2005–06 St. Louis Blues season

2005–06 St. Louis Blues
2005–06 St. Louis Blues
Division	5th Central
Conference	15th Western
2005–06 record	21–46–15
Home record	12–23–6
Road record	9–23–9
Goals for	197
Goals against	292
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Mike Kitchen
Captain	Dallas Drake
Alternate captains	Barret Jackman; Doug Weight (Oct-Jan); Scott Young (Jan-Apr)
Arena	Savvis Center
Average attendance	14,213
Minor league affiliate(s)	Peoria Rivermen; Alaska Aces
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Sillinger (22)
Assists	Doug Weight (33)
Points	Scott Young (49)
Penalty minutes	Barret Jackman (156)
Plus/minus	Simon Gamache (+1)
Wins	Curtis Sanford (13)
Goals against average	Curtis Sanford (2.66)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season was the 39th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the first since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Blues finished the regular season with a record of 21 wins, 46 losses and 15 losses in overtime, sufficient for an NHL season-low of 57 points. The Blues failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1978–79 season, ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 25 seasons.

Offseason

Dallas Drake was named team captain, following the retirement of previous captain Al MacInnis.^[1]^[2]

Regular season

The Blues finished 30th overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for (excluding shootout-winning goals).^[3]^[4]

Final standings

Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	4	Nashville Predators	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
3	13	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
4	14	Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
5	15	St. Louis Blues	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

^[5]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.

Western Conference^[6]
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

Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season^[7]

October: 2–7–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 0–3–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	L	October 5, 2005	1–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	0–1–0	Recap
2	L	October 6, 2005	3–4	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	0–2–0	Recap
3	L	October 8, 2005	6–7	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	0–3–0	Recap
4	W	October 11, 2005	4–1	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	1–3–0	Recap
5	L	October 15, 2005	1–4	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	1–4–0	Recap
6	W	October 19, 2005	3–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	2–4–0	Recap
7	L	October 20, 2005	2–3 SO	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	2–4–1	Recap
8	L	October 22, 2005	2–3	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	2–5–1	Recap
9	L	October 25, 2005	4–5 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	2–5–2	Recap
10	L	October 28, 2005	4–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	2–6–2	Recap
11	L	October 29, 2005	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	2–7–2	Recap

November: 2–8–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 2–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	L	November 2, 2005	5–6 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	2–7–3	Recap
13	L	November 4, 2005	2–7	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	2–8–3	Recap
14	L	November 6, 2005	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	2–9–3	Recap
15	L	November 9, 2005	1–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	2–10–3	Recap
16	L	November 10, 2005	2–4	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	2–11–3	Recap
17	L	November 12, 2005	1–3	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	2–12–3	Recap
18	W	November 16, 2005	2–0	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	3–12–3	Recap
19	W	November 19, 2005	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	4–12–3	Recap
20	L	November 22, 2005	3–6	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	4–13–3	Recap
21	L	November 25, 2005	3–5	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	4–14–3	Recap
22	L	November 26, 2005	3–4	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	4–15–3	Recap

December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–4–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
23	W	December 1, 2005	4–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	5–15–3	Recap
24	L	December 6, 2005	3–6	New York Islanders (2005–06)	5–16–3	Recap
25	L	December 8, 2005	4–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	5–17–3	Recap
26	L	December 10, 2005	4–5 OT	New York Rangers (2005–06)	5–17–4	Recap
27	W	December 13, 2005	3–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	6–17–4	Recap
28	L	December 16, 2005	1–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	6–18–4	Recap
29	L	December 17, 2005	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	6–19–4	Recap
30	W	December 20, 2005	5–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	7–19–4	Recap
31	L	December 21, 2005	3–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	7–20–4	Recap
32	W	December 23, 2005	2–1 SO	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	8–20–4	Recap
33	L	December 26, 2005	1–6	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	8–21–4	Recap
34	W	December 28, 2005	2–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	9–21–4	Recap
35	L	December 29, 2005	0–3	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	9–22–4	Recap
36	L	December 31, 2005	4–5 SO	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	9–22–5	Recap

