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2004–05 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerAl Coates
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainSteve Rucchin
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Minor league affiliate(s)Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
San Diego Gulls

The 2004–05 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season would have been the Mighty Ducks' 12th season of play in the NHL, however, the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelled all of the games for the season.

Off-season

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General manager Bryan Murray resigned on June 8, 2004, and left to become the new head coach of the Ottawa Senators.[1] Al Coates, Anaheim’s senior vice-president of business operations, was named interim general manager.[2]

Along with the rest of the National Hockey League, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered the 2004 offseason with many questions. While most of the NHL was concerned with a possible lockout due to negotiations concerning a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Mighty Ducks had even more issues concerning the future ownership of the franchise and the future of the franchise in Orange County. The owners of the Ducks at the time, the Walt Disney Company was looking to sell the team and people in the community were not all too confident that the team would remain in Anaheim. On September 10, just a month before the 2004–05 season was scheduled to start, it was reported in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, and the Associated Press that former Hartford Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins owner Howard Baldwin was interested in purchasing the Mighty Ducks and moving them to Kansas City, Missouri to play in the then-under construction arena now known as Sprint Center.[3] The lockout, however, began just six days later and extended well into what would have been the regular season and eventually causing the cancellation of the season entirely. With the Kansas City rumors circulating and the lockout already harming business at the Arrowhead Pond, Henry Samueli (the owner of Anaheim Arena Management, the operator of the Pond) got into negotiations to purchase the team so the arena would not lose its primary tenant. Samueli eventually bought the team in 2005 and took over day-to-day operations of the club in June 2005.[4]

Regular season

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See the game log below for the entire season schedule.

The season for the Mighty Ducks were scheduled to begin Wednesday, October 13 with a home game against Calgary. Their first road game was to be on Sunday, October 17 against cross-town rival Los Angeles. Their longest homestand was supposed to be from March 2-March 13 (6 home games), and their longest road trip was to be from January 29–February 10 (7 road games). Their final game of the regular season was scheduled on Sunday, April 10 against Columbus at the Arrowhead Pond. During the Lockout all their potential rookies such as Ilya Bryzgalov, Dustin Penner, Kurtis Foster, Shane O'Brien and Chris Kunitz as well as prospect Joffrey Lupul earned valuable playing time with their farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

Schedule

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While the lockout led to the cancellation of the entire season, the Mighty Ducks had a schedule drawn up in case the season resumed at any time.[5]

