Canadian Hockey League
- The 2005 Memorial Cup was won by the London Knights, who defeated the Rimouski Océanic 4-0 in the final held at London, Ontario.
- Ontario Hockey League: The London Knights defeated the Ottawa 67's to capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup, the first championship in the Knights' 40 year history.
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: The Rimouski Océanic captured their first President's Cup by defeating the Halifax Mooseheads.
- Western Hockey League: The Kelowna Rockets won their second President's Cup in three years by defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings.
- The London Knights broke the CHL record for longest undefeated streak, going 31 games (29-0-2) without a loss to begin the season. The previous record was 29 games, held by the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings.
- The Calgary Hitmen took advantage of the NHL's labour stoppage to shatter the WHL and CHL attendance records, drawing 362,227 fans. Their per-game average of 10,062 was the highest average of any North American professional or junior team.
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