2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season
Rexall Place | |
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Average attendance | 16,832 (99.96%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Iowa Stars (AHL) Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ryan Smyth (36) |
Assists | Ales Hemsky (58) |
Points | Ales Hemsky (77) |
Penalty minutes | Ethan Moreau (87) |
Plus/minus | Steve Staios (+10) |
Wins | Jussi Markkanen (15) |
Goals against average | Dwayne Roloson (2.43) |
The
Offseason
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the 2004–05 NHL season was cancelled when the players and owners could not agree to a new CBA. The two sides would come to agreement, and there would be many changes for both the Oilers and the NHL as a whole.
The NHL introduced a salary cap of $39 million for the 2005–06, which meant the teams above that figure would cut salary to fit under the cap. The Oilers, who had a lot of cap room, took advantage of this, and the St. Louis Blues would trade former Hart- and Norris Trophy-winning Chris Pronger to the Oilers in exchange for Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. Pronger would then sign a five-year, $31.25 million contract with Edmonton. The Oilers would then make another blockbuster trade, this time acquiring former Frank J. Selke Trophy winner Michael Peca from the New York Islanders for Mike York and a fourth-round draft pick.
The NHL also made a number of rule changes, such as adding a shootout to determine the winner of a game that was tied after five minutes of overtime to eliminate ties, goaltenders were not allowed to play the puck in the corners of the ice surface and the referees would crack down on obstruction.
Regular season
The Oilers would start off the season rather slowly, sitting with a 9–9–1 record after 19 games, but the club would get hot, going 21–9–7 in their next 37 games. As the trade deadline approached, the club did not have a clear number one goaltender, and they addressed this issue by trading their first-round draft pick in
Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 36 goals, his highest total since scoring 39 goals in 1996–97, and 22-year-old Ales Hemsky would break-out, earning a club-high 58 assists and 77 points. Shawn Horcoff would also have a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 73 points, as would Jarret Stoll, who scored 22 goals and earned 68 points. On defence, Chris Pronger would anchor the blueline, earning a defenceman-high 56 points, while Marc-Andre Bergeron would score 15 goals and 35 points from the blueline. Ethan Moreau had a club-high 87 penalty minutes.
In goal, Edmonton would use a trio of goaltenders until the arrival of Dwayne Roloson at the trade deadline. Mike Morrison would win ten games and have a 2.83 goals against average (GAA), but he would not last the season with the Oilers; he was claimed off waivers by the Ottawa Senators. Ty Conklin, the starter from 2003 to 2004, would appear in only 18 games, going 8–5–1 with a 2.80 GAA, before being sent to the minors. Jussi Markkanen won a club-high 15 games, and would serve as Dwayne Roloson's backup when the club acquired him. Roloson would post a team-best 2.43 GAA and have an 8–7–4 record with the team.
The Oilers allowed the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just five.[1]
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
2 | 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
3 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
4 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
5 | 11 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
Edmonton would open up the playoffs against the
The opening round of the 2006 NHL playoffs had an unprecedented development in the Western Conference: in each of the four series played, the team with the lower points total had emerged as the victor. As a result, in the Conference Semifinals, the eighth-place Oilers would face the fifth-place San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only four more points than Edmonton, at 99. Still, the Sharks were considered a tough opponent, having NHL MVP and scoring leader Joe Thornton, along with League goals leader Jonathan Cheechoo among their stars.
Game 1 at the
In the Conference Finals, the Oilers faced the sixth-seeded
Edmonton would face the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Finals. In the opening game, goaltender Dwayne Roloson would go down to injury midway through the third period with the score tied 4–4, and Ty Conklin came in to replace Roloson. Conklin, however, would allow the winning goal as Carolina won the game 5–4. With Jussi Markkanen starting in Game 2, the Hurricanes dominated the Oilers, winning the game 5–0. Edmonton would rebound in Game 3, playing their first home game in the Stanley Cup Finals since May 22, 1990, with a 2–1 victory, but the Hurricanes would take Game 4 2–1 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Oilers, facing elimination, would take Game 5 to overtime, and eventually win 4–3 score to stay alive in the series. The series then returned to Edmonton for Game 6, and the Oilers shut out Carolina 4–0, setting up the Stanley Cup-deciding Game 7. The Hurricanes, led by goaltender Cam Ward, played a solid defensive game and held the Oilers to just a single goal (scored by Fernando Pisani, his 14th of the playoffs), while the Hurricanes managed to put two behind Jussi Markkanen, as well as score an empty-netter, to seal the game and their first Stanley Cup victory in team history.
Blue Mile
The Blue Mile or the Copper Kilometre is the name given by the local media to the Old Strathcona District's Whyte Avenue during the Edmonton Oilers 2006 Stanley Cup playoff run, since it closely resembled the events which took place on the Red Mile in Calgary two years prior.
Following the Edmonton Oilers upset victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2006 playoffs, several thousand Oiler fans flocked to Whyte Avenue and turned the district into a hockey party strip, as Oiler fans walked the streets cheering, chanting, high-fiving, horn-honking, and flag-waving for their team. Others surfed the crowd in a grocery-shopping cart, and still others climbed trees and traffic lights.
Whyte Avenue in Edmonton gained national attention for its level of violence in May 2006.[7] The arrests at the Blue Mile are estimated at least 350 people through the Oilers Stanley Cup playoff run, including breaching the public peace, assaults, impaired driving, mischief, and alcohol-related offences.[8][9][10][11] This rowdy behaviour led the mayor of Edmonton, Stephen Mandel, to threaten to close down the strip: "I hope this doesn't come down to having to shut down Whyte completely...but this will not be tolerated going into the final series."[12]
Schedule and results
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October: 5–6–1 (home: 2–2–1 ; road: 3–4–0)
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November: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0 ; road: 6–3–0)
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December: 8–3–3 (home: 5–2–1 ; road: 3–1–2)
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January: 6–4–2 (home: 1–4–0 ; road: 5–0–2)
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February: 2–2–2 (home: 2–1–2 ; road: 0–1–0)
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March: 7–5–4 (home: 4–3–2 ; road: 3–2–2)
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April: 4–3–1 (home: 3–1–0 ; road: 1–2–1)
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Legend:
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Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Oilers win 4–2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (5) San Jose Sharks – Oilers win 4–2
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Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – Oilers win 4–1
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–3
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Legend:
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
83 | Ales Hemsky | RW | 81 | 19 | 58 | 77 | −5 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −3 | 14 |
10 | Shawn Horcoff | C | 79 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 0 | 85 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 12 |
16 | Jarret Stoll | C | 82 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 4 | 74 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 24 |
94 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 75 | 36 | 30 | 66 | −5 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −2 | 22 |
44 | Chris Pronger | D | 80 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 2 | 74 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 26 |
14 | Raffi Torres | LW | 82 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
34 | Fernando Pisani | RW | 80 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 10 |
47 | Marc-Andre Bergeron | D | 75 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
20 | Radek Dvorak | RW | 64 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −2 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
