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2005–06 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference1st Eastern
2005–06 record52–21–9
Home record29–9–3
Road record23–12–6
Goals for314
Goals against211
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsZdeno Chara
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance19,474 (101.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Senators
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsDany Heatley (50)
AssistsJason Spezza (71)
PointsDaniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley (103)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (204)
Plus/minusWade Redden (+35)
WinsDominik Hasek (28)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (2.09)
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The 2005–06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.

Off-season

Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005, involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.

The Senators' arena, Scotiabank Place, its name since January 2006 since signing with Scotiabank for a 25-year, $25 million contract.

Regular season

Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines, dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley. Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto. Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen. However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name.

The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.

In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811).

Highlights

The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005–06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night.

Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8–0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10–4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2. It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11–5 away in Washington, D.C. On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19–3–0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102–45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.

In an 8–2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six. On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5–2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000.

Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5–4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.

Season 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

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
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


Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.

Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.

After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2005–06 regular season
October: 8–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 4–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 5 Ottawa 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Hasek 19,452 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 8 Buffalo Sabres 0–5 Ottawa Hasek 19,661 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–6 Ottawa SO Hasek 18,680 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 11 Ottawa 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Emery 21,273 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 15 Boston Bruins 1–5 Ottawa Hasek 19,379 5–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 21 Ottawa 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Hasek 20,494 6–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 24 Ottawa 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Hasek 12,116 6–1–0 12 Recap
8 October 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Ottawa OT Emery 18,840 7–1–0 14 Recap
9 October 29 Ottawa 8–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Hasek 19,480 8–1–0 16 Recap
10 October 30 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Ottawa Hasek 19,335 8–2–0 16 Recap
November: 11–1–0 (home: 7–1–0; road: 4–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 2 Ottawa 10–4 Buffalo Sabres Emery 13,905 9–2–0 18 Recap
12 November 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Ottawa Hasek 18,604 10–2–0 20 Recap
13 November 5 New York Islanders 0-6 Ottawa Hasek 19,776 11–2–0 22 Recap
14 November 10 Ottawa 5–2 Boston Bruins Hasek 17,159 12–2–0 24 Recap
15 November 12 Buffalo Sabres 1–6 Ottawa Emery 19,414 13–2–0 26 Recap
16 November 15 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Ottawa Hasek 19,544 13–3–0 26 Recap
17 November 17 Florida Panthers 1–4 Ottawa Hasek 18,650 14–3–0 28 Recap
18 November 19 New Jersey Devils 4–5 Ottawa Emery 19,534 15–3–0 30 Recap
