2003–04 New York Islanders season

The 2003–04 New York Islanders season was the 32nd season in the franchise's history.

2003–04 New York Islanders
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2003–04 record38–29–11–4
Home record25–11–4–1
Road record13–18–7–3
Goals for237
Goals against210
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachSteve Stirling
CaptainMichael Peca
Alternate captainsAdrian Aucoin
Kenny Jonsson
Alexei Yashin
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance13,693 (84.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Team leaders
GoalsMariusz Czerkawski (25)
Trent Hunter (25)
AssistsOleg Kvasha (36)
PointsOleg Kvasha (51)
Trent Hunter (51)
Penalty minutesEric Cairns (189)
Plus/minusAdrian Aucoin ( 29)
WinsRick DiPietro (23)
Goals against averageRick DiPietro (2.36)

Offseason

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Head coach Peter Laviolette was fired on June 3, 2003, and replaced by Bridgeport Sound Tigers head coach Steve Stirling.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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Atlantic Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
2 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
3 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
4 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 9, 2003 1–6 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 11, 2003 6–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 T October 14, 2003 2–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 1–1–1–0 Recap
4 W October 18, 2003 2–1 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 W October 20, 2003 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 L October 23, 2003 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 3–2–1–0 Recap
7 W October 25, 2003 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 4–2–1–0 Recap
8 L October 28, 2003 0–4 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 4–3–1–0 Recap
9 T October 29, 2003 4–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 4–3–2–0 Recap
November: 5–8–0–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 1–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 W November 1, 2003 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 5–3–2–0 Recap
11 W November 3, 2003 6–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 6–3–2–0 Recap
12 W November 6, 2003 4–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–3–2–0 Recap
13 L November 8, 2003 3–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 7–4–2–0 Recap
14 L November 11, 2003 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 7–5–2–0 Recap
15 W November 13, 2003 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 8–5–2–0 Recap
16 L November 15, 2003 3–4 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 8–6–2–0 Recap
17 W November 19, 2003 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 9–6–2–0 Recap
18 L November 20, 2003 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 9–7–2–0 Recap
19 L November 22, 2003 1–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 9–8–2–0 Recap
20 L November 26, 2003 0–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 9–9–2–0 Recap
21 L November 28, 2003 0–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 9–10–2–0 Recap
22 L November 29, 2003 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 9–11–2–0 Recap
December: 10–4–0–1 (home: 7–2–0–0; road: 3–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
23 L December 2, 2003 1–4 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 9–12–2–0 Recap
24 L December 4, 2003 2–4 New York Rangers (2003–04) 9–13–2–0 Recap
25 W December 6, 2003 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 10–13–2–0 Recap
26 W December 9, 2003 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 11–13–2–0 Recap
27 OTL December 10, 2003 0–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 11–13–2–1 Recap
28 W December 13, 2003 4–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 12–13–2–1 Recap
29 W December 16, 2003 5–4 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 13–13–2–1 Recap
30 L December 18, 2003 3–4 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 13–14–2–1 Recap
31 L December 20, 2003 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 13–15–2–1 Recap
32 W December 21, 2003 5–4 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 14–15–2–1 Recap
33 W December 23, 2003 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 15–15–2–1 Recap
34 W December 26, 2003 4–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 16–15–2–1 Recap
35 W December 27, 2003 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 17–15–2–1 Recap
36 W December 29, 2003 3–1 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 18–15–2–1 Recap
37 W December 31, 2003 6–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 19–15–2–1 Recap
January: 6–5–3–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 1, 2004 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 19–16–2–1 Recap
39 T January 3, 2004 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 19–16–3–1 Recap
40 L January 6, 2004 2–3 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 19–17–3–1 Recap
41 W January 8, 2004 3–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 20–17–3–1 Recap
42 L January 10, 2004 2–3 New York Rangers (2003–04) 20–18–3–1 Recap
43 L January 13, 2004 1–4 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 20–19–3–1 Recap
44 T January 15, 2004 4–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 20–19–4–1 Recap
45 W January 17, 2004 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 21–19–4–1 Recap
46 W January 19, 2004 5–2 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 22–19–4–1 Recap
