2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Olczyk
CaptainMario Lemieux
ArenaMellon Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League. However, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, no games were played.

Schedule

The Penguins regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was released on August 6, 2004, with two changes announced five days later.[2][3]

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

Transactions

The Penguins 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.[5]

Trades

The Penguins did not make any trades.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) Mark Recchi Philadelphia Flyers multi-year Free agency [6]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) Ryan VandenBussche Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [7]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) Chris Kelleher Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency [8]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 23, 2004 (2004-06-23) Landon Wilson Espoo Blues (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [10]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) Tom Kostopoulos Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Free agency (VI) [11]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) Eric Meloche Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [12]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Alexei Morozov Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (II)[b] [14]
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) Toby Petersen Edmonton Oilers Free agency (UFA) [15]
August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) Pauli Levokari Porin Assat (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [16]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) Jon Sim Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [17]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) Kelly Buchberger Retirement (III)[c] [18]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Milan Kraft HC Plzen (ELH) Free agency (II)[d] [20]
October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25) Dan Focht Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [21]
October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26) Steve McKenna Nottingham Panthers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [22]
November 13, 2004 (2004-11-13) Jean-Sebastien Aubin St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [23]
January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24) Martin Brochu Verdun Dragons (LNAH) Free agency (VI) [24]
March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13) Reid Simpson Rockford IceHogs (UHL) Free agency (III) [25]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13) Ric Jackman multi-year Re-signing [26]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) Matt Bradley Re-signing [27]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Rico Fata multi-year Re-signing [28]
Lasse Pirjeta Re-signing [29]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) Ramzi Abid Re-signing [30]
Kris Beech Re-signing [30]
Shane Endicott Re-signing [30]
Ross Lupaschuk Re-signing [30]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) Ben Eaves multi-year Entry-level [31]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Alain Nasreddine Re-signing [32]
August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) Matt Hussey Re-signing [33]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) Tomas Surovy multi-year Re-signing [8]
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) Guillaume Lefebvre Re-signing [34]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) Darcy Robinson Re-signing [35]
September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) Matt Murley Re-signing [36]
September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) David Koci 1-year Re-signing [37]

Draft picks

The 2004 NHL entry draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Penguins selected future Calder Memorial Trophy winner Evgeni Malkin with the second overall selection.[38]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Evgeni Malkin Forward  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
2 31 Johannes Salmonsson Forward  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
2 61[a] Alex Goligoski Defense  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
3 67 Nick Johnson Right wing  Canada Dartmouth College (ECAC)
3 85[b] Brian Gifford Center  United States Moorhead Senior School (USHS-MN)
4 99 Tyler Kennedy Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 130 Michal Sersen Defense  Slovakia Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 164 Moises Gutierrez Right wing  United States Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 194 Chris Peluso Defense  United States Brainerd High School (USHS-MN)
7 222[c] Jordan Morrison Center  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8 228 David Brown Goaltender  Canada University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
9 259 Brian Ihnacak Center  Canada Brown University (ECAC)
Draft notes[39]
  • a The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an August 25, 2003 trade that sent Johan Hedberg to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
  • b The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 9, 2003 trade that sent Andrew Ference to the Flames in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • c The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 9, 2004 trade that sent Marc Bergevin to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished fourth in the East Division with a record of 40–30–7–3. They defeated the Binghamton Senators in the first round of the playoffs before losing in the second round to the eventual Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished out of the playoffs in sixth in the North Division with a 38–25–9 record.

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[9]
  2. ^ The Penguins retained Morozov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[13]
  3. ^ Buchberger was hired as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Road Runners.
  4. ^ The Penguins retained Kraft’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[19]

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