2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League. However, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, no games were played.

2004–05 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division  Atlantic
Conference  Eastern
2004–05 record(did not play)
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Olczyk
CaptainMario Lemieux

Draft

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Penguins selected future Calder Memorial Trophy winner Evgeni Malkin with the second overall selection.[1]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Evgeni MalkinForward RussiaMetallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
231Johannes SalmonssonForward SwedenDjurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
261[a]Alex GoligoskiDefense United StatesSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
367Nick JohnsonRight wing CanadaDartmouth College (ECAC)
385[b]Brian GiffordCenter United StatesMoorhead Senior School (USHS-MN)
499Tyler KennedyCenter CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5130Michal SersenDefense SlovakiaRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6164Moises GutierrezRight wing United StatesKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7194Chris PelusoDefense United StatesBrainerd High School (USHS-MN)
7222[c]Jordan MorrisonCenter CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
8228David BrownGoaltender CanadaUniversity of Notre Dame (CCHA)
9259Brian IhnacakCenter CanadaBrown University (ECAC)
Draft notes[2]
  • a The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an August 25, 2003 trade that sent Johan Hedberg to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
  • b The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 9, 2003 trade that sent Andrew Ference to the Flames in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • c The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 9, 2004 trade that sent Marc Bergevin to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished fourth in the East Division with a record of 40–30–7–3. They defeated the Binghamton Senators in the first round of the playoffs before losing in the second round to the eventual Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished out of the playoffs in sixth in the North Division with a 38–25–9 record.

See also

References

  1. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. "2004 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.