2004-05 NHL season
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The 2004-05 NHL season would have been the 88th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The season was officially cancelled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16, 2004. The loss of the 2004-05 season makes the NHL the first North American professional sports league to cancel an entire season because of a labour dispute. Likewise, it was the first time since 1919 that the Stanley Cup was not awarded to the champion of the league. In 1919, the championship was cancelled due to an outbreak of Influenza.
According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, there were 388 NHL players in nineteen European leagues, many of whom had a contract clause to return when the league started up again.
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See also
- 2004 NHL Entry Draft
- 2004-05 NHL lockout
- NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2004 in sports
- 2005 in sports
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References
| Preceded by: 2003-04 NHL season |
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Succeeded by: 2005-06 NHL season |
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