The following is the projected opening night roster for the 2005-06 Hamilton Bulldogs.
* indicates a prospect of the Edmonton Oilers.
^ indicates the player is on an AHL contract.
| Number | Player | Position | Shoots | HT | WT |
| 4 | Johnathan Aitken | D | L | 6-4 | 211 lbs |
| 5 | Andrew Archer | D | R | 6-4 | 217 lbs |
| 6 | Dan Smith* | D | L | 6-3 | 215 lbs |
| 7 | Jeff Paul | D | R | 6-3 | 201 lbs |
| 11 | Garth Murray | C | L | 6-2 | 213 lbs |
| 12 | Jean-Phillipe Cote | D | L | 6-3 | 207 lbs |
| 16 | Marc-Antoine Pouliot* | C/W | R | 6-1 | 195 lbs |
| 17 | Peter Vandermeer | RW | L | 6-0 | 210 lbs |
| 18 | Mathieu Roy* | D | R | 6-2 | 214 lbs |
| 19 | Duncan Milroy | RW | R | 6-1 | 198 lbs |
| 20 | Andre Benoit^ | D | L | 5-11 | 190 lbs |
| 21 | Jonathan Ferland | RW | R | 6-2 | 209 lbs |
| 23 | Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | L | 6-0 | 189 lbs |
| 24 | Francis Lemieux^ | C | R | 5-11 | 185 lbs |
| 25 | Michael Lambert | LW | R | 6-2 | 196 lbs |
| 26 | Maxim Lapierre | C | R | 6-2 | 205 lbs |
| 27 | Cory Urquhart | C/W | L | 6-3 | 196 lbs |
| 28 | James Sanford^ | D | L | 5-9 | 195 lbs |
| 31 | Olivier Michaud | G | R | 5-11 | 172 lbs |
| 39 | Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers* | G | R | 6-4 | 189 lbs |
| 44 | Jean-Francois Jacques* | LW | L | 6-4 | 217 lbs |
| 45 | Danny Syvret* | D | L | 5-11 | 203 lbs |
| 65 | Ron Hainsey | D | L | 6-3 | 211 lbs |
| 84 | Corey Locke | C | L | 5-9 | 170 lbs |
Average Height: 6-1
Average Weight: 201 lbs
Head Coach: Don Lever
Assistant Coach: Ron Wilson
General Manager: Andre Savard