2004–05 Washington Capitals season

The 2004–05 Washington Capitals season was their 31st National Hockey League season. Its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time. As a result, Alexander Ovechkin would not make his NHL debut until the start of 2005–06 season.

Draft picks

Washington's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
1	1	Alexander Ovechkin	Left Wing	Russia	HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
1	27	Jeff Schultz	Defense	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1	29	Mike Green	Defense	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2	33	Chris Bourque	Left Wing	United States	Cushing Academy (Mass.)
2	62	Mikhail Yunkov	Center	Russia	Krylja Jr. (Russia)
3	66	Sami Lepisto	Defense	Finland	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
3	88	Clayton Barthel	Defense	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5	132	Oscar Hedman	Defense	Sweden	Modo Hockey (SEL)
5	138	Pasi Salonen	Left Wing	Finland	HIFK Jr. (Finland)
6	166	Peter Guggisberg	Right Wing	Switzerland	HC Davos (NLA)
7	197	Andrew Gordon	Right Wing	Canada	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
8	230	Justin Mrazek	Goaltender	Canada	Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
9	263	Travis Morin	Center	United States	Minnesota State Mavericks (WCHA)

Washington Capitals seasons

1970s	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

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

Washington Capitals

Founded in 1974 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1974 NHL Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owners Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis, chairman) General manager Brian MacLellan Head coach Barry Trotz Team captain Alexander Ovechkin Current roster

Arenas	Capital Centre Kettler Capitals Iceplex (practice facility) Verizon Center

Rivalries	New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers

Affiliates	AHL Hershey Bears ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

General managers	Schmidt McNab Crozier Poile McPhee MacLellan

Head coaches	Anderson Sullivan Schmidt McVie Belisle Green Crozier B. Murray T. Murray Schoenfeld Wilson Cassidy Hanlon Boudreau Hunter Oates Trotz

Stanley Cup Finals	1998

Media	TV CSN Mid-Atlantic Radio WFED WJFK Caps Radio 24/7 (Tunein app)

Culture/Lore	Easter Epic 2011 NHL Winter Classic 2015 NHL Winter Classic

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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