League: | NHL |
Season: | 2009–10 |
Year: | 2009 |
Team: | New York Rangers |
Conferencerank: | 9th |
Divisionrank: | 4th |
Record: | 38–33–11 |
Homerecord: | 18–17–6 |
Roadrecord: | 20–16–5 |
Goalsfor: | 222 |
Goalsagainst: | 218 |
Altcaptain: | Ryan Callahan Vaclav Prospal (Nov.–Apr.) |
Attendance: | 18,200 |
Goalsleader: | Marian Gaborik (42) |
Assistsleader: | Marian Gaborik (44) |
Pointsleader: | Marian Gaborik (86) |
Plusminusleader: | Marian Gaborik (+15) |
Pimleader: | Sean Avery (160) |
Winsleader: | Henrik Lundqvist (35) |
Gaaleader: | Lundqvist (2.41) |
The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 83rd season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs after falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in each team's last game with the winner clinching the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and the loser being eliminated. This is the only season the Rangers missed the playoffs between 2005–06 and 2016–17.
On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring from professional hockey after playing one season for the Rangers.[1]
At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to acquire Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.[2]
On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather.[3]
2009 pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–1) | ||||||
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Date | Opponent | Score | Decision | Record | ||
1 | September 15 | 2–1 | 0–1–0 | |||
2 | September 16 | 3–2 SO | 0–1–1 | |||
3 | September 18 | 4–3 | Zaba | 0–2–1 | ||
4 | September 19 | 5–2 | 1–2–1 | |||
5 | September 21 | 4–2 | 2–2–1 | |||
6 | September 24 | 3–2 | Lundqvist | 3–2–1 | ||
7 | September 27 | 4–3 | Lundqvist | 3–3–1 |
The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 || 2 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 0–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 || 3 || Ottawa Senators || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 1–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 || 5 || @ New Jersey Devils || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 2–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 || 8 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 3–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 || 11 || Anaheim Ducks || 3–0 || Valiquette || 4–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 || 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || Lundqvist || 5–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 7 || 14 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 6–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 8 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 7–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 9 || 19 || San Jose Sharks || 7–3 || Valiquette || 7–2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 10 || 22 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 7–3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 11 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 OT || Lundqvist || 7–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 || 26 || Phoenix Coyotes || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 8–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 13 || 28 || @ New York Islanders || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 8–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 14 || 30 || @ Minnesota Wild || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 8–5–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 15 || 1 || Boston Bruins || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 9–5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 16 || 3 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 9–6–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 5 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 4–2 || Valiquette || 10–6–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 18 || 7 || @ Calgary Flames || 3–1 || Valiquette || 10–7–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 19 || 12 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 10–8–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 14 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 11–8–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 21 || 17 || Washington Capitals || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 11–9–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 22 || 21 || Florida Panthers || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 11–10–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 23 || 23 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 7–4 || Lundqvist || 12–10–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 24 || 25 || @ Florida Panthers || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 13–10–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 25 || 27 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 13–11–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 26 || 28 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–3 || Valiquette || 13–12–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 27 || 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Lundqvist|| 13–13–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 28 || 5 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 14–13–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 29 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 14–14–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 30 || 9 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 2–1 OT || Lundqvist || 14–14–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 31 || 12 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 14–15–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 32 || 14 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3–2 SO || Lundqvist || 14–15–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 33 || 16 || New York Islanders || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 14–16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 34 || 17 || @ New York Islanders || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 15–16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 35 || 19 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 16–16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 36 || 21 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 17–16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 37 || 23 || Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 18–16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 38 || 26 || New York Islanders || 3–2 OT || Lundqvist || 18–16–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 39 || 30 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–0 || Lundqvist || 18–17–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 40 || 31 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 19–17–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 41 || 2 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–1 