2004–05 Ottawa Senators season

The 2004–05 Ottawa Senators season would have been the Ottawa Senators' franchises' 13th season in the National Hockey League, however it was cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The other 29 teams did not play either due to the labour dispute.
Senators did participate with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Senators who joined the roster included Hasek, who only practiced with the group and Spezza, who played most of the season. 
Like the other NHL teams, the Senators were still eligible to take part in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, selecting Andrej Meszaros 23rd overall.
==NHL lockout==
The NHL Chairman of the Board, Harley Hotchkiss was a key figure in the resolution of the labour dispute. Initially taking a low key role, Hotchkiss was thrust into the spotlight when he was invited by NHLPA president Trevor Linden to last ditch meeting in January 2005 to save the season.NHL, NHLPA meeting in Chicago, cbc.ca, Accessed November 27, 2006 While that meeting was unsuccessful in saving the season, the two would continue to meet until an agreement was finally hammered out on July 13, 2005. Hotchkiss' role in the negotiations was prominently mentioned when he was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.Owner Harley Hotchkiss inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame, Calgary Flames press release, accessed November 27, 2006
==Division standings==
No teams participated due to the lockout.
==Game log==
No games were played due to the lockout.
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 26, 2004	To Los Angeles Kings Radek Bonk 	To Ottawa Senators Los Angeles' third-round draft pick, 2004 Draft (Shawn Weller)
June 27, 2004	To St. Louis Blues Patrick Lalime	To Ottawa Senators St. Louis fourth-round draft pick, 2005 Draft (Ilya Zubov)
===Received from waivers===
Player 	Former Team
G Dominik Hasek	Detroit Red Wings
===Players lost===
Player 	New Team
G Martin Prusek 	HC JME Znojemští Orli
F Shaun Van Allen 	None
F Peter Bondra 	Atlanta Thrashers
D Todd Simpson 	Chicago Blackhawks
C Todd White 	Minnesota Wild
D Josh Langfeld 	Nashville Predators
F Curtis Leschyshyn	none
==Draft picks==
Ottawa's draft picks from the 2004 NHL Entry Draft held on June 26 and June 27, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1 	23 	Andrej Meszaros 	 	HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
2 	58 	Kirill Lyamin 	 	HC CSKA Moscow (Russia)
3 	77 	Shawn Weller 	 	Capital District Selects (EJHL)
3 	87 	Peter Regin 	 	Herning IK (Denmark)
3 	89 	Jeff Glass 	 	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
4 	122	Alexander Nikulin	 	HC CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5 	141	Jim McKenzie 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5 	156	Roman Wick 	 	Kloten (Swiss)
7 	219	Joe Cooper 	 	Miami University (NCAA)
8 	251	Matt McIlvane 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
9 	284	John Wikner 	 	Västra Frölunda (Sweden)
==See also==
*2004–05 NHL season
==References==
==Farm teams==
* Binghamton Senators (American Hockey League)
* Charlotte Checkers (East Coast Hockey League)
==References==
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