2004-05 RETIRED PLAYERS (LOCK OUT YEAR)

THERE WAS A HOCKEY LOCK OUT THIS YEAR.

ALL TIME NHL GOALTENDER, PLAYER DEBUTS AND LAST YEAR PLAYED IN THE NHL.

The 2004–05 NHL season was the National Hockey League's 88th season of operation. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16, 2004.

NHL GOALTENDER DEBUTS 2004-05 SEASON

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NHL GOALTENDERS LAST SEASON PLAYED IN 2004-05

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NHL PLAYERS THAT DEBUTS IN 2004-05 SEASON

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NHL PLAYERS LAST SEASON PLAYED IN 2004-05

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Montreal Canadiens    1909
Toronto Maple Leafs1919
Boston Bruins    1924
Chicago Blackhawks    1926
Detroit Red Wings    1926
New York Rangers    1926

AFTER 1967 NHL 1ST EXPANSION (12 TEAMS) +6
OAK - OAKLAND SEALS 1967-70 (CHANGED NAME)
CGS - CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS 1970-76 (CHANGED NAME TO CLE)
CLE - CLEVELAND BARONS 1976-78 (CLE MERGES WITH MNS IN 1978 - 1 LESS NHL TEAM)
MNS - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 1967 - 1993 (CHANGED NAME TO DAL)
DAL - DALLAS STARS 1993-PRESENT
LAK - LOS ANGELES KINGS 1967-PRESENT
PHI - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 1967-PRESENT
PIT - PITTSBURGH PENQUINS 1967-PRESENT
STL - ST LOUIS BLUES 1967-PRESENT

AFTER 1970 NHL 2ND EAPANSION (14 TEAMS) +2
BUF - BUFFALO SABRES 1970-PRESENT
VAN - VANCOUVER CANUCKS 1970-PRESENT

AFTER 1972 NHL 3RD EXPANSION (16-TEAMS) +2
ATF - ATLANTA FLAMES 1972-1980 (CHANGED NAME)
CGY - CALGARY FLAMES 1980-PRESENT
NYI - NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1972-PRESENT

AFTER 1974 NHL 4TH EXPANSION (18-TEAMS) +2
KCS - KANSAS CITY SCOUTS 1974 - 1976 (CHANGED NAMES TO COR)
COR - COLORADO ROCKIES 1976 - 1982 (CHANGED NAME TO NJD)
NJD - NEW JERSEY DEVILS 1982-PRESENT
WSH - WASHINGTON CAPITALS 1974-PRESENT

IN 1978: Two years after the California Golden Seals move to Cleveland and are renamed the Barons, they merge with the North Stars. That reduces the number of teams in the NHL from 18 to 17. The North Stars move to Dallas in 1993 and are renamed the Stars.

AFTER 1979 NHL 5TH EXPANSION (21 TEAMS) +4
WIN - WINNEPEG JETS 1979-1996 (CHANGED NAMES TO PHX)
PHX - PHOENIX COYOTES 1996-2014 (CHANGED NAME TO ARI)
ARI - ARIZONA COYOTES 2014-PRESENT
HFD - HARTFORD WHALERS 1979-1997 (CHANGED NAME TO CAR)
CAR - CAROLINA HURRICANES 1997-PRESENT
QUE - QUEBEC NORDIQUES 1979-1995 (CHANGED NAME TO COL)
COL - COLORADO AVALANCH 1995-PRESENT
EDM - EDMONTON OILERS 1979-PRESENT

AFTER 1991 NHL 6TH EXPANSION (22-TEAMS) +1
SJS - SAN JOSE SHARKS 1991-PRESENT

AFTER 1992 NHL 7TH EXPANSION (24-TEAMS) +2
OTT - OTTAWA SENATORS -2 1992-PRESENT
TBL - TAMPA BAY LIGHTENING 1992-PRESENT

AFTER 1993 NHL 8TH EXPANSION (26 TEAMS) +2
ANA - MIGHT DUCKS OF ANAHEIM 1993-2006 (CHANGED NAME)
ANA - ANAHEIM DUCKS 2006-PRESENT
FLA - FLORIDA PANTHERS 1993-PRESENT
 
AFTER 1998 NHL 9TH EXPANSION (27-TEAMS) +1
NSH - NASHVILLE PREDATORS 1998-PRESENT

AFTER 1999 NHL 10TH EXPANSION (28-TEAMS) +1
ATL - ATLANTA THRASHERS 1999 - 2011 (CHANGED NAMES)
WPG - WINNEPEG JETS 2011-PRESENT

AFTER 2000 NHL EXPANSION (30-TEAMS) +2
CLB - COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2000-PRESENT
MIN - MINNESOTA WILD 2000-PRESENT