47 L January 20, 2004 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 22–20–4–1 Recap
48 W January 23, 2004 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 23–20–4–1 Recap
49 W January 24, 2004 3–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 24–20–4–1 Recap
50 T January 27, 2004 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 24–20–5–1 Recap
51 OTL January 29, 2004 1–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 24–20–5–2 Recap
52 W January 31, 2004 4–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 25–20–5–2 Recap
February: 5–3–4–1 (home: 3–1–2–1; road: 2–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 3, 2004 5–4 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 26–20–5–2 Recap
54 L February 5, 2004 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 26–21–5–2 Recap
55 T February 10, 2004 1–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 26–21–6–2 Recap
56 T February 11, 2004 4–4 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 26–21–7–2 Recap
57 W February 13, 2004 5–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 27–21–7–2 Recap
58 T February 16, 2004 1–1 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 27–21–8–2 Recap
59 W February 18, 2004 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 28–21–8–2 Recap
60 L February 19, 2004 2–6 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 28–22–8–2 Recap
61 W February 21, 2004 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 29–22–8–2 Recap
62 T February 24, 2004 0–0 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 29–22–9–2 Recap
63 L February 26, 2004 3–6 New York Rangers (2003–04) 29–23–9–2 Recap
64 W February 27, 2004 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 30–23–9–2 Recap
65 OTL February 29, 2004 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 30–23–9–3 Recap
March: 7–6–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–4–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
66 T March 2, 2004 3–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 30–23–10–3 Recap
67 L March 4, 2004 2–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 30–24–10–3 Recap
68 L March 6, 2004 2–4 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 30–25–10–3 Recap
69 OTL March 9, 2004 2–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 30–25–10–4 Recap
70 L March 11, 2004 4–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 30–26–10–4 Recap
71 W March 12, 2004 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 31–26–10–4 Recap
72 W March 16, 2004 3–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 32–26–10–4 Recap
73 L March 17, 2004 4–6 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 32–27–10–4 Recap
74 W March 19, 2004 3–1 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 33–27–10–4 Recap
75 W March 21, 2004 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 34–27–10–4 Recap
76 W March 23, 2004 3–0 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 35–27–10–4 Recap
77 W March 25, 2004 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 36–27–10–4 Recap
78 L March 27, 2004 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 36–28–10–4 Recap
79 L March 28, 2004 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 36–29–10–4 Recap
80 W March 31, 2004 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 37–29–10–4 Recap
April: 1–0–1–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
81 W April 2, 2004 6–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 38–29–10–4 Recap
82 T April 4, 2004 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 38–29–11–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 New York Islanders 0–3 Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum (18,536) 0–1 Recap
2 April 10 New York Islanders 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum (19,982) 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) 1–2 Recap
4 April 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) 1–3 Recap
5 April 16 New York Islanders 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum (20,927) 1–4 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts /- PIM GP G A Pts /- PIM
7 Trent Hunter RW 77 25 26 51 23 16 5 0 0 0 −2 4
12 Oleg Kvasha LW 81 15 36 51 4 48 5 1 0 1 −1 0
21 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 81 25 24 49 8 16 5 0 1 1 −1 0
55 Jason Blake LW 75 22 25 47 11 56 4 2 0 2 −2 2
3 Adrian Aucoin D 81 13 31 44 29 54 5 0 0 0 −6 6
27 Michael Peca C 76 11 29 40 17 71 5 0 0 0 −1 6
37 Mark Parrish RW 59 24 11 35 8 18 5 1 2 3 −4 0
79 Alexei Yashin C 47 15 19 34 −1 10 5 0 1 1 −2 0
17 Shawn Bates C 69 9 23 32 −8 46 5 0 0 0 −2 4
4 Roman Hamrlik D 81 7 22 29 2 68 5 0 1 1 0 2
29 Kenny Jonsson D 79 5 24 29 25 22 5 0 0 0 −4 2
44 Janne Niinimaa D 82 9 19 28 12 64 5 1 2 3 −2 2
38 Dave Scatchard C 61 9 16 25 12 78 5 0 1 1 −3 6
45 Arron Asham LW 79 12 12 24 −12 92 5 0 1 1 0 4
77 Cliff Ronning C 40 9 15 24 3 2 4 0 0 0 −2 0
11 Mattias Weinhandl RW 55 8 12 20 9 26 5 0 0 0 −2 2
26 Justin Papineau C 64 8 5 13 4 8
33 Eric Cairns D 72 2 6 8 −5 189 1 0 0 0 −2 0
24 Radek Martinek D 47 4 3 7 −9 43 5 0 1 1 2 0
52 Sven Butenschon D 41 1 6 7 −3 30 4 0 0 0 −1 0
16 Justin Mapletoft C 27 1 4 5 −1 6
28 Jason Wiemer C 13 1 3 4 −1 24
10 Sean Bergenheim LW 18 1 1 2 −4 4
2 Mattias Timander D 5 1 1 2 2 2
39 Rick DiPietro G 50 0 2 2 22 5 0 0 0 0
20 Eric Manlow C 18 0 2 2 −2 2
49 Eric Godard RW 31 0 1 1 −2 97
25 Alexander Karpovtsev D 3 0 1 1 1 4
30 Garth Snow G 39 0 1 1 28
41 Derek Bekar LW 4 0 0 0 0 2
34 Wade Dubielewicz G 2 0 0 0 0
18 Jeff Hamilton C 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tomi Pettinen D 4 0 0 0 −2 2
20 Steve Webb RW 5 0 0 0 −1 2 2 0 0 0 −1 6

