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Islanders: Best Player To Wear Number 45

In the New York Islanders history, only six players have worn the number. Before we get to our winner, the other five who wore the jersey were Ken Leiter, Danny Lorenz, Marko Kiprusoff, Nate Thompson, and Anders Nilsson.

For the honorable mention, we'll go with Nilsson. Nilsson was selected in the third round by the New York Islanders in 2009. He'd make his NHL debut in the 2011-12 season putting up a .911 save percentage and a 2.75 goals against average.

He'd go back down for the 2012-2013 season, but in 19 games in 2013-14 he went 8-7-2 with a .