New York Islanders' 1st round choice (5th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
2006 PLAYOFFS: 11 points (4+7) in eight games... Suffered concussion in Game 2 @ Ottawa (5/8)... Scored three points (2+1) including tying goal with 10.7 left in the game @ Ottawa (5/5)... Had two points (1+1) including GWG vs. Philadelphia (4/30)... One goal and one assist @ Philadelphia (4/26) gives him points in all three games so far... Had two assists vs. Philadelphia (4/24)... Scored one goal vs. Philadelphia (4/22).
2005-06: Two assists vs. TOR (4/16)... Scored two goals and added an assist @ Ottawa (4/8)... Scored power-play goal vs. PHL (4/7)... Had two assists vs. Boston (3/29)... Had two points (1+1) @ Washington (3/14)...Picked up two points (1+1) vs. Boston (3/12)...Scored goal @ Edmonton (1/16)... Had three assists vs. Los Angeles (1/14)... Scored three points (1+2) in 4-3 loss @ Toronto (12/29)... Collected two assists vs. NY Islanders (12/26)... Had two assists vs. Pittsburgh (12/17)... Had two assists @ Colorado (12/4)... Was +1, scored goal and added two assists @ Montreal (12/1)... Assisted on Hecht's game-winning goal @ Washington (11/27)... Scored power-play goal and had one assist vs. Montreal (11/25)... Had one goal and two assists vs. Washington (11/17)... Had one assist vs. New Jersey (11/15)... Scored two goals including GW, and added one assist vs. Toronto (11/11)... Had one assist vs. Carolina (11/9)... Had one assist @ Montreal (11/5)... Scored GWG and had one assist @ NY Islanders (10/29)... Scored first goal of the season and added one assist @ Boston (10/20)... Assisted on Hecht's OT game winner vs. Pittsburgh (10/10)... Led team with five shots in 17:31 of ice time vs. NY Islanders (10/5)...This was Connolly's first regular season game since 4/2/03 vs. Atlanta after serving a two-game suspension for high-sticking, and missing the entire 2003-04 season due to post-concussion syndrome.
2004-05: Played 16 games for Langnau SC in the Swiss league, recording 11 points (8+3) and 14 PIM's in 16 games.
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