Location: Westin Hotel Dates: July 30-31, 2005 First Overall Pick: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)Players with NHL Experience: 111
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30.
Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because the previous season had been cancelled due to the lockout. The first overall pick was won in a lottery by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby .
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (Jess Starr /The Hockey Writers) Biggest Steals of the 2005 NHL Draft
Patric Hornqvist (Nashville Predators – 230th Overall)
543 points in 901 career games
8-time 30-goal scorer
2-time Stanley Cup winner
Anton Stralman (Toronto Maple Leafs – 216th Overall)
293 points in 938 career games
Keith Yandle (Phoenix Coyotes – 105th Overall)
619 points in 1,109 career games
2nd all-time on NHL’s consecutive games played list (989)
Ben Bishop (St. Louis Blues – 85th Overall)
413 career games, 222-128-36 record, 33 shutouts, 2.32 goals-against average (GAA), .921 save percentage (SV%)
2-time All-Star
Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings – 72nd Overall)
780 career games, 393-283-86 record, 60 shutouts, 2.47 GAA, .911 SV%
2-time Stanley Cup winner
2012 Conn Smythe Trophy winner
2-time Jennings Trophy winner
1-time All-Star
2-time Vezina Trophy finalist
Biggest Busts of the 2005 NHL Draft
Marek Zagrapan (Buffalo Sabres – 13th Overall)
Sasha Pokulok (Washington Capitals – 14th Overall)
Alex Bourret (Atlanta Thrashers – 16th Overall)
Matt Pelech (Calgary Flames – 26th Overall)
13 career games
4 career points
Joe Finley (Washington Capitals – 27th Overall)
21 career games
1 career point
Deeper Dive
2005 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 C Sidney Crosby Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 2 LW Bobby Ryan Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 3 D Jack Johnson USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 4 LW Benoit Pouliot Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 5 G Carey Price Tri-City Americans (WHL) 6 C Gilbert Brule Vancouver Giants (WHL) 7 RW Jack Skille USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 8 RW Devin Setoguchi Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 9 D Brian Lee Moorhead HS (High-MN) 10 D Luc Bourdon Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 11 C Anze Kopitar Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 12 D Marc Staal Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 13 C Marek Zagrapan Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 14 D Sasha Pokulok Cornell (ECAC) 15 C Ryan O’Marra Erie Otters (OHL) 16 RW Alex Bourret Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 17 C Martin Hanzal HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Jr.) 18 D Ryan Parent Guelph Storm (OHL) 19 D Jakub Kindl Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 20 LW Kenndal McArdle Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 21 G Tuukka Rask Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 22 D Matt Lashoff Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 23 RW Niclas Bergfors Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 24 C T.J. Oshie Warroad HS (High-MN) 25 C Andrew Cogliano St. Michael’s (OPJHL) 26 RW Matt Pelech Sarnia Sting (OHL) 27 D Joe Finley Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 28 D Matt Niskanen Virginia HS (High-MN) 29 RW Steve Downie Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 30 D Vladimir Mihalik PHK Presov (Slovakia-2)
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (Jess Starr /The Hockey Writers)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 31 D Brendan Mikkelson Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 32 G Tyler Plante Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 33 LW James Neal Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 34 C Ryan Stoa USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 35 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 36 D Taylor Chorney Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN) 37 D Scott Jackson Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 38 G Jeff Frazee USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 39 LW Petr Kalus HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Jr.) 40 D Michael Sauer Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 41 G Ondrej Pavelec HC Kladno Jr. (Czech Jr.) 42 LW Justin Abdelkader Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 43 RW Mike Blunden Erie Otters (OHL) 44 C Paul Stastny Denver (WCHA) 45 LW Guillaume Latendresse Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 46 D Dustin Kohn Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 47 LW Tom Fritsche Ohio State (CCHA) 48 RW Philip Gogulla Kolner Haie (Germany) 49 D Chad Denny Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 50 C Dany Roussin Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 51 LW Mason Raymond Camrose (AJHL) 52 C Chris Durand Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 53 LW Andrew Kozek Surrey (BCHL) 54 RW Dan Bertram Boston College (H-East) 55 D Adam McQuaid Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 56 C Marc-Andre Cliche Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 57 LW Matt Kassian Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 58 D Nate Hagemo Minnesota (WCHA) 59 G Pier-Olivier Pelletier Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 60 D T.J. Fast Camrose (AJHL) 61 LW Michael Gergen Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN)
