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2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season

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2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks
Division4th Central
Conference14th Western
2005–06 record26–43–13
Home record16–19–6
Road record10–24–7
Goals for211
Goals against285
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachTrent Yawney
CaptainAdrian Aucoin
Martin Lapointe (interim)
Alternate captainsKyle Calder
Martin Lapointe
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance13,318 (65.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Norfolk Admirals
Greenville Grrrowl
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Calder (26)
AssistsKyle Calder (33)
PointsKyle Calder (59)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (178)
Plus/minusJaroslav Spacek ( 8)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (17)
Goals against averageAdam Munro (2.99)

The 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 80th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

Off season

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Defenseman Adrian Aucoin was named team captain.[1]

Regular season

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The Blackhawks struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 51, and 30th overall in power-play percentage, at 12.23% (51 for 417).[2]

Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
3 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
4 14 Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
5 15 St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

[3] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 Y- Dallas Stars PA 82 53 23 6 265 218 112
3 Y- Calgary Flames NW 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
4 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
5 X- San Jose Sharks PA 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
6 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
7 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
8.5
9 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
11 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 231 215 84
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 39 5 246 271 81
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
14 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
15 St. Louis Blues CE 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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2005–06 regular season[5]
October: 3–8–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2005 3–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2005 6–3 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 9, 2005 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 1–2–0 Recap
4 L October 11, 2005 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 1–3–0 Recap
5 W October 14, 2005 3–2 SO @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 2–3–0 Recap
6 L October 15, 2005 3–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 2–4–0 Recap
7 L October 18, 2005 2–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 2–5–0 Recap
8 W October 23, 2005 4–2 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 3–5–0 Recap
9 L October 25, 2005 3–5 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 3–6–0 Recap
10 L October 27, 2005 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–7–0 Recap
11 L October 29, 2005 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–8–0 Recap
November: 7–6–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 1, 2005 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–9–0 Recap
13 W November 2, 2005 6–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 4–9–0 Recap
14 L November 4, 2005 1–9 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 4–10–0 Recap
15 W November 6, 2005 2–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 5–10–0 Recap
16 W November 10, 2005 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 6–10–0 Recap
17 L November 11, 2005 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 6–11–0 Recap
18 W November 13, 2005 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 7–11–0 Recap
19 W November 18, 2005 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 8–11–0 Recap
20 W November 19, 2005 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 9–11–0 Recap
21 L November 22, 2005 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 9–12–0 Recap
22 L November 26, 2005 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 9–13–0 Recap
23 L November 27, 2005 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 9–14–0 Recap
24 W November 30, 2005 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 10–14–0 Recap
December: 3–6–4 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–2–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 2, 2005 2–3 SO @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 10–14–1 Recap
26 L December 3, 2005 3–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–14–2 Recap
27 W December 7, 2005 2–1 OT New York Rangers (2005–06) 11–14–2 Recap
28 W December 11, 2005 5–4 SO @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–14–2 Recap
29 L December 13, 2005 3–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 12–15–2 Recap
30 L December 15, 2005 3–5 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 12–16–2 Recap
31 W December 16, 2005 5–1 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 13–16–2 Recap
32 L December 18, 2005 3–5 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 13–17–2 Recap
33 L December 21, 2005 1–6 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 13–18–2 Recap
34 L December 23, 2005 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 13–18–3 Recap
35 L December 26, 2005 3–4 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 13–18–4 Recap
36 L December 28, 2005 1–2 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 13–19–4 Recap
37 L December 30, 2005 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 13–20–4 Recap
January: 4–8–2 (home: 3–5–2; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 2, 2006 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 13–21–4 Recap
39 L January 3, 2006 0–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 13–22–4 Recap
40 L January 5, 2006 2–3 Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 13–23–4 Recap
41 L January 8, 2006 1–5 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 13–24–4 Recap
42 W January 10, 2006 4–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 14–24–4 Recap
43 L January 11, 2006 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 14–25–4 Recap
44 W January 13, 2006 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 15–25–4 Recap
45 L January 15, 2006 2–3 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 15–25–5 Recap
46 L January 17, 2006 1–2 OT New York Islanders (2005–06) 15–25–6 Recap
47 W January 19, 2006 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 16–25–6 Recap
48 L January 20, 2006 1–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 16–26–6 Recap
49 L January 22, 2006 2–3 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 16–27–6 Recap
50 W January 26, 2006 2–0 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 17–27–6 Recap
51 L January 29, 2006 3–5 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 17–28–6 Recap
February: 1–3–2 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 L February 2, 2006 5–6 SO @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 17–28–7 Recap
53 L February 4, 2006 0–6 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 17–29–7 Recap
54 W February 7, 2006 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 18–29–7 Recap
55 L February 8, 2006 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 18–30–7 Recap
56 L February 11, 2006 4–5 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 18–30–8 Recap
57 L February 12, 2006 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 18–31–8 Recap
March: 5–7–3 (home: 3–5–2; road: 2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
58 W March 1, 2006 3–0 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 19–31–8 Recap
59 L March 3, 2006 4–5 SO Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 19–31–9 Recap
60 L March 5, 2006 2–7 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 19–32–9 Recap
61 W March 7, 2006 3–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–32–9 Recap
62 L March 9, 2006 1–2 Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 20–33–9 Recap
63 L March 11, 2006 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 20–34–9 Recap
64 L March 12, 2006 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 20–35–9 Recap
65 W March 15, 2006 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 21–35–9 Recap
66 L March 17, 2006 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 21–36–9 Recap
67 L March 19, 2006 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 21–37–9 Recap
68 L March 23, 2006 3–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 21–38–9 Recap
69 L March 24, 2006 2–3 SO @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 21–38–10 Recap
70 L March 26, 2006 4–5 OT San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 21–38–11 Recap
71 W March 29, 2006 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 22–38–11 Recap
72 W March 31, 2006 3–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 23–38–11 Recap
April: 3–5–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 L April 1, 2006 2–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 23–39–11 Recap
74 L April 3, 2006 3–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 23–40–11 Recap
75 W April 5, 2006 4–3 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 24–40–11 Recap
76 L April 7, 2006 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 24–40–12 Recap
77 L April 8, 2006 1–2 SO @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 24–40–13 Recap
78 L April 11, 2006 0–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 24–41–13 Recap
79 L April 13, 2006 3–7 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 24–42–13 Recap
80 L April 15, 2006 2–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 24–43–13 Recap
81 W April 16, 2006 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 25–43–13 Recap
82 W April 18, 2006 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 26–43–13 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts /- PIM
19 Kyle Calder LW 79 26 33 59 −4 52
28 Mark Bell C 82 25 23 48 −14 107
39 Tyler Arnason C 60 13 28 41 5 40
14 Rene Bourque LW 77 16 18 34 3 56
16 Radim Vrbata RW 45 13 21 34 4 16
7 Brent Seabrook D 69 5 27 32 5 60
22 Martin Lapointe RW 82 14 17 31 −30 106
36 Matthew Barnaby RW 82 8 20 28 −11 178
6 Jaroslav Spacek D 45 7 17 24 8 72
23 Jim Vandermeer D 76 6 18 24 −2 116
10 Patrick Sharp C 50 9 14 23 1 36
2 Duncan Keith D 81 9 12 21 −11 79
32 Pavel Vorobiev RW 39 9 12 21 −2 34
17 Michael Holmqvist C 72 10 10 20 −14 16
48 Mark Cullen C 29 7 9 16 7 2
37 Curtis Brown C 71 5 10 15 −9 38
34 Jim Dowd C 60 3 12 15 −5 38
16 Matt Ellison RW 26 3 9 12 −4 17
20 Andy Hilbert†‡ C 28 5 4 9 −4 22
43 James Wisniewski D 19 2 5 7 0 36
26 Milan Bartovic RW 24 1 6 7 0 8
5 Jassen Cullimore D 54 1 6 7 −24 53
33 Adrian Aucoin D 33 1 5 6 −13 38
52 Dustin Byfuglien RW 25 3 2 5 −6 24
8 Anton Babchuk D 17 2 3 5 −5 16
15 Tuomo Ruutu C 15 2 3 5 −7 31
20 Brandon Bochenski RW 20 2 2 4 −9 8
12 Mikhail Yakubov†‡ C 10 1 2 3 0 8
27 Todd Simpson D 45 0 3 3 −2 116
38 Jason Morgan C 7 1 1 2 1 6
31 Craig Anderson‡† G 29 0 1 1 14
42 Michal Barinka D 25 0 1 1 −7 20
56 Mike Brown LW 2 0 1 1 0 9
53 Nikolai Khabibulin G 50 0 1 1 10
30 Adam Munro G 10 0 1 1 0
25 Cam Barker D 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 Corey Crawford G 2 0 0 0 0
55 Eric Daze RW 1 0 0 0 −2 2
11 Matt Keith RW 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 Danny Richmond D 10 0 0 0 −3 18
47 Martin St. Pierre C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
29 Shawn Thornton RW 10 0 0 0 −5 16

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
53 Nikolai Khabibulin 50 17 26 6 1379 157 3.35 .886 0 2815
31 Craig Anderson‡† 29 6 12 4 757 86 3.32 .886 1 1554
30 Adam Munro 10 3 5 2 234 25 2.99 .893 1 501
50 Corey Crawford 2 0 0 1 41 5 3.49 .878 0 86

Awards and records

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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Rene Bourque October 5, 2005 [6]
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook
Cam Barker October 14, 2005
Martin St. Pierre November 4, 2005
Mark Cullen November 10, 2005
Corey Crawford January 22, 2006
James Wisniewski February 2, 2006
Dustin Byfuglien March 1, 2006
500th game played Nikolai Khabibulin December 11, 2005 [7]

Transactions

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The Blackhawks 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.[8]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Chicago Blackhawks
[9]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
[10]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) To Vancouver Canucks
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2007
[11]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) To Buffalo Sabres
To Chicago Blackhawks
[12]
November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) To Boston Bruins
  • 5th-round pick in 2006
To Chicago Blackhawks
[13]
December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Chicago Blackhawks
[14]
December 29, 2005 (2005-12-29) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • Future considerations
To Chicago Blackhawks
[15]
January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Chicago Blackhawks
[16]
January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) To Edmonton Oilers
To Chicago Blackhawks
[17]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Montreal Canadiens
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 6th-round pick in 2006
[18]
To Ottawa Senators
To Chicago Blackhawks
[19]
To Colorado Avalanche
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
[19]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Adrian Aucoin New York Islanders 4-year Free agency [20]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Martin Lapointe Boston Bruins 3-year Free agency [21]
Jaroslav Spacek Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [22]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Mark Cullen Minnesota Wild 1-year Free agency [23][24]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Jim Dowd Hamburg Freezers (DEL) 1-year Free agency [25]
Nikolai Khabibulin Tampa Bay Lightning 4-year Free agency [26]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Mike Brown Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 1-year Free agency [27]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Todd Simpson Herning Blue Fox (Denmark) 1-year Free agency [28]
November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) Martin St. Pierre Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 1-year Free agency [29][24]
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03) Craig Anderson St. Louis Blues Waivers [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Bryan Berard Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) Scott Nichol Nashville Predators Free agency (V) [33]
Stephane Robidas Dallas Stars Free agency (UFA) [33]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Marty Wilford Los Angeles Kings Free agency (VI) [34]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Steve Poapst Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (III) [35]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Eric Nickulas Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [36]
September 2005 (2005-09) Brandin Cote Nottingham Panthers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) Scott Balan Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) Craig Anderson Boston Bruins Waivers [30]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) Mikhail Yakubov Florida Panthers Waivers [39]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Andy Hilbert Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [40]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Dustin Byfuglien 3-year Entry-level [41][27]
Corey Crawford 3-year Entry-level [41][27]
Colin Fraser 3-year Entry-level [41][27]
Brent Seabrook 3-year Entry-level [41][27]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Shawn Thornton 1-year Re-signing [42]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Ajay Baines 1-year Re-signing [43]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Tyler Arnason 1-year Re-signing [44]
Mark Bell 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Craig Anderson 1-year Re-signing [46][27]
Cam Barker 3-year Entry-level [11]
Michael Holmqvist 1-year Re-signing [47][27]
Quintin Laing 1-year Re-signing [48][27]
Michael Leighton 1-year Re-signing [49][27]
November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) Andy Hilbert 1-year Re-signing [50][24]
Mikhail Yakubov 1-year Re-signing [50][24]
May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16) Adam Burish 2-year Entry-level [51]
May 24, 2006 (2006-05-24) Mike Blunden 3-year Entry-level [52]
May 25, 2006 (2006-05-25) Dave Bolland 3-year Entry-level [53]
May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26) Adam Berti 3-year Entry-level [54]
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05) Bryan Bickell 3-year Entry-level [55]
Troy Brouwer 3-year Entry-level [55]
Jonas Nordquist 1-year Entry-level [55]

Draft picks

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Chicago's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.[56]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Jack Skille  United States US NTDP (NAHL)
2 43 Michael Blunden  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 54 Dan Bertram  Canada Boston College (Hockey East)
3 68 Evan Brophey  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4 108 Niklas Hjalmarsson  Sweden HV71 Jr. (Sweden)
4 113 Nathan Davis  United States Miami University (CCHA)
4 117 Denis Istomin  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5 134 Brennan Turner  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
6 167 Joe Fallon  United States University of Vermont (ECAC)
6 188 Joe Charlebois  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7 202 David Kuchejda  Czech Republic HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
7 203 Adam Hobson  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]

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