The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 38th season of play, its 31st as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009–10 season was one of the poorest in franchise history as the Oilers finished last in the NHL. The team's 62 points were the second-lowest point total in franchise history (the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992–93). However, despite the misery endured that season, the Oilers were compensated on April 13, 2010, when they won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery to pick first overall for the first time in franchise history.
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 5th Northwest |
Conference | 15th Western |
2009–10 record | 27–47–8 |
Home record | 18–19–4 |
Road record | 9–28–4 |
Goals for | 214 |
Goals against | 284 |
Team information | |
General manager | Steve Tambellini |
Coach | Pat Quinn |
Captain | Ethan Moreau |
Alternate captains | Ales Hemsky Shawn Horcoff Sheldon Souray Steve Staios (Oct.–Mar.) |
Arena | Rexall Place |
Average attendance | 16,839 (100%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Falcons (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dustin Penner (32) |
Assists | Dustin Penner (31) |
Points | Dustin Penner (63) |
Penalty minutes | Zack Stortini (155) |
Plus/minus | Ales Hemsky ( 7) Ryan Whitney ( 7) |
Wins | Jeff Deslauriers (16) |
Goals against average | Nikolai Khabibulin (3.03) |
This season the Oilers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season having not appeared in a playoff game since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. This would continue until their 2016–17 season.
Preseason
edit- On May 26, Pat Quinn was named as the new head coach of the Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish.[1] Tom Renney and Wayne Fleming were named associate coach and assistant coach, respectively.
- On June 30, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini aggressively pursued disgruntled winger and sniper Dany Heatley, who wanted a trade from the Ottawa Senators. A deal was in place that would have sent Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid to Ottawa. However, Heatley who had a no-movement clause rejected the trade. Tambellini would eventually give up pursuing Heatley, and he was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks.
- On September 10, former Oiler Mike Comrie signed a one-year contract worth $1.125 million with the team that began his career. After a six-year hiatus, Comrie was finally able to mend the fences with the Oilers faithful. This was shown in a game against the Florida Panthers when Comrie dropped the gloves against Eric Himelfarb. After the fight, the fans showed appreciation by chanting his name. The Oilers won that game 4–0.
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0–1–1) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | ||
1 | September 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 4-1 | Calgary Flames | Jeff Deslauriers (1-0-0) | 19,289 | 1-0-0 | |||
2 | September 16 | New York Islanders | 2-3 | Edmonton Oilers | Devan Dubnyk (1-0-0) | 16,386 | 2-0-0 | |||
3 | September 18 | Florida Panthers | 0-4 | Edmonton Oilers | Nikolai Khabibulin (1-0-0) | 16,601 | 3-0-0 | |||
4 | September 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 1-3 | Vancouver Canucks | Jeff Deslauriers (1-1-0) | 18,630 | 3-1-0 | |||
5 | September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK) | Edmonton Oilers | 1-3 | New York Islanders | Devan Dubnyk (1-1-0) | 12,843 | 3-2-0 | |||
6 | September 23 | Calgary Flames | 5-3 | Edmonton Oilers | Nikolai Khabibulin (1-1-0) | 16,839 | 3-3-0 | |||
7 | September 24 (in Winnipeg, MB) | Edmonton Oilers | 3-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Jeff Deslauriers (1-2-0) | 11,644 | 3-3-1 | |||
8 | September 27 | Vancouver Canucks | 4-5 | Edmonton Oilers | Nikolai Khabibulin (2-1-0) | 16,839 | 4-3-1 |
Regular season
editThe Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.[2][3][4]
Divisional standings
editGP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
Conference standings
editR | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | z – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 | |
2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 | |
3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 | |
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 | |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 | |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 | |
7 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 | |
8 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 | |
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9 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 | |
10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 | |
11 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 | |
12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 | |
13 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 | |
14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 | |
15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)
Schedule and results
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Player statistics
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Goaltenders
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
Awards and records
editRecords
edit- 7 seconds: A new Oilers record for fastest two goals in a game by Sheldon Souray (11:07) and Ales Hemsky (11:14) on November 23, 2009.
