2004–05 Minnesota Wild season

The 2004–05 Minnesota Wild season was the team's fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Its games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

2004–05 Minnesota Wild
DivisionNorthwest
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainVacant
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Houston Aeros
Louisiana IceGators

Schedule

The Wild's regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was announced on August 4, 2004.[2]

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

Transactions

The Wild 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

The Wild did not make any trades.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06)Kirby LawPhiladelphia FlyersFree agency[5]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07)Raymond GirouxNew Jersey DevilsFree agency[6]
July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08)Brian RolstonBoston Bruinsmulti-yearFree agency[7]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)Bill Muckalt[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (UFA)[8]
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02)Antti LaaksonenColorado AvalancheFree agency (UFA)[10]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)Travis RocheAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (VI)[11]
July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29)Johan Holmqvist[lower-alpha 3]Brynas IF (SHL)Free agency[13]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)Jason WiemerCalgary FlamesFree agency (UFA)[14]
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)Frederic CloutierPensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[15]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10)Jeff HogganWorcester IceCats (AHL)Free agency (II)[16]
November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19)Michael SchutteCincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[17]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)Marc Chouinard1-yearOption exercised[18]
Alexandre Daigle1-yearOption exercised[18]
July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19)Manny Fernandez1-yearRe-signing[19]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)Alex Henry1-yearRe-signing[20]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)Richard Park1-yearRe-signing[21]
August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12)Andrew Brunette1-yearRe-signing[22]
Willie Mitchell1-yearRe-signing[22]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)Nick SchultzRe-signing[23]

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 26–27, 2004.[24]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
112A. J. ThelenDefense United StatesMichigan State University (CCHA)
242Roman VoloshenkoLeft wing RussiaKrylya Sovetov Moscow Jr. (Russia)
378Peter OlveckyLeft wing SlovakiaDukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
379Clayton StonerDefense CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
4111Ryan JonesForward CanadaChatham Maroons (WOJHL)
4114Patrick BordeleauLeft wing CanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4117Julien SprungerRight wing  SwitzerlandHC Fribourg-Gottéron (NLA)
5161Jean-Claude SawyerDefense CanadaCape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
6175Aaron BoogaardRight wing CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
7195Jean-Michel RizkRight wing CanadaSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
7206Anton KhudobinGoaltender RussiaMetallurg Magnitogorsk Jr. (Russia)
9272Kyle WilsonCenter CanadaColgate University (ECAC)

Notes
  1. In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[8]
  2. Muckalt retired.[9]
  3. Holmqvist was released by the Wild on August 1.[12]

References
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  2. "Wild Announces 2004-05 Preseason Schedule". Minnesota Wild. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. "MINNESOTA WILD 2004-2005 SCHEDULE" (PDF). Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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  6. "Minnesota Wild Signs Free Agent Giroux". Minnesota Wild. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  7. "Minnesota Wild Signs Free Agent Brian Rolston". Minnesota Wild. July 8, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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  9. "Former NHLer Bill Muckalt a rising star in the coaching game". The Hockey News. June 26, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  10. "Avalanche Signs Laaksonen, Laperriere". Colorado Avalanche. July 2, 2004. Archived from the original on July 26, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  11. "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Adam Berkhoel, Travis Roche and Cory Larose". Atlanta Thrashers. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. "JOHAN HOLMQVIST". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2022. 01-Aug-04: Released by the Minnesota Wild.
  13. "Honken hemma igen". Brynäs IF (in Swedish). July 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  14. "FLAMES SIGN FORWARD JASON WIEMER". Calgary Flames. August 5, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  15. "Ice Pilots Sign Frederic Cloutier". OurSports Central. September 7, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  16. "IceCats Sign Four". OurSports Central. September 10, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  17. "MICHAEL SCHUTTE". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 17, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2022. 19-Nov-04: Signed by the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL).
  18. "Wild Makes Qualifying Offers to 14 Players". Minnesota Wild. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  19. "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Manny Fernandez". Minnesota Wild. July 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  20. "Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Alex Henry". Minnesota Wild. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  21. "Wild Re-Signs RW Richard Park". Minnesota Wild. August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  22. "Brunette and Mitchell Re-Signed". Minnesota Wild. August 12, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  23. "Minnesota Wild Re-Sign D Nick Schultz". Minnesota Wild. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  24. "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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