The Canucks regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[ 1] Their preseason schedule was released on August 10, 2004.[ 2]
2004–05 schedule[ 3]
Game
Date
Opponent
1
September 24
@ Edmonton Oilers
2
September 25
@ Calgary Flames
3
September 26
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
4
September 30
@ San Jose Sharks
5
October 3
@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
6
October 5
Edmonton Oilers
7
October 7
San Jose Sharks
8
October 8
Calgary Flames
Game
Date
Opponent
1
October 13
@ San Jose Sharks
2
October 16
Detroit Red Wings
3
October 19
@ Calgary Flames
4
October 20
St. Louis Blues
5
October 22
Minnesota Wild
6
October 24
Columbus Blue Jackets
7
October 26
Calgary Flames
8
October 28
@ Minnesota Wild
9
October 30
@ Colorado Avalanche
10
November 2
Colorado Avalanche
11
November 5
Nashville Predators
12
November 7
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
13
November 10
@ Colorado Avalanche
14
November 11
@ Phoenix Coyotes
15
November 13
@ San Jose Sharks
16
November 17
Chicago Blackhawks
17
November 19
Nashville Predators
18
November 21
Minnesota Wild
19
November 23
@ Atlanta Thrashers
20
November 24
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
21
November 26
@ Florida Panthers
22
November 28
@ Carolina Hurricanes
23
November 30
@ Nashville Predators
24
December 2
Calgary Flames
25
December 4
Toronto Maple Leafs
26
December 6
Columbus Blue Jackets
27
December 9
@ Calgary Flames
28
December 10
Detroit Red Wings
29
December 12
@ Columbus Blue Jackets
30
December 14
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
31
December 16
@ Detroit Red Wings
32
December 18
Edmonton Oilers
33
December 21
Los Angeles Kings
34
December 23
Phoenix Coyotes
35
December 26
@ Edmonton Oilers
36
December 27
Philadelphia Flyers
37
December 29
Montreal Canadiens
38
December 31
@ Detroit Red Wings
39
January 1
@ Buffalo Sabres
40
January 4
@ St. Louis Blues
41
January 6
@ Colorado Avalanche
42
January 8
Dallas Stars
43
January 10
San Jose Sharks
44
January 12
Ottawa Senators
45
January 14
@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
46
January 15
@ Los Angeles Kings
47
January 20
@ Minnesota Wild
48
January 22
@ Edmonton Oilers
49
January 23
New York Islanders
50
January 25
New Jersey Devils
51
January 27
Edmonton Oilers
52
January 31
Colorado Avalanche
53
February 2
New York Rangers
54
February 5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
55
February 7
@ Ottawa Senators
56
February 8
@ Montreal Canadiens
57
February 10
@ Calgary Flames
58
February 15
San Jose Sharks
59
February 19
Calgary Flames
60
February 22
Boston Bruins
61
February 24
@ St. Louis Blues
62
February 25
@ Nashville Predators
63
February 27
@ Dallas Stars
64
March 1
Phoenix Coyotes
65
March 3
@ Phoenix Coyotes
66
March 5
@ Los Angeles Kings
67
March 6
@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
68
March 8
Chicago Blackhawks
69
March 10
St. Louis Blues
70
March 14
Minnesota Wild
71
March 17
@ Chicago Blackhawks
72
March 18
@ Columbus Blue Jackets
73
March 20
@ Dallas Stars
74
March 22
Colorado Avalanche
75
March 24
Washington Capitals
76
March 26
Los Angeles Kings
77
March 30
Dallas Stars
78
April 1
@ Chicago Blackhawks
79
April 2
@ Minnesota Wild
80
April 4
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
81
April 7
Edmonton Oilers
82
April 9
@ Edmonton Oilers
The Canucks 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.[ 4]
^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[ 9]
^ The Canucks retained Chubarov’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[ 11]
^ Bergevin retired.[ 14]
^ Keane was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 15]
^ Vancouver retained Reid’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 19, 2006.[ 16]
^ "Canucks Announce 2004-05 NHL Schedule" . Vancouver Canucks . July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 1, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Release Pre-Season Schedule" . Vancouver Canucks . August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ "Vancouver Canucks Schedule 2004-05" . ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results" . Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018 .
^ "Canucks Select Schneider In First Round Of 2004 NHL Entry Draft- 26th Overall" . Vancouver Canucks . June 26, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ a b c "Canucks Agree To Terms With Three Free Agents" . Vancouver Canucks. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Free Agent Joe DiPenta" . Vancouver Canucks . August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Free Agent Jeff Heerema" . Vancouver Canucks . August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ a b c "2004 free agents" . ESPN.com . July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015 .
^ Sergei Varlamov at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "2008 NHL Free Agent List" . NHL.com . July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2022 .
^ Artem Chubarov at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "BLUE JACKETS CLAIM LEFT WING GEOFF SANDERSON OFF WAIVERS FROM THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS" . Columbus Blue Jackets. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2022 .
^ Marc Bergevin career statistics at EliteProspects.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ Mike Keane career statistics at EliteProspects.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "Canucks Sign Brandon Reid" . OurSports Central . June 19, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ Brandon Reid at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "SENATORS SIGN OTTAWA-NATIVE PAT KAVANAGH" . Ottawa Senators . July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2022 .
^ "Hedberg signs with Swedish team" . TSN.ca . August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ Magnus Arvedson at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ Martin Rucinsky at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ "Sylvain Blouin est un RADIO X" . Le Radio X de Québec . September 17, 2004. Archived from the original on September 23, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ "Rampage sign Chris Neilsen to AHL contract" . OurSports Central . October 21, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ Mats Lindgren at Hockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 28, 2022
^ a b "Wednesday roundup: Rangers cut Lindros loose" . ESPN.com . June 30, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 . They also re-signed forward Matt Cooke and defenseman Brent Sopel.
^ "Canucks Re-Sign Cloutier To One Year Deal" . Vancouver Canucks . July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Re-Sign Morrison To One Year Deal" . Vancouver Canucks . July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Nolan Baumgartner" . Vancouver Canucks . August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "Canucks Re-Sign Alex Auld" . Vancouver Canucks . September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ a b "Canucks Re-Sign Daniel And Henrik Sedin" . Vancouver Canucks . September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com" . hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .