2004–05 Washington Capitals season

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2004–05 Washington Capitals
DivisionSoutheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGlen Hanlon
CaptainVacant
ArenaMCI Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
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[edit]

The Capitals preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 13 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[1][2]

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

Transactions[edit]

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 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[3]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2004 		To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2005 		[4]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Jeff Paul New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [5]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Louis Robitaille Portland Pirates (AHL) 1-year Free agency [6]
Jason Ulmer Portland Pirates (AHL) 1-year Free agency [6]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) John Gruden[b] Contract expiration (UFA) [7]
Brad Norton[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [7]
July 11, 2004 (2004-07-11) Roman Tvrdon Nottingham Panthers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [10]
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) Joel Kwiatkowski Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [11]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) Craig Johnson Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency (III) [12]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) Francois Methot Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [13]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) Colin Forbes Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (UFA) [14]
August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) Mel Angelstad Belfast Giants (EIHL) Free agency (VI) [15]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) Rick Berry Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [16]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Todd Rohloff Buffalo Sabres Free agency (VI) [17]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Sebastien Charpentier Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin (LNAH) Free agency (VI) [18]
September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27) Chris Hajt Augusta Lynx (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [19]
December 5, 2004 (2004-12-05) Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre IF Troja-Ljungby (Allsvenskan) Free agency (UFA) [20]
December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07) Jean-Francois Fortin Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency (VI) [21]
December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) Matthew Yeats Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [22]
December 26, 2004 (2004-12-26) Kip Miller Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency (III) [23]
February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21) Bates Battaglia Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [24]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Brian Willsie 1-year Re-signing [25]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Jason Doig 1-year Re-signing [26]
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) Darcy Verot 1-year Re-signing [27]
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) Jakub Klepis 3-year Entry-level [28]
July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) Josef Boumedienne 1-year Re-signing [29]
Trent Whitfield 1-year Re-signing [29]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) Jeff Halpern 1-year Re-signing [30]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Graham Mink 1-year Re-signing [31]
Matt Pettinger 1-year Re-signing [31]
Nolan Yonkman 1-year Re-signing [31]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Maxime Ouellet 1-year Re-signing [32]
Stephen Peat 1-year Re-signing [32]
Dwayne Zinger 1-year Re-signing [32]
August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) Brendan Witt 1-year Arbitration award [33]

Draft picks[edit]

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.[34]

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[edit]

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[7]
  2. ^ Gruden retired.[8]
  3. ^ Norton was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[9]

References[edit]

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  9. ^ Brad Norton career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 29, 2022
  10. ^ "SIGNING COUP - GMB PANTHERS SNAG CENTRE STRAIGHT FROM THE NHL". Nottingham Panthers. July 11, 2004. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "PANTHERS INK DEFENSEMAN KWIATKOWSKI". Florida Panthers. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  13. ^ "Augsburger Panther - Daten". aev-panther.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 19, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2022. beim AEV seit: 10.08.2004
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  15. ^ "NHL PLAYER SIGNS FOR BELFAST". Belfast Giants. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "6 PLAYERS SIGN AHL DEALS". Phoenix Coyotes. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
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  18. ^ "TRANSACTIONS SAISON 2004-2005". RDS - LNAH (in French). Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2022. 04-09-14 Saint-Hyacinthe signe Sébastien Charpentier
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  21. ^ "Transactions". Portland Pirates. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2022. 12/07/04 ADD Jean-Francois Fortin (D) signed to PTO
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  23. ^ "Kip Miller returns to Griffins". OurSports Central. December 26, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "Mississippi Brings In Another Battaglia". OurSports Central. February 21, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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  26. ^ "Capitals Re-Sign Defenseman Jason Doig". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  27. ^ "Capitals Re-Sign Center Darcy Verot". Washington Capitals. July 2, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  28. ^ "Capitals Sign Center Jakub Klepis". Washington Capitals. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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  30. ^ "Capitals Re-Sign Jeff Halpern". Washington Capitals. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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