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The 2003–04 New York Islanders season was the 32nd season in the franchise's history.
2003–04 New York Islanders | |
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Division | 3rd Atlantic |
Conference | 8th Eastern |
2003–04 record | 38–29–11–4 |
Home record | 25–11–4–1 |
Road record | 13–18–7–3 |
Goals for | 237 |
Goals against | 210 |
Team information | |
General manager | Mike Milbury |
Coach | Steve Stirling |
Captain | Michael Peca |
Alternate captains | Adrian Aucoin Kenny Jonsson Alexei Yashin |
Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Average attendance | 13,693 (84.3%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mariusz Czerkawski (25) Trent Hunter (25) |
Assists | Oleg Kvasha (36) |
Points | Oleg Kvasha (51) Trent Hunter (51) |
Penalty minutes | Eric Cairns (189) |
Plus/minus | Adrian Aucoin ( 29) |
Wins | Rick DiPietro (23) |
Goals against average | Rick DiPietro (2.36) |
Offseason
editHead coach Peter Laviolette was fired on June 3, 2003, and replaced by Bridgeport Sound Tigers head coach Steve Stirling.[1]
Regular season
editFinal standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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
editSchedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 4–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–2–2–0)
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November: 5–8–0–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 1–5–0–0)
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December: 10–4–0–1 (home: 7–2–0–0; road: 3–2–0–1)
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January: 6–5–3–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–2–1)
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February: 5–3–4–1 (home: 3–1–2–1; road: 2–2–2–0)
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March: 7–6–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–4–1–1)
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April: 1–0–1–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
edit2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning win 4–1
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- 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 | ||||||||||
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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
editNo. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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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
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Sean Bergenheim | October 9, 2003 | [13] |
Jeff Hamilton | December 2, 2003 | ||
Wade Dubielewicz | March 25, 2004 |
Transactions
editThe 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
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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January 22, 2004 | To Philadelphia Flyers |
To New York Islanders
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[15] |
March 8, 2004 | To Pittsburgh Penguins |
To New York Islanders |
[16] |
March 9, 2004 | To Chicago Blackhawks
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To New York Islanders |
[17] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2003 | Rob Collins | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | Free agency | [18] | |
July 8, 2003 | Ryan Kraft | San Jose Sharks | Free agency | [19] | |
July 17, 2003 | Mariusz Czerkawski | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
July 23, 2003 | Cail MacLean | Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
August 7, 2003 | Dieter Kochan | Minnesota Wild | Free agency | [22] | |
September 9, 2003 | Cole Jarrett | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | Free agency | [23] | |
September 10, 2003 | Derek Bekar | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [24] | |
January 9, 2004 | Cliff Ronning | Minnesota Wild | Free agency | [25] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[a] | Ref |
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July 1, 2003 | Kevin Haller[b] | Contract expiration (III) | [26] | |
July 15, 2003 | Steve Valiquette | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (VI) | [28] |
July 17, 2003 | Ray Schultz | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
August 12, 2003 | Randy Robitaille | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
September 10, 2003 | David St. Germain | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
October 1, 2003 | Konstantin Kalmikov | Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [32] |
October 21, 2003 | Steve Webb | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (UFA) | [33] |
November 13, 2003 | Jason Wiemer | Minnesota Wild | Waivers | [34] |
January 15, 2004 | Marco Charpentier | Toledo Storm (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
May 27, 2004 | Alan Letang | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency | [36] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 25, 2003 | Eric Godard | 2-year | Re-signing | [37] |
July 10, 2003 | Kenny Jönsson | 2-year | Re-signing | [38] |
July 14, 2003 | Radek Martinek | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] |
July 18, 2003 | Arron Asham | 2-year | Re-signing | [40] |
Jason Wiemer | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
July 21, 2003 | Trent Hunter | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
July 22, 2003 | Rick DiPietro | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
Garth Snow | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
July 23, 2003 | Sean Bergenheim | 3-year | Entry-level | [43] |
August 5, 2003 | Justin Papineau | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
September 26, 2003 | Jeff Hamilton | Re-signing | [45] | |
October 4, 2003 | Bruno Gervais | 3-year | Entry-level | [46] |
Draft picks
editThe 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) |
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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
editNotes
editReferences
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- ^ "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "2003–04 New York Islanders Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "DiPietro Named Defensive Player of Week". New York Islanders. October 20, 2003. Archived from the original on October 23, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "AUCOIN NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK". New York Islanders. November 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "NHL Names Adrian Aucoin Defensive Player of the Week". New York Islanders. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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New York forward Trent Hunter was chosen as the NHL rookie of the month for December. Hunter had six goals and six assists in 15 games, as well as a plus-8 rating.
- ^ "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN.com. January 24, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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- ^ "Isles Re-acquire Webb for Naz". New York Islanders. March 8, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Blackhawks Trade Karpovtsev To Islanders". Chicago Blackhawks. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Rob Collins: Transactions & Injuries". Sports Forecaster. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
2003-07-01 Signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders.
- ^ Ryan Kraft at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 22, 2022
- ^ "Czerkawski Signed to One-Year Deal". New York Islanders. July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Signed F Sean Bergenheim and RW Cail MacLean.
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- ^ "Preds sign Arkhipov. Schnabel, Schultz, Flaherty". Nashville Predators. July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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26-Sep-03: Re-signed by the New York Islanders.
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