Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Na June 24, 2001, na NHL Entry Draft
, Connolly na Taylor Pyatt bụ ndị ndị Islanders gbanwere ndị Buffalo Sabres maka onyeisi ndị egwuregwu Michael Peca. Mgbe ọ na-efufu naanị egwuregwu atọ n'oge egwuregwu oge niile na oge anọ mbụ ya na egwuregwu ahụ, mmerụ ahụ malitere ịkpata ọrụ Connolly na-amalite na 2003<unk>04. Ọ tụfuru oge niile na post-concussion syndrome mgbe ọ tara ahụhụ na egwuregwu pre-season megide Chicago Blackhawks. N'oge mkpọchi NHL nke 2004/05, ọ gbara ọkara nke abụọ nke oge ahụ na SC Langnau na Switzerland Nationalliga A.