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2004–05 Vancouver Canucks season

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2004–05 Vancouver Canucks
DivisionNorthwest
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerDave Nonis
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose
Columbia Inferno

The 2004–05 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 35th season in the NHL. However, the entire season's games were cancelled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Schedule

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The Canucks regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was released on August 10, 2004.[2]

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

Transactions

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The Canucks 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.[4]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) To Vancouver Canucks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2004
To Dallas Stars
  • 3rd-round pick in 2005
[5]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) Johnathan Aitken Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [6]
Wade Flaherty Nashville Predators Free agency [6]
Lee Goren Florida Panthers Free agency [6]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) Joe DiPenta Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [7]
Jeff Heerema New York Rangers Free agency [8]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13) Sergei Varlamov Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (VI) [10]
June 19, 2004 (2004-06-19) Artem Chubarov HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency (II)[b] [12]
June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28) Geoff Sanderson Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [13]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Marc Bergevin[c] Contract expiration (III) [9]
Mike Keane[d] Contract expiration (III) [9]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) Brandon Reid Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency (II)[e] [17]
July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) Pat Kavanagh Ottawa Senators Free agency (VI) [18]
August 1, 2004 (2004-08-01) Johan Hedberg Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) Free agency (UFA) [19]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Magnus Arvedson Farjestad BK (SHL) Free agency (III) [20]
August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20) Martin Rucinsky HC Litvinov (ELH) Free agency (III) [21]
September 17, 2004 (2004-09-17) Sylvain Blouin Quebec RadioX (LNAH) Free agency (UFA) [22]
October 21, 2004 (2004-10-21) Chris Nielsen San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [23]
January 20, 2005 (2005-01-20) Mats Lindgren Retirement (UFA) [24]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Matt Cooke Re-signing [25]
Brent Sopel Re-signing [25]
July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) Dan Cloutier 1-year Re-signing [26]
Brendan Morrison 1-year Re-signing [27]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) Nolan Baumgartner Re-signing [28]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Alex Auld multi-year Re-signing [29]
Daniel Sedin 1-year Re-signing [30]
Henrik Sedin 1-year Re-signing [30]

Draft picks

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Vancouver's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[31]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 26 Cory Schneider (G)  United States Phillips Academy (US High School)
3 91 Alexander Edler (D)  Sweden Jamtland (Sweden)
4 125 Andrew Sarauer (LW)  Canada Langley Hornets (BCHL)
5 159 Mike Brown (RW)  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
6 189 Julien Ellis (G)  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8 254 David Schulz (D)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 287 Jannik Hansen (RW)  Denmark Malmö Jr. (SJL)

Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[9]
  2. ^ The Canucks retained Chubarov’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[11]
  3. ^ Bergevin retired.[14]
  4. ^ Keane was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[15]
  5. ^ Vancouver retained Reid’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 19, 2006.[16]

References

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  2. ^ "Canucks Release Pre-Season Schedule". Vancouver Canucks. August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Canucks Schedule 2004-05". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Canucks Select Schneider In First Round Of 2004 NHL Entry Draft- 26th Overall". Vancouver Canucks. June 26, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Canucks Agree To Terms With Three Free Agents". Vancouver Canucks. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Free Agent Joe DiPenta". Vancouver Canucks. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Free Agent Jeff Heerema". Vancouver Canucks. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  10. ^ Sergei Varlamov at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  11. ^ "2008 NHL Free Agent List". NHL.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Artem Chubarov at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  13. ^ "BLUE JACKETS CLAIM LEFT WING GEOFF SANDERSON OFF WAIVERS FROM THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  14. ^ Marc Bergevin career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  15. ^ Mike Keane career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  16. ^ "Canucks Sign Brandon Reid". OurSports Central. June 19, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  17. ^ Brandon Reid at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  18. ^ "SENATORS SIGN OTTAWA-NATIVE PAT KAVANAGH". Ottawa Senators. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "Hedberg signs with Swedish team". TSN.ca. August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Magnus Arvedson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  21. ^ Martin Rucinsky at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  22. ^ "Sylvain Blouin est un RADIO X". Le Radio X de Québec. September 17, 2004. Archived from the original on September 23, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "Rampage sign Chris Neilsen to AHL contract". OurSports Central. October 21, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  24. ^ Mats Lindgren at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 28, 2022
  25. ^ a b "Wednesday roundup: Rangers cut Lindros loose". ESPN.com. June 30, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022. They also re-signed forward Matt Cooke and defenseman Brent Sopel.
  26. ^ "Canucks Re-Sign Cloutier To One Year Deal". Vancouver Canucks. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  27. ^ "Canucks Re-Sign Morrison To One Year Deal". Vancouver Canucks. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  28. ^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Nolan Baumgartner". Vancouver Canucks. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  29. ^ "Canucks Re-Sign Alex Auld". Vancouver Canucks. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Canucks Re-Sign Daniel And Henrik Sedin". Vancouver Canucks. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  31. ^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.