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List of New York Islanders players

List of New York Islanders players

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The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York, United States. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference. The Islanders franchise has been a part of the NHL since their inception in 1972, playing their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1972-2015, 2018-21, Barclays Center 2015-20, and at UBS Arena 2021-Present. Over 500 players have played for the team for at least one regular season or playoff game, and nearly 20 have had multiple stints over the years.[1]

Jaroslav Halak, former goaltender for the New York Islanders

The Islanders have won the Stanley Cup four consecutive times (1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983),[2] with a total of 32 players playing for the team throughout those four wins. Sixteen players (Mike Bossy, Bob Bourne, Clark Gillies, Butch Goring, Anders Kallur, Gord Lane, Dave Langevin, Wayne Merrick, Ken Morrow, Bob Nystrom, Stefan Persson, Denis Potvin, Billy Smith, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli and Bryan Trottier) have been a part of all four Cup wins, and three more (Billy Carroll, Mike McEwen and Roland Melanson) have won three with the team. The Islanders have retired eight numbers: 5 (Denis Potvin), 9 (Clark Gillies), 19 (Bryan Trottier), 22 (Mike Bossy), 23 (Bob Nystrom), 27 (John Tonelli), 31 (Billy Smith) and 91 (Butch Goring).[3]

Fifteen players have captained the team, beginning with Ed Westfall.[4] Denis Potvin holds the record for the longest captaincy period, as he led the team from 1979 to 1987.[5] The shortest captaincy period was held by Bryan McCabe, who only served for 56 regular season games.[6] There have been two seasons where the Islanders did not have a captain: 1996–97 and 2000–01.[2][7] The team's current captain is Anders Lee, who was appointed on October 4, 2018, succeeding John Tavares, who signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 18-19 offseason.[8]

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   Won a Stanley Cup with the Islanders

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Goaltenders

In the Islanders' inaugural season, three goaltenders played for the team: Billy Smith, Gerry Desjardins and Gerry Gray. Since then, 51 others have played in at least one regular season or playoff game. Smith stayed with the Islanders through 1989 and played in 674 regular season games and 132 playoff games, the most in the team's history. Additionally, he holds the records for most overall wins, with 304. Chico Resch has recorded the most shutouts with 25. Twenty-one have played in Islanders playoff games and of those, three have been on the roster during a Stanley Cup victory.

Al Montoya played two seasons with the Islanders, from 2010 to 2012.
Kevin Poulin was drafted by the in 2008 and remained in the organization until 2015.
Billy Smith has played the most games of any goalie for the Islanders and was in the net for all four of the team's Stanley Cup victories.
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Skaters

In the 50 NHL seasons between 1972 and 2023, 532 skaters have played for the Islanders. Bryan Trottier has played the most games (1,123) and also holds the record for most assists (853) and points (1,353). On the other end of the spectrum, 24 players have only played one regular season game. The record for most penalty minutes is held by Mick Vukota with 1,879 minutes while the record for most goals is held by Mike Bossy, who scored 573 goals over a ten-year time period. Bossy is one of 32 players who have been with the team during at least one of their four Stanley Cup victories.

Keith Aucoin played for the Islanders in the 2012—2013 season.
Josh Bailey was selected 9th overall by the Islanders at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Todd Bertuzzi was with the team for 3 years before spending the majority of his career with the Vancouver Canucks.
Zdeno Chara was selected 56th overall by the Islanders at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Mike Comrie played with Islanders in two of his final NHL seasons before a hip surgery caused him to retire from hockey.
Bruno Gervais spent six seasons with the team, playing in over 330 games.
Butch Goring was with the team during all four Stanley Cup victories and now serves as the Islanders' TV color commentator.
Michael Grabner is one of only four players to play for the Islanders with Austrian heritage.
Bill Guerin served as the Islanders' captain from 2007 until he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
Travis Hamonic is a former Islanders defenseman who played with the team from 2010 until he was traded to the Calgary Flames in 2017.
Andy Hilbert spent his last full NHL season with the Islanders in 2008–09 before his retirement in 2010.
Trent Hunter played nine seasons with the team.
Andrew MacDonald served as an alternate captain during his time with the Islanders.
Matt Martin is currently signed to a four-year contract with the team.
Radek Martinek has played in all but one season from 2001 to 2014 for the Islanders.
Bryan McCabe was drafted 40th overall by the Islanders in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Matt Moulson had three consecutive 30-goal seasons with the Islanders before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2013.
Frans Nielsen is one of two players from Denmark to ever play with the Islanders.
Kyle Okposo was drafted by the Islanders seventh overall in the 2006 draft played with the Islanders until 2016.
Mark Parrish was initially traded to the Islanders in a deal that sent Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers.
Denis Potvin holds the team record for most career shots, with 3,053.
Jon Sim spent his last four NHL seasons with the Islanders from 2007 to 2011.
Mark Streit became the NHL's first Swiss-born captain in 2011.
Jeff Tambellini spent his time with the Islanders bouncing back and forth with the team and its minor league affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
John Tavares was drafted first overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and played with the team until 2018 when he decided to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Steve Thomas is the only United Kingdom-born player to ever play for the Islanders.
Bryan Trottier holds the Islanders' records for most points (1,353) and most assists (853) with the team.
Doug Weight was named team captain in 2009, though a back injury forced him to retire in 2011. Weight served as an assistant GM from 2011 to 2018, an assistant coach from 2011 to 2017 and head coach from 2017 to 2018.
Ed Westfall spent his last seven NHL seasons with the Islanders, playing in 493 games.
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Notes

  • ^A Save percentage did not become an official NHL statistic until the 1982–83 season. Therefore, goaltenders who only played before 1982 do not have official save percentages.[10]
  • ^B The "Seasons" column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2000–01 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2000–01, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.
  • ^C Statistics are complete as of the end of the 2014–15 NHL season and only reflect time with the Islanders.

References

  1. "New York Islanders all-time player roster". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. "Key Islanders Dates". New York Islanders.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  3. "New York Islanders History". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. "The 10 Greatest N.Y. Islanders". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. "Denis Potvin". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  6. "Bryan McCabe". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  7. Stephenson, Colin (May 10, 1996). "Isles say buy to Flatley". Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  8. "Islanders name Lee Team Captain". NHL.com. New York Islanders PR. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  9. Klein, Jeff Z.; Lew Serviss (April 13, 2008). "Leetch Weighs Changes to Defenseman's Game". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2014.


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