# 2004–05 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2004–05 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season would have been the Mighty Ducks' 12th season of play in the NHL, however, the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelled all of the games for the season.

## Off-season

General manager Bryan Murray resigned on June 8, 2004, and left to become the new head coach of the Ottawa Senators. Al Coates, Anaheim’s senior vice-president of business operations, was named interim general manager.
Along with the rest of the National Hockey League, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered the 2004 offseason with many questions. While most of the NHL was concerned with a possible lockout due to negotiations concerning a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Mighty Ducks had even more issues concerning the future ownership of the franchise and the future of the franchise in Orange County. The owners of the Ducks at the time, the Walt Disney Company was looking to sell the team and people in the community were not all too confident that the team would remain in Anaheim. On September 10, just a month before the 2004–05 season was scheduled to start, it was reported in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, and the Associated Press that former Hartford Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins owner Howard Baldwin was interested in purchasing the Mighty Ducks and moving them to Kansas City, Missouri to play in the then-under construction arena now known as Sprint Center. The lockout, however, began just six days later and extended well into what would have been the regular season and eventually causing the cancellation of the season entirely. With the Kansas City rumors circulating and the lockout already harming business at the Arrowhead Pond, Henry Samueli (the owner of Anaheim Arena Management, the operator of the Pond) got into negotiations to purchase the team so the arena would not lose its primary tenant. Samueli eventually bought the team in 2005 and took over day-to-day operations of the club in June 2005.

## Regular season

    See the game log below for the entire season schedule.
The season for the Mighty Ducks were scheduled to begin Wednesday, October 13 with a home game against Calgary. Their first road game was to be on Sunday, October 17 against cross-town rival Los Angeles. Their longest homestand was supposed to be from March 2-March 13 (6 home games), and their longest road trip was to be from January 29–February 10 (7 road games). Their final game of the regular season was scheduled on Sunday, April 10 against Columbus at the Arrowhead Pond. During the Lockout all their potential rookies such as Ilya Bryzgalov, Dustin Penner, Kurtis Foster, Shane O'Brien and Chris Kunitz as well as prospect Joffrey Lupul earned valuable playing time with their farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