January: 3–8–3 (home: 3–3–0; road: 0–5–3)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
37	W	January 2, 2006	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	10–22–5	Recap
38	L	January 4, 2006	3–4	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	10–23–5	Recap
39	L	January 5, 2006	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	10–24–5	Recap
40	L	January 9, 2006	1–6	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	10–25–5	Recap
41	L	January 12, 2006	1–3	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	10–26–5	Recap
42	L	January 13, 2006	0–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	10–27–5	Recap
43	L	January 15, 2006	2–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	10–28–5	Recap
44	L	January 17, 2006	3–5	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	10–29–5	Recap
45	L	January 19, 2006	4–5 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	10–29–6	Recap
46	L	January 20, 2006	3–4 SO	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	10–29–7	Recap
47	W	January 23, 2006	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	11–29–7	Recap
48	L	January 25, 2006	3–4 SO	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	11–29–8	Recap
49	L	January 26, 2006	3–5	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	11–30–8	Recap
50	W	January 30, 2006	3–2 SO	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	12–30–8	Recap

February: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
51	L	February 1, 2006	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	12–31–8	Recap
52	W	February 2, 2006	6–5 SO	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	13–31–8	Recap
53	W	February 4, 2006	4–3 OT	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	14–31–8	Recap
54	W	February 8, 2006	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	15–31–8	Recap
55	L	February 10, 2006	2–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	15–31–9	Recap
56	W	February 12, 2006	5–4 SO	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	16–31–9	Recap

March: 4–8–4 (home: 2–4–3; road: 2–4–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
57	W	March 1, 2006	4–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	17–31–9	Recap
58	L	March 2, 2006	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	17–32–9	Recap
59	W	March 5, 2006	4–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	18–32–9	Recap
60	L	March 7, 2006	1–2 SO	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	18–32–10	Recap
61	W	March 10, 2006	2–1 OT	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	19–32–10	Recap
62	L	March 11, 2006	1–2 SO	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	19–32–11	Recap
63	W	March 13, 2006	3–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	20–32–11	Recap
64	L	March 16, 2006	2–5	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	20–33–11	Recap
65	L	March 18, 2006	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	20–34–11	Recap
66	L	March 20, 2006	2–4	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	20–35–11	Recap
67	L	March 21, 2006	0–6	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	20–36–11	Recap
68	L	March 23, 2006	2–7	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	20–37–11	Recap
69	L	March 25, 2006	2–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	20–37–12	Recap
70	L	March 27, 2006	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	20–38–12	Recap
71	L	March 29, 2006	2–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	20–38–13	Recap
72	L	March 31, 2006	2–4	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	20–39–13	Recap

April: 1–7–2 (home: 1–4–0; road: 0–3–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
73	L	April 1, 2006	1–2	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	20–40–13	Recap
74	L	April 4, 2006	4–5 SO	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	20–40–14	Recap
75	L	April 6, 2006	0–3	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	20–41–14	Recap
76	L	April 8, 2006	2–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	20–42–14	Recap
77	W	April 9, 2006	2–1	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	21–42–14	Recap
78	L	April 11, 2006	0–2	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	21–43–14	Recap
79	L	April 13, 2006	1–4	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	21–44–14	Recap
80	L	April 15, 2006	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	21–45–14	Recap
81	L	April 16, 2006	0–3	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	21–46–14	Recap
82	L	April 18, 2006	2–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	21–46–15	Recap

Legend:

