# 2005–06 San Jose Sharks season

The 2005–06 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season

On November 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded Joe Thornton - who was the team's leading scorer at the time by a substantial margin - to the San Jose Sharks in a four-player deal which sent Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart to Boston.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 4 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 5 | 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
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

In the first round of the 2006 NHL Western Conference playoffs, the fifth-seeded Sharks defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games. The two teams split the first two games in Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center, but when the series shifted to San Jose's HP Pavilion, the Sharks took both games and a stranglehold on the series. The Sharks then finished off the Predators when the series moved back to Nashville, taking Game 5, 2–1.
The Sharks then moved on to the second round, facing the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers, who had upset the heavily favored, top-seeded Detroit Red Wings. The Sharks took the first two games in San Jose by identical 2–1 scores, but when the series shifted to Rexall Place in Edmonton, the Oilers never lost again in the series, taking two in Edmonton, one in San Jose and another back in Edmonton to complete the 4–2 series victory, setting up a Western Conference Final match-up against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20052–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20053–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)0–2–0Recap
3WOctober 8, 20057–6@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 12, 20054–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)2–2–0Recap
5WOctober 15, 20054–3Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)3–2–0Recap
6LOctober 17, 20052–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–2–1Recap
7LOctober 19, 20051–6@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)3–3–1Recap
8LOctober 21, 20051–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)3–4–1Recap
9LOctober 22, 20051–2@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)3–5–1Recap
10WOctober 26, 20055–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)4–5–1Recap
11WOctober 28, 20055–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)5–5–1Recap
12WOctober 29, 20053–2 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)6–5–1Recap :
November: 2–7–3 (home: 1–3–2; road: 1–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 2, 20053–2 OTNashville Predators (2005–06)7–5–1Recap
14WNovember 4, 20051–0 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)8–5–1Recap
15LNovember 5, 20051–3Minnesota Wild (2005–06)8–6–1Recap
16LNovember 8, 20052–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)8–7–1Recap
17LNovember 12, 20052–3 SODallas Stars (2005–06)8–7–2Recap
18LNovember 16, 20051–3Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)8–8–2Recap
19LNovember 19, 20053–4 SOPhoenix Coyotes (2005–06)8–8–3Recap
20LNovember 21, 20051–2 SO@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)8–8–4Recap
21LNovember 23, 20052–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)8–9–4Recap
22LNovember 24, 20052–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)8–10–4Recap
23LNovember 26, 20056–7Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)8–11–4Recap
24LNovember 30, 20051–4@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)8–12–4Recap :
December: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 2, 20055–0@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)9–12–4Recap
26WDecember 3, 20055–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)10–12–4Recap
27WDecember 6, 20055–3Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)11–12–4Recap
28WDecember 8, 20056–2Florida Panthers (2005–06)12–12–4Recap
29WDecember 10, 20054–3Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)13–12–4Recap
30WDecember 16, 20054–1Washington Capitals (2005–06)14–12–4Recap
31LDecember 18, 20054–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)14–13–4Recap
32WDecember 20, 20054–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)15–13–4Recap
33LDecember 22, 20051–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)15–14–4Recap
34LDecember 23, 20051–2 SOSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)15–14–5Recap
35LDecember 26, 20053–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)15–15–5Recap
36LDecember 28, 20054–5Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)15–16–5Recap
37WDecember 30, 20055–2Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)16–16–5Recap :
January: 7–3–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38WJanuary 5, 20066–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)17–16–5Recap
39WJanuary 7, 20063–2Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)18–16–5Recap
40WJanuary 10, 20066–2@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)19–16–5Recap
41WJanuary 12, 20062–0@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)20–16–5Recap
42LJanuary 14, 20062–6@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)20–17–5Recap
43WJanuary 16, 20063–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)21–17–5Recap
44LJanuary 19, 20062–3 SOEdmonton Oilers (2005–06)21–17–6Recap
45WJanuary 21, 20064–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)22–17–6Recap
46WJanuary 24, 20064–1Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)23–17–6Recap
47LJanuary 26, 20060–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)23–18–6Recap
48LJanuary 28, 20062–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)23–19–6Recap
49LJanuary 30, 20062–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)23–19–7Recap :
February: 5–2–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50WFebruary 1, 20066–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)24–19–7Recap
51LFebruary 2, 20062–3 SOMinnesota Wild (2005–06)24–19–8Recap
52LFebruary 4, 20060–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)24–20–8Recap
53LFebruary 6, 20063–4Calgary Flames (2005–06)24–21–8Recap
54WFebruary 8, 20062–1Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)25–21–8Recap
55WFebruary 10, 20066–3Dallas Stars (2005–06)26–21–8Recap
56WFebruary 12, 20065–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)27–21–8Recap
57WFebruary 28, 20065–1Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)28–21–8Recap :
March: 8–5–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
58LMarch 3, 20062–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)28–22–8Recap
