2011–12 New York Islanders season

2011–12 New York Islanders
Division 5th Atlantic
Conference 14th Eastern
2011–12 record 34–37–11
Home record 17–18–6
Road record 17–19–5
Goals for 200
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Garth Snow
Coach Jack Capuano
Captain Mark Streit
Alternate captains Kyle Okposo
Brian Rolston (Oct–Feb)
Steve Staios
John Tavares
Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance 13,191 (81.3%)
540,838 in 41 games
Team leaders
Goals Matt Moulson (36)
Assists John Tavares (50)
Points John Tavares (81)
Penalties in minutes Matt Martin (111)
Plus/minus Travis Hamonic (6)
Wins Evgeni Nabokov (19)
Goals against average Evgeni Nabokov (2.55)
<2010–11 2012–13>

The 2011–12 New York Islanders season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[1] The team failed to qualify for the post-season for the fifth straight season.

Off-season

At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Islanders selected playmaking center Ryan Strome from the Niagara IceDogs.

On July 1, 2011, the Islanders signed Marty Reasoner.

On August 1, 2011, a public referendum was held in Nassau County to authorize $400 million for a new coliseum as a home to the Islanders, a minor-league ballpark and other economic development projects. The plan was rejected by the voters, thus causing speculation that after the 2014–15 season, the Islanders may be moving.[2]

Pre-season

On June 30, 2011, the Islanders announced that they will play five pre-season games including two games each against the Bruins and Devils, and the other one against the Flames. The Islanders' final game of the pre-season, which is against the Bruins, will take place at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[3]

Defenceman Mark Streit is named team captain, following Doug Weight's retirement.

Playoffs

The Islanders attempted to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, but failed to do so for the fifth straight season.

Standings

Atlantic Division[4]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
4 New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers AT 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 y – Boston Bruins NE 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 102
3 y – Florida Panthers SE 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 94
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
5 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
6 New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
7 Washington Capitals SE 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 92
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 92
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 89
10 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 84
11 Winnipeg Jets SE 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 84
12 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 82
13 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 80
14 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
15 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 78

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Regular season game log: 4–6–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)

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 C Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares 82 31 50 81 -6 26
26 LW Moulson, MattMatt Moulson 82 36 33 69 1 6
15 RW Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau 80 18 49 67 −8 89
2 D Streit, MarkMark Streit 82 7 40 47 −27 46
51 C Nielsen, FransFrans Nielsen 82 17 30 47 −3 6
21 RW Okposo, KyleKyle Okposo 79 24 21 45 −15 46
40 RW Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner 78 20 12 32 −18 12
12 C Bailey, JoshJosh Bailey 80 13 19 32 −10 32
3 D Hamonic, TravisTravis Hamonic 73 2 22 24 6 73
47 D MacDonald, AndrewAndrew MacDonald 75 5 14 19 −5 26
17 LW Martin, MattMatt Martin 80 7 7 14 −17 121
27 D Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina 65 3 8 11 −34 30
11 RW Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 49 4 5 9 −12 6
24 D Staios, SteveSteve Staios 65 0 8 8 −19 53
41 LW Ullstrom, DavidDavid Ullstrom 29 4 4 8 -2 6
42 D Reese, DylanDylan Reese 28 1 6 7 0 11
16 C Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner 61 1 5 6 −25 34
4 D Eaton, MarkMark Eaton 62 1 3 4 −17 10
53 C Cizikas, CaseyCasey Cizikas 15 0 4 4 1 6
29 LW Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo 62 1 2 3 −14 8
10 D Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 29 0 2 2 −10 15
25 RW Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 55 1 0 1 −29 12
36 RW Wallace, TimTim Wallace 31 0 1 1 −7 6
14 LW Gillies, TrevorTrevor Gillies 3 0 0 0 −1 0
49 RW Rakhshani, RhettRhett Rakhshani 5 0 0 0 0 2
6 D Wishart, TyTy Wishart 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 LW Haley, MichealMicheal Haley 14 0 0 0 -1 57
55 D Ness, AaronAaron Ness 9 0 0 0 0 2
46 D Donovan, MattMatt Donovan 3 0 0 0 -3 0
44 D de Haan, CalvinCalvin de Haan 1 0 0 0 1 0
57 RW Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau 16 0 0 0 −11 6

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

# Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
20 Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov 42 2378 19 18 3 101 2.55 1172 .914 2 0 0 6
35 Montoya, AlAl Montoya 31 1720 9 11 5 89 3.10 832 .893 0 0 0 2
39 DiPietro, RickRick DiPietro 8 354 3 2 3 22 3.73 177 .876 0 0 2 0
60 Poulin, KevinKevin Poulin 6 296 2 4 0 15 3.04 162 .907 0 0 0 0
45 Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson 4 218 1 2 0 10 2.75 112 .911 1 0 0 0

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[11] NHL Second Star of the Week October 17, 2011
Matt Moulson[12] NHL First Star of the Week December 5, 2011
Evgeni Nabokov[13] NHL Third Star of the Week January 23, 2012
John Tavares[14] NHL First Star of the Month January 2012

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Michael Grabner 100th Career NHL Game October 15, 2011
Matt Moulson 200th Career NHL Game October 25, 2011
Kyle Okposo 200th Career NHL Game October 27, 2011
Brian Rolston 1,200th Career NHL Game November 15, 2011
Jay Pandolfo 100th Career NHL Goal November 17, 2011
Anders Nilsson 1st Career NHL Game November 19, 2011
David Ullstrom 1st Career NHL Game November 21, 2011
David Ullstrom 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
November 29, 2011
David Ullstrom 1st Career NHL Goal December 6, 2011
Matt Martin 100th Career NHL Game December 10, 2011
Calvin de Haan 1st Career NHL Game December 15, 2011
Mike Mottau 300th Career NHL Game December 15, 2011
Travis Hamonic 100th Career NHL Game January 6, 2012
Mark Streit 400th Career NHL Game January 7, 2012
John Tavares 200th Career NHL Game January 7, 2012
Evgeni Nabokov 300th Career NHL Win January 14, 2012
Milan Jurcina 400th Career NHL Game January 17, 2012
P. A. Parenteau 100th Career NHL Point January 17, 2012
Josh Bailey 100th Career NHL Point January 19, 2012
Mark Eaton 600th Career NHL Game February 3, 2012
Aaron Ness 1st Career NHL Game February 7, 2012
John Tavares 100th Career NHL Assist February 9, 2012
Casey Cizikas 1st Career NHL Game February 24, 2012
Frans Nielsen 300th Career NHL Game
100th Career NHL Assist
February 28, 2012
Casey Cizikas 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
March 1, 2012
Anders Nilsson 1st Career NHL Win
1st Career NHL Shutout
March 4, 2012
Evgeni Nabokov 600th Career NHL Game March 11, 2012
Matt Moulson 100th Career NHL Goal March 24, 2012
Mark Streit 200th Career NHL Assist March 29, 2012
Matt Donovan 1st Career NHL Game April 3, 2012
John Tavares 200th Career NHL Point April 3, 2012
Steve Staios 1,000th Career NHL Game April 5, 2012

Final roster

Updated June 5, 2012.[15]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
12 Canada Bailey, JoshJosh Bailey C L 26 2008 Bowmanville, Ontario
39 United States DiPietro, RickRick DiPietro  G R 34 2000 Winthrop, Massachusetts
4 United States Eaton, MarkMark Eaton D L 38 2010 Wilmington, Delaware
40 Austria Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner RW L 28 2010 Villach, Austria
37 United States Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame G L 40 2012 Denver, Colorado
3 Canada Hamonic, TravisTravis Hamonic D R 25 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba
27 Slovakia Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina D L 32 2010 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
47 Canada MacDonald, AndrewAndrew MacDonald D L 29 2006 Judique, Nova Scotia
17 Canada Martin, MattMatt Martin LW L 26 2008 Windsor, Ontario
35 United States Montoya, AlAl Montoya G L 30 2011 Chicago, Illinois
26 Canada Moulson, MattMatt Moulson LW L 32 2009 Mississauga, Ontario
20 Russia Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov G L 40 2011 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
25 Switzerland Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter RW L 23 2010 Chur, Switzerland
51 Denmark Nielsen, FransFrans Nielsen C L 31 2002 Herning, Denmark
21 United States Okposo, KyleKyle Okposo (A) RW R 27 2006 St. Paul, Minnesota
29 United States Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW L 41 2011 Winchester, Massachusetts
15 Canada Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau LW R 32 2010 Hull, Quebec
Sweden Persson, JohnJohn Persson LW L 23 2011 Mora, Sweden
16 United States Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C L 38 2011 Honeoye Falls, New York
42 United States Reese, DylanDylan Reese D R 31 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Canada Riley, BlairBlair Riley RW L 30 2012 Kamloops, British Columbia
24 Canada Staios, SteveSteve Staios (A) D R 42 2011 Hamilton, Ontario
2 Switzerland Streit, MarkMark Streit (C) D L 38 2008 Englisberg, Switzerland
91 Canada Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares (A) C L 25 2009 Mississauga, Ontario

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date
Details
June 25, 2011[16] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bruno Gervais
To New York Islanders
Future Considerations
June 28, 2011[17] To Vancouver Canucks
4th-round pick in 2012
To New York Islanders
Christian Ehrhoff (negotiating rights)
June 29, 2011[18] To Buffalo Sabres
Christian Ehrhoff (negotiating rights)
To New York Islanders
4th-round pick in 2012
July 28, 2011[19] To New Jersey Devils
Trent Hunter
Conditional pick in 2012
To New York Islanders
Brian Rolston
September 9, 2011
[20]
To Chicago Blackhawks
David Toews
To New York Islanders
Future Considerations
February 27, 2012
[21]
To Boston Bruins
Mike Mottau
Brian Rolston
To New York Islanders
Marc Cantin
Yannick Riendeau
March 20, 2012
[22]
To Boston Bruins
Future Considerations
To New York Islanders
Yury Alexandrov

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Marty Reasoner[23] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.7 million
Trevor Frischmon[24] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $615,000
Tim Wallace[25] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000
Sean Backman[26] Texas Stars 1 year, $525,000
Steve Staios[27] Calgary Flames 1 year, $800,000
Jay Pandolfo[28] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $600,000
Mike Halmo[29] Owen Sound Attack 3 years; $2,592,500; entry-level contract
John Grahame[30] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $525,000
Blair Riley[31] Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $580,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Robin Figren[32] Linkopings HC 2 years
Rob Hisey[33] EHC Black Wings Linz 1 year
Zenon Konopka[34] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $700,000
Nathan Lawson[35] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $525,000
Radek Martinek[36] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $2.2 million
Jack Hillen[37] Nashville Predators 1 year, $650,000
Jesse Joensuu[38] HV71 undisclosed

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Blake Comeau[39] Calgary Flames November 25, 2011
Tim Wallace[40] Tampa Bay Lightning February 23, 2012

Lost via retirement

Player
Doug Weight[41]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Michael Grabner[42] May 13, 2011 5 years, $15 million
Kyle Okposo[43] May 25, 2011 5 years, $14 million
Anders Nilsson[44] May 27, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Casey Cizikas[45] May 31, 2011 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract
Trevor Gillies[46] June 17, 2011 1 year, $625,000
Tomas Marcinko[47] June 27, 2011 1 year, $605,000
Kirill Kabanov[48] July 1, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jeremy Colliton[49] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000
Micheal Haley[50] July 15, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Dylan Reese[50] July 15, 2011 1 year, $635,250
Ty Wishart[50] July 15, 2011 1 year, $803,250
Blake Comeau[51] August 2, 2011 1 year, $2.5 million
John Tavares[52] September 15, 2011 6 years, $33 million contract extension
Josh Bailey[53] September 16, 2011 2 years, $2.1 million
Ryan Strome[54] October 4, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Frans Nielsen[55] February 8, 2012 4 years, $11 million contract extension
Evgeni Nabokov[56] March 21, 2012 1 year, $2.75 million contract extension
Brock Nelson[57] April 3, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
John Persson[58] May 29, 2012 3 years, $1.88 million entry-level contract
Johan Sundstrom[59] June 11, 2012 3 years, $2.31 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick # Player Nationality Position Prior team Prior league
15 Ryan Strome  Canada C Niagara IceDogs OHL
234 Scott Mayfield  United States D Youngstown Phantoms USHL
250 (from Montreal) Johan Sundstrom  Sweden C Frolunda HC SEL
363 (from Colorado) Andrey Pedan  Russia D Guelph Storm OHL
495 Robbie Russo  United States D US NTDP USHL
5125 John Persson  Sweden LW Red Deer Rebels WHL
5127 (from Winnipeg) Brenden Kichton  Canada D Spokane Chiefs WHL
7185 Mitchell Theoret  Canada C Niagara IceDogs OHL

See also

References

  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/788079-nassau-coliseum-referendum-vote-new-york-islandersmovin-out
  3. http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567852
  4. "2011–12 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  5. "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  6. "Islanders vs. Bruins – 09/23/2011 – New York Islanders – Recap". New York Islanders. September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  7. "Devils vs. Islanders – 24/09/2011 – New York Islanders – Recap". New York Islanders. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  8. "Islanders vs. Flames – 09/27/2011 – New York Islanders – Recap". New York Islanders. September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  9. "Islanders vs. Devils – 09/30/2011 – New York Islanders – Recap". New York Islanders. September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  10. "Bruins vs. Islanders – 10/01/2011 – New York Islanders – Recap". New York Islanders. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  11. Kessel, Tavares, Lehtonen earn 'Three Stars' honors
  12. Moulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars'
  13. Stars of the Week: Malkin, Hartnell, Nabokov
  14. January's Three Stars: Tavares, Malkin, Rinne
  15. "New York Islanders — Team — Roster". New York Islanders. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  16. Islanders Trade Gervais To Tampa Bay For Future Considerations
  17. Islanders Acquire Rights for Ehrhoff
  18. Islanders Trade Negotiating Rights for Ehrhoff to Buffalo
  19. Devils deal for Trent Hunter
  20. Blackhawks acquire David Toews
  21. ISLANDERS ACQUIRE RIENDEAU AND CANTIN FROM BOSTON
  22. Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins
  23. Islanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner
  24. Islanders Agree to Terms with Frischmon
  25. Wallace Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal
  26. Backman Agrees To Terms On Two-Way Contract
  27. Islanders Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal with Staios
  28. Islanders agree to terms on one-year deal with Pandolfo
  29. HALMO AGREES TO TERMS ON ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT
  30. GRAHAME AGREES TO TERMS FOR REMAINDER OF 2011-12 SEASON
  31. Riley Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal
  32. "Robin Figren ready for LHC" (in Swedish). Linkopings HC. 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  33. "Rob Hisey verstärkt Black Wings Sturm". EHC Black Wings Linz. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  34. Bulletin: Senators sign forward Zenon Konopka to a one-year contract
  35. Habs sign goalie Nathan Lawson to a one-year contract
  36. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Radek Martinek
  37. Preds Sign Defenseman Jack Hillen
  38. Islanders want to accelerate path back to playoffs
  39. Flames claim forward Blake Comeau
  40. Lightning claim Tim Wallace off waivers
  41. Weight announces retirement
  42. Islanders Agree To Terms With Michael Grabner
  43. Islanders agree to terms with Okposo
  44. Islanders Agree to Terms on Entry Level Contract with Nilsson
  45. Cizikas Agrees to Terms On Entry-Level Contract
  46. New York Islanders, Trevor Gillies agree on one-year deal
  47. June Transactions
  48. Islanders Agree to Terms on Entry Level Contract with Kabanov
  49. Colliton agrees to terms on one-year deal
  50. 1 2 3 Isles' trio accept qualifying offers
  51. Comeau Agrees to Terms on One-Year Contract
  52. Tavares Agrees to Terms on Six-Year Deal
  53. In Before the Wire
  54. Islanders agree to terms with Strome
  55. ISLANDERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH NIELSEN ON FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION
  56. NABOKOV AGREES TO TERMS ON ONE-YEAR DEAL
  57. Nelson Agrees To Terms On Entry Level Contract
  58. Persson Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Contract
  59. Sundstrom Agrees To Terms On ELC
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