2004–05 Boston Bruins
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerMike O'Connell
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainJoe Thornton
ArenaFleetCenter
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins

The 2004–05 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 81st National Hockey League season, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

Off-season

The Bruins selected David Krejci as their first pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 63rd overall in the second round.

Schedule

The Bruins preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[1][2][3]

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

Transactions

The Bruins 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.[4]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Boston Bruins
2nd-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2004
Tampa Bay’s 4th-round pick in 2004
9th-round pick in 2004		 [5]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 28, 2004Tom FitzgeraldToronto Maple Leafs2-yearFree agency[6]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 30, 2004Rich BrennanSC Bern (NLA)Free agency (VI)[8]
July 1, 2004Mike Gellard[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (UFA)[7]
Dan McGillis[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (III)[7]
Felix Potvin[lower-alpha 4]Contract expiration (III)[7]
July 3, 2004Mike KnublePhiladelphia FlyersFree agency (III)[12]
July 6, 2004Ted DonatoRetirement (III)[13]
Sean O'DonnellPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (III)[14]
July 8, 2004Brian RolstonMinnesota WildFree agency (III)[15]
July 21, 2004Andy DelmoreAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[16]
July 22, 2004Matt HerrDEG Metro Stars (DEL)Free agency (VI)[17]
August 10, 2004Michael NylanderNew York RangersFree agency (III)[18]
August 18, 2004Michal GrosekGeneve-Servette HC (NLA)Free agency (UFA)[19]
August 20, 2004Jiri SlegrHC Litvinov (ELH)Free agency (III)[20]
August 23, 2004Rob ZamunerEHC Basel (NLB)Free agency (III)[21]
September 2, 2004Doug DoullPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (VI)[22]
September 5, 2004Ivan HumlHC Kladno (ELH)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 5][24]
September 9, 2004Chris ParadiseFresno Falcons (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[25]
September 28, 2004Craig MacDonaldLowell Lock Monsters (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[26]
October 2004Ed CampbellHershey Bears (AHL)Free agency (VI)[27]
October 1, 2004Carl CorazziniProvidence Bruins (AHL)Free agency (VI)[28]
Pat LeahyProvidence Bruins (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[28]
N/APeter MetcalfUtah Grizzlies (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[29]
October 29, 2004Darren Van OeneElmira Jackals (UHL)Free agency (VI)[30]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 30, 2004Jonathan Girard1-yearRe-signing[31]
July 7, 2004Ian Moran2-yearRe-signing[32]
July 20, 2004Sergei Samsonov1-yearRe-signing[33]
July 21, 2004Hal Gill1-yearRe-signing[34]
August 3, 2004Sergei Gonchar1-yearArbitration award[35]
Andy Hilbert1-yearRe-signing[35]
August 17, 2004Joe Thornton1-yearArbitration award[36]

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[37]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 63 David Krejci Center  Czech Republic HC Kladno Jrs. (Czech Republic)
2 64 Martins Karsums Right wing  Latvia Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
4 108 Ashton Rome Right wing  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 134 Kris Versteeg Right wing  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 160 Ben Walter Center  Canada UMass Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East)
7 224 Matt Hunwick Defense  United States Michigan Wolverines (CCHA)
8 255 Anton Hedman Forward  Sweden Stocksunds IF (Sweden)

Farm teams

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[7]
  2. ↑ Gellard retired.[9]
  3. ↑ McGillis was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[10]
  4. ↑ Potvin retired.[11]
  5. ↑ The Bruins retained Huml’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Bruins release 2004-2005 Pre-season Schedule". Boston Bruins. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bruins release 2004-2005 Schedule". Boston Bruins. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "BOSTON BRUINS 2004-05 SCHEDULE". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Draft preview". Boston Bruins. June 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 27, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bruins agree to terms with Tom Fitzgerald". Boston Bruins. July 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ Rich Brennan at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  9. ↑ Mike Gellard career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 12, 2022
  10. ↑ Dan McGillis career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  11. ↑ Felix Potvin career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  12. ↑ "Flyers Sign Mike Knuble and Turner Stevenson". Philadelphia Flyers. July 3, 2004. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Donato named coach of Harvard". Boston Bruins. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Blue-liner gets three-year, $6M deal". ESPN.com. July 6, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Wild sign free agent Brian Rolston". CBC. July 8, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ Andy Delmore at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  17. ↑ Matt Herr at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  18. ↑ "Rangers sign center Nylander". Chicago Tribune. August 11, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Michal Grosek". Genève-Servette HC. August 18, 2004. Archived from the original on April 11, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  20. ↑ Jiri Slegr at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  21. ↑ "NHL Star zum EHC Basel". EHC Basel. August 23, 2004. Archived from the original on August 27, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Six Players to AHL Contracts". OurSports Central. September 2, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  23. ↑ "List of Available Free Agents". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  24. ↑ Ivan Huml at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 11, 2022
  25. ↑ "FALCONS SIGN PAIR OF OFFENSIVE STALWARTS". Fresno Falcons. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on September 17, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Craig MacDonald assigned to Lowell". Lowell Lock Monsters. September 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  27. ↑ "League Transactions". TheAHL.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  28. 1 2 "PROVIDENCE BRUINS SIGN CORAZZINI, LEAHY". Providence Bruins. October 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Grizzlies Re-Call Peter Metcalf From Idaho". OurSports Central. November 26, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  30. ↑ "The Jackals-Roster". Elmira Jackals. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022. Van Oene signed with the Jackals on 10/29/04 as a free agent.
  31. ↑ "Bruins sign Girard". Boston Bruins. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Bruins re-sign Moran". Boston Bruins. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  33. ↑ "Bruins agree to terms with Sergei Samsonov". Boston Bruins. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on July 26, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Bruins agree to terms with Hal Gill". Boston Bruins. July 21, 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  35. 1 2 "Bruins D Gonchar receives $5.5 million arbitration ruling". ESPN.com. August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  36. ↑ "Thornton award accepted". Boston Bruins. August 17, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  37. ↑ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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