2008–09 New York Islanders season

The 2008–09 New York Islanders season was the 37th season in franchise history. On April 14, 2009, the Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery to receive the first overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

2008–09 New York Islanders
Division5th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2008–09 record26–47–9
Home record17–18–6
Road record9–29–3
Goals for201
Goals against279
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachScott Gordon
CaptainBill Guerin (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsRichard Park
Mike Sillinger
Doug Weight
Brendan Witt
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendanceAverage: 13,773
Capacity: 84.5%
Total: 564,697
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Okposo (18)
AssistsMark Streit (40)
PointsMark Streit (56)
Penalty minutesTim Jackman (155)
Plus/minusMark Streit
Dean McAmmond
Joe Callahan (+5)
WinsJoey MacDonald (14)
Goals against averageYann Danis (2.86)

Regular season

Captain Bill Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in March. The captaincy was left vacant for the rest of the season.

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey Devils8251274244209106
2Pittsburgh Penguins824528926423999
3Philadelphia Flyers8244271126423899
4New York Rangers824330921021895
5New York Islanders822647920127961

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1z – Boston BruinsNE82531910274196116
2y – Washington CapitalsSE8250248272245108
3y – New Jersey DevilsAT8251274244209106
4Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824528926423999
5Philadelphia FlyersAT8244271126423899
6Carolina HurricanesSE824530723922697
7New York RangersAT824330921021895
8Montreal CanadiensNE8241301124924793
8.5
9Florida PanthersSE8241301123423193
10Buffalo SabresNE824132925023491
11Ottawa SenatorsNE8236351121723783
12Toronto Maple LeafsNE8234351325029381
13Atlanta ThrashersSE823541625728076
14Tampa Bay LightningSE8224401821027966
15New York IslandersAT822647920127961

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The New York Islanders did not qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Joey MacDonald492792142661573.3715841427.9011
Yann Danis31176010173842.86933849.9102
Rick DiPietro5256130153.52139124.8920
Peter Mannino3133110104.518777.8850

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Sean Bergenheim100th NHL PIMOctober 13, 2008
Doug Weight900th NHL PIMOctober 23, 2008
Brett Skinner1st NHL GameOctober 27, 2008
Mitch Fritz1st NHL GameOctober 30, 2008
Jon Sim100th NHL PointNovember 1, 2008
Nate Thompson1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
November 4, 2008
Richard Park200th NHL PIMNovember 6, 2008
Josh Bailey1st NHL GameNovember 11, 2008
Josh Bailey1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 13, 2008
Andy Sutton500th NHL GameNovember 17, 2008

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008 To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2008
Two conditional picks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick (5th overall) in 2008
June 20, 2008
To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (9th overall) in 2008
2nd-round pick (40th overall) in 2008
To Nashville Predators
1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2008
January 13, 2009 To New York Islanders
Junior Lessard
To Atlanta Thrashers
Brett Skinner
February 22, 2009 To New York Islanders
Dean McAmmond
1st-round pick in 2009
To Ottawa Senators
Chris Campoli
Mike Comrie
March 4, 2009 To New York Islanders
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2009[lower-alpha 1]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Guerin
  1. Condition satisfied.

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Doug WeightAnaheim Ducks1 year, $1,750,000
Mark StreitMontreal Canadiens5 years, $20,500,000
PlayerNew team
Ruslan FedotenkoPittsburgh Penguins
Miroslav SatanPittsburgh Penguins
Aaron JohnsonChicago Blackhawks

Claimed from waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
Thomas PockNew York RangersSeptember 29, 2008

Draft picks

The Islanders picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
19Josh BaileyC CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
236Corey TrevinoC CanadaStouffville Spirit (OPJHL)
240Aaron NessD United StatesRoseau High School (USHS-MN)
253Travis HamonicD CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
366David ToewsC CanadaShattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
372Jyri NiemiD FinlandSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
373Kirill PetrovRW RussiaAk Bars Kazan (Russia)
496Matt DonovanD United StatesCedar Rapids (USHL)
4102David UllstromW SwedenHV71 (Sweden)
5126Kevin PoulinG CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5148Matt MartinLW CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
6156Jared SpurgeonD CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
6175Justin DiBenedettoC CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)

Roster

Updated April 12, 2009.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
12 Josh Bailey C L 31 2008 Oshawa, Ontario
20 Sean Bergenheim LW L 36 2002 Helsinki, Finland
57 Blake Comeau RW R 34 2004 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
34 Yann Danis (UFA) G L 39 2008 Lafontaine, Quebec
39 Rick DiPietro  G R 39 2000 Winthrop, Massachusetts
8 Bruno Gervais D R 36 2003 Longueuil, Quebec
11 Andy Hilbert (UFA) LW L 40 2006 Howell, Michigan
38 Jack Hillen (RFA) D L 35 2008 Portland, Oregon
7 Trent Hunter RW R 40 2000 Red Deer, Alberta
28 Tim Jackman RW R 39 2007 Minot, North Dakota
35 Joey MacDonald (UFA) G L 40 2007 Pictou, Nova Scotia
24 Radek Martinek D R 44 1999 Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
37 Dean McAmmond (UFA) LW L 47 2009 Grande Cache, Alberta
54 Kurtis McLean (UFA) RW R 40 2008 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
44 Freddy Meyer  D L 40 2007 Sanbornville, New Hampshire
51 Frans Nielsen C L 36 2002 Herning, Denmark
21 Kyle Okposo RW R 32 2006 Saint Paul, Minnesota
10 Richard Park (A) C R 44 2006 Seoul, South Korea
17 Thomas Pock (UFA) D L 39 2008 Klagenfurt, Austria
18 Mike Sillinger (A)  (UFA) C R 49 2006 Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Mark Streit D L 43 2008 Englisberg, Switzerland
25 Andy Sutton  D L 45 2007 Kingston, Ontario
15 Jeff Tambellini LW L 36 2006 Port Moody, British Columbia
45 Nate Thompson C L 36 2008 Anchorage, Alaska
93 Doug Weight (A) C L 50 2008 Detroit, Michigan
32 Brendan Witt (A) D L 45 2006 Humboldt, Saskatchewan

Farm teams

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and the Odessa Jackalopes of the Central Hockey League are the Islanders' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season.[2]

See also

References

  1. "New York Islanders - Team - Roster". New York Islanders. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. "New York Islanders - The Official Website". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
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