# 2005–06 Calgary Flames season

The 2005–06 Calgary Flames season was the team's 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) in Calgary while the team celebrated its 25th season of play.
During the off-season following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Flames general manager Darryl Sutter announced that he would not re-sign free agent Martin Gelinas for the 2005–06 season. Instead, Sutter brought in three ageing veterans, Bryan Marchment, Tony Amonte and Darren McCarty, as free agent reclamation projects to start the season. Nonetheless, the season began with high expectations following Calgary's surprising run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.
The season opened with a disappointing October, as the Flames started 4–7–2 before an eight-game November winning streak propelled Calgary back into contention in the Northwest Division. The Flames would battle the Colorado Avalanche down the stretch, ultimately finishing eight points ahead of both Colorado and the Edmonton Oilers to capture the team's sixth division crown in franchise history.
However, during the playoffs, Calgary was eliminated by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in seven games.
Star goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff led the NHL in shutouts and goals against average while setting a franchise record for wins with 42. His exploits would win him the Vezina Trophy and William M. Jennings Trophy, along with being named a First Team All-Star. Kiprusoff was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy.
Rookie phenom Dion Phaneuf earned a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy after his 20-goal campaign set a franchise record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and fell just three shy of Brian Leetch's NHL record of 23 set in 1988–89.
The Flames sold out all 45 home games in 2005–06 as 19,289 fans packed the Pengrowth Saddledome for every regular season and playoff game played in Calgary.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, three Flames players represented their countries: Jarome Iginla and Robyn Regehr represented Canada, while Jordan Leopold represented the United States. Kiprusoff had also been named to the Finnish team, but declined to participate due to an injury.

## Regular season

The Flames finished first in the NHL in shutouts for with 10 and allowed the fewest goals in the NHL with 193 (excluding shootout goals allowed).

### Season standings

Northwest Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 2 | 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 3 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
| 4 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 5 | 11 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
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 :
| 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 |
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| 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

