2004–05 Philadelphia Flyers season
NHL hockey team season
The 2004–05 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), however its games were canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout . The other 29 teams did not play either due to the labor dispute.
Off-season
The Flyers signed unrestricted free agent R. J. Umberger in June. Umberger’s 65 points during the 2004–05 regular season led the Calder Cup champion Phantoms.
After being defeated in the seventh game of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning ,[ 1] the Flyers prepared for the looming labor uncertainty associated with the impending expiration of the existing NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement .[ 2] While team captain Keith Primeau was re-signed to a four-year contract worth $17 million prior to hitting the free agent market,[ 2] leading scorer Mark Recchi was not – general manager Bob Clarke said he would not re-sign Recchi until a new collective bargaining agreement was in place[ 2] [ 3] – and instead signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 9.[ 3] Contract offers were made to impending unrestricted free agents Vladimir Malakhov and Alexei Zhamnov , key acquisitions during the final quarter of the 2003–04 regular season, but the Flyers were unable to come to terms with either player.[ 2] [ 4]
Unsigned 2001 first-round draft pick R. J. Umberger , whose NHL rights had previously been held by the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers , signed with the Flyers as an unrestricted free agent on June 16.[ 5] The Flyers signed free agent right wingers Mike Knuble of the Boston Bruins and Turner Stevenson of the New Jersey Devils to three-year contracts after the free agency period began.[ 6] On July 13 undrafted free agent forward Tony Voce , who played four seasons at Boston College , became the first native of Philadelphia to sign with the Flyers.[ 7]
Schedule
The Flyers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[ 8] [ 9]
2004–05 schedule[ 10]
Game
Date
Opponent
1
October 13
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
2
October 14
@ Florida Panthers
3
October 16
@ Montreal Canadiens
4
October 20
@ New York Rangers
5
October 21
Carolina Hurricanes
6
October 23
@ Ottawa Senators
7
October 25
Chicago Blackhawks
8
October 28
Montreal Canadiens
9
November 2
New Jersey Devils
10
November 5
@ Buffalo Sabres
11
November 6
@ Washington Capitals
12
November 8
St. Louis Blues
13
November 11
Boston Bruins
14
November 13
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
15
November 17
New York Islanders
16
November 19
Carolina Hurricanes
17
November 20
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
18
November 24
@ Washington Capitals
19
November 26
Atlanta Thrashers
20
November 27
@ New York Islanders
21
November 30
Tampa Bay Lightning
22
December 2
New York Rangers
23
December 4
Buffalo Sabres
24
December 7
@ Nashville Predators
25
December 8
@ Dallas Stars
26
December 10
New York Islanders
27
December 13
@ Ottawa Senators
28
December 15
Boston Bruins
29
December 16
@ Boston Bruins
30
December 18
New York Rangers
31
December 21
Florida Panthers
32
December 23
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
33
December 27
@ Vancouver Canucks
34
December 29
@ Calgary Flames
35
December 30
@ Edmonton Oilers
36
January 2
@ Chicago Blackhawks
37
January 5
@ Minnesota Wild
38
January 7
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
39
January 8
@ Los Angeles Kings
40
January 12
Phoenix Coyotes
41
January 14
@ Carolina Hurricanes
42
January 15
Buffalo Sabres
43
January 18
@ New Jersey Devils
44
January 20
Pittsburgh Penguins
45
January 22
@ New York Rangers
46
January 24
@ Washington Capitals
47
January 25
Tampa Bay Lightning
48
January 29
Atlanta Thrashers
49
February 1
@ New York Islanders
50
February 3
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
51
February 5
New Jersey Devils
52
February 8
Los Angeles Kings
53
February 10
San Jose Sharks
54
February 15
@ Montreal Canadiens
55
February 17
New Jersey Devils
56
February 19
@ New York Rangers
57
February 20
Montreal Canadiens
58
February 23
@ Carolina Hurricanes
59
February 24
Pittsburgh Penguins
60
February 26
Colorado Avalanche
61
February 28
Ottawa Senators
62
March 2
@ Atlanta Thrashers
63
March 3
Washington Capitals
64
March 5
@ Boston Bruins
65
March 7
@ New Jersey Devils
66
March 8
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
67
March 10
Toronto Maple Leafs
68
March 12
Pittsburgh Penguins
69
March 15
@ Florida Panthers
70
March 16
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
71
March 19
@ New Jersey Devils
72
March 21
Columbus Blue Jackets
73
March 23
@ Buffalo Sabres
74
March 24
Ottawa Senators
75
March 26
Toronto Maple Leafs
76
March 28
New York Islanders
77
March 31
@ Atlanta Thrashers
78
April 2
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
79
April 3
Detroit Red Wings
80
April 5
Florida Panthers
81
April 7
New York Rangers
82
April 9
@ New York Islanders
NHL lockout
The lockout started on September 16, 2004 and those Flyers with two-way contracts were sent down to the Phantoms. Those Flyers with NHL-only contracts either sat out or played in another league.
Player activity
Todd Fedoruk signed an AHL contract with the Phantoms on October 21.[ 11]
Simon Gagne played for Canada at the 2005 World Championships, but was otherwise inactive during the 2004–05 season.
The following is a list of Flyers with NHL-only contracts and whether they were active during the lockout.[ 12] Vladimir Malakhov and Alexei Zhamnov are not included since their contracts expired prior to the lockout.[ 13]
Farm teams
The Phantoms won their second Calder Cup on June 10, 2005.
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL)[ 35] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL .[ 36] Both teams were their league's champions.
Philadelphia Phantoms
With the Flyers season canceled, many players who would normally be in orange and black were in purple, orange, and black instead. Joni Pitkanen and Todd Fedoruk had spent the entirety of the previous season with the Flyers and over a dozen others on the Phantoms roster had previously spent time in the NHL. Led by mid-season acquisition Jon Sim 's 35 goals and R. J. Umberger 's 65 points, the Phantoms finished second in their division with a record of 48–25–3–4.[ 37] [ 38] Reinforced by the arrivals of top junior prospects Jeff Carter and Mike Richards to the team, the Phantoms defeated the Norfolk Admirals in six games, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in five games, and the Providence Bruins in six games to reach the finals.[ 39] Holding the Chicago Wolves to four goals the entire series, the Phantoms swept the series and won the Calder Cup .[ 39] Goaltender Antero Niittymaki was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.[ 40]
Trenton Titans
Trenton finished second in their division and after defeating the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in three games, the Reading Royals in four games, and the Alaska Aces in seven games, the Titans defeated the Florida Everblades in six games to win the Kelly Cup .[ 41]
Transactions
The Flyers 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 canceled.[ 42]
Trades
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft , which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[ 65] The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 25th overall, their 2005 third-round pick, and Jeff Woywitka to the Edmonton Oilers for Mike Comrie on December 16, 2003.[ 66] The Flyers also traded their originally allotted second, fifth, sixth, and seventh-round draft picks in three different trades.[ 66]
Notes
^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[ 13]
^ Malakhov was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 49]
^ Peluso retired.[ 50]
^ The Flyers traded Roman Cechmanek to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' second-round pick, 41st overall, on May 28, 2003. The Flyers traded the Kings' pick, Jim Vandermeer , and the rights to Colin Fraser to the Chicago Blackhawks for Alexei Zhamnov and the Blackhawks' fourth-round pick, 101st overall, on February 19, 2004.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded Eric Chouinard to the Minnesota Wild for the Wild's fifth-round pick, 144th overall, on December 17, 2003.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded Eric Weinrich to the St. Louis Blues for the Blues' fifth-round pick, 149th overall, on February 9, 2004.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded their 2003 seventh-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for the Florida Panthers ' sixth-round pick, 170th overall, on June 22, 2003.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded Marty Murray to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' sixth-round pick, 171st overall, on June 21, 2003.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded Chris Therien to the Dallas Stars for the Phoenix Coyotes' eight-round pick, 232nd overall, and the Stars' 2005 third-round pick on March 8, 2004.[ 66]
^ The Flyers traded their 2003 eighth and ninth-round picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's seventh, 227th overall, and ninth-round picks, 291st overall, on June 22, 2003. The Flyers traded the Lightning's seventh-round pick to the New York Islanders for Mattias Timander on January 22, 2004.[ 66]
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