2009–10 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2009–10 2009 New York Islanders Eastern 13th Atlantic 5th 34–37–11 23–14–4 11–23–7 222 264 Garth Snow Scott Gordon Doug Weight Kyle OkposoRichard ParkMark StreitBrendan Witt (Oct.–Jan.) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,725 (78.4% capacity) Matt Moulson (30) Mark Streit (38) John Tavares (54) Josh Bailey (+5) Tim Jackman (98) Dwayne Roloson (23) Dwayne Roloson (3.00) The 2009–10 New York Islanders season was the 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's history.https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290412012 https://web.archive.org/web/20241127051251/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290412012 dead November 27, 2024 Bruins end regular season with convincing win over last-place Islanders ESPN 2009-06-18 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.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500731 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303163906/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500731 dead March 3, 2012 Weight named captain 2009-10-02 2009-10-03 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.Kimelman Adam http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425557 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616124543/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425557 dead June 16, 2009 Final order for Entry Draft set National Hockey League 2009-06-13 2009-06-16 2 Preseason thumb|left|200px|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.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-njd/2009/09/29/2009010103 Islanders 2, Devils 4 2009-09-29 New York Islanders 2009-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003132546/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009010103 3 October 2009 live dmy-all 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.http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442992&page=NewsPage&service=page https://web.archive.org/web/20090720072907/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442992 dead July 20, 2009 Islanders Release Pre-Season Schedule 2009-07-20 New York Islanders 2009-07-26 Forward Doug Weight is named team captain. 2009 Preseason Game LogSeptember: 2-4-1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–1–1; Neutral 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 September 14(in Terrace, BC) NY Islanders 1-2 Vancouver Canucks Nathan Lawson (0–1–0) 1,200 0–1–0 0 2 September 16 NY Islanders 2-3 Edmonton Oilers Nathan Lawson (0–2–0) 16,386 0–2–0 0 3 September 17 NY Islanders 4-5 Calgary Flames SO Kevin Poulin (0–0–1) 19,289 0–2–1 1 4 September 19(in Saskatoon, SK) Calgary Flames 2-4 NY Islanders Kevin Poulin (1–0–1) 12,833 1–2–1 3 5 September 20(in Saskatoon, SK) Edmonton Oilers 1-3 NY Islanders Martin Biron (1–0–0) 12,842 2–2–1 5 6 September 22(in Kansas City, Missouri) NY Islanders 2-4 Los Angeles Kings Nathan Lawson (0–3–0) 9,792 2–3–1 5 7 September 23 New Jersey Devils 4-2 NY Islanders Martin Biron (1–1–0) 8,256 2–4–1 5 8 September 29 NY Islanders 2-4 New Jersey Devils Dwayne Roloson (0–1–0) 2–5–1 5Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB #B0C4DE Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #B0C4DE Regular season 200px|thumb|right|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 number 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.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2009/10/03/2009020013 Isles fall in shootout 2009-10-03 New York Islanders 2009-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007053037/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009020013&navid=DL%7CNYI%7Chome 2009-10-07 live The Islanders missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Divisional standings NYI Conference standings NYI Schedule and results 2009–10 Game Log October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 New York Islanders SO Dwayne Roloson 16,234 0–0–1 1 2 October 8 New York Islanders 2-3 Ottawa Senators OT Martin Biron 18,075 0–0–2 2 3 October 10 New York Islanders 3-4 Boston Bruins SO Dwayne Roloson 17,113 0–0–3 3 4 October 12 Los Angeles Kings 2-1 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,145 0–1–3 3 5 October 16 New York Islanders 3-6 Buffalo Sabres Dwayne Roloson 18,690 0–2–3 3 6 October 17 San Jose Sharks 4-1 New York Islanders Martin Biron 11,287 0–3–3 3 7 October 21 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 New York Islanders SO Dwayne Roloson 9,122 1–3–3 5 8 October 22 New York Islanders 1-5 Montreal Canadiens Martin Biron 21,273 1–4–3 5 9 October 24 Washington Capitals 3-2 New York Islanders OT Dwayne Roloson 11,541 1–4–4 6 10 October 26 New York Islanders 2-3 Montreal Canadiens OT Martin Biron 21,273 1–4–5 7 11 October 28 New York Rangers 1-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 15,213 2–4–5 9 12 October 30 New York Islanders 4-3 Washington Capitals OT Dwayne Roloson 18,277 3–4–5 11 13 October 31 Buffalo Sabres 0-5 New York Islanders Martin Biron 8,889 4–4–5 13November: 6-6-2 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3-5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 14 November 2 Edmonton Oilers 1-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 10,846 5–4–5 15 15 November 4 New York Islanders 0-3 Buffalo Sabres Martin Biron 17,626 5–5–5 15 16 November 6 New York Islanders 1-2 New Jersey Devils Martin Biron 14,109 5–6–5 15 17 November 7 Atlanta Thrashers 3-6 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 14,119 6–6–5 17 18 November 11 New York Islanders 4-5 Washington Capitals SO Dwayne Roloson 18,277 6–6–6 18 19 November 13 New York Islanders 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Martin Biron 14,163 7–6–6 20 20 November 14 New York Islanders 4-5 Florida Panthers SO Dwayne Roloson 15,921 7–6–7 21 21 November 16 New York Islanders 4-1 Boston Bruins Dwayne Roloson 16,865 8–6–7 23 22 November 20 New York Islanders 2-3 Minnesota Wild Martin Biron 18,114 8–7–7 23 23 November 21 New York Islanders 1-4 St. Louis Blues Dwayne Roloson 19,150 8–8–7 23 24 November 23 New York Islanders 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs OT Dwayne Roloson 19,263 9–8–7 25 25 November 25 Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,687 9–9–7 25 26 November 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 15,262 10–9–7 27 27 November 28 New York Islanders 1-6 New Jersey Devils Martin Biron 16,961 10–10–7 27December: 6-8-1 (Home: 3–5–0; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 28 December 3 New York Islanders 4-1 Atlanta Thrashers Dwayne Roloson 11,704 11–10–7 29 29 December 5 New York Islanders 0-4 Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson 13,577 11–11–7 29 30 December 8 New York Islanders 2-6 Philadelphia Flyers Martin Biron 19,330 11–12–7 29 31 December 9 New York Islanders 2-3 Toronto Maple Leafs Dwayne Roloson 19,102 11–13–7 29 32 December 12 Boston Bruins 2-3 New York Islanders OT Martin Biron 13,744 12–13–7 31 33 December 14 Florida Panthers 7-1 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 10,489 12–14–7 31 34 December 16 New York Islanders 2-1 New York Rangers Dwayne Roloson 18,200 13–14–7 33 35 December 17 New York Rangers 5-2 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 15,137 13–15–7 33 36 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 3-0 New York Islanders Martin Biron 7,842 13–16–7 33 37 December 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 10,864 13–17–7 33 38 December 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 10,865 14–17–7 35 39 December 26 New York Islanders 3-2 New York Rangers OT Dwayne Roloson 18,200 15–17–7 37 40 December 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,819 15–18–7 37 41 December 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-2 New York Islanders SO Dwayne Roloson 12,192 16–18–7 39 42 December 31 New York Islanders 2-3 Ottawa Senators SO Dwayne Roloson 16,743 16–18–8 40January: 7-7-0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 43 January 2 Atlanta Thrashers 5-6 New York Islanders SO Dwayne Roloson 12,824 17–18–8 42 44 January 6 New York Islanders 3-2 Colorado Avalanche Dwayne Roloson 13,898 18–18–8 44 45 January 8 New York Islanders 3-4 Dallas Stars Rick DiPietro 17,430 18–19–8 44 46 January 9 New York Islanders 5-4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Dwayne Roloson 11,454 19–19–8 46 47 January 12 Detroit Red Wings 0-6 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 12,254 20–19–8 48 48 January 16 Buffalo Sabres 2-3 New York Islanders SO Rick DiPietro 13,635 21–19–8 50 49 January 18 New Jersey Devils 0-4 New York Islanders Rick DiPietro 16,250 22–19–8 52 50 January 19 New York Islanders 4-6 Pittsburgh Penguins Dwayne Roloson 16,981 22–20–8 52 51 January 21 Florida Panthers 1-2 New York Islanders SO Dwayne Roloson 12,138 23–20–8 54 52 January 23 New Jersey Devils 4-2 New York Islanders Rick DiPietro 16,250 23–21–8 54 53 January 26 Washington Capitals 7-2 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 12,549 23–22–8 54 54 January 28 New York Islanders 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Rick DiPietro 15,473 23–23–8 54 55 January 30 New York Islanders 1-2 Philadelphia Flyers Dwayne Roloson 19,787 23–24–8 54 56 January 31 New York Islanders 0-2 Florida Panthers Rick DiPietro 16,023 23–25–8 54February: 2-4-0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 57 February 4 New York Islanders 2-5 Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson 13,891 23–26–8 54 58 February 6 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 New York Islanders Rick DiPietro 12,709 23–27–8 54 59 February 9 Nashville Predators 3-4 New York Islanders SO Martin Biron 11,487 24–27–8 56 60 February 10 New York Islanders 1-3 Pittsburgh Penguins Dwayne Roloson 16,980 24–28–8 56 61 February 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-5 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,237 25–28–8 58 62 February 14 Ottawa Senators 4-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 11,297 25–29–8 58March: 6-6-2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 63 March 2 Chicago Blackhawks 3-5 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 13,486 26–29–8 60 64 March 4 New York Islanders 3-6 Atlanta Thrashers Martin Biron 14,776 26–30–8 60 65 March 6 Boston Bruins 3-2 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 14,587 26–31–8 60 66 March 9 New York Islanders 2-3 Philadelphia Flyers Dwayne Roloson 19,687 26–32–8 60 67 March 11 St. Louis Blues 2-1 New York Islanders SO Martin Biron 11.335 26–32–9 61 68 March 13 New Jersey Devils 2-4 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 15,583 27–32–9 63 69 March 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-4 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,804 28–32–9 65 70 March 16 New York Islanders 5-2 Vancouver Canucks Dwayne Roloson 18,810 29–32–9 67 71 March 19 New York Islanders 4-5 Anaheim Ducks OT Martin Biron 14,665 29–32–10 68 72 March 20 New York Islanders 0-1 Los Angeles Kings Dwayne Roloson 18,118 29–33–10 68 73 March 24 New York Islanders 0-5 New York Rangers Dwayne Roloson 18,200 29–34–10 68 74 March 25 Calgary Flames 2-3 New York Islanders Martin Biron 12,817 30–34–10 70 75 March 27 New York Islanders 4-3 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Dwayne Roloson 16,972 31–34–10 72 76 March 30 New York Rangers 4-3 New York Islanders Dwayne Roloson 16,250 31–35–10 72April: 3-2-1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 April 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4-6 New York Islanders Martin Biron 11,823 32–35–10 74 78 April 3 Ottawa Senators 1-4 New York Islanders Martin Biron 11,942 33–35–10 76 79 April 6 Montreal Canadiens 3-4 New York Islanders SO Martin Biron 10,263 34–35–10 78 80 April 8 New York Islanders 3-7 Pittsburgh Penguins Martin Biron 17,132 34–36–10 78 81 April 10 New York Islanders 1-7 New Jersey Devils Martin Biron 17,625 34–37–10 78 82 April 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 New York Islanders OT Dwayne Roloson 16,250 34–37–11 79Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB #B0C4DE Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #B0C4DE Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Number Position Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 