# 2005–06 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2005–06 NHL season. It lists, by date, the team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## Trades
### July

The 2005 NHL entry draft was held on July 30, 2005.
| July 27, 2005 | To Nashville PredatorsDarcy Hordichuk | To Florida Panthers4th-round pick in 2005 (#104 - Matt Duffy) |
| July 27, 2005 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTodd Fedoruk | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-round pick in 2005 (PHX - #59 - Pier-Olivier Pelletier)$^1$ |
| July 29, 2005 | To Nashville Predators3rd-round pick in 2005 (#78 - Teemu Laakso) | To Carolina HurricanesAndrew Hutchinson |
| July 29, 2005 | To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 2005 (#69 - Gord Baldwin) | To Carolina HurricanesMike Commodore |
| July 30, 2005 | To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick in 2005 (#8 - Devin Setoguchi) | To Atlanta Thrashers1st-round pick in 2005 (NYR - #12 - Marc Staal)$^1$ 2nd-round pick in 2005 (#49 - Chad Denny) 7th-round pick in 2005 (#207 - Myles Stoesz) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Atlanta Thrashers1st-round pick in 2005 (#16 - Alex Bourret) 2nd-round pick in 2005 (#41 - Ondrej Pavelec) | To New York Rangers1st-round pick in 2005 (#12 - Marc Staal) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Florida Panthers1st-round pick in 2005 (#20 - Kenndal McArdle) | To Philadelphia Flyers1st-round pick in 2005 (#29 - Steve Downie) 2nd-round pick in 2006 (DET - #41 - Cory Emmerton)$^2$ |
| July 30, 2005 | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-round pick in 2005 (#47 - Tom Fritsche) 2nd-round pick in 2005 (#52 - Chris Durand) | To Washington Capitals1st-round pick in 2005 (#27 - Joe Finley) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick in 2005 (#45 - Guillaume Latendresse) | To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 2005 (#56 - Marc-Andre Cliche) 3rd-round pick in 2005 (#66 - Brodie Dupont) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2005 (#59 - Pier-Olivier Pelletier) | To Philadelphia Flyers4th-round pick in 2005 (#119 - Jeremy Duchesne) 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#39 - Andreas Nodl) |
| July 30, 2005 | To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 2005 (#162 - P.J. Fenton) 4th-round pick in 2006 (NYI - #108 - Jase Weslosky)$^3$ | To Tampa Bay Lightning3rd-round pick in 2005 (#73 - Radek Smolenak) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Buffalo Sabres3rd-round pick in 2005 (#87 - Marc-Andre Gragnani) 4th-round pick in 2005 (#96 - Chris Butler) | To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 2005 (#74 - Daniel Ryder) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Tampa Bay Lightning3rd-round pick in 2005 (#89 - Chris Lawrence) 4th-round pick in 2005 (#102 - Blair Jones) | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-round pick in 2006 (DET - #47 - Shawn Matthias)$^4$ |
| July 30, 2005 | To Minnesota WildTodd White | To Ottawa Senators4th-round pick in 2005 (#95 - Cody Bass) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Columbus Blue Jackets4th-round pick in 2005 (#101 - Jared Boll) | To Carolina HurricanesDerrick Walser 4th-round pick in 2006 (TOR - #99 - James Reimer)$^5$ |
| July 30, 2005 | To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 2005 (#193 - Tony Lucia) 7th-round pick in 2006 (#202 - John McCarthy) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim5th-round pick in 2005 (#141 - Brian Salcido) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Dallas Stars5th-round pick in 2006 (#138 - David McIntyre) | To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-round pick in 2005 (#165 - Kevin Beech) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2006 (#105 - Niko Snellman) | To Atlanta ThrashersShane Hnidy |
| July 30, 2005 | To Buffalo Sabresrights to Tim Kennedy | To Washington Capitals6th-round pick in 2006 (#177 - Mathieu Perreault) |
| July 30, 2005 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTravis Moen | To Chicago BlackhawksMikael Holmqvist |
| July 30, 2005 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJeff O'Neill | To Carolina Hurricanesconditional 4th-round pick in 2006$^6$ (STL - #106 - Reto Berra)$^7$ |
* Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2005 entry draft and a second-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
* Atlanta's acquired first-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (#16 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2005 entry draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
* Arizona's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#47 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
    Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2006 that sent Denis Gauthier to Philadelphia in exchange for Josh Gratton, a second-round pick (#47 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* San Jose's acquired fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick (#98 overall) in the 2006 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* Arizona's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#41 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
    Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2006 that sent Denis Gauthier to Philadelphia in exchange for Josh Gratton, a second-round pick (#41 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#111 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
    Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 20, 2006 that sent Anton Babchuk and a fourth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for Danny Richmond and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on January 30, 2006 that sent Doug Weight and the rights to Erkki Rajamaki to Carolina in exchange for Jesse Boulerice, Mike Zigomanis, the rights to Magnus Kahnberg, a first-round pick in the 2006 entry draft and fourth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft along with this pick.