## Playoffs

The Flames entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, and the third seed in the Western Conference. They met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round in a hard-fought seven-game series. The goaltending of Ilya Bryzgalov would prove the turning point in the series after he replaced the ineffective starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere after game 3 and would stonewall the Flames for the rest of the series.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 4–7–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–6–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 5Calgary3 – 6MinnesotaKiprusoff19,3980–1–00Recap
2October 7Calgary3 – 1ColumbusKiprusoff18,1361–1–02Recap
3October 9Calgary3 – 6DetroitKiprusoff20,0661–2–02Recap
4October 10Calgary3 – 7ColoradoKiprusoff18,0071–3–02Recap
5October 13Dallas3 – 2CalgaryOTKiprusoff19,2891–3–13Recap
6October 15Edmonton0 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,2892–3–15Recap
7October 17Phoenix2 – 0CalgaryKiprusoff19,2892–4–15Recap
8October 20Edmonton1 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,2893–4–17Recap
9October 22Calgary1 – 2DallasKiprusoff18,3573–5–17Recap
10October 23Calgary3 – 2Los AngelesKiprusoff18,1184–5–19Recap
11October 26Calgary1 – 4AnaheimKiprusoff11,7744–6–19Recap
12October 27Calgary2 – 3PhoenixSauve13,4594–7–19Recap
13October 29Calgary2 – 3San JoseSOKiprusoff17,4964–7–210Recap :
November: 10–2–1 (home: 8–1–1; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
14November 1Minnesota0 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,2895–7–212Recap
15November 3Columbus1 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,2896–7–214Recap
16November 5Vancouver0 – 1CalgaryKiprusoff19,2897–7–216Recap
17November 7Vancouver3 – 4CalgaryKiprusoff19,2898–7–218Recap
18November 10Calgary4 – 3PhoenixSauve14,4939–7–220Recap
19November 12Colorado3 – 5CalgaryKiprusoff19,28910–7–222Recap
20November 14Minnesota2 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28911–7–224Recap
21November 16Detroit1 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28912–7–226Recap
22November 18Chicago5 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28912–8–226Recap
23November 21Calgary3 – 2ColoradoSOSauve18,00713–8–228Recap
24November 23San Jose2 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28914–8–230Recap
25November 25Edmonton2 – 1CalgarySOKiprusoff19,28914–8–331Recap
26November 29Calgary0 – 2NashvilleKiprusoff12,79714–9–331Recap :
December: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
27December 1Calgary3 – 2DetroitKiprusoff20,06615–9–333Recap
28December 3Calgary3 – 2PittsburghKiprusoff16,62616–9–335Recap
29December 6Calgary0 – 1PhiladelphiaSOKiprusoff19,54216–9–436Recap
30December 7Calgary4 – 1New JerseySauve13,33217–9–438Recap
31December 10Ottawa1 – 2CalgaryOTKiprusoff19,28918–9–440Recap
32December 17Boston0 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28919–9–442Recap
33December 19Calgary4 – 5EdmontonKiprusoff16,83919–10–442Recap
34December 21Los Angeles5 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28919–11–442Recap
35December 23Calgary6 – 5VancouverSOKiprusoff18,63020–11–444Recap
36December 26Calgary2 – 1VancouverKiprusoff18,63021–11–446Recap
37December 27Nashville4 – 3CalgarySauve19,28921–12–446Recap
38December 29Minnesota2 – 4CalgaryKiprusoff19,28922–12–448Recap
39December 31Edmonton5 – 6CalgaryKiprusoff19,28923–12–450Recap :
January: 7–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
40January 2Chicago2 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28924–12–452Recap
41January 6Toronto0 – 1CalgaryKiprusoff19,28925–12–454Recap
42January 7Calgary3 – 4VancouverOTKiprusoff18,63025–12–555Recap
43January 10Calgary2 – 4NY RangersKiprusoff18,20025–13–555Recap
44January 12Calgary2 – 3NY IslandersKiprusoff10,31525–14–555Recap
45January 14Calgary4 – 1MinnesotaKiprusoff18,56826–14–557Recap
46January 19Montreal2 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28927–14–559Recap
47January 21Buffalo1 – 4CalgaryKiprusoff19,28928–14–561Recap
48January 23Calgary3 – 1EdmontonKiprusoff16,83929–14–563Recap
49January 24Calgary4 – 7ColoradoSauve18,00729–15–563Recap
50January 26Calgary0 – 2ChicagoKiprusoff10,48629–16–563Recap
51January 29Calgary5 – 3ChicagoKiprusoff15,74830–16–565Recap
52January 30Calgary2 – 3St. LouisSOKiprusoff13,31030–16–666Recap :
February: 3–2–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
53February 1Columbus2 – 1CalgarySOKiprusoff19,28930–16–767Recap
54February 3Vancouver3 – 1CalgaryKiprusoff19,28930–17–767Recap
55February 6Calgary4 – 3San JoseKiprusoff15,24231–17–769Recap
56February 8Anaheim1 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28932–17–771Recap
57February 10St. Louis2 – 3CalgaryOTBoucher19,28933–17–773Recap
58February 28Vancouver2 – 1CalgaryKiprusoff19,28933–18–773Recap :
March: 8–6–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
59March 2St. Louis1 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28934–18–775Recap
60March 4San Jose0 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28935–18–777Recap
61March 7Nashville3 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28935–19–777Recap
62March 9Dallas0 – 1CalgaryKiprusoff19,28936–19–779Recap
63March 12Calgary0 – 3ColoradoKiprusoff18,00736–20–779Recap
64March 13Colorado3 – 4CalgaryKiprusoff19,28937–20–781Recap
65March 16Calgary2 – 3EdmontonOTKiprusoff16,83937–20–882Recap
66March 18Calgary4 – 9NashvilleBoucher17,11337–21–882Recap
67March 19Calgary3 – 2MinnesotaKiprusoff18,56838–21–884Recap
68March 21Calgary1 – 3MinnesotaKiprusoff18,56838–22–884Recap
69March 23Calgary7 – 2St. LouisKiprusoff14,70639–22–886Recap
70March 24Calgary2 – 3ColumbusKiprusoff17,04139–23–886Recap
71March 26Calgary2 – 3DallasKiprusoff18,58439–24–886Recap
72March 29Los Angeles1 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28940–24–888Recap
73March 31Colorado3 – 6CalgaryKiprusoff19,28941–24–890Recap :
April: 5–1–3 (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
74April 1Calgary4 – 1EdmontonKiprusoff16,83942–24–892Recap
75April 3Detroit2 – 1CalgarySOKiprusoff19,28942–24–993Recap
76April 5Phoenix2 – 5CalgaryKiprusoff19,28943–24–995Recap
77April 7Minnesota1 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28944–24–997Recap
78April 8Calgary2 – 3VancouverOTKiprusoff18,63044–24–1098Recap
79April 11Anaheim0 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,28945–24–10100Recap
80April 13Colorado0 – 2CalgaryKiprusoff19,28946–24–10102Recap
81April 15Calgary1 – 2Los AngelesSOKiprusoff18,11846–24–11103Recap
82April 17Calgary3 – 4AnaheimBoucher17,17446–25–11103Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Anaheim (6) – Mighty Ducks win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 21Anaheim1 – 2CalgaryOTKiprusoff19,289Calgary leads 1–0Recap
2April 23Anaheim4 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,289Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 25Calgary5 – 2AnaheimKiprusoff17,174Calgary leads 2–1Recap
4April 27Calgary2 – 3AnaheimOTKiprusoff17,174Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 29Anaheim2 – 3CalgaryKiprusoff19,289Calgary leads 3–2Recap
6May 1Calgary1 – 2AnaheimKiprusoff16,594Series tied 3–3Recap
7May 3Anaheim3 – 0CalgaryKiprusoff19,289Anaheim wins 4–3Recap :
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 Flames only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 12 | Jarome Iginla | RW | 82 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 5 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | Daymond Langkow | C | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Dion Phaneuf | D | 82 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 7 |
| 10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 80 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Kristian Huselius† | LW | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Chuck Kobasew | RW | 77 | 20 | 11 | 31 | −10 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 21 | Andrew Ference | D | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | −12 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 27 | Steve Reinprecht‡ | C | 52 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Roman Hamrlik | D | 51 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 2 |
| 28 | Robyn Regehr | D | 68 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Matthew Lombardi | C | 55 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −1 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 17 | Chris Simon | LW | 72 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 7 |
| 16 | Shean Donovan | RW | 80 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
| 6 | Jordan Leopold | D | 74 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Stephane Yelle | C | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| 26 | Marcus Nilson | LW | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 67 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −1 | 117 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | Jamie Lundmark† | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Byron Ritchie | C | 45 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 44 | Rhett Warrener | D | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 29 | Craig MacDonald | C | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Leclerc† | LW | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bryan Marchment† | D | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Jason Wiemer‡ | LW | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | 74 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 49 | Richie Regehr | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Steve Montador‡ | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Cale Hulse† | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Mark Giordano | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Philippe Sauve‡ | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher† | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Eric Nystrom | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Carsen Germyn | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Lynn Loyns | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
* Bold text denotes league record. Italics denotes franchise record.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 74 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 1951 | 151 | 2.07 | .923 | 10 | 4380 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 202 | 16 | 2.24 | .921 | 0 | 428 |
| 30 | Philippe Sauve‡ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 22 | 3.28 | .891 | 0 | 402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Brian Boucher† | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 15 | 4.95 | .854 | 0 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Dion Phaneuf (Defence) |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Miikka Kiprusoff (Goaltender) |
| League (annual) | Vezina Trophy | Miikka Kiprusoff |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Miikka Kiprusoff |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Miikka Kiprusoff (November 7) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Miikka Kiprusoff (December 12) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Miikka Kiprusoff (April 17) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Dion Phaneuf (November) |
| Team | J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award | Robyn Regehr |
| Team | Molson Cup | Miikka Kiprusoff |
| Team | Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award | Rhett Warrener |