91 LW John Tavares 82 24 30 54 -15 22 21 RW Kyle Okposo Kyle Okposo 80 19 33 52 -22 34 2 D Mark Streit Mark Streit 82 11 38 49 0 48 26 LW Matt Moulson Matt Moulson 82 30 18 48 -1 16 51 C Frans Nielsen Frans Nielsen 76 12 26 38 4 6 57 RW Blake Comeau Blake Comeau 61 17 18 35 -2 40 12 C Josh Bailey Josh Bailey 73 16 19 35 5 18 10 RW Richard Park ice hockey 81 9 22 31 -9 28 7 RW Trent Hunter Trent Hunter 61 11 17 28 3 18 13 C Rob Schremp Rob Schremp 44 7 18 25 -4 8 20 LW Sean Bergenheim Sean Bergenheim 63 10 13 23 1 45 16 LW Jon Sim Jon Sim 77 13 9 22 -4 44 38 D Jack Hillen Jack Hillen 69 3 18 21 -5 44 93 C Doug Weight Doug Weight 36 1 16 17 -1 8 8 D Bruno Gervais Bruno Gervais 71 3 14 17 -15 31 44 D Freddy Meyer Freddy Meyer 64 4 11 15 -2 40 15 LW Jeff Tambellini Jeff Tambellini 36 7 7 14 -8 14 25 D Andy Sutton Andy Sutton‡ 54 4 8 12 -3 73 28 RW Tim Jackman Tim Jackman 54 4 5 9 -4 98 47 DAndrew MacDonald Andrew MacDonald (ice hockey) 46 1 6 7 4 20 45 C Nate Thompson Nate Thompson‡ 39 1 5 6 -14 39 32 D Brendan Witt Brendan Witt 42 2 3 5 -18 45 42 D Dylan Reese 19 2 2 4 4 14 56 D Dustin Kohn Dustin Kohn 22 0 4 4 -2 4 24 D Radek Martinek Radek Martínek 16 2 1 3 -1 12 46 LW Matthew Martin Matt Martin (ice hockey, born 1989) 5 0 2 2 -1 26 4 D Mark Flood ice hockey 6 0 1 1 -4 0 58 LW Jesse Joensuu Jesse Joensuu 11 1 0 1 4 4 14 LW Trevor Gillies Trevor Gillies 14 0 1 1 -2 75 62 C Greg Mauldin 1 0 0 0 -1 0 59 C Micheal Haley 2 0 0 0 -3 9 40 RW Joel Rechlicz Joel Rechlicz 6 0 0 0 -2 27 48 D Anton Klementyev 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 30 Dwayne Roloson Dwayne Roloson 50 2897 23 18 7 145 3.00 1555 .907 1 0 0 14 43 Martin Biron Martin Biron 29 1634 9 14 4 89 3.27 859 .896 1 0 1 2 39 Rick DiPietro 8 462 2 5 0 20 2.60 201 .900 1 0 1 2 †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 Player Award Reached John TavaresNashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts NHL Second Star of the Week March 22, 2010 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,http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=442690 https://web.archive.org/web/20090718082428/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=442690 dead July 18, 2009 Islanders sign Tavares 2009-07-15 National Hockey League 2009-07-25 and resigned Nate Thompson to a one-year, two-way contract on July 25.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=451351 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727073003/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=451351 dead July 27, 2009 Isles ink Thompson to two-way contract 2009-07-25 National Hockey League 2009-07-25 Trades DateDetails June 26, 2009 To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick (26th overall) in 20092nd-round pick (37th overall) in 20093rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 20094th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009 To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 20093rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009 June 26, 2009 To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 20093rd-round pick (77th overall) in 20097th-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 20094th-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, 2009Islanders Trade For Smithtown's Romano https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120854/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=432330&page=NewsPage&service=page July 23, 2011 To New Jersey Devils Ben Walter Conditional pick in 2012Condition not satisfied. To New York Islanders Tony Romano March 1, 2010Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg Moore To New York Islanders Dylan Reese March 2, 2010SUTTON TRADED TO OTTAWA To Ottawa Senators Andy Sutton To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2010 Free agents acquired Player Former team Date acquired Dwayne Roloson Edmonton Oilers July 1, 2009 Scott Munroe Philadelphia Flyers July 2, 2009 Brett Westgarth San Jose Sharks July 2, 2009 Jeremy Reich Boston Bruins July 2, 2009 Mark Flood Carolina Hurricanes July 6, 2009 Greg Mauldin Ottawa Senators July 6, 2009 Matt Moulson