2004–05 Calgary Flames season

The 2004–05 Calgary Flames season was the 25th National Hockey League season in Calgary, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time. As a result, the Flames were unable to raise their Western Conference Championship banner until the start of 2005–06 season.

NHL lockout

Flames owner, and 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.^[1] While that meeting was unsuccessful in resolving the dispute, 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.^[2]

Defenceman Mike Commodore created a stir early on in the lockout when he stated during a radio interview for The Fan 960 in Calgary that he would accept a salary cap if it meant resolving the lockout.^[3]

I'll risk the slap on the wrist. I don't want to spend however long my career lasts playing here in the American Hockey League, so I think whatever it takes. It's got to be give and take on both sides, not one side can be making all the money. But if (a salary cap is) what it takes -- the sport has to go on -- so I'm going to say, yeah.

Commodore was also critical of the leadership of the NHLPA:

I don't think it's being handled well at all. The thing is, you look at the PA and who's in charge ... it's all the guys that have made $30 million playing this game. If there's never another game of hockey ... and they don't make another cent playing in the NHL, they're gonna be all right.

Unlike other players who made similar statements, Commodore never retracted his comments.

During the lockout, the Flames heavily promoted their Western Hockey League team, the Calgary Hitmen. The result was that the Hitmen obliterated the WHL record for attendance by over 40,000 with a season mark of 362,227.^[4] The mark would also set a CHL record. The Hitmen's average of 10,062 was the highest average of any junior or professional hockey team in North America.

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions before the lockout suspended all activity:

Trades

August 26, 2004

To Calgary Flames

Daymond Langkow

To Phoenix Coyotes

Oleg Saprykin
Denis Gauthier

Free agents

Player signed	Former team
F Jason Wiemer	Minnesota Wild
F Byron Ritchie	Florida Panthers

Player lost	New team
F Craig Conroy	Los Angeles Kings
D Toni Lydman	Buffalo Sabres
F Krzysztof Oliwa	New Jersey Devils
G Roman Turek	N/A

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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft held at Raleigh, North Carolina.^[5] The Flames had the 24th overall pick in the draft, the first time they picked outside of the top 20 since 1995.

Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	NHL statistics
Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	24	Kris Chucko	Canada	LW	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	2	0	0	0	2
3	70	Brandon Prust^†	Canada	C	London Knights (OHL)	451	39	69	108	977
3	98	Dustin Boyd	Canada	C	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)	220	32	31	63	41
4	118	Aki Seitsonen	Finland	C	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	121	Kris Hogg	Canada	LW	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6	173	Adam Pardy^†	Canada	D	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)	315	4	44	48	249
6	182	Fred Wikner	Sweden	F	Frolunda Jr.
7	200	Matthew Schneider	Canada	C	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7	213	James Spratt	United States	G	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
9	279	Adam Cracknell^†	Canada	RW	Kootenay Ice (WHL)	82	6	11	17	14

Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. ^† denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Lowell Lockmonsters

The Flames American Hockey League affiliate for the second year was the Lowell Lockmonsters, whom they shared with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Lockmonsters finished with a franchise best record of 47–27–5–1, good for third in the Atlantic Division. The Lockmonsters would be bounced from the playoffs in the second round, however.

Chuck Kobasew led Lowell with a franchise record 38 goals, while Brent Krahn recorded six shutouts in only 35 games as he played backup to Carolina's top goaltending prospect, Cam Ward.

Las Vegas Wranglers

The Las Vegas Wranglers were the Flames ECHL affiliate for the second year in 2004–05. The second year club finished with a 31–33–8 record, missing the playoffs after finishing 7th in the West Division.

References

↑ NHL, NHLPA meeting in Chicago, cbc.ca, Accessed November 27, 2006
↑ Owner Harley Hotchkiss inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame, Calgary Flames press release, accessed November 27, 2006
↑ Flames' Commodore would accept cap, tsn.ca, October 28, 2004
↑ WHL records Archived 2007-06-24 at WebCite, whl.ca, accessed November 27, 2006
↑ 2004 NHL Entry Draft results Archived April 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine., nhl.com, accessed November 27, 2006

Calgary Flames seasons

Pre-1980	Atlanta Flames

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Calgary Flames

Formerly the Atlanta Flames Founded in 1972 Based in Calgary, Alberta

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current Season

History	All-time Roster Records Award winners

Personnel	Owners Calgary Sports and Entertainment President Brian Burke General manager Brad Treliving Head coach Glen Gulutzan Team captain Mark Giordano Current roster

Arena	Stampede Corral Scotiabank Saddledome

Rivalries	Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks

Affiliates	AHL Stockton Heat ECHL Adirondack Thunder

General Managers	Fletcher Risebrough Coates Button Sutter Feaster Treliving

Head Coaches	MacNeil Johnson Crisp Risebrough Charron King Page B. L. Sutter Hay Gilbert MacNeil D. Sutter Playfair Keenan B. C. Sutter Hartley Gulutzan

Media	Sportsnet West Sportsnet 960

Culture/Lore	Atlanta Flames George Canyon Harvey the Hound Red Mile The Monday Night Miracle 2011 Heritage Classic Calgary Hitmen Ice hockey in Calgary Calgarypuck

2004–05 NHL season

Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs

Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues

Northwest	Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks

Pacific	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks

See also	West Coast Express Draft Lockout

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