# 2004–05 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2004–05 Carolina Hurricanes season was cancelled due to the lockout of the players of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Hurricanes 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 16, 2004 (2004-06-16) | To Carolina Hurricanes Future considerations | To Columbus Blue Jackets Arturs Irbe |
| 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 Carolina Hurricanes 1st-round pick in 2004 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick in 20042nd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2005 | To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick in 2004 |
| June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2005 | To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Svoboda |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Frantisek Kaberle | Atlanta Thrashers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) | Jim Henkel | Providence Bruins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) | Matt Cullen | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) | Gordie Dwyer | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) | Colin Forbes | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Peter Reynolds | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Sean Hill | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Craig Adams | Milano Vipers (Serie A) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Brad DeFauw | Vaxjo Lakers (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14) | Brett Lysak | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) | Patrick DesRochers | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) | Kevin Weekes | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 17, 2004 (2004-09-17) | Randy Petruk | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 25, 2004 (2004-09-25) | Tomas Kurka | HC Litvinov (ELH) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29) | Jamie Storr | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Damian Surma | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| February 19, 2005 (2005-02-19) | Joey Tetarenko | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) | Jeff O'Neill | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Glen Wesley | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Martin Gerber | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | Niclas Wallin | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Jesse Boulerice | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) | Erik Cole | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Kevyn Adams | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | Justin Williams | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Pavel Brendl | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Allan Rourke | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Radim Vrbata | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Bruno St. Jacques | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) | Craig Kowalski | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) | Rob Zepp | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) | Michael Zigomanis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Danny Richmond | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was hosted by the Hurricanes at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Ladd | Left Wing | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 2 | 38 | Justin Peters | Goaltender | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Casey Borer | Defense | United States | St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA) |
| 4 | 109 | Brett Carson | Defense | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 5 | 137 | Magnus Akerlund | Goaltender | Sweden | HV71 Jrs (Sweden) |
| 7 | 202 | Ryan Pottruff | Defense | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 8 | 235 | Jonas Fiedler | Right Wing | Czech Republic | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 9 | 268 | Martin Vagner | Defense | Czech Republic | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |