# 2004–05 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2004–05 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 79th National Hockey League season, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 | Ref |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Atlanta Thrashers Rights to Adam Berkhoel | |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) | Matthew Barnaby | Colorado Avalanche | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) | Curtis Brown | San Jose Sharks | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Jassen Cullimore | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Rene Bourque | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) | Johnathan Aitken | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) | Ryan VandenBussche | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13) | Igor Korolev | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) | Jason Strudwick | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Brett McLean | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (VI) |
| July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) | Burke Henry | Florida Panthers | Free agency (VI) |
| August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30) | Steve Passmore | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12) | Yorick Treille | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03) | Matt Underhill | Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20) | Deron Quint | HC Bolzano (ITA) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) | Theoren Fleury | Horse Lake Thunder (NPHL) | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Ajay Baines | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Quintin Laing | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Scott Nichol | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Kyle Calder | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Eric Daze | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) | Jim Vandermeer | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Jocelyn Thibault | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Jason Morgan | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Steve Poapst | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Stephane Robidas | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Craig Anderson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Steve McCarthy | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) | Mark Bell | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) | Bryan Berard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Michael Leighton | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 3 | Cam Barker | Defense | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Dave Bolland | Center | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Bryan Bickell | Left wing | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 2 | 45 | Ryan Garlock | Center | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 2 | 54 | Jakub Sindel | Center | Czech Republic | HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) |
| 3 | 68 | Adam Berti | Left wing | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Mitch Maunu | Defense | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 4 | 123 | Karel Hromas | Left wing | Czech Republic | Sparta Jrs. (Czech) |
| 5 | 131 | Trevor Kell | Right wing | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 5 | 140 | Jake Dowell | Center | United States | Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) |
| 6 | 165 | Scott McCulloch | Left wing | Canada | Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) |
| 7 | 196 | Petri Kontiola | Center | Finland | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 214 | Troy Brouwer | Left wing | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 7 | 223 | Jared Walker | Left wing | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 8 | 229 | Eric Hunter | Center | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 8 | 256 | Matthew Ford | Right wing | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 9 | 260 | Marko Anttila | Right wing | Finland | Lempaala (Finland) |