2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season

2008–09 Edmonton Oilers
Division 4th Northwest
Conference 11th Western
2008–09 record 38–35–9
Home record 18–17–6
Road record 20–18–3
Goals for 234
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Steve Tambellini
Coach Craig MacTavish
Captain Ethan Moreau
Alternate captains Ales Hemsky
Shawn Horcoff
Sheldon Souray
Steve Staios
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliations Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Ales Hemsky (23)
Sheldon Souray (23)
Assists Ales Hemsky (43)
Points Ales Hemsky (66)
Penalties in minutes Zack Stortini (181)
Plus/minus Denis Grebeshkov (+12)
Wins Dwayne Roloson (28)
Goals against average Dwayne Roloson (2.77)
<2007–08 2009–10>

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

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
2 Calgary Flames 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
3 Minnesota Wild 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
4 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
5 Colorado Avalanche 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

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 Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

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 

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 72 23 43 66 +1 32
Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray 81 23 30 53 +1 98
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 80 17 36 53 +7 39
Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 82 5 40 45 +6 26
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 76 16 25 41 -1 51
Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov 72 7 32 39 +12 38
Cogliano, AndrewAndrew Cogliano 82 18 20 38 -6 22
Penner, DustinDustin Penner 78 17 20 37 +7 61
Visnovsky, LubomirLubomir Visnovsky 50 8 23 31 +6 30
Nilsson, RobertRobert Nilsson 64 9 20 29 +1 26
Cole, ErikErik Cole 63 16 11 27 -3 63
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 79 11 16 27 +4 21
Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau 77 14 12 26 0 133
Pouliot, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Pouliot 63 8 12 20 +1 23
Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani 38 7 8 15 -1 14
Staios, SteveSteve Staios 80 2 12 14 -5 92
Reddox, LiamLiam Reddox 46 5 7 12 -6 10
Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik 19 7 4 11 +2 6
Stortini, ZackZack Stortini 52 6 5 11 -3 181
Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 60 0 11 11 -6 57
Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick 71 2 7 9 -4 60
O'Sullivan, PatrickPatrick O'Sullivan 19 2 4 6 -7 12
Schremp, RobRob Schremp 4 0 3 3 +2 2
Brule, GilbertGilbert Brule 11 2 1 3 -3 12
Potulny, RyanRyan Potulny 8 0 3 3 +2 0
MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre 22 2 0 2 -2 40
Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques 7 1 0 1 0 9
Boulerice, JesseJesse Boulerice 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sestito, TimTim Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 15 0 0 0 -1 59
Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 2 0 0 0 -4 0

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
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 63 3596 28 24 9 166 2.77 1953 1787 .915 1
Garon, MathieuMathieu Garon 15 814 8 9 0 43 3.17 408 365 .895 0
Deslauriers, JeffJeff Deslauriers 10 539 4 3 0 30 3.34 302 272 .901 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