59LMarch 4, 20060–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)28–23–8Recap
60LMarch 7, 20064–5 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)28–23–9Recap
61WMarch 9, 20065–2Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)29–23–9Recap
62WMarch 11, 20063–2 OTNashville Predators (2005–06)30–23–9Recap
63WMarch 13, 20064–3Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)31–23–9Recap
64WMarch 16, 20065–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)32–23–9Recap
65LMarch 18, 20063–4 SODallas Stars (2005–06)32–23–10Recap
66WMarch 19, 20066–5Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)33–23–10Recap
67WMarch 21, 20066–0@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)34–23–10Recap
68LMarch 23, 20060–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)34–24–10Recap
69WMarch 25, 20065–1@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)35–24–10Recap
70WMarch 26, 20065–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)36–24–10Recap
71LMarch 28, 20061–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)36–25–10Recap
72LMarch 30, 20062–5Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)36–26–10Recap :
April: 8–1–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 5–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
73LApril 1, 20063–4 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2005–06)36–26–11Recap
74WApril 3, 20063–2 OT@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)37–26–11Recap
75WApril 5, 20062–1@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)38–26–11Recap
76WApril 6, 20065–0@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)39–26–11Recap
77WApril 9, 20064–1Dallas Stars (2005–06)40–26–11Recap
78WApril 10, 20063–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)41–26–11Recap
79WApril 12, 20065–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)42–26–11Recap
80WApril 13, 20065–3Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)43–26–11Recap
81WApril 15, 20066–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)44–26–11Recap
82LApril 17, 20060–4Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)44–27–11Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Nashville Predators – Sharks win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 21, 20063–4@ Nashville PredatorsPredators lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 23, 20063–0@ Nashville PredatorsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 25, 20064–1Nashville PredatorsSharks lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 27, 20065–4Nashville PredatorsSharks lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 30, 20062–1@ Nashville PredatorsSharks win 4–1Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers – Oilers win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 7, 20062–1Edmonton OilersSharks lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 8, 20062–1Edmonton OilersSharks lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 10, 20062–3 3OT@ Edmonton OilersSharks lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 12, 20063–6@ Edmonton OilersSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 14, 20063–6Edmonton OilersOilers lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 17, 20060–2@ Edmonton OilersOilers win 4–2Recap :
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 Sharks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks 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 |
| 14 | Jonathan Cheechoo | RW | 82 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 23 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 19 | Joe Thornton† | C | 58 | 20 | 72 | 92 | 31 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −4 | 12 |
| 12 | Patrick Marleau | C | 82 | 34 | 52 | 86 | −12 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 28 | Nils Ekman | LW | 77 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 8 |
| 42 | Tom Preissing | D | 74 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Milan Michalek | RW | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | Steve Bernier | RW | 39 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Alyn McCauley | C | 76 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −3 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Mark Smith | C | 80 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Scott Hannan | D | 81 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | Christian Ehrhoff | D | 64 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Kyle McLaren | D | 77 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Grant Stevenson | C | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 11 | Marcel Goc | C | 81 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Scott Thornton | LW | 71 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −8 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 19 | Marco Sturm‡ | LW | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Niko Dimitrakos‡ | RW | 45 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Brad Stuart‡ | D | 23 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Josh Langfeld‡ | RW | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Wayne Primeau‡ | C | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ville Nieminen† | LW | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 24 |
| 25 | Matt Carle† | D | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Patrick Rissmiller | LW | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Rob Davison | D | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Josh Gorges | D | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 29 | Ryane Clowe | RW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jim Fahey | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Scott Parker | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Matt Carkner | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Douglas Murray | D | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Vesa Toskala | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | Nolan Schaefer | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| 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 |
| 35 | Vesa Toskala | 37 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 878 | 87 | 2.56 | .901 | 2 | 2039 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 311 | 28 | 2.45 | .910 | 1 | 686 |
| 20 | Evgeni Nabokov | 45 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 1160 | 133 | 3.10 | .885 | 1 | 2575 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 | .750 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | Nolan Schaefer | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 11 | 1.88 | .920 | 1 | 352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Art Ross Trophy | Joe Thornton |
| League (annual) | Hart Memorial Trophy | Joe Thornton |
| League (annual) | Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy | Jonathan Cheechoo |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Joe Thornton (Center) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Vesa Toskala (March 27) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Vesa Toskala (April 10) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Patrick Marleau (December 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Joe Thornton (December 12) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Patrick Marleau (February 13) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Jonathan Cheechoo & Joe Thornton (April 17) |
| Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Joe Thornton |
| Team | Sharks Rookie of the Year | Milan Michalek |
| Team | Three Stars of the Year | Jonathan Cheechoo |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ryane Clowe | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Josh Gorges | October 7, 2005 |
| First game | Nolan Schaefer | October 26, 2005 |
| First game | Steve Bernier | November 4, 2005 |
| First game | Grant Stevenson | November 23, 2005 |
| First game | Douglas Murray | December 2, 2005 |
| First game | Matt Carkner | February 6, 2006 |
| First game | Matt Carle | March 25, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Sharks 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 Atlanta Thrashers 1st-round pick in 20052nd-round pick in 20057th-round pick in 2005 | To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 2005 |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 20054th-round pick in 2006 |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5th-round pick in 2005 | To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 20057th-round pick in 2006 |
| November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) | To Boston Bruins Wayne PrimeauBrad StuartMarco Sturm | To San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton |
| March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) | To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To San Jose Sharks Ville Nieminen |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Niko Dimitrakos | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Michael Vernace | To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2006 or 2007 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) | Josh Langfeld | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19) | Brad Staubitz | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| January 16, 2006 (2006-01-16) | Mike Iggulden | Cleveland Barons (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 2, 2005 (2005-06-02) | David Cloutier | HC TWK Innsbruck (EBEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Mike Rathje | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Miroslav Zalesak | Washington Capitals | Free agency (VI) |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | Alexander Korolyuk | HC Vityaz (RSL) | Free agency (II) |
| September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) | Aaron Gill | Trenton Titans (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19) | Scott Ford | Trenton Titans (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 31, 2006 (2006-01-31) | Josh Langfeld | Boston Bruins | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Steve Bernier | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Patrick Ehelechner | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Josh Hennessy | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Rob Davison | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Jim Fahey | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | Nils Ekman | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Tom Preissing | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Wayne Primeau | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Niko Dimitrakos | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Kyle McLaren | 3-year | Extension |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Matt Carkner | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Patrick Marleau | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Douglas Murray | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Scott Parker | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Josh Prudden | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Nolan Schaefer | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Garrett Stafford | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Brad Stuart | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Marco Sturm | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Tom Cavanagh | | Entry-level |
| August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) | Alexander Korolyuk | 1-year | Arbitration decision |
| September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) | Ryane Clowe | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) | Patrick Rissmiller | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) | Jonathan Tremblay | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19) | Lukas Kaspar | 3-year | Entry-level |
| February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) | Jonathan Cheechoo | 5-year | Extension |
| February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) | Evgeni Nabokov | 4-year | Extension |
| February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27) | Vesa Toskala | 2-year | Extension |
| March 19, 2006 (2006-03-19) | Matt Carle | | Entry-level |
| April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08) | Devin Setoguchi | | Entry-level |
| April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08) | Dan Spang | | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) | Thomas Greiss | | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) | Michal Macho | | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

San Jose'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 | 8 | Devin Setoguchi | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 112 | Alex Stalock | United States | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 5 | 140 | Taylor Dakers | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
| 5 | 149 | Derek Joslin | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 5 | 162 | P. J. Fenton | United States | University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East) |
| 6 | 183 | Will Colbert | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 6 | 193 | Tony Lucia | United States | Wayzata High School (USHS-MN) |