Paul Stastny, Carolina Hurricanes (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 62 D Kris Letang Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 63 RW Jason Bailey USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 64 C Joe Barnes Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 65 G Kristofer Westblom Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 66 C Brodie Dupont Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 67 D Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 68 C Evan Brophey Belleville Bulls (OHL) 69 D Gord Baldwin Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 70 D Vitali Anikeyenko Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-3) 71 LW Rich Clune Sarnia Sting (OHL) 72 G Jonathan Quick Avon Old Farms School (High-CT) 73 LW Radek Smolenak Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 74 C Dan Ryder Peterborough Petes (OHL) 75 C Perttu Lindgren Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 76 W Shea Guthrie St. George’s School (High-RI) 77 D Dalyn Flatt Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 78 D Teemu Laakso HIFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) 79 D Cody Franson Vancouver Giants (WHL) 80 C Christofer Lofberg Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 81 D Danny Syvret London Knights (OHL) 82 D Phil Oreskovic Brampton Battalion (OHL) 83 RW Mikko Lehtonen Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) 84 D Mark Fraser Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 85 G Ben Bishop Texas Tornado (NAHL) 86 C/W Robby Dee Breck School (High-MN) 87 D Marc-Andre Gragnani Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL) 88 C T.J. Hensick Michigan (CCHA) 89 C Chris Lawrence Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 90 RW Dan Collins Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 91 D Oskars Bartulis Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (Jess Starr /The Hockey Writers)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 92 RW Marek Bartanus HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.) 93 LW Olivier Legault Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 94 D Jakub Vojta HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.) 95 C Cody Bass Mississagua IceDogs (OHL) 96 D Chris Butler Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 97 C Chris VandeVelde Moorhead HS (High-MN) 98 C Ilya Zubov Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia-2) 99 RW Patrick Davis Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 100 D Jonathan Sigalet Bowling Green (CCHA) 101 RW Jared Boll Lincoln Stars (USHL) 102 C Blair Jones Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 103 RW Mattias Ritola Leksands IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 104 D Matt Duffy New Hampshire (EJHL) 105 D Keith Yandle Cushing Academy (High-MA) 106 C Vladimir Sobotka HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.) 107 C Tom Pyatt Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 108 D Niklas Hjalmarsson HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 109 D Andrew Thomas Denver (WCHA) 110 C Kyle Bailey Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 111 RW J.D. Watt Vancouver Giants (WHL) 112 G Alex Stalock Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 113 C/LW Nathan Davis Miami (Ohio) (CCHA) 114 G Alexandre Vincent Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 115 LW Janne Kolehmainen SaiPa (Finland) 116 LW Jordan Smotherman Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 117 RW Denis Istomin Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia-2) 118 D Patrick McNeill Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 119 G Jeremy Duchesne Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 120 LW Viacheslav Trukhno Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL) 121 RW Juraj Mikus HK 36 Skalica (Slovakia) 122 RW Morten Madsen Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 123 C Ondrej Otcenas HK Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia Jr.) 124 D Ray Macias Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 125 D Tommi Leinonen Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.)
