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2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2005–06
year	2005
Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Record	26–43–13
HomeRecord	16–19–6
RoadRecord	10–24–7
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	14th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	4th
GoalsFor	211
GoalsAgainst	285
GeneralManager	Dale Tallon
Coach	Trent Yawney
Captain	Adrian Aucoin
Martin Lapointe (interim)
AltCaptain	Kyle Calder
Martin Lapointe
Arena	United Center
Attendance	13,318 (65.0%)
MinorLeague	Norfolk Admirals
Greenville Grrrowl
GoalsLeader	Kyle Calder (26)
AssistsLeader	Kyle Calder (33)
PointsLeader	Kyle Calder (59)
PIMLeader	Matthew Barnaby (178)
PlusMinusLeader	Jaroslav Spacek (+8)
WinsLeader	Nikolai Khabibulin (17)
GAALeader	Adam Munro (2.99)

Martin Lapointe (interim) Martin Lapointe Greenville Grrrowl The 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 80th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

Off season

Defenseman Adrian Aucoin was named team captain.

Regular season

The Blackhawks struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 51, and 30th overall in power-play percentage, at 12.23% (51 for 417).

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 5, 2005||3–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 7, 2005||6–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2005–06) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 9, 2005||2–3 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 11, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) ||1–3–0 || |- |5||October 14, 2005||3–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) ||2–3–0 || |- |6||October 15, 2005||3–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) ||2–4–0 || |- |7||October 18, 2005||2–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||2–5–0 || |- |8||October 23, 2005||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2005–06) ||3–5–0 || |- |9||October 25, 2005||3–5 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) ||3–6–0 || |- |10||October 27, 2005||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) ||3–7–0 || |- |11||October 29, 2005||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) ||3–8–0 ||

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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 Blackhawks only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
19	LW	79	26	33	59	−4	52
28	C	82	25	23	48	−14	107
39	C	60	13	28	41	5	40
14	LW	77	16	18	34	3	56
16	RW	45	13	21	34	4	16
7	D	69	5	27	32	5	60
22	RW	82	14	17	31	−30	106
36	RW	82	8	20	28	−11	178
6	D	45	7	17	24	8	72
23	D	76	6	18	24	−2	116
10	C	50	9	14	23	1	36
2	D	81	9	12	21	−11	79
32	RW	39	9	12	21	−2	34
17	C	72	10	10	20	−14	16
48	C	29	7	9	16	7	2
37	C	71	5	10	15	−9	38
34	C	60	3	12	15	−5	38
16	RW	26	3	9	12	−4	17
20	C	28	5	4	9	−4	22
43	D	19	2	5	7	0	36
26	RW	24	1	6	7	0	8
5	D	54	1	6	7	−24	53
33	D	33	1	5	6	−13	38
52	RW	25	3	2	5	−6	24
8	D	17	2	3	5	−5	16
15	C	15	2	3	5	−7	31
20	RW	20	2	2	4	−9	8
12	C	10	1	2	3	0	8
27	D	45	0	3	3	−2	116
38	C	7	1	1	2	1	6
31	G	29	0	1	1		14
42	D	25	0	1	1	−7	20
56	LW	2	0	1	1	0	9
53	G	50	0	1	1		10
30	G	10	0	1	1		0
25	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
50	G	2	0	0	0		0
55	RW	1	0	0	0	−2	2
11	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0
44	D	10	0	0	0	−3	18
47	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
29	RW	10	0	0	0	−5	16

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
53	Nikolai Khabibulin	50	17	26	6	1379	157	3.35	.886	0	2815
31	Craig Anderson	29	6	12	4	757	86	3.32	.886	1	1554
30	Adam Munro	10	3	5	2	234	25	2.99	.893	1	501
50	Corey Crawford	2	0	0	1	41	5	3.49	.878	0	86

Awards and records

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	500th game played
Rene Bourque	October 5, 2005
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook
Cam Barker	October 14, 2005
Martin St. Pierre	November 4, 2005
Mark Cullen	November 10, 2005
Corey Crawford	January 22, 2006
James Wisniewski	February 2, 2006
Dustin Byfuglien	March 1, 2006
Nikolai Khabibulin	December 11, 2005

Transactions

The Blackhawks 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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2005-06-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Pittsburgh Penguins](2005-06-pittsburgh-penguins-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Vancouver Canucks](2005-06-vancouver-canucks-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks	title=Blackhawks Sign Barker, Trade McCarthy	url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com:80/news/news.asp?story_id=2904	website=Chicago Blackhawks	access-date=December 9, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128080323/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com:80/news/news.asp?story_id=2904	archive-date=November 28, 2005	date=August 22, 2005}}
To [Buffalo Sabres](2005-06-buffalo-sabres-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Boston Bruins](2005-06-boston-bruins-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2005-06-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Carolina Hurricanes](2005-06-carolina-hurricanes-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To Carolina Hurricanes	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Edmonton Oilers](2005-06-edmonton-oilers-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Montreal Canadiens](2005-06-montreal-canadiens-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks
To [Ottawa Senators](2005-06-ottawa-senators-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks	title=Blackhawks Acquire Bochenski For Arnason	url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3198	website=Chicago Blackhawks	access-date=December 9, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317234903/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3198	archive-date=March 17, 2006	date=March 9, 2006}}
To [Colorado Avalanche](2005-06-colorado-avalanche-season)	To Chicago Blackhawks