OT || Lundqvist || 19–17–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 42 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 20–17–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 43 || 6 || Dallas Stars || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 21–17–5|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 44 || 7 || @ Atlanta Thrashers || 2–1 SO || Johnson || 21–17–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 45 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 22–17–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 46 || 12 || New Jersey Devils || 1–0 SO || Lundqvist || 22–17–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 47 || 14 || Ottawa Senators || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 22–18–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 48 || 16 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–1 || Johnson || 22–19–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 49 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || Lundqvist || 23–19–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 50 || 19 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 8–2 || Lundqvist || 24–19–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 51 || 21 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 24–20–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 52 || 23 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–0 || Lundqvist || 24–21–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 53 || 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 24–22–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 54 || 27 || Carolina Hurricanes || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 24–23–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 55 || 30 || @ Phoenix Coyotes || 3–2 || Johnson || 24–24–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 56 || 31 || @ Colorado Avalanche || 3–1 || Johnson || 25–24–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 57 || 2 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 25–25–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 58 || 4 || Washington Capitals || 6–5 || Lundqvist || 25–26–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 59 || 6 || New Jersey Devils || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 26–26–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 60 || 10 || Nashville Predators || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 26–27–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 61 || 12 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Lundqvist || 27–27–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 62 || 14 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 28–27–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 63 || 2 || @ Ottawa Senators || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 29–27–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 64 || 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 OT || Lundqvist || 29–27–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 65 || 6 || @ Washington Capitals || 2–0 || Auld || 29–28–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 66 || 7 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 OT || Lundqvist || 29–28–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 67 || 10 || @ New Jersey Devils || 6–3 || Lundqvist || 29–29–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 68 || 12 || @ Atlanta Thrashers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 30–29–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 69 || 14 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 31–29–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 70 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 31–30–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 71 || 18 || St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 31–31–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 72 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 31–32–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 73 || 24 || New York Islanders || 5–0 || Lundqvist || 32–32–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 74 || 25 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–3 SO || Lundqvist || 33–32–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 75 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 OT || Lundqvist || 33–32–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 76 || 30 || @ New York Islanders || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 34–32–10|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 77 || 2 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–0 || Lundqvist || 35–32–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 78 || 3 || @ Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 36–32–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 79 || 6 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 36–33–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 80 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 37–33–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 81 || 9 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 38–33–10|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 82 || 11 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 38–33–11|-
The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers, but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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76 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 15 | 37 | ||
75 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 8 | 32 | ||
69 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 54 | ||
80 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −20 | 32 | ||
77 | 19 | 18 | 37 | −12 | 48 | ||
77 | 14 | 18 | 32 | −10 | 31 | ||
69 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 160 | ||
82 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −2 | 32 | ||
82 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 44 | ||
† | 49 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 24 | |
82 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −2 | 53 | ||
82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 78 | ||
‡ | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −18 | 38 | |
69 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 23 | ||
† | 26 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 22 | |
75 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 27 | ||
57 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −1 | 18 | ||
‡ | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −9 | 32 | |
† | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 65 | |
22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −2 | 4 | ||
41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 89 | ||
71 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −6 | 47 | ||
† | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 37 | |
† | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9 | 73 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Player | ||||||||||||||
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73 | 4204 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 167 | 2.38 | 2109 | .921 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | 305 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3.74 | 128 | .852 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 281 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2.35 | 135 | .919 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
† | 3 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.52 | 52 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.53 | 16 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Award | Reached | |||||||
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Michael Del Zotto[5] | NHL Rookie of the Month | October 2009 | |||||||
Marian Gaborik[6] | NHL Third Star of the Month | November 2009 |
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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1st NHL game | October 2, 2009 | ||||||||
1st NHL game | October 2, 2009 | ||||||||
Michael Del Zotto | 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point | October 3, 2009 | |||||||
600th NHL point | October 3, 2009 | ||||||||
200th NHL game | October 3, 2009 | ||||||||
Michael Del Zotto | 1st NHL assist | October 5, 2009 | |||||||
Matt Gilroy | 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point | October 5, 2009 | |||||||
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | October 8, 2009 | ||||||||
Artem Anisimov | 1st NHL goal | October 11, 2009 | |||||||
Vaclav Prospal | 200th NHL goal | October 14, 2009 | |||||||
800th NHL game | October 19, 2009 | ||||||||
Matt Gilroy | 1st NHL assist | October 19, 2009 | |||||||
1st NHL goal | October 28, 2009 | ||||||||
1st NHL goal 1st NHL point | October 30, 2009 | ||||||||
150th NHL win | November 1, 2009 | ||||||||
1,000th NHL game | November 12, 2009 | ||||||||
300th NHL game | November 12, 2009 | ||||||||
100th NHL game | November 23, 2009 | ||||||||
1st NHL game | November 27, 2009 | ||||||||
200th NHL point | November 28, 2009 | ||||||||
Vaclav Prospal | 900th NHL game | November 28, 2009 | |||||||
1st NHL game | December 5, 2009 | ||||||||
200th NHL game | December 26, 2009 | ||||||||
1st NHL game | December 30, 2009 | ||||||||
Henrik Lundqvist | 300th NHL game | December 30, 2009 | |||||||
100th NHL point | December 31, 2009 | ||||||||
600th NHL game coached | December 31, 2009 | ||||||||
100th NHL point | January 4, 2010 | ||||||||
Brandon Dubinsky | 200th NHL game | January 6, 2010 | |||||||
Chad Johnson | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | January 7, 2010 | |||||||
600th NHL game | January 9, 2010 | ||||||||
1st NHL game | January 23, 2010 | ||||||||
200th NHL game | January 25, 2010 | ||||||||
Chad Johnson | 1st NHL win | January 31, 2010 | |||||||
500th NHL point | January 31, 2010 | ||||||||
Chris Drury | 600th NHL point | February 14, 2010 | |||||||
100th NHL game | March 7, 2010 | ||||||||
100th NHL game | March 10, 2010 |
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Date | Details | |
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June 27, 2009[7] | To Los Angeles Kings----3rd-round pick in 2010 | To New York Rangers----Brian Boyle |
June 27, 2009[8] | To Pittsburgh Penguins----5th-round pick in 2009 | To New York Rangers----Chad Johnson |
June 30, 2009[9] | To Montreal Canadiens----Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto | To New York Rangers----Chris Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik |
July 13, 2009[10] | To Phoenix Coyotes----Lauri Korpikoski | To New York Rangers----Enver Lisin |
July 16, 2009[11] | To Colorado Avalanche----Brian Fahey | To New York Rangers----Nigel Williams |
February 1, 2010[12] | To Calgary Flames----Chris Higgins Ales Kotalik | To New York Rangers----Olli Jokinen Brandon Prust |
February 12, 2010[13] | To San Jose Sharks----Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2011 | To New York Rangers----Jody Shelley |
March 3, 2010[14] | To Detroit Red Wings----Jordan Owens | To New York Rangers----Kris Newbury |
March 3, 2010[15] | To Phoenix Coyotes----Miika Wiikman 7th-round pick in 2011 | To New York Rangers----Anders Eriksson |
Player | Former team | Contract terms | |
Paul Crowder[16] | undisclosed | ||
Matt Gilroy[17] | 2 years, $3.5 million | ||
Andres Ambuhl[18] | undisclosed | ||
Ilkka Heikkinen[19] | undisclosed | ||
Donald Brashear[20] | 2 years, $2.8 million | ||
Marian Gaborik[21] | 5 years, $37.5 million | ||
Tyler Arnason[22] | 2-way contract | ||
Corey Locke[23] | undisclosed | ||
Ales Kotalik[24] | 3 years, $9 million | ||
Sam Klassen[25] | undisclosed | ||
Vaclav Prospal[26] | 1 year, $1.1 million | ||
Lee Baldwin[27] | undisclosed | ||
Cam Talbot[28] | undisclosed |
Player | New team | Contract terms | |
Colton Orr[29] | 4 years, $4 million | ||
Nik Antropov[30] | 4 years, $16 million | ||
Fredrik Sjostrom[31] | 2 years, $1.5 million | ||
Greg Moore[32] | 1 year, 2-way contract | ||
Doug Janik[33] | 1 year, 2-way contract | ||
Paul Mara[34] | 1 year, $1.675 million | ||
Derek Morris[35] | 1 year, $3.3 million | ||
Blair Betts[36] | 1 year, $550,000 | ||
Nikolay Zherdev[37] | 1 year |
Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers | |
---|---|---|---|
Erik Christensen[38] | December 2, 2009 | ||
Alex Auld[39] | February 27, 2010 |
Player | |
Markus Naslund |
Player | Contract terms | |
Matt Zaba[40] | undisclosed | |
Michael Del Zotto[41] | undisclosed | |
Jordan Owens[42] | undisclosed | |
P. A. Parenteau[43] | undisclosed | |
Chris Higgins[44] | 1 year, $2.25 million | |
Brian Boyle[45] | 2 years, $1.05 million | |
Dane Byers[46] | undisclosed | |
Chad Johnson[47] | undisclosed | |
Ryan Callahan[48] | 2 years, $4.6 million | |
Corey Potter[49] | 1 year, $550,000 | |
Enver Lisin[50] | 1 year, $790,000 | |
Brandon Dubinsky[51] | 2 years, $3.7 million |
New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Canada, at the Bell Centre.
Round | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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1 | 19 | Chris Kreider | LW | Phillips Andover (USHS-MA) | ||
2 | 47 (compensatory) | Ethan Werek | C | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
3 | 80 | Ryan Bourque | C | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) | ||
5 | 127 (from Phoenix) | Roman Horak | C | Czech Republic | České Budějovice Mountfield Jr. (Czech Extraliga-Jr) | |
5 | 140 | Scott Stajcer | G | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) | ||
6 | 170 | Daniel Maggio | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
7 | 200 | Mikhail Pashnin | D | Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia-2) |
* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.[52]
The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.
The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats) for the 2010–11 season.