# 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 17th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 17–27–4 record, earning 38 points, in the lockout shortened 1994–95 season, missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.
During the off-season, the Oilers and St. Louis Blues would complete a trade that saw Edmonton acquire goaltender Curtis Joseph and the rights of Mike Grier in exchange for a 1st round draft pick in both 1996 and 1997. Joseph and the Oilers could not come to a contract agreement, and he would start the season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL. The Oilers also would bring back Glenn Anderson, whom they traded in 1991, as he signed as a free agent, however, he would be dealt to the Blues midway through the season.
As the Oilers would struggle badly early in the season, sitting with a 14–23–6 record at the time of the signing, the team and Joseph agreed to a contract in early January, and Edmonton would then trade their other #1 goaltender, Bill Ranford, to the Boston Bruins for Sean Brown, Mariusz Czerkawski and the Bruins 1st round pick in 1996. Edmonton would play better defensive hockey after the trade, as Joseph would post a 15–16–2 record, however, it was not enough for the Oilers to make the playoffs, as they finished 10 points behind the 8th place Winnipeg Jets.
Offensively, Doug Weight became the first Oiler since Mark Messier in 1989–90 to reach the 100-point plateau, as Weight would record 104 points. Zdeno Ciger scored a team-high 31 goals, while Jason Arnott scored 28 goals and 59 points despite missing 18 games due to injuries. Boris Mironov led the defense with 32 points, while fellow blueliner Jeff Norton would earn 20 points in 30 games after being acquired from St. Louis.
In goal, Bill Ranford would get most of the action until early January, winning 13 games and posting a 3.84 GAA, then Curtis Joseph stepped in and led the Oilers in wins at 15, and posted a team best 3.44 GAA.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
| 2 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
| 4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
| 8 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
| 11 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
| 13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season :
October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 8Detroit Red Wings3 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,3020–1–00Recap
2October 10Edmonton Oilers3 – 5St. Louis BluesRanford17,5650–2–00Recap
3October 13Edmonton Oilers0 – 9Detroit Red WingsRanford19,8750–3–00Recap
4October 15Edmonton Oilers1 – 7Philadelphia FlyersRanford17,3800–4–00Recap
5October 17Edmonton Oilers3 – 1New Jersey DevilsRanford10,6981–4–02Recap
6October 18Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Buffalo SabresGage10,8831–5–02Recap
7October 21Vancouver Canucks4 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford12,4132–5–04Recap
8October 22San Jose Sharks1 – 1Edmonton OilersOTRanford9,5202–5–15Recap
9October 27Winnipeg Jets5 – 7Edmonton OilersRanford10,5273–5–17Recap
10October 31New Jersey Devils1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford9,7914–5–19Recap :
November: 3–7–4 (home: 1–3–2; road: 2–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
11November 1Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Vancouver CanucksOTRanford15,1074–5–210Recap
12November 4Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford13,8384–5–311Recap
13November 7Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Detroit Red WingsRanford19,7764–6–311Recap
14November 9Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Florida PanthersRanford10,8164–7–311Recap
15November 10Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Tampa Bay LightningOTRanford20,3615–7–313Recap
16November 12Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Chicago BlackhawksOTGage18,1165–7–414Recap
17November 14Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Calgary FlamesGage17,5705–8–414Recap
18November 15Montreal Canadiens4 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,8665–9–414Recap
19November 17Detroit Red Wings5 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford10,8035–10–414Recap
20November 20Colorado Avalanche3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford9,3845–10–515Recap
21November 22Mighty Ducks of Anaheim0 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford9,0526–10–517Recap
22November 24Edmonton Oilers5 – 2Calgary FlamesRanford18,4367–10–519Recap
23November 26Edmonton Oilers0 – 4Winnipeg JetsRanford10,0707–11–519Recap
24November 28Chicago Blackhawks5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford9,3127–12–519Recap :
December: 6–8–1 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
25December 1Calgary Flames8 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford14,1897–13–519Recap
26December 2St. Louis Blues7 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford10,5067–14–519Recap
