# 2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
No games were played during the 2004–05 NHL season due to the lock-out of the NHL players by the league, however teams business did occur, including the Thrashers' participation in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft that was held on June 26 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Thrashers 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 canceled.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kurtis Foster |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick in 2004 | To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | To Atlanta Thrashers Rights to Adam Berkhoel | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Kevin Doell | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Jaroslav Modry | Los Angeles Kings | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) | Cory Larose | New York Rangers | | Free agency |
| July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) | Travis Roche | Minnesota Wild | | Free agency |
| July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) | Scott Mellanby | St. Louis Blues | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Byron Dafoe | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Chris Tamer | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) | Eric Healey | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Frantisek Kaberle | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) | Shawn Heins | Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) | Mike Weaver | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) |
| August 7, 2004 (2004-08-07) | Daniel Corso | Kassel Huskies (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) | Joe DiPenta | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (VI) |
| September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24) | David Kaczowka | Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | Frederic Cassivi | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19) | Zdenek Blatny | Lahti Pelicans (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) | Bill Lindsay | Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) | Free agency (III) |
| January 13, 2005 (2005-01-13) | Yannick Tremblay | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) | Jeff Dwyer | | Entry-level |
| June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) | Colin Stuart | | Entry-level |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Serge Aubin | | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Brad Larsen | | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Ben Simon | | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) | Adam Berkhoel | | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Francis Lessard | | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Tommi Santala | | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Patrik Stefan | | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Braydon Coburn | | Entry-level |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Tomas Kloucek | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Derek MacKenzie | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Brian Maloney | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Kyle Rossiter | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Marc Savard | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Luke Sellars | | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) | Ronald Petrovicky | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) | Garnet Exelby | | Re-signing |
| September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) | Kip Brennan | | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Atlanta'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 | 10 | Boris Valabik | Defense | Slovakia | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 40 | Grant Lewis | Defense | United States | Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey) |
| 3 | 76 | Scott Lehman | Defense | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 4 | 106 | Chad Painchaud | Right wing | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) |
| 5 | 142 | Juraj Gracik | Right wing | Slovakia | Topolcany (Slovakia) |
| 6 | 186 | Dan Turple | Goaltender | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 7 | 204 | Miikka Tuomainen | Left wing | Finland | TuTo (Mestis) |
| 8 | 237 | Mitch Carefoot | Center | Canada | Cornell Big Red (ECAC Hockey) |
| 9 | 270 | Matt Siddall | Right wing | Canada | Powell River Kings (BCHL) |