2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season

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.

2004–05 Buffalo Sabres
2004–05 record-
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainVacant
ArenaHSBC Arena

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior Team
113Drew StaffordRW United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
243Michael FunkD CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
371Andrej SekeraD SlovakiaHC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak)
5145Michal ValentG SlovakiaMHC Martin (Slovak)
6176Patrick KaletaRW United StatesPeterborough Petes (OHL)
7207Mark MancariRW CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
8241Mike CardD CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
9273Dylan HunterLW CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)

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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
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. 2004 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
  3. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html
  4. Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005). "Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. "RELAUNCHING THE GAME". CBC. CBC.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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