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2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson, Jr.[1]
CoachPat Quinn[2]
CaptainMats Sundin[3]
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Pensacola Ice Pilots

The 2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 88th season of the franchise, 78th season as the Maple Leafs. The entire season's games were cancelled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[4]

Offseason

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Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Schedule

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The Maple Leafs preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.[7]

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

Transactions

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The Maple Leafs 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.[9]

Trades

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The Maple Leafs did not make any trades.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Jason MacDonald New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [10]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Ron Francis[b] Contract expiration (III) [11]
Calle Johansson[c] Contract expiration (III) [11]
Bryan Marchment[d] Contract expiration (III) [11]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) Mike Minard Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (VI) [15]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Tom Fitzgerald Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [16]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) Robert Reichel HC Litvinov (ELH) Free agency (III) [17]
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) Sebastien Centomo Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [18]
September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18) Pierre Hedin Modo Hockey (SHL) Free agency[e] [21]
September 19, 2004 (2004-09-19) Josh Holden HPK (Liiga) Free agency (VI) [22]
October 7, 2004 (2004-10-07) Christian Chartier Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [23]
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) Aaron Gavey Storhamar Dragons (Norway) Free agency (UFA) [24]
December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) Jamie Hodson Fresno Falcons (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [25]
December 22, 2004 (2004-12-22) Drake Berehowsky Skelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan) Free agency (III) [26]
January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31) Trevor Kidd Orebro HK (SWE-3) Free agency (III) [27]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) Ken Klee 2-year Re-signing [28][19]
Darcy Tucker 3-year Re-signing [28][19]
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Ed Belfour 3-year Re-signing [29][19]
Aki Berg 1-year Re-signing [30][19]
Marc Moro 2-year Re-signing [31]
Joe Nieuwendyk 1-year Re-signing [30][19]
Gary Roberts 1-year Re-signing [30][19]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) Nik Antropov 1-year Re-signing [32]
Bryan McCabe 2-year Re-signing [33][19]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Mikael Tellqvist 2-year Re-signing [34][19]
Clarke Wilm 1-year Re-signing [34][19]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) Tomas Kaberle 2-year Re-signing [35][19]

Draft picks

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The 2004 NHL entry draft was the 42nd NHL entry draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
3 90 Justin Pogge Goaltender  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 113 Roman Kukumberg Right Wing  Slovakia Dukla Trencin (Extraliga)
5 157 Dmitry Vorobyov Defenceman  Russia Lada Togliatti (RSL)
6 187 Robbie Earl Left Wing  United States University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
7 220 Maxim Semenov Defenceman  Russia Lada Togliatti (RSL)
8 252 Jan Steber Centre  Czech Republic Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
9 285 Pierce Norton Right Wing  United States Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)

Farm teams

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[11]
  2. ^ Francis was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on September 14, 2005.[12]
  3. ^ Johansson retired.[13]
  4. ^ Marchment was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[14]
  5. ^ Hedin had two years remaining on a three-year contract.[19] The Maple Leafs retained his NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[20]

References

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