# 2005–06 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2005–06 Colorado Avalanche season was the 11th operational season and 10th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. As well as the franchise's 27th season in the National Hockey League and 34th season overall.

## Regular season
### Final 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

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 6–4–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20053–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 8, 20053–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 10, 20057–3Calgary Flames (2005–06)2–1–0Recap
4LOctober 12, 20054–5Nashville Predators (2005–06)2–2–0Recap
5LOctober 14, 20052–3 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)2–2–1Recap
6LOctober 19, 20054–5Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)2–3–1Recap
7WOctober 21, 20057–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)3–3–1Recap
8LOctober 22, 20054–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)3–4–1Recap
9WOctober 25, 20055–3Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)4–4–1Recap
10WOctober 27, 20056–2Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)5–4–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20054–3 OTVancouver Canucks (2005–06)6–4–1Recap :
November: 8–5–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 5–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 3, 20054–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)7–4–1Recap
13LNovember 5, 20052–3 SODallas Stars (2005–06)7–4–2Recap
14WNovember 8, 20055–2San Jose Sharks (2005–06)8–4–2Recap
15WNovember 10, 20055–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)9–4–2Recap
16LNovember 12, 20053–5@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)9–5–2Recap
17LNovember 14, 20052–5Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)9–6–2Recap
18WNovember 16, 20053–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)10–6–2Recap
19WNovember 18, 20053–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)11–6–2Recap
20LNovember 19, 20053–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)11–7–2Recap
21LNovember 21, 20052–3 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)11–7–3Recap
22LNovember 23, 20053–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)11–8–3Recap
23WNovember 25, 20055–0@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)12–8–3Recap
24WNovember 27, 20056–2Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)13–8–3Recap
25WNovember 29, 20053–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)14–8–3Recap
26LNovember 30, 20052–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)14–9–3Recap :
December: 6–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27LDecember 4, 20054–6Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)14–10–3Recap
28WDecember 7, 20054–1Boston Bruins (2005–06)15–10–3Recap
29WDecember 9, 20054–3 SO@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)16–10–3Recap
30LDecember 10, 20053–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)16–11–3Recap
31LDecember 12, 20052–6Ottawa Senators (2005–06)16–12–3Recap
32LDecember 17, 20054–5@ New York Islanders (2005–06)16–13–3Recap
33WDecember 18, 20052–1@ New York Rangers (2005–06)17–13–3Recap
34LDecember 20, 20052–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)17–14–3Recap
35WDecember 22, 20054–3Minnesota Wild (2005–06)18–14–3Recap
36LDecember 23, 20053–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)18–15–3Recap
37WDecember 26, 20057–4Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)19–15–3Recap
38LDecember 28, 20053–5Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)19–16–3Recap
39LDecember 30, 20052–5@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)19–17–3Recap
40WDecember 31, 20055–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)20–17–3Recap :
January: 9–2–2 (home: 7–1–2; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41WJanuary 3, 20063–0Nashville Predators (2005–06)21–17–3Recap
42WJanuary 5, 20064–2@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)22–17–3Recap
43WJanuary 7, 20063–2 SOColumbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)23–17–3Recap
44WJanuary 9, 20066–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)24–17–3Recap
45WJanuary 11, 20062–1Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)25–17–3Recap
46WJanuary 14, 20064–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)26–17–3Recap
47WJanuary 17, 20065–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)27–17–3Recap
48LJanuary 19, 20062–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)27–18–3Recap
49LJanuary 21, 20063–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)27–19–3Recap
50WJanuary 24, 20067–4Calgary Flames (2005–06)28–19–3Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20062–3 SODallas Stars (2005–06)28–19–4Recap
52LJanuary 28, 20063–4 SOVancouver Canucks (2005–06)28–19–5Recap
53WJanuary 31, 20063–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)29–19–5Recap :
February: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 2, 20063–4 OT@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)29–19–6Recap
55LFebruary 4, 20060–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)29–20–6Recap
56WFebruary 7, 20065–2Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)30–20–6Recap
57WFebruary 9, 20062–1@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)31–20–6Recap
58WFebruary 10, 20064–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)32–20–6Recap
59LFebruary 12, 20063–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)32–21–6Recap
60WFebruary 28, 20064–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)33–21–6Recap :
March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 4–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61WMarch 2, 20061–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)34–21–6Recap
62LMarch 4, 20063–5@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)34–22–6Recap
63LMarch 5, 20063–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)34–23–6Recap
64WMarch 7, 20062–1 SO@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)35–23–6Recap
65WMarch 9, 20062–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)36–23–6Recap
66WMarch 12, 20063–0Calgary Flames (2005–06)37–23–6Recap
67LMarch 13, 20063–4@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)37–24–6Recap
68LMarch 19, 20065–6@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)37–25–6Recap
69WMarch 20, 20065–0@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)38–25–6Recap
70LMarch 22, 20064–5 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)38–25–7Recap
71WMarch 25, 20063–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)39–25–7Recap
72LMarch 26, 20063–4 SOEdmonton Oilers (2005–06)39–25–8Recap
73WMarch 28, 20064–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)40–25–8Recap
74LMarch 31, 20063–6@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)40–26–8Recap :
April: 3–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 3, 20064–3Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)41–26–8Recap
76LApril 5, 20061–2San Jose Sharks (2005–06)41–27–8Recap
77WApril 8, 20064–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)42–27–8Recap
78LApril 9, 20062–5Minnesota Wild (2005–06)42–28–8Recap
79WApril 11, 20066–4Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)43–28–8Recap
80LApril 13, 20060–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)43–29–8Recap
81LApril 15, 20063–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)43–29–9Recap
82LApril 17, 20062–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)43–30–9Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars – Avalanche win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 22, 20065–2@ Dallas StarsAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 20065–4 OT@ Dallas StarsAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 26, 20064–3 OTDallas StarsAvalanche lead 3–0Recap
4LApril 28, 20061–4Dallas StarsAvalanche lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 30, 20063–2 OT@ Dallas StarsAvalanche win 4–1Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 5, 20060–5@ Anaheim Mighty DucksMighty Ducks lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 7, 20060–3@ Anaheim Mighty DucksMighty Ducks lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 9, 20063–4 OTAnaheim Mighty DucksMighty Ducks lead 3–0Recap
4LMay 11, 20061–4Anaheim Mighty DucksMighty Ducks win 4–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 Avalanche only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche 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 |
| 19 | Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| 18 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 71 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| 23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Rob Blake | D | 81 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 2 | 94 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 40 | Marek Svatos | RW | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | John-Michael Liles | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 87 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| 14 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 27 |
| 53 | Brett McLean | C | 82 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −7 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 |
| 71 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 4 |
| 5 | Brett Clark | D | 80 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 81 | 16 | 18 | 34 | −2 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
| 22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −7 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 10 |
| 13 | Dan Hinote | RW | 73 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 31 |
| 12 | Brad Richardson | C | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
| 11 | Cody McCormick | C | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Bob Boughner | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Brad May | LW | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −14 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 8 | Wojtek Wolski | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| 34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 27 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jim Dowd† | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 1 | David Aebischer‡ | G | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Peter Budaj | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vitali Kolesnik | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Paul Healey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | Jose Theodore† | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
| 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 |
| 1 | David Aebischer‡ | 43 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1233 | 123 | 2.98 | .900 | 3 | 2477 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Peter Budaj | 34 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 864 | 86 | 2.86 | .900 | 2 | 1803 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Vitali Kolesnik | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 20 | 3.24 | .888 | 0 | 370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Jose Theodore† | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 15 | 3.04 | .887 | 0 | 296 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 296 | 29 | 3.04 | .902 | 0 | 573 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | David Aebischer (January 9) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Wojtek Wolski | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Peter Budaj | October 8, 2005 |
| First game | Brad Richardson | November 27, 2005 |
| First game | Vitali Kolesnik | December 7, 2005 |

