# 2004–05 Minnesota Wild season

The 2004–05 Minnesota Wild season was the team's fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Its games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Wild 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.

### Trades

The Wild did not make any trades.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | Kirby Law | Philadelphia Flyers | | Free agency |
| July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) | Raymond Giroux | New Jersey Devils | | Free agency |
| July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | Brian Rolston | Boston Bruins | multi-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Bill Muckalt | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) | Antti Laaksonen | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) | Travis Roche | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (VI) |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Johan Holmqvist | Brynas IF (SHL) | Free agency |
| August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) | Jason Wiemer | Calgary Flames | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) | Frederic Cloutier | Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) | Jeff Hoggan | Worcester IceCats (AHL) | Free agency (II) |
| November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19) | Michael Schutte | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Alexandre Daigle | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19) | Manny Fernandez | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) | Alex Henry | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) | Richard Park | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | Andrew Brunette | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | Willie Mitchell | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) | Nick Schultz | | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 26–27, 2004.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 12 | A. J. Thelen | Defense | United States | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 2 | 42 | Roman Voloshenko | Left wing | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Moscow Jr. (Russia) |
| 3 | 78 | Peter Olvecky | Left wing | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia) |
| 3 | 79 | Clayton Stoner | Defense | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 4 | 111 | Ryan Jones | Forward | Canada | Chatham Maroons (WOJHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Patrick Bordeleau | Left wing | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 117 | Julien Sprunger | Right wing | Switzerland | HC Fribourg-Gottéron (NLA) |
| 5 | 161 | Jean-Claude Sawyer | Defense | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Aaron Boogaard | Right wing | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 7 | 195 | Jean-Michel Rizk | Right wing | Canada | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 7 | 206 | Anton Khudobin | Goaltender | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk Jr. (Russia) |
| 9 | 272 | Kyle Wilson | Center | Canada | Colgate University (ECAC) |