# 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 15th season in the NHL, and they were coming off their worst season in team history in 1992–93, finishing with only 60 points and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.
During the off-season, the NHL announced it renamed the divisions and conferences, and the Oilers were placed in the newly created Pacific Division in the Western Conference, along with their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Edmonton got off to a horrible start, starting the year 3–18–3, before head coach Ted Green was fired and replaced by Glen Sather for the rest of the season. The Oilers played much better under Sather but still fail to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season, finishing 18 points behind the 8th seeded San Jose Sharks. During the season, Edmonton once again traded veteran players for youngsters, as team captain Craig MacTavish was dealt to the New York Rangers for Todd Marchant, while Dave Manson was shipped to the Winnipeg Jets for Boris Mironov.
Offensively, Doug Weight led the club with 74 points, while 19-year-old rookie Jason Arnott scored a team high 33 goals, and finish just behind Weight with 68 points. Shayne Corson and Zdeno Cíger each scored over 20 goals, with 25 and 22 respectively. Igor Kravchuk led the Oilers blueline with 12 goals and 50 points, while Bob Beers put together a solid season on defense, scoring 10 goals and 37 points. Kelly Buchberger was the team leader in penalty minutes, accumulating 199.
In goal, Bill Ranford appeared in a career high 71 games, winning 22 of them, with a 3.48 GAA and 1 shutout. Rookie Fred Brathwaite backed him up, appearing in 19 games, and winning 3 of them.
The Oilers scored the fewest shorthanded goals (2) during the regular season.

## Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
| 2 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
| 3 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
| 4 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
| 5 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
| 6 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y- Detroit Red Wings * | CEN | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 356 | 275 | 100 |
| 2 | x- Calgary Flames * | PAC | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 84 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 280 | 243 | 98 |
| 4 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 286 | 265 | 97 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 270 | 283 | 91 |
| 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 254 | 240 | 87 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
| 12 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 245 | 344 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

