# 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 80th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

## Off season

Defenseman Adrian Aucoin was named team captain.

## Regular season

The Blackhawks struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 51, and 30th overall in power-play percentage, at 12.23% (51 for 417).

### 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: 3–8–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20053–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 7, 20056–3San Jose Sharks (2005–06)1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 9, 20052–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)1–2–0Recap
4LOctober 11, 20051–4@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)1–3–0Recap
5WOctober 14, 20053–2 SO@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)2–3–0Recap
6LOctober 15, 20053–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)2–4–0Recap
7LOctober 18, 20052–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)2–5–0Recap
8WOctober 23, 20054–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)3–5–0Recap
9LOctober 25, 20053–5@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)3–6–0Recap
10LOctober 27, 20052–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–7–0Recap
11LOctober 29, 20052–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–8–0Recap :
November: 7–6–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 1, 20051–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–9–0Recap
13WNovember 2, 20056–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)4–9–0Recap
14LNovember 4, 20051–9@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)4–10–0Recap
15WNovember 6, 20052–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2005–06)5–10–0Recap
16WNovember 10, 20054–2@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)6–10–0Recap
17LNovember 11, 20052–4Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)6–11–0Recap
18WNovember 13, 20053–1Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)7–11–0Recap
19WNovember 18, 20055–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)8–11–0Recap
20WNovember 19, 20054–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)9–11–0Recap
21LNovember 22, 20051–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)9–12–0Recap
22LNovember 26, 20052–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)9–13–0Recap
23LNovember 27, 20051–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)9–14–0Recap
24WNovember 30, 20053–2Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)10–14–0Recap :
December: 3–6–4 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–2–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 2, 20052–3 SO@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)10–14–1Recap
26LDecember 3, 20053–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)10–14–2Recap
27WDecember 7, 20052–1 OTNew York Rangers (2005–06)11–14–2Recap
28WDecember 11, 20055–4 SO@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)12–14–2Recap
29LDecember 13, 20053–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)12–15–2Recap
30LDecember 15, 20053–5@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)12–16–2Recap
31WDecember 16, 20055–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)13–16–2Recap
32LDecember 18, 20053–5Dallas Stars (2005–06)13–17–2Recap
33LDecember 21, 20051–6Nashville Predators (2005–06)13–18–2Recap
34LDecember 23, 20052–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2005–06)13–18–3Recap
35LDecember 26, 20053–4 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)13–18–4Recap
36LDecember 28, 20051–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)13–19–4Recap
37LDecember 30, 20052–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)13–20–4Recap :
January: 4–8–2 (home: 3–5–2; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 2, 20062–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)13–21–4Recap
39LJanuary 3, 20060–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)13–22–4Recap
40LJanuary 5, 20062–3Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)13–23–4Recap
41LJanuary 8, 20061–5Nashville Predators (2005–06)13–24–4Recap
42WJanuary 10, 20064–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)14–24–4Recap
43LJanuary 11, 20062–5Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)14–25–4Recap
44WJanuary 13, 20064–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)15–25–4Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20062–3 SONew Jersey Devils (2005–06)15–25–5Recap
46LJanuary 17, 20061–2 OTNew York Islanders (2005–06)15–25–6Recap
47WJanuary 19, 20064–2Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)16–25–6Recap
48LJanuary 20, 20061–4@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)16–26–6Recap
49LJanuary 22, 20062–3Minnesota Wild (2005–06)16–27–6Recap
50WJanuary 26, 20062–0Calgary Flames (2005–06)17–27–6Recap
51LJanuary 29, 20063–5Calgary Flames (2005–06)17–28–6Recap :
February: 1–3–2 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52LFebruary 2, 20065–6 SO@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)17–28–7Recap
53LFebruary 4, 20060–6@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)17–29–7Recap
54WFebruary 7, 20063–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)18–29–7Recap
55LFebruary 8, 20061–2@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)18–30–7Recap
56LFebruary 11, 20064–5 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)18–30–8Recap
57LFebruary 12, 20061–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)18–31–8Recap :
March: 5–7–3 (home: 3–5–2; road: 2–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
58WMarch 1, 20063–0Nashville Predators (2005–06)19–31–8Recap
59LMarch 3, 20064–5 SOVancouver Canucks (2005–06)19–31–9Recap
60LMarch 5, 20062–7Dallas Stars (2005–06)19–32–9Recap
61WMarch 7, 20063–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–32–9Recap
