2009–10 New York Islanders season

2009–10 New York Islanders
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	13th Eastern
2009–10 record	34–37–11
Home record	23–14–4
Road record	11–23–7
Goals for	222
Goals against	264
Team information
General Manager	Garth Snow
Coach	Scott Gordon
Captain	Doug Weight
Alternate captains	Kyle Okposo Richard Park Mark Streit Brendan Witt (Oct-Jan)
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	12,725 (78.4% capacity)
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Moulson (30)
Assists	Mark Streit (38)
Points	John Tavares (54)
Penalties in minutes	Tim Jackman (98)
Plus/minus	Josh Bailey (+5)
Wins	Dwayne Roloson (23)
Goals against average	Dwayne Roloson (3.00)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009-10 New York Islanders season is the 38th season for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.^[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 serve 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 take in John Tavares.^[3]

Pre-season

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 by a score of 2–4.^[4] Their first exhibition game was held on September 14, when the Islanders were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks, 2–1. 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
September: 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 2-1 Vancouver Canucks Nathan Lawson (0-1-0) 1,200 0-1-0 0 2 September 16 NY Islanders 3-2 Edmonton Oilers Nathan Lawson (0-2-0) 16,386 0-2-0 0 3 September 17 NY Islanders 5-4 Calgary Flames SO Kevin Poulin (0-0-1) 19,289 0-2-1 1 4 September 19 (in Saskatoon, SK) Calgary Flames 4-2 NY Islanders Kevin Poulin (1-0-1) 12,833 1-2-1 3 5 September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK) Edmonton Oilers 3-1 NY Islanders Martin Biron (1-0-0) 12,842 2-2-1 5 6 September 22 (in Kansas City, MO) NY Islanders 4-2 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 4-2 New Jersey Devils Dwayne Roloson (0-1-0) 2-5-1 5
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 Devils	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
4	New York Rangers	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	222	264	79

Conference standings

Eastern Conference^[8]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

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
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 13
November: 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 27
December: 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 1-2 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 40
January: 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 54
February: 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 58
March: 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 72
April: 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 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 79
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

Regular season Number Position Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 91 LW Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares 82 24 30 54 -15 22 21 RW Okposo, KyleKyle Okposo 80 19 33 52 -22 34 2 D Streit, MarkMark Streit 82 11 38 49 0 48 26 LW Moulson, MattMatt Moulson 82 30 18 48 -1 16 51 C Nielsen, FransFrans Nielsen 76 12 26 38 4 6 57 RW Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau 61 17 18 35 -2 40 12 C Bailey, JoshJosh Bailey 73 16 19 35 5 18 10 RW Park, RichardRichard Park 81 9 22 31 -9 28 7 RW Hunter, TrentTrent Hunter 61 11 17 28 3 18 13 C Schremp, RobRob Schremp 44 7 18 25 -4 8 20 LW Bergenheim, SeanSean Bergenheim 63 10 13 23 1 45 16 LW Sim, JonJon Sim 77 13 9 22 -4 44 38 D Hillen, JackJack Hillen 69 3 18 21 -5 44 93 C Weight, DougDoug Weight 36 1 16 17 -1 8 8 D Gervais, BrunoBruno Gervais 71 3 14 17 -15 31 44 D Meyer, FreddyFreddy Meyer 64 4 11 15 -2 40 15 LW Tambellini, JeffJeff Tambellini 36 7 7 14 -8 14 25 D Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton^‡ 54 4 8 12 -3 73 28 RW Jackman, TimTim Jackman 54 4 5 9 -4 98 47 D MacDonald, AndrewAndrew MacDonald 46 1 6 7 4 20 45 C Thompson, NateNate Thompson^‡ 39 1 5 6 -14 39 32 D Witt, BrendanBrendan Witt 42 2 3 5 -18 45 42 D Reese, DylanDylan Reese 19 2 2 4 4 14 56 D Kohn, DustinDustin Kohn 22 0 4 4 -2 4 24 D Martinek, RadekRadek Martinek 16 2 1 3 -1 12 46 LW Martin, MatthewMatthew Martin 5 0 2 2 -1 26 4 D Flood, MarkMark Flood 6 0 1 1 -4 0 58 LW Joensuu, JesseJesse Joensuu 11 1 0 1 4 4 14 LW Gillies, TrevorTrevor Gillies 14 0 1 1 -2 75 62 C Mauldin, GregGreg Mauldin 1 0 0 0 -1 0 59 C Haley, MichealMicheal Haley 2 0 0 0 -3 9 40 RW Rechlicz, JoelJoel Rechlicz 6 0 0 0 -2 27 48 D Klementyev, AntonAnton 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 Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 50 2897 23 18 7 145 3.00 1555 .907 1 0 0 14 43 Biron, MartinMartin Biron 29 1634 9 14 4 89 3.27 859 .896 1 0 1 2 39 DiPietro, RickRick 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 Tavares[9]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 22, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

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 #12) 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 pick #62 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 (#26 overall) in 2009 2nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 2009 3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009 4th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009	To New York Islanders 1st round pick (#16 overall) in 2009 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009	To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2009 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009 7th-round pick (#182 overall) in 2009	To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (#12 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick (#56 overall) in 2009	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009 4th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009	To Phoenix Coyotes 3rd-round pick (#62 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	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 draft 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 Thompson[15] 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

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
1	1	John Tavares	Canada	C	London Knights	OHL
1	12	Calvin de Haan	Canada	D	Oshawa Generals	OHL
2	31	Mikko Koskinen	Finland	G	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga
3	62	Anders Nilsson	Sweden	G	Lulea HF	Sweden Junior
4	92	Casey Cizikas	Canada	C	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL
5	122	Anton Klementyev	Russia	D	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia-3
6	152	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

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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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14. SUTTON TRADED TO OTTAWA
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External links

• 2009–10 New York Islanders season at ESPN
• 2009–10 New York Islanders season at Hockey Reference