### Records achieved in the season
#### Flames team records

* Fewest home goals against in one season: (73)–previous record was 85 in the 2003–04 season
* Tied record for most shots for in one period: 3rd period, November 14, 2005, against the Minnesota Wild (25)
* Longest consecutive shutout minutes, for: April 8, 2006, 2:27 overtime at Vancouver Canucks; April 11 vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to April 15, 3rd period at Los Angeles Kings (161:11)–previous record was 160:07 in the 2000–01 season
* Set a new record for fastest goal to start a period when Daymond Langkow scored five seconds into the third period against Anaheim on March 11.

#### Flames individual records

* Most wins in a season: Miikka Kiprusoff (42)–previous record was 39, held by Mike Vernon in the 1987–88 season
* Most shutouts in a season: Miikka Kiprusoff (10)–Four Flames were tied with the previous record of 5: Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre, Fred Brathwaite, & Roman Turek
* Most goals, rookie defenceman: Dion Phaneuf (20)–previous record was 18, held by Gary Suter in the 1985–86 season

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Dion Phaneuf | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Eric Nystrom | October 10, 2005 |
| First game | Richie Regehr | December 29, 2005 |
| First game | Mark Giordano | January 30, 2006 |
| First game | Carsen Germyn | April 1, 2006 |
| 400th goal | Tony Amonte | December 10, 2005 |

