# 2004–05 New York Islanders season

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. Their preseason schedule was announced on July 16, 2004.
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.

### Trades

The Islanders did not make any trades.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 10, 2004 (2004-06-10) | Kevin Colley | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) | Matt Koalska | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) | Jim Campbell | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | Keith Aldridge | Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) | | Free agency |
| August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) | Richard Seeley | Los Angeles Kings | | Free agency |
| August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16) | Vince Macri | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) | Barrett Heisten | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Cliff Ronning | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Steve Webb | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05) | Eric Cairns | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) | Alexander Karpovtsev | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) |
| July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) | Eric Manlow | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (VI) |
| September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) | Mariusz Czerkawski | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) | Cail MacLean | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) | Brandon Smith | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (VI) |
| November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04) | Derek Bekar | Dundee Stars (BNL) | Free agency (VI) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 18, 2004 (2004-07-18) | Justin Papineau | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) | Tomi Pettinen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) | Dave Scatchard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | Mark Parrish | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Trent Hunter | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) | Jason Blake | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) | Mattias Weinhandl | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2004 (2004-08-07) | Adrian Aucoin | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | Janne Niinimaa | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) | Oleg Kvasha | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31) | Steve Regier | 2-year | Entry-level |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Chris Campoli | 2-year | Entry-level |
| September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) | Ryan Caldwell | 2-year | Entry-level |

## 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.
| 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