However, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.
The Islanders chose Petteri Nokelainen as their first-round choice, sixteenth overall.
The Islanders regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.
[2] The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.
The Islanders picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.