2004–05 New York Islanders season
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The 2004–05 New York Islanders
season was their 33rd National Hockey League
season, however its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.
as their first-round choice, sixteenth over-all.
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
season was their 33rd National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
season, however its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.
Offseason
The Islanders chose Petteri NokelainenPetteri Nokelainen
Petteri Nokelainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
as their first-round choice, sixteenth over-all.
NHL Draft
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| 1 | 16 | Petteri Nokelainen Petteri Nokelainen Petteri Nokelainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
Right Wing Winger (ice hockey) Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink... |
SaiPa SaiPa Saimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third... (SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... ) |
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| 2 | 47 | Blake Comeau Blake Comeau Blake Comeau is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
Right Wing | Kelowna Rockets Kelowna Rockets The Kelowna Rockets are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Rockets play in the Western Hockey League , out of the Canadian Hockey League . They play their home games at Prospera Place.... (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... ) |
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| 3 | 82 | Sergei Ogorodnikov Sergei Ogorodnikov Sergei Ogorodnikov is a Russian professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.... |
Center | Tver Tver Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;... (Russia) |
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| 4 | 115 | Wes O'Neill Wes O'Neill Wes Samuel O'Neill is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. He has previously played with the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:O'Neill was drafted 115th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry... |
Defense Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... |
Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... (NCAA) |
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| 5 | 148 | Steven Regier | Left Wing | Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena.... (WHL) |
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| 6 | 179 | Jaroslav Mrazek Jaroslav Mrazek Jaroslav Mrázek is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 6th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.... |
Left Wing | Sparta Juniors (Czech Rep) | |
| 7 | 210 | Emil Axelsson Emil Axelsson Emil Axelsson is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Örebro HK in the second highest league in Sweden. In the 2004 NHL Draft, he was picked in the 7th round by the New York Islanders. He was drafted by former Islanders' general manager Mike Milbury. He is a defense-minded and... |
Defense | Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... (Sweden) |
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| 7 | 227 | Chris Campoli Chris Campoli Chris Campoli is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens. Campoli previously played with the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders.- Junior career :... |
Defense | Erie Otters Erie Otters The Erie Otters are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League . Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, they have played their home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena since 1996... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... ) |
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| 8 | 244 | Jason Pitton Jason Pitton Jason Pitton is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League . He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 8th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:... |
Left Wing | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey... (OHL) |
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| 9 | 276 | Sylvain Michaud | Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring... |
Drummondville Voltigeurs Drummondville Voltigeurs The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and are based out of Drummondville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne... (QMJHL) |