2008–09_New_York_Islanders

2008–09 New York Islanders season

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2008–09 New York Islanders

Division TBD Atlantic

Conference TBD Eastern

2008–09 record TBD

Home record TBD

Road record TBD

Goals for TBD

Goals against TBD

General Manager Garth Snow

Coach Vacant

Captain TBD

Alternate captains TBD

Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Average attendance TBD

Team leaders

Goals TBD

Assists TBD

Points TBD

Penalties in minutes TBD

Plus/Minus TBD

Wins TBD

Goals against average TBD

The 2008–09 New York Islanders season will be the 36th season of the franchise.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

Regular season

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders

Conference standings

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Atlanta Thrashers
Tampa Bay Lightning

Game log

2008-09 Game Log

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

2008-09 Schedule

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

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

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008	To New York Islanders 7th overall pick in 2008 Two conditional picks	To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th overall pick in 2008
June 20, 2008	To New York Islanders 9th overall pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2008	To Nashville Predators 7th overall pick in 2008

Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms

Player	New team
Ruslan Fedotenko	Pittsburgh Penguins
Miroslav Satan	Pittsburgh Penguins

Claimed from Waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

The Islanders picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	9	Joshua Bailey	C	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2	36	Corey Trevino	C	Canada	Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL)
2	40	Aaron Ness	D	United States	Roseau High (HIGH-MN)
2	53	Travis Hamonic	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3	66	David Toews	C	Canada	Shattuck St.Mary's (HIGH-MN)
3	72	Jyri Niemi	D	Finland	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	73	Kirill Petrov	RW	Russia	Kazan (Russia)
4	96	Matt Donovan	D	United States	Cedar Rapids (USHL)
4	102	David Ullstrom	W	Sweden	HV-71 JR. (SWE-JR.)
5	126	Kevin Poulin	G	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5	148	Matthew Martin	LW	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
6	156	Jared Spurgeon	D	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	175	Justin Dibenedetto	C	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Roster

As of July 10, 2008 [1]

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Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
35	Joey MacDonald	L	2007	Pictou, Nova Scotia
39	Rick DiPietro	R	2000	Winthrop, Massachusetts

Defensemen
#	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
8	Bruno Gervais	R	2003	Longueuil, Quebec
14	Chris Campoli	L	2005	North York, Ontario
24	Radek Martinek	R	1999	Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
25	Andy Sutton	L	2007	Kingston, Ontario
32	Brendan Witt – A	L	2006	Humboldt, Saskatchewan
38	Jack Hillen	L	2008	Portland, Oregon
44	Freddy Meyer	L	2007	Sanbornville, New Hampshire
—	Mark Streit	L	2008	Englisberg, Switzerland

Forwards
#	Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
7	Trent Hunter	RW	R	2000	Red Deer, Alberta
10	Richard Park	C	R	2006	Seoul, South Korea
11	Andy Hilbert	LW	L	2006	Howell, Michigan
13	Bill Guerin – C	RW	R	2007	Worcester, Massachusetts
15	Jeff Tambellini	LW	L	2006	Calgary, Alberta
16	Jon Sim	LW	L	2007	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
18	Mike Sillinger – A	C	R	2006	Regina, Saskatchewan
20	Sean Bergenheim	LW	L	2002	Helsinki, Finland
21	Kyle Okposo	RW	R	2006	St. Paul, Minnesota
28	Tim Jackman	RW	R	2007	Minot, North Dakota
29	Ben Walter	C	L	2007	Beaconsfield, Quebec
51	Frans Nielsen	C	L	2002	Herning, Denmark
57	Blake Comeau	RW	R	2004	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
72	Jeremy Colliton	RW	R	2003	Blackie, Alberta
89	Mike Comrie	C	L	2007	Edmonton, Alberta
—	Doug Weight	C	L	2008	Warren, Michigan

References

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