2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 38th season of play, its 31st as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009–10 season was one of the poorest in franchise history as the Oilers finished last in the NHL. The team's 62 points was the second-lowest point total in franchise history (the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992–93). However, despite the misery endured that season, the Oilers were compensated on April 13, 2010, when they won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery to pick first overall for the first time in franchise history.

2009–10 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Northwest
Conference15th Western
2009–10 record27–47–8
Home record18–19–4
Road record9–28–4
Goals for214
Goals against284
Team information
General managerSteve Tambellini
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainEthan Moreau
Alternate captainsAles Hemsky
Shawn Horcoff
Sheldon Souray
Steve Staios (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDustin Penner (32)
AssistsDustin Penner (31)
PointsDustin Penner (63)
Penalty minutesZack Stortini (155)
Plus/minusAles Hemsky (+7)
Ryan Whitney (+7)
WinsJeff Deslauriers (16)
Goals against averageNikolai Khabibulin (3.03)

The Oilers have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and have not appeared in a playoff game since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Preseason

  • On May 26, Pat Quinn was named as the new head coach of the Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish.[1] Tom Renney and Wayne Fleming were named associate coach and assistant coach, respectively.
  • On June 30, Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini aggressively pursued disgruntled winger and sniper Dany Heatley, who wanted a trade from the Ottawa Senators. A deal was in place that would have sent Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid to Ottawa. However, Heatley who had a no-movement clause rejected the trade. Tambellini would eventually give up pursuing Heatley, and he was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks.
  • On September 10, former Oiler Mike Comrie signed a one-year contract worth $1.125 million with the team that began his career. After a six-year hiatus, Comrie was finally able to mend the fences with the Oilers faithful. This was shown in a game against the Florida Panthers when Comrie dropped the gloves against Eric Himelfarb. After the fight, the fans showed appreciation by chanting his name. The Oilers won that game 4–0.

Regular season

The Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.[2][3][4]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[5]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks8249285272222103
2 Colorado Avalanche824330924423395
3 Calgary Flames8240321020421090
4 Minnesota Wild823836821924684
5 Edmonton Oilers822747821428462

Conference standings

Western Conference[6]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks82512011264215113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks8252228271209112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks8249285272222103
4 Phoenix Coyotes8250257225202107
5 Detroit Red Wings82442414229216102
6 Los Angeles Kings8246279241219101
7 Nashville Predators8247296225225100
8 Colorado Avalanche824330924423395
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues8240321022522390
10 Calgary Flames8240321020421090
11 Anaheim Ducks8239321123825189
12 Dallas Stars8237311423725488
13 Minnesota Wild823836821924684
14 Columbus Blue Jackets8232351521625979
15 Edmonton Oilers822747821428462

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

2009–10 Game Log

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

Schedule

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 TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jeff Deslauriers482798162841523.261529.9013038
Nikolai Khabibulin181089792553.03602.9090004
Devan Dubnyk1910754102643.57579.8890000

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

  • 7 seconds: A new Oilers record for fastest two goals in a game by Sheldon Souray (11:07) and Ales Hemsky (11:14) on November 23, 2009.

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Nikolai Khabibulin300th NHL WinOctober 6, 2009
Ales Hemsky200th NHL PIMOctober 10, 2009
Taylor Chorney1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 12, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques1st NHL Assist
Zack Stortini500th NHL PIM
Mike Comrie400th NHL PIMOctober 19, 2009
Sam Gagner100th NHL PointOctober 24, 2009
Robert Nilsson200th NHL GameOctober 29, 2009
Ethan Moreau800th NHL GameOctober 31, 2009
Ryan O'Marra1st NHL GameNovember 10, 2009
Dean Arsene1st NHL GameNovember 16, 2009
Jeff Deslauriers1st NHL ShutoutNovember 23, 2009
Tom Gilbert200th NHL Game
Ales Hemsky100th NHL Goal
Colin McDonald1st NHL GameNovember 27, 2009
Devan Dubnyk1st NHL GameNovember 28, 2009
Colin McDonald1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Ryan O'Marra1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Zack Stortini1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trickDecember 9, 2009
Robert Nilsson100th NHL PointDecember 11, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques100th NHL PIMDecember 15, 2009
Andrew Cogliano200th NHL GameDecember 21, 2009
Sheldon Souray1,000th NHL PIM
Denis Grebeshkov200th NHL GameDecember 23, 2009
Dustin Penner300th NHL GameDecember 28, 2009
Steve Staios1,200th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff600th NHL GameJanuary 7, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan100th NHL PIM
Sam Gagner200th NHL GameJanuary 14, 2010
Sam Gagner100th NHL PIMJanuary 16, 2010
Denis Grebeshkov100th NHL PIMJanuary 20, 2010
Jean-Francois Jacques100th NHL GameJanuary 22, 2010
Jason Strudwick600th NHL GameJanuary 26, 2010
Gilbert Brule200th NHL GameJanuary 30, 2010
Shawn Horcoff400th NHL PIMFebruary 1, 2010
Alex Plante1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Dustin Penner200th NHL PIMFebruary 3, 2010
Zack Stortini200th NHL Game
Lubomir Visnovsky600th NHL GameFebruary 4, 2010
Theo Peckham1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
March 2, 2010
Johan Motin1st NHL GameMarch 3, 2010
Zack Stortini600th NHL PIMMarch 5, 2010
Ryan Potulny100th NHL GameMarch 7, 2010
Andrew Cogliano100th NHL PointMarch 13, 2010
Gilbert Brule
Theo Peckham
100th NHL PIMMarch 15, 2010
Devan Dubnyk1st NHL WinMarch 19, 2010
Tom Gilbert100th NHL PointMarch 21, 2010
Dustin Penner100th NHL Goal
Ryan Whitney300th NHL PIMMarch 26, 2010
Charles Linglet1st NHL GameApril 2, 2010
Fernando Pisani400th NHL GameApril 7, 2010

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Final roster

Updated April 15, 2010.[42]

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# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 Dean Arsene D L 29 2009 Murrayville, British Columbia
67 Gilbert Brule C R 23 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
41 Taylor Chorney D L 22 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario
13 Andrew Cogliano C L 22 2005 Toronto, Ontario
91 Mike Comrie C L 29 2009 Edmonton, Alberta
38 Jeff Deslauriers G R 25 2002 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
40 Devan Dubnyk G L 23 2004 Calgary, Alberta
89 Sam Gagner C R 20 2007 London, Ontario
77 Tom Gilbert D R 27 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota
83 Ales Hemsky (A) RW R 26 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10 Shawn Horcoff (A) C L 31 1998 Trail, British Columbia
22 Jean-Francois Jacques LW L 24 2003 Terrebonne, Quebec
2 Aaron Johnson D L 26 2010 Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
28 Ryan Jones LW R 25 2010 Chatham, Ontario
35 Nikolai Khabibulin G L 37 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
36 Charles Linglet LW L 27 2010 Montreal, Quebec
18 Ethan Moreau (C) LW L 34 1999 Huntsville, Ontario
12 Robert Nilsson LW L 25 2007 Calgary, Alberta
19 Patrick O'Sullivan C L 25 2009 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
49 Theo Peckham D L 22 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
27 Dustin Penner LW L 27 2007 Winkler, Manitoba
34 Fernando Pisani RW L 33 1996 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Ryan Potulny C L 25 2008 Grand Forks, North Dakota
78 Marc-Antoine Pouliot C R 24 2003 Quebec City, Quebec
5 Ladislav Smid D L 24 2006 Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
44 Sheldon Souray (A) D L 33 2007 Elk Point, Alberta
32 Ryan Stone C L 25 2009 Calgary, Alberta
46 Zack Stortini RW R 24 2003 Elliot Lake, Ontario
43 Jason Strudwick D L 34 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
6 Ryan Whitney D L 27 2010 Scituate, Massachusetts

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 10 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (LW)  Sweden Timra IK (Elitserien)
2 40 Anton Lander (C)  Sweden Timra IK (Elitserien)
3 71 Troy Hesketh (D)  United States Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
3 82 (from Philadelphia) Cameron Abney (RW)  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
4 99 (from Dallas via Tampa Bay and Minnesota) Kyle Bigos (D)  United States Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
4 101 Toni Rajala (RW)  Finland Ilves (SM-liiga)
5 133 (from Minnesota) Olivier Roy (G)  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

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  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html
  4. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/EDM/2010_games.html
  5. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  6. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  7. "Oilers acquire two picks for Kyle Brodziak". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  8. "Oilers acquire conditional draft choice from New Jersey". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  9. Oilers acquire draft pick
  10. Oilers acquire Matt Marquardt
  11. Oilers acquire Ryan Whitney
  12. Oilers acquire Johnson from Flames
  13. "Oilers land Nikolai Khabibulin". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  14. Oilers sign pair
  15. Oilers sign pair
  16. Oilers ink trio
  17. Oilers sign Comrie
  18. Islanders Sign Veteran G Roloson
  19. "B's Sign Fata and Sabourin". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  20. "Rangers agree to terms with Kotalik". Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  21. Blue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy
  22. Oilers claim Ryan Jones
  23. SCHREMP CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS
  24. Panthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton
  25. "Oilers sign Motin to entry level contract". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  26. "Oilers sign Alex Plante to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  27. "Oilers sign Milan Kytnar to entry-level contract". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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  29. Oilers ink trio
  30. Oilers ink trio
  31. Oilers bolster blueline
  32. Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
  33. Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
  34. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  35. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  36. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
  37. Oilers agree to terms with Rob Schremp
  38. Petry signs entry level contract
  39. Oilers sign & recall Charles Linglet
  40. Omark signs Entry Level Contract
  41. Chris Vande Velde signs NHL Entry Level contract
  42. "Edmonton Oilers - Team - Roster". Edmonton Oilers. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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