2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season

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
Division5th Northwest
Conference15th Western
2009–10 record27–47–8
Home record18–19–4
Road record9–28–4
Goals for214
Goals against284
Team information
General managerSteve Tambellini
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainEthan Moreau
Alternate captainsAles Hemsky
Shawn Horcoff
Sheldon Souray
Steve Staios (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDustin Penner (32)
AssistsDustin Penner (31)
PointsDustin Penner (63)
Penalty minutesZack Stortini (155)
Plus/minusAles Hemsky ( 7)
Ryan Whitney ( 7)
WinsJeff Deslauriers (16)
Goals against averageNikolai 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

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  • 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.

Regular season

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The Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.[2][3][4]

Divisional standings

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Northwest Division[5]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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

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Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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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2009–10 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Schedule

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; /- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

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Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jeff Deslauriers 48 2798 16 28 4 152 3.26 1529 .901 3 0 3 8
Nikolai Khabibulin 18 1089 7 9 2 55 3.03 602 .909 0 0 0 4
Devan Dubnyk 19 1075 4 10 2 64 3.57 579 .889 0 0 0 0

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

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Records

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  • 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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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
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

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The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
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

Draft picks

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Edmonton's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "2009-10 Edmonton Oilers Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  6. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  7. ^ "Oilers acquire two picks for Kyle Brodziak". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  8. ^ "Oilers acquire conditional draft choice from New Jersey". Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  9. ^ Oilers acquire draft pick
  10. ^ Oilers acquire Matt Marquardt
  11. ^ Oilers acquire Ryan Whitney
  12. ^ Oilers acquire Johnson from Flames
  13. ^ "Oilers land Nikolai Khabibulin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  14. ^ Oilers sign pair
  15. ^ Oilers sign pair
  16. ^ Oilers ink trio
  17. ^ Oilers sign Comrie
  18. ^ Islanders Sign Veteran G Roloson
  19. ^ "B's Sign Fata and Sabourin". Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  20. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kotalik". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  21. ^ Blue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy
  22. ^ Oilers claim Ryan Jones
  23. ^ SCHREMP CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS
  24. ^ Panthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton
  25. ^ "Oilers sign Motin to entry level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  26. ^ "Oilers sign Alex Plante to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  27. ^ "Oilers sign Milan Kytnar to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  28. ^ "Strudwick re-signs with Oilers". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  29. ^ Oilers ink trio
  30. ^ Oilers ink trio
  31. ^ Oilers bolster blueline
  32. ^ Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
  33. ^ Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
  34. ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  35. ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  36. ^ Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  37. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Rob Schremp
  38. ^ Petry signs entry level contract
  39. ^ Oilers sign & recall Charles Linglet
  40. ^ Omark signs Entry Level Contract
  41. ^ Chris Vande Velde signs NHL Entry Level contract