2004–05 Washington Capitals season

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 would not make his NHL debut until the start of the 2005–06 season.

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

Schedule

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

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

Transactions

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
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
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)Jeff PaulNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[5]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)Louis RobitaillePortland Pirates (AHL)1-yearFree agency[6]
Jason UlmerPortland Pirates (AHL)1-yearFree agency[6]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)John Gruden[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (UFA)[7]
Brad Norton[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (UFA)[7]
July 11, 2004 (2004-07-11)Roman TvrdonNottingham Panthers (EIHL)Free agency (UFA)[10]
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16)Joel KwiatkowskiFlorida PanthersFree agency (UFA)[11]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)Craig JohnsonHamburg Freezers (DEL)Free agency (III)[12]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10)Francois MethotAugsburger Panther (DEL)Free agency (VI)[13]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11)Colin ForbesCarolina HurricanesFree agency (UFA)[14]
August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12)Mel AngelstadBelfast Giants (EIHL)Free agency (VI)[15]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)Rick BerryPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (UFA)[16]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10)Todd RohloffBuffalo SabresFree agency (VI)[17]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)Sebastien CharpentierSaint-Hyacinthe Cousin (LNAH)Free agency (VI)[18]
September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)Chris HajtAugusta Lynx (ECHL)Free agency (VI)[19]
December 5, 2004 (2004-12-05)Jean-Luc Grand-PierreIF Troja-Ljungby (Allsvenskan)Free agency (UFA)[20]
December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)Jean-Francois FortinPortland Pirates (AHL)Free agency (VI)[21]
December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10)Matthew YeatsReading Royals (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[22]
December 26, 2004 (2004-12-26)Kip MillerGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)Free agency (III)[23]
February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)Bates BattagliaMississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[24]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)Brian Willsie1-yearRe-signing[25]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)Jason Doig1-yearRe-signing[26]
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02)Darcy Verot1-yearRe-signing[27]
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06)Jakub Klepis3-yearEntry-level[28]
July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08)Josef Boumedienne1-yearRe-signing[29]
Trent Whitfield1-yearRe-signing[29]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)Jeff Halpern1-yearRe-signing[30]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)Graham Mink1-yearRe-signing[31]
Matt Pettinger1-yearRe-signing[31]
Nolan Yonkman1-yearRe-signing[31]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)Maxime Ouellet1-yearRe-signing[32]
Stephen Peat1-yearRe-signing[32]
Dwayne Zinger1-yearRe-signing[32]
August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)Brendan Witt1-yearArbitration award[33]

Draft picks

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)
11Alexander OvechkinLeft wing RussiaHC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
127Jeff SchultzDefense CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
129Mike GreenDefense CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
233Chris BourqueLeft wing United StatesCushing Academy (Mass.)
262Mikhail YunkovCenter RussiaKrylja Jr. (Russia)
366Sami LepistoDefense FinlandJokerit (SM-liiga)
388Clayton BarthelDefense CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5132Oscar HedmanDefense SwedenModo Hockey (SEL)
5138Pasi SalonenLeft wing FinlandHIFK Jr. (Finland)
6166Peter GuggisbergRight wing  SwitzerlandHC Davos (NLA)
7197Andrew GordonRight wing CanadaNotre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
8230Justin MrazekGoaltender CanadaEstevan Bruins (SJHL)
9263Travis MorinCenter United StatesMinnesota State Mavericks (WCHA)

Notes
  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]

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