# 2004–05 San Jose Sharks season

The 2004–05 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks 14th season in the National Hockey League. Its games were cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Sharks 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

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 20045th-round pick in 2004 | To Dallas Stars 1st-round pick in 20042nd-round pick in 20043rd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 20044th-round pick in 20049th-round pick in 2004 | To Boston Bruins 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 20048th-round pick in 2004 | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2004 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | Scott Ford | Brown University (ECAC) | Free agency |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | Aaron Gill | Cleveland Barons (AHL) | Free agency |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | Shane Joseph | Cleveland Barons (AHL) | Free agency |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Riley Armstrong | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Willie Levesque | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) | Curtis Brown | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) | Mike Ricci | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) | Robert Mulick | HC Bolzano (Serie A) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 1, 2004 (2004-08-01) | Tavis Hansen | Oji Eagles (ALIH) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) | Jesse Fibiger | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (VI) |
| August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) | Vincent Damphousse | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) |
| August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) | Jason Marshall | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31) | Seamus Kotyk | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Todd Harvey | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 8, 2004 (2004-10-08) | Yuri Moscevsky | Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 21, 2004 (2004-06-21) | Brad Stuart | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | Tim Conboy | | Entry-level |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Tom Preissing | | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Mark Smith | | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Rob Davison | | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Jim Fahey | | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Matt Carkner | | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Niko Dimitrakos | | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Scott Parker | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Vesa Toskala | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) | Nils Ekman | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08) | Scott Hannan | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) | Evgeni Nabokov | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) | Miroslav Zalesak | | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Wayne Primeau | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

San Jose'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 | 22 | Lukas Kaspar | Left wing | Czech Republic | HC Litvinov (Czech Extraliga) |
| 3 | 94 | Thomas Greiss | Goaltender | Germany | Cologne Sharks (DEL) |
| 4 | 126 | Torrey Mitchell | Center | Canada | Hotchkiss School (Conn.) |
| 4 | 129 | Jason Churchill | Goaltender | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 153 | Steven Zalewski | Center | United States | Northwood School (N.Y.) |
| 7 | 201 | Michael Vernace | Defense | Canada | Bramalea Blues (OPJHL) |
| 7 | 225 | Dave MacDonald | Defense | Canada | New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL) |
| 8 | 234 | Derek MacIntyre | Goaltender | United States | Soo Indians (NAHL) |
| 9 | 288 | Brian Mahoney-Wilson | Goaltender | United States | Catholic Memorial School (Mass.) |
| 9 | 289 | Christian Jensen | Defense | United States | New Jersey Junior Titans (AYHL) |