## Schedule

While the lockout led to the cancellation of the entire season, the Mighty Ducks had a schedule drawn up in case the season resumed at any time.
2004–05 schedule :
Preseason
GameDateOpponentTimeArena
1September 24Phoenix Coyotes7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
2September 25@ Los Angeles Kings7:30p PDTMGM Grand Garden Arena
3September 29San Jose Sharks7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
4October 2@ San Jose Sharks7:30p PDTHP Pavilion at San Jose
5October 3Vancouver Canucks5:00p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
6October 5@ Phoenix Coyotes7:00p PDTGlendale Arena
7October 8Los Angeles Kings7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim :
Regular season
GameDateOpponentTimeArena
1October 13Calgary Flames7:00p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
2October 15San Jose Sharks7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
3October 17@ Los Angeles Kings5:00p PDTStaples Center
4October 20Los Angeles Kings7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
5October 23@ Nashville Predators5:00p PDTGaylord Entertainment Center
6October 25@ Detroit Red Wings4:30p PDTJoe Louis Arena
7October 26@ Minnesota Wild5:00p PDTXcel Energy Center
8October 28@ Chicago Blackhawks5:30p PDTUnited Center
9October 30@ Boston Bruins4:00p PDTFleetCenter
10November 3Atlanta Thrashers7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
11November 5Pittsburgh Penguins7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
12November 7@ Vancouver Canucks7:30p PSTGeneral Motors Place
13November 9@ Calgary Flames6:00p PSTPengrowth Saddledome
14November 12@ Chicago Blackhawks5:30p PSTUnited Center
15November 13@ St. Louis Blues5:00p PSTSavvis Center
16November 17Florida Panthers7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
17November 19Detroit Red Wings7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
18November 20@ Colorado Avalanche6:00p PSTPepsi Center
19November 23@ Dallas Stars5:30p PSTAmerican Airlines Center
20November 24@ Phoenix Coyotes6:00p PSTGlendale Arena
21November 26Chicago Blackhawks1:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
22November 28Dallas Stars5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
23December 1Washington Capitals7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
24December 3@ Colorado Avalanche6:00p PSTPepsi Center
25December 8Carolina Hurricanes7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
26December 12Edmonton Oilers5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
27December 14@ Los Angeles Kings7:30p PSTStaples Center
28December 15Nashville Predators7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
29December 17Colorado Avalanche7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
30December 19Los Angeles Kings5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
31December 22@ Dallas Stars4:30p PSTAmerican Airlines Center
32December 23@ Nashville Predators5:00p PSTGaylord Entertainment Center
33December 26Phoenix Coyotes5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
34December 28@ Columbus Blue Jackets4:00p PSTNationwide Arena
35December 30@ New York Islanders4:00p PSTNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
36December 31@ New Jersey Devils4:30p PSTContinental Airlines Arena
37January 3@ New York Rangers4:00p PSTMadison Square Garden
38January 5Tampa Bay Lightning7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
39January 7Philadelphia Flyers7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
40January 9Los Angeles Kings5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
41January 11@ Los Angeles Kings7:30p PSTStaples Center
42January 12St. Louis Blues7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
43January 14Vancouver Canucks7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
44January 17Columbus Blue Jackets1:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
45January 19San Jose Sharks7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
46January 23@ Calgary Flames1:00p PSTPengrowth Saddledome
47January 24@ Edmonton Oilers6:00p PSTRexall Place
48January 26Nashville Predators7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
49January 29@ Minnesota Wild10:30a PSTXcel Energy Center
50January 30@ Columbus Blue Jackets2:00p PSTNationwide Arena
51February 1@ Detroit Red Wings4:30p PSTJoe Louis Arena
52February 3@ Philadelphia Flyers4:00p PSTWachovia Center
53February 5@ Florida Panthers4:00p PSTOffice Depot Center
54February 7@ Dallas Stars5:30p PSTAmerican Airlines Center
55February 10@ St. Louis Blues5:00p PSTSavvis Center
56February 16Phoenix Coyotes7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
57February 18Colorado Avalanche7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
58February 20Minnesota Wild5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
59February 23@ Phoenix Coyotes6:00p PSTGlendale Arena
60February 25Dallas Stars7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
61February 27St. Louis Blues5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
62March 1@ San Jose Sharks7:30p PSTHP Pavilion at San Jose
63March 2Minnesota Wild7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
64March 4Buffalo Sabres7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
65March 6Vancouver Canucks5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
66March 8San Jose Sharks7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
67March 11New York Rangers7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
68March 13Chicago Blackhawks5:00p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
69March 15@ Toronto Maple Leafs4:30p PSTAir Canada Centre
70March 17@ Ottawa Senators4:30p PSTCorel Centre
71March 19@ Montreal Canadiens4:00p PSTBell Centre
72March 21Detroit Red Wings7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
73March 23Edmonton Oilers7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
74March 24@ San Jose Sharks7:30p PSTHP Pavilion at San Jose
75March 26Dallas Stars7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
76March 30Phoenix Coyotes7:30p PSTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
77March 31@ Phoenix Coyotes6:00p PSTGlendale Arena
78April 3@ Edmonton Oilers1:00p PDTRexall Place
79April 4@ Vancouver Canucks7:00p PDTGeneral Motors Place
80April 6Calgary Flames7:30p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
81April 9@ San Jose Sharks2:00p PDTHP Pavilion at San Jose
82April 10Columbus Blue Jackets1:00p PDTArrowhead Pond of Anaheim :

## Transactions

The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions during the 2004 offseason. No transactions were made during the lockout.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) | To Carolina Hurricanes Martin Gerber | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Tomas Malec3rd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kurtis Foster |
| August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Vaclav Prospal | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2nd-round pick in 2005 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
| September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) | Zenon Konopka | Utah Grizzlies (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Cam Severson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) | Jason Krog | EC VSV (EBEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 2004 (2004-09) | Petr Schastlivy | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) | Brian Gornick | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) | Mike Mottau | Worcester IceCats (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | Dan Bylsma | | Retirement (III) |
| September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29) | Keith Aucoin | Memphis RiverKings (CHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 7, 2004 (2004-10-07) | Casey Hankinson | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (NLB) | Free agency (VI) |
| N/A | Nick Smith | Trondheim Black Panthers (Norway) | Free agency (VI) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28) | Andy McDonald | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Keith Carney | 2-year | Option exercised |
| July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | Ilya Bryzgalov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) | Garrett Burnett | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) | Vitaly Vishnevski | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) | Michael Holmqvist | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31) | Rob Niedermayer | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Kurtis Foster | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) | Ruslan Salei | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) | Tim Brent | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Ryan Getzlaf | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Corey Perry | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

The Ducks picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft in Raleigh, North Carolina:
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Ladislav Smid | Defense | Czech Republic | Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic) |
| 2 | 39 | Jordan Smith | Defense | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 3 | 74 | Kyle Klubertanz | Defense | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 3 | 75 | Tim Brent | Center | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 6 | 172 | Matt Auffrey | Right wing | United States | US NTDP (NAHL) |
| 7 | 203 | Gabriel Bouthillette | Goaltender | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 236 | Matt Christie | Center | Canada | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 9 | 269 | Janne Pesonen | Right wing | Finland | Oulun Kärpät (SM-liiga) |

## Minor league affiliates

* Cincinnati Mighty Ducks