27December 5Edmonton Oilers2 – 6Vancouver CanucksRanford15,6827–15–519Recap
28December 7Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Colorado AvalancheRanford16,0618–15–521Recap
29December 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 2San Jose SharksRanford17,1909–15–523Recap
30December 10Edmonton Oilers3 – 1Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRanford17,17410–15–525Recap
31December 13Vancouver Canucks2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTRanford9,81310–15–626Recap
32December 15Edmonton Oilers4 – 9Winnipeg JetsGage8,50410–16–626Recap
33December 18Ottawa Senators1 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford8,41911–16–628Recap
34December 20Colorado Avalanche4 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford10,74311–17–628Recap
35December 22Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Washington CapitalsRanford11,20011–18–628Recap
36December 23Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Toronto Maple LeafsRanford15,74611–19–628Recap
37December 27Philadelphia Flyers2 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford16,43712–19–630Recap
38December 29Los Angeles Kings4 – 5Edmonton OilersOTRanford16,43713–19–632Recap
39December 30New York Rangers8 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford16,03513–20–632Recap :
January: 5–6–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
40January 3Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 0Edmonton OilersRanford9,91413–21–632Recap
41January 5Florida Panthers3 – 2Edmonton OilersBrathwaite11,76213–22–632Recap
42January 7Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1 – 3Edmonton OilersGage9,45614–22–634Recap
43January 9Hartford Whalers5 – 1Edmonton OilersGage9,70214–23–634Recap
44January 13Buffalo Sabres4 – 5Edmonton OilersOTJoseph11,58915–23–636Recap
45January 16Edmonton Oilers5 – 1St. Louis BluesJoseph19,16816–23–638Recap
46January 17Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Dallas StarsJoseph14,02717–23–640Recap
47January 24Dallas Stars5 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph9,33517–24–640Recap
48January 26New York Islanders1 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph12,14918–24–642Recap
49January 30Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Calgary FlamesOTJoseph17,72418–25–642Recap
50January 31Chicago Blackhawks4 – 0Edmonton OilersJoseph11,98418–26–642Recap :
February: 4–7–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
51February 7Washington Capitals2 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph9,80718–27–642Recap
52February 9Vancouver Canucks3 – 2Edmonton OilersOTBrathwaite13,23218–28–642Recap
53February 11Calgary Flames2 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph14,93119–28–644Recap
54February 14Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph10,34220–28–646Recap
55February 16Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Dallas StarsJoseph16,54120–29–646Recap
56February 18Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Chicago BlackhawksJoseph21,91720–30–646Recap
57February 19Edmonton Oilers5 – 7Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,06120–31–646Recap
58February 21Los Angeles Kings2 – 7Edmonton OilersJoseph13,53721–31–648Recap
59February 23Boston Bruins7 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph16,43721–32–648Recap
60February 25Edmonton Oilers0 – 2New York IslandersJoseph12,09021–33–648Recap
61February 27Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Boston BruinsOTJoseph17,56522–33–650Recap
62February 28Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Hartford WhalersOTJoseph9,36022–33–751Recap :
March: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
63March 1Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph16,43722–34–751Recap
64March 3St. Louis Blues4 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph16,43722–35–751Recap
65March 6Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Los Angeles KingsJoseph11,40122–36–751Recap
66March 8San Jose Sharks2 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph11,95523–36–753Recap
67March 13Edmonton Oilers8 – 3San Jose SharksJoseph17,19024–36–755Recap
68March 16Edmonton Oilers5 – 2Los Angeles KingsJoseph12,75825–36–757Recap
69March 17Edmonton Oilers1 – 8Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,06125–37–757Recap
70March 19Edmonton Oilers4 – 1New York RangersJoseph18,20026–37–759Recap
71March 21Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Pittsburgh PenguinsJoseph17,18126–38–759Recap
72March 23Edmonton Oilers6 – 5Montreal CanadiensJoseph21,39227–38–761Recap
73March 24Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Ottawa SenatorsJoseph13,18828–38–763Recap
74March 27Los Angeles Kings3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTJoseph11,88828–38–864Recap
75March 29Winnipeg Jets2 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph16,43729–38–866Recap