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

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

			Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
48	Scott Young	RW	79	18	31	49	−32	52
39	Doug Weight‡	C	47	11	33	44	−11	50
18	Mike Sillinger‡	C	48	22	19	41	−17	49
26	Petr Cajanek	RW	71	10	31	41	−22	54
37	Dean McAmmond	C	78	15	22	37	−25	32
7	Keith Tkachuk	LW	41	15	21	36	−15	46
12	Lee Stempniak	RW	57	14	13	27	−10	22
9	Jay McClement	C	67	6	21	27	−23	30
21	Jamal Mayers	RW	67	15	11	26	−22	129
10	Dallas Drake	RW	62	2	24	26	−13	59
25	Dennis Wideman	D	67	8	16	24	−31	83
55	Christian Backman	D	52	6	12	18	−15	48
6	Eric Weinrich‡	D	59	1	16	17	−10	44
38	Kevin Dallman†	D	46	4	9	13	−15	21
54	Mike Glumac	RW	33	7	5	12	−8	33
42	Mark Rycroft	RW	80	6	4	10	−14	46
5	Barret Jackman	D	63	4	6	10	−6	156
4	Eric Brewer	D	32	6	3	9	−17	45
32	Vladimir Orszagh†	RW	16	4	5	9	−2	14
17	Ryan Johnson	C	65	3	6	9	−21	33
22^[a]	Jeff Hoggan	LW	52	2	6	8	−16	34
20	Simon Gamache†‡	C	15	3	4	7	1	10
23	Trent Whitfield	C	30	2	5	7	−3	14
20	Timofei Shishkanov†	LW	22	3	2	5	−1	6
33	Eric Boguniecki‡	C	9	1	4	5	−1	4
27	Bryce Salvador	D	46	1	4	5	−24	26
20	Andy Roach	D	5	1	2	3	0	10
47	Aaron Downey‡	RW	17	2	0	2	0	45
15	Peter Sejna	LW	6	1	1	2	1	4
28	Matt Walker	D	54	0	2	2	−7	79
29	Jeff Woywitka	D	26	0	2	2	−12	25
30	Jason Bacashihua	G	19	0	1	1		0
33	Steve Poapst†	D	41	0	1	1	−21	37
36	Jesse Boulerice†	RW	12	0	0	0	−4	13
62	Jon DiSalvatore	RW	5	0	0	0	−1	2
50	Reinhard Divis	G	12	0	0	0		0
53	Colin Hemingway	RW	3	0	0	0	−2	0
40	Patrick Lalime	G	31	0	0	0		0
1	Curtis Sanford	G	34	0	0	0		0
43	Mike Stuart	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	Michael Zigomanis†	C	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

		Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Curtis Sanford	34	13	13	5	885	81	2.66	.908	3	1830
30	Jason Bacashihua	19	4	10	1	515	52	3.23	.899	0	966
40	Patrick Lalime	31	4	18	8	868	103	3.64	.881	0	1699
50	Reinhard Divis	12	0	5	1	231	37	4.67	.840	0	475

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Curtis Sanford (November 21)	^[8]

Transactions

The Blues 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.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
August 2, 2005	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Pronger	To St. Louis Blues Eric Brewer Doug Lynch Jeff Woywitka	^[10]
August 24, 2005	To Toronto Maple Leafs John Pohl	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	^[11]
December 9, 2005	To Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Boguniecki	To St. Louis Blues Steve Poapst	^[12]
December 13, 2005	To Edmonton Oilers Blake Evans	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	^[13]
January 29, 2005	To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger	To St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov	^[14]
January 30, 2006	To Carolina Hurricanes Doug Weight Rights to Erkki Rajamaki	To St. Louis Blues Jesse Boulerice Michael Zigomanis Rights to Magnus Kahnberg 1st-round pick in 2006 Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2006 Chicago’s 4th-round pick in 2007	^[15]
March 9, 2006	To Vancouver Canucks Eric Weinrich	To St. Louis Blues Tomas Mojzis 3rd-round pick in 2006	^[16]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	Aaron Downey	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[17]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Jeff Hoggan	Worcester IceCats (AHL)		Free agency	^[18]
	Ryan Ramsay	Worcester IceCats (AHL)		Free agency	^[18]
	Trent Whitfield	Washington Capitals		Free agency	^[18]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Dean McAmmond	Albany River Rats (AHL)		Free agency	^[19]
September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)	Scott Young	Memphis RiverKings (CHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[20]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	Simon Gamache	Nashville Predators		Waivers	^[21]
December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)	Kevin Dallman	Boston Bruins		Waivers	^[22]
December 30, 2005 (2005-12-30)	Vladimir Orszagh	Phoenix Coyotes		Waivers	^[23]
January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31)	Craig Anderson	Boston Bruins		Waivers	^[24]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[b]	Ref
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01)	Jame Pollock	Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	^[26]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Alexander Khavanov	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency (III)	^[27]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)	Aris Brimanis	Kloten Flyers (NLA)	Free agency	^[28]
October 26, 2005 (2005-10-26)	Brett Scheffelmaier		Retirement	^[29]
January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)	Aaron Downey	Montreal Canadiens	Waivers	^[30]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28)	Simon Gamache	Nashville Predators	Waivers	^[31]
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)	Craig Anderson	Chicago Blackhawks	Waivers	^[32]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Patrick Lalime	1-year	Option exercised	^[33]
	Andy Roach	1-year	Option exercised	^[33]
	Matt Walker	1-year	Option exercised	^[33]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Zack Fitzgerald		Entry-level	^[34]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Lee Stempniak		Entry-level	^[34]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Eric Boguniecki		Re-signing	^[35]
	Colin Hemingway		Re-signing	^[35]
	Bryce Salvador		Re-signing	^[35]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Trevor Byrne		Re-signing	^[36]
	Mike Glumac		Re-signing	^[36]
	Ryan Johnson		Re-signing	^[36]
	Mark Rycroft		Re-signing	^[36]
	Mike Stuart		Re-signing	^[36]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Eric Brewer		Re-signing	^[37]
	Jamal Mayers		Re-signing	^[37]
	Brett Scheffelmaier		Re-signing	^[37]
	Peter Sejna		Re-signing	^[37]
March 15, 2006 (2006-03-15)	David Backes		Entry-level	^[38]
April 20, 2006 (2006-04-20)	Keith Tkachuk	1-year	Option exercised	^[39]
April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)	Magnus Kahnberg		Entry-level	^[40]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31)	Michal Birner		Entry-level	^[41]
	Roman Polak		Entry-level	^[41]
	Marek Schwarz		Entry-level	^[41]
	Carl Soderberg		Entry-level	^[41]