19 November 22 Ottawa 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Hasek 13,427 16–3–0 32 Recap
20 November 25 Ottawa 6–2 New York Islanders Hasek 15,564 17–3–0 35 Recap
21 November 26 Boston Bruins 2–4 Ottawa Hasek 19,691 18–3–0 36 Recap
22 November 29 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 Ottawa Emery 19,858 19–3–0 38 Recap
December: 8–3–3 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–2–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
23 December 1 Ottawa 0–3 Boston Bruins Hasek 15,639 19–4–0 38 Recap
24 December 2 Los Angeles Kings 1–5 Ottawa Hasek 19,671 20–4–0 40 Recap
25 December 5 Ottawa 6–3 Florida Panthers Hasek 10,883 21–4–0 42 Recap
26 December 9 Ottawa 2–3 Vancouver Canucks SO Hasek 18,630 21–4–1 44 Recap
27 December 10 Ottawa 1–2 Calgary Flames OT Emery 19,289 21–4–2 44 Recap
28 December 12 Ottawa 6–2 Colorado Avalanche Hasek 18,007 22–4–2 46 Recap
29 December 15 Dallas Stars 2–0 Ottawa Emery 19,598 22–5–2 46 Recap
30 December 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–8 Ottawa Hasek 19,935 23–5–2 48 Recap
31 December 20 Ottawa 3–4 Montreal Canadiens SO Hasek 21,273 23–5–3 49 Recap
32 December 22 Ottawa 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers Hasek 19,817 23–6–3 49 Recap
33 December 23 Ottawa 4–2 New York Islanders Emery 11,425 24–6–3 51 Recap
34 December 26 New York Rangers 2–6 Ottawa Hasek 19,806 25–6–3 53 Recap
35 December 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2–6 Ottawa Hasek 20,050 26–6–3 55 Recap
36 December 30 New York Islanders 3–4 Ottawa Emery 20,055 27–6–3 57 Recap
January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
37 January 2 Ottawa 3–8 Atlanta Thrashers Emery 12,536 27–7–3 57 Recap
38 January 4 Ottawa 3–1 Washington Capitals Hasek 10,047 28–7–3 59 Recap
39 January 5 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Bruins Hasek 15,481 28–8–3 59 Recap
40 January 7 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Hasek 21,273 28–9–3 59 Recap
41 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes 2–7 Ottawa Hasek 19,773 29–9–3 61 Recap
42 January 12 San Jose Sharks 2–0 Ottawa Hasek 19,538 29–10–3 61 Recap
43 January 14 Ottawa 5–3 Edmonton Oilers Hasek 16,839 30–10–3 63 Recap
44 January 16 Ottawa 6–1 Minnesota Wild Hasek 18,568 31–10–3 65 Recap
45 January 19 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Ottawa SO Hasek 19,387 31–10–4 66 Recap
46 January 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–7 Ottawa Hasek 20,093 32–10–4 68 Recap
47 January 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Ottawa Hasek 19,865 33–10–4 70 Recap
48 January 26 Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Ottawa Hasek 19,908 34–10–4 72 Recap
49 January 30 Boston Bruins 5–0 Ottawa Emery 19,551 34–11–4 72 Recap
February: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
50 February 1 Ottawa 3–5 New Jersey Devils Hasek 10,142 34–12–4 72 Recap
51 February 2 Ottawa 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Hasek 14,714 35–12–4 74 Recap
52 February 4 Ottawa 1–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Hasek 17,451 35–12–5 75 Recap
53 February 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Ottawa Emery 19,877 36–12–5 77 Recap
54 February 8 Ottawa 1–5 New York Rangers Hasek 18,200 36–13–5 77 Recap
55 February 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 Ottawa Hasek 19,604 36–14–5 77 Recap
56 February 11 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Ottawa Hasek 19,834 37–14–5 79 Recap
March: 12–2–2 (home: 5–0–1; road: 7–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
57 March 1 Ottawa 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Emery 14,026 38–14–5 81 Recap
58 March 2 Washington Capitals 1–7 Ottawa Emery 19,346 39–14–5 83 Recap
59 March 4 Ottawa 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Emery 19,486 40–14–5 85 Recap
60 March 6 Ottawa 4–0 Tampa Bay Lightning Emery 19,855 41–14–5 87 Recap
61 March 8 Ottawa 2–6 Florida Panthers Emery 15,196 41–15–5 87 Recap
62 March 10 Ottawa 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers Emery 15,057 42–15–5 89 Recap
63 March 12 Ottawa 5–2 Washington Capitals Emery 15,740 43–15–5 91 Recap
64 March 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 Ottawa Emery 19,810 44–15–5 93 Recap
65 March 16 Ottawa 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Emery 15,066 44–15–6 94 Recap
66 March 18 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Ottawa Emery 19,947 45–15–6 96 Recap
67 March 19 Ottawa 4–0 New Jersey Devils Emery 14,681 46–15–6 98 Recap
68 March 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Ottawa Emery 19,360 47–15–6 100 Recap
