# 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season

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.

## Regular season

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

### 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 |
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

## Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season :
October: 2–7–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 0–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20051–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 6, 20053–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)0–2–0Recap
3LOctober 8, 20056–7San Jose Sharks (2005–06)0–3–0Recap
4WOctober 11, 20054–1Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)1–3–0Recap
5LOctober 15, 20051–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)1–4–0Recap
6WOctober 19, 20053–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)2–4–0Recap
7LOctober 20, 20052–3 SO@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)2–4–1Recap
8LOctober 22, 20052–3Minnesota Wild (2005–06)2–5–1Recap
9LOctober 25, 20054–5 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)2–5–2Recap
10LOctober 28, 20054–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)2–6–2Recap
11LOctober 29, 20052–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)2–7–2Recap :
November: 2–8–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 20055–6 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)2–7–3Recap
13LNovember 4, 20052–7Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)2–8–3Recap
14LNovember 6, 20051–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)2–9–3Recap
15LNovember 9, 20051–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)2–10–3Recap
16LNovember 10, 20052–4Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)2–11–3Recap
17LNovember 12, 20051–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)2–12–3Recap
18WNovember 16, 20052–0@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)3–12–3Recap
19WNovember 19, 20053–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)4–12–3Recap
20LNovember 22, 20053–6Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)4–13–3Recap
21LNovember 25, 20053–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)4–14–3Recap
22LNovember 26, 20053–4Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)4–15–3Recap :
December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23WDecember 1, 20054–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)5–15–3Recap
24LDecember 6, 20053–6New York Islanders (2005–06)5–16–3Recap
25LDecember 8, 20054–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)5–17–3Recap
26LDecember 10, 20054–5 OTNew York Rangers (2005–06)5–17–4Recap
27WDecember 13, 20053–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)6–17–4Recap
28LDecember 16, 20051–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)6–18–4Recap
29LDecember 17, 20052–5Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)6–19–4Recap
30WDecember 20, 20055–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)7–19–4Recap
31LDecember 21, 20053–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)7–20–4Recap
32WDecember 23, 20052–1 SO@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)8–20–4Recap
33LDecember 26, 20051–6Dallas Stars (2005–06)8–21–4Recap
34WDecember 28, 20052–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)9–21–4Recap
35LDecember 29, 20050–3@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)9–22–4Recap
36LDecember 31, 20054–5 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)9–22–5Recap :
January: 3–8–3 (home: 3–3–0; road: 0–5–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37WJanuary 2, 20064–1Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)10–22–5Recap
38LJanuary 4, 20063–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)10–23–5Recap
39LJanuary 5, 20060–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)10–24–5Recap
40LJanuary 9, 20061–6@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)10–25–5Recap
41LJanuary 12, 20061–3@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)10–26–5Recap
42LJanuary 13, 20060–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)10–27–5Recap
43LJanuary 15, 20062–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)10–28–5Recap
44LJanuary 17, 20063–5New Jersey Devils (2005–06)10–29–5Recap
45LJanuary 19, 20064–5 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)10–29–6Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20063–4 SO@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)10–29–7Recap
47WJanuary 23, 20064–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)11–29–7Recap
48LJanuary 25, 20063–4 SO@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)11–29–8Recap
49LJanuary 26, 20063–5Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)11–30–8Recap
50WJanuary 30, 20063–2 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)12–30–8Recap :
February: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51LFebruary 1, 20062–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)12–31–8Recap
52WFebruary 2, 20066–5 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)13–31–8Recap
53WFebruary 4, 20064–3 OTDallas Stars (2005–06)14–31–8Recap
54WFebruary 8, 20064–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)15–31–8Recap
55LFebruary 10, 20062–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)15–31–9Recap
56WFebruary 12, 20065–4 SO@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)16–31–9Recap :
March: 4–8–4 (home: 2–4–3; road: 2–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
57WMarch 1, 20064–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)17–31–9Recap
58LMarch 2, 20061–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)17–32–9Recap
59WMarch 5, 20064–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)18–32–9Recap
60LMarch 7, 20061–2 SOColorado Avalanche (2005–06)18–32–10Recap
61WMarch 10, 20062–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2005–06)19–32–10Recap
62LMarch 11, 20061–2 SOLos Angeles Kings (2005–06)19–32–11Recap
63WMarch 13, 20063–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–32–11Recap
64LMarch 16, 20062–5@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)20–33–11Recap
65LMarch 18, 20061–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)20–34–11Recap
66LMarch 20, 20062–4@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–35–11Recap
67LMarch 21, 20060–6San Jose Sharks (2005–06)20–36–11Recap
68LMarch 23, 20062–7Calgary Flames (2005–06)20–37–11Recap
69LMarch 25, 20062–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2005–06)20–37–12Recap
70LMarch 27, 20061–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)20–38–12Recap
71LMarch 29, 20062–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)20–38–13Recap
72LMarch 31, 20062–4Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–39–13Recap :
April: 1–7–2 (home: 1–4–0; road: 0–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
73LApril 1, 20061–2@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–40–13Recap
74LApril 4, 20064–5 SO@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)20–40–14Recap
75LApril 6, 20060–3Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–41–14Recap
76LApril 8, 20062–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)20–42–14Recap
77WApril 9, 20062–1Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)21–42–14Recap
78LApril 11, 20060–2Nashville Predators (2005–06)21–43–14Recap
79LApril 13, 20061–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)21–44–14Recap
80LApril 15, 20062–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)21–45–14Recap
81LApril 16, 20060–3Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)21–46–14Recap
82LApril 18, 20062–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)21–46–15Recap :
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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | 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 | 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

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | 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) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jeff Hoggan | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Jay McClement | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Andy Roach | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Lee Stempniak | October 6, 2005 |
| First game | Jeff Woywitka | October 6, 2005 |
| First game | Colin Hemingway | October 19, 2005 |
| First game | Dennis Wideman | November 9, 2005 |
| First game | Jason Bacashihua | December 16, 2005 |
| First game | Jon DiSalvatore | January 19, 2006 |
| First game | Mike Glumac | January 30, 2006 |

## 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | To Edmonton Oilers Chris Pronger | To St. Louis Blues Eric BrewerDoug LynchJeff Woywitka |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | To Toronto Maple Leafs John Pohl | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
| December 9, 2005 (2005-12-09) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Boguniecki | To St. Louis Blues Steve Poapst |
| December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13) | To Edmonton Oilers Blake Evans | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
| January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29) | To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger | To St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov |
| January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30) | To Carolina Hurricanes Doug WeightRights to Erkki Rajamaki | To St. Louis Blues Jesse BoulericeMichael ZigomanisRights to Magnus Kahnberg1st-round pick in 2006Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2006Chicago’s 4th-round pick in 2007 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Vancouver Canucks Eric Weinrich | To St. Louis Blues Tomas Mojzis3rd-round pick in 2006 |

### Players acquired

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

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) | Jame Pollock | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Alexander Khavanov | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) |
| August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) | Aris Brimanis | Kloten Flyers (NLA) | Free agency |
| October 26, 2005 (2005-10-26) | Brett Scheffelmaier | | Retirement |
| December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19) | Erkki Rajamaki | Espoo Blues (Liiga) | Free agency |
| January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23) | Aaron Downey | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers |
| January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) | Simon Gamache | Nashville Predators | Waivers |
| February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03) | Craig Anderson | Chicago Blackhawks | Waivers |
| April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30) | Reinhard Divis | EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

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

## 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