Draft picks

St. Louis'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	24	T. J. Oshie	United States	Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
2	37	Scott Jackson	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	85	Ben Bishop	United States	Texas Tornado (NAHL)
5	156	Ryan Reaves	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6	169	Mike Gauthier	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	171	Nick Drazenovic	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7	219	Nikolai Lemtyugov	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen (AHL) - Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs
Alaska Aces (ECHL) - Anchorage, Alaska Posted 53-12-0-7 Record, won Kelly Cup

Notes

^ Hoggan wore number 59 on October 20.
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[25]

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^ "Blues sign veteran right wing Scott Young". OurSports Central. September 13, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Blues Claim Forward Simon Gamache On Waivers". St. Louis Blues. November 29, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Blues Claim Defenseman Kevin Dallman Off Waivers". St. Louis Blues. December 3, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Blues Claim Right Wing Vladimir Orszagh Off Waivers". St. Louis Blues. December 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "St. Louis Blues Announce Roster Moves". St. Louis Blues. January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Free Agents List". ESPN.com. August 1, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
^ "JAME POLLOCK". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. 01-Jul-05: Signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).
^ "Maple Leafs Sign Alexander Khavanov". NHL.com. August 10, 2005. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ "ARIS BRIMANIS". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on September 14, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. 29-Aug-05: Signed with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National League.
^ "Defenseman announces his retirement". OurSports Central. October 26, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. January 24, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2023. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Claimed F Aaron Downey off waivers from St. Louis.
^ "Predators claim Gamache on waivers". Nashville Predators. January 28, 2006. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Blackhawks acquire goalie Anderson from Blues". ESPN.com. February 3, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Blues Pick-Up Options For Lalime, Roach and Walker". St. Louis Blues. July 28, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 30, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. ST. LOUIS BLUES--Signed D Zach Fitzgerald and F Lee Stempniak.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Bryce Salvador". St. Louis Blues. August 9, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mark Rycroft Re-signs With Blues And Ryan Johnson Accepts Qualifying Offer". St. Louis Blues. August 11, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jamal Mayers Re-signs With Blues And Eric Brewer Accepts Qualifying Offer". St. Louis Blues. August 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Blues Sign Minnesota State Star David Backes". St. Louis Blues. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "St. Louis Blues Pick-Up Option For Keith Tkachuk". St. Louis Blues. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on September 19, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "St. Louis Blues Sign Magnus Kahnberg". St. Louis Blues. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "St. Louis Blues Sign Goaltender Marek Schwarz, Defenseman Roman Polak, and Forwards Michal Birner and Carl Soderberg". St. Louis Blues. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[8] Hoggan wore number 59 on October 20.

