2004–05 NHL season
The NHL season 2004/ 05 would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League. However, after several months of strike ( lockout ) was canceled the entire season by Commissioner Gary Bettman on 16 February 2005. This was in the history of U.S. sport, the first cancellation of an entire season in a professional league. The Stanley Cup was not played for the first time since the 1918/19 season, when the final series had to be canceled due to the Spanish flu.
The bone of contention was the phasing out of the " Collective Bargaining Agreement ", which had been renewed during the last lockout in the 1994/95 season and ended on the 15th of September 2004. The most important requirement in the renewal of the Agreement by the club owner was the introduction of a " salary cap " that the players' union NHLPA just as vehemently excluded, as the owner insisted on its introduction. As envisioned, the club owners, players salaries should have total more than $ 40 million.
Many of the NHL players played during the strike for unterklassige teams, such as the American Hockey League - as the total loss of the season was brewing, but changed about 400 players with good pay and get-out clause in the event of a launch of gaming operations after Europe. First of all clubs from Sweden (78 player), Russia ( 77), Czech Republic ( 51 ) and Finland ( 35) reinforced with the free stars, but also clubs from Germany (26 ), Austria (10 ) and Switzerland (21 ) and Slovakia ( 13) reach many obligations.
Germany
- Polar bears Berlin: Olaf Kolzig ( Washington Capitals ), Erik Cole ( Carolina Hurricanes ), Nathan Dempsey (Los Angeles Kings )
- Hamburg Freezers: Jean -Sébastien Giguère ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ), Jim Dowd ( Montreal Canadiens )
- Adler Mannheim: Sven Butenschön (New York Islanders ), Jochen Hecht ( Buffalo Sabres ), Yannick Tremblay (Atlanta Thrashers ), Cristobal Huet ( Montreal Canadiens ), Andy Delmore ( Buffalo Sabres )
- ERC Ingolstadt: Marco Sturm (San Jose Sharks ), Jamie Langenbrunner (New Jersey Devils ), Andy McDonald ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ), Aaron Ward ( Carolina Hurricanes )
- Iserlohn Roosters: Mike York ( Edmonton Oilers ), John -Michael Liles (Colorado Avalanche )
- Krefeld Penguins: Krystofer Kolanos (Phoenix Coyotes ), Tom Price Sing ( San Jose Sharks )
- Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg: Ty Conklin ( Edmonton Oilers )
- DEG Metro Stars: Kevyn Adams ( Carolina Hurricanes )
- Frankfurt Lions: Stephane Robidas (Chicago Blackhawks ), Doug Weight (St. Louis Blues )
- Hannover Scorpions: Paul Mara (Phoenix Coyotes )
- Kassel Huskies: Nick Schultz ( Minnesota Wild )
- ESV Kaufbeuren: Alex Henry ( Minnesota Wild )
- Foxes Duisburg: Nolan Pratt (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Austria
- EC Red Bulls Salzburg: Jay Pandolfo (New Jersey Devils ), Marty Reasoner ( Edmonton Oilers ), Rob Talla (Boston Bruins )
- EC VSV: Reinhard Divis (St. Louis Blues ), Jason Krog ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ), Ethan Moreau ( Edmonton Oilers ), Eric Weinrich (St. Louis Blues )
- EC KAC: Dan Cloutier ( Vancouver Canucks ), Mike Siklenka ( Dallas Stars )
- HC Innsbruck: Brad Isbister ( Edmonton Oilers )
Switzerland
- SC Bern: Daniel Brière, Jean -Pierre Dumont, Henrik Tallinder ( Buffalo Sabres all ), Dany Heatley ( Ottawa Senators ), Marc Savard (Atlanta Thrashers )
- EHC Biel: Ben Clymer (Tampa Bay Lightning), Tyler Wright ( Columbus Blue Jackets )
- HC Davos: Rick Nash ( Columbus Blue Jackets ), Joe Thornton (Boston Bruins ) Niklas Hagman (Florida Panthers )
- Kloten Flyers: Olli Jokinen, David Tanabe, Patrice Brisebois, Jeff Halpern
- Lausanne HC: Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- HC Lugano: David Aebischer, Alex Tanguay (both Colorado Avalanche )
- SCL Tigers: Tim Connolly, Martin Gerber ( Carolina Hurricanes )
- Rapperswil- SCRJ Lakers: Kristian Huselius (Calgary Flames)
- EV train: Mike Fisher ( Ottawa Senators ): Niko Kapanen ( Dallas Stars )
- ZSC Lions: Randy Robitaille (Atlanta Thrashers )
- Forward Morges HC: Martin Gélinas (Calgary Flames)
Slovakia
- HC Slovan Bratislava: Miroslav Šatan ( Buffalo Sabres ), Lubomir Višňovský (Los Angeles Kings )
- HKm Zvolen: Michal Handzuš ( Philadelphia Flyers ), Richard Zedník ( Montreal Canadiens ), Vladimír Országh ( Nashville Predators )
- HC Dukla Trenčín: Pavol Demitra (St. Louis Blues ), Marián Gáborík ( Minnesota Wild ), Marian Hossa (Detroit Red Wings ), Branislav Mezei (Florida Panthers )
- HC Kosice: Jiří Bicek (New Jersey Devils ), Martin Cibak (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Poprad: Radoslav Suchy ( Columbus Blue Jackets )