2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season explained

League:NHL
Season:2005–06
Year:2005
Team:Tampa Bay Lightning
Conferencerank:8th
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:43–33–6
Homerecord:25–15–2
Roadrecord:18–18–4
Goalsfor:252
Goalsagainst:260
Captain:Dave Andreychuk (Oct-Jan)
Vacant (Jan-Apr)
Altcaptain:Vincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards
Tim Taylor (Jan-Apr)
Attendance:20,509
Goalsleader:Vincent Lecavalier (35)
Assistsleader:Brad Richards (68)
Pointsleader:Brad Richards (91)
Pimleader:Pavel Kubina (96)
Plusminusleader:Nolan Pratt (+7)
Winsleader:John Grahame (29)
Gaaleader:Sean Burke (2.80)

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 season, the Lightning entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions, which they won in 2003–04.

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || April 21, 2006 || Tampa Bay || 1–4 || Ottawa || 19,660 || Senators lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || April 23, 2006 || Tampa Bay || 4–3 || Ottawa || 19,745 || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 25, 2006 || Ottawa || 8–4 || Tampa Bay || 20,815 || Senators lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 4 || April 27, 2006 || Ottawa || 5–2 || Tampa Bay || 20,682 || Senators lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 5 || April 29, 2006 || Tampa Bay || 2–3 || Ottawa || 20,004 || Senators win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
19 C 82 23 68 91 0 32 5 3 5 8 −5 6
20 LW 81 25 55 80 −3 50 5 0 2 2 1 0
4 C 80 35 40 75 0 90 5 1 3 4 0 7
26 RW 80 31 30 61 −3 38 5 4 0 4 −2 2
33 LW 77 31 23 54 5 56 5 0 0 0 −6 6
22 D 79 15 38 53 −8 38 5 1 3 4 −1 6
17 LW 80 26 15 41 −4 44 5 0 0 0 −1 20
13 D 76 5 33 38 −12 96 5 1 1 2 −6 26
34 C 48 15 13 28 −4 6 5 0 0 0 −3 10
5 D 80 4 19 23 −18 30 5 0 1 1 −3 0
25 LW 42 6 12 18 −13 16
54 D 76 1 17 18 5 58 5 2 4 6 0 0
76 RW 72 4 13 17 −4 90 5 1 0 1 1 6
18 RW 61 4 13 17 −7 30 2 0 0 0 −1 0
29 LW 68 9 6 15 −7 16 5 0 1 1 −1 2
21 D 82 1 14 15 −2 79 5 0 1 1 −1 4
27 C 82 7 6 13 −12 22 5 0 0 0 −2 2
44 D 82 0 9 9 7 60 5 0 0 0 0 7
8 C 65 2 6 8 −9 22 5 0 0 0 −1 0
14 RW 14 2 1 3 −2 4
1 G 35 0 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0
11 LW 34 0 1 1 −10 22 3 0 0 0 0 19
47 G 57 0 1 1 14 4 0 0 0 0
2 D 9 0 1 1 −3 6
46 RW 7 0 1 1 −2 0
74 C 12 0 1 1 −3 4
16 RW 1 0 0 0 0 2
50 G 2 0 0 0 0
40 G 1 0 0 0 0
39 D 5 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
47 57 29 22 1 1450 161 3.06 .889 5 3152 4 1 3 98 15 4.78 .847 0 188
1 35 14 10 4 764 80 2.80 .895 2 1713 3 0 1 57 7 3.84 .877 0 109
50 2 0 0 1 17 2 2.77 .882 0 43
40 1 0 1 0 19 3 3.09 .842 0 58

Awards and honors

Milestones

Transactions

The Lightning 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.[2]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 28, 2005To Phoenix Coyotes
Jarrod Skalde
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jason Jaspers
July 30, 2005To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2005
4th-round pick in 2006
To Tampa Bay Lightning
3rd-round pick in 2005
[3]
July 30, 2005To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2006
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas’ 3rd-round pick in 2005
4th-round pick in 2005
July 30, 2005To Dallas Stars
5th-round pick in 2006
To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2005
[4]
September 9, 2005To Vancouver Canucks
Craig Darby
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future considerations
[5]
February 8, 2006To Boston Bruins
Brian Eklund
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Zdenek Blatny
[6]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year Free agency[7]
2-year Free agency[8]
2-year Free agency[9]
Free agency[10]
Free agency
Morgan Cey University of Notre Dame (CCHA) multi-year Free agency[11]
Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency[12]
Brynas IF (SHL) 1-year Free agency[13]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Linkoping HC (SHL) Free agency (II) [14]
Free agency (V) [15]
Free agency (III) [16]
Free agency (UFA) [17]
Avangard Omsk (RSL) Free agency (II) [18]
SC Bern (NLA) Free agency (II) [19]
Free agency (UFA) [20]
HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (II) [21]
Release [22] [23]
EHC Visp (NLA) Free agency[24]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
3-year Entry-level [25]
1-year Re-signing
3-year Entry-level [26]
3-year Entry-level
multi-year Re-signing [27]
1-year Re-signing [28]
Brandon Elliott 3-year Entry-level
Brady Greco 2-year Entry-level
1-year Re-signing
2-year Re-signing [29]
1-year Re-signing
3-year Re-signing
4-year Re-signing [30]
Re-signing
Re-signing
3-year Entry-level [31]
multi-year Entry-level
6-year Re-signing [32]
2-year Re-signing [33]
multi-year Entry-level
3-year Entry-level [34]
3-year Entry-level [35]
Stanislav Lascek 3-year Entry-level [36]
5-year Re-signing [37]
3-year Entry-level [38]
1-year Entry-level [39]
3-year Entry-level [40]
3-year Entry-level [41]
1-year Re-signing [42]