### August

| August 1, 2005 | To Boston BruinsBrad Isbister | To Edmonton Oilers4th-round pick in 2006 (SJS - #98 - James Delory)$^1$ |
| August 2, 2005 | To Nashville PredatorsDanny Markov | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2006 (LAK - #86 - Bud Holloway)$^2$ |
| August 2, 2005 | To Edmonton OilersChris Pronger | To St. Louis BluesEric Brewer Jeff Woywitka Doug Lynch |
| August 3, 2005 | To Edmonton OilersMichael Peca | To New York IslandersMike York conditional pick in 2006$^3$ (4th-round - COL - #110 - Kevin Montgomery)$^4$ |
| August 3, 2005 | To New York IslandersBrent Sopel | To Vancouver Canucksconditional 2nd-round pick in 2006$^5$ (ANA - #38 - Bryce Swan)$^6$ |
| August 4, 2005 | To Los Angeles KingsJeremy Roenick 3rd-round pick in 2006 (#86 - Bud Holloway) | To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations |
| August 4, 2005 | To Washington CapitalsChris Clark 7th-round pick in 2007 (#199 - Andrew Glass) | To Calgary Flames7th-round pick in 2006 (#187 - Devin DiDiomete) 6th-round pick in 2007 (COL - #155 - Jens Hellgren)$^7$ |
| August 9, 2005 | To Calgary FlamesPhilippe Sauve | To Colorado Avalanchefuture considerations |
| August 10, 2005 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJocelyn Thibault | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2006 (#95 - Ben Shutron) |
| August 22, 2005 | To Vancouver CanucksSteve McCarthy | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2007 (#86 - Josh Unice) |
| August 23, 2005 | To Atlanta ThrashersMark Popovic | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimKip Brennan |
| August 23, 2005 | To Ottawa SenatorsDany Heatley | To Atlanta ThrashersMarian Hossa Greg de Vries |
| August 23, 2005 | To New York RangersSteve Rucchin | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTrevor Gillies conditional pick in 2007$^8$ (WSH - 4th-round - #108 - Brent Bruneteau)$^9$ |
| August 23, 2005 | To Phoenix CoyotesMike Leclerc | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimconditional 4th-round pick in 2007$^{10}$ (#93 - Steven Kampfer) |
| August 24, 2005 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJohn Pohl | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations |
| August 25, 2005 | To Buffalo SabresToni Lydman | To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 2006 (#87 - John Armstrong) |
| August 26, 2005 | To Phoenix CoyotesZbynek Michalek | To Minnesota WildErik Westrum Dustin Wood |
| August 30, 2005 | To Edmonton OilersYan Stastny | To Boston Bruins4th-round pick in 2006 (SJS - #98 - James Delory)$^{11}$ |
* The Islanders' acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick (#108 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Boston in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft this pick.
       Boston re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 30, 2005 that sent Yan Stastny to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
* Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on August 4, 2005 that sent future considerations to Philadelphia in exchange for Jeremy Roenick and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Islanders' acquired fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Vancouver's acquired second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 9, 2006 that sent Juha Alen and Keith Carney to Vancouver in exchange for Brett Skinner and this pick.
* Calgary's acquired sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to Calgary in exchange for a sixth-round pick (#169 overall) in the 2007 entry draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
    The Rangers re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 2009 that sent Maxim Kondratiev to Anaheim in exchange for Petr Sykora and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Islanders' acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick (#108 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Boston in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft this pick.

