Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The entire 1,230-game schedule , that was to begin in October , was officially canceled on February 16 , 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16 , 2004 .
Simplified: The season was canceled on February 16 , 2005 because of an unfinished lockout that began on September 16 , 2004 .