2009–10 New York Islanders season

The 2009–10 New York Islanders season was the 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's history.[1] Following the trade of Bill Guerin during the 2008–09 season, the Islanders named center Doug Weight the team's new captain. Kyle Okposo, Richard Park, Mark Streit and Brendan Witt served as the team's alternate captains.[2] The year opened with the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26–27, with the Islanders using their first selection in the draft to select John Tavares.[3]

2009–10 New York Islanders
Division5th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
2009–10 record34–37–11
Home record23–14–4
Road record11–23–7
Goals for222
Goals against264
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachScott Gordon
CaptainDoug Weight
Alternate captainsKyle Okposo
Richard Park
Mark Streit
Brendan Witt (Oct.–Jan.)
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance12,725 (78.4% capacity)
Team leaders
GoalsMatt Moulson (30)
AssistsMark Streit (38)
PointsJohn Tavares (54)
Penalty minutesTim Jackman (98)
Plus/minusJosh Bailey (+5)
WinsDwayne Roloson (23)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (3.00)

Preseason

Dwayne Roloson served as the Islanders' goalie in only their last preseason game: a 2-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Before the regular season began, the New York Islanders played a series of exhibition games. Only one game was held at Nassau Coliseum, in which the Islanders lost to the New Jersey Devils 2–4.[4] Their first exhibition game was held on September 14, when the Islanders were defeated 2–1 by the Vancouver Canucks. The Islanders played two games at the place they held their training camp, the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They won the two games held there, defeating the Flames on September 19 and the Oilers on September 20. As previously expected, the Islanders played one game in the new Sprint Center in Kansas City against the Los Angeles Kings, in which the Islanders lost 2–4. The team's final exhibition game was on September 29 against the Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, where they again lost 2–4.[5]

Forward Doug Weight is named team captain.

2009 Preseason Game Log

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

Regular season

The Islanders' Josh Bailey faces off against the Penguins' Sidney Crosby during the Islanders' 2009–10 season home-opener.

On July 15, 2009, the Islanders released their regular season schedule, in which the Islanders play a regular amount of 82 games, 41 home and 41 away. The team's first game was against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on October 3, 2009, at Nassau Coliseum, in which the Islanders lost in a shootout, 4–3.[6]

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[7]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils8248277222191103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins8247287257237101
3 Philadelphia Flyers824135623622588
4 New York Rangers8238331122221887
5 New York Islanders8234371122226479

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[8]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

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

Schedule and results

2009–10 Game Log

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

Playoffs

The Islanders missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
# Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
30Dwayne Roloson502897231871453.001555.90710014
43Martin Biron2916349144893.27859.8961012
39Rick DiPietro8462250202.60201.9001012

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.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardReached
John Tavares[9]NHL Second Star of the WeekMarch 22, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Transactions

Before the 2009–10 season got underway, the Islanders were involved in many transactions, and signed and lost some free agents. Their first trade for the season was made at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, where the New York Islanders sent four draft picks to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for two draft picks (including a first round pick that allowed them move up ten spots from a previously acquired pick). The team would make another trade with the Blue Jackets later on in the draft. The Islanders also made a trade with the Minnesota Wild, which allowed them to move up four additional spots (to pick 12th) from the position they were in after their original trade with Columbus. They wound up using the pick to draft Calvin de Haan. In the third round, the Islanders traded a third round pick in the 2010 draft for the 62nd pick in the current draft. On June 30, 2009, the Islanders traded Ben Walter and a conditional pick in the 2010 draft to the New Jersey Devils for Tony Romano.

The Islanders signed many free agents as well, including veteran goalie Dwayne Roloson on July 1. The following day, the Islanders signed three other players: Scott Munroe, Brett Westgarth and Jeremy Reich. On July 6, the Islanders acquired four minor-league players, and lost two of their own (Chris Lee and Peter Mannino). Yann Danis and Joe Callahan both left the Islanders as well on July 10 and 16, respectively. The Islander last acquired was goaltender Martin Biron, who played the previous season for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Islanders also signed their first overall draft pick from 2009, John Tavares, to a three-year, entry-level contract on July 15,[10] and resigned Nate Thompson to a one-year, two-way contract on July 25.[11]

Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2009 To Columbus Blue Jackets
1st-round pick (26th overall) in 2009
2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009
To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009 To Minnesota Wild
1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009
7th-round pick (182nd overall) in 2009
To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (12th overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 To Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd-round pick (56th overall) in 2009
To New York Islanders
3rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes
3rd-round pick (91st overall) in 2009
To New York Islanders
3rd-round pick in 2010
June 30, 2009[12] To New Jersey Devils
Ben Walter
Conditional pick in 2012[lower-alpha 1]
To New York Islanders
Tony Romano
March 1, 2010[13] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Greg Moore
To New York Islanders
Dylan Reese
March 2, 2010[14] To Ottawa Senators
Andy Sutton
To New York Islanders
2nd-round pick in 2010

Draft picks

It's a big moment for the franchise. We just have to go through the process of scouting meetings. When we go through the process of meeting them -- not only in the combine, but bringing them to Long Island -- and getting to know them, it's going to be a fun part of the process. We need great players and we need a new building -- there's no doubt about that. There's a lot of good things happening right now with this organization. It's an exciting time to be an Islanders fan and a New York Islander."

Garth Snow via NHL.com

The Islanders held the first pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Montreal. On April 14, 2009, it was announced that the Islanders had won the 2009 NHL Draft Lottery and earned the first draft pick for the fourth time in the franchise's history.[16] Going into the lottery, the Islanders held a 48.2% chance of winning the lottery, due to their coming in last place in the 2008–09 season. In addition to the first pick, the Islanders hold the 26th draft pick during the first round, acquiring it from the San Jose Sharks, and three second-round draft picks. Matt Duchene, Victor Hedman, Evander Kane, Brayden Schenn and John Tavares were the favorites to be drafted by the first five teams. General manager Garth Snow mentioned in an article on the Islanders' official website that Islanders management have scouted each of these players for years. Since the announcement about the Islanders picking first in the draft, their ticket sales department has seen a 300% increase in phone calls and email inquiries over last year at the same date.[17][18][19]

During the draft, the Islanders selected center John Tavares as their first pick and also the first pick overall in the draft.[20] After selecting Tavares, the Islanders made a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets that sent the Islanders picks 26, 37, 62 and 92 (in 2009) to the Blue Jackets in exchange for picks 16 and 77 (in 2009). With this trade, the Islanders had moved up from pick 26 to pick 16 in the first round of the 2009 Draft. Following this, the Islanders made another trade, this time with the Minnesota Wild, giving Minnesota picks 16, 77 and 182 (in 2009) in exchange for pick 12 from Minnesota (in 2009). At this point, the Islanders had moved up from pick 26 to pick 12. With the 12th pick, the Islanders selected Calvin de Haan, a defenceman from the Oshawa Generals.[21]

Round Pick # Player Nationality Position Prior team Prior league
11John Tavares CanadaCLondon KnightsOHL
112Calvin de Haan CanadaDOshawa GeneralsOHL
231Mikko Koskinen FinlandGEspoo BluesSM-liiga
362Anders Nilsson SwedenGLulea HFJ20 SuperElit
492Casey Cizikas CanadaCMississauga St. Michael's MajorsOHL
5122Anton Klementyev RussiaDLokomotiv Yaroslavl-2Russian Hockey First League
6152Anders Lee United StatesCEdina High SchoolUSHS-MN

Farm teams

Bridgeport Sound Tigers

The Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the 2009–10 season.

Utah Grizzlies

The Utah Grizzlies remain New York's ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season.

Odessa Jackalopes

The Odessa Jackalopes remain New York's Central Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 season.

References

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  • Game log: "New York Islanders game log". ESPN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  • Team standings: "2009–10 NHL standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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  9. Nashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts
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  11. "Isles ink Thompson to two-way contract". National Hockey League. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  12. Islanders Trade For Smithtown's Romano Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese
  14. SUTTON TRADED TO OTTAWA
  15. Lightning Claim C Nate Thompson off waivers from Islanders
  16. "More news ISLES WIN LOTTERY; GET NO. 1 PICK". New York Islanders. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  17. Compton, Brian (2009-04-14). "Islanders win 2009 Scotiabank/NHL Draft Lottery". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  18. Topel, Brett (2009-06-08). "With The No. 1 Pick, the Isles Select ..." New York Islanders. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  19. "More news Draft Lottery Boosts Business For Isles". New York Islanders. 2009-05-01. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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