Milestones
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Nikolai Khabibulin | 300th NHL Win | October 6, 2009 | |||||||
Ales Hemsky | 200th NHL PIM | October 10, 2009 | |||||||
Taylor Chorney | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 12, 2009 | |||||||
Jean-Francois Jacques | 1st NHL Assist | ||||||||
Zack Stortini | 500th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Mike Comrie | 400th NHL PIM | October 19, 2009 | |||||||
Sam Gagner | 100th NHL Point | October 24, 2009 | |||||||
Robert Nilsson | 200th NHL Game | October 29, 2009 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 800th NHL Game | October 31, 2009 | |||||||
Ryan O'Marra | 1st NHL Game | November 10, 2009 | |||||||
Dean Arsene | 1st NHL Game | November 16, 2009 | |||||||
Jeff Deslauriers | 1st NHL Shutout | November 23, 2009 | |||||||
Tom Gilbert | 200th NHL Game | ||||||||
Ales Hemsky | 100th NHL Goal | ||||||||
Colin McDonald | 1st NHL Game | November 27, 2009 | |||||||
Devan Dubnyk | 1st NHL Game | November 28, 2009 | |||||||
Colin McDonald | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Ryan O'Marra | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Zack Stortini | 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | December 9, 2009 | |||||||
Robert Nilsson | 100th NHL Point | December 11, 2009 | |||||||
Jean-Francois Jacques | 100th NHL PIM | December 15, 2009 | |||||||
Andrew Cogliano | 200th NHL Game | December 21, 2009 | |||||||
Sheldon Souray | 1,000th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Denis Grebeshkov | 200th NHL Game | December 23, 2009 | |||||||
Dustin Penner | 300th NHL Game | December 28, 2009 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 1,200th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 600th NHL Game | January 7, 2010 | |||||||
Patrick O'Sullivan | 100th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Sam Gagner | 200th NHL Game | January 14, 2010 | |||||||
Sam Gagner | 100th NHL PIM | January 16, 2010 | |||||||
Denis Grebeshkov | 100th NHL PIM | January 20, 2010 | |||||||
Jean-Francois Jacques | 100th NHL Game | January 22, 2010 | |||||||
Jason Strudwick | 600th NHL Game | January 26, 2010 | |||||||
Gilbert Brule | 200th NHL Game | January 30, 2010 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 400th NHL PIM | February 1, 2010 | |||||||
Alex Plante | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Dustin Penner | 200th NHL PIM | February 3, 2010 | |||||||
Zack Stortini | 200th NHL Game | ||||||||
Lubomir Visnovsky | 600th NHL Game | February 4, 2010 | |||||||
Theo Peckham | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
March 2, 2010 | |||||||
Johan Motin | 1st NHL Game | March 3, 2010 | |||||||
Zack Stortini | 600th NHL PIM | March 5, 2010 | |||||||
Ryan Potulny | 100th NHL Game | March 7, 2010 | |||||||
Andrew Cogliano | 100th NHL Point | March 13, 2010 | |||||||
Gilbert Brule Theo Peckham |
100th NHL PIM | March 15, 2010 | |||||||
Devan Dubnyk | 1st NHL Win | March 19, 2010 | |||||||
Tom Gilbert | 100th NHL Point | March 21, 2010 | |||||||
Dustin Penner | 100th NHL Goal | ||||||||
Ryan Whitney | 300th NHL PIM | March 26, 2010 | |||||||
Charles Linglet | 1st NHL Game | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
Fernando Pisani | 400th NHL Game | April 7, 2010 |
Transactions
editThe Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Trades
editDate | Details
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June 27, 2009[7] | To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak 6th-round pick in 2009 |
To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2009 5th-round pick in 2009 |
June 27, 2009 | To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2009 |
To Edmonton Oilers 6th-round pick in 2010 |
July 9, 2009[8] | To New Jersey Devils Tim Sestito |
To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations |
March 1, 2010[9] | To Nashville Predators Denis Grebeshkov |
To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
March 2, 2010[10] | To Boston Bruins Cody Wild |
To Edmonton Oilers Matt Marquardt |
March 3, 2010[11] | To Anaheim Ducks Lubomir Visnovsky |
To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Whitney 6th-round pick in 2010 |
March 3, 2010[12] | To Calgary Flames Steve Staios |
To Edmonton Oilers Aaron Johnson 3rd-round pick in 2011 |
Free agents acquirededit
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Claimed via waiversedit
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Lost via waiversedit
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Player signingsedit
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Draft picks
editEdmonton's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson | (LW) | Sweden | Timra IK (Elitserien) |
2 | 40 | Anton Lander | (C) | Sweden | Timra IK (Elitserien) |
3 | 71 | Troy Hesketh | (D) | United States | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) |
3 | 82 (from Philadelphia) | Cameron Abney | (RW) | Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
4 | 99 (from Dallas via Tampa Bay and Minnesota) | Kyle Bigos | (D) | United States | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) |
4 | 101 | Toni Rajala | (RW) | Finland | Ilves (SM-liiga) |
5 | 133 (from Minnesota) | Olivier Roy | (G) | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
Farm teams
edit- The Oilers are affiliated with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League and the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oilers name Pat Quinn head coach; Tom Renney joins club as associate coach". Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2009-10 Edmonton Oilers Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
- ^ "Oilers acquire two picks for Kyle Brodziak". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Oilers acquire conditional draft choice from New Jersey". Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Oilers acquire draft pick
- ^ Oilers acquire Matt Marquardt
- ^ Oilers acquire Ryan Whitney
- ^ Oilers acquire Johnson from Flames
- ^ "Oilers land Nikolai Khabibulin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ Oilers sign pair
- ^ Oilers sign pair
- ^ Oilers ink trio
- ^ Oilers sign Comrie
- ^ Islanders Sign Veteran G Roloson
- ^ "B's Sign Fata and Sabourin". Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kotalik". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Blue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy
- ^ Oilers claim Ryan Jones
- ^ SCHREMP CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS
- ^ Panthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton
- ^ "Oilers sign Motin to entry level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Oilers sign Alex Plante to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Oilers sign Milan Kytnar to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Strudwick re-signs with Oilers". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ Oilers ink trio
- ^ Oilers ink trio
- ^ Oilers bolster blueline
- ^ Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
- ^ Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
- ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
- ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
- ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
- ^ Oilers agree to terms with Rob Schremp
- ^ Petry signs entry level contract
- ^ Oilers sign & recall Charles Linglet
- ^ Omark signs Entry Level Contract
- ^ Chris Vande Velde signs NHL Entry Level contract