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2006 NHL Free Agents

The following players are unrestricted NHL free agents in the summer of 2006.

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For current free agent news and an explanation of how system works, go to the NHL Free Agent Center.

From October of 2006, here's a list of unrestricted 2006 NHL free agents and where they signed for the upcoming season.

Players are listed by 2005-06 NHL team and position. The new team is noted in brackets, with the term of the contract and its total value expressed in millions of dollars.

See also: Team-by-Team Signings and Trades: Who's in and who's on every team in the summer of 2006.

Western Conference -

Anaheim Ducks

  • D Ruslan Salei, 31 (to Florida)
  • D Jason Marshall, 35
  • F Jeff Friesen, 29 (to Calgary)

    Calgary Flames

  • G Brian Boucher, 29 (to Chicago)
  • D Bryan Marchment, 37
  • D Cale Hulse, 32
  • F Shean Donovan, 31 (to Boston)
  • F Chris Simon, 34 (to NY Islanders)
  • F Mike Leclerc, 29

    Chicago Blackhawks

  • F Curtis Brown, 30 (to San Jose)
  • F Matthew Barnaby, 33 (to Dallas)
  • F Eric Daze, 30

    Colorado Avalanche

  • D Rob Blake, 36 (to Los Angeles)
  • D Bob Boughner, 35 (retired)
  • F Jim Dowd, 37 (to New Jersey)
  • F Dan Hinote, 29 (to St. Louis)

    Columbus Blue Jackets

  • G Martin Prusek, 30
  • D Radoslav Suchy, 29
  • F Jan Hrdina, 30
  • F Trevor Letowski, 29 (to Carolina)
  • F Mike Rupp, 26 (to New Jersey)

    Dallas Stars

  • G Johan Hedberg, 33 (to Atlanta)
  • D Willie Mitchell, 29 (to Vancouver)
  • D Patrick Traverse, 32 (to San Jose)
  • F Jason Arnott, 31 (to Nashville)
  • F Bill Guerin, 35 (to St. Louis)
  • F Nathan Perrott, 32
  • F Jeremy Stevenson, 31
  • F Jaroslav Svoboda, 26

    Detroit Red Wings

  • G Manny Legace, 33 (to St. Louis)
  • G Chris Osgood, 33 (re-signed)
  • D Cory Cross, 35
  • D Andreas Lilja, 30
  • D Jason Wooley, 36
  • F Mark Mowers, 32 (to Boston)
  • F Brendan Shanahan, 37 (to NY Rangers)

    Edmonton Oilers

  • G Dwayne Roloson, 36 (re-signed)
  • G Ty Conklin, 30 (to Columbus)
  • D Jaroslav Spacek, 32 (to Buffalo)
  • D Dick Tarnstrom, 31
  • D Igor Ulanov, 36
  • F Radek Dvorak, 29 (to St. Louis)
  • F Georges Laraque, 29 (to Phoenix)
  • F Mike Peca, 32 (to Toronto)
  • F Fernando Pisani, 29 (re-signed)
  • F Sergei Samsonov, 27 (to Montreal)
  • F Todd Harvey, 31

    Los Angeles Kings

  • D Joe Corvo, 29 (to Ottawa)
  • D Nathan Dempsey, 32 (to Boston)
  • F Derek Armstrong, 33
  • F Valeri Bure, 32
  • F Mark Parrish, 29 (to Minnesota)
  • F Jeremy Roenick, 36 (to Phoenix)

    Minnesota Wild

  • D Filip Kuba, 29 (to Tampa Bay)
  • D Daniel Tjarnqvist, 29 (to Edmonton)
  • D Andrei Zyuzin, 28 (to Calgary)
  • D Alex Henry, 26 (to Nashville)
  • F Marc Chouinard, 29 (to Vancouver)
  • F Randy Robitaille, 30 (to Philadelphia)
  • F Alexandre Daigle, 31
  • F Kyle Wanvig, 25 (to Atlanta)

    Nashville Predators

  • G Chris Mason, 29 (re-signed)
  • D Mark Eaton, 28 (to Pittsburgh)
  • D Danny Markov, 29 (to Detroit)
  • D Brendan Witt, 31 (to NY Islanders)
  • F Greg Johnson, 35 (to Detroit)
  • F Yanic Perreault, 35
  • F Mike Sillinger, 34 (to NY Islanders)

    Phoenix Coyotes

  • D Jamie Rivers, 31 (to St. Louis)
  • F Boyd Devereaux, 27
  • F Oleg Kvasha, 27
  • F Geoff Sanderson, 34 (to Philadelphia)

    St. Louis Blues

  • G Reinhard Divis, 30
  • G Patrick Lalime, 31 (to Chicago)
  • D Kevin Dallman, 25 (to Los Angeles)
  • D Steve Poapst, 37
  • F Peter Cajanek, 30 (re-signed)
  • F Dallas Drake, 37 (re-signed)
  • F Jeff Hoggan, 28
  • F Ryan Johnson, 29
  • F Dean McAmmond, 32 (to Ottawa)
  • F Scott Young, 38 (retired)
  • F Mark Rycroft, 28

    San Jose Sharks

  • F Alyn McCauley, 29 (to Los Angeles)
  • F Scott Thornton, 35 (to Los Angeles)

    Vancouver Canucks

  • D Nolan Baumgertner, 30 (to Philadelphia)
  • D Sean Brown, 29
  • D Keith Carney, 36 (to Minnesota)
  • D Ed Jovanovski, 30 (to Phoenix)
  • D Wade Brookbank, 28 (to Boston)
  • F Anson Carter, 32 (to Columbus)
  • F Trevor Linden, 36 (re-signed)
  • F Richard Park, 30 (to NY Islanders)
  • F Jarkko Ruutu, 30 (to Pittsburgh)

    2006 NHL Free Agents Continued: The Eastern Conference

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