2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers
DivisionSoutheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainShawn McEachern
ArenaPhilips Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves
Gwinnett Gladiators

No games were played during the 2004–05 NHL season due to the lock-out of the NHL players by the league, however teams business did occur, including the Thrashers' participation in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft[2] that was held on June 26 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Schedule

The Thrashers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[3]

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

Transactions

The Thrashers 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 canceled.[4]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Atlanta Thrashers
Niclas Havelid		 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Kurtis Foster		 [5]
June 26, 2004 To Atlanta Thrashers
4th-round pick in 2004		 To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2005		 [6]
June 27, 2004 To Atlanta Thrashers
Rights to Adam Berkhoel		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations[lower-alpha 1]		 [6]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)Kevin DoellChicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency[7]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)Jaroslav ModryLos Angeles Kings3-yearFree agency[8]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)Cory LaroseNew York RangersFree agency[9]
Travis RocheMinnesota WildFree agency[9]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26)Scott MellanbySt. Louis BluesFree agency[10]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)Byron Dafoe[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (III)[11]
Chris Tamer[lower-alpha 4]Contract expiration (III)[11]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)Eric HealeyAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (VI)[14]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)Frantisek KaberleCarolina HurricanesFree agency (UFA)[15]
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16)Shawn HeinsEisbaren Berlin (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[16]
Mike WeaverLos Angeles KingsFree agency (VI)[17]
August 7, 2004 (2004-08-07)Daniel CorsoKassel Huskies (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[18]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19)Joe DiPentaVancouver CanucksFree agency (VI)[19]
September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)David KaczowkaPeoria Rivermen (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[20]
September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)Frederic CassiviCincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)Free agency (VI)[21]
November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19)Zdenek BlatnyLahti Pelicans (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[22]
December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10)Bill LindsayLong Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)Free agency (III)[23]
January 13, 2005 (2005-01-13)Yannick TremblayAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[24]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18)Jeff DwyerEntry-level[25]
Colin StuartEntry-level[25]
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)Serge AubinRe-signing[7]
Brad LarsenRe-signing[7]
Ben SimonRe-signing[7]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)Adam BerkhoelEntry-level[9]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)Francis LessardRe-signing[26]
Tommi SantalaRe-signing[26]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)Patrik StefanRe-signing[27]
July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29)Braydon CoburnEntry-level[28]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)Tomas KloucekRe-signing[29]
Derek MacKenzieRe-signing[29]
Brian MaloneyRe-signing[29]
Kyle RossiterRe-signing[29]
Marc Savard2-yearRe-signing[29][30]
Luke SellarsRe-signing[29]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)Ronald Petrovicky2-yearRe-signing[31][30]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)Garnet ExelbyRe-signing[32]
September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01)Kip BrennanRe-signing[33]

Draft picks

Atlanta'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)
110Boris ValabikDefense SlovakiaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
240Grant LewisDefense United StatesDartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey)
376Scott LehmanDefense CanadaToronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
4106Chad PainchaudRight wing CanadaMississauga IceDogs (OHL)
5142Juraj GracikRight wing SlovakiaTopolcany (Slovakia)
6186Dan TurpleGoaltender CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
7204Miikka TuomainenLeft wing FinlandTuTo (Mestis)
8237Mitch CarefootCenter CanadaCornell Big Red (ECAC Hockey)
9270Matt SiddallRight wing CanadaPowell River Kings (BCHL)

Notes
  1. 7th-round pick in 2005.
  2. In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[11]
  3. Dafoe was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[12]
  4. Tamer was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[13]

References
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  27. "Thrashers Agree To Terms With Patrik Stefan". Atlanta Thrashers. July 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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