24 | Steve Staios | D | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 84 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
18 | Ethan Moreau | LW | 74 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
19 | Marty Reasoner‡ | C | 58 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Michael Peca | C | 71 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −4 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
6 | Jaroslav Spacek† | D | 31 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 24 |
21 | Jason Smith | D | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 84 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
12 | Sergei Samsonov† | LW | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 14 |
27 | Georges Laraque | RW | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −5 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
55 | Igor Ulanov | D | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −11 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | Todd Harvey | RW | 63 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
23 | Cory Cross‡ | D | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23[a] | Dick Tarnstrom† | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
22 | Jani Rita‡ | LW | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | Rem Murray† | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Alexei Semenov‡ | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2[b] | Matt Greene | D | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
36 | Marc-Antoine Pouliot | C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Jussi Markkanen | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | Dwayne Roloson† | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
26 | Brad Winchester | LW | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
15 | Kyle Brodziak | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Ty Conklin | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | Jean-Francois Jacques | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12[c] | Krys Kolanos†‡ | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Mike Morrison‡ | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
12 | Mathieu Roy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Dan Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Yan Stastny‡ | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Danny Syvret | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | Toby Petersen | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Jussi Markkanen | 37 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 873 | 105 | 3.12 | .880 | 0 | 2016 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 137 | 13 | 2.17 | .905 | 1 | 360 |
1 | Mike Morrison‡ | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 361 | 42 | 2.83 | .884 | 0 | 892 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
29 | Ty Conklin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 359 | 43 | 2.80 | .880 | 1 | 922 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10.00 | .667 | 0 | 6 |
35 | Dwayne Roloson† | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 497 | 47 | 2.42 | .905 | 1 | 1163 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 618 | 45 | 2.33 | .927 | 1 | 1160 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Mike Morrison (November 28) | [14] |
Team | Community Service Award | Georges Laraque | [15] |
Defenceman of the Year | Chris Pronger | [15] | |
Molson Cup | Ryan Smyth | [15] | |
Most Popular Player | Ryan Smyth | [15] | |
Top Defensive Forward | Ethan Moreau | [15] | |
Top First Year Oiler | Matt Greene | [15] | |
Unsung Hero | Fernando Pisani | [15] | |
Zane Feldman Trophy | Chris Pronger | [15] |
Milestones
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Chris Pronger | 1,100th NHL PIM | October 10, 2005 | |||||||
Brad Winchester | 1st NHL Game | ||||||||
Matt Greene | 1st NHL Game | October 11, 2005 | |||||||
Kyle Brodziak | 1st NHL Game | October 15, 2005 | |||||||
Marty Reasoner | 100th NHL Point | October 18, 2005 | |||||||
Jason Smith | 100th NHL Assist | October 20, 2005 | |||||||
Alexei Semenov |
100th NHL PIM | October 21, 2005 | |||||||
Matt Greene | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 27, 2005 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 200th NHL Point | October 28, 2005 | |||||||
Jason Smith | 800th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Ryan Smyth | 200th NHL Goal | ||||||||
Georges Laraque | 100th NHL Point | November 1, 2005 | |||||||
Alexei Semenov | 100th NHL Game | November 3, 2005 | |||||||
Danny Syvret | 1st NHL Game | November 4, 2005 | |||||||
Mike Morrison | 1st NHL Game | November 7, 2005 | |||||||
Radek Dvorak | 700th NHL Game | November 11, 2005 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 800th NHL PIM | November 13, 2005 | |||||||
Mike Morrison | 1st NHL Win | November 14, 2005 | |||||||
