2004–05 New York Rangers
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachTom Renney
CaptainVacant
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers

The 2004–05 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 79th season; however, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

Off-season

On July 6, 2004, it was announced that Tom Renney would remain the head coach of the Rangers.[1]

Schedule

The Rangers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 13 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[2][3]

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

Transactions

The Rangers 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

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 To New York Rangers
1st-round pick in 2004
8th-round pick in 2004		 To Calgary Flames
1st-round pick in 2004
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [6]
June 26, 2004 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2004
3rd-round pick in 2004		 To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [5]
June 26, 2004 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2004
3rd-round pick in 2004		 To Phoenix Coyotes
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [5]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 20, 2004Trevor GilliesSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency[7]
Jason StrudwickChicago BlackhawksFree agency[8]
July 22, 2004Jeff MacMillanDallas StarsFree agency[9]
August 10, 2004Michael NylanderBoston Bruins3-yearFree agency[10]
August 25, 2004Jason MarshallSan Jose SharksFree agency[11]
August 26, 2004Kevin WeekesCarolina HurricanesFree agency[12]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
July 1, 2004Bobby Andrews[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (VI)[13]
Pavel Bure[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Eric Lindros[lower-alpha 4]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Sandy McCarthy[lower-alpha 5]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Mark Messier[lower-alpha 6]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Boris Mironov[lower-alpha 7]Contract expiration (III)[13]
July 2, 2004Jamie McLennanFlorida PanthersFree agency (III)[20]
July 14, 2004Cory LaroseAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (VI)[21]
July 29, 2004Jason MacDonaldToronto Maple LeafsFree agency[22]
August 2, 2004Mike GreenNurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 8][24]
Jeff PaulWashington CapitalsFree agency (VI)[25]
August 6, 2004Jan HlavacHC Sparta Praha (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[26]
August 9, 2004Jamie PushorSyracuse Crunch (AHL)Free agency (III)[27]
August 11, 2004Matt KinchEC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 9][29]
August 19, 2004Jeff HeeremaVancouver CanucksFree agency (UFA)[30]
August 24, 2004Benoit DusablonMontreal CanadiensFree agency (UFA)[31]
September 27, 2004Josh GreenManitoba Moose (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[32]
N/AJohn JakopinHDD Olimpija Ljubljana (SIHL)Free agency (UFA)[33]
November 1, 2004Dan LaCoutureProvidence Bruins (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[34]
January 7, 2005Chris McAllisterNewcastle Vipers (BNL)Free agency (UFA)[35]
March 17, 2005Joel BouchardHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[36]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 22, 2004Lucas LawsonRe-signing[37]
Karel Rachunek1-yearRe-signing[38][39]
July 27, 2004Dale PurintonRe-signing[40]
July 29, 2004Dan BlackburnRe-signing[41]
David LiffitonEntry-level[42]
August 3, 2004Dwight HelminenEntry-level[43]
August 4, 2004Jake TaylorEntry-level[44]
August 10, 2004Jamie Lundmark1-yearRe-signing[45]
August 11, 2004Martin GrenierRe-signing[46]
Layne UlmerRe-signing[47]
August 18, 2004Chad WisemanRe-signing[48]
September 1, 2004Nigel DawesEntry-level[49]
September 14, 2004Lee FalardeauEntry-level[50]
September 15, 2004Ivan BarankaEntry-level[51]

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh, North Carolina at the RBC Center.[52]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Al Montoya G  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
1 19 Lauri Korpikoski LW  Finland TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.)
2 36 Darin Olver C  Canada Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
2 48 Dane Byers LW  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 51 Bruce Graham C  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 60 Brandon Dubinsky C  United States Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
3 73 Zdenek Bahensky RW  Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
3 80 Billy Ryan C  United States Cushing Academy (USHS)
4 127 Ryan Callahan RW  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 135 Roman Psurny LW  Czech Republic Zlín Jr. (Czech Jr.)
6 169 Jordan Foote LW  Canada Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
8 247 Jonathan Paiement D  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
9 266 Jakub Petruzalek RW  Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[13]
  2. ↑ Andrews retired.[14]
  3. ↑ Bure last played during the 2002–03 season and announced his retirement on November 1, 2005.[15]
  4. ↑ Lindros was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[16]
  5. ↑ McCarthy retired.[17]
  6. ↑ Messier was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on September 12, 2005.[18]
  7. ↑ Mironov was inactive during the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.[19]
  8. ↑ The Rangers retained Green’s NHL rights until trading them to the Dallas Stars on June 14, 2006.[23]
  9. ↑ New York retained Kinch's NHL rights through the 2004–05 season.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Renney to Remain Rangers Head Coach". New York Rangers. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rangers Announce 2004 Pre-Season Schedule". New York Rangers. July 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rangers Announce 2004-2005 Schedule". New York Rangers. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "New York Rangers 2004-05 Schedule". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Blueshirts Agree to Terms with Trevor Gillies". New York Rangers. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Jason Strudwick". New York Rangers. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Blueshirts Agree to Terms with Jeff MacMillan". New York Rangers. July 22, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rangers Sign Michael Nylander". New York Rangers. August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rangers Sign Defenseman Jason Marshall". New York Rangers. August 25, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Rangers Sign Goaltender Kevin Weekes". New York Rangers. August 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2004 free agents". ESPN. July 1, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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  26. ↑ "Sparta se dohodla s Hlaváčem a dalšími hráči!". HC Sparta Praha (in Czech). August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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  28. ↑ "OTG – Player Profile". www.outsidethegarden.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022. 08.01.2005 Became Unrestricted Free Agent
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  31. ↑ "Canadiens sign Benoit Dusablon". Canadiens de Montreal. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Moose sign Green, Naumenko to tryout contracts". Manitoba Moose. September 27, 2004. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  33. ↑ Prelc, Peter (September 1, 2013). "LaPlante obudil vrnitev izseljencev v Slovenijo". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved April 24, 2022. V sezoni 2004/05, sicer za kratek čas, je v Ljubljano prišel John Jakopin [In the 2004/05 season, John Jakopin came to Ljubljana for a short time]
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  38. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Karel Rachunek". New York Rangers. July 22, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  39. ↑ Wheatley, Tom (August 13, 2004). "2004 NHL arbitration tracker". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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  41. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Dan Blackburn". New York Rangers. July 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  42. ↑ "Rangers Ink David Liffiton to a Professional Contract". New York Rangers. July 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  43. ↑ "Rangers Sign Dwight Helminen to a Professional Contract". New York Rangers. August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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  48. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Chad Wiseman". New York Rangers. August 18, 2004. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  49. ↑ "Rangers Sign Left Wing Nigel Dawes". New York Rangers. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  50. ↑ "Rangers Sign Lee Falardeau". New York Rangers. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  51. ↑ "Rangers Sign Defenseman Ivan Baranka". New York Rangers. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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