# 2004–05 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2004–05 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 33rd season overall, 26th National Hockey League season and their ninth season in Phoenix, however its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Coyotes 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 Phoenix CoyotesJason Chimera3rd-round pick in 2004 | To Edmonton OilersNew Jersey’s 2nd-round pick in 2004Buffalo’s 4th-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Phoenix Coyotes Dallas’ 2nd-round pick in 2004 | To New York Rangers Philadelphia’s 2nd-round pick in 2004Edmonton’s 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
| July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2005 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Radoslav Suchy6th-round pick in 2005 |
| August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) | To Phoenix Coyotes Denis GauthierOleg Saprykin | To Calgary Flames Daymond Langkow |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 2004 (2004-06) | Brian Savage | St. Louis Blues | | Waivers |
| July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05) | Boyd Devereaux | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | Sean O'Donnell | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) | Mike Ricci | San Jose Sharks | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) | Sheldon Keefe | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) | Brett Hull | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) | Petr Nedved | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Rick Berry | Washington Capitals | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Doug Doull | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Jon Sim | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Martin Sonnenberg | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Landon Bathe | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Olivier Latendresse | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Gary Shuchuk | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) | Bryan Helmer | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) | Ivan Novoseltsev | HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) | Chris Ferraro | Sodertalje SK (SHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) | Peter Ferraro | Sodertalje SK (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21) | Chris Dyment | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22) | Todd Reirden | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 1, 2005 (2005-01-01) | Mike Wilson | Storhamar Dragons (Norway) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08) | Keith Ballard | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Tyson Nash | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Brent Johnson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) | Brian Boucher | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) | Derek Morris | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Ladislav Nagy | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Krys Kolanos | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | Mike Comrie | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14) | Daymond Langkow | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) | Mike Johnson | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30) | Jason Chimera | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30) | Mike Rupp | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Zac Bierk | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Erik Westrum | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) | Randall Gelech | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) | Jason Jaspers | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Phoenix'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 | 5 | Blake Wheeler | Right wing | United States | Breck School (Minn.) |
| 2 | 35 | Logan Stephenson | Defense | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Enver Lisin | Right wing | Russia | Kristall Saratov (Russia) |
| 4 | 103 | Roman Tomanek | Right wing | Slovakia | Povazka Bystrica (Slovakia) |
| 4 | 119 | Kevin Porter | Center | United States | US National Under 18 Team |
| 6 | 168 | Kevin Cormier | Left wing | Canada | Moncton Beavers (MJAHL) |
| 7 | 199 | Chad Kolarik | Right wing | United States | US National Under 18 Team |
| 8 | 240 | Aaron Gagnon | Center | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 9 | 261 | Will Engasser | Left wing | United States | Blake School (Minn.) |
| 9 | 265 | Daniel Winnik | Center | Canada | New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) |