| 2005 NHL entry draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | July 30–31, 2005 |
| Location | Westin Hotel Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Overview | |
| 230 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| First selection |  Sidney Crosby(Pittsburgh Penguins) |
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.
As of 2024, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Sidney Crosby, Anze Kopitar, T. J. Oshie, Kris Letang, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jack Johnson, Ryan Reaves, and Jonathan Quick.