1997-98 New York Islanders Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-41-11 - 71 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Rick Bowness (22-32-9)
Coach: Mike Milbury (8-9-2)
Location: New York, New York
1997-98 New York Islanders StatisticsTeam Record: 30-41-11 - 71 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Rick Bowness (22-32-9)
Coach: Mike Milbury (8-9-2)
Location: New York, New York
1997-98 New York Islanders Results
The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 30 wins and 41 losses and 11 ties for 71 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
The Islanders scored 212 goals and yielded 225. Ziggy Palffy netted 45 goals for New York and contributed 42 assists. Tommy Salo earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.64 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Rick Bowness and Mike Milbury coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Belanger | L | May 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
| Bryan Berard | D | March 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 220 | L | Woonsocket, RI USA |
| Todd Bertuzzi | R | February 2, 1975 | 6'3" | 242 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Zdeno Chara | D | March 18, 1977 | 6'9" | 255 | L | Trencin, Slovakia |
| Vladimir Chebaturkin | D | April 23, 1975 | 6'2" | 226 | L | Tyumen, Russia |
| Tom Chorske | L | September 18, 1966 | 6'1" | 212 | R | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | R | April 13, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | R | Radomsko, Poland |
| J.J. Daigneault | D | October 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 192 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Jason Dawe | R | May 29, 1973 | 5'10" | 189 | L | North York, ON Canada |
| Eric Fichaud | G | November 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 179 | L | Anjue, QC Canada |
| Wade Flaherty | G | January 11, 1968 | 6'0" | 171 | R | Terrace, BC Canada |
| Travis Green | C | December 20, 1970 | 6'1" | 204 | R | Castlegar, BC Canada |
| Sean Haggerty | L | February 11, 1976 | 6'1" | 186 | L | Rye, NY USA |
| Jason Holland | D | April 30, 1976 | 6'3" | 219 | R | Morinville, AB Canada |
| Doug Houda | D | June 3, 1966 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Blairmore, AB Canada |
| Mike Hough | L | February 6, 1963 | 6'1" | 197 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Dane Jackson | R | May 17, 1970 | 6'1" | 200 | R | Castlegar, BC Canada |
| Mark Janssens | C | May 19, 1968 | 6'3" | 212 | L | Surrey, BC Canada |
| Kenny Jonsson | D | October 6, 1974 | 6'3" | 217 | L | Angelholm, Sweden |
| Paul Kruse | L | March 15, 1970 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Merritt, BC Canada |
| Scott Lachance | D | October 22, 1972 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Claude Lapointe | C | October 11, 1968 | 5'9" | 188 | L | Lachine, QC Canada |
| Mark Lawrence | R | January 27, 1972 | 6'4" | 215 | R | Burlington, ON Canada |
| Jeff Libby | D | March 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | L | Waterville, ME USA |
| Trevor Linden | C | April 11, 1970 | 6'4" | 215 | R | Medicine Hat, AB Canada |
| Warren Luhning | R | July 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Bryan McCabe | D | June 8, 1975 | 6'2" | 220 | L | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
| Kip Miller | C | June 11, 1969 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Lansing, MI USA |
| John Namestnikov | D | October 9, 1971 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Novgorod, Russia |
| Sergei Nemchinov | C | January 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Gino Odjick | L | September 7, 1970 | 6'3" | 224 | L | Maniwaki, QC Canada |
| Vladimir Orszagh | R | May 24, 1977 | 5'11" | 195 | L | Banska Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Ziggy Palffy | R | May 5, 1972 | 5'10" | 183 | L | Skalica, Slovakia |
| Rich Pilon | D | April 30, 1968 | 6'2" | 220 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Dan Plante | R | October 5, 1971 | 5'11" | 202 | R | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Robert Reichel | C | June 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Litvinov, Czech Republic |
| Joe Sacco | R | February 4, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | R | Medford, MA USA |
| Tommy Salo | G | February 1, 1971 | 5'11" | 182 | L | Surahammar, Sweden |
| Ray Schultz | D | November 14, 1976 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Bryan Smolinski | C | December 27, 1971 | 6'1" | 215 | R | Toledo, OH USA |
| Jason Strudwick | D | July 17, 1975 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Dennis Vaske | D | October 11, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Rockford, IL USA |
| Steve Webb | R | April 30, 1975 | 6'0" | 211 | R | Peterborough, ON Canada |
