2008–09 Edmonton Oilers
Division4th Northwest
Conference11th Western
2008–09 record38–35–9
Home record18–17–6
Road record20–18–3
Goals for234
Goals against248
Team information
General managerSteve Tambellini
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainEthan Moreau
Alternate captainsAles Hemsky
Shawn Horcoff
Sheldon Souray
Steve Staios
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAles Hemsky (23)
Sheldon Souray (23)
AssistsAles Hemsky (43)
PointsAles Hemsky (66)
Penalty minutesZack Stortini (181)
Plus/minusDenis Grebeshkov (+12)
WinsDwayne Roloson (28)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (2.77)

The 2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 37th season of play, 30th as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nonetheless, the Oilers celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Pre-season

  • The NHL Board of Governors on June 18 approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers. All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed in February to sell the club for $200 million to Rexall pharmacy magnate Daryl Katz. The new owner has promised to keep the team in Edmonton and pursue getting a new arena to replace Rexall Place.[1]
  • On July 31, the Edmonton Oilers promoted Kevin Lowe to become president of hockey operations. They also announced that they have hired Steve Tambellini as their new general manager, and had also moved Kevin Prendergast, who was the vice-president of hockey operations, and named him the new assistant general manager.
  • On Friday August 8, the Edmonton Oilers announced that Rick Olczyk has been promoted to the position of assistant general manager and director of hockey operations/legal affairs.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Vancouver Canucks82452710246220100
2Calgary Flames824630625424898
3Minnesota Wild824033921920089
4Edmonton Oilers823835923424885
5Colorado Avalanche823245519925769

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose SharksPA82531811257204117
2y – Detroit Red WingsCE82512110295244112
3y – Vancouver CanucksNW82452710246220100
4Chicago BlackhawksCE82462412264216104
5Calgary FlamesNW824630625424898
6St. Louis BluesCE8241311023323392
7Columbus Blue JacketsCE8241311022623092
8Anaheim DucksPA824233724523891
8.5
9Minnesota WildNW824033921920089
10Nashville PredatorsCE824034821323388
11Edmonton OilersNW823835923424885
12Dallas StarsPA8236351123025783
13Phoenix CoyotesPA823639720825279
14Los Angeles KingsPA8234371120723479
15Colorado AvalancheNW823245519925769

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log

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

Schedule

Playoffs

The Oilers were in the thick of the playoff race all the way until March 20. However, they struggled down the stretch finishing 3-8-0 and missing the postseason by a total of six points.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

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 Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Dwayne Roloson633596282491662.7719531787.9151
Mathieu Garon15814890433.17408365.8950
Jeff Deslauriers10539430303.34302272.9010

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

Records

  • 39 Years, 177 Days: an NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson.
    • 39 Years, 170 Days: A new NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson on March 31, 2009.
  • 36: Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson.
    • 21: A new Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson on March 7, 2009.

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Dustin Penner100th NHL PointOctober 12, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky500th NHL Game
Steve MacIntyre1st NHL GameOctober 15, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win
October 17, 2008
Sheldon Souray200th NHL Point
Kyle Brodziak100th NHL GameOctober 18, 2008
Dwayne Roloson400th NHL GameOctober 22, 2008
Ladislav Smid100th NHL PIM
Tom Gilbert100th NHL GameOctober 23, 2008
Ales Hemsky200th NHL Assist
Zack Stortini100th NHL GameOctober 25, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 9, 2008
Jason Strudwick500th NHL GameNovember 10, 2008
Ethan Moreau900th NHL PIMNovember 15, 2008
Liam Reddox1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Andrew Cogliano100th NHL GameNovember 17, 2008
Dustin Penner200th NHL GameNovember 18, 2008
Shawn Horcoff500th NHL GameNovember 20, 2008
Tim Sestito1st NHL GameNovember 26, 2008
Sam Gagner100th NHL GameNovember 29, 2008
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Shawn Horcoff300th NHL Point
1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Steve Staios1,100th NHL PIM
Rob Schremp1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 3, 2008
Liam Reddox1st NHL AssistDecember 16, 2008
Jason Strudwick700th NHL PIMDecember 22, 2008
Ales Hemsky300th NHL PointDecember 26, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky300th NHL PointDecember 28, 2008
Sheldon Souray900th NHL PIMDecember 30, 2008
Shawn Horcoff200th NHL AssistJanuary 3, 2009
Zack Stortini400th NHL PIM
Erik Cole300th NHL PointJanuary 13, 2009
Steve MacIntyre1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Steve Staios800th NHL GameJanuary 15, 2009
Mathieu Garon200th NHL GameJanuary 16, 2009
Ethan Moreau1st NHL Hat-trickJanuary 18, 2009
Ales Hemsky400th NHL GameFebruary 26, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
March 3, 2009
Sheldon Souray600th NHL GameMarch 17, 2009
Sam Gagner1st NHL Hat-trickMarch 19, 2009
Ladislav Smid200th NHL GameMarch 26, 2009
Ethan Moreau1,000 NHL PIMMarch 27, 2009
Patrick O'Sullivan200th NHL Game

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 6, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Danny Syvret
To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Potulny
June 29, 2008[2]
To Los Angeles Kings
Jarret Stoll
Matt Greene
To Edmonton Oilers
Lubomir Visnovsky
July 1, 2008
To Carolina Hurricanes
Joni Pitkanen
To Edmonton Oilers
Erik Cole
July 1, 2008
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Raffi Torres
To Edmonton Oilers
Gilbert Brule
January 29, 2009
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Mathieu Garon
To Edmonton Oilers
Dany Sabourin
Ryan Stone
4th round pick in 2011
March 4, 2009
To Buffalo Sabres
2nd round pick in 2009
To Edmonton Oilers
Ales Kotalik
March 4, 2009
To Carolina Hurricanes
Erik Cole
5th round pick in 2009
To Edmonton Oilers
Patrick O'Sullivan
2nd round pick in 2009

Draft picks

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Jordan Eberle (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim Ducks) Regina Pats (WHL)
4 103 Johan Motin (D)  Sweden Edmonton Oilers Bofors IK (Sweden-2)
5 133 Philippe Cornet (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 163 Teemu Hartikainen (C)  Finland Edmonton Oilers KalPa (Finland Jr.)
7 193 Jordan Bendfeld (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. "Oilers sale to Daryl Katz approved by NHL". CBC News. June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  2. Oilers acquire Visnovsky from L.A.; ship Stoll and Greene
  3. Oilers sign Jason Strudwick
  4. Oilers sign Carl Corazzini to one-year deal
  5. Oilers claim Steve MacIntyre off waivers
  6. Oilers claim Jesse Boulerice off waivers
  • Player stats: Edmonton Oilers player stats on espn.com
  • Game log: Edmonton Oilers game log on espn.com
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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