76March 30Toronto Maple Leafs4 – 3Edmonton OilersGage16,43729–39–866Recap :
April: 1–5–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
77April 1Edmonton Oilers6 – 2Vancouver CanucksGage18,42230–39–868Recap
78April 3Edmonton Oilers0 – 1Mighty Ducks of AnaheimGage17,17430–40–868Recap
79April 4Edmonton Oilers3 – 5San Jose SharksGage17,19030–41–868Recap
80April 8Calgary Flames3 – 2Edmonton OilersGage15,86930–42–868Recap
81April 10Dallas Stars4 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph11,67130–43–868Recap
82April 13Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Toronto Maple LeafsJoseph15,74630–44–868Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = 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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 82 | 25 | 79 | 104 | −19 | 95 |
| 8 | Zdeno Ciger | LW | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | −15 | 41 |
| 7 | Jason Arnott | C | 64 | 28 | 31 | 59 | −6 | 87 |
| 20 | David Oliver | RW | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | −22 | 34 |
| 26 | Todd Marchant | C | 81 | 19 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 66 |
| 32 | Miroslav Satan | RW | 62 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −23 | 101 |
| 37 | Dean McAmmond | LW | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 | Mariusz Czerkawski† | RW | 37 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 82 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −20 | 184 |
| 6 | Jeff Norton† | D | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 16 |
| 17 | Scott Thornton | C | 77 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −25 | 149 |
| 24 | Bryan Marchment | D | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −7 | 202 |
| 28 | Jiri Slegr | D | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −1 | 74 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 82 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −27 | 108 |
| 94 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −10 | 28 |
| 9 | Glenn Anderson†‡ | RW | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 27 | Peter White‡ | C | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −14 | 0 |
| 21 | Igor Kravchuk‡ | D | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −13 | 10 |
| 19 | Kent Manderville† | LW | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −5 | 38 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby‡ | RW | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −16 | 61 |
| 6 | Ken Sutton‡ | D | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −12 | 39 |
| 34 | Donald Dufresne† | D | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 16 |
| 5 | Brett Hauer | D | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −11 | 30 |
| 15 | David Roberts† | LW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Fredrik Olausson‡ | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −14 | 14 |
| 29 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 96 |
| 27 | Ralph Intranuovo | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| 25 | Greg de Vries | D | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 12 |
| 64 | Jason Bonsignore | C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tyler Wright | C | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 33 |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 30 | Bill Ranford‡ | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 36 | Dennis Bonvie | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 47 |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 1 | Joaquin Gage | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 35 | Bryan Muir† | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| 23 | Nick Stajduhar | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | 34 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 971 | 111 | 3.44 | .886 | 0 | 1936 |
| 30 | Bill Ranford‡ | 37 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1024 | 128 | 3.81 | .875 | 1 | 2015 |
| 1 | Joaquin Gage | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 350 | 45 | 3.77 | .871 | 0 | 717 |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 2.45 | .914 | 0 | 293 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Doug Weight |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Miroslav Satan (March) |
| Team | Community Service Award | Luke Richardson |
| Team | Defenceman of the Year | Bryan Marchment |
| Team | Molson Cup | Doug Weight |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Doug Weight |
| Team | Top Defensive Forward | Kelly Buchberger |
| Team | Top First Year Oiler | Curtis Joseph |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Zdeno Ciger |
| Team | Zane Feldman Trophy | Doug Weight |

### Records

* 1,292: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a career by Kelly Buchberger on December 20, 1995.
* 424:: A new Oilers record for most games played in a career by a goaltender by Bill Ranford on December 9, 1995.

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Kelly Buchberger | 500th NHL Game | October 10, 1995 |
| Luke Richardson | 1,000th NHL PIM | October 15, 1995 |
| Miroslav Satan | 1st NHL Game | October 15, 1995 |
| Miroslav Satan | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 21, 1995 |
| Fredrik Olausson | 600th NHL Game | October 22, 1995 |
| Miroslav Satan | 1st NHL Assist | October 27, 1995 |
| Doug Weight | 200th NHL Point | October 27, 1995 |
| Brett Hauer | 1st NHL Game | November 7, 1995 |
| Brett Hauer | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | November 10, 1995 |
| Igor Kravchuk | 200th NHL Game | November 14, 1995 |
| Bryan Marchment | 1,000th NHL PIM | November 15, 1995 |
| Doug Weight | 1st NHL Hat-trick | November 20, 1995 |
| Ryan Smyth | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | November 24, 1995 |
| Jason Bonsignore | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | December 1, 1995 |
| Scott Thornton | 300th NHL PIM | December 1, 1995 |
| Ryan Smyth | 1st NHL Assist | December 5, 1995 |
| Bill Ranford | 20th NHL Assist | December 18, 1995 |
| Bryan Marchment | 300th NHL Game | December 20, 1995 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1,300th NHL PIM | December 23, 1995 |
| Boris Mironov | 200th NHL PIM | December 23, 1995 |
| Scott Thornton | 200th NHL Game | December 23, 1995 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 100th NHL Assist | December 27, 1995 |
| Doug Weight | 300th NHL Game | December 27, 1995 |
| Nick Stajduhar | 1st NHL Game | January 3, 1996 |
| Zdeno Ciger | 100th NHL Assist | January 7, 1996 |
| Greg de Vries | 1st NHL Game | January 17, 1996 |
| Brett Hauer | 1st NHL Assist | January 17, 1996 |
| Luke Richardson | 600th NHL Game | January 31, 1996 |
| Glenn Anderson | 1,100th NHL Game | February 7, 1996 |
| Todd Marchant | 100th NHL Game | February 7, 1996 |
| Bryan Marchment | 1,100th NHL PIM | February 9, 1996 |
| David Oliver | 100th NHL Game | February 19, 1996 |
| Greg de Vries | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | February 21, 1996 |
| Ralph Intranuovo | 1st NHL Goal | February 21, 1996 |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 100th NHL Game | February 23, 1996 |
| Glenn Anderson | 1,100th NHL PIM | February 27, 1996 |
| Bryan Muir | 1st NHL Game | March 8, 1996 |
| Scott Thornton | 400th NHL PIM | March 8, 1996 |
| Jason Arnott | 300th NHL PIM | March 16, 1996 |
| Doug Weight | 200th NHL Assist | March 16, 1996 |
| Jason Arnott | 2nd NHL Hat-trick | March 23, 1996 |
| Dean McAmmond | 100th NHL Game | March 23, 1996 |
| Todd Marchant | 100th NHL PIM | March 29, 1996 |
| Jiri Slegr | 200th NHL Game | March 29, 1996 |
| Zdeno Ciger | 200th NHL Point | March 30, 1996 |
| Greg de Vries | 1st NHL Assist | April 4, 1996 |
| Louie DeBrusk | 700th NHL PIM | April 8, 1996 |
| Kent Manderville | 200th NHL Game | April 8, 1996 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 4, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues1st round pick in 1996 1st round pick in 1997 | To Edmonton OilersCurtis Joseph Mike Grier |
| August 24, 1995 | To Vancouver Canucks7th round pick in 1997 | To Edmonton OilersBrett Hauer |
| December 4, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsPeter White 4th round pick in 1996 | To Edmonton OilersKent Manderville |
| January 4, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesKen Sutton Igor Kravchuk | To Edmonton OilersJeff Norton Donald Dufresne |
| January 11, 1996 | To Boston BruinsBill Ranford | To Edmonton OilersMariusz Czerkawski Sean Brown 1st round pick in 1996 |
| March 12, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations | To Edmonton OilersDavid Roberts |
| March 20, 1996 | To Detroit Red WingsKirk Maltby | To Edmonton OilersDan McGillis |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| F Rem Murray | Los Angeles Kings |
| Player | New Team |
| F Shayne Corson | St. Louis Blues |
| F Mike Stapleton | Winnipeg Jets |
| F Micah Aivazoff | New York Islanders |
| F Davis Payne | Boston Bruins |
| F Iain Fraser | Winnipeg Jets |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16) | Fredrik Olausson | to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| January 25, 1996 (1996-01-25) | Glenn Anderson | from Vancouver Canucks |
| March 12, 1996 (1996-03-12) | Glenn Anderson | to St. Louis Blues |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | Steve Kelly | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 2 | 31 | Georges Laraque | Canada | St-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Lukas Zib | Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech.) |
| 4 | 83 | Mike Minard | Canada | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL) |
| 5 | 109 | Jan Snopek | Czech Republic | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 7 | 161 | Martin Cerven | Czech Republic | Dukla Trencin (Czech.) |
| 8 | 187 | Stephen Douglas | Canada | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 9 | 213 | Jiri Antonin | Czech Republic | Pardubice HC (Czech.) |