69 March 24 Ottawa 3–1 Buffalo Sabres Emery 18,690 48–15–6 102 Recap
70 March 25 Ottawa 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers Emery 19,869 48–16–6 103 Recap
71 March 28 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Ottawa SO Emery 18,668 48–16–7 103 Recap
72 March 30 New York Rangers 1–4 Ottawa Emery 18,710 49–16–7 105 Recap
April: 3–5–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
73 April 1 Washington Capitals 1–0 Ottawa Emery 19,403 49–17–7 105 Recap
74 April 3 Atlanta Thrashers 4–6 Ottawa Emery 18,742 50–17–7 107 Recap
75 April 5 Ottawa 4–5 Buffalo Sabres OT Emery 17,622 50–17–8 108 Recap
76 April 6 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Ottawa Emery 19,929 50–18–8 108 Recap
77 April 8 Buffalo Sabres 6–2 Ottawa Emery 19,575 50–19–8 108 Recap
78 April 10 Ottawa 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Emery 21,273 50–20–8 108 Recap
79 April 11 Boston Bruins 3–4 Ottawa OT Morrison 18,279 51–20–8 110 Recap
80 April 13 Florida Panthers 5–4 Ottawa OT Morrison 19,173 51–20–9 111 Recap
81 April 15 Ottawa 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Emery 19,410 51–21–9 111 Recap
82 April 18 Ottawa 5–1 New York Rangers Emery 18,200 52–21–9 113 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Tampa Bay Lightning – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 21 Tampa Bay 1–4 Ottawa Emery 19,660 Senators lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 23 Tampa Bay 4–3 Ottawa Emery 19,745 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 25 Ottawa 8–4 Tampa Bay Emery 20,815 Senators lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 27 Ottawa 5–2 Tampa Bay Emery 20,682 Senators lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 29 Tampa Bay 2–3 Ottawa Emery 20,004 Senators win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 5 Buffalo 7–6 Ottawa OT Emery 19,544 Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 8 Buffalo 2–1 Ottawa Emery 19,816 Sabres lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 10 Ottawa 2–3 Buffalo OT Emery 18,690 Sabres lead 3–0 Recap
4 May 11 Ottawa 2–1 Buffalo Emery 18,690 Sabres lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 13 Buffalo 3–2 Ottawa OT Emery 20,024 Sabres win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Dany Heatley LW 82 50 53 103 29 86 10 3 9 12 1 11
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 77 43 60 103 29 50 10 2 8 10 2 4
19 Jason Spezza C 68 19 71 90 23 33 10 5 9 14 −1 2
27 Peter Schaefer LW 82 20 30 50 16 40 10 2 5 7 2 14
6 Wade Redden D 65 10 40 50 35 63 9 2 8 10 −2 10
21 Bryan Smolinski C 81 17 31 48 8 46 10 3 3 6 3 2
12 Mike Fisher C 68 22 22 44 23 64 10 2 2 4 1 12
3 Zdeno Chara D 71 16 27 43 17 135 10 1 3 4 0 23
14 Andrej Meszaros D 82 10 29 39 34 61 10 1 0 1 0 18
2 Brian Pothier D 77 5 30 35 29 59 8 2 1 3 1 2
20 Antoine Vermette C 82 21 12 33 17 44 10 2 0 2 −1 4
25 Chris Neil RW 79 16 17 33 9 204 10 1 0 1 −1 14
22 Chris Kelly C 82 10 20 30 21 76 10 0 0 0 −4 2
44 Patrick Eaves RW 58 20 9 29 7 22 10 1 0 1 −3 10
26 Vaclav Varada RW 76 5 16 21 2 50 8 0 2 2 −2 12
4 Chris Phillips D 69 1 18 19 19 90 9 2 0 2 −2 6
24 Anton Volchenkov D 75 4 13 17 21 53 9 0 4 4 1 8
9 Martin Havlat RW 18 9 7 16 6 4 10 7 6 13 0 4
10 Brandon Bochenski‡ RW 20 6 7 13 7 14 — — — — — —
5 Christoph Schubert D 56 4 6 10 4 48 7 0 1 1 3 4
16 Brian McGrattan RW 60 2 3 5 0 141 — — — — — —
10 Tyler Arnason† C 19 0 4 4 −4 4 — — — — — —
36 Steve Martins C 4 1 1 2 2 0 — — — — — —
45 Denis Hamel LW 4 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery G 39 0 1 1 2 10 0 1 1 0
30 Mike Morrison† G 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
39 Dominik Hasek G 43 0 0 0 16 — — — — — —
42 Tomas Malec D 2 0 0 0 4 2 — — — — — —
33 Brad Norton† D 7 0 0 0 1 31 — — — — — —
17 Filip Novak D 11 0 0 0 −2 4 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Dominik Hasek 43 28 10 4 1202 90 2.09 .925 5 2584 — — — — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery 39 23 11 4 1045 102 2.82 .902 3 2168 10 5 5 289 29 2.88 .900 0 604
30 Mike Morrison† 4 1 0 1 96 12 3.48 .875 0 207 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Andrej Meszaros (Defence)
NHL Second All-Star Team Daniel Alfredsson (Right wing)
Zdeno Chara (Defence)
Dany Heatley (Left wing)
NHL Plus-Minus Award Wade Redden
League
(in-season) 		NHL Defensive Player of the Month Ray Emery (March)
NHL Offensive Player of the Month Daniel Alfredsson (November)
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Daniel Alfredsson (November 7)
Jason Spezza (November 28)
NHL Rookie of the Month Ray Emery (March)
Team Molson Cup Daniel Alfredsson

