2004–05 Ottawa Senators season

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2004–05 Ottawa Senators
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsZdeno Chara
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Senators

The 2004–05 Ottawa Senators season was the 13th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). All games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which cancelled play for the entire League. Several of the Senators' players played for teams in European hockey leagues while some played for the Senators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.

Off-season[edit]

On June 8, 2004, Bryan Murray of nearby town Shawville, Quebec, became the team's fifth head coach, leaving the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim where he had previously been general manager.[1]

Like all other NHL teams, the Senators were still eligible to take part in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and selected Andrej Meszaros in the first round, 23rd overall.

The Senators replaced the traded Patrick Lalime with Dominik Hasek as the Senators' starting goaltender. Due to this signing, centerman Jason Spezza would wear number 19, previously Hasek's number as 39.

NHL lockout[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 NHL lockout

The NHL Chairman of the Board, Harley Hotchkiss was a key figure in the resolution of the labour dispute. Initially taking a low key role, Hotchkiss was thrust into the spotlight when he was invited by National Hockey League Players' Association President Trevor Linden to a last-ditch meeting in January 2005 to save the season.[2] While that meeting was unsuccessful in saving the season, the two would continue to meet until an agreement was finally reached on July 13, 2005. Hotchkiss' role in the negotiations was prominently mentioned when he was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.[3]

Several Senators played with the team's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, including newly-acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek, who only practiced with the group, and Jason Spezza, who played most of the season with Binghamton.

Schedule[edit]

The Senators preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[4]

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

Transactions[edit]

The Senators 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[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Los Angeles Kings
Radek Bonk 		To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2004 		[6]
June 27, 2004 To St. Louis Blues
Patrick Lalime 		To Ottawa Senators
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2005 		[7]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) Dominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings multi-year Free agency [8]
July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) Pat Kavanagh Vancouver Canucks multi-year Free agency [9]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) Jesse Fibiger San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency [10]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Jody Hull[b] Contract expiration (III) [11]
Curtis Leschyshyn[c] Contract expiration (III) [11]
Rob Ray[d] Contract expiration (III) [11]
Shaun Van Allen[e] Contract expiration (III) [11]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) Brad Tapper Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) Free agency (VI) [16]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Andrew Allen Trenton Titans (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [17]
July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) Serge Payer Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [18]
December 16, 2004 (2004-12-16) Todd Simpson Herning Blue Fox (Denmark) Free agency (III) [19]
January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17) Peter Bondra HK Poprad (Slovakia) Free agency (III) [20]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Brian Pothier 2-year Re-signing [21]
Martin Prusek 1-year Re-signing [21]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Chris Phillips 3-year Re-signing [22][23]
Peter Schaefer 2-year Re-signing [22][23]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) Zdeno Chara 2-year Re-signing [24]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) Denis Hamel 1-year Option exercised [25]
Josh Langfeld 1-year Option exercised [25]
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) Brandon Bochenski 2-year Entry-level [26]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Chris Kelly multi-year Re-signing [27]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Martin Havlat 1-year Re-signing [28]
Vaclav Varada multi-year Re-signing [28]

Draft picks[edit]

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2004 NHL Entry Draft held on June 26 and June 27, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.[29]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (League)
1 23 Andrej Meszaros  Slovakia Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)
2 58 Kirill Lyamin  Russia CSKA Moscow (RSL)
3 77 Shawn Weller  United States Capital District Selects (EJHL)
3 87 Peter Regin  Denmark Herning IK (Oddset Ligaen)
3 89 Jeff Glass  Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
4 122 Alexander Nikulin  Russia CSKA Moscow (RSL)
5 141 Jim McKenzie  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5 156 Roman Wick   Switzerland Kloten Flyers (NLA)
7 219 Joe Cooper  Canada Miami University (NCHC)
8 251 Matt McIlvane  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
9 284 John Wikner  Sweden Västra Frolunda (Elitserien)

Farm teams[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[11]
  2. ^ Hull retired.[12]
  3. ^ Leschyshyn was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[13]
  4. ^ Ray retired.[14]
  5. ^ Van Allen retired.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Murray named coach of Ottawa Senators". UPI. June 8, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ NHL, NHLPA meeting in Chicago, cbc.ca, Accessed November 27, 2006
  3. ^ Owner Harley Hotchkiss inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame[permanent dead link], Calgary Flames press release, accessed November 27, 2006
  4. ^ "OTTAWA SENATORS ANNOUNCE 82-GAME 2004-05 SCHEDULE". Ottawa Senators. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 17, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Canadiens acquire Bonk in three-way trade". CBC.ca. June 26, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Senators deal Lalime to St. Louis". TSN.ca. June 27, 2004. Archived from the original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "SENATORS SIGN GOALTENDER DOMINIK HASEK". Ottawa Senators. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "SENATORS SIGN OTTAWA-NATIVE PAT KAVANAGH". Ottawa Senators. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Baltimore Sun. August 12, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  12. ^ Jody Hull career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  13. ^ Curtis Leschyshyn career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  14. ^ Rob Ray career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  15. ^ Shaun Van Allen career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  16. ^ "Neuer Stürmer für die Nürnberg Ice Tigers". Nürnberg Ice Tigers (in German). July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  17. ^ "#29 Allen, Andrew". TRENTON TITANS. Archived from the original on February 19, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2022. Acquired: Re-signed on 7/22/04
  18. ^ "C SERGE PAYER RETURNS TO PANTHERS". Florida Panthers. July 23, 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Todd Simpson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  20. ^ Peter Bondra at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 24, 2022
  21. ^ a b "SENATORS RE-SIGN BRIAN POTHIER AND MARTIN PRUSEK". Ottawa Senators. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Senators re-sign Phillips, Schaefer". TSN.ca. August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  23. ^ a b Wheatley, Tom (August 13, 2004). "2004 NHL arbitration tracker". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "SENATORS SIGN ZDENO CHARA". Ottawa Senators. August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "SENATORS RE-SIGN LANGFELD AND HAMEL". Ottawa Senators. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  26. ^ "Senators sign NCAA player Bochenski". TSN.ca. September 8, 2004. Archived from the original on January 19, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Senators re-sign Kelly". TSN.ca. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on January 19, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  28. ^ a b "Havlat signs 1-year deal with Senators". TSN.ca. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on January 3, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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