2004–05 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

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

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 interesting in purchasing the Ducks and moving them to Kansas City, Missouri to play in the then-under construction arena now known as Sprint Center.^[1] 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.^[2]

Regular season

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.

Schedule

While the lockout led to the cancellation of the entire season, the Mighty Ducks did indeed have a schedule drawn up in case the season did resume at any time.^[3]

Preseason

Regular season

Transactions

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

Trades

Draft picks The Ducks picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh, North Carolina:[7] Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 9 Ladislav Šmid 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 7 203 Gabriel Bouthillette Goaltender  Canada 8 236 Matt Christie Center  Canada 9 269 Janne Pesonen Right Wing  Finland Oulun Kärpät (SM-liiga) See also Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 2004–05 NHL season 2004–05 NHL lockout Other Anaheim–based teams in 2004–05 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium of Anaheim) 2004 Anaheim Angels season 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season References ↑ Source tells AP Baldwin has made an offer ↑ http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44146 ↑ Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2005 Schedule ↑ Ducks Trade No. 2 Goalie Gerber to Hurricanes ↑ Budget Is In, Havelid Is Out ↑ Prospal Is Sent to Tampa Bay ↑ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.  External links 2010–11 Anaheim Ducks season at ESPN 2010–11 Anaheim Ducks season at Hockey Reference Anaheim Ducks Formerly the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Founded in 1993 Based in Anaheim, California Franchise Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season History Franchise history 1993 Expansion Expansion Draft Records Award winners Personnel Owners Henry and Susan Samueli General manager Bob Murray Head coach Randy Carlyle Team captain Ryan Getzlaf Current roster Arena Honda Center Rivalries Los Angeles Kings Affiliates AHL San Diego Gulls ECHL Utah Grizzlies General managers Ferreira Gauthier Bryan Murray Coates Burke Bob Murray Head coaches Wilson Page Hartsburg Charron Murray Babcock Carlyle Boudreau Carlyle Media TV Prime Ticket FS West KDOC FS San Diego Radio KLAA (AM 830) Retired numbers 8 Stanley Cup Finals 2003 2007 Culture and lore 2011 NHL Premiere 2014 NHL Stadium Series Wild Wing The Mighty Ducks movies Mighty Ducks cartoons "Bro Hymn" Category WikiProject Anaheim Ducks at Wikimedia Commons Anaheim Ducks seasons 1990s 1990–91 . 1991–92 . 1992–93 . 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000s 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010s 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship 2004–05 NHL season Atlantic New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Central Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Northwest Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Pacific Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks See also West Coast Express Draft Lockout