2005 NHL Entry Draft - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NHL_Entry_DraftThe 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.
NHL and WHA Draft History at Hockeydb.com
www.hockeydb.com › ihdb › draftThis is a list of various drafts that have occurred in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. Amateur Drafts The NHL Amateur Draft was instituted in 1963 in order to break the existing NHL teams' monopoly on junior players, which they had gained by the NHL Sponsorship System.
2005 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com
www.hockeydb.com › ihdb › draft2005 NHL Entry Draft Drafts -> NHL -> Entry -> 2005 This is the list of players selected in the 2005 NHL Entry draft. There were 230 prospects selected across 7 rounds. Also included is each player's career NHL totals. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL.