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 recordDid not play
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

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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

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

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

Transactions

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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

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Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Edmonton Oilers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) Toby Petersen Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [5]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Rick Mrozik Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Todd Harvey San Jose Sharks 2-year[a] Free agency [6]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
June 9, 2004 (2004-06-09) Mikko Luoma Malmo Redhawks (SHL) Free agency (II)[c] [9]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) Bobby Allen New Jersey Devils Free agency (VI) [10]
August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) Petr Nedved Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [11]
September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29) Sean McAslan Edmonton Road Runners (AHL) Free agency (VI)
October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) Jan Horacek HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovak) Free agency (VI) [12]
N/A Michael Henrich EK Zell am See (EBEL) Free agency (UFA) [13]
Chad Hinz Skelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan) Free agency (VI) [14]
January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) Scott Ferguson Skovde IK (Allsvenskan) Free agency (UFA) [15]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2004 (2004-06-11) Igor Ulanov 1-year Re-signing [16]
June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) Kyle Brodziak 3-year Entry-level [17]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) Ty Conklin multi-year Re-signing [18]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Brad Isbister 2-year Re-signing [19]
Jason Platt 2-year Entry-level [20]
Jani Rita 1-year Re-signing [20]
July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19) Brock Radunske 3-year Entry-level [21]
Kenny Smith 2-year Entry-level [21]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) Eric Brewer 1-year Re-signing [22]
Alexei Semenov 2-year Re-signing [23]
August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) Mike Bishai 1-year[d] Re-signing [24]
Ed Caron 2-year Entry-level [24]
Nate DiCasmirro 2-year Re-signing [24]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Sean McAslan 1-year Re-signing [25]
Mike Morrison 1-year Re-signing [25]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) Tyler Moss 1-year Re-signing [26]
September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03) Marc-Andre Bergeron 4-year[e] Re-signing [27]
September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) J. J. Hunter 2-year Re-signing [28]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Radek Dvorak 2-year Re-signing [29]
Jason Smith 4-year Re-signing [30]
Zack Stortini 3-year Entry-level [29]

Draft picks

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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)
1 14 Devan Dubnyk   Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
1 25 Rob Schremp   United States London Knights (OHL)
2 44 Roman Teslyuk   Russia Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 57 Geoff Paukovich   United States US NTDP U18 (NAHL)
4 112 Liam Reddox   Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 146 Bryan Young   Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 177 Max Gordichuk   Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 208 Stephane Goulet   Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
8 242 Tyler Spurgeon   Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
9 274 Bjorn Bjurling   Sweden Djurgårdens IF (SEL)

Notes

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  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.

References

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  9. ^ Mikko Luoma at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 18, 2022
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  11. ^ "Coyotes sign Nedved, trade Langkow". Arizona Daily Sun. August 26, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "JAN HORACEK". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on September 4, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2022. 05-Oct-04: NHL lockout: Signed with the Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Republic Extraleague.
  13. ^ Michael Henrich career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 18, 2022
  14. ^ Chad Hinz career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 18, 2022
  15. ^ "Scott Ferguson har anslutit till truppen" (in Swedish). Skövde IK. January 21, 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  17. ^ "2004-06-14 - WHL STANDOUT INKS DEAL WITH OILERS". Edmonton Oilers. June 14, 2004. Archived from the original on June 29, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  19. ^ "2004-07-15 - ISBISTER SIGNED TO TWO-YEAR DEAL". Edmonton Oilers. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  21. ^ a b "2004-07-19 - OILERS SIGN KENNY SMITH & BROCK RADUNSKE". Edmonton Oilers. July 19, 2004. Archived from the original on July 30, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "2004-08-04 - OILERS SIGN ERIC BREWER TO ONE YEAR DEAL". Edmonton Oilers. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "2004-08-04 - ALEXEI SEMENOV AGREES TO TWO YEAR CONTRACT". Edmonton Oilers. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  26. ^ "2004-09-02 - OILERS ADD GOALTENDING DEPTH". Edmonton Oilers. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  27. ^ "2004-09-03 - BERGERON AGREES TO FOUR-YEAR DEAL". Edmonton Oilers. September 3, 2004. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  28. ^ "2004-09-13 - OILERS RE-SIGN HUNTER". Edmonton Oilers. September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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