Keith Yandle, Arizona Coyotes (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 126 RW Tim Crowder Surrey (BCHL) 127 LW Bobby Bolt Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 128 G Kevin Lalande Belleville Bulls (OHL) 129 D Anthony Aiello Thayer Academy (High-MA) 130 C Mathieu Aubin Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 131 G Tomas Popperle HC Sparta Praha (Czech) 132 C/LW Darren Helm Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 133 RW Stanislav Lascek Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 134 D Brennan Turner Notre Dame (SJHL) 135 RW Tomas Pospisil HC Ocelari Triec Jr. (Czech Jr.) 136 D Tomas Kudelka HC Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.) 137 RW Johan Ryno IFK Kumla (Sweden-3) 138 C Matt Butcher Chilliwack (BCHL) 139 D Patrik Hersley Malmo Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 140 G Taylor Dakers Kootenay Ice (WHL) 141 D Brian Salcido Colorado College (WCHA) 142 C Nathan Gerbe USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 143 G Daren Machesney Brampton Battalion (OHL) 144 RW Masi Marjamaki Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 145 D Tim Kunes New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL) 146 C Tom Wandell Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 147 D Trevor Koverko Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 148 C Anton Krysanov Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3) 149 D Derek Joslin Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 150 C Cal O’Reilly Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 151 D Jeff May Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 152 RW Josh Beaulieu London Knights (OHL) 153 RW Alex Berry Boston (EJHL) 154 C Wacey Rabbit Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 155 D Mark Fayne Noble & Greenough School (High-MA) 156 RW Ryan Reaves Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 157 LW Fredrik Pettersson Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 158 G Matt Keetley Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 159 D Risto Korhonen Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.) 160 RW Matt Watkins Vernon (BCHL) 161 G Brian Foster New Hampshire (EJHL) 162 LW P.J. Fenton Massachusetts (H-East)
Ryan Reaves, Toronto Maple Leafs (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 163 RW Marek Kvapil Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 164 D Roman Derlyuk Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia-2) 165 G Kevin Beech Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 166 D Jason Lynch Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 167 G Joe Fallon Vermont (ECAC) 168 F Justin Mercier USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 169 D Mike Gauthier Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 170 D Sean Zimmerman Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 171 C Nick Drazenovic Prince George Cougars (WHL) 172 RW Lukas Vantuch Bili Tygri Liberec Jr. (Czech Jr.) 173 LW Johan Dahlberg MODO Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 174 D John Flatters Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 175 D Juho Mielonen Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 176 RW Ryan Maki Harvard (ECAC) 177 D Derek Reinhart Regina Pats (WHL) 178 W Greg Beller Lake of the Woods (High-MN) 179 LW Brett Sutter Kootenay Ice (WHL) 180 D Tyrell Mason Salmon Arm (BCHL) 181 LW Tim Kennedy Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 182 G Adam Dennis London Knights (OHL) 183 D Will Colbert Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 184 D Ryan McGinnis Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 185 D Kris Fredheim Notre Dame (SJHL) 186 D Dmitri Megalinsky Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-3) 187 D Andrei Zubarev Salavat Yulayev Ufa 2 (Russia-3) 188 D Joe Charlebois Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 189 C Kirill Starkov Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 190 RW Matt D’Agostini Guelph Storm (OHL) 191 D Vyacheslav Buravchikov Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia-2) 192 LW Nicolas Blanchard Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 193 LW Tony Lucia Wayzata HS (High-MN) 194 D Jean-Philippe Paquet Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 195 C Joe Vitale Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 196 D Nick Tuzzolino Sarnia Sting (OHL) 197 G Jean-Philippe Levasseur Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 198 D Kyle Lawson USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 199 RW Riley Emmerson Tri-City Americans (WHL) 200 LW Sergei Kostitsyn HK Gomel (Belarus) 201 D Trevor Hendrikx Peterborough Petes (OHL) 202 RW David Kuchejda HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Jr.) 203 C Adam Hobson Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 204 C/LW Colin Greening Upper Canada (CISAA) 205 C Mario Bliznak HK Dubmika Jr. (Slovakia Jr.) 206 D Josh Meyers Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 207 LW Myles Stoesz Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 208 D Matt Generous New England Jr. Falcons (EJHL) 209 D Viktor Dovgan CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3) 210 C/LW Luciano Aquino Brampton Battalion (OHL) 211 C Ryan Russell Kootenay Ice (WHL) 212 RW Pat Brosnihan Worcester Academy (High-MA) 213 D Scott Todd Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 214 D Bretton Stamler Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 215 LW Matt Clackson Chicago Steel (USHL) 216 D Anton Stralman Skovde IK (Sweden-2) 217 C Brock Bradford Omaha Lancers (USHL) 218 C Alexander Sundstrom IF Bjorkloven (Sweden-2) 219 RW Nikolai Lemtyugov CSKA Moskva (Russia) 220 LW Matthew Glasser Fort McMurray (AJHL) 221 D Myles Rumsey Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 222 D Kyle Cumiskey Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 223 G Pat McGann Team Illinois (MWEHL) 224 RW Zach Bearson Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 225 D John Wessbecker Blake School (High-MN) 226 LW John Seymour Brampton Battalion (OHL) 227 RW Andrew Orpik Thayer Academy (High-MA) 228 C Chad Rau Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 229 D Philippe Paquet Salisbury School (High-CT) 230 RW Patric Hornqvist Vasby IK (Sweden-3)
Patric Hornqvist, Nashville Predators (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
