2005–06 St. Louis Blues season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2005–06
Year:	2005
Team:	St. Louis Blues
Record:	21–46–15
Homerecord:	12–23–6
Roadrecord:	9–23–9
Conferencerank:	15th
Divisionrank:	5th
Goalsfor:	197
Goalsagainst:	292
Altcaptain:	Barret Jackman Doug Weight (Oct-Jan) Scott Young (Jan-Apr)
Attendance:	14,213
Goalsleader:	Mike Sillinger (22)
Assistsleader:	Doug Weight (33)
Pointsleader:	Scott Young (49)
Pimleader:	Barret Jackman (156)
Plusminusleader:	Simon Gamache (+1)
Winsleader:	Curtis Sanford (13)
Gaaleader:	Curtis Sanford (2.66)

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.^{[1] [2]}

Regular season

The Blues finished 30th overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for (excluding shootout-winning goals).^{[3] [4]}

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

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.

	Regular season
	Player
48		RW	79	18	31	49	−32	52
39		C	47	11	33	44	−11	50
18		C	48	22	19	41	−17	49
26		RW	71	10	31	41	−22	54
37		C	78	15	22	37	−25	32
7		LW	41	15	21	36	−15	46
12		RW	57	14	13	27	−10	22
9		C	67	6	21	27	−23	30
21		RW	67	15	11	26	−22	129
10		RW	62	2	24	26	−13	59
25		D	67	8	16	24	−31	83
55		D	52	6	12	18	−15	48
6		D	59	1	16	17	−10	44
38		D	46	4	9	13	−15	21
54		RW	33	7	5	12	−8	33
42		RW	80	6	4	10	−14	46
5		D	63	4	6	10	−6	156
4		D	32	6	3	9	−17	45
32		RW	16	4	5	9	−2	14
17		C	65	3	6	9	−21	33
22		LW	52	2	6	8	−16	34
20		C	15	3	4	7	1	10
23		C	30	2	5	7	−3	14
20		LW	22	3	2	5	−1	6
33		C	9	1	4	5	−1	4
27		D	46	1	4	5	−24	26
20		D	5	1	2	3	0	10
47		RW	17	2	0	2	0	45
15		LW	6	1	1	2	1	4
28		D	54	0	2	2	−7	79
29		D	26	0	2	2	−12	25
30		G	19	0	1	1		0
33		D	41	0	1	1	−21	37
36		RW	12	0	0	0	−4	13
62		RW	5	0	0	0	−1	2
50		G	12	0	0	0		0
53		RW	3	0	0	0	−2	0
40		G	31	0	0	0		0
1		G	34	0	0	0		0
43		D	1	0	0	0	0	0
41		C	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

	Regular season
	Player
1		34	13	13	5	885	81	2.66	.908	3	1830
30		19	4	10	1	515	52	3.23	.899	0	966
40		31	4	18	8	868	103	3.64	.881	0	1699
50		12	0	5	1	231	37	4.67	.840	0	475

Awards and records

Awards

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.^[6]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
August 2, 2005	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Pronger	To St. Louis Blues Eric Brewer Doug Lynch Jeff Woywitka	^[7]
August 24, 2005	To Toronto Maple Leafs John Pohl	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	^[8]
December 9, 2005	To Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Boguniecki	To St. Louis Blues Steve Poapst	^[9]
December 13, 2005	To Edmonton Oilers Blake Evans	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	^[10]
January 29, 2005	To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger	To St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov	^[11]
January 30, 2006	To Carolina Hurricanes Doug Weight Rights to Erkki Rajamaki	To St. Louis Blues Jesse Boulerice Michael Zigomanis Rights to Magnus Kahnberg 1st-round pick in 2006 Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2006 Chicago’s 4th-round pick in 2007	^[12]
March 9, 2006	To Vancouver Canucks Eric Weinrich	To St. Louis Blues Tomas Mojzis 3rd-round pick in 2006	^[13]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[14]
		Worcester IceCats (AHL)		Free agency	^[15]
		Worcester IceCats (AHL)		Free agency
				Free agency
		Albany River Rats (AHL)		Free agency	^[16]
		Memphis RiverKings (CHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[17]
				Waivers	^[18]
				Waivers	^[19]
				Waivers	^[20]
		Boston Bruins		Waivers	^[21]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
		Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	^[22]
			Free agency (III)	^[23]
		Kloten Flyers (NLA)	Free agency	^[24]
	Brett Scheffelmaier		Retirement	^[25]
			Waivers	^[26]
			Waivers	^[27]
			Waivers	^[28]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
		1-year	Option exercised	^[29]
		1-year	Option exercised
		1-year	Option exercised
			Entry-level	^[30]
			Entry-level
			Re-signing	^[31]
			Re-signing
			Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[32]
			Re-signing
			Re-signing
			Re-signing
			Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[33]
			Re-signing
	Brett Scheffelmaier		Re-signing
			Re-signing
			Entry-level	^[34]
		1-year	Option exercised	^[35]
			Entry-level	^[36]
			Entry-level	^[37]
			Entry-level
			Entry-level
			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		Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
2	37	Scott Jackson		Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	85	Ben Bishop		Texas Tornado (NAHL)
5	156	Ryan Reaves		Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6	169	Mike Gauthier		Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	171	Nick Drazenovic		Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7	219	Nikolai Lemtyugov		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