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
132Vladimir MihalikDefensePesov II (Slovakia)
373Radek SmolenakLeft wingKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
389Chris LawrenceCenter Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
492Marek BartanusRight wingHC Kosice (Slovakia)
4102Blair JonesCenterMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5133Stanislav LascekRight wingChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6163Marek KvapilRight wingSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
6165Kevin BeechGoaltenderSudbury Wolves (OHL)
7225John WessbeckerDefenseBlake School (USHS)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panthers vs. Lightning - NHL Game Recap - February 28, 2006 . ESPN . October 30, 2022 . February 28, 2006 . Tampa Bay's Darryl Sydor became the 205th player and 73rd defenseman to play in 1,000 NHL games..
  2. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . July 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: SHARKS AGGRESSIVE ON DRAFT DAY, TRADE UP TO #8 TO NAB DEVIN SETOGUCHI . NHL.com . July 14, 2022 . August 8, 2005.
  4. Web site: Stars Pick Seven At '05 Draft . NHL.com . July 4, 2022 . July 30, 2005.
  5. Web site: Canucks make deal for Darby . theahl.com . July 15, 2022 . September 9, 2005.
  6. Web site: LIGHTNING ACQUIRE LW ZDENEK BLATNY FROM BOSTON . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060322184040/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1260&category=3 . March 22, 2006 . February 8, 2006.
  7. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN 6-FOOT-8 ENFORCER MITCH FRITZ . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217030408/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1111&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 5, 2005.
  8. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN VETERAN GOALTENDER SEAN BURKE . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217004216/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1114&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 9, 2005.
  9. Web site: LIGHTNING RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN DAN BOYLE; SIGN VETERAN FREE AGENT ROB DiMAIO . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217011251/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1113&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 9, 2005.
  10. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN RW JIM CAMPBELL, RW NORM MILLEY & C JASON JASPERS; RE-SIGN G BRIAN EKLUND . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217011715/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1123&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 18, 2005.
  11. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN JAY ROSEHILL, GOALTENDER MORGAN CEY . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217023736/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1128&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 26, 2005.
  12. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT DEFENSEMAN TODD ROHLOFF . NHL.com . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622184406/https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-sign-free-agent-defenseman-todd-rohloff/c-483682 . June 22, 2022 . September 7, 2005.
  13. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT GOALTENDER JOHAN HOLMQVIST . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061112160811/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1358&category=3 . November 12, 2006 . June 1, 2006.
  14. Web site: Andreas Holmqvist . TSN.ca . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605174154/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2456&hubname=nhl-lightning . June 5, 2013 . 2005/06/22 Signed with the Linkoping HC of the Elitserien (Sweden)..
  15. Web site: Thursday roundup: Avs to keep Tanguay, Sauer . ESPN.com . December 31, 2023 . August 4, 2005.
  16. Web site: Khabibulin signs with Blackhawks - UPI.com . UPI . December 31, 2023 . August 5, 2005.
  17. Web site: Ex-Lightning Lukowich a happy Islander again . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151457/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/08/12/ex-lightning-lukowich-a-happy-islander-again/ . dead . December 31, 2023 . Tampa Bay Times . December 31, 2023 . August 12, 2005.
  18. Web site: AVANGARD-OMSK, ХК АВАНГАРД-ОМСК . Avangard Omsk . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050814023158/http://www.hawk.ru:80/ . August 14, 2005 . ru . 12 Августа 2005. «Авангард» заключил контракт с Никитой Алексеевым . 12 August 2005. Avangard signed a contract with Nikita Alekseev.
  19. , retrieved July 14, 2022
  20. Web site: Monday roundup: Coyotes keep Mara in pack . ESPN.com . December 31, 2023 . August 22, 2005.
  21. , retrieved July 14, 2022
  22. Web site: DAVE ANDREYCHUK PLACED ON WAIVERS . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060322184249/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1236&category=3 . March 22, 2006 . January 10, 2006.
  23. Web site: Lightning honour former captain Andreychuk prior to facing Sabres . The Hockey News . July 15, 2022 . December 5, 2006 . The Lightning released Andreychuk on Jan. 10, 2006 to end his NHL career..
  24. Web site: JIM CAMPBELL . TSN.ca . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060908164826/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=142&hubname=nhl-lightning . September 8, 2006 . 06-May-06: Signed with the EHC Visp of the Swiss National League..
  25. Web site: LIGHTNING RE-SIGN CENTER MARTIN CIBAK . Tampa Bay Lightning . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217023321/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1099&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . July 28, 2005.
  26. Web site: LIGHTNING SIGN GOALTENDING PROSPECT GERALD COLEMAN . Tampa Bay Lightning . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217025232/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1096&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . July 28, 2005.
  27. Web site: LIGHTNING RE-SIGN VETERAN CENTER TIM TAYLOR . Tampa Bay Lightning . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051024190147/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1098&category=3 . October 24, 2005 . July 28, 2005.
  28. Web site: LIGHTNING RE-SIGN PLAYOFF HERO RUSLAN FEDOTENKO . Tampa Bay Lightning . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217031730/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1102&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . July 30, 2005.
  29. Web site: LIGHTNING RE-SIGN RESTRICTED FREE AGENT D NOLAN PRATT . Tampa Bay Lightning . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217021538/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1110&category=3 . December 17, 2005 . August 5, 2005.
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