The Penguins regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.
[2][3] The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.
The 2004 NHL entry draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[38] The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished fourth in the East Division with a record of 40–30–7–3.
The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished out of the playoffs in sixth in the North Division with a 38–25–9 record.