### September

| September 9, 2005 | To Vancouver CanucksCraig Darby | To Tampa Bay Lightningfuture considerations |
| September 9, 2005 | To Nashville PredatorsKris Beech | To Pittsburgh Penguinsconditional pick in 2006$^1$ (FLA - 4th-round - #116 - Derrick LaPoint)$^2$ |
| September 26, 2005 | To Washington CapitalsJeff Friesen | To New Jersey Devilsconditional pick in 2006$^3$ (3rd-round - #67 - Kirill Tulupov) |
| September 30, 2005 | To New York RangersMarcel Hossa | To Montreal CanadiensGarth Murray |
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Pittsburgh's acquired fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.

### October

| October 3, 2005 | To Carolina HurricanesCraig Adams | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimBruno St-Jacques |
| October 4, 2005 | To Buffalo SabresMichael Leighton | To Chicago BlackhawksMilan Bartovic |
| October 5, 2005 | To Ottawa SenatorsFilip Novak | To Florida Panthers2007 conditional draft pick$^1$ |
| October 7, 2005 | To Vancouver CanucksJozef Balej future considerations | To New York RangersFedor Fedorov |
| October 8, 2005 | To Columbus Blue JacketsJason Chimera Michael Rupp Cale Hulse | To Phoenix CoyotesGeoff Sanderson Tim Jackman |
| October 18, 2005 | To New York RangersJeff Taffe | To Phoenix CoyotesJamie Lundmark |
| October 23, 2005 | To Nashville PredatorsRick Berry | To Phoenix Coyotesfuture considerations |
* The conditions of this pick are unknown. No selections was made from this trade.

### November

| November 6, 2005 | To Chicago BlackhawksAndy Hilbert | To Boston Bruins5th-round pick in 2006 (NYI - #126 - Shane Sims)$^1$ |
| November 6, 2005 | To Dallas StarsNathan Perrott | To Toronto Maple Leafsconditional pick in 2006$^2$ (6th-round - #180 - Leo Komarov) |
| November 15, 2005 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimFrancois Beauchemin Tyler Wright | To Columbus Blue JacketsSergei Fedorov 5th-round pick in 2006 (#142 - Maxime Frechette) |
| November 15, 2005 | To Phoenix CoyotesDave Scatchard | To Boston BruinsDavid Tanabe |
| November 19, 2005 | To Florida PanthersAlexei Semenov | To Edmonton Oilersconditional pick in 2006$^3$ (5th-round - #133 - Bryan Pitton) |
| November 25, 2005 | To Phoenix CoyotesPascal Rheaume Ray Schultz Steven Spencer | To New Jersey DevilsBrad Ference |
| November 30, 2005 | To San Jose SharksJoe Thornton | To Boston BruinsMarco Sturm Brad Stuart Wayne Primeau |
* Boston's acquired fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Boston in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.

### December

| December 2, 2005 | To Calgary FlamesKristian Huselius | To Florida PanthersSteve Montador Dustin Johner |
| December 2, 2005 | To Vancouver CanucksMaxime Ouellet | To Washington Capitals5th-round pick in 2006 (NYR - #137 - Tomas Zaborsky)$^1$ |
| December 5, 2005 | To Chicago BlackhawksPatrick Sharp Eric Meloche | To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Ellison 3rd-round pick in 2006 (MTL - #66 - Ryan White)$^2$ |
| December 9, 2005 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsEric Boguniecki | To St. Louis BluesSteve Poapst |
| December 12, 2005 | To Dallas StarsNiklas Hagman | To Florida Panthers7th-round pick in 2007 (#202 - Sergei Gayduchenko) |
| December 13, 2005 | To Edmonton OilersBlake Evans | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations |
| December 28, 2005 | To Carolina HurricanesStephen Peat | To Washington CapitalsColin Forbes |
| December 28, 2005 | To Philadelphia FlyersKiel McLeod | To Phoenix CoyotesEric Chouinard |
| December 28, 2005 | To Carolina HurricanesKrys Kolanos | To Phoenix CoyotesPavel Brendl |
| December 30, 2005 | To Chicago BlackhawksRadim Vrbata | To Carolina Hurricanesfuture considerations |
* Washington's acquired fifth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
* Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick (#79 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

