a four-player deal which sent Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart to Boston.

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
3	6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
4	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
5	12	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	39	5	246	271	81

^[3]

Western Conference^[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
8.5
9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs

In the first round of the 2006 NHL Western Conference playoffs, the fifth-seeded Sharks defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games. The two teams split the first two games in Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center, but when the series shifted to San Jose's HP Pavilion, the Sharks took both games and a stranglehold on the series. The Sharks then finished off the Predators when the series moved back to Nashville, taking Game 5, 2–1.

The Sharks then moved on to the second round, facing the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers, who had upset the heavily favored, top-seeded Detroit Red Wings. The Sharks took the first two games in San Jose by identical 2–1 scores, but when the series shifted to Rexall Place in Edmonton, the Oilers never lost again in the series, taking two in Edmonton, one in San Jose and another back in Edmonton to complete the 4–2 series victory, setting up a Western Conference Final match-up against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Nashville Predators – Sharks win 4–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 21, 2006 3–4 @ Nashville Predators Predators lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 23, 2006 3–0 @ Nashville Predators Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 25, 2006 4–1 Nashville Predators Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 27, 2006 5–4 Nashville Predators Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 W April 30, 2006 2–1 @ Nashville Predators Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers – Oilers win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W May 7, 2006 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 W May 8, 2006 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Sharks lead 2–0 Recap 3 L May 10, 2006 2–3 3OT @ Edmonton Oilers Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 L May 12, 2006 3–6 @ Edmonton Oilers Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 L May 14, 2006 3–6 Edmonton Oilers Oilers lead 3–2 Recap 6 L May 17, 2006 0–2 @ Edmonton Oilers Oilers win 4–2 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

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

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
14	Jonathan Cheechoo	RW	82	56	37	93	23	58	11	4	5	9	−1	8
19	Joe Thornton†	C	58	20	72	92	31	55	11	2	7	9	−4	12
12	Patrick Marleau	C	82	34	52	86	−12	26	11	9	5	14	2	8
28	Nils Ekman	LW	77	21	36	57	20	54	11	2	2	4	−2	8
42	Tom Preissing	D	74	11	32	43	17	26	11	1	6	7	0	4
9	Milan Michalek	RW	81	17	18	35	1	45	9	1	4	5	4	8
26[a]	Steve Bernier	RW	39	14	13	27	4	35	11	1	5	6	4	8
10	Alyn McCauley	C	76	12	14	26	−3	30	6	0	1	1	0	4
16	Mark Smith	C	80	9	15	24	3	97	11	3	0	3	2	6
22	Scott Hannan	D	81	6	18	24	7	58	11	0	1	1	0	6
44	Christian Ehrhoff	D	64	5	18	23	10	32	11	2	6	8	2	18
4	Kyle McLaren	D	77	2	21	23	6	66	11	0	3	3	2	4
37[b]	Grant Stevenson	C	47	10	12	22	−7	14	5	0	0	0	−1	4
11	Marcel Goc	C	81	8	14	22	−7	22	11	0	3	3	0	0
17	Scott Thornton	LW	71	10	11	21	−8	84	11	2	0	2	−1	6
19	Marco Sturm‡	LW	23	6	10	16	−8	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Niko Dimitrakos‡	RW	45	4	12	16	0	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Brad Stuart‡	D	23	2	10	12	−2	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Josh Langfeld‡	RW	39	2	9	11	4	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Wayne Primeau‡	C	21	5	3	8	−6	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Ville Nieminen†	LW	22	3	4	7	−3	10	11	0	2	2	−1	24
25	Matt Carle†	D	12	3	3	6	−2	14	11	0	3	3	1	4
34	Patrick Rissmiller	LW	18	3	3	6	1	8	11	2	1	3	1	6
5	Rob Davison	D	69	1	5	6	6	76	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Josh Gorges	D	49	0	6	6	5	31	11	0	1	1	−1	4
29	Ryane Clowe	RW	18	0	2	2	−2	9	1	0	0	0	−1	0
21	Jim Fahey	D	21	0	2	2	−11	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Scott Parker	RW	10	1	0	1	3	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Matt Carkner	D	1	0	1	1	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Douglas Murray	D	34	0	1	1	3	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Evgeni Nabokov	G	45	0	1	1		18	1	0	0	0		0
35	Vesa Toskala	G	37	0	1	1		4	11	0	0	0		0
31	Nolan Schaefer	G	7	0	0	0		2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Vesa Toskala	37	23	7	4	878	87	2.56	.901	2	2039	11	6	5	311	28	2.45	.910	1	686
20	Evgeni Nabokov	45	16	19	7	1160	133	3.10	.885	1	2575	1	0	0	4	1	5.00	.750	0	12
31	Nolan Schaefer	7	5	1	0	138	11	1.88	.920	1	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Art Ross Trophy	Joe Thornton	[6]
	Hart Memorial Trophy	Joe Thornton	[7]
	Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy	Jonathan Cheechoo	[8]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Joe Thornton (Center)	[9]
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Vesa Toskala (March 27)	[10]
		Vesa Toskala (April 10)	[11]
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Patrick Marleau (December 5)	[12]
		Joe Thornton (December 12)	[13]
		Patrick Marleau (February 13)	[14]
		Jonathan Cheechoo & Joe Thornton (April 17)	[15]
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Joe Thornton	[16]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Milan Michalek	[17]
	Three Stars of the Year	Jonathan Cheechoo	[18]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Ryane Clowe	October 5, 2005	[19]
	Josh Gorges	October 7, 2005
	Nolan Schaefer	October 26, 2005
	Steve Bernier	November 4, 2005
	Grant Stevenson	November 23, 2005
	Douglas Murray	December 2, 2005
	Matt Carkner	February 6, 2006
	Matt Carle	March 25, 2006

Transactions

The Sharks 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.^[20]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To Atlanta Thrashers 1st-round pick in 2005 2nd-round pick in 2005 7th-round pick in 2005	To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 2005	[21]
	To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd-round pick in 2005	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2005 4th-round pick in 2006	[21]
	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5th-round pick in 2005	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2005 7th-round pick in 2006	[21]
November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30)	To Boston Bruins Wayne Primeau Brad Stuart Marco Sturm	To San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton	[22]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)	To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2006	To San Jose Sharks Ville Nieminen	[23]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Niko Dimitrakos	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2006	[24]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01)	To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2006 or 2007[c]	[25]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	Josh Langfeld	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[26]
September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)	Brad Staubitz	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	[27]
January 16, 2006 (2006-01-16)	Mike Iggulden	Cleveland Barons (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	[28]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[d]	Ref
June 2, 2005 (2005-06-02)	David Cloutier	HC TWK Innsbruck (EBEL)	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Mike Rathje	Philadelphia Flyers	Free agency (III)	[31]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)	Miroslav Zalesak	Washington Capitals	Free agency (VI)	[32]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Alexander Korolyuk	HC Vityaz (RSL)	Free agency (II)[e]	[34]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)	Aaron Gill	Trenton Titans (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[35]
October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19)	Scott Ford	Trenton Titans (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[36]
January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31)	Josh Langfeld	Boston Bruins	Waivers	[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Steve Bernier	3-year	Entry-level	[38]
	Patrick Ehelechner	3-year	Entry-level	[38]
	Josh Hennessy	3-year	Entry-level	[38]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)	Rob Davison	1-year	Re-signing	[39]
	Jim Fahey	1-year	Re-signing	[39]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Nils Ekman	2-year	Re-signing	[40]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Tom Preissing	2-year	Re-signing	[41]
	Wayne Primeau	2-year	Re-signing	[41]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Niko Dimitrakos	2-year	Re-signing	[42]
	Kyle McLaren	3-year	Extension	[42]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Matt Carkner	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Patrick Marleau	3-year	Re-signing	[44]
	Douglas Murray		Re-signing	[43]
	Scott Parker	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Josh Prudden	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Nolan Schaefer	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Garrett Stafford	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Brad Stuart	2-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Marco Sturm	2-year	Re-signing	[44]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)	Tom Cavanagh		Entry-level	[45]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)	Alexander Korolyuk	1-year	Arbitration decision	[46]
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)	Ryane Clowe	3-year	Re-signing	[47]
	Patrick Rissmiller	1-year	Re-signing	[47]
	Jonathan Tremblay	3-year	Entry-level	[47]
September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)	Lukas Kaspar	3-year	Entry-level	[27]
February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	Jonathan Cheechoo	5-year	Extension	[48]
	Evgeni Nabokov	4-year	Extension	[49]
February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27)	Vesa Toskala	2-year	Extension	[50]
March 19, 2006 (2006-03-19)	Matt Carle		Entry-level	[51]
April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)	Devin Setoguchi		Entry-level	[52]
	Dan Spang		Entry-level	[52]
June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	Thomas Greiss		Entry-level	[53]
	Michal Macho		Entry-level	[53]
	Marc-Edouard Vlasic		Entry-level	[53]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.^[54]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Devin Setoguchi	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2	35	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	112	Alex Stalock	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5	140	Taylor Dakers	Canada	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
5	149	Derek Joslin	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
5	162	P. J. Fenton	United States	University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East)
6	183	Will Colbert	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6	193	Tony Lucia	United States	Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

Notes

1. Bernier wore number 46 in his first two games.
2. Stevenson wore number 55 in his first six games.
3. It was San Jose’s choice between the two picks. They chose the 2007 pick.
4. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[29]
5. San Jose retained Korolyuk’s NHL rights until trading them to the New Jersey Devils on October 1, 2006.^[33]

References

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