2004–05 schedule
Preseason
Game Date Opponent Time Arena
1 September 24 Phoenix Coyotes 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
2 September 25 @ Los Angeles Kings 7:30p PDT MGM Grand Garden Arena
3 September 29 San Jose Sharks 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
4 October 2 @ San Jose Sharks 7:30p PDT HP Pavilion at San Jose
5 October 3 Vancouver Canucks 5:00p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
6 October 5 @ Phoenix Coyotes 7:00p PDT Glendale Arena
7 October 8 Los Angeles Kings 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Regular season[5]
Game Date Opponent Time Arena
1 October 13 Calgary Flames 7:00p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
2 October 15 San Jose Sharks 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
3 October 17 @ Los Angeles Kings 5:00p PDT Staples Center
4 October 20 Los Angeles Kings 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
5 October 23 @ Nashville Predators 5:00p PDT Gaylord Entertainment Center
6 October 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4:30p PDT Joe Louis Arena
7 October 26 @ Minnesota Wild 5:00p PDT Xcel Energy Center
8 October 28 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5:30p PDT United Center
9 October 30 @ Boston Bruins 4:00p PDT FleetCenter
10 November 3 Atlanta Thrashers 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
11 November 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
12 November 7 @ Vancouver Canucks 7:30p PST General Motors Place
13 November 9 @ Calgary Flames 6:00p PST Pengrowth Saddledome
14 November 12 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5:30p PST United Center
15 November 13 @ St. Louis Blues 5:00p PST Savvis Center
16 November 17 Florida Panthers 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
17 November 19 Detroit Red Wings 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
18 November 20 @ Colorado Avalanche 6:00p PST Pepsi Center
19 November 23 @ Dallas Stars 5:30p PST American Airlines Center
20 November 24 @ Phoenix Coyotes 6:00p PST Glendale Arena
21 November 26 Chicago Blackhawks 1:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
22 November 28 Dallas Stars 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
23 December 1 Washington Capitals 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
24 December 3 @ Colorado Avalanche 6:00p PST Pepsi Center
25 December 8 Carolina Hurricanes 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
26 December 12 Edmonton Oilers 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
27 December 14 @ Los Angeles Kings 7:30p PST Staples Center
28 December 15 Nashville Predators 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
29 December 17 Colorado Avalanche 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
30 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
31 December 22 @ Dallas Stars 4:30p PST American Airlines Center
32 December 23 @ Nashville Predators 5:00p PST Gaylord Entertainment Center
33 December 26 Phoenix Coyotes 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
34 December 28 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4:00p PST Nationwide Arena
35 December 30 @ New York Islanders 4:00p PST Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
36 December 31 @ New Jersey Devils 4:30p PST Continental Airlines Arena
37 January 3 @ New York Rangers 4:00p PST Madison Square Garden
38 January 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
39 January 7 Philadelphia Flyers 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
40 January 9 Los Angeles Kings 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
41 January 11 @ Los Angeles Kings 7:30p PST Staples Center
42 January 12 St. Louis Blues 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
43 January 14 Vancouver Canucks 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
44 January 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
45 January 19 San Jose Sharks 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
46 January 23 @ Calgary Flames 1:00p PST Pengrowth Saddledome
47 January 24 @ Edmonton Oilers 6:00p PST Rexall Place
48 January 26 Nashville Predators 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
49 January 29 @ Minnesota Wild 10:30a PST Xcel Energy Center
50 January 30 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2:00p PST Nationwide Arena
51 February 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 4:30p PST Joe Louis Arena
52 February 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4:00p PST Wachovia Center
53 February 5 @ Florida Panthers 4:00p PST Office Depot Center
54 February 7 @ Dallas Stars 5:30p PST American Airlines Center
55 February 10 @ St. Louis Blues 5:00p PST Savvis Center
56 February 16 Phoenix Coyotes 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
57 February 18 Colorado Avalanche 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
58 February 20 Minnesota Wild 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
59 February 23 @ Phoenix Coyotes 6:00p PST Glendale Arena
60 February 25 Dallas Stars 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
61 February 27 St. Louis Blues 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
62 March 1 @ San Jose Sharks 7:30p PST HP Pavilion at San Jose
63 March 2 Minnesota Wild 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
64 March 4 Buffalo Sabres 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
65 March 6 Vancouver Canucks 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
66 March 8 San Jose Sharks 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
67 March 11 New York Rangers 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
68 March 13 Chicago Blackhawks 5:00p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
69 March 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4:30p PST Air Canada Centre
70 March 17 @ Ottawa Senators 4:30p PST Corel Centre
71 March 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 4:00p PST Bell Centre
72 March 21 Detroit Red Wings 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
73 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
74 March 24 @ San Jose Sharks 7:30p PST HP Pavilion at San Jose
75 March 26 Dallas Stars 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
76 March 30 Phoenix Coyotes 7:30p PST Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
77 March 31 @ Phoenix Coyotes 6:00p PST Glendale Arena
78 April 3 @ Edmonton Oilers 1:00p PDT Rexall Place
79 April 4 @ Vancouver Canucks 7:00p PDT General Motors Place
80 April 6 Calgary Flames 7:30p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
81 April 9 @ San Jose Sharks 2:00p PDT HP Pavilion at San Jose
82 April 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 1:00p PDT Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