### January

| January 6, 2006 | To New York RangersPetr Sykora 4th-round pick in 2007 (WSH - #108 - Brett Bruneteau)$^1$ | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMaxim Kondratiev |
| January 10, 2006 | To New York IslandersJohn Erskine 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#60 - Jesse Joensuu) | To Dallas StarsJanne Niinimaa 5th-round pick in 2007 (#136 - Ondrej Roman) |
| January 18, 2006 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsEric Cairns | To Florida Panthers6th-round pick in 2006 (#155 - Peter Aston) |
| January 20, 2006 | To Philadelphia FlyersPetr Nedved Flyers option$^2$ (4th-round pick in 2006 #101 - Joonas Lehtivuori) | To Phoenix CoyotesDennis Seidenberg Flyers option$^2$ (4th-round pick in 2006 NYI - #115 - Tomas Marcinko)$^3$ |
| January 20, 2006 | To Carolina HurricanesAnton Babchuk 4th-round pick in 2007 (STL - #96 - Cade Fairchild)$^4$ | To Chicago BlackhawksDanny Richmond 4th-round pick in 2006 (TOR - #99 - James Reimer)$^5$ |
| January 23, 2006 | To Florida PanthersJon Sim | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-round pick in 2007 (#161 - Patrick Maroon) |
| January 24, 2006 | To New York RangersMartin Sonnenberg | To Phoenix CoyotesJeff Taffe |
| January 26, 2006 | To Edmonton OilersDick Tarnstrom | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJani Rita Cory Cross |
| January 26, 2006 | To Edmonton OilersJaroslav Spacek | To Chicago Blackhawksrights to Tony Salmelainen |
| January 29, 2006 | To Nashville PredatorsMike Sillinger | To St. Louis BluesTimofei Shishkanov |
| January 30, 2006 | To Carolina HurricanesDoug Weight rights to Erkki Rajamaki | To St. Louis BluesJesse Boulerice Mike Zigomanis rights to Magnus Kahnberg 1st-round pick in 2006 (NJD - #30 - Matthew Corrente)$^6$ 4th-round pick in 2006 (#106 - Reto Berra) 4th-round pick in 2007 (#96 - Cade Fairchild) |
* The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* The Flyers had an option to swap the fourth-round picks in the 2006 entry draft and third-round picks in the 2007 entry draft with Phoenix. The option was exercised for the 2006 draft but not for the 2007 draft.
* Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#119 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on January 30, 2006 that sent Doug Weight and the rights to Erkki Rajamaki to St. Louis in exchange for Jesse Boulerice, Mike Zigomanis, rights to Magnus Kahnberg, a first-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft along with this pick.
* Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#111 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.

### February

| February 1, 2006 | To Calgary FlamesMike Leclerc Brian Boucher | To Phoenix CoyotesSteven Reinprecht Philippe Sauve |
| February 3, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesDwayne Zinger | To Washington CapitalsDoug Doull |
| February 8, 2006 | To Boston BruinsBrian Eklund | To Tampa Bay LightningZdenek Blatny |
| February 28, 2006 | To Columbus Blue JacketsCam Severson | To Calgary FlamesCale Hulse |

