2005 NHL Entry Draft
First round order of selection
The following is the order of selection for the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, to be held Saturday, July 30 in Ottawa. The order was determined during the Draft Lottery drawing at the July 22 Board of Governors meeting in New York.
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. Minnesota Wild
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Chicago Blackhawks
8. Atlanta Thrashers
9. Ottawa Senators
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Los Angeles Kings
12. San Jose Sharks
13. Buffalo Sabres
14. Washington Capitals
15. New York Islanders
16. New York Rangers
17. Phoenix Coyotes
18. Nashville Predators
19. Detroit Red Wings
20. Philadelphia Flyers
21. Toronto Maple Leafs
22. Boston Bruins
23. New Jersey Devils
24. St. Louis Blues
25. Edmonton Oilers
26. Calgary Flames
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. Dallas Stars
29. Florida Panthers
30. Tampa Bay Lightning
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NHL SCHEDULE FEATURES
RIVALRY-BASED FORMAT
NEW YORK (July 22, 2005) - The National Hockey League is returning with an exciting new regular-season schedule format that emphasizes division rivalries.
Format
Each club will play eight games against each of its four division rivals (32 total).
Each club will play four games against each of the 10 non-division clubs in its conference (40 total).
Each club will play 10 inter-conference games, hosting one game each against all five clubs from a designated division and traveling for one game each against all five clubs from a different division. For the 2005-06 season, Northeast Division clubs will host the Pacific Division and visit the Northwest; Atlantic Division clubs will host the Northwest and visit the Central; and Southeast Division clubs will host the Central and visit the Pacific. Division vs. division assignments will rotate annually.
Features
The new schedule strengthens division rivalries; division rivals played each other six times under the previous schedule.
The new schedule maintains integrity of the conference-based playoff format; each club continues to play 40 games against non-division, intra-conference opponents.
The new schedule allows for continued exposure of teams and star players from the other conference.
The new schedule allows for more compelling television matchups, thanks to the combination of stronger division rivalries with continued intra- and inter-conference play.
My note: I think this extra-emphasis on division play really sucks. I am SO sick of seeing the Leafs play either Ottawa or Montreal on what seems like every Saturday night. It's just NOT that compelling to watch them play the same 4 teams over and over and over again.
At the same time, it will be three years between visits to your city from each of clubs in the opposite conference. THREE FREAKIN' YEARS!!! That's insane. There are a lot of players from the West I would like to see a couple times a year.
Surely there would be more interest in some of the marginal markets if there was more variety to the schedule. Someone in Dallas may be a Flyers fan....well.... wait 3 years and you can see them in your building. In the meantime, hey, the Phoenix Coyotes are in town for the FOURTH time this year, and TWELFTH time since the Flyers were last here.... Oh boy!!
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First round order of selection
The following is the order of selection for the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, to be held Saturday, July 30 in Ottawa. The order was determined during the Draft Lottery drawing at the July 22 Board of Governors meeting in New York.
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. Minnesota Wild
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Chicago Blackhawks
8. Atlanta Thrashers
9. Ottawa Senators
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Los Angeles Kings
12. San Jose Sharks
13. Buffalo Sabres
14. Washington Capitals
15. New York Islanders
16. New York Rangers
17. Phoenix Coyotes
18. Nashville Predators
19. Detroit Red Wings
20. Philadelphia Flyers
21. Toronto Maple Leafs
22. Boston Bruins
23. New Jersey Devils
24. St. Louis Blues
25. Edmonton Oilers
26. Calgary Flames
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. Dallas Stars
29. Florida Panthers
30. Tampa Bay Lightning
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NHL SCHEDULE FEATURES
RIVALRY-BASED FORMAT
NEW YORK (July 22, 2005) - The National Hockey League is returning with an exciting new regular-season schedule format that emphasizes division rivalries.
Format
Each club will play eight games against each of its four division rivals (32 total).
Each club will play four games against each of the 10 non-division clubs in its conference (40 total).
Each club will play 10 inter-conference games, hosting one game each against all five clubs from a designated division and traveling for one game each against all five clubs from a different division. For the 2005-06 season, Northeast Division clubs will host the Pacific Division and visit the Northwest; Atlantic Division clubs will host the Northwest and visit the Central; and Southeast Division clubs will host the Central and visit the Pacific. Division vs. division assignments will rotate annually.
Features
The new schedule strengthens division rivalries; division rivals played each other six times under the previous schedule.
The new schedule maintains integrity of the conference-based playoff format; each club continues to play 40 games against non-division, intra-conference opponents.
The new schedule allows for continued exposure of teams and star players from the other conference.
The new schedule allows for more compelling television matchups, thanks to the combination of stronger division rivalries with continued intra- and inter-conference play.
My note: I think this extra-emphasis on division play really sucks. I am SO sick of seeing the Leafs play either Ottawa or Montreal on what seems like every Saturday night. It's just NOT that compelling to watch them play the same 4 teams over and over and over again.
At the same time, it will be three years between visits to your city from each of clubs in the opposite conference. THREE FREAKIN' YEARS!!! That's insane. There are a lot of players from the West I would like to see a couple times a year.
Surely there would be more interest in some of the marginal markets if there was more variety to the schedule. Someone in Dallas may be a Flyers fan....well.... wait 3 years and you can see them in your building. In the meantime, hey, the Phoenix Coyotes are in town for the FOURTH time this year, and TWELFTH time since the Flyers were last here.... Oh boy!!
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