2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
The 2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 88th season of the franchise, 78th season as the Maple Leafs. The entire season's games were cancelled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout .[ 4]
Offseason
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Schedule
The Maple Leafs preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[ 7]
2004–05 schedule[ 8]
Game
Date
Opponent
1
September 24
@ Montreal Canadiens
2
September 25
@ Ottawa Senators
3
September 28
Buffalo Sabres
4
October 1
@ Detroit Red Wings
5
October 2
Ottawa Senators
6
October 5
Montreal Canadiens
7
October 8
@ Buffalo Sabres
8
October 9
Detroit Red Wings
Game
Date
Opponent
1
October 15
@ New Jersey Devils
2
October 16
Ottawa Senators
3
October 19
Florida Panthers
4
October 21
@ Ottawa Senators
5
October 23
@ Montreal Canadiens
6
October 26
Los Angeles Kings
7
October 29
@ Carolina Hurricanes
8
October 30
New York Rangers
9
November 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
10
November 6
Boston Bruins
11
November 9
@ New York Islanders
12
November 11
@ New York Rangers
13
November 13
@ Boston Bruins
14
November 15
@ Buffalo Sabres
15
November 16
Dallas Stars
16
November 18
@ New Jersey Devils
17
November 20
Philadelphia Flyers
18
November 23
Washington Capitals
19
November 27
Buffalo Sabres
20
November 30
@ Calgary Flames
21
December 2
@ Edmonton Oilers
22
December 4
@ Vancouver Canucks
23
December 7
Boston Bruins
24
December 9
@ Columbus Blue Jackets
25
December 11
Montreal Canadiens
26
December 13
@ Buffalo Sabres
27
December 14
New York Islanders
28
December 16
Atlanta Thrashers
29
December 18
Calgary Flames
30
December 21
@ Boston Bruins
31
December 23
@ Carolina Hurricanes
32
December 27
@ Colorado Avalanche
33
December 28
@ St. Louis Blues
34
December 30
@ Nashville Predators
35
January 1
@ Boston Bruins
36
January 4
Boston Bruins
37
January 6
@ Atlanta Thrashers
38
January 8
New Jersey Devils
39
January 10
@ Ottawa Senators
40
January 11
Pittsburgh Penguins
41
January 14
@ Chicago Blackhawks
42
January 15
@ Detroit Red Wings
43
January 18
New York Islanders
44
January 20
@ Ottawa Senators
45
January 22
@ Montreal Canadiens
46
January 24
Carolina Hurricanes
47
January 26
@ Florida Panthers
48
January 27
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
49
January 29
Ottawa Senators
50
February 1
@ Buffalo Sabres
51
February 3
Washington Capitals
52
February 5
Vancouver Canucks
53
February 7
San Jose Sharks
54
February 8
@ New York Rangers
55
February 10
Pittsburgh Penguins
56
February 15
Carolina Hurricanes
57
February 18
Buffalo Sabres
58
February 19
Edmonton Oilers
59
February 22
Florida Panthers
60
February 24
New Jersey Devils
61
February 26
Atlanta Thrashers
62
March 1
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
63
March 2
@ Florida Panthers
64
March 5
Montreal Canadiens
65
March 8
Philadelphia Flyers
66
March 10
@ Philadelphia Flyers
67
March 12
Ottawa Senators
68
March 13
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
69
March 15
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
70
March 17
Minnesota Wild
71
March 19
New York Rangers
72
March 20
@ Washington Capitals
73
March 22
Phoenix Coyotes
74
March 25
@ Atlanta Thrashers
75
March 26
@ Philadelphia Flyers
76
March 28
Tampa Bay Lightning
77
March 31
@ Montreal Canadiens
78
April 2
Montreal Canadiens
79
April 3
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
80
April 5
@ New York Islanders
81
April 8
@ Washington Capitals
82
April 9
Buffalo Sabres
Transactions
The Maple Leafs 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.[ 9]
Trades
The Maple Leafs did not make any trades.
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
The 2004 NHL entry draft was the 42nd NHL entry draft .
Farm teams
Notes
^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[ 11]
^ Francis was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on September 14, 2005.[ 12]
^ Johansson retired.[ 13]
^ Marchment was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 14]
^ Hedin had two years remaining on a three-year contract.[ 19] The Maple Leafs retained his NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[ 20]
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^ "Toronto Maple Leafs Captains" . Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2011 .
^ "Lockout over salary cap shuts down NHL" . Associated Press . February 16, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2007 .
^ a b "NHL Entry Draft Crop Lean On Top Talent" . KTVU . June 24, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Hockey; NHL Notes; A valuable commodity; Nylander a must-sign for Bruins" . Boston Herald . April 25, 2004. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2011 .
^ "Leafs Announce 2004-05 Schedule" . Toronto Maple Leafs . July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
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^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results" . Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 27, 2022 .
^ "Former Baby Habs joining AHL Leafs" . Newspapers.com . Daily Gleaner. July 29, 2004. p. 28. Retrieved September 7, 2024 . Jason MacDonald... has confirmed he's signed a one-year, two-way contract with Toronto
^ a b c d "2004 free agents" . ESPN.com . July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015 .
^ LeBRUN, PIERRE (September 15, 2005). "Francis retires after 23 years" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
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^ Bryan Marchment career statistics at EliteProspects.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "Moose sign Minard for second go-around" . OurSports Central . July 12, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Bruins agree to terms with Tom Fitzgerald" . Boston Bruins. July 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2022 .
^ "Leaf no more: Reichel joins Litvinov" . TSN.ca . August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "FLAMES SIGN GOALTENDER SEBASTIEN CENTOMO" . Calgary Flames. September 7, 2004. Archived from the original on November 18, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Maple Leafs' Contract Status For 2004-05" . Toronto Maple Leafs . Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "NHL Releases Free Agent List" . NHL.com . July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2023 .
^ "Pierre Hedin" . Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2011 .
^ "Josh Holdenista HPK:n tuorein vahvistus" . HPK (in Finnish). September 20, 2004. Archived from the original on September 25, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ Fisher, Josh (October 7, 2004). "WRANGLERS D UP" . Las Vegas Wranglers . Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ Aaron Gavey at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "Reading Works Sign and Trade Deals With Fresno and Bakersfield" . OurSports Central . December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Toronto-back klar för Skellefteå" . Aftonbladet (in Swedish). December 22, 2004. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ Trevor Kidd at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ a b "Klee, Tucker Re-Sign With Leafs" . Toronto Maple Leafs . June 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 29, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Ed Belfour Agrees To Terms With Maple Leafs" . Toronto Maple Leafs . June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ a b c "Maple Leafs Sign Three Players" . Toronto Maple Leafs . June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on July 4, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ Rogers, Brian. "More Moro means "Bad to the Bones" " . St. John's Maple Leafs . Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Nik Antropov" . Toronto Maple Leafs . August 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Bryan McCabe" . Toronto Maple Leafs . August 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ a b "Leafs Re-Sign Tellqvist And Wilm" . Toronto Maple Leafs . August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Tomas Kaberle" . Toronto Maple Leafs . August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
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