2004–05 Los Angeles Kings season explained

League:NHL
Season:2004–05
Year:2004
Team:Los Angeles Kings
Record:Did not play
Minorleague:Manchester Monarchs
Reading Royals

The 2004–05 Los Angeles Kings season would have been the King's 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). However, the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelled all of the scheduled games for the season.

Schedule

The Kings regular season schedules was announced on July 14, 2004.

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

Transactions

The Kings 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 season was officially cancelled.[1]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 26, 2004To Los Angeles Kings
Radek Bonk		To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2004		[2]
June 26, 2004To Los Angeles Kings
Mathieu Garon
3rd-round pick in 2004		To Montreal Canadiens
Radek Bonk
Cristobal Huet
June 27, 2004To Los Angeles Kings
8th-round pick in 2005		To Columbus Blue Jackets
9th-round pick in 2004		[3]
June 27, 2004To Los Angeles Kings
Stephane Quintal		To Montreal Canadiens
Future considerations		[4]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 3-year* Free agency [5]
4-year Free agency [6]
Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 1-year* Free agency [7]
Karpat (Liiga) 2-year Free agency [8]
1-year Free agency
Guelph Storm (OHL) 3-year* Free agency [9]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Contract expiration (UFA) [10]
Contract expiration (UFA)
Contract expiration (UFA)
Contract expiration (UFA)
Free agency (III) [11]
Free agency (V) [12]
Free agency (VI) [13]
Modo Hockey (SHL) Free agency (II) [14]
Free agency (VI) [15]
HC Slavia Praha (ELH) Free agency (III) [16]
HC Slavia Praha (ELH) Free agency (III)
Spartak Moscow (RSL) Free agency (II) [17]
San Diego Gulls (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [18]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
1-year Re-signing [19]
1-year Re-signing [20]
1-year Re-signing
4-year Re-signing [21]
1-year Re-signing [22]
multi-year Re-signing [23]
2-year Re-signing [24]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [25]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [26]
1-year Re-signing
3-year Entry-level [27]

Draft picks

Los Angeles' draft picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.[28]

Rd.PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
111Lauri Tukonen (Right wing)Blues (SM-liiga)
395Paul Baier (Defense)Deerfield Academy (US High School)
4110Ned Lukacevic (Left wing)Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5143Eric Neilson (Right wing)Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6174Scott Parse (Left wing)University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA)
7205Mike Curry (Right wing)Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
7221Daniel Taylor (Goaltender)Guelph Storm (OHL)
8238Yutaka Fukufuji (Goaltender)Seibu Prince Rabbits (ALIH)
9264Valtteri Tenkanen (Center)JYP (Finland)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results. Pro Sports Transactions. June 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Wheatley . Tom . Biggest bang in Raleigh? 'Canes trade up . ESPN.com . April 19, 2022 . en . June 26, 2004.
  3. Web site: Kings Select Seven More At The 2004 NHL Entry Draft . OurSports Central . April 19, 2022 . en . June 27, 2004.
  4. Web site: Kings acquire Quintal from Canadiens . ESPN.com . April 19, 2022 . June 27, 2004.
  5. Web site: Kings Ink Brust To Multi-Year Pact . OurSports Central . April 19, 2022 . June 9, 2004.
  6. Web site: Kings sign C Conroy away from Flames . ESPN.com . April 13, 2022 . July 6, 2004.
  7. Web site: Kings Sign Hauser To A One-Year Deal . OurSports Central . April 19, 2022 . July 8, 2004.
  8. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . Hartford Courant . April 19, 2022 . en . July 17, 2004.
  9. Web site: Kings Agree To A One-Year Contract With Clarke . OurSports Central . April 19, 2022 . August 2, 2004.
  10. Web site: 2004 free agents . . July 1, 2004 . November 8, 2015.
  11. Web site: Free agency gets slow start . The Spokesman-Review . April 10, 2022 . July 2, 2004.
  12. Web site: Avalanche Signs Laaksonen, Laperriere . Colorado Avalanche . April 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040726174139/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=225 . July 26, 2004 . July 2, 2004.
  13. Web site: Predators sign defenseman, four forwards . ESPN.com . April 19, 2022 . July 22, 2004.
  14. Web site: Bryan Muir till MODO Hockey . MODO Hockey . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040805005501fw_/http://www.modohockey.se/nyheter.cfm?rows=all . August 5, 2004 . July 26, 2004 . Swedish.
  15. Web site: BASEBALL: Major League Baseball: Suspended Houston manager Phil... . Chicago Tribune . April 19, 2022 . en . August 14, 2004.
  16. Web site: Pálffy a Stümpel budou hrát za Slavii! . HC Slavia Praha . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041026184903/http://hc-slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=1504 . October 26, 2004 . August 28, 2004 . Czech.
  17. , retrieved April 19, 2022
  18. Web site: NHL Prospect Chouinard Signed . OurSports Central . April 19, 2022 . September 28, 2004.
  19. Web site: Kings re-sign Jason Holland . TSN.ca . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040906134834/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=87313&hubName=nhl-kings . September 6, 2004 . June 11, 2004.
  20. Web site: Wednesday roundup: Rangers cut Lindros loose . ESPN.com . April 19, 2022 . en . June 30, 2004.
  21. Web site: Kings sign Visnovsky . TSN.ca . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040906134842/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=90619&hubName=nhl-kings . September 6, 2004 . July 9, 2004.
  22. Web site: Kings re-sign Corvo . TSN.ca . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040906134846/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=91015&hubName=nhl-kings . September 6, 2004 . July 13, 2004.
  23. Web site: Cowan re-signs with Kings . TSN.ca . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040821084026/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=91169&hubName=nhl-kings . August 21, 2004 . July 15, 2004.
  24. Web site: Avery agrees to terms with Kings . TSN.ca . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040815040930/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=93160&hubName=nhl-kings . August 15, 2004 . July 31, 2004.
  25. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . April 19, 2022 . August 6, 2004.
  26. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . April 19, 2022 . August 10, 2004.
  27. Web site: NO HEADLINE . The Spokesman-Review . April 19, 2022 . September 15, 2004.
  28. News: 2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . hockeyDB.com . April 19, 2022.

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