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Adrian Aucoin
Martin Lapointe
Jaroslav Spacek
Mark Cullen
Jim Dowd
Nikolai Khabibulin
Mike Brown
Todd Simpson
Martin St. Pierre
Craig Anderson

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Bryan Berard
Scott Nichol
Stephane Robidas
Marty Wilford
Steve Poapst
Eric Nickulas
Brandin Cote
Scott Balan
Craig Anderson
Mikhail Yakubov
Andy Hilbert

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Dustin Byfuglien
Corey Crawford
Colin Fraser
Brent Seabrook
Shawn Thornton
Ajay Baines
Tyler Arnason
Mark Bell
Craig Anderson
Cam Barker
Michael Holmqvist
Quintin Laing
Michael Leighton
Andy Hilbert
Mikhail Yakubov
Adam Burish
Mike Blunden
Dave Bolland
Adam Berti
Bryan Bickell
Troy Brouwer
Jonas Nordquist

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	7	Jack Skille	US NTDP (NAHL)
2	43	Michael Blunden	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	54	Dan Bertram	Boston College (Hockey East)
3	68	Evan Brophey	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4	108	Niklas Hjalmarsson	HV71 Jr. (Sweden)
4	113	Nathan Davis	Miami University (CCHA)
4	117	Denis Istomin	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5	134	Brennan Turner	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
6	167	Joe Fallon	University of Vermont (ECAC)
6	188	Joe Charlebois	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	202	David Kuchejda	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
7	203	Adam Hobson	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Notes

References

(October 4, 2005). "Aucoin Named Team Captain".
"2005-06 NHL Summary".
"2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule".
"2005-06 NHL Debuts".
(December 11, 2005). "Blackhawks vs. Thrashers - NHL Game Recap - December 11, 2005".
"Hockey Transactions Search Results".
(July 30, 2005). "Hawks Trade Moen For Holmqvist".
(August 10, 2005). "Thibault Traded To Penguins".
(August 22, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Barker, Trade McCarthy".
(October 4, 2005). "Hawks Trade Leighton; Acquire Bartovic".
(November 6, 2005). "Hawks Acquire Hilbert From Boston".
(December 5, 2005). "Blackhawks Acquire Sharp, Meloche".
(December 30, 2005). "Blackhawks Acquire Radim Vrbata".
(January 20, 2006). "Blackhawks Acquire Danny Richmond In Exchange For Anton Babchuk".
(January 26, 2006). "Blackhawks Acquire Salmelainen For Spacek".
(March 9, 2006). "Blackhawks Trade Simpson To Montreal".
(March 9, 2006). "Blackhawks Acquire Bochenski For Arnason".
(August 2, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Adrian Aucoin".
(August 4, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign RW Martin Lapointe".
(August 4, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Jaroslav Spacek".
(November 8, 2005). "Blackhawks Recall C Mark Cullen".
"2005 Player Tracker".
(August 5, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign C Jim Dowd".
(August 5, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin".
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(August 23, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign D Todd Simpson".
(November 3, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Martin St. Pierre".
(February 3, 2006). "Hawks Claim Anderson, Assign Crawford".
(August 1, 2005). "Free Agents List".
(August 4, 2005). "Transactions".
(August 7, 2005). "TRANSACTIONS".
(August 10, 2005). "Kings sign Cammalleri, Hauser, Wilford".
(August 15, 2005). "Free-spending Penguins add LeClair to roster".
(August 23, 2005). "Tuesday roundup: Islanders sign '04 first-round pick".
(September 12, 2005). "Panthers swoop for Canadian Bowen".
(September 13, 2005). "Balan joins Bakersfield after career-best season in Greenville".
(January 30, 2006). "Pronger stuns Coyotes, gives Oilers big lift".
(March 9, 2006). "Hilbert Claimed By Penguins".
(July 29, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Four Picks From 2003 Draft".
"Shawn Thornton Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN".
"AJAY BAINES".
(August 11, 2005). "Blackhawks Re-Sign C Tyler Arnason".
(August 10, 2005). "Blackhawks Re-Sign Mark Bell".
"Craig Anderson Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN".
"MIKAEL HOLMQVIST".
"QUINTIN LAING".
"Michael Leighton Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN".
(November 30, 2005). "Blackhawks Sign Hilbert, Yakubov".
(May 16, 2006). "Blackhawks Sign Adam Burish".
(May 24, 2006). "Blackhawks Sign Michael Blunden".
(May 25, 2006). "Blackhawks Sign Dave Bolland".
(May 26, 2006). "Blackhawks Sign Adam Berti".
(June 5, 2006). "Blackhawks Sign Bickell, Brouwer, Nordqvist".
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