List of New York Islanders players

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. 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]

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 seven numbers: 5 (Denis Potvin), 9 (Clark Gillies), 19 (Bryan Trottier), 22 (Mike Bossy), 23 (Bob Nystrom), 31 (Billy Smith) and 91 (Butch Goring).^[3]

Quince jugadores han sido capitanes del equipo, comenzando con Ed Westfall . ^{[ 4 ]} Denis Potvin tiene el récord del período de capitanía más largo, ya que lideró al equipo desde 1979 hasta 1987. ^{[ 5 ]} El período de capitanía más corto lo tuvo Bryan McCabe , quien solo sirvió durante 56 juegos de temporada regular. ^{[ 6 ]} Ha habido dos temporadas en las que los Islanders no tuvieron capitán: 1996-97 y 2000-01. ^{[ 2 ] [ 7 ]} El capitán actual del equipo es Anders Lee , quien fue nombrado el 4 de octubre de 2018, sucediendo a John Tavares , quien firmó con los Toronto Maple Leafs en la temporada baja de 2018-19. ^{[ 8 ]}

 †  Ganó una Copa Stanley con los Islanders.

En la temporada inaugural de los Islanders, tres porteros jugaron para el equipo: Billy Smith , Gerry Desjardins y Gerry Gray . Desde entonces, otros 51 han jugado al menos un partido de temporada regular o playoffs. Smith permaneció con los Islanders hasta 1989 y jugó 674 partidos de temporada regular y 132 partidos de playoffs, la mayor cantidad en la historia del equipo. Además, tiene el récord de más victorias totales, con 304. Chico Resch ha registrado la mayor cantidad de blanqueadas con 25. Veintiuno han jugado en partidos de playoffs de los Islanders y de ellos, tres han estado en la plantilla durante una victoria de la Copa Stanley .

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  Al Montoya jugó dos temporadas con los Islanders, de 2010 a 2012.
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  Kevin Poulin fue seleccionado por los Islanders en el draft de 2008 y permaneció en la organización hasta 2015.
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  Billy Smith es el portero que más partidos ha jugado con los Islanders y estuvo en la portería en las cuatro victorias del equipo en la Copa Stanley.

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.

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

• Current New York Islanders rosterArchived February 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at NHL.com
• All-time New York Islanders rosterArchived December 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at NHL.com