Los Angeles Kings July 6, 2009 Greg Moore New York Rangers July 6, 2009 Martin Biron Philadelphia Flyers July 22, 2009 Free agents lost Player New team Date lost Chris Lee Pittsburgh Penguins July 6, 2009 Peter Mannino Atlanta Thrashers July 6, 2009 Yann Danis New Jersey Devils July 10, 2009 Joe Callahan San Jose Sharks July 16, 2009 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Nate ThompsonLightning Claim C Nate Thompson off waivers from Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning January 21, 2010 Players re-signed Player Contract terms Date signed Nate Thompson One–year, two–way July 25, 2009 Draft picks List of New York Islanders 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 50% right 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.http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=418273&page=NewsPage&service=page https://web.archive.org/web/20090417080211/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=418273 dead April 17, 2009 More news ISLES WIN LOTTERY; GET NO. 1 PICK 2009-04-14 New York Islanders 2009-06-18 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=418363 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417064848/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=418363 dead April 17, 2009 Islanders win 2009 Scotiabank/NHL Draft Lottery Compton Brian 2009-04-14 NHL.com 2009-06-18http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=425024&page=NewsPage&service=page https://web.archive.org/web/20090611180309/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=425024 dead June 11, 2009 With The No. 1 Pick, the Isles Select ... Topel Brett 2009-06-08 New York Islanders 2009-06-18http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=421065&page=NewsPage&service=page More news Draft Lottery Boosts Business For Isles 2009-05-01 New York Islanders 2009-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090514044455/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=421065&page=NewsPage&service=page 14 May 2009 dead During the draft, the Islanders selected center John Tavares as their first pick and also the first pick overall in the draft.http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=431935 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701001458/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=431935 dead July 1, 2009 Isles take Tavares with No. 1 pick 2009-06-27 New York Islanders 2009-06-27 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=431916 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629235541/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=431916 dead June 29, 2009 Teams wheel and deal picks in busy first round 2009-06-26 National Hockey League 2009-06-27 RoundPick #PlayerNationalityPositionPrior teamPrior league11 John Tavares Canada C London Knights OHL112 Calvin de Haan Canada D Oshawa Generals OHL231 Mikko Koskinen Finland G Espoo Blues SM-liiga362 Anders Nilsson Sweden G Luleå HF J20 SuperElit492 Casey Cizikas Canada C Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL5122 Anton Klementyev Russia D Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 Russian Hockey First League6152 Anders Lee United States C Edina High School USHS-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 Player stats: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=nyi&year=2010 New York Islanders player stats ESPN 2009-10-04January 2025 medicmedic Game log: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=nyi&year=2010 New York Islanders game log ESPN 2009-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022011424/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=nyi&year=2010 22 October 2009 dead Team standings: https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings?season=2010&group=conference&order=null&seasontype=2&standType=standings 2009–10 NHL standings ESPN 2009-10-04 2 External links 2009–10 New York Islanders season at ESPN 2009–10 New York Islanders season at Hockey Reference 2009-10 Category:2009–10 NHL season by team Category:2009 in sports in New York (state) Category:2010 in sports in New York (state)