List of New York Islanders draft picks

This is an incomplete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the New York Islanders franchise since the 1972–73 season. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team or not.

1 Key
2 First-round draft picks
3 Draft picks
4 See also
5 References

Key

**General**
Pos	Position
S	Supplemental draft selection
RS	NHL regular season games played
PO	NHL post season games played

**Positions**
G	Goaltender	C	Center
D	Defenseman	LW	Left Wing
RW	Right Wing	F	Forward

First-round draft picks

1972: Bill Harris (1st overall)
1973: Denis Potvin (1st overall)
1974: Clark Gillies (4th overall)
1975: Pat Price (11th overall)
1976: Alex McKendry (14th overall)
1977: Mike Bossy (15th overall)
1978: Steve Tambellini (15th overall)
1979: Duane Sutter (17th overall)
1980: Brent Sutter (17th overall)
1981: Paul Boutilier (21st overall)
1982: Patrick Flatley (21st overall)
1983: Pat LaFontaine (3rd overall) & Gerald Diduck (16th overall)
1984: Duncan MacPherson (20th overall)
1985: Brad Dalgarno (6th overall) & Derek King (13th overall)
1986: Tom Fitzgerald (17th overall)
1987: Dean Chynoweth (13th overall)
1988: Kevin Cheveldayoff (16th overall)
1989: David Chyzowski (2nd overall)
1990: Scott Scissons (6th overall)
1991: Scott Lachance (4th overall)

1992: Darius Kasparaitis (5th overall)
1993: Todd Bertuzzi (23rd overall)
1994: Brett Lindros (9th overall)
1995: Wade Redden (2nd overall)
1996: Jean-Pierre Dumont (3rd overall)
1997: Roberto Luongo (4th overall) & Eric Brewer (5th overall)
1998: Michael Rupp (9th overall)
1999: Tim Connolly (5th overall), Taylor Pyatt (8th overall), Branislav Mezei (10th overall), & Kristian Kudroc (28th overall)
2000: Rick DiPietro (1st overall) & Raffi Torres (5th overall)
2001: none
2002: Sean Bergenheim (22nd overall)
2003: Robert Nilsson (15th overall)
2004: Petteri Nokelainen (16th overall)
2005: Ryan O'Marra (15th overall)
2006: Kyle Okposo (7th overall)
2007: none
2008: Josh Bailey (9th overall)
2009: John Tavares (1st overall) & Calvin de Haan (12th overall)
2010: Nino Niederreiter (5th overall) & Brock Nelson (30th overall)
2011: Ryan Strome (5th overall)

Draft picks

Year	Round	Pick #	Player	Nationality	Position	Prior team	Prior league
1972	1	1	Harris, BillyBilly Harris	Canada	RW	Toronto Marlboros	Ontario Hockey Association
1972	2	17	Henning, LorneLorne Henning	Canada	C	New Westminster Bruins	West Coast Hockey League
1972	3	33	Nystrom, BobBob Nystrom	Sweden	RW	Calgary Centennials	West Coast Hockey League
1972	4	49	Smith, RonRon Smith	Canada	D	Cornwall Royals	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1972	5	65	Grenier, RichardRichard Grenier	Canada	C	Verdun Maple Leafs	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1972	6	81	Black, DerekDerek Black	Canada	LW	Calgary Centennials	West Coast Hockey League
1972	7	97	Brodeur, RichardRichard Brodeur	Canada	G	Cornwall Royals	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1972	7	101	McLaughlin, DonDon McLaughlin	Canada	LW	Brandon Wheat Kings	West Coast Hockey League
1972	8	113	Kuntz, DerekDerek Kuntz	Canada	LW	Medicine Hat Tigers	West Coast Hockey League
1972	8	117	Levasseur, ReneRene Levasseur	Canada	D	Shawinigan Bruins	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1972	9	129	Rolando, YvonYvon Rolando	Canada	RW	Drummondville Rangers	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1972	9	133	Ennos, BillBill Ennos	Canada	RW	Vancouver Nats	West Coast Hockey League
1972	10	144	Howatt, GarryGarry Howatt	Canada	LW	Flin Flon Bombers	West Coast Hockey League
1972	10	146	Lambert, ReneRene Lambert	Canada	LW	St.-Jerome Alouettes	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
1973	1	1	Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	Canada	D
1973	3	33	Lewis, DaveDave Lewis	Canada	D
1973	4	49	St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent	Canada	C
1973	5	65	Kennedy, RonRon Kennedy	Canada	RW
1973	6	81	Smith, KeithKeith Smith	Canada	D
1973	7	97	Cutts, DonDon Cutts	Canada	G
1973	7	110	Andersen, DenisDenis Andersen	Canada	D
1973	8	113	Kennedy, MikeMike Kennedy	Canada	RW
1973	8	126	Desgagnes, DenisDenis Desgagnes	Canada	C
1973	9	129	Lorimer, BobBob Lorimer	Canada	D
1974	1	4	Gillies, ClarkClark Gillies	Canada	F
1974	2	22	Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	Canada	C
1977	1	15	Bossy, MikeMike Bossy	Canada	RW
1986	S	15	Kruzich, GaryGary Kruzich	United States	G
1987	S	12	Vandermast, HowieHowie Vandermast	[[\|]]
1988	S	21	Melnyk, DougDoug Melnyk	Canada	D
1989	S	2	Vanderydt, RobRob Vanderydt	Canada	C
1989	S	7	Mattson, BradBrad Mattson	[[\|]]
1990	S	10	Reed, BrandonBrandon Reed	United States	G
1991	S	4	Bonner, JimJim Bonner	[[\|]]	D
1991	S	10	Duffy, JackJack Duffy	United States	D
1992	S	8	Foy, ChrisChris Foy	Canada	D
2001	4	101	Stillman, CoryCory Stillman	Canada	C
2001	5	132	Salficky, DusanDusan Salficky	Czech Republic	G
2001	6	166	Chiodo, AndyAndy Chiodo	Canada	G
2003	1	15	Nilsson, RobertRobert Nilsson	Canada	C/F/W	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan
2003	2	48	Chernykh, DmitriDmitri Chernykh	Russia	RW	Khimik Voskresensk	Russia
2003	2	53	Tunik, EvgenyEvgeny Tunik	Russia	C/F	Elektrostal	Russia
2003	2	58	Colliton, JeremyJeremy Colliton	Canada	C	Prince Albert Raiders	Western Hockey League
2003	4	120	Blaho, StefanStefan Blaho	Slovakia	RW	Trencin Jr.	Slovakia Jr.
2003	6	182	Gervais, BrunoBruno Gervais	Canada	D	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2003	7	212	Rehak, DenisDenis Rehak	Slovakia	D	Trencin Jr.	Slovakia Jr.
2003	8	238	Blanshan, CodyCody Blanshan	United States	D	University of Nebraska-Omaha	Central Collegiate Hockey Association
2003	8	246	Volkov, IgorIgor Volkov	Russia	RW	Ufa	Russia
2004	1	16	Nokelainen, PetteriPetteri Nokelainen	Finland	C/W	SaiPa	Finland Hockey League
2004	2	47	Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau	Canada	RW	Kelowna Rockets	Western Hockey League
2004	3	82	Ogordonikov, SergeiSergei Ogordonikov	Russia	C	Tver	Russia
2004	4	115	O'Neill, WesWes O'Neill	Canada	D	University of Notre Dame	Central Collegiate Hockey Association
2004	5	148	Regier, SteveSteve Regier	Canada	LW	Medicine Hat Tigers	Western Hockey League
2004	6	179	Mrazek, JaroslavJaroslav Mrazek	Czech	D	Sparta Jr.	Czech Jr.
2004	7	210	Axelsson, EmilEmil Axelsson	Sweden	D	Örebro Hockey Vipers	Swedish Hockey League
2004	7	227	Campoli, ChrisChris Campoli	Canada	D	Erie Otters	Ontario Hockey League
2004	8	244	Pitton, JasonJason Pitton	Canada	LW	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Ontario Hockey League
2004	9	276	Michaud, SylvainSylvain Michaud	Canada	G	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2005	1	15	O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra	Japan	C	Erie Otters	Ontario Hockey League
2005	2	46	Kohn, DustinDustin Kohn	Canada	D	Calgary Hitmen	Western Hockey League
