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2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 season, the Lightning entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions, which they won in 2003–04.

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division2nd Southeast
Conference8th Eastern
2005–06 record43–33–6
Home record25–15–2
Road record18–18–4
Goals for252
Goals against260
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk (Oct.–Jan.)
Vacant (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsVincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards
Tim Taylor (Jan.–Apr.)
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance20,509
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Lecavalier (35)
AssistsBrad Richards (68)
PointsBrad Richards (91)
Penalty minutesPavel Kubina (96)
Plus/minusNolan Pratt (+7)
WinsJohn Grahame (29)
Goals against averageSean Burke (2.80)

Regular season

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Final standings

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Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
2 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
3 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
4 11 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[1] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[2]
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

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The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap
1 April 21, 2006 Tampa Bay 1–4 Ottawa 19,660 Senators lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 23, 2006 Tampa Bay 4–3 Ottawa 19,745 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 25, 2006 Ottawa 8–4 Tampa Bay 20,815 Senators lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 27, 2006 Ottawa 5–2 Tampa Bay 20,682 Senators lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 29, 2006 Tampa Bay 2–3 Ottawa 20,004 Senators win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Brad Richards C 82 23 68 91 0 32 5 3 5 8 −5 6
20 Vaclav Prospal LW 81 25 55 80 −3 50 5 0 2 2 1 0
4 Vincent Lecavalier C 80 35 40 75 0 90 5 1 3 4 0 7
26 Martin St. Louis RW 80 31 30 61 −3 38 5 4 0 4 −2 2
33 Fredrik Modin LW 77 31 23 54 5 56 5 0 0 0 −6 6
22 Dan Boyle D 79 15 38 53 −8 38 5 1 3 4 −1 6
17 Ruslan Fedotenko LW 80 26 15 41 −4 44 5 0 0 0 −1 20
13 Pavel Kubina D 76 5 33 38 −12 96 5 1 1 2 −6 26
34 Ryan Craig C 48 15 13 28 −4 6 5 0 0 0 −3 10
5 Darryl Sydor D 80 4 19 23 −18 30 5 0 1 1 −3 0
25 Dave Andreychuk‡ LW 42 6 12 18 −13 16 — — — — — —
54 Paul Ranger D 76 1 17 18 5 58 5 2 4 6 0 0
76 Evgeny Artyukhin RW 72 4 13 17 −4 90 5 1 0 1 1 6
18 Rob DiMaio RW 61 4 13 17 −7 30 2 0 0 0 −1 0
29 Dmitri Afanasenkov LW 68 9 6 15 −7 16 5 0 1 1 −1 2
21 Cory Sarich D 82 1 14 15 −2 79 5 0 1 1 −1 4
27 Tim Taylor C 82 7 6 13 −12 22 5 0 0 0 −2 2
44 Nolan Pratt D 82 0 9 9 7 60 5 0 0 0 0 7
8 Martin Cibak C 65 2 6 8 −9 22 5 0 0 0 −1 0
14 Norm Milley RW 14 2 1 3 −2 4 — — — — — —
1 Sean Burke G 35 0 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0
11 Chris Dingman LW 34 0 1 1 −10 22 3 0 0 0 0 19
47 John Grahame G 57 0 1 1 14 4 0 0 0 0
2 Timo Helbling D 9 0 1 1 −3 6 — — — — — —
46 Darren Reid RW 7 0 1 1 −2 0 — — — — — —
74 Nick Tarnasky C 12 0 1 1 −3 4 — — — — — —
16 Jim Campbell RW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
50 Gerald Coleman G 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
40 Brian Eklund‡ G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
39 Doug O'Brien D 5 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning 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
47 John Grahame 57 29 22 1 1450 161 3.06 .889 5 3152 4 1 3 98 15 4.78 .847 0 188
1 Sean Burke 35 14 10 4 764 80 2.80 .895 2 1713 3 0 1 57 7 3.84 .877 0 109
50 Gerald Coleman 2 0 0 1 17 2 2.77 .882 0 43 — — — — — — — — —
40 Brian Eklund‡ 1 0 1 0 19 3 3.09 .842 0 58 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors

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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Timo Helbling October 5, 2005 [4]
Paul Ranger October 15, 2005
Evgeny Artyukhin October 20, 2005
Nick Tarnasky
Brian Eklund November 8, 2005
Gerald Coleman November 11, 2005
Ryan Craig December 17, 2005
Darren Reid
Doug O'Brien January 29, 2006
1,000th game played Darryl Sydor February 28, 2006 [5]

Transactions

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The Lightning 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.[6]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[7]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To San Jose Sharks
  • 5th-round pick in 2005
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 3rd-round pick in 2005
 [8]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Dallas’ 3rd-round pick in 2005
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
 [6]
To Dallas Stars
  • 5th-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 6th-round pick in 2005
 [9]
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) To Vancouver Canucks
To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Future considerations
 [10]
February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08) To Boston Bruins
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[11]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Mitch Fritz Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year Free agency [12]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Sean Burke Philadelphia Flyers 2-year Free agency [13]
Rob DiMaio Dallas Stars 2-year Free agency [14]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Jim Campbell New York Islanders Free agency [7]
Norm Milley Buffalo Sabres Free agency [7]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Morgan Cey University of Notre Dame (CCHA) multi-year Free agency [15]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Todd Rohloff Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [16]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Johan Holmqvist Brynas IF (SHL) 1-year Free agency [17]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22) Andreas Holmqvist Linkoping HC (SHL) Free agency (II)[b] [20]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Andre Roy Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (V) [21]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Nikolai Khabibulin Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [22]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Brad Lukowich New York Islanders Free agency (UFA) [23]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Nikita Alexeev Avangard Omsk (RSL) Free agency (II)[c] [25]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Eric Perrin SC Bern (NLA) Free agency (II)[d] [27]
Jamie Storr Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (UFA) [28]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Shane Willis HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (II)[e] [30]
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) Dave Andreychuk[f] Release [32][33]
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) Jim Campbell EHC Visp (NLA) Free agency [34]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Jonathan Boutin 3-year Entry-level [35]
Martin Cibak 1-year Re-signing [35]
Gerald Coleman 3-year Entry-level [36]
Zbynek Hrdel 3-year Entry-level [35]
Tim Taylor multi-year Re-signing [37]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) Ruslan Fedotenko 1-year Re-signing [38]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Brandon Elliott 3-year Entry-level [12]
Brady Greco 2-year Entry-level [12]
Timo Helbling 1-year Re-signing [12]
Nolan Pratt 2-year Re-signing [39]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Dmitri Afanasenkov 1-year Re-signing [14]
Dan Boyle 3-year Re-signing [14]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Vincent Lecavalier 4-year Re-signing [40]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Brian Eklund Re-signing [7]
Jason Jaspers Re-signing [7]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Marek Kvapil 3-year Entry-level [41]
John Toffey multi-year Entry-level [41]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Martin St. Louis 6-year Re-signing [42]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Dave Andreychuk 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Jay Rosehill multi-year Entry-level [15]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) Andy Rogers 3-year Entry-level [44]
April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) Matt Smaby 3-year Entry-level [45]
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) Stanislav Lascek 3-year Entry-level [46]
May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) Brad Richards 5-year Re-signing [47]
May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23) Justin Keller 3-year Entry-level [48]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) Fredrik Norrena 1-year Entry-level [49]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Karri Ramo 3-year Entry-level [50]
Radek Smolenak 3-year Entry-level [51]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) Eric Perrin 1-year Re-signing [26]

Draft picks

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Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.[52]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 32 Vladimir Mihalik Defense   Slovakia Pesov II (Slovakia)
3 73 Radek Smolenak Left wing   Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 89 Chris Lawrence Center   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 92 Marek Bartanus Right wing   Slovakia HC Kosice (Slovakia)
4 102 Blair Jones Center   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 133 Stanislav Lascek Right wing   Slovakia Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6 163 Marek Kvapil Right wing   Slovakia Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 165 Kevin Beech Goaltender   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 225 John Wessbecker Defense   United States Blake School (USHS)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[18]
  2. ^ Tampa Bay retained Holmqvist’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[19]
  3. ^ Tampa Bay retained Alexeev’s NHL rights and re-signed him on July 1, 2006.[24]
  4. ^ Tampa Bay retained Perrin’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 14, 2006.[26]
  5. ^ Tampa Bay retained Willis’ NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[29]
  6. ^ Andreychuk retired.[31]

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