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Brandon Bochenski October 5, 2005
Brian McGrattan
Andrej Meszaros
Patrick Eaves October 11, 2005
Christoph Schubert October 29, 2005
Filip Novak March 24, 2006

Transactions

The Senators 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
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To Minnesota Wild
To Ottawa Senators
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Ottawa Senators
October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05) To Florida Panthers
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007
 To Ottawa Senators
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Ottawa Senators
May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26) To Boston Bruins
To Ottawa Senators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2006

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Brett Clouthier New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency
Tomas Malec Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency
Steve Martins JYP (Liiga) 1-year Free agency
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Jeff Heerema Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency
Lance Ward Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency
September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) Joe Cullen Edmonton Oilers 1-year Free agency
September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) Brennan Evans Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) Brad Norton Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Mike Morrison Edmonton Oilers Waivers

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22) Jesse Fibiger Grizzlys Wolfsburg (ESBG) Free agency (VI)
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Martin Prusek Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA)
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Andy Hedlund Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (II)
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Pat Kavanagh Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI)
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Josh Langfeld San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA)
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) Jan Platil Lukko (Liiga) Free agency
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) Lance Ward HV71 (SHL) Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) Dominik Hasek 1-year Option exercised
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Denis Hamel 2-year Re-signing
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Mike Fisher 3-year Re-signing
Martin Havlat 1-year Re-signing
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Ray Emery 1-year Re-signing
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Chris Neil 1-year Re-signing
Christoph Schubert 1-year Re-signing
Jason Spezza 1-year Re-signing
Antoine Vermette 1-year Re-signing
Anton Volchenkov 2-year Re-signing
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Chris Kelly 1-year Re-signing
Brian McGrattan 1-year Re-signing
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Patrick Eaves 3-year Entry-level
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Dany Heatley 3-year Re-signing
Marian Hossa 3-year Re-signing
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Andrej Meszaros 3-year Entry-level
September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16) Jeff Glass 3-year Entry-level
September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) Charlie Stephens 1-year Re-signing
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) Cody Bass multi-year Entry-level
Arttu Luttinen multi-year Entry-level
June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) Andy Hedlund 1-year Re-signing
Brian McGrattan 2-year Re-signing

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Brian Lee (D)  United States Ottawa Senators Moorhead High School (USHS-MN)
3 70 Vitali Anikienko (D)  Russia Ottawa Senators Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
4 95 Cody Bass (C)  Canada Ottawa Senators (from Colorado Avalanche) Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
4 98 Ilya Zubov (C)  Russia Ottawa Senators (from St. Louis) Chelyabinsk (Russia)
4 115 Janne Kolehmainen (LW)  Finland Ottawa Senators SaiPa (SM-liiga)
5 136 Tomas Kudelka (D)  Czech Republic Ottawa Senators HC Zlín Jr. (Czech Jr.)
6 186 Dmitri Megalinsky  Russia Ottawa Senators Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
7 204 Colin Greening  Canada Ottawa Senators Upper Canada College (CCL)

Farm teams

See also

Notes

  1. Renamed to Scotiabank Place on January 19, 2006.
  2. The name refers to a promotion instituted by a pizza company chain to provide a free slice of pizza to all attending when the Senators scored five goals in a game. The line increased the number of times the Senators scored five per game, and the pizza company had to change its promotion to six goals.
  3. Shared with Michal Rozsival of the New York Rangers
  4. Compensation due to Boston hiring Chiarelli as their general manager.
  5. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.
  6. Ottawa retained Hedlund’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 19, 2006.

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