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Dustin Penner 100th NHL Point October 12, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky 500th NHL Game
Steve MacIntyre 1st NHL Game October 15, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win
October 17, 2008
Sheldon Souray 200th NHL Point
Kyle Brodziak 100th NHL Game October 18, 2008
Dwayne Roloson 400th NHL Game October 22, 2008
Ladislav Smid 100th NHL PIM
Tom Gilbert 100th NHL Game October 23, 2008
Ales Hemsky 200th NHL Assist
Zack Stortini 100th NHL Game October 25, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 9, 2008
Jason Strudwick 500th NHL Game November 10, 2008
Ethan Moreau 900th NHL PIM November 15, 2008
Liam Reddox 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Andrew Cogliano 100th NHL Game November 17, 2008
Dustin Penner 200th NHL Game November 18, 2008
Shawn Horcoff 500th NHL Game November 20, 2008
Tim Sestito 1st NHL Game November 26, 2008
Sam Gagner 100th NHL Game November 29, 2008
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL Point
1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Steve Staios 1,100th NHL PIM
Rob Schremp 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 3, 2008
Liam Reddox 1st NHL Assist December 16, 2008
Jason Strudwick 700th NHL PIM December 22, 2008
Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Point December 26, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky 300th NHL Point December 28, 2008
Sheldon Souray 900th NHL PIM December 30, 2008
Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL Assist January 3, 2009
Zack Stortini 400th NHL PIM
Erik Cole 300th NHL Point January 13, 2009
Steve MacIntyre 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Steve Staios 800th NHL Game January 15, 2009
Mathieu Garon 200th NHL Game January 16, 2009
Ethan Moreau 1st NHL Hat-trick January 18, 2009
Ales Hemsky 400th NHL Game February 26, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
March 3, 2009
Sheldon Souray 600th NHL Game March 17, 2009
Sam Gagner 1st NHL Hat-trick March 19, 2009
Ladislav Smid 200th NHL Game March 26, 2009
Ethan Moreau 1,000 NHL PIM March 27, 2009
Patrick O'Sullivan 200th 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 - Tobias Rieder
March 4, 2009
To Buffalo Sabres
*2nd round pick in 2009 - Jesse Blacker
To Edmonton Oilers
Ales Kotalik
March 4, 2009
To Carolina Hurricanes
Erik Cole
5th round pick in 2009 - Matt Kennedy
To Edmonton Oilers
Patrick O'Sullivan
*2nd round pick in 2009 - Jesse Blacker

*Later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract Terms
Jason Strudwick[3] New York Rangers 1 year, $650,000
Carl Corazzini[4] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract Terms
Curtis Glencross Calgary Flames 3 years, $3.6 million
Ryan Flinn Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $500,000
Marty Reasoner Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $1 million

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Steve MacIntyre[5] Florida Panthers September 30, 2008
Jesse Boulerice[6] Colorado Avalanche November 11, 2008

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Tom Gilbert 6 years, $24 million
Robert Nilsson 3 years, $6 million
Denis Grebeshkov 1 year, $1.5 million
Ryan Potulny 1 year, $645,000
Marc-Antoine Pouliot 2 years, $1.65 million
Jean-Francois Jacques 2 years, $1.05 million
Zack Stortini 3 years, $2.1 million

Roster

Roster as of March 4, 2009.[7]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
51 Canada Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak C R 31 2003 St. Paul, Alberta
13 Canada Cogliano, AndrewAndrew Cogliano C L 28 2005 Toronto, Ontario
38 Canada Deslauriers, JeffJeff Deslauriers G R 31 2002 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
89 Canada Gagner, SamSam Gagner C R 26 2007 London, Ontario
77 United States Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert D R 33 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota
37 Russia Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov D L 32 2007 Yaroslavl, U.S.S.R.
83 Czech Republic Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky (A) RW R 32 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10 Canada Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff (A) C L 37 1998 Trail, British Columbia
22 Canada Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques LW L 30 2003 Terrebonne, Quebec
21 Czech Republic Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik RW R 37 2009 Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
33 Canada MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre LW L 35 2008 Brock, Saskatchewan
18 Canada Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau (C) LW L 40 1999 Huntsville, Ontario
12 Sweden Nilsson, RobertRobert Nilsson LW L 31 2007 Calgary, Alberta
19 United States O'Sullivan, PatrickPatrick O'Sullivan C L 31 2009 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
49 Canada Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham D L 28 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
27 Canada Penner, DustinDustin Penner LW L 33 2007 Winkler, Manitoba
34 Canada Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW L 39 1996 Edmonton, Alberta
78 Canada Pouliot, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Pouliot C R 30 2003 Quebec City, Quebec
85 Canada Reddox, LiamLiam Reddox LW L 30 2004 Whitby, Ontario
35 Canada Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson G L 46 2006 Simcoe, Ontario
5 Czech Republic Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid D L 30 2006 Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
44 Canada Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray (A) D L 39 2007 Elk Point, Alberta
24 Canada Staios, SteveSteve Staios (A) D R 42 2001 Hamilton, Ontario
46 Canada Stortini, ZackZack Stortini RW R 30 2003 Elliot Lake, Ontario
43 Canada Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick D L 40 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
71 Slovakia Visnovsky, LubomirLubomir Visnovsky  D L 39 2008 Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia

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)

See also

References

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