NHL 2004/05

the NHL - season 2004/05 would be the 88. Play time that national Hockey League been. However became after a mehrmonatigem strike (Lockout) to 16. February 2005 by Commissionar Gary Bettman the entire season called off. This was in the history of the US sport the first refusal of a complete season in a professional league. The Stanley Cup is not out-played for the first time since the season 1918/19, when because of a flu wave the final series had to be broken off.

Stone of the impact had been renewed running out the “Collective Bargaining Agreement”, that with the last Lockout in the season 1994/95 was and with that 15. September 2004 ran out. The most important demand with the renewal of the agreement on the part of the owners of club was insisted the introduction of a “Salary Cap”, which the player trade union NHLPA just as vehement excluded, like the owners on its introduction. After conceptions of the owners of club the player salaries should have amounted to altogether maximally 40 million dollar.

In March 2005 became also for 25. /26. June in Ottawa planned Draft, with which the associations new generation players can obligate, called off.

Many the NHL player played during the strike for unterklassige teams, e.g. in the American Hockey League - when the total loss of the season initiated itself, changed however many (about 400) players against good payment and with door clause in case of an admission of the play enterprise to Europe. Above all associations from Sweden (78 players), Russia (77 players), Finland (35 players) and Tschechien (51 players) strengthened with free star, in addition, as well as the Slowakei (13 players) many obligations arrive to associations from Germany (22 players), Austria and Switzerland (21 players).

Germany

• polar bear Berlin: Olaf Kölzig (Washington Capitals), Eric Cole (Carolina Hurricanes), Nathan Dempsey (Los Angeles Kings)
• Hamburg Freezers: Jean Sebastien Giguere (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• eagle Mannheim: Sven Butenschön (New York Islanders), yokes Hecht (Buffalo Sabres), Yannick Tremblay (Atlanta Thrashers), Christobal guard (Montreal Canadiens)
• ERC Ingolstadt: Marco storm (San Jose Sharks), Jamie Langenbrunner (new jersey Devils), Andy McDonald (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), Aaron Ward (Carolina Hurricanes)
• Iserlohn Roosters: Mike York (Edmonton Oilers), John Michael Liles (Colorado Avalanche)
• Krefeld of penguins : To Krystofer Kolanos (Phoenix Coyotes), Tom price-sing (San Jose Sharks)
• Grizzly Adam wolf castle: Ty Conklin (Edmonton Oilers)
• DEG Metro of star: Kevyn Adam (Carolina Hurricanes)
• Frankfurt Lions: Stephane Robidas (Chicago Blackhawks), Doug Weight (pc. Louis Blues)
• Hanover Scorpions: Paul Mara (Phoenix Coyotes)
• Kassel Huskies: Nod Schultz (Minnesota game)

Austria

• EC talk Bulls Salzburg: Jay Pandolfo (new jersey Devils), Marty Reasoner (Edmonton Oilers), Rob valley-read (bad clay/tone Bruins)
• EC VSV: Pure hard Divis (pc. Louis Blues), Jason Krog (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), Ethan Moreau (Edmonton Oilers), Eric wine-smell (pc. Louis Blues)
• EC KAC: Dan Cloutier (Vancouver Canucks), Mike Siklenka (Dallas of star)
• HC Innsbruck: Brad Isbister, (Edmonton Oilers)

Switzerland

• sports club Berne: Daniel Brière, Dany Heatley, Mark of Savard
• EHC Biel: Ben Clymer (Tampa Bay Lightning), Tyler WRIGHT (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• HC Davos: Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets), Joe Thornton (bad clay/tone Bruins) NIC-read Hagman (Florida Panthers)
• Kloten of Flyers: Olli Jokinen, Dave Tanabe, Patrice Brisebois
• HC Lausanne: Martin pc. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• HC Lugano: David Aebi (Colorado Avalanche), Alex Tanguay (Colorado Avalanche)
• SCL of tiger: Tim Connolly, Martin Gerber (Carolina Hurricanes)

Slowakei

• sports club Slovan Bratislava: Miroslav Satan (Buffalo Sabres), Lubomir Visnovsky (Los Angeles Kings)
• HKm Zvolen: Michal Handzus (Philadelphia of Flyers), smelling pool of broadcasting corporations Zednik (Montreal Canadiens), Vladimir Orszagh (Nashville Predators)
• Dukla Trencin: Pavol Demitra (pc. Louis Blues), Marian Gaborik (Minnesota game), Marian Hossa (Ottawa of senator), Baranislav Mezei (Florida Panthers)
• HC Kosice: Jiri Bicek (new jersey Devils), Martin Cibak (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Poprad: Radoslav Suchy (Columbus Blue Jackets)