### March

| March 1, 2006 | To Atlanta ThrashersJoel Stepp | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJani Hurme |
| March 8, 2006 | To Edmonton OilersDwayne Roloson | To Minnesota Wild1st-round pick in 2006 (LAK - #17 - Trevor Lewis)$^1$ conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007 (ATL - #67 - Spencer Machacek)$^2$ |
| March 8, 2006 | To Dallas Stars Willie Mitchell 2nd-round pick in 2007 (#50 - Nico Sacchetti) | To Minnesota WildShawn Belle Martin Skoula |
| March 8, 2006 | To Toronto Maple LeafsLuke Richardson | To Columbus Blue JacketsColumbus option 5th-round pick in 2006 (#136 - Nick Sucharski) or 4th-round pick in 2007 |
| March 8, 2006 | To San Jose SharksVille Nieminen | To New York Rangers3rd-round pick in 2006 (ANA - #83 - John de Gray)$^3$ |
| March 8, 2006 | To Los Angeles KingsMark Parrish Brent Sopel | To New York IslandersDenis Grebeshkov Jeff Tambellini conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006$^4$ |
| March 8, 2006 | To Colorado AvalancheJose Theodore | To Montreal CanadiensDavid Aebischer |
| March 8, 2006 | To Toronto Maple LeafsAleksander Suglobov | To New Jersey DevilsKen Klee |
| March 9, 2006 | To Atlanta ThrashersSteve McCarthy | To Vancouver Canucksconditional pick in 2007 (ATL - #115 - Niclas Lucenius)$^1$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Philadelphia FlyersNiko Dimitrakos | To San Jose Sharks3rd-round pick in 2006 (CBJ - #85 - Tom Sestito)$^2$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Ottawa SenatorsTyler Arnason | To Chicago BlackhawksBrandon Bochenski 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#61 - Simon Danis-Pepin) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksMika Noronen | To Buffalo Sabres2nd-round pick in 2006 (#46 - Jhonas Enroth) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesJamie Rivers | To Detroit Red Wings7th-round pick in 2006 (#191 - Nick Oslund) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Detroit Red WingsCory Cross | To Pittsburgh Penguins4th-round pick in 2007 (#118 - Alex Grant) |
| March 9, 2006 | To New York RangersSandis Ozolins | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3rd-round pick in 2006 (#83 - John de Gray) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Nashville PredatorsBrendan Witt | To Washington CapitalsKris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006 (#23 - Semyon Varlamov) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Carolina HurricanesMark Recchi | To Pittsburgh PenguinsNiklas Nordgren Krys Kolanos 2nd-round pick in 2007 (PHI - #41 - Kevin Marshall)$^3$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Florida PanthersRic Jackman | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPetr Taticek |
| March 9, 2006 | To Edmonton OilersSergei Samsonov | To Boston BruinsMarty Reasoner Yan Stastny 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#50 - Milan Lucic) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksKeith Carney Juha Alen | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimBrett Skinner 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#38 - Bryce Swan) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJeff Friesen | To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 2006 (#52 - Keith Seabrook) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesJoel Perrault | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimSean O'Donnell |
| March 9, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesYanick Lehoux | To Los Angeles KingsTim Jackman |
| March 9, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesOleg Kvasha conditional 5th-round pick in 2006$^4$ (#130 - Brett Bennett) | To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2006 (BOS - #71 - Brad Marchand)$^5$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To New Jersey DevilsBrad Lukowich | To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2006 (PHX - #88 - Jonas Ahnelov)$^6$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Philadelphia FlyersDenis Gauthier | To Phoenix CoyotesJosh Gratton 2nd-round pick in 2006 (DET - #41 - Cory Emmerton)$^7$ 2nd-round pick in 2006 (DET - #47 - Shawn Matthias)$^8$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Calgary FlamesJamie Lundmark | To Phoenix Coyotes4th-round pick in 2006 (NYI - #119 - Doug Rogers)$^9$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To New Jersey DevilsJason Wiemer | To Calgary Flames4th-round pick in 2006 (#118 - Hugo Carpentier) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksSean Brown | To New Jersey Devils4th-round pick in 2006 (#107 - T.J. Miller) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksEric Weinrich | To St. Louis BluesTomas Mojzis 3rd-round pick in 2006 (NJD - #77 - Vladimir Zharkov)$^{10}$ |
| March 9, 2006 | To Montreal CanadiensTodd Simpson | To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2006 (#169 - Chris Auger) |
| March 9, 2006 | To Colorado AvalancheJim Dowd | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2006 (TOR - #111 - Korbinian Holzer)$^{11}$ |
* Minnesota's acquired first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent Pavol Demitra to Minnesota in exchange for a Patrick O'Sullivan and this pick.
* Minnesota's acquired third-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 14, 2006 that sent Petteri Nummelin to Minnesota in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft or 2007 entry draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Rangers' acquired third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 9, 2006 that sent Sandis Ozolins to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick was is if Los Angeles made the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. Not exercised since Los Angeles missed the playoffs.
* The condition for this pick was for a fourth-round pick unless Steve McCarthy re-signs with Atlanta. Then the pick becomes a third-round pick. Atlanta re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 14, 2006 that sent Tommi Santala and a fifth-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
* San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a second-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft, a second-round pick in the 2007 entry draft and this pick.
* Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a third-round pick in the 2007 entry draft and a second-round pick in the 2008 entry draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent a first-round pick in the 2007 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 entry draft and this pick.
       San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 20, 2006 that sent Patrick Ehelechner and Nils Ekman to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
* The condition for this pick was if Oleg Kvasha did not re-sign with Phoenix, Phoenix would receive the New York Islanders 5th round pick in the 2006 NHL Draft. Kvasha did not re-sign with Phoenix.
* The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent two fourth-round picks (#115 & #119 overall) in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#47 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#41 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#115 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
** St. Louis' acquired third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a first-round pick (#25 overall) in the 2006 entry draft to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick (#30 overall) in the 2006 entry draft this pick.
* Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a third-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#99 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.

### June

The 2006 NHL entry draft was held on June 24, 2006.
| June 1, 2006 | To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 2007 (#165 - Patrik Zackrisson) | To Colorado Avalancherights to Michael Vernace |
| June 14, 2006 | To Minnesota Wildrights to Petteri Nummelin | To Atlanta Thrashersconditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007 (2007 - #67 - Spencer Machacek)$^1$ |
| June 14, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksTommi Santala 5th-round pick in 2007 (#145 - Charles-Antoine Messier) | To Atlanta Thrashersconditional 4th-round pick in 2007 (#115 - Niclas Lucenius)$^2$ |
| June 14, 2006 | To Dallas Starsrights to Mike Green | To New York Rangersfuture considerations |
| June 15, 2006 | To Toronto Maple Leafs7th-round pick in 2006 (PHX - #145 - Chris Frank)$^3$ | To Boston Bruinsrights to Petr Tenkrát |
| June 23, 2006 | To Vancouver CanucksLukas Krajicek Roberto Luongo 6th-round pick in 2006 (#163 - Sergei Shirokov) | To Florida PanthersBryan Allen Alex Auld Todd Bertuzzi |
| June 24, 2006 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick in 2006 (#20 - David Fischer) 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#53 - Mathieu Carle) | To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick in 2006 (#16 - Ty Wishart) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Los Angeles KingsPatrick O'Sullivan 1st-round pick in 2006 (#17 - Trevor Lewis) | To Minnesota WildPavol Demitra |
| June 24, 2006 | To New Jersey Devils1st-round pick in 2006 (#30 - Matthew Corrente) 3rd-round pick in 2006 (#77 - Vladimir Zharkov) | To St. Louis Blues1st-round pick in 2006 (#25 - Patrik Berglund) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes1st-round pick in 2006 (#29 - Chris Summer) 5th-round pick in 2006 (#152 - Jordan Bendfeld) | To Detroit Red Wings2nd-round pick in 2006 (#41 - Cory Emmerton) 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#47 - Shawn Matthias) |
| June 24, 2006 | To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2006 (#36 - Jamie McGinn) | To Columbus Blue Jackets3rd-round pick in 2006 (#85 - Tommy Sestito) 4th-round pick in 2006 (#113 - Ben Wright) 2nd-round pick in 2007 (#53 - Will Weber) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Calgary FlamesAlex Tanguay | To Colorado AvalancheJordan Leopold 2nd-round pick in 2006 (#59 - Codey Burki) conditional pick in 2007$^1$ (2nd-round - #49 - Trevor Cann) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 2006 (#66 - Ryan White) | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2006 (#79 - Jonathan Matsumoto) 4th-round pick in 2006 (#109 - Jakub Kovar) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Boston Bruins3rd-round pick in 2006 (#71 - Brad Marchand) | To New York Islanders4th-round pick in 2006 (SJS - #98 - James DeLory)$^2$ 5th-round pick in 2006 (#126 - Shane Sims) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Edmonton Oilers3rd-round pick in 2006 (#75 - Theo Peckham) | To Atlanta Thrashers3rd-round pick in 2006 (#80 - Michael Forney) 7th-round pick in 2006 (#200 - Arturs Kulda) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Toronto Maple Leafs4th-round pick in 2006 (#99 - James Reimer) 4th-round pick in 2006 (#111 - Korbinian Holzer) | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2006 (#76 - Tony Lagerstrom) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2006 (#88 - Jonas Ahnelov) | To New York Islanders4th-round pick in 2006 (#115 - Tomas Marcinko) 4th-round pick in 2006 (#119 - Doug Rogers) |
| June 24, 2006 | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2006 (#98 - James DeLory) | To New York Islanders4th-round pick in 2006 (#108 - Jase Weslosky) 6th-round pick in 2006 (#173 - Stefan Ridderwall) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Los Angeles Kings4th-round pick in 2006 (#114 - Niclas Andersen) 5th-round pick in 2006 (#144 - Martin Nolet) | To New York Rangers4th-round pick in 2006 (#104 - David Kveton) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Colorado Avalanche4th-round pick in 2006 (#110 - Kevin Montgomery) | To New York Islanders5th-round pick in 2006 (#141 - Kim Johansson) 6th-round pick in 2006 (#171 - Brian Day) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Florida Panthers4th-round pick in 2006 (#116 - Derrick LaPoint) | To Pittsburgh Penguins4th-round pick in 2007 (FLA - #101 - Matt Rust)$^3$ |
| June 24, 2006 | To Washington Capitals4th-round pick in 2007 (#108 - Brett Bruneteau) | To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2006 (#137 - Tomas Zaborsky) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Toronto Maple Leafs6th-round pick in 2006 (#161 - Viktor Stalberg) | To Phoenix Coyotes7th-round pick in 2006 (#188 - Chris Frank) 7th-round pick in 2006 (#196 - Benn Ferriero) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2007 (#188 - Matt Fillier) | To Columbus Blue Jackets7th-round pick in 2006 (#194 - Matt Marquardt) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Dallas StarsPatrik Stefan Jaroslav Modry | To Atlanta ThrashersNiko Kapanen 7th-round pick in 2006 (#210 - Will O'Neill) |
| June 24, 2006 | To Florida PanthersCraig Anderson | To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2008 (TBL - #160 - Luke Witkowski)$^4$ |
| June 24, 2006 | To Boston Bruinsrights to Tuukka Rask | To Toronto Maple LeafsAndrew Raycroft |
| June 26, 2006 | To Phoenix CoyotesNick Boynton 4th-round pick in 2007 (TOR - #99 - Matt Frattin)$^1$ | To Boston BruinsPaul Mara Boston option of a 3rd-round pick in 2007 (ANA - #63 - Maxime Macenauer)$^2$ or 2008 |
| June 30, 2006 | To Tampa Bay LightningMarc Denis | To Columbus Blue JacketsFredrik Modin Fredrik Norrena |
* Conditions if this draft pick are unknown.
* Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2006 that sent Steve McCarthy to Atlanta in exchange for this pick. The condition for this pick was for a fourth-round pick unless Steve McCarthy re-signs with Atlanta. Then the pick becomes a third-round pick. Since the pick was returned to Atlanta, the pick stayed a fourth-round pick.
* Toronto's acquired seventh-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for a seventh-round pick (#196 overall) in the 2006 entry draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Islanders' acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2006 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* Florida re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Joel Kwiatkowski to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
* Chicago's acquired sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Nikita Alexeev to Chicago in exchange for Karl Stewart and this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on November 27, 2006 that sent Mikael Tellqvist to Phoenix in exchange for Tyson Nash and this pick.
* Boston's acquired third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on November 13, 2006 that sent Stanislav Chistov to Boston in exchange for Anaheim's option for a third-round pick in the 2007 entry draft (this pick) or 2008 and to swap fourth-round picks in the 2008 entry draft. The option to swap picks was relinquished in a subsequent trade.

## Waivers

Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| October 4, 2005 | Chris Kunitz | Atlanta Thrashers | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| October 18, 2005 | Chris Kunitz | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Atlanta Thrashers |
| January 31, 2006 | Rico Fata | Atlanta Thrashers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| March 9, 2006 | Rico Fata | Washington Capitals | Atlanta Thrashers |
| March 9, 2006 | Mike Morrison | Ottawa Senators | Edmonton Oilers |
| March 9, 2006 | Andy Hilbert | Pittsburgh Penguins | Chicago Blackhawks |