2005	3	76	Guthrie, SheaShea Guthrie	Canada	W	St. George's School, Newport	USHSE
2005	5	144	Marjamaki, MasiMasi Marjamaki	Finland	RW	Moose Jaw Warriors	Western Hockey League
2005	6	180	Mason, TyrellTyrell Mason	Canada	D	Salmon Arm SilverBacks	British Columbia Hockey League
2005	7	196	Tuzzolino, NicholasNicholas Tuzzolino	United States	D	Sarnia Sting	Ontario Hockey League
2005	7	210	Aquino, LucianoLuciano Aquino	Canada	C/LW	Brampton Battalion	Ontario Hockey League
2006	1	7	Okposo, KyleKyle Okposo	United States	RW	Des Moines Buccaneers	United States Hockey League
2006	2	60	Joensuu, JesseJesse Joensuu	Finland	W	Ässat	SM-Liiga
2006	3	70	Figren, RobinRobin Figren	Sweden	W	Frölunda HC	J20 SuperElit
2006	4	100	Rakhshani, RhettRhett Rakhshani	United States	RW	US Nat'l U-18	USA Hockey League
2006	4	108	Weslosky, JaseJase Weslosky	Canada	G	Sherwood Park Crusaders	Alberta Junior Hockey League
2006	4	115	Marcinko, TomasTomas Marcinko	Slovakia	C	HC Košice	Slovak Extraliga
2006	4	119	Rogers, DougDoug Rogers	United States	C	St. Sebastian's	USHSE
2006	5	126	Sims, ShaneShane Sims	United States	D	Des Moines Buccaneers	United States Hockey League
2006	5	141	Johansson, KimKim Johansson	Sweden	W	Malmö Redhawks	J20 SuperElit
2006	6	160	MacDonald, AndrewAndrew MacDonald	Canada	D	Moncton Wildcats	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2006	6	171	Day, BrianBrian Day	United States	RW	Governor Dummer	USHSE
2006	6	173	Ridderwall, StefanStefan Ridderwall	Sweden	G	Djurgårdens IF	J20 SuperElit
2006	7	190	Mattila, TroyTroy Mattila	United States	LW	Springfield Blues	North American Hockey League
2007	3	62	Katic, MarkMark Katic	Canada	D	Sarnia Sting	Ontario Hockey League
2007	3	76	Gregoire, JasonJason Gregoire	Canada	LW	Lincoln Stars	United States Hockey League
2007	4	106	Gratchev, MaximMaxim Gratchev	Russia	LW	Rimouski Océanic	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2007	6	166	Kessel, BlakeBlake Kessel	United States	D	Waterloo Blackhawks	United States Hockey League
2007	7	196	Lacroix, SimonSimon Lacroix	Canada	D	Shawinigan Cataractes	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2008	1	9	Bailey, JoshJosh Bailey	Canada	C	Windsor Spitfires	Ontario Hockey League
2008	2	36	Trivino, CoreyCorey Trivino	Canada	C	Stouffville Spirit	Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League
2008	2	40	Ness, AaronAaron Ness	United States	D	Roseau High	High-MN
2008	2	53	Hamonic, TravisTravis Hamonic	Canada	D	Moose Jaw Warriors	Western Hockey League
2008	3	66	Toews, DavidDavid Toews	Canada	C	Shattuck-St. Mary's High School	Midget AAA
2008	3	72	Niemi, JyriJyri Niemi	Finland	D	Saskatoon Blades	Western Hockey League
2008	3	73	Petrov, KirillKirill Petrov	Russia	RW	Kazan	Russian Pro Hockey
2008	4	96	Donovan, MattMatt Donovan	United States	D	Cedar Rapids	United States Hockey League
2008	4	102	Ullstrom, DavidDavid Ullstrom	Sweden	W	HV71	J20 SuperElit
2008	5	126	Poulin, KevinKevin Poulin	Canada	G	Victoriavilla	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2008	5	148	Martin, MattMatt Martin	Canada	LW	Sarnia Sting	Ontario Hockey League
2008	6	156	Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon	Canada	D	Spokane Chiefs	Western Hockey League
2008	6	175	DiBenedetto, JustinJustin DiBenedetto	Canada	C	Sarnia Sting	Ontario Hockey League
2009	1	1	Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares	Canada	C	London Knights	Ontario Hockey League
2009	1	12	de Haan, CalvinCalvin de Haan	Canada	D	Oshawa Generals	Ontario Hockey League
2009	2	31	Koskinen, MikkoMikko Koskinen	Finland	G	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga
2009	3	62	Anders NilssonAnders Nilsson	Sweden	G	Luleå HF	J20 SuperElit
2009	4	92	Cizikas, CaseyCasey Cizikas	Canada	C	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Ontario Hockey League
2009	5	122	Klementyev, AntonAnton Klementyev	Russia	D	Yaroslav 2	Russia-3
2009	6	152	Lee, AndersAnders Lee	United States	C	Edina High School	High-MN

References

"All-time roster for the New York Islanders of the NHL". The Internet Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/ttotdisplay.php?tid=52. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
"New York Islanders Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00007085.html. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
"New York Islanders Draft History". Hockey Draft Central. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/histnyi.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

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See also	NHL players who were not drafted

List of New York Islanders draft picks

Contents

Key

First-round draft picks

Draft picks

See also

References