# 2004–05 Dallas Stars season

The 2004–05 Dallas Stars season was their 38th National Hockey League season, and their 12th season in Dallas, however its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

## Off-season

The Stars chose Mark Fistric with their first-round pick, 28th overall.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Stars 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 25, 2004 (2004-06-25) | To Dallas Stars Rights to Shawn Belle | To St. Louis Blues Jason Bacashihua |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Dallas Stars 1st-round pick in 20043rd-round pick in 2004 | To New Jersey Devils 1st-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Dallas Stars 1st-round pick in 20042nd-round pick in 20043rd-round pick in 2004 | To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 20045th-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) | To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Svoboda | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2005 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
| September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) | Patrick Traverse | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Andrew Berenzweig | | Contract expiration (VI) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Valeri Bure | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Shayne Corson | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Teppo Numminen | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Chris Therien | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Ron Tugnutt | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | Lubomir Sekeras | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | Mark Wotton | SKA Saint Petersburg (RSL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) | Richard Matvichuk | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (III) |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Jeff MacMillan | New York Rangers | Free agency (VI) |
| July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) | Gavin Morgan | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Jarrod Skalde | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) | Jeff Bateman | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) | Brett Draney | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) | Barrett Heisten | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) | Blake Sloan | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30) | Mike Siklenka | EC KAC (EBEL) | Free agency (II) |
| N/A | Justin Cox | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 14, 2004 (2004-10-14) | Mike Sgroi | Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 16, 2004 (2004-10-16) | Rob Valicevic | Flint Generals (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) | Scott Young | Memphis RiverKings (CHL) | Free agency (III) |
| January 13, 2005 (2005-01-13) | David Oliver | Guildford Flames (BNL) | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) | Rob DiMaio | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) | Don Sweeney | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24) | Jason Arnott | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24) | Jon Klemm | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28) | Niko Kapanen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Aaron Downey | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | John Erskine | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Stu Barnes | 2-year | Extension |
| August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) | Jaroslav Svoboda | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Dallas' 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 | 28 | Mark Fistric | Defense | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Johan Fransson | Defense | Sweden | Luleå HF (Elitserien) |
| 2 | 52 | Raymond Sawada | Right wing | Canada | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) |
| 2 | 56 | Nicklas Grossmann | Defense | Sweden | Södertälje SK Jr. (Sweden) |
| 3 | 86 | John Lammers | Left wing | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 4 | 104 | Fredrik Naslund | Left wing | Sweden | VIK Västerås HK (Elitserien) |
| 6 | 183 | Trevor Ludwig | Defense | United States | Texas Tornado (NAHL) |
| 7 | 218 | Sergei Kukushkin | Left wing | Belarus | Yunost Minsk (Belarus) |
| 8 | 248 | Lukas Vomela | Defense | Czech Republic | HC České Budějovice (Czech Extraliga) |
| 9 | 280 | Matt McKnight | Center | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |