| The National 2005 | |
| Host City: | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| Arena: | Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre |
| Dates: | November 2–6, 2005 |
| Winner: | Team Middaugh |
| Skip: | Wayne Middaugh |
| Third: | Peter Corner |
| Second: | Phil Loevenmark |
| Lead: | Scott Bailey |
| Finalist: |  Pat Simmons |
| Prev: | 2004 (Nov) |
| Next: | 2007 (Mar) |
2005 The National was held November 2–6, 2005, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre[1] in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000. It was the first (men's) Grand Slam event of the 2005-06 curling season.
Ontario's Wayne Middaugh rink defeated Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons team. It was Middaugh's third outright victory in four tournaments up to that point in the season.[2] Middaugh's win gave him a career Grand Slam, and his team took home $28,000 for the win. Team Simmons took home $16,000, with semifinalists Randy Ferbey of Edmonton and Ontario's Glenn Howard winning $12,000 each.[3]
The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Sportsnet.[4]
The teams were as follows:[5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||
| ? | Scotland | ||||
| Randy Ferbey (skip) | Edmonton, Alberta | ||||
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| Coldwater, Ontario | |||||
 Sweden | |||||
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||
| Toronto | |||||
| Calgary | |||||
| Craig Wilson (?) | Euan Byers (?) | ||||
| Baden, Switzerland | |||||
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||
| Switzerland | |||||
| Winnipeg | |||||
 Norway | |||||
The event was a triple knock out.
The scores for the playoffs were as follows.[6]