## Transactions

The Avalanche 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 Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 | To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005Ottawa’s 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | To Calgary Flames Philippe Sauve | To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2006 |
| March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) | To Montreal Canadiens David Aebischer | To Colorado Avalanche Jose Theodore |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2006 | To Colorado Avalanche Jim Dowd |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | To San Jose Sharks Conditional draft pick | To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Patrice Brisebois | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Pierre Turgeon | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Brad May | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Andrew Brunette | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Paul Healey | Florida Panthers | | Free agency |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Vitali Kolesnik | Kazzinc-Torpedo (VHL) | | Free agency |
| August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) | Curtis Leschyshyn | Ottawa Senators | | Free agency |
| October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | Dan DaSilva | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | | Free agency |
| October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | Mitch Love | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14) | D. J. Smith | | Retirement (VI) |
| July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) | Mathieu Darche | Fuchse Duisburg (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 9, 2005 (2005-07-09) | Andre Savage | Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Chris Gratton | Florida Panthers | Compliance buyout |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | Sergei Klyazmin | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Adam Foote | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Peter Forsberg | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Dennis Bonvie | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) | Jeff Ulmer | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) | Vincent Damphousse | | Retirement (III) |
| September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16) | Agris Saviels | HK Riga 2000 (BHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) | Darby Hendrickson | EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) | Peter Worrell | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) | Chris Bala | Reading Royals (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) | Curtis Leschyshyn | | Retirement |
| April 10, 2006 (2006-04-10) | Mikko Viitanen | Lukko (Liiga) | Free agency |
| June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) | Bob Boughner | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Kurt Sauer | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Alex Tanguay | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Milan Hejduk | 5-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | Karlis Skrastins | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Jeff Finger | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Dan Hinote | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Marek Svatos | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | David Aebischer | | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Peter Budaj | | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Brett Clark | | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Tom Lawson | | Re-signing |
| August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) | John-Michael Liles | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15) | Wojtek Wolski | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | Michael Vernace | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Colorado'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) |
| 2 | 34 | Ryan Stoa | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
| 2 | 44 | Paul Stastny | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 2 | 47 | Tom Fritsche | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 2 | 52 | Chris Durand | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 3 | 88 | T. J. Hensick | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 4 | 124 | Ray Macias | United States | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 6 | 166 | Jason Lynch | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 6 | 168 | Justin Mercier | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
| 7 | 222 | Kyle Cumiskey | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |