2004–05 New York Islanders
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachSteve Stirling
CaptainMichael Peca
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

The 2004–05 New York Islanders season was the 33rd season in the franchise's history. However, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

Off-season

The Islanders chose Petteri Nokelainen as their first-round choice, sixteenth overall.

Schedule

The Islanders regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was announced on July 16, 2004.[2]

2004–05 schedule
Preseason
GameDateOpponent
1September 23@ New York Rangers
2September 26New York Rangers
3October 1New Jersey Devils
4October 3Philadelphia Flyers
5October 5@ Philadelphia Flyers
6October 8@ New Jersey Devils
7October 9@ Boston Bruins
Regular season
GameDateOpponent
1October 16Carolina Hurricanes
2October 19Boston Bruins
3October 20@ New Jersey Devils
4October 23@ Washington Capitals
5October 26New Jersey Devils
6October 28@ Boston Bruins
7October 30Los Angeles Kings
8November 1Tampa Bay Lightning
9November 3@ Minnesota Wild
10November 4@ St. Louis Blues
11November 6Florida Panthers
12November 9Toronto Maple Leafs
13November 11Nashville Predators
14November 13Dallas Stars
15November 15New York Rangers
16November 17@ Philadelphia Flyers
17November 19@ Atlanta Thrashers
18November 20@ Washington Capitals
19November 22@ New York Rangers
20November 24Montreal Canadiens
21November 26Pittsburgh Penguins
22November 27Philadelphia Flyers
23November 30Ottawa Senators
24December 3@ Buffalo Sabres
25December 4Carolina Hurricanes
26December 6Washington Capitals
27December 10@ Philadelphia Flyers
28December 11@ Pittsburgh Penguins
29December 14@ Toronto Maple Leafs
30December 17@ New York Rangers
31December 18Washington Capitals
32December 21@ Detroit Red Wings
33December 23@ New Jersey Devils
34December 26@ Ottawa Senators
35December 30Anaheim Mighty Ducks
36December 31@ Carolina Hurricanes
37January 2Detroit Red Wings
38January 4Florida Panthers
39January 6New Jersey Devils
40January 8Buffalo Sabres
41January 11Colorado Avalanche
42January 14@ Pittsburgh Penguins
43January 15Phoenix Coyotes
44January 18@ Toronto Maple Leafs
45January 20@ Edmonton Oilers
46January 21@ Calgary Flames
47January 23@ Vancouver Canucks
48January 25New York Rangers
49January 27@ Buffalo Sabres
50January 29Buffalo Sabres
51February 1Philadelphia Flyers
52February 3Ottawa Senators
53February 5Columbus Blue Jackets
54February 6@ Montreal Canadiens
55February 9@ Carolina Hurricanes
56February 10@ Tampa Bay Lightning
57February 15Atlanta Thrashers
58February 17@ Tampa Bay Lightning
59February 19@ Florida Panthers
60February 21Pittsburgh Penguins
61February 22@ Montreal Canadiens
62February 24San Jose Sharks
63February 26@ New Jersey Devils
64February 28@ Boston Bruins
65March 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins
66March 5New York Rangers
67March 7Atlanta Thrashers
68March 11Montreal Canadiens
69March 13Boston Bruins
70March 15@ Phoenix Coyotes
71March 17@ Los Angeles Kings
72March 20@ Chicago Blackhawks
73March 22Tampa Bay Lightning
74March 25@ New York Rangers
75March 26New Jersey Devils
76March 28@ Philadelphia Flyers
77March 29Pittsburgh Penguins
78April 1@ Florida Panthers
79April 2@ Atlanta Thrashers
80April 5Toronto Maple Leafs
81April 8@ Ottawa Senators
82April 9Philadelphia Flyers

Transactions

The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[3]

Trades

The Islanders did not make any trades.

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 10, 2004Kevin ColleyBridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)1-yearFree agency[4]
August 10, 2004Matt KoalskaUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)Free agency[5]
August 11, 2004Jim CampbellChicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency[6]
August 12, 2004Keith AldridgeEisbaren Berlin (DEL)Free agency[7]
August 13, 2004Richard SeeleyLos Angeles KingsFree agency[8]
August 16, 2004Vince MacriBridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)Free agency[9]
August 25, 2004Barrett HeistenDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[10]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
July 1, 2004Cliff Ronning[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (III)[11]
Steve Webb[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (UFA)[11]
July 5, 2004Eric CairnsFlorida PanthersFree agency (UFA)[15]
July 14, 2004Alexander KarpovtsevFlorida PanthersFree agency (III)[16]
July 21, 2004Eric ManlowDetroit Red WingsFree agency (VI)[17]
September 9, 2004Mariusz CzerkawskiDjurgårdens IF (SHL)Free agency (III)[18]
Cail MacLeanHershey Bears (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[19]
September 10, 2004Brandon SmithBuffalo SabresFree agency (VI)[20]
November 4, 2004Derek BekarDundee Stars (BNL)Free agency (VI)[21]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 18, 2004Justin Papineau1-yearRe-signing[22]
July 27, 2004Tomi Pettinen1-yearRe-signing[23]
July 30, 2004Dave Scatchard1-yearRe-signing[24]
August 2, 2004Mark Parrish1-yearRe-signing[25]
August 3, 2004Trent Hunter1-yearRe-signing[26]
August 4, 2004Jason Blake3-yearRe-signing[27]
Mattias Weinhandl1-yearRe-signing[28]
August 7, 2004Adrian Aucoin1-yearArbitration award[29]
August 12, 2004Janne Niinimaa3-yearRe-signing[30]
August 17, 2004Oleg Kvasha1-yearArbitration award[31]
August 31, 2004Steve Regier2-yearEntry-level[32]
September 2, 2004Chris Campoli2-yearEntry-level[33]
September 15, 2004Ryan Caldwell2-yearEntry-level[34]

Draft picks

The Islanders picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[35]

Rd. # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 16 Petteri Nokelainen Right wing  Finland SaiPa (SM-liiga)
2 47 Blake Comeau Right wing  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 82 Sergei Ogorodnikov Center  Russia Tver (Russia)
4 115 Wes O'Neill Defense  Canada University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
5 148 Steve Regier Left wing  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 179 Jaroslav Mrazek Left wing  Czech Republic Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech Rep)
7 210 Emil Axelsson Defense  Sweden Örebro HK (Sweden)
7 227 Chris Campoli Defense  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
8 244 Jason Pitton Left wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
9 276 Sylvain Michaud Goaltender  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

  • Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[11]
  2. ↑ Ronning was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on February 15, 2006.[12][13]
  3. ↑ Webb retired.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "2004-05 ISLANDERS SCHEDULED RELEASED". New York Islanders. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "TWO MONTHS AWAY...THE RANGERS". New York Islanders. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "ISLANDERS SIGN COLLEY". New York Islanders. June 10, 2004. Archived from the original on June 16, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "KOALSKA GETS A SHOT". New York Islanders. August 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "ISLANDERS SIGN JIM CAMPBELL". New York Islanders. August 11, 2004. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aldridge Signed". New York Islanders. August 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "ISLANDERS SIGN RICHARD SEELEY". New York Islanders. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "MACRI EARNS A CONTRACT". New York Islanders. August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "ISLANDERS SIGN HEISTEN". New York Islanders. August 25, 2004. Archived from the original on August 27, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "2004 free agents". ESPN. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Cliff Ronning career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 22, 2022
  13. ↑ "Cliff Ronning retires from the NHL". UPI. February 15, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ Steve Webb career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 22, 2022
  15. ↑ "D ERIC CAIRNS SET TO JOIN PANTHERS". Florida Panthers. July 5, 2004. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ "D KARPOVTSEV SIGNS WITH PANTHERS". Florida Panthers. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Red Wings sign four players". TSN.ca. July 21, 2004. Archived from the original on January 31, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ Antonsson, Anders (September 9, 2004). "Czerkawski tillbaka i Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Cail MacLean comes back to Hershey, Bears also sign Greg Barber". OurSports Central. September 9, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Amerks Sign Six Players". Buffalo Sabres. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  21. ↑ "TOP CANADIAN FORWARD JOINS STARS". Dundee Stars. November 4, 2004. Archived from the original on January 2, 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  22. ↑ "PAPINEAU SIGNS ON..." New York Islanders. July 19, 2004. Archived from the original on July 21, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  23. ↑ "ISLANDERS INK PETTINEN". New York Islanders. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  24. ↑ "SCATCHARD IS SIGNED!". New York Islanders. July 30, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  25. ↑ "THE SNIPER IS IN". New York Islanders. August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  26. ↑ "GOODWILL HUNTER". New York Islanders. August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  27. ↑ "BLAKE AN ISLE FOR 3 MORE YEARS". New York Islanders. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  28. ↑ "MATTY RETURNS". New York Islanders. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Aucoin awarded $4.25 million in arbitration". ESPN.com. August 7, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  30. ↑ "JANNE SIGNS FOR THREE MORE YEARS". New York Islanders. August 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Thornton gets nearly $7 million". UPI. August 17, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  32. ↑ "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVEN REGIER!". New York Islanders. August 31, 2004. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  33. ↑ "CAMPOLI CAMP-BOUND". New York Islanders. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 4, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  34. ↑ "CALDWELL'S AN ISLANDER!". New York Islanders. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 17, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  35. ↑ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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