2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season
2004–05 Buffalo Sabres | |
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2004–05 record | - |
Team information | |
General manager | Darcy Regier |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Vacant |
Arena | HSBC Arena |
The 2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season was to be the 35th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The season was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.
Offseason[]
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Transactions[]
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Draft picks[]
Buffalo's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior Team |
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1 | 13 | Drew Stafford | RW | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
2 | 43 | Michael Funk | D | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
3 | 71 | Andrej Sekera | D | Slovakia | HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak) |
5 | 145 | Michal Valent | G | Slovakia | MHC Martin (Slovak) |
6 | 176 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | United States | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
7 | 207 | Mark Mancari | RW | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
8 | 241 | Mike Card | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
9 | 273 | Dylan Hunter | LW | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
Farm teams[]
The Sabres AHL affiliate Rochester Americans played with a roster that included many future Sabres. Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, Ryan Miller and Jason Pominville among others, played the season in Rochester. HSBC Arena (now the KeyBank Center) hosted a pair of Rochester games experimenting with blue ice to see if blue would make the television appearance better than white.[4] The blue ice experiment was ultimately not accepted in post-lockout rule changes.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ 2004 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html
- ^ Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005). "Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "RELAUNCHING THE GAME". CBC. CBC.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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