2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

2011–12 Edmonton Oilers
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 14th Western
2011–12 record 32–40–10
Home record 18–17–6
Road record 14–23–4
Goals for 212
Goals against 239
Team information
General Manager Steve Tambellini
Coach Tom Renney
Captain Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains Ales Hemsky
Ryan Whitney
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliations Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jordan Eberle (34)
Assists Jordan Eberle (42)
Points Jordan Eberle (76)
Penalties in minutes Ben Eager (107)
Plus/minus Sam Gagner (+5)
Andy Sutton (+5)
Wins Devan Dubnyk (20)
Goals against average Nikolai Khabibulin (2.67)
<2010–11 2012–13>

The 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 40th season including their play in the World Hockey Association.

The Oilers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the sixth consecutive season. They last qualified during the 2005–06 NHL season.

Off-season

The Edmonton Oilers drafted first overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and chose Red Deer Rebels centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. With the 19th pick overall (obtained from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for Dustin Penner), the Oilers chose defenceman Oscar Klefbom.

Playoffs

The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contentions on March 22, 2012.

Standings

Northwest Division[2]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
2 Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 227 90
3 Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
4 Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
2 y – St. Louis Blues CE 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 109
3 y – Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 97
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 104
5 Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 102
6 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 101
7 San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 96
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 95
8.5
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 90
10 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 89
11 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
13 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 80
14 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 65

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log

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

Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 78 34 42 76 4 10
Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 61 27 26 53 −3 36
Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 62 18 34 52 -2 16
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 75 18 29 47 5 36
Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 82 19 27 46 −5 82
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 69 10 26 36 −13 43
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 81 13 21 34 −23 24
Jones, RyanRyan Jones 79 17 16 33 −7 42
Petry, JeffJeff Petry 73 2 23 25 −7 26
Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 62 4 17 21 −16 24
Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 51 3 17 20 -16 16
Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 47 3 14 17 −4 12
Belanger, EricEric Belanger 78 4 12 16 −13 32
Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 78 5 10 15 4 44
Eager, BenBen Eager 63 8 5 13 −1 107
Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton 52 3 7 10 5 80
Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell 60 4 5 9 −10 45
Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 41 2 6 8 −7 4
Lander, AntonAnton Lander 56 2 4 6 −8 12
Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 17 2 3 5 1 6
Schultz, NickNick Schultz 20 0 4 4 -2 10
Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 43 1 2 3 −3 64
Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 54 1 2 3 0 80
Omark, LinusLinus Omark 14 3 0 3 −5 8
Green, JoshJosh Green 7 1 1 2 −6 7
Barker, CamCam Barker 25 2 0 2 0 23
VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde 5 1 0 1 2 2
Plante, AlexAlex Plante 3 0 1 1 0 2
Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert 24 0 1 1 −5 25
Cornet, PhilippePhilippe Cornet 2 0 1 1 0 0
O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra 7 0 1 1 0 4
Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Kytnar, MilanMilan Kytnar 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 47 2653 20 20 3 118 2.67 1380 .914 2 0 1 0
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 40 2261 12 20 7 100 2.65 1114 .910 2 0 0 0
Danis, YannYann Danis 1 32 0 0 0 2 3.75 12 .833 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

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Nikolai Khabibulin[4] NHL Second Star of the Week October 31, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin[5] NHL Third Star of the Month October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[6] NHL Rookie of the Month October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[7] NHL Rookie of the Month November 2011
Sam Gagner[8] NHL First Star of the Week February 6, 2012

