2004–05 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainSaku Koivu
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Long Beach Ice Dogs

The 2004–05 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 96th season, 88th in the National Hockey League. However, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time. The other 29 teams did not play either due to the labour dispute.

Schedule

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

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

Transactions

The Canadiens 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.[2]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To Montreal Canadiens
Radek Bonk
Cristobal Huet		 To Los Angeles Kings
Mathieu Garon
3rd-round pick in 2004		 [3]
June 27, 2004 To Montreal Canadiens
Future considerations		 To Los Angeles Kings
Stephane Quintal		 [4]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 16, 2004Raitis IvanansMilwaukee Admirals (AHL)2-yearFree agency[5]
July 23, 2004Gavin MorganDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[6]
August 19, 2004Jean-Philippe CoteHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)2-yearFree agency[7]
August 24, 2004Benoit DusablonNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[8]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 9, 2004Benoit GrattonHC Lugano (NLA)Free agency (VI)[10]
July 1, 2004Yanic Perreault[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (III)[9]
July 3, 2004Darren LangdonNew Jersey DevilsFree agency (III)[12]
August 11, 2004Gordie DwyerCarolina HurricanesFree agency (UFA)[13]
September 9, 2004Patrick TraverseDallas StarsFree agency (UFA)[14]
September 14, 2004Francois BeaucheminColumbus Blue JacketsWaivers[15]
September 16, 2004Jean-Francois DamphousseQuebec RadioX (LNAH)Free agency (UFA)[16]
October 1, 2004Jim DowdHamburg Freezers (DEL)Free agency (III)[17]
October 6, 2004Jerome MaroisTrois-Rivieres Caron & Guay (LNAH)Free agency (UFA)[18]
November 13, 2004Rene VydarenyHC Slovan Bratislava (SVK)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 3][20]
January 13, 2005Benoit DusablonRetirement[21]
January 25, 2005Eric FichaudQuebec RadioX (LNAH)Free agency (UFA)[22]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 14, 2004Steve Begin2-year[lower-alpha 4]Re-signing[23]
Marcel Hossa1-yearRe-signing[23]
Mike Ribeiro1-yearRe-signing[23]
Niklas Sundstrom2-yearRe-signing[23][24]
July 19, 2004Marc-Andre Thinel1-yearRe-signing[25]
July 23, 2004Ron Hainsey2-yearRe-signing[6]
July 30, 2004Radek Bonk3-yearRe-signing[26]
August 3, 2004Cristobal Huet2-yearRe-signing[27]
August 4, 2004Richard Zednik3-yearRe-signing[28]
August 10, 2004Andrei Kostitsyn3-yearEntry-level[29]
September 9, 2004Cory Urquhart3-yearEntry-level[30]
September 13, 2004Sheldon Souray3-yearRe-signing[31]
September 15, 2004Corey Locke3-yearEntry-level[32]

Draft picks

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.[33] It was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the lockout which cancelled all the games scheduled for the 2004–05 NHL season.

Montreal selected nine players at the 2004 Draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality Position College/junior/club team
1 18 Kyle Chipchura  Canada Centre Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
3 84 Alexei Emelin  Russia Defence CSK VVS Samara (Russia)
4 100 J. T. Wyman  United States Right Wing Dartmouth College (NCAA)
5 150 Mikhail Grabovski  Belarus Centre Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
6 181 Loic Lacasse  Canada Goaltender Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 212 Jon Gleed  Canada Defence Cornell University (NCAA)
8 246 Gregory Stewart  Canada Right Wing Peterborough Petes (OHL)
9 262 Mark Streit   Switzerland Defence HC Zürich (Switzerland)
9 278 Alexandre Dulac-Lemelin  Canada Defence Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[9]
  2. ↑ Perreault was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[11]
  3. ↑ The Canadiens retained Vydareny’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[19]
  4. ↑ Club option for a third year.

References

  1. ↑ "Canadiens announce 2004-05 schedule". Canadiens de Montreal. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 30, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Habs deal pick, Garon, for Bonk, Huet". Canadiens de Montreal. June 26, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Quintal traded to Los Angeles". Canadiens de Montreal. June 27, 2004. Archived from the original on July 30, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Canadiens sign AHL skater Ivanans". TSN.ca. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Habs sign Gavin Morgan, ink Hainsey through 2006". Canadiens de Montreal. July 23, 2004. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Canadiens sign Jean-Philippe Cote". Canadiens de Montreal. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canadiens sign Benoit Dusablon". Canadiens de Montreal. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ Benoit Gratton at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 20, 2022
  11. ↑ Yanic Perreault career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 20, 2022
  12. ↑ "Devils sign veteran free-agent winger Langdon". ESPN.com. July 3, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ Preston, Ken (August 10, 2004). "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORBES, DWYER". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Stars Sign D-Man Patrick Traverse". Dallas Stars. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  15. ↑ "BLUE JACKETS CLAIM DEFENSEMAN FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN OFF WAIVERS". Columbus Blue Jackets. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Jean-François Damphousse avec le RADIO X dimanche vs le Fjord du Saguenay". Le Radio X de Québec (in French). September 16, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  17. ↑ Jim Dowd at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 20, 2022
  18. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS SAISON 2004-2005". RDS - LNAH (in French). Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2022. 04-10-06 Trois-Rivières signe Jérôme Marois
  19. ↑ "2008 NHL Free Agent List". NHL.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "RENE VYDARENY". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 7, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022. 13-Nov-04: NHL lockout: Signed with the Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia).
  21. ↑ "Benoit Dusablon retires". OurSports Central. January 13, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Éric Fichaud avec le Radio X". RDS.ca (in French). January 25, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Habs sign quartet of forwards". Canadiens de Montreal. July 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 30, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Habs re-sign Ribeiro, three others". TSN.ca. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  25. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 20, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Bonk signs three-year deal with Habs". Canadiens de Montreal. July 30, 2004. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Huet signs two-year deal". Canadiens de Montreal. August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Zednik inks three-year contract". Canadiens de Montreal. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Kostitsyn scores three-year deal with Habs". Canadiens de Montreal. August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Canadiens sign Urquhart". TSN.ca. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Souray inks three-year deal". Canadiens de Montreal. September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on September 15, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Canadiens ink Locke to three-year deal". Canadiens de Montreal. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 17, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  33. ↑ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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