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

References

• Web site: St. Louis Blues 2005-06 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . October 21, 2022.
• Web site: 2005-06 St. Louis Blues Roster and Statistics . Hockey-Reference.com . October 21, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Forward Dallas Drake Named Team Captain For 2005-06 Season . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324120640/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050915.html . March 24, 2006 . September 15, 2005.
2. Web site: Hard-shooting defenseman Al MacInnis retires . ESPN.com . April 26, 2022 . September 9, 2005.
3. Web site: 2005-06 NHL Summary.
4. Web site: 2005-06 St. Louis Blues Roster and Statistics.
5. Web site: Blues' Goaltender Sanford Is Top Defensive Player . St. Louis Blues . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324112914/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/051121.html . March 24, 2006 . November 21, 2005.
6. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . July 13, 2022.
7. Web site: Blues Trade Chris Pronger To Edmonton For Defensemen Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060430065442/http://stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050802A.html . April 30, 2006 . August 2, 2005.
8. Web site: Blues Trade Forward John Pohl To Toronto for Future Considerations . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324120605/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050824A.html . March 24, 2006 . August 24, 2005.
9. Web site: Blues Trade Forward Eric Boguniecki To Pittsburgh For Defenseman Steve Poapst . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324113505/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/051209.html . March 24, 2006 . December 9, 2005.
10. Web site: Oilers obtain Blake Evans from St. Louis . NHL.com . December 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191305/https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oilers-obtain-blake-evans-from-st-louis/c-429807 . July 5, 2022 . December 13, 2005.
11. Web site: Blues Acquire Forward Timofei Shishkanov From Nashville In Exchange For Mike Sillinger . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324113455/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060129A.html . March 24, 2006 . January 29, 2006.
12. Web site: Blues Trade Doug Weight To Carolina In Exchange For A 1st Round Pick Along With Two, 4th Round Picks, Magnus Kahnberg, Mike Zigomanis And Jesse Boulerice . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324112928/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060130A.html . March 24, 2006 . January 30, 2006.
13. Web site: Blues Trade Eric Weinrich To Vancouver In Exchange For Tomas Mojzis And A 3rd Round Pick . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324121705/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060309.html . March 24, 2006 . March 9, 2006.
14. Web site: Nieuwendyk, Roberts Sign With Panthers . Los Angeles Times . July 14, 2022 . August 2, 2005 . The St. Louis Blues signed right wing Aaron Downey, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract..
15. Web site: Blues Sign Forwards Trent Whitfield, Jeff Hoggan, Ryan Ramsay . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324115737/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050802.html . March 24, 2006 . August 2, 2005.
16. Web site: Blues Sign Left Wing Dean McAmmond . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324121209/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050809.html . March 24, 2006 . August 9, 2005.
17. Web site: Blues sign veteran right wing Scott Young . OurSports Central . July 14, 2022 . September 13, 2005.
18. Web site: Blues Claim Forward Simon Gamache On Waivers . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324115752/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/051129B.html . March 24, 2006 . November 29, 2005.
19. Web site: Blues Claim Defenseman Kevin Dallman Off Waivers . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324120956/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/051203.html . March 24, 2006 . December 3, 2005.
20. Web site: Blues Claim Right Wing Vladimir Orszagh Off Waivers . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324114013/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/051230.html . March 24, 2006 . December 30, 2005.
21. Web site: St. Louis Blues Announce Roster Moves . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324121549/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060131.html . March 24, 2006 . January 31, 2006.
22. Web site: JAME POLLOCK . TSN.ca . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001091714/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=941&hubName= . October 1, 2005 . 01-Jul-05: Signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Liga (Germany)..
23. Web site: Maple Leafs Sign Alexander Khavanov . NHL.com . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111203150/https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-alexander-khavanov/c-460163 . November 11, 2020 . August 10, 2005.
24. Web site: ARIS BRIMANIS . TSN.ca . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050914143508/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=305&hubName=STL . September 14, 2005 . 29-Aug-05: Signed with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National League..
25. Web site: Defenseman announces his retirement . OurSports Central . July 14, 2022 . October 26, 2005.
26. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . December 31, 2023 . January 24, 2006 . MONTREAL CANADIENS--Claimed F Aaron Downey off waivers from St. Louis..
27. Web site: Predators claim Gamache on waivers . Nashville Predators . December 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060207003454/http://nashvillepredators.com/pressbox/news.asp?story_id=743 . February 7, 2006 . January 28, 2006.
28. Web site: Blackhawks acquire goalie Anderson from Blues . ESPN.com . December 31, 2023 . February 3, 2006.
29. Web site: Blues Pick-Up Options For Lalime, Roach and Walker . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324120623/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0405/050728.html . March 24, 2006 . July 28, 2005.
30. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . July 14, 2022 . July 30, 2005 . ST. LOUIS BLUES--Signed D Zach Fitzgerald and F Lee Stempniak..
31. Web site: Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Bryce Salvador . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324113908/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050809A.html . March 24, 2006 . August 9, 2005.
32. Web site: Mark Rycroft Re-signs With Blues And Ryan Johnson Accepts Qualifying Offer . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324114253/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050811.html . March 24, 2006 . August 11, 2005.
33. Web site: Jamal Mayers Re-signs With Blues And Eric Brewer Accepts Qualifying Offer . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324115638/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/050815.html . March 24, 2006 . August 15, 2005.
34. Web site: Blues Sign Minnesota State Star David Backes . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324113305/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060316.html . March 24, 2006 . March 16, 2006.
35. Web site: St. Louis Blues Pick-Up Option For Keith Tkachuk . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080537/http://www.stlouisblues.com/News/0506/060420b.html . September 19, 2006 . April 20, 2006.
36. Web site: St. Louis Blues Sign Magnus Kahnberg . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060514234234/http://www.stlouisblues.com/news/0506/060425a.html . May 14, 2006 . April 25, 2006.
37. Web site: St. Louis Blues Sign Goaltender Marek Schwarz, Defenseman Roman Polak, and Forwards Michal Birner and Carl Soderberg . St. Louis Blues . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924003722/http://www.stlouisblues.com/News/0506/060531A.html . September 24, 2006 . May 31, 2006.