2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League. However, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, no games were played.

2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Olczyk
CaptainMario Lemieux
ArenaMellon Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers

Schedule

The Penguins regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was released on August 6, 2004, with two changes announced five days later.[2][3]

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

Transactions

The Penguins 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.[5]

Trades

The Penguins did not make any trades.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)Mark RecchiPhiladelphia Flyersmulti-yearFree agency[6]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12)Ryan VandenBusscheChicago BlackhawksFree agency[7]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)Chris KelleherKrefeld Pinguine (DEL)Free agency[8]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 23, 2004 (2004-06-23)Landon WilsonEspoo Blues (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[10]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)Tom KostopoulosManchester Monarchs (AHL)Free agency (VI)[11]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)Eric MelochePhiladelphia FlyersFree agency (VI)[12]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)Alexei MorozovAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 2][14]
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)Toby PetersenEdmonton OilersFree agency (UFA)[15]
August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)Pauli LevokariPorin Assat (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[16]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)Jon SimPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (UFA)[17]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08)Kelly BuchbergerRetirement (III)[lower-alpha 3][18]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10)Milan KraftHC Plzen (ELH)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 4][20]
October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)Dan FochtHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[21]
October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)Steve McKennaNottingham Panthers (EIHL)Free agency (UFA)[22]
November 13, 2004 (2004-11-13)Jean-Sebastien AubinSt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[23]
January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)Martin BrochuVerdun Dragons (LNAH)Free agency (VI)[24]
March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)Reid SimpsonRockford IceHogs (UHL)Free agency (III)[25]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)Ric Jackmanmulti-yearRe-signing[26]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)Matt BradleyRe-signing[27]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)Rico Fatamulti-yearRe-signing[28]
Lasse PirjetaRe-signing[29]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)Ramzi AbidRe-signing[30]
Kris BeechRe-signing[30]
Shane EndicottRe-signing[30]
Ross LupaschukRe-signing[30]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)Ben Eavesmulti-yearEntry-level[31]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)Alain NasreddineRe-signing[32]
August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26)Matt HusseyRe-signing[33]
September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)Tomas Surovymulti-yearRe-signing[8]
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)Guillaume LefebvreRe-signing[34]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08)Darcy RobinsonRe-signing[35]
September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09)Matt MurleyRe-signing[36]
September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)David Koci1-yearRe-signing[37]

Draft picks

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Penguins selected future Calder Memorial Trophy winner Evgeni Malkin with the second overall selection.[38]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
12Evgeni MalkinForward RussiaMetallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
231Johannes SalmonssonForward SwedenDjurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
261[a]Alex GoligoskiDefense United StatesSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
367Nick JohnsonRight wing CanadaDartmouth College (ECAC)
385[b]Brian GiffordCenter United StatesMoorhead Senior School (USHS-MN)
499Tyler KennedyCenter CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5130Michal SersenDefense SlovakiaRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6164Moises GutierrezRight wing United StatesKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7194Chris PelusoDefense United StatesBrainerd High School (USHS-MN)
7222[c]Jordan MorrisonCenter CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
8228David BrownGoaltender CanadaUniversity of Notre Dame (CCHA)
9259Brian IhnacakCenter CanadaBrown University (ECAC)
Draft notes[39]
  • a The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an August 25, 2003 trade that sent Johan Hedberg to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
  • b The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 9, 2003 trade that sent Andrew Ference to the Flames in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • c The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 9, 2004 trade that sent Marc Bergevin to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished fourth in the East Division with a record of 40–30–7–3. They defeated the Binghamton Senators in the first round of the playoffs before losing in the second round to the eventual Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished out of the playoffs in sixth in the North Division with a 38–25–9 record.

Notes
  1. In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[9]
  2. The Penguins retained Morozov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[13]
  3. Buchberger was hired as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Road Runners.
  4. The Penguins retained Kraft’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[19]

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