2004–05 Detroit Red Wings season

2004–05 Detroit Red Wings
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Storm

The 2004–05 Detroit Red Wings season would have been their 79th National Hockey League season; however, it was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.

Offseason

Schedule

The Red Wings regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1]

2004–05 schedule[2]
Preseason
Game Date Opponent
1 September 26 Boston Bruins
2 September 28 @ Colorado Avalanche
3 September 30 @ Boston Bruins
4 October 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
5 October 2 @ Dallas Stars
6 October 5 Colorado Avalanche
7 October 7 @ Dallas Stars
8 October 9 Toronto Maple Leafs
9 October 10 @ New York Rangers
Regular season
Game Date Opponent
1 October 14 @ Edmonton Oilers
2 October 16 @ Vancouver Canucks
3 October 20 Carolina Hurricanes
4 October 22 Chicago Blackhawks
5 October 23 @ New Jersey Devils
6 October 25 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
7 October 27 Dallas Stars
8 October 29 @ Atlanta Thrashers
9 October 30 @ Nashville Predators
10 November 2 Edmonton Oilers
11 November 5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
12 November 6 Phoenix Coyotes
13 November 9 Los Angeles Kings
14 November 11 @ Washington Capitals
15 November 13 Columbus Blue Jackets
16 November 17 @ San Jose Sharks
17 November 19 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
18 November 20 @ Los Angeles Kings
19 November 24 Calgary Flames
20 November 26 Minnesota Wild
21 November 27 @ St. Louis Blues
22 November 29 San Jose Sharks
23 December 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
24 December 3 Chicago Blackhawks
25 December 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins
26 December 6 St. Louis Blues
27 December 8 @ Colorado Avalanche
28 December 10 @ Vancouver Canucks
29 December 11 @ Calgary Flames
30 December 14 Chicago Blackhawks
31 December 16 Vancouver Canucks
32 December 17 @ Chicago Blackhawks
33 December 19 Ottawa Senators
34 December 21 New York Islanders
35 December 26 @ St. Louis Blues
36 December 27 @ Dallas Stars
37 December 29 @ Phoenix Coyotes
38 December 31 Vancouver Canucks
39 January 2 @ New York Islanders
40 January 5 Nashville Predators
41 January 8 @ Colorado Avalanche
42 January 9 @ Chicago Blackhawks
43 January 11 @ Boston Bruins
44 January 13 Nashville Predators
45 January 15 Toronto Maple Leafs
46 January 17 Dallas Stars
47 January 19 Calgary Flames
48 January 21 @ Dallas Stars
49 January 22 @ Phoenix Coyotes
50 January 26 @ Chicago Blackhawks
51 January 29 Colorado Avalanche
52 February 1 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
53 February 3 @ Edmonton Oilers
54 February 5 @ Calgary Flames
55 February 9 Los Angeles Kings
56 February 15 Buffalo Sabres
57 February 17 St. Louis Blues
58 February 19 @ Tampa Bay Lightning
59 February 20 @ Florida Panthers
60 February 23 New Jersey Devils
61 February 26 San Jose Sharks
62 February 27 @ Nashville Predators
63 March 1 Edmonton Oilers
64 March 3 Montreal Canadiens
65 March 5 Pittsburgh Penguins
66 March 8 Phoenix Coyotes
67 March 10 @ Minnesota Wild
68 March 11 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
69 March 13 Colorado Avalanche
70 March 16 Nashville Predators
71 March 19 @ San Jose Sharks
72 March 21 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
73 March 22 @ Los Angeles Kings
74 March 24 St. Louis Blues
75 March 26 New York Rangers
76 March 28 @ St. Louis Blues
77 March 31 @ Nashville Predators
78 April 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
79 April 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers
80 April 6 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
81 April 8 Minnesota Wild
82 April 10 @ Minnesota Wild

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[3]

Trades

The Red Wings did not make any trades.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) Bryan Helmer Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [4]
Eric Himelfarb Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency [4]
Brett Lebda Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency [4]
Eric Manlow New York Islanders Free agency [4]
August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) Pete Vandermeer Philadelphia Flyers Free agency [5]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) Marc Lamothe Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (VI) [7]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Derek King[b] Contract expiration (III) [6]
Steve Thomas[c] Contract expiration (III) [6]
July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05) Boyd Devereaux Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [10]
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) Dominik Hasek Ottawa Senators Free agency (III) [11]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Brett Hull Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [12]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Anders Myrvold Valerenga IF (GET) Free agency (VI) [13]
September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24) Michel Picard Thetford Mines Prolab (LNAH) Free agency (III) [14]
October 2004 (2004-10) Ryan Barnes Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [15]
March 3, 2005 (2005-03-03) Kevin Miller Flint Generals (UHL) Free agency (III) [16]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) Mark Mowers 1-year[d] Re-signing [17]
Jamie Rivers 2-year Re-signing [17]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Kris Draper 4-year Re-signing [18]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Brendan Shanahan 1-year[d] Re-signing [19]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Mathieu Dandenault 1-year Re-signing [20]
July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) Jason Williams 1-year Re-signing [21]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Jiri Fischer 3-year Re-signing [22]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Steve Yzerman 1-year Re-signing [23]

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[24]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
3 97 Johan Franzen Right wing  Sweden Linköpings HC (SEL)
4 128 Evan McGrath Center  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 151 Sergei Kolosov Defense  Belarus Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
5 162 Tyler Haskins Center  United States Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 192 Anton Axelsson Left wing  Sweden Frölunda HC Jrs. (Sweden)
7 226 Steve Covington Right wing  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
8 257 Gennady Stolyarov Right wing  Russia THK Tver (Russia)
9 290 Nils Backstrom Defense  Sweden Stocksunds IF (Sweden)

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[6]
  2. ^ King retired.[8]
  3. ^ Thomas retired.[9]
  4. ^ a b Player option for a second year.

References

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  9. ^ Steve Thomas career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 17, 2022
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