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Rick DiPietro 50 23 18 5 1261 112 2.36 .911 5 2844 5 1 4 120 11 2.18 .908 1 303
30 Garth Snow 39 14 15 5 932 94 2.80 .899 1 2015
34 Wade Dubielewicz 2 1 0 1 50 3 1.71 .940 0 105

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Trent Hunter (Forward) [5]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Adrian Aucoin [6]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Rick DiPietro (October 20) [7]
Adrian Aucoin (November 10) [8]
Adrian Aucoin (March 22) [9]
NHL Rookie of the Month Trent Hunter (December) [10]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Trent Hunter [11]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Adrian Aucoin [12]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Sean Bergenheim October 9, 2003 [13]
Jeff Hamilton December 2, 2003
Wade Dubielewicz March 25, 2004

Transactions

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The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
January 22, 2004 (2004-01-22) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Islanders
  • Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2004
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March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) To Pittsburgh Penguins
To New York Islanders
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March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
To New York Islanders
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Rob Collins Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency [18]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Ryan Kraft San Jose Sharks Free agency [19]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Mariusz Czerkawski Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [20]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Cail MacLean Hershey Bears (AHL) 1-year Free agency [21]
August 7, 2003 (2003-08-07) Dieter Kochan Minnesota Wild Free agency [22]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Cole Jarrett Plymouth Whalers (OHL) Free agency [23]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Derek Bekar Los Angeles Kings Free agency [24]
January 9, 2004 (2004-01-09) Cliff Ronning Minnesota Wild Free agency [25]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Kevin Haller[b] Contract expiration (III) [26]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Steve Valiquette Edmonton Oilers Free agency (VI) [28]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Ray Schultz Nashville Predators Free agency (VI) [29]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Randy Robitaille Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (UFA) [30]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) David St. Germain Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [31]
October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01) Konstantin Kalmikov Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [32]
October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21) Steve Webb Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (UFA) [33]
November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13) Jason Wiemer Minnesota Wild Waivers [34]
January 15, 2004 (2004-01-15) Marco Charpentier Toledo Storm (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) Alan Letang Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency [36]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) Eric Godard 2-year Re-signing [37]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Kenny Jönsson 2-year Re-signing [38]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Radek Martinek 2-year Re-signing [39]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) Arron Asham 2-year Re-signing [40]
Jason Wiemer 1-year Re-signing [40]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Trent Hunter 1-year Re-signing [41]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Rick DiPietro 1-year Re-signing [42]
Garth Snow 1-year Re-signing [42]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Sean Bergenheim 3-year Entry-level [43]
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) Justin Papineau 1-year Re-signing [44]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Jeff Hamilton Re-signing [45]
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) Bruno Gervais 3-year Entry-level [46]

Draft picks

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The Islanders' had 9 picks in the 2003 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[47]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Robert Nilsson Forward   Canada Leksands IF (Elitserien)
2 48 Dmitri Chernykh Right wing   Russia Khimik Voskresensk (RSL)
2 53[a] Evgeni Tunik Forward   Russia Kristall Elektrostal (RUS)
2 58[b] Jeremy Colliton Center   Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 120 Stefan Blaho Right wing   Slovakia Dukla Trenčín Jr. (SVK Jr)
6 182 Bruno Gervais Defense   Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7 212 Denis Rehak Defense   Slovakia Dukla Trenčín Jr. (SVK Jr)
8 238[c] Cody Blanshan Defense   United States University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA)
8 246 Igor Volkov Right wing   Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
Draft notes[48]
  • a The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick (originally from the Washington Capitals) went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to the Oilers in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
  • b The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Chris Osgood and a 2003 third-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Justin Papineau and this pick.
  • The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Justin Papineau and a 2003 second-round pick to the Islanders in exchange for Chris Osgood and this pick.
  • The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 19, 2002 trade that sent Darren Van Impe to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  • c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Kip Miller.
  • The New York Islanders' ninth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of an October 11, 2002 trade that sent Sven Butenschon to the Islanders in exchange for Juraj Kolnik and this pick.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  2. ^ Haller, who last played during the 2001–02 season, retired.[27]

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