62LMarch 9, 20061–2Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)20–33–9Recap
63LMarch 11, 20064–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)20–34–9Recap
64LMarch 12, 20063–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)20–35–9Recap
65WMarch 15, 20063–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)21–35–9Recap
66LMarch 17, 20061–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)21–36–9Recap
67LMarch 19, 20062–3Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)21–37–9Recap
68LMarch 23, 20063–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)21–38–9Recap
69LMarch 24, 20062–3 SO@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)21–38–10Recap
70LMarch 26, 20064–5 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)21–38–11Recap
71WMarch 29, 20063–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)22–38–11Recap
72WMarch 31, 20063–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)23–38–11Recap :
April: 3–5–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
73LApril 1, 20062–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)23–39–11Recap
74LApril 3, 20063–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)23–40–11Recap
75WApril 5, 20064–3Nashville Predators (2005–06)24–40–11Recap
76LApril 7, 20063–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (2005–06)24–40–12Recap
77LApril 8, 20061–2 SO@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)24–40–13Recap
78LApril 11, 20060–2@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)24–41–13Recap
79LApril 13, 20063–7Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)24–42–13Recap
80LApril 15, 20062–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)24–43–13Recap
81WApril 16, 20064–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)25–43–13Recap
82WApril 18, 20063–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)26–43–13Recap :
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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 19 | Kyle Calder | LW | 79 | 26 | 33 | 59 | −4 | 52 |
| 28 | Mark Bell | C | 82 | 25 | 23 | 48 | −14 | 107 |
| 39 | Tyler Arnason‡ | C | 60 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 40 |
| 14 | Rene Bourque | LW | 77 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 56 |
| 16 | Radim Vrbata† | RW | 45 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Brent Seabrook | D | 69 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 60 |
| 22 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 82 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −30 | 106 |
| 36 | Matthew Barnaby | RW | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −11 | 178 |
| 6 | Jaroslav Spacek‡ | D | 45 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 72 |
| 23 | Jim Vandermeer | D | 76 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −2 | 116 |
| 10 | Patrick Sharp† | C | 50 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 36 |
| 2 | Duncan Keith | D | 81 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −11 | 79 |
| 32 | Pavel Vorobiev | RW | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −2 | 34 |
| 17 | Michael Holmqvist | C | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −14 | 16 |
| 48 | Mark Cullen | C | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 37 | Curtis Brown | C | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −9 | 38 |
| 34 | Jim Dowd‡ | C | 60 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −5 | 38 |
| 16 | Matt Ellison‡ | RW | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −4 | 17 |
| 20 | Andy Hilbert†‡ | C | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −4 | 22 |
| 43 | James Wisniewski | D | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
| 26 | Milan Bartovic | RW | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −24 | 53 |
| 33 | Adrian Aucoin | D | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −13 | 38 |
| 52 | Dustin Byfuglien | RW | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −6 | 24 |
| 8 | Anton Babchuk‡ | D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 16 |
| 15 | Tuomo Ruutu | C | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 31 |
| 20 | Brandon Bochenski† | RW | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −9 | 8 |
| 12 | Mikhail Yakubov†‡ | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Todd Simpson‡ | D | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 116 |
| 38 | Jason Morgan | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 31 | Craig Anderson‡† | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 14 |
| 42 | Michal Barinka | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 20 |
| 56 | Mike Brown | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 53 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 10 |
| 30 | Adam Munro | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 25 | Cam Barker | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Corey Crawford | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 55 | Eric Daze | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 11 | Matt Keith | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Danny Richmond† | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 18 |
| 47 | Martin St. Pierre† | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 29 | Shawn Thornton | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 16 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| 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 |
| 53 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 1379 | 157 | 3.35 | .886 | 0 | 2815 |
| 31 | Craig Anderson‡† | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 757 | 86 | 3.32 | .886 | 1 | 1554 |
| 30 | Adam Munro | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 234 | 25 | 2.99 | .893 | 1 | 501 |
| 50 | Corey Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 3.49 | .878 | 0 | 86 |

