2004–05 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2004–05 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 26th season in the NHL, however, the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which began a day after the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, cancelled the playing of any games.

2004–05 Edmonton Oilers
DivisionNorthwest
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 record0-0-0
Team information
General managerKevin Lowe
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsEthan Moreau
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place
Minor league affiliate(s)Edmonton Road Runners (AHL)
Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)

Edmonton Roadrunners

With the NHL season wiped out, the Oilers would move their AHL team, the Toronto Roadrunners, to Edmonton, rename the club the Edmonton Roadrunners, and they played out of Rexall Place. The Roadrunners would finish with the 3rd highest attendance figure in the league, averaging 8854 fans per game.

Schedule

The Oilers regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1][2]

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

Transactions

The Oilers 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
Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Phoenix Coyotes
Jason Chimera
3rd round pick in 2004		 To Edmonton Oilers
2nd round pick in 2004
4th round pick in 2004		 [4]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)Toby PetersenPittsburgh Penguins2-yearFree agency[5]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)Rick MrozikBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)Todd HarveySan Jose Sharks2-year[lower-alpha 1]Free agency[6]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
June 9, 2004 (2004-06-09)Mikko LuomaMalmo Redhawks (SHL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 3][9]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13)Bobby AllenNew Jersey DevilsFree agency (VI)[10]
August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26)Petr NedvedPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (III)[11]
September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)Sean McAslanEdmonton Road Runners (AHL)Free agency (VI)
October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)Jan HoracekHC Slovan Bratislava (Slovak)Free agency (VI)[12]
N/AMichael HenrichEK Zell am See (EBEL)Free agency (UFA)[13]
Chad HinzSkelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan)Free agency (VI)[14]
January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21)Scott FergusonSkovde IK (Allsvenskan)Free agency (UFA)[15]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 11, 2004 (2004-06-11)Igor Ulanov1-yearRe-signing[16]
June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)Kyle Brodziak3-yearEntry-level[17]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07)Ty Conklinmulti-yearRe-signing[18]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)Brad Isbister2-yearRe-signing[19]
Jason Platt2-yearEntry-level[20]
Jani Rita1-yearRe-signing[20]
July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19)Brock Radunske3-yearEntry-level[21]
Kenny Smith2-yearEntry-level[21]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)Eric Brewer1-yearRe-signing[22]
Alexei Semenov2-yearRe-signing[23]
August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16)Mike Bishai1-year[lower-alpha 4]Re-signing[24]
Ed Caron2-yearEntry-level[24]
Nate DiCasmirro2-yearRe-signing[24]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)Sean McAslan1-yearRe-signing[25]
Mike Morrison1-yearRe-signing[25]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)Tyler Moss1-yearRe-signing[26]
September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)Marc-Andre Bergeron4-year[lower-alpha 5]Re-signing[27]
September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)J. J. Hunter2-yearRe-signing[28]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)Radek Dvorak2-yearRe-signing[29]
Jason Smith4-yearRe-signing[30]
Zack Stortini3-yearEntry-level[29]

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft 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)
114Devan Dubnyk CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
125Rob Schremp United StatesLondon Knights (OHL)
244Roman Teslyuk RussiaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
257Geoff Paukovich United StatesUS NTDP U18 (NAHL)
4112Liam Reddox CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
5146Bryan Young CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
6177Max Gordichuk CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7208Stephane Goulet CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
8242Tyler Spurgeon CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
9274Bjorn Bjurling SwedenDjurgårdens IF (SEL)

Notes
  1. Club option for a third year.
  2. In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[7]
  3. The Oilers retained Luoma’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[8]
  4. Club option for a second year.
  5. Club option for a fifth year.

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