Jarret Stoll | 100th NHL Game | December 3, 2005 | |||||||
Raffi Torres | 100th NHL PIM | December 15, 2005 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 100th NHL Assist | December 17, 2005 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 300th NHL Game | December 19, 2005 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 200th NHL PIM | December 23, 2005 | |||||||
Ales Hemsky | 100th NHL Point | December 28, 2005 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 1st NHL Hat-trick | January 10, 2006 | |||||||
Marc-Andre Bergeron | 100th NHL Game | January 12, 2006 | |||||||
Marc-Andre Bergeron | 1st NHL Hat-trick | January 14, 2006 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 100th NHL Assist | ||||||||
Jussi Markkanen | 100th NHL Game | January 16, 2006 | |||||||
Michael Peca | 600th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Radek Dvorak | 400th NHL Point | January 19, 2006 | |||||||
Chris Pronger | 100th NHL Goal | January 25, 2006 | |||||||
Jean-Francois Jacques | 1st NHL Game | February 2, 2006 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 100th NHL Assist | February 6, 2006 | |||||||
Georges Laraque | 800th NHL PIM | February 10, 2006 | |||||||
Mathieu Roy | 1st NHL Game | February 12, 2006 | |||||||
Yan Stastny | 1st NHL Game | March 1, 2006 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 600th NHL Game | March 9, 2006 | |||||||
Ryan Smyth | 700th NHL Game | March 11, 2006 | |||||||
Jarret Stoll | 100th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Ales Hemsky | 200th NHL Game | March 23, 2006 | |||||||
Marc Pouliot |
1st NHL Game | March 30, 2006 | |||||||
Jaroslav Spacek | 200th NHL Point | ||||||||
Ales Hemsky | 100th NHL Assist | April 1, 2006 | |||||||
Marc Pouliot | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
April 3, 2006 | |||||||
Brad Winchester | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Dick Tarnstrom | 200th NHL PIM | April 7, 2006 | |||||||
Chris Pronger | 800th NHL Game | April 9, 2006 |
Playoffs | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Ales Hemsky | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
April 21, 2006 | |||||||
Jaroslav Spacek | |||||||||
Jarret Stoll | 1st NHL Game | ||||||||
Raffi Torres | |||||||||
Fernando Pisani | 1st NHL Assist | April 23, 2006 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Jarret Stoll | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Brad Winchester | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Jaroslav Spacek | 1st NHL Goal | April 25, 2006 | |||||||
Raffi Torres | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Matt Greene | 1st NHL Game | April 27, 2006 | |||||||
Raffi Torres | 1st NHL Assist | ||||||||
Jarret Stoll | 1st NHL Assist | April 29, 2006 | |||||||
Ales Hemsky | 1st NHL Goal | May 1, 2006 | |||||||
Ryan Smyth | 50th NHL Game | ||||||||
Marc-Andre Bergeron | 1st NHL Goal | May 10, 2006 | |||||||
Jason Smith | 1st NHL Goal | May 12, 2006 | |||||||
Chris Pronger | 50th NHL Assist | May 14, 2006 | |||||||
Rem Murray | 50th NHL Game | May 17, 2006 | |||||||
Dwayne Roloson | 1st NHL Shutout | ||||||||
Todd Harvey | 50th NHL PIM | May 19, 2006 | |||||||
Dwayne Roloson | 1st NHL Assist | ||||||||
Toby Petersen | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
May 23, 2006 | |||||||
Chris Pronger | 100th NHL Game | ||||||||
Sergei Samsonov | 50th NHL Game | ||||||||
Steve Staios | 1st NHL Goal | ||||||||
Jason Smith | 50th NHL PIM | May 25, 2006 | |||||||
Ty Conklin | 1st NHL Game | June 5, 2006 | |||||||
Matt Greene | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | ||||||||
Georges Laraque | 50th NHL PIM | June 7, 2006 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | |||||||||
Jussi Markkanen | 1st NHL Win | June 10, 2006 | |||||||
Dick Tarnstrom | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
June 14, 2006 | |||||||
Jussi Markkanen | 1st NHL Shutout | June 17, 2006 | |||||||
Jason Smith | 50th NHL Game |
Transactions
The Oilers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[16]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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August 1, 2005 | To Boston Bruins Brad Isbister |
To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2006
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August 2, 2005 | To St. Louis Blues Eric Brewer Doug Lynch Jeff Woywitka |
To Edmonton Oilers Chris Pronger |
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August 3, 2005 | To New York Islanders Mike York 4th-round pick in 2006 |
To Edmonton Oilers Michael Peca |
[19] |
August 30, 2005 | To Boston Bruins Boston’s 4th-round pick in 2006 |
To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Yan Stastny |
[20] |
November 19, 2005 | To Alexei Semenov
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To Edmonton Oilers Conditional draft pick in 2006[d] |
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December 13, 2005 | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
To Edmonton Oilers Blake Evans |
[22] |
January 26, 2006 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Cory Cross Jani Rita |
To Edmonton Oilers Dick Tarnstrom |
[23] |
January 26, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks Rights to Tony Salmelainen |
To Edmonton Oilers Jaroslav Spacek |
[24] |
March 8, 2006 | To 2007[e]
|
To Edmonton Oilers Dwayne Roloson |
[26] |
March 9, 2006 | To Boston Bruins Marty Reasoner Yan Stastny 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Samsonov |
[27] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 11, 2005 | Krys Kolanos | Phoenix Coyotes |
Waivers | [28] | |
March 5, 2006 | Rem Murray | Houston Aeros (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [29] |
May 31, 2006 | Patrick Thoresen | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [30] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[f] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 21, 2005 | Tony Salmelainen | HIFK (Liiga) | Free agency (II)[g] | [32] |
July 30, 2005 | Tyler Moss | HC Spartak Moscow (RSL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
August 3, 2005 | Jamie Wright | Lukko (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
September 14, 2005 | Sean McAslan | Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [35] |
Rocky Thompson | Peoria Rivermen (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [36] | |
September 17, 2005 | Joe Cullen | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) | [37] |
September 19, 2005 | Mike Bishai | Phoenix Coyotes |
Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
December 19, 2005 | Krys Kolanos | Phoenix Coyotes | Waivers | [39] |
March 9, 2006 | Mike Morrison | Ottawa Senators | Waivers | [40] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 3, 2005 | Chris Pronger | 5-year | Re-signing | [18] |
August 5, 2005 | Jussi Markkanen | 2-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Igor Ulanov | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] | |
August 9, 2005 | Marty Reasoner | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
Dan Smith | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 10, 2005 | Jani Rita | 2-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Jarret Stoll | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
Brad Winchester | 2-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
August 15, 2005 | Ales Hemsky | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
August 16, 2005 | Matt Greene | 2-year | Entry-level | [45] |
Raffi Torres | 2-year | Re-signing | [45] | |
August 19, 2005 | Shawn Horcoff | 1-year | Re-signing | [46] |
August 29, 2005 | Danny Syvret | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
August 30, 2005 | Yan Stastny | 2-year | Re-signing | [20] |
September 11, 2005 | Mike Morrison | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
September 14, 2005 | Ryan Smyth | 2-year | Re-signing | [49] |
October 7, 2005 | Rob Schremp | 3-year | Entry-level | [50] |
May 1, 2006 | Tyler Spurgeon |
3-year | Entry-level | [51] |
May 24, 2006 | Devan Dubnyk | 3-year | Entry-level | [52] |
May 31, 2006 | Stephane Goulet | 3-year | Entry-level | [30] |
Bryan Young | 3-year | Entry-level | [30] | |
June 1, 2006 | Jonas Almtorp | 2-year | Entry-level | [53] |
Fredrik Johansson | 2-year | Entry-level | [53] | |
Liam Reddox | 3-year | Entry-level | [53] |
Draft picks
Edmonton's draft picks at the
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | Andrew Cogliano | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) |
2 | 36 | Taylor Chorney | United States | Edmonton Oilers | Shattuck-Saint Mary's School (Midget Major AAA)
|
3 | 81 | Danny Syvret | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia Flyers) | London Knights (OHL) |
3 | 86 | Robby Dee | United States | Edmonton Oilers | Breck School (USHS) |
4 | 97 | Chris VandeVelde | United States | Edmonton Oilers | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
4 | 120 | Vyacheslav Trukhno | Russia | Edmonton Oilers | Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)
|
5 | 157 | Fredrik Pettersson | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | Frolunda HC (Sweden) |
7 | 220 | Matthew Glasser | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) |
Farm teams
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
See also
Notes
- ^ Tarnstrom wore number 33 in his first game.
- ^ Greene wore number 32 in his first 13 games.
- ^ Kolanos wore number 25 in his first game.
- ^ 5th-round pick
- ^ Minnesota would receive the pick if the Oilers re-signed Roloson, which they did on July 1, 2006.[25]
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]
- ^ Edmonton retained Salmelainen’s NHL rights until trading them to Chicago on January 26, 2006.[24]
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