1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season

1993–94 Edmonton Oilers
Division 6th Pacific
Conference 11th Western
1993–94 record 25–45–14
Home record 17–22–3
Road record 8–23–11
Goals for 261
Goals against 305
Team information
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach Ted Green
Glen Sather (interim)
Captain Craig MacTavish (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains Jason Arnott (Mar-Apr)
Kelly Buchberger
Shayne Corson
Dave Manson (Oct-Mar)
Doug Weight (Mar-Apr)
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance 13,437 (76.8%)
Minor league affiliations Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jason Arnott (33)
Assists Doug Weight (50)
Points Doug Weight (74)
Penalties in minutes Kelly Buchberger (199)
Plus/minus Dean McAmmond (+12)
Wins Bill Ranford (22)
Goals against average Bill Ranford (3.48)
<1992–93 1994–95>

The 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 15th season in the NHL, and they were coming off their worst season in team history in 1992–93, finishing with only 60 points and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.

During the off-season, the NHL announced it would be renaming the divisions and conferences, and the Oilers would be placed in the newly created Pacific Division in the Western Conference, along with their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Edmonton would get off to a horrible start, starting the year 3–18–3, before head coach Ted Green was fired and replaced by Glen Sather for the remainder of the season. The Oilers would play much better under Sather, but still fail to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season, finishing 18 points behind the 8th seeded San Jose Sharks. During the season, Edmonton would once again trade veteran players for youngsters, as team captain Craig MacTavish was dealt to the New York Rangers for Todd Marchant, while Dave Manson was shipped to the Winnipeg Jets for Boris Mironov.

Offensively, Doug Weight would lead the club with 74 points, while 19-year-old rookie Jason Arnott would score a team high 33 goals, and finish just behind Weight with 68 points. Shayne Corson and Zdeno Ciger would each score over 20 goals, with 25 and 22 respectively. Igor Kravchuk would lead the Oilers blueline with 12 goals and 50 points, while Bob Beers would put together a solid season on defense, scoring 10 goals and 37 points. Kelly Buchberger would be the team leader in penalty minutes, accumulating 199.

In goal, Bill Ranford would appear in a career high 71 games, winning 22 of them, with a 3.48 GAA and 1 shutout. Rookie Fred Brathwaite would back him up, appearing in 19 games, and winning 3 of them.

The Oilers scored the fewest shorthanded goals (2) during the regular season.[1]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13 Calgary Flames 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
27 Vancouver Canucks 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
38 San Jose Sharks 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
49 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
510 Los Angeles Kings 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
611 Edmonton Oilers 84 25 45 14 261 305 64

[2] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y- Detroit Red Wings * CEN 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 x- Calgary Flames * PAC 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
3 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
4 Dallas Stars CEN 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
6 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
10 Los Angeles Kings PAC 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 84 25 45 14 261 305 64
12 Winnipeg Jets CEN 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

1993–94 Game Log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Tie (1 point)

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Weight 84 24 50 74 47
Jason Arnott 78 33 35 68 104
Zdeno Ciger 84 22 35 57 8
Shayne Corson 64 25 29 54 118
Igor Kravchuk 81 12 38 50 16

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO Save % GAA
Wayne Cowley 1 57 0 1 0 3 0 .914 3.16
Bill Ranford 71 4070 22 34 11 236 1 .898 3.48
Fred Brathwaite 19 982 3 10 3 58 0 .889 3.54

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jason Arnott 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
October 6, 1993
Ian Herbers 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Roman Oksiuta 1st NHL Game
Jason Arnott 1st NHL Assist October 8, 1993
Chris Joseph 200th NHL PIM
Kirk Maltby 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Fred Brathwaite 1st NHL Game October 13, 1993
Shayne Corson 200th NHL Assist October 16, 1993
Dean McAmmond 1st NHL Goal October 18, 1993
Dave Manson 500th NHL Game October 20, 1993
Aleksandrs Kerčs 1st NHL Game October 29, 1993
Adam Bennett 1st NHL Goal November 6, 1993
Ilya Byakin 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Shayne Corson 3rd NHL Hat-trick November 15, 1993
Geoff Smith 300th NHL Game
Kelly Buchberger 1,000th NHL PIM November 20, 1993
Kirk Maltby 1st NHL Assist
Peter White 1st NHL Game November 27, 1993
Craig MacTavish 700th NHL PIM November 29, 1993
Peter White 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Igor Kravchuk 100th NHL Game December 8, 1993
Wayne Cowley 1st NHL Game December 11, 1993
Peter White 1st NHL Assist
Fredrik Olausson 200th NHL PIM
500th NHL Game
December 12, 1993
Doug Weight 100th NHL Point
Doug Weight 100th NHL PIM December 15, 1993
Kelly Buchberger 400th NHL Game December 17, 1993
Scott Pearson 400th NHL PIM December 27, 1993
Zdeno Cíger 100th NHL Point December 29, 1993
Scott Thornton 100th NHL PIM
Louie DeBrusk 100th NHL Game January 9, 1994
Darcy Martini 1st NHL Game January 13, 1994
Louie DeBrusk 400th NHL PIM January 15, 1994
Jozef Čierny 1st NHL Game January 18, 1994
Shayne Corson 1,200th NHL PIM January 28, 1994
Craig MacTavish 900th NHL Game February 6, 1994
Roman Oksiuta 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Roman Oksiuta 1st NHL Assist February 7, 1994
Brent Grieve 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
February 12, 1994
Dave Manson 1,700th NHL PIM
Luke Richardson 900th NHL PIM February 15, 1994
Brad Zavisha 1st NHL Game
Brent Grieve 1st NHL Goal February 18, 1994
Kelly Buchberger 1,100th NHL PIM February 19, 1994
Scott Pearson 200th NHL Game February 23, 1994
Brent Grieve 1st NHL Hat-trick February 25, 1994
Scott Thornton 100th NHL Game
Scott Pearson 2nd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick February 27, 1994
Doug Weight 200th NHL Game March 9, 1994
Zdeno Cíger 200th NHL Game March 16, 1994
Boris Mironov 100th NHL PIM March 20, 1994
Todd Marchant 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
March 25, 1994
Fred Brathwaite 1st NHL Win March 31, 1994
Bob Beers 200th NHL PIM April 2, 1994
Bill Ranford 400th NHL Game
Jason Arnott 100th NHL PIM April 3, 1994
Steven Rice 100th NHL Game
Luke Richardson 500th NHL Game April 6, 1994
Doug Weight 100th NHL Assist
Louie DeBrusk 500th NHL PIM April 10, 1994

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Petr Klima
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd round pick in 1994 - Brad Symes
June 20, 1993 To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Gelinas
6th round pick in 1994 - Nick Checco
To Edmonton Oilers
Scott Pearson
August 30, 1993 To Detroit Red Wings
Peter Ing
To Edmonton Oilers
7th round pick in 1994 - Chris Wickenheiser
Future considerations
September 1, 1993 To Buffalo Sabres
Craig Simpson
To Edmonton Oilers
Josef Cierny
4th round pick in 1994 - Jussi Tarvainen
September 10, 1993 To San Jose Sharks
10th round pick in 1994 - Tomas Pisa
To Edmonton Oilers
Link Gaetz
September 15, 1993 To Ottawa Senators
Brian Glynn
To Edmonton Oilers
8th round pick in 1994 - Rob Guinn
October 7, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Kevin Todd
To Edmonton Oilers
Adam Bennett
November 2, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Chychrun
November 11, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Joseph
To Edmonton Oilers
Bob Beers
December 6, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Geoff Smith
4th round pick in 1994 - David Nemirovsky
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd round pick in 1994 - Corey Neilson
*6th round pick in 1994 - Chris Kibermanis
December 6, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
3rd round pick in 1994 - Tavis Hansen
To Edmonton Oilers
Fredrik Olausson
7th round pick in 1994 - Curtis Sheptak
December 9, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Fisher
To Edmonton Oilers
Cash
December 15, 1993 To New York Islanders
Marc Laforge
To Edmonton Oilers
Brent Grieve
March 15, 1994 To Winnipeg Jets
Dave Manson
6th round pick in 1994 - Chris Kibermanis
To Edmonton Oilers
Boris Mironov
Mats Lindgren
1st round pick in 1994 - Jason Bonsignore
4th round pick in 1994 - Adam Copeland
March 21, 1994 To New York Rangers
Craig MacTavish
To Edmonton Oilers
Todd Marchant
March 21, 1994 To Quebec Nordiques
Brad Werenka
To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Passmore

*Later traded to the Winnipeg Jets

Free agents

Player New Team
G Pokey Reddick Florida Panthers
D Brian Benning Florida Panthers
F Dan Currie Los Angeles Kings
F Shaun Van Allen Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
G Norm Foster Philadelphia Flyers
D Jeff Bloemberg Hartford Whalers
F David Haas Calgary Flames
F Bill McDougall Tampa Bay Lightning
D Brian Curran Washington Capitals
D Kevin MacDonald Ottawa Senators

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the Oilers had two picks in the first round as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
17 Jason Arnott  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
116 Nick Stajduhar  Canada London Knights (OHL)
233 David Vyborny  Czech Republic Sparta Praha (Czech.)
359 Kevin Paden  United States Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
360 Alexander Kerch  Russia Pardaugava Riga (Russia)
5111 Miroslav Satan  Slovakia Dukla Trencin (Czech.)
7163 Alex Zhurik  Belarus Dynamo Minsk (Russia)
8189 Martin Bakula  Czech Republic University of Alaska (NCAA)
9215 Brad Norton  United States Cushing Academy (USHS)
10241 Oleg Maltsev  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
11267 Ilya Byakin  Russia Landshut EV (Germany)

Roster

1993-94 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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