## Awards and records
### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Rene Bourque | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Duncan Keith | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Brent Seabrook | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Cam Barker | October 14, 2005 |
| First game | Martin St. Pierre | November 4, 2005 |
| First game | Mark Cullen | November 10, 2005 |
| First game | Corey Crawford | January 22, 2006 |
| First game | James Wisniewski | February 2, 2006 |
| First game | Dustin Byfuglien | March 1, 2006 |
| 500th game played | Nikolai Khabibulin | December 11, 2005 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Travis Moen | To Chicago Blackhawks Michael Holmqvist |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jocelyn Thibault | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | To Vancouver Canucks Steve McCarthy | To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | To Buffalo Sabres Michael Leighton | To Chicago Blackhawks Milan Bartovic |
| November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) | To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks Andy Hilbert |
| December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ellison3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks Eric MelochePatrick Sharp |
| December 29, 2005 (2005-12-29) | To Carolina Hurricanes Future considerations | To Chicago Blackhawks Radim Vrbata |
| January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20) | To Carolina Hurricanes Anton Babchuk4th-round pick in 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks Danny RichmondColumbus’ 4th-round pick in 2006 |
| January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) | To Edmonton Oilers Jaroslav Spacek | To Chicago Blackhawks Rights to Tony Salmelainen |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Montreal Canadiens Todd Simpson | To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Ottawa Senators Tyler Arnason | To Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Bochenski2nd-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Colorado Avalanche Jim Dowd | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Adrian Aucoin | New York Islanders | 4-year | Free agency |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Martin Lapointe | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Jaroslav Spacek | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Mark Cullen | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Jim Dowd | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Nikolai Khabibulin | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Mike Brown | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | Todd Simpson | Herning Blue Fox (Denmark) | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) | Martin St. Pierre | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03) | Craig Anderson | St. Louis Blues | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Bryan Berard | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Scott Nichol | Nashville Predators | Free agency (V) |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Stephane Robidas | Dallas Stars | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Marty Wilford | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Steve Poapst | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | Eric Nickulas | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 2005 (2005-09) | Brandin Cote | Nottingham Panthers (EIHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) | Scott Balan | Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) | Craig Anderson | Boston Bruins | Waivers |
| January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) | Mikhail Yakubov | Florida Panthers | Waivers |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | Andy Hilbert | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Dustin Byfuglien | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Corey Crawford | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Colin Fraser | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Brent Seabrook | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Shawn Thornton | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | Ajay Baines | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Tyler Arnason | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Mark Bell | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Craig Anderson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Cam Barker | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Michael Holmqvist | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Quintin Laing | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Michael Leighton | 1-year | Re-signing |
| November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) | Andy Hilbert | 1-year | Re-signing |
| November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) | Mikhail Yakubov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16) | Adam Burish | 2-year | Entry-level |
| May 24, 2006 (2006-05-24) | Mike Blunden | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 25, 2006 (2006-05-25) | Dave Bolland | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26) | Adam Berti | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) | Bryan Bickell | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) | Troy Brouwer | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) | Jonas Nordquist | 1-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 7 | Jack Skille | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Michael Blunden | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 2 | 54 | Dan Bertram | Canada | Boston College (Hockey East) |
| 3 | 68 | Evan Brophey | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 4 | 108 | Niklas Hjalmarsson | Sweden | HV71 Jr. (Sweden) |
| 4 | 113 | Nathan Davis | United States | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 117 | Denis Istomin | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
| 5 | 134 | Brennan Turner | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
| 6 | 167 | Joe Fallon | United States | University of Vermont (ECAC) |
| 6 | 188 | Joe Charlebois | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 7 | 202 | David Kuchejda | Czech Republic | HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) |
| 7 | 203 | Adam Hobson | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |