2005–06 New Jersey Devils season explained

League:NHL
Season:2005–06
Year:2005
Team:New Jersey Devils
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:3rd
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:1st
Record:46–27–9
Homerecord:27–11–3
Roadrecord:19–16–6
Goalsfor:242
Goalsagainst:229
Generalmanager:Lou Lamoriello
Coach:Larry Robinson (Oct–Dec)
Lou Lamoriello (Dec–May) interim
Captain:Vacant
Altcaptain:Patrik Elias (Jan-Apr)
John Madden
Alexander Mogilny (Oct–Jan)
Colin White
Brian Rafalski
Arena:Continental Airlines Arena
Attendance:14,230[1]
Minorleague:Albany River Rats
Goalsleader:Brian Gionta (48)
Assistsleader:Scott Gomez (51)
Pointsleader:Brian Gionta (89)
Plusminusleader:Brian Gionta (+18)
Pimleader:Cam Janssen and Colin White (91)
Winsleader:Martin Brodeur (43)
Gaaleader:Martin Brodeur (2.57)
Divisionwin:yes

The 2005–06 New Jersey Devils season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 24th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] It was the team's first season back after the NHL canceled the previous season, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Devils rallied from a poor first half of the season to win the Atlantic Division title on the last day of the season. For the first time, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a playoff series, sweeping their rivals in their opening-round matchup.

Season overview

Many of the Devils' players had played in other leagues while the NHL was inactive due to the lockout. Most notably was Patrik Elias, who missed the first 39 games of the season due to catching Hepatitis A while playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Superleague (RSL).[3] With many new rule changes for the 2005–06 season, the Devils had to change their style of play. Martin Brodeur, one of the best puck-handling goalies, could no longer use this to his advantage as before, since restrictions were placed on where goalies could handle the puck. The Devils also lost long-time captain Scott Stevens and his physically punishing style of play to retirement, as well as another longtime defenseman, Scott Niedermayer, to free agency. Eventually, Niedermeyer signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, joining his brother, Rob.

In July 2005, the team announced that Head Coach Pat Burns would not return for the season after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in little more than a year.[4] Assistant Coach Larry Robinson, the team's head coach from 2000 to 2002, was promoted to start the season.

On September 16, 2005, longtime Devils owner John McMullen passed away. In honor of his memory, the Devils jerseys had a small "JM" patch on them.[5]

The Devils struggled early in the 2005–06 season, ending the 2005 calendar year with a 16–18–5 record.[6] Robinson resigned as head coach on December 19, and Lamoriello moved down to the bench.[7] Once Elias returned from his bout with hepatitis, the team quickly turned around with a nine-game winning streak, finishing 46–27–9 after a season-ending 11-game winning streak capped with a dramatic 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. During that final victory, which clinched the Devils' sixth division title, Brian Gionta set a new team record for goals in a season with 48, topping Pat Verbeek's 46.[8] The win streak to close the year was also an NHL record.[9]

On April 29, 2006, the Devils won their first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the New York Rangers four games to none, extending their winning streak to 15 games and marking the first time the Devils defeated their cross-river rival in a playoff series. The team's season ended in the next round with a 4–1 Game 5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, who eventually won the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

The Devils were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 349 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 3.[10]

Season standings

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

The first two games of the series were held at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The Devils took commanding victories in Games 1 and 2, 6–1 and 4–1, respectively. Games 3 and 4 were held at Madison Square Garden. The Devils won Game 3 (3–0) and swept the series in Game 4 by a score of 4–2.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

The series opened at RBC Center in Raleigh. The Hurricanes won Game 1, 6–0, and Game 2, 3–2, in overtime. Games 3 and 4 shifted to Continental Airlines Arena. The Hurricanes took a 3–2 win in Game 3, but the Devils won 5–1 in Game 4. Game 5 shifted back to Raleigh and Carolina beat New Jersey 4–1, winning the series 4–1.

Schedule and results

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 1|| September 25, 2005 || 3–2 SO || New York Islanders || 1–0–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 2|| September 27, 2005 || 3–1 || New York Rangers || 2–0–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 3|| September 29, 2005 || 2–3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 4|| September 30, 2005 || 5–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 5|| October 2, 2005 || 2–3 || @ New York Rangers || 3–2–0|-|-| Legend:

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 5, 2005||5–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 7, 2005||2–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 8, 2005||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2005–06) ||2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||October 13, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2005–06) ||2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 15, 2005||1–6 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||2–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 18, 2005||4–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2005–06) ||3–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 20, 2005||6–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 22, 2005||3–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) ||4–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||October 26, 2005||3–6 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||4–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 28, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) ||5–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||October 29, 2005||5–4 SO|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||6–5–0 || |-|- align="center" |12||L||November 1, 2005||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||6–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|13||L||November 3, 2005||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2005–06) ||6–6–1 || |- align="center" |14||L||November 5, 2005||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2005–06) ||6–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 8, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2005–06) ||6–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 11, 2005||4–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||7–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 12, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||8–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|18||L||November 15, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) ||8–8–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 18, 2005||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||9–8–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 19, 2005||4–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||9–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |21||W||November 23, 2005||5–1 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) ||10–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |22||W||November 25, 2005||8–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||11–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||November 29, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||12–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|24||L||November 30, 2005||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||12–10–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||December 3, 2005||3–2 SO|| align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2005–06) ||13–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 6, 2005||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) ||13–11–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 7, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2005–06) ||13–12–2 || |- align="center" |28||L||December 9, 2005||3–4 SO|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) ||13–12–3 || |- align="center" |29||L||December 11, 2005||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) ||13–12–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 13, 2005||2–1 SO|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) ||14–12–4 || |- align="center" |31||L||December 15, 2005||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) ||14–12–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 17, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||14–13–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |33||W||December 20, 2005||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2005–06) ||15–13–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|34||L||December 21, 2005||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||15–14–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 23, 2005||0–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) ||15–15–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||December 26, 2005||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||15–16–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 28, 2005||7–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||16–16–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||December 29, 2005||2–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||16–17–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|39||L||December 31, 2005||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||16–18–5 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |40||W||January 3, 2006||3–0 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2005–06) ||17–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 5, 2006||5–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||18–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||January 7, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) ||19–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 9, 2006||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||20–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 13, 2006||3–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) ||21–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 15, 2006||3–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) ||22–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |46||W||January 17, 2006||5–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) ||23–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 19, 2006||4–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) ||24–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |48||W||January 21, 2006||3–2 SO|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2005–06) ||25–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 22, 2006||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2005–06) ||25–19–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |50||W||January 24, 2006||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||26–19–5 || |- align="center" |51||L||January 26, 2006||0–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||26–19–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||January 27, 2006||0–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) ||26–20–6 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |53||W||February 1, 2006||5–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||27–20–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||February 3, 2006||3–0 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||28–20–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 4, 2006||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||28–21–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |56||W||February 7, 2006||7–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||29–21–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 9, 2006||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||30–21–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 11, 2006||1–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2005–06) ||30–22–6 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |59||W||March 1, 2006||2–1 SO|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||31–22–6 || |- align="center" |60||L||March 2, 2006||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||31–22–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |61||W||March 4, 2006||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2005–06) ||32–22–7 || |- align="center" |62||L||March 7, 2006||1–2 SO|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||32–22–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |63||W||March 10, 2006||4–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||33–22–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|64||L||March 11, 2006||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||33–23–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|65||L||March 14, 2006||1–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2005–06) ||33–24–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |66||W||March 16, 2006||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||34–24–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 19, 2006||0–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||34–25–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|68||L||March 21, 2006||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||34–26–8 || |- align="center" |69||L||March 23, 2006||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) ||34–26–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 24, 2006||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||35–26–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 26, 2006||3–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||35–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |72||W||March 28, 2006||3–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||36–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 30, 2006||3–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) ||37–27–9 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |74||W||April 1, 2006||4–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||38–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |75||W||April 2, 2006||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||39–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |76||W||April 5, 2006||6–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||40–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |77||W||April 8, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||41–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |78||W||April 9, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2005–06) ||42–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||April 11, 2006||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||43–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |80||W||April 13, 2006||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||44–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |81||W||April 16, 2006||5–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||45–27–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 18, 2006||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||46–27–9 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 ||W|| April 22, 2006 || 6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers || 19,040 || Devils lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 ||W|| April 24, 2006 || 4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers || 19,040 || Devils lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 ||W|| April 26, 2006 || 3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || 18,200 || Devils lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 ||W|| April 29, 2006 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || 18,200 || Devils win 4–0 || |-|- align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 ||L|| May 6, 2006 || 0–6 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes || 18,730 || Hurricanes lead 1–0 || |- align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L|| May 8, 2006 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes || 18,730 || Hurricanes lead 2–0 || |- align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 ||L|| May 10, 2006 || 2–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes || 16,862 || Hurricanes lead 3–0 || |- align=center bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 ||W|| May 13, 2006 || 5–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes || 17,585 || Hurricanes lead 3–1 || |- align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| May 14, 2006 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes || 18,730 || Hurricanes win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
14 RW 82 48 41 89 18 46 9 3 4 7 −1 2
23 C 82 33 51 84 8 42 9 5 4 9 −1 6
15 RW 80 19 34 53 −1 74 9 3 10 13 5 16
28 D 82 6 43 49 0 36 9 1 8 9 3 2
26 LW 38 16 29 45 11 20 9 6 10 16 5 4
18 LW 82 15 22 37 −4 46 9 2 0 2 5 2
7 D 80 5 32 37 1 32 9 0 3 3 6 4
11 C 82 16 20 36 −7 36 9 4 1 5 2 8
9 LW 81 14 18 32 −1 28 9 1 2 3 0 2
22 C 69 12 13 25 0 16 3 0 0 0 −1 0
89 RW 34 12 13 25 −7 6
29 RW 76 8 17 25 −18 70 7 0 1 1 0 8
20 LW 82 10 10 20 2 16 9 1 4 5 1 0
5 D 73 3 14 17 −2 91 4 0 0 0 0 4
8 D 35 1 11 12 −14 27
24 D 62 1 10 11 2 40 7 0 0 0 5 4
10 C 67 5 5 10 −4 32 9 0 0 0 −1 8
2 D 29 4 5 9 −9 26
21 D 18 1 7 8 3 8 9 0 0 0 0 4
6 D 36 0 6 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
2 D 27 0 6 6 −5 36
2 D 38 0 4 4 5 21 8 0 2 2 −1 12
30 G 73 0 3 3 4 9 0 0 0 2
19 LW 11 1 1 2 −1 10
27 RW 10 1 1 2 −2 2
16 RW 1 1 0 1 −2 0
16 C 16 1 0 1 −1 38 8 0 0 0 0 16
17 LW 14 0 1 1 −3 22
40 G 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 RW 47 0 0 0 −3 91 9 0 0 0 0 26
8 D 18 0 0 0 −3 14 6 1 0 1 −1 6
19 LW 3 0 0 0 −2 0
21 C 12 0 0 0 −6 4
19 LW 8 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
30 73 43 23 7 2105 187 2.57 .911 5 4365 9 5 4 261 20 2.25 .923 1 533
40 13 3 4 2 295 35 3.35 .881 0 627 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 1.000 0 7

Awards and records

Awards

Martin Brodeur also finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.[11]

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)		NHL Second All-Star TeamMartin Brodeur (Goaltender)[12]
League
(in-season)		NHL Defensive Player of the MonthMartin Brodeur (January)[13]
NHL Defensive Player of the WeekMartin Brodeur (January 18)[14]
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekScott Gomez (April 9)[15]
TeamDevils' Players' PlayerJay Pandolfo
Hugh Delano Unsung HeroJay Pandolfo
Most Valuable DevilBrian Gionta
Three-Star AwardBrian Gionta

Transactions

The Devils 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.[16]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
September 26, 2005To Washington Capitals
Jeff Friesen		To New Jersey Devils
Conditional draft pick in 2006		[17]
November 25, 2005To Phoenix Coyotes
Pascal Rheaume
Ray Schultz
Steven Spencer		To New Jersey Devils
Brad Ference		[18]
March 8, 2006To Toronto Maple Leafs
Aleksander Suglobov		To New Jersey Devils
Ken Klee		[19]
March 9, 2006To New York Islanders
3rd-round pick in 2006		To New Jersey Devils
Brad Lukowich		[20]
March 9, 2006To Vancouver Canucks
Sean Brown		To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2006
March 9, 2006To Calgary Flames
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2006		To New Jersey Devils
Jason Wiemer		[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
2-year Free agency[22]
2-year Free agency
Albany River Rats (AHL) Free agency[23]
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) Free agency[24]
Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) Free agency
2-year Free agency[25]
Miami University (CCHA) Free agency[26]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
N/A HK Riga 2000 (BHL) Free agency (UFA) [27]
Leksands IF (SHL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
Mora IK (SHL) Free agency (UFA) [29]
Free agency (III) [30]
Free agency (UFA) [31]
Free agency (UFA) [32]
Retirement (III) [33]
Phil Cole Augusta Lynx (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
Retirement (VI) [35]
Retirement [36]
Espoo Blues (Liiga) Free agency[37]
HIFK (Liiga) Free agency [38]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
2-year Re-signing
Re-signing [39]
1-year Re-signing [40]
1-year Re-signing [41]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing
Entry-level
Entry-level
Re-signing [42]
1-year Re-signing [43]
Re-signing [44]
Re-signing [45]
Re-signing [46]
Re-signing [47]
Re-signing [48]
Re-signing [49]
Re-signing [50]
3-year Entry-level [51]
Re-signing [52]
6-year Extension [53]
Entry-level [54]
Entry-level [55]
Entry-level
Entry-level

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ottawa.

Rd #Pick #Player NatPosTeam (League) Notes
123Nicklas BergforsRWSödertälje SK (Elitserien)
238Jeff FrazeeGUS National Team Development Program
384Mark FraserDKitchener Rangers (OHL)
499Patrick DavisLWKitchener Rangers (OHL)
5155Mark FayneDNoble and Greenough School (USHS–MA)
6170Sean ZimmermanDSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
7218Alexander SundstromCIF Björklöven (Allsvenskan)

Media

Television broadcasts were now under the Fox Sports Networks (aka FSN) with Mike Emrick commentating the play-by-play, Chico Resch serving as color commentator, and Matt Loughlin serving as the TV host. Radio broadcasts were now on WFAN (AM) 660 still called John Hennessy as play-by-play commentator with Randy Velischek as color commentator. This was Hennessy's final season as a radio play-by-play commentator for the Devils, as Loughlin took his place the following season. This was also Velischek's final season as a radio color commentator as Sherry Ross returned the following year.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey Devils hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . October 12, 2022.
  2. Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . 2010 . Triumph Books . 83 . 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. Web site: 2005–06: Rallying Back . NewJerseyDevils . June 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070606224547/http://www.newjerseydevils.com/njd/fanzone/features/25series/2005-06.php . June 6, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. News: Devils' Burns battling cancer again, won't coach next year. CBC Sports. July 8, 2006. August 30, 2006.
  5. Web site: New Jersey Devils – In Memoriam of . 2022-02-24 . New Jersey Devils . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915040338/http://devils.nhl.com/team/imo.htm . 2008-09-15 .
  6. Web site: The Contenders: Eastern Conference. 2006. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 30, 2006.
  7. News: Lamoriello to finish season behind bench . . February 22, 2006 . August 30, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120454/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story/?ID=155830&hubname=nhl-devils . September 29, 2007 .
  8. News: Devils snare division title with three-goal flurry in third . CBS SportsLine . April 18, 2006 . August 30, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060430150057/http://sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20060418_NJ%40MON . April 30, 2006 .
  9. Web site: 25th Anniversary Most Memorable Moments Countdown . newjerseydevils.com . May 12, 2007 . 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070424232441/http://www.newjerseydevils.com/njd/fanzone/contests/25th/part2/countdown.php . April 24, 2007 . dead . mdy .
  10. Web site: 2005-06 NHL Summary.
  11. Web site: 2005-06 NHL Awards Voting . Hockey-Reference.com . October 27, 2022.
  12. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . October 27, 2022.
  13. Web site: Diamos . Jason . INSIDE THE N.H.L.; Brodeur Sets Sights On Another Gold Medal . The New York Times . October 30, 2022 . February 12, 2006 . Brodeur, who was named the N.H.L.'s defensive player of the month for January.
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