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2004–05 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 2004–05 |
| year | 2004 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | Did not play |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Southeast |
| GeneralManager | George McPhee |
| Coach | Glen Hanlon |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| MinorLeague | Portland Pirates |
| South Carolina Stingrays | |
| Quad City Mallards |
South Carolina Stingrays Quad City Mallards The 2004–05 Washington Capitals season was their 31st National Hockey League season. Its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time. As a result, Alexander Ovechkin, the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft, would not make his NHL debut until the start of the 2005–06 season.
Schedule
The Capitals preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 13 and July 14, 2004, respectively.
|- | 1 || September 23 || Philadelphia Flyers |- | 2 || September 30 || @ Philadelphia Flyers |- | 3 || October 2 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins |- | 4 || October 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins |- | 5 || October 8 || @ Carolina Hurricanes |- | 6 || October 9 || Carolina Hurricanes
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Transactions
The Capitals 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 season was officially cancelled.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| To Washington Capitals | To Dallas Stars |
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Paul | ||||||||||
| Louis Robitaille | ||||||||||
| Jason Ulmer |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gruden | ||||||||
| Brad Norton | ||||||||
| Roman Tvrdon | ||||||||
| Joel Kwiatkowski | ||||||||
| Craig Johnson | ||||||||
| Francois Methot | ||||||||
| Colin Forbes | ||||||||
| Mel Angelstad | ||||||||
| Rick Berry | ||||||||
| Todd Rohloff | ||||||||
| Sebastien Charpentier | ||||||||
| Chris Hajt | ||||||||
| Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | ||||||||
| Jean-Francois Fortin | ||||||||
| Matthew Yeats | ||||||||
| Kip Miller | ||||||||
| Bates Battaglia |
Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Willsie | ||||||||
| Jason Doig | ||||||||
| Darcy Verot | ||||||||
| Jakub Klepis | ||||||||
| Josef Boumedienne | ||||||||
| Trent Whitfield | ||||||||
| Jeff Halpern | ||||||||
| Graham Mink | ||||||||
| Matt Pettinger | ||||||||
| Nolan Yonkman | ||||||||
| Maxime Ouellet | ||||||||
| Stephen Peat | ||||||||
| Dwayne Zinger | ||||||||
| Brendan Witt |
Draft picks
Washington's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004. On April 6, 2004, Washington won the draft lottery to leap frog the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins and earn the right to select first overall.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alexander Ovechkin | Left wing | Russia | HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) |
| 1 | 27 | Jeff Schultz | Defense | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 1 | 29 | Mike Green | Defense | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Chris Bourque | Left wing | United States | Cushing Academy (Mass.) |
| 2 | 62 | Mikhail Yunkov | Center | Russia | Krylja Jr. (Russia) |
| 3 | 66 | Sami Lepisto | Defense | Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
| 3 | 88 | Clayton Barthel | Defense | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 5 | 132 | Oscar Hedman | Defense | Sweden | Modo Hockey (SEL) |
| 5 | 138 | Pasi Salonen | Left wing | Finland | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
| 6 | 166 | Peter Guggisberg | Right wing | Switzerland | HC Davos (NLA) |
| 7 | 197 | Andrew Gordon | Right wing | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
| 8 | 230 | Justin Mrazek | Goaltender | Canada | Estevan Bruins (SJHL) |
| 9 | 263 | Travis Morin | Center | United States | Minnesota State Mavericks (WCHA) |
Notes
References
References
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- (July 14, 2004). "Capitals Announce 2004-05 Schedule".
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions.
- (June 26, 2004). "Capitals Pick Seven Players in First Day of NHL Entry Draft".
- (August 2, 2004). "Capitals Sign Defenseman Jeff Paul".
- (August 25, 2004). "BASEBALLMLB: Suspended St. Louis RHP Julian Tavarez...".
- {{eliteprospects. 47448. John Gruden, retrieved April 29, 2022
- (July 1, 2004). "2004 free agents". [[ESPN.com]].
- {{eliteprospects. 8479. Brad Norton, retrieved April 29, 2022
- (July 11, 2004). "SIGNING COUP - GMB PANTHERS SNAG CENTRE STRAIGHT FROM THE NHL".
- (July 16, 2004). "PANTHERS INK DEFENSEMAN KWIATKOWSKI". Florida Panthers.
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- "Augsburger Panther - Daten".
- (August 10, 2004). "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORBES, DWYER". Carolina Hurricanes.
- "NHL PLAYER SIGNS FOR BELFAST".
- (September 2, 2004). "6 PLAYERS SIGN AHL DEALS".
- (September 10, 2004). "Amerks Sign Six Players". Buffalo Sabres.
- "TRANSACTIONS SAISON 2004-2005".
- (September 27, 2004). "Lynx Sign Hajt".
- (December 5, 2004). "JEAN-LUC GRAND-PIERRE KLAR FÖR IF TROJA-LJUNGBY".
- "Transactions".
- (December 10, 2004). "Reading Works Sign and Trade Deals With Fresno and Bakersfield".
- (December 26, 2004). "Kip Miller returns to Griffins".
- (February 21, 2005). "Mississippi Brings In Another Battaglia".
- (June 30, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie".
- (July 1, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Defenseman Jason Doig".
- (July 2, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Center Darcy Verot".
- (July 6, 2004). "Capitals Sign Center Jakub Klepis".
- (July 8, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Boumedienne and Whitfield".
- (July 20, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Jeff Halpern".
- (July 28, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Pettinger, Yonkman and Mink".
- (August 2, 2004). "Capitals Re-Sign Peat, Ouellet, Zinger".
- (August 17, 2004). "Thornton gets nearly $7 million".
- "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com.
- (April 6, 2004). "Caps win drawing, No. 1 pick".
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