Records

  • NHL record for the earliest career hat trick for a first overall pick.
  • Oilers record for the earliest career hat trick in fewest career games.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Anton Lander 1st NHL Game October 9, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Lennart Petrell 1st NHL Game October 13, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1st NHL Hat-trick October 15, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1st NHL Assist October 17, 2011
Lennart Petrell 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 28, 2011
Colten Teubert 1st NHL Game November 3, 2011
Lennart Petrell 1st NHL Goal
Anton Lander 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Colton Teubert 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 5, 2011
Sam Gagner 300th NHL Game November 10, 2011
Theo Peckham 300th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff 700th NHL Game November 11, 2011
Anton Lander 1st NHL Goal November 17, 2011
Taylor Hall 2nd NHL Hat-trick November 19, 2011
Ales Hemsky 400th NHL Point
Tom Gilbert 100th NHL PIM November 22, 2011
Ales Hemsky 500th NHL Game
Darcy Hordichuk 500th NHL Game November 25, 2011
Ryan Jones 200th NHL Game November 28, 2011
Magnus Paajarvi 100th NHL Game
Ryan Jones 1st NHL Hat-trick December 2, 2011
Ryan Whitney 400th NHL Game December 7, 2011
Ryan Jones 100th NHL PIM December 10, 2011
Jordan Eberle 100th NHL Game December 15, 2011
Ryan Smyth 1,100th NHL Game
Ladislav Smid 300th NHL PIM December 26, 2011
Darcy Hordichuk 1,100th NHL PIM December 29, 2011
Ben Eager 800th NHL PIM December 31, 2011
Josh Green 200th NHL PIM January 7, 2012
Milan Kytnar 1st NHL Game January 11, 2012
Taylor Hall 100th NHL Game January 13, 2012
Philippe Cornet 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
January 31, 2012
Sam Gagner 200th NHL Point
2nd NHL Hat-trick
1st Four-Goal NHL Game
February 2, 2012
Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Assist February 11, 2012
Jordan Eberle 100th NHL Point February 21, 2012
Devan Dubnyk 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
February 27, 2012
Ryan Smyth 800th NHL Point
Ladislav Smid 400th NHL Game March 12, 2012
Jeff Petry 100th NHL Game March 18, 2012
Ales Hemsky 1st NHL Hat-trick March 20, 2012
Chris VandeVelde 1st NHL Goal March 25, 2012
Ryan Whitney 200th NHL Assist April 1, 2012
Devan Dubnyk 100th NHL Game April 5, 2012

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2011[9] To Los Angeles Kings
Colin Fraser
*7th-round pick in 2012 - Dmitri Sinitsyn
To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth
July 1, 2011[10] To Anaheim Ducks
Kurtis Foster
To Edmonton Oilers
Andy Sutton
July 12, 2011[11] To Anaheim Ducks
Andrew Cogliano
To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick in 2013 - Marc-Olivier Roy
February 16, 2012[12] To Anaheim Ducks
Ryan O'Marra
To Edmonton Oilers
Bryan Rodney
February 27, 2012[13] To Minnesota Wild
Tom Gilbert
To Edmonton Oilers
Nick Schultz

*Later traded to the Dallas Stars

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Lennart Petrell[14] HIFK 1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract
Antti Tyrvainen[14] Pelicans 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
Ben Eager[15] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $3.3 million
Darcy Hordichuk[16] Florida Panthers 1 year, $825,000
Cam Barker[16] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $2.25 million
Eric Belanger[17] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.25 million
Corey Potter[18] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $525,000
Josh Green[19] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $575,000
Yann Danis[20] HC Amur Khabarovsk 1 year, $650,000
Ryan Keller[21] Binghamton Senators 1 year, $625,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Brad Moran[22] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years
Liam Reddox[23] Vaxjo Lakers 1 year
Jim Vandermeer[24] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million
Sheldon Souray[25] Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.65 million
Richard Petiot[26] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $525,000
Alexandre Giroux[27] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $825,000
Zack Stortini[28] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000
Jean-Francois Jacques[29] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000
Jeff Deslauriers[30] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.225 million
Martin Gerber[31] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years
Steve MacIntyre[32] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Taylor Chorney[33] St. Louis Blues November 10, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Taylor Chorney[34] St. Louis Blues October 11, 2011
Gilbert Brule[35] Phoenix Coyotes January 10, 2012

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Ryan Jones[36] 2 years, $3 million
Ladislav Smid[37] 2 years, $4.5 million
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[38] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Theo Peckham[20] 1 year, $1.075 million
Taylor Chorney[39] 1 year, $735,000
Ryan O'Marra[39] 1 year, $735,000
Ryan Martindale[40] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Corey Potter[41] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Andy Sutton[42] 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Ales Hemsky[43] 2 years, $10 million contract extension
Tyler Bunz[44] 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract
Kristians Pelss[45] 3 years, $1.705 million entry-level contract
Brandon Davidson[46] 3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
Oscar Klefbom[47] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
1 19 (from Los Angeles) Oscar Klefbom (D)  Sweden Farjestad BK (SEL)
2 31 David Musil (D)  Czech Republic Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 62 Samu Perhonen (G)  Finland JYP Jr. (FIN Jr.)
3 74 (from Calgary) Travis Ewanyk (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4 92 Dillon Simpson (D)  Canada North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA)
4 114 (from Pittsburgh) Tobias Rieder (C)  Germany Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 122 Martin Gernat (D)  Slovakia HC Kosice Jr. (SVK Jr.)
7 182 Frans Tuohimaa (G)  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland-Jr.)

Final roster

Updated April 7, 2012.[48]

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# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13 Canada Barker, CamCam Barker D L 26 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Canada Belanger, EricEric Belanger C L 34 2011 Sherbrooke, Quebec
40 Canada Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 25 2004 Regina, Saskatchewan
55 Canada Eager, BenBen Eager LW L 28 2011 Ottawa, Ontario
14 Canada Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle RW R 21 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan
81 Canada Fedun, TaylorTaylor Fedun D R 23 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
89 Canada Gagner, SamSam Gagner C R 22 2007 London, Ontario
4 Canada Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall LW L 20 2010 Calgary, Alberta
56 Finland Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen C L 21 2008 Kuopio, Finland
83 Czech Republic Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky (A) RW R 28 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10 Canada Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff (C) C L 33 1998 Trail, British Columbia
16 Canada Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk LW L 31 2011 Kamsack, Saskatchewan
28 Canada Jones, RyanRyan Jones LW L 27 2010 Chatham, Ontario
35 Russia Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G L 39 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
93 Canada Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins C L 18 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia
23 Sweden Omark, LinusLinus Omark LW L 25 2007 Overtornea, Sweden
24 Canada Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham D L 24 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
37 Finland Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell C L 27 2011 Helsinki, Finland
58 United States Petry, JeffJeff Petry D R 24 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan
44 United States Potter, CoreyCorey Potter D R 28 2011 Lansing, Michigan
19 Canada Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney D R 27 2012 London, Ontario
15 Canada Schultz, NickNick Schultz D L 29 2012 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
5 Czech Republic Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid D L 26 2006 Frydlant, Czechoslovakia
94 Canada Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW L 36 2011 Banff, Alberta
25 Canada Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton D L 37 2011 Kingston, Ontario
33 Canada Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert D R 22 2011 White Rock, British Columbia
54 United States VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde C L 25 2005 Moorhead, Minnesota
6 United States Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney (A) D L 29 2010 Boston, Massachusetts

See also

References

  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  3. "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  4. Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars
  5. Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars
  6. Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors
  7. Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month
  8. NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer
  9. Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth
  10. Oilers acquire Andy Sutton
  11. Oilers acquire second-round draft pick
  12. "Oilers Acquire Rodney from Ducks". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  13. "Oilers acquire Nick Schultz for Tom Gilbert". Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  14. 1 2 Oilers sign two free agents
  15. Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
  16. 1 2 Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
  17. Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
  18. Oilers agree to terms with Potter
  19. Oilers agree to terms with Josh Green
  20. 1 2 Oilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster
  21. Oilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller
  22. "Experienced Canadian Centre connects and power forward leaves" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  23. "Canadians ready for Lakers" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  24. Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks
  25. Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
  26. Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot
  27. Blue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux
  28. Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini
  29. Ducks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal
  30. Ducks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal
  31. "Martin Gerber finished a year" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  32. Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre
  33. Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons
  34. Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers
  35. Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers
  36. Oilers agree to terms with Jones
  37. Oilers agree to terms with Smid
  38. Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins
  39. 1 2 Oilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra
  40. Oilers agree to terms with Martindale
  41. Potter inks two-year extension with Oilers
  42. Oilers agree to terms with Sutton
  43. Oilers re-sign Hemsky
  44. Oilers agree to terms with Bunz
  45. Oilers agree to terms with Pelss
  46. Oilers Agree to Terms with Davidson
  47. Oilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal
  48. Edmonton Oilers Team Roster, Edmonton Oilers, retrieved 2012-07-02
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