## Transactions

The Flames 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 | Details |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To Carolina Hurricanes Mike Commodore |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 20054th-round pick in 2005 |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | To Calgary Flames Conditional draft pick in 2006 | To Washington Capitals Chris Clark |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | To Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve | To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2006 |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman |
| December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) | To Calgary Flames Kristian Huselius | To Florida Panthers Dustin JohnerSteve Montador |
| February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01) | To Calgary Flames Brian BoucherMike Leclerc | To Phoenix Coyotes Steven ReinprechtPhilippe Sauve |
| February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28) | To Calgary Flames Cale Hulse | To Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Severson |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Calgary Flames Jamie Lundmark | To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Calgary Flames Conditional 4th-round pick in 2006 | To New Jersey Devils Jason Wiemer |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) | Chris Neiszner | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | | Free agency |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Tony Amonte | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Darren McCarty | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Derek Couture | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Steve Marr | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Brett Palin | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Warren Peters | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Zenith Komarniski | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Craig MacDonald | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Brantt Myhres | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Cam Severson | Nashville Predators | | Free agency |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Roman Hamrlik | New York Islanders | | Free agency |
| October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | Bryan Marchment | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Martin Gelinas | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Ville Nieminen | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Roman Turek | HC Ceske Budejovice (ELH) | Retirement |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Sebastien Centomo | HIFK (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Deryk Engelland | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28) | Davis Parley | Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) | Brennan Evans | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21) | Anders Eriksson | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Cam Cunning | | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Ryan Donally | | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Tyler Johnson | | Entry-level |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Jarome Iginla | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Daymond Langkow | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Jordan Leopold | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Andrew Ference | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | David Moss | | Entry-level |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Steven Reinprecht | | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Miikka Kiprusoff | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Rhett Warrener | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Chuck Kobasew | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Brent Krahn | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Matthew Lombardi | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Lynn Loyns | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Curtis McElhinney | | Entry-level |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Eric Nystrom | | Entry-level |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Brandon Prust | | Entry-level |
| September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) | Philippe Sauve | | Re-signing |
| March 27, 2006 (2006-03-27) | Dustin Boyd | | Entry-level |
| May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10) | Stephane Yelle | | Re-signing |
| May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) | Kris Chucko | | Entry-level |
| May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) | Adam Cracknell | | Entry-level |
| May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) | David Van der Gulik | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | Aki Seitsonen | | Entry-level |
| June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) | Chuck Kobasew | | Re-signing |
| June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) | Kristian Huselius | | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 NHL season, the 2005 draft order was determined by a random draw, with each team gaining one to three "balls" based on recent performance. Each team started with three balls, and lost one for each time they made the post-season in the previous three years, with a minimum of one ball per team. The Flames had two balls in the lottery, however were very unlucky, ending up with the 26th overall pick.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics |
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1 | 26 | Matt Pelech | Canada | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | 69 | Gord Baldwin | Canada | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | | | | | |
| 3 | 74 | Dan Ryder | Canada | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | | | | | |
| 4 | 111 | J. D. Watt | Canada | RW | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | | | | | |
| 5 | 128 | Kevin Lalande | Canada | G | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | | | | | |
| 5 | 158 | Matt Keetley | Canada | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 1 | 0–0–0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000Sv% | 0–0–0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000Sv% | 0–0–0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000Sv% | 0–0–0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000Sv% |
| 6 | 179 | Brett Sutter | Canada | C/LW | Kootenay Ice (WHL) | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | 221 | Myles Rumsey | Canada | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | | | | | |

## Farm teams
### Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The Flames returned to having their own American Hockey League affiliate in 2005–06 with the debut of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in Omaha, Nebraska. This ended a two-year relationship with the Lowell Lockmonsters, whom the Flames shared the affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes. 2005–06 marked the first season the Flames had a full affiliate since suspending the Saint John Flames franchise in 2003. The team is co-owned by the Calgary Flames, and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, a philanthropist organization in Omaha.
The Knights had a disappointing inaugural season, finishing sixth in the Western Division, and out of the playoffs, with a record of 35–31–3–11. Carsen Germyn led the team in goals with 24, while Mark Giordano led in assists, 42, and points, 58. Brent Krahn led the way in goal with 26 wins, while both he and Curtis McElhinney finished with three shutouts each.

### Las Vegas Wranglers

2005–06 marked the third season the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers were affiliated with the Flames. The Wranglers iced a strong team in 2005–06, setting franchise records for wins, 56, goals for, 267, and fewest goals against, 176. Despite their 56–13–6 record, the Wranglers only finished 2nd in the West Division, one point back of the Alaska Aces. Their point total of 112 was second best in the league, behind only the Aces. The Wranglers needed seven games to defeat the Idaho Steelheads in the West Division semi-finals before being knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Kelly Cup champion Aces in five games.