Transactions

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The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions during the 2004 offseason. No transactions were made during the lockout.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[6]
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[7]
August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
 [8]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) Zenon Konopka Utah Grizzlies (AHL) 2-year Free agency [9]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Cam Severson Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [11]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Jason Krog EC VSV (EBEL) Free agency (UFA) [12]
September 2004 (2004-09) Petr Schastlivy Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [13]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) Brian Gornick Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [14]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Mike Mottau Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency (VI) [15]
September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) Dan Bylsma Retirement (III)[b] [16]
September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29) Keith Aucoin Memphis RiverKings (CHL) Free agency (UFA) [17]
October 7, 2004 (2004-10-07) Casey Hankinson HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (NLB) Free agency (VI) [18]
N/A Nick Smith Trondheim Black Panthers (Norway) Free agency (VI) [19]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28) Andy McDonald 2-year Re-signing [20]
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Keith Carney 2-year Option exercised [21]
July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) Ilya Bryzgalov 1-year[c] Re-signing [22]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) Garrett Burnett 1-year[c] Re-signing [23]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) Vitaly Vishnevski 2-year Re-signing [24]
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) Michael Holmqvist 1-year Re-signing [25]
July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31) Rob Niedermayer 1-year Re-signing [26]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Kurtis Foster 1-year Re-signing [27]
August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) Ruslan Salei 1-year Re-signing [28]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) Tim Brent 3-year Entry-level [29]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Ryan Getzlaf 3-year Entry-level [30]
Corey Perry 3-year Entry-level [30]

Draft picks

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The Ducks picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft in Raleigh, North Carolina:[31]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Ladislav Smid Defense  Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic)
2 39 Jordan Smith Defense  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3 74 Kyle Klubertanz Defense  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 75 Tim Brent Center  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 172 Matt Auffrey Right wing  United States US NTDP (NAHL)
7 203 Gabriel Bouthillette Goaltender  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 236 Matt Christie Center  Canada Miami University (CCHA)
9 269 Janne Pesonen Right wing  Finland Oulun Kärpät (SM-liiga)

Minor league affiliates

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[10]
  2. ^ Bylsma was hired as an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.
  3. ^ a b Club option for a second year.

References

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  1. ^ "Murray named coach of Ottawa Senators". UPI. June 8, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ducks name Coates interim GM". TSN.ca. June 8, 2004. Archived from the original on June 25, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Birds of a feather? Ex-Pens owner after Ducks". ESPN.com. September 10, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "History_Major Announcement". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2005 Schedule". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Malec And Pick Acquired For Gerber". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kurtis Foster Acquired From Atlanta In Exchange For Defenseman Niclas Havelid". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ducks Acquire Pick For Prospal". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mighty Ducks Agree To Terms With Center Zenon Konopka On Two-Year Contract". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Predators Transactions". Nashville Predators. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Canucks recall Wellwood and Krog". Vancouver Canucks. October 21, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2022. Signed as a free agent by Villacher (Austria), August 24, 2004.
  13. ^ Petr Schastlivy at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 10, 2022
  14. ^ "Brian Gornick and Evgueni Nourislamov Sign AHL Contracts with Syracuse". Syracuse Crunch. September 8, 2004. Archived from the original on December 30, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "WORCESTER ICECATS INK FOUR". Worcester IceCats. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "Bylsma joins AHL Ducks as assistant". TheAHL.com. September 28, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "RiverKings add another Aucoin". Memphis RiverKings. September 29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  18. ^ Casey Hankinson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 10, 2022
  19. ^ Nick Smith career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 10, 2022
  20. ^ "McDonald Agrees To Terms On A Two-Year Contract". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  21. ^ "Mighty Ducks Pick Up Carney's Option". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "Ilya Bryzgalov Agrees To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 8, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "Garrett Burnett Agrees To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 19, 2004. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Vishnevski, Ducks Agree To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  25. ^ "Michael Holmqvist Agrees To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  26. ^ "Rob Niedermayer Agrees To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 31, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  27. ^ "Kurtis Foster Signed To One-Year Contract". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  28. ^ "Arbitrator Settles On Salei Contract". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  29. ^ "Tim Brent Agrees to Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. September 8, 2004. Archived from the original on September 26, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Ryan Getzlaf And Corey Perry Agree To Terms". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 17, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  31. ^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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