[27] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[25]

[1] "Forward Dallas Drake Named Team Captain For 2005-06 Season". St. Louis Blues. September 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[2] "Hard-shooting defenseman Al MacInnis retires". ESPN.com. September 9, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[3] "2005-06 NHL Summary".

[4] "2005-06 St. Louis Blues Roster and Statistics".

[nhl-standings-2006-5] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.

[6] "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[7] "2005-06 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[9] "Blues' Goaltender Sanford Is Top Defensive Player". St. Louis Blues. November 21, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[pst-10] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[11] "Blues Trade Chris Pronger To Edmonton For Defensemen Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka". St. Louis Blues. August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[12] "Blues Trade Forward John Pohl To Toronto for Future Considerations". St. Louis Blues. August 24, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[13] "Blues Trade Forward Eric Boguniecki To Pittsburgh For Defenseman Steve Poapst". St. Louis Blues. December 9, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[14] "Oilers obtain Blake Evans from St. Louis". NHL.com. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[15] "Blues Acquire Forward Timofei Shishkanov From Nashville In Exchange For Mike Sillinger". St. Louis Blues. January 29, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[16] "Blues Trade Doug Weight To Carolina In Exchange For A 1st Round Pick Along With Two, 4th Round Picks, Magnus Kahnberg, Mike Zigomanis And Jesse Boulerice". St. Louis Blues. January 30, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[17] "Blues Trade Eric Weinrich To Vancouver In Exchange For Tomas Mojzis And A 3rd Round Pick". St. Louis Blues. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[18] "Nieuwendyk, Roberts Sign With Panthers". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. The St. Louis Blues signed right wing Aaron Downey, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract.

[802signings-19] "Blues Sign Forwards Trent Whitfield, Jeff Hoggan, Ryan Ramsay". St. Louis Blues. August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[20] "Blues Sign Left Wing Dean McAmmond". St. Louis Blues. August 9, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[21] "Blues sign veteran right wing Scott Young". OurSports Central. September 13, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[22] "Blues Claim Forward Simon Gamache On Waivers". St. Louis Blues. November 29, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[23] "Blues Claim Defenseman Kevin Dallman Off Waivers". St. Louis Blues. December 3, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[24] "Blues Claim Right Wing Vladimir Orszagh Off Waivers". St. Louis Blues. December 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[25] "St. Louis Blues Announce Roster Moves". St. Louis Blues. January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[falist-26] "Free Agents List". ESPN.com. August 1, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

[28] "JAME POLLOCK". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. 01-Jul-05: Signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).

[29] "Maple Leafs Sign Alexander Khavanov". NHL.com. August 10, 2005. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

[30] "ARIS BRIMANIS". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on September 14, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. 29-Aug-05: Signed with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National League.

[31] "Defenseman announces his retirement". OurSports Central. October 26, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[32] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. January 24, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2023. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Claimed F Aaron Downey off waivers from St. Louis.

[33] "Predators claim Gamache on waivers". Nashville Predators. January 28, 2006. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[34] "Blackhawks acquire goalie Anderson from Blues". ESPN.com. February 3, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

[728signings-35] "Blues Pick-Up Options For Lalime, Roach and Walker". St. Louis Blues. July 28, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[729signings-36] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 30, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022. ST. LOUIS BLUES--Signed D Zach Fitzgerald and F Lee Stempniak.

[809signings-37] "Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Bryce Salvador". St. Louis Blues. August 9, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[811signings-38] "Mark Rycroft Re-signs With Blues And Ryan Johnson Accepts Qualifying Offer". St. Louis Blues. August 11, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[815signings-39] "Jamal Mayers Re-signs With Blues And Eric Brewer Accepts Qualifying Offer". St. Louis Blues. August 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[40] "Blues Sign Minnesota State Star David Backes". St. Louis Blues. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[41] "St. Louis Blues Pick-Up Option For Keith Tkachuk". St. Louis Blues. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on September 19, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[42] "St. Louis Blues Sign Magnus Kahnberg". St. Louis Blues. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[531signings-43] "St. Louis Blues Sign Goaltender Marek Schwarz, Defenseman Roman Polak, and Forwards Michal Birner and Carl Soderberg". St. Louis Blues. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

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