## Schedule and results

1993–94 regular season :
October: 2–10–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 6San Jose Sharks2 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford13,1211–0–02Recap
2October 8New York Islanders1 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford12,4052–0–04Recap
3October 11Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Vancouver CanucksRanford13,6722–1–04Recap
4October 13Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimBrathwaite15,5702–2–04Recap
5October 14Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Los Angeles KingsOTRanford14,8132–2–15Recap
6October 16Vancouver Canucks3 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford13,0322–3–15Recap
7October 18Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Winnipeg JetsBrathwaite12,0822–4–15Recap
8October 20Calgary Flames5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford11,5252–5–15Recap
9October 22Boston Bruins3 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,3872–6–15Recap
10October 24Washington Capitals3 – 2Edmonton OilersOTRanford11,0632–7–15Recap
11October 26Edmonton Oilers1 – 3San Jose SharksBrathwaite13,4572–8–15Recap
12October 29Buffalo Sabres6 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford13,0112–9–15Recap
13October 30Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Calgary FlamesRanford19,1282–10–15Recap :
November: 2–9–2 (home: 1–5–0; road: 1–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
14November 3Ottawa Senators7 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford11,3822–11–15Recap
15November 6Edmonton Oilers5 – 6St. Louis BluesOTBrathwaite17,8492–12–15Recap
16November 7Edmonton Oilers0 – 3Chicago BlackhawksBrathwaite17,3752–13–15Recap
17November 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 2Detroit Red WingsRanford19,8753–13–17Recap
18November 11Edmonton Oilers1 – 5Boston BruinsRanford13,3543–14–17Recap
19November 13Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Hartford WhalersOTRanford12,1193–14–28Recap
20November 15Edmonton Oilers5 – 5Toronto Maple LeafsOTRanford15,7283–14–39Recap
21November 17Edmonton Oilers1 – 3Montreal CanadiensRanford16,1863–15–39Recap
22November 20Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford17,5033–16–39Recap
23November 21Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4 – 2Edmonton OilersBrathwaite12,3463–17–39Recap
24November 24Chicago Blackhawks3 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford10,6563–18–39Recap
25November 27Vancouver Canucks1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford13,7824–18–311Recap
26November 29Dallas Stars6 – 5Edmonton OilersOTRanford10,7844–19–311Recap :
December: 7–5–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 1–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
27December 1Philadelphia Flyers1 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford11,5475–19–313Recap
28December 5Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Dallas StarsRanford14,4775–20–313Recap
29December 7Edmonton Oilers4 – 4New York IslandersOTRanford8,7805–20–414Recap
30December 8Edmonton Oilers1 – 1New York RangersOTRanford18,2005–20–515Recap
31December 11Edmonton Oilers2 – 5New Jersey DevilsCowley8,7055–21–515Recap
32December 12Edmonton Oilers2 – 1Philadelphia FlyersRanford17,1066–21–517Recap
33December 15Vancouver Canucks2 – 7Edmonton OilersRanford11,0947–21–519Recap
34December 17San Jose Sharks2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford12,8038–21–521Recap
35December 19St. Louis Blues4 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,6288–22–521Recap
36December 21Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Vancouver CanucksRanford14,6938–23–521Recap
37December 22Calgary Flames3 – 7Edmonton OilersRanford15,1869–23–523Recap
38December 27Winnipeg Jets0 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford14,83610–23–525Recap
39December 29Montreal Canadiens3 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford17,50311–23–527Recap
40December 30Edmonton Oilers1 – 7Calgary FlamesRanford20,23011–24–527Recap :
January: 2–7–3 (home: 1–3–2; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
41January 2San Jose Sharks4 – 4Edmonton OilersOTRanford12,75811–24–628Recap
42January 7Quebec Nordiques4 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford15,05712–24–630Recap
43January 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 2Chicago BlackhawksRanford17,43213–24–632Recap
44January 11Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Dallas StarsRanford16,24613–25–632Recap
45January 13Edmonton Oilers4 – 6St. Louis BluesRanford16,70313–26–632Recap
46January 15Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Pittsburgh PenguinsRanford17,47613–27–632Recap
47January 18Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Ottawa SenatorsOTRanford10,41013–28–632Recap
48January 19Edmonton Oilers1 – 1Buffalo SabresOTRanford12,95113–28–733Recap
49January 24Vancouver Canucks5 – 4Edmonton OilersOTRanford10,80113–29–733Recap
50January 26New Jersey Devils3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford12,02813–29–834Recap
51January 28St. Louis Blues3 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,29913–30–834Recap
52January 29Dallas Stars5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford12,70913–31–834Recap :
February: 4–7–2 (home: 4–4–1; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
53February 2Los Angeles Kings4 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford14,23814–31–836Recap
54February 4Chicago Blackhawks3 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,52414–32–836Recap
55February 6Winnipeg Jets2 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford11,74215–32–838Recap
56February 7Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Calgary FlamesRanford18,83315–33–838Recap
57February 9Calgary Flames6 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford12,54315–34–838Recap
58February 12Hartford Whalers5 – 2Edmonton OilersBrathwaite11,39515–35–838Recap
59February 13Mighty Ducks of Anaheim6 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford13,45315–36–838Recap
60February 15Edmonton Oilers2 – 2Washington CapitalsOTRanford12,61915–36–939Recap
61February 18Edmonton Oilers1 – 5Detroit Red WingsRanford19,87515–37–939Recap
62February 19Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Toronto Maple LeafsRanford15,27815–38–939Recap
63February 23Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford15,41616–38–941Recap
64February 25Los Angeles Kings5 – 5Edmonton OilersOTRanford17,22516–38–1042Recap
65February 27Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford11,71917–38–1044Recap :
March: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
66March 1Edmonton Oilers7 – 4Vancouver CanucksRanford14,76718–38–1046Recap
67March 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 4San Jose SharksRanford17,19018–39–1046Recap
68March 4Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRanford17,17418–40–1046Recap
69March 9Florida Panthers5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford12,56618–41–1046Recap
70March 11Detroit Red Wings2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford15,65919–41–1048Recap
71March 16Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Tampa Bay LightningOTRanford18,27419–41–1149Recap
72March 18Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Florida PanthersOTBrathwaite14,67419–41–1250Recap
73March 20Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Quebec NordiquesRanford14,23620–41–1252Recap
74March 23New York Rangers5 – 3Edmonton OilersBrathwaite14,18620–42–1252Recap
75March 25Los Angeles Kings4 – 3Edmonton OilersOTBrathwaite17,50320–43–1252Recap
76March 27Pittsburgh Penguins3 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford15,06421–43–1254Recap
77March 31Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTBrathwaite17,17422–43–1256Recap :
April: 3–2–2 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
78April 2Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Los Angeles KingsRanford14,10823–43–1258Recap
79April 3Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Los Angeles KingsRanford10,36323–44–1258Recap
80April 6Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Winnipeg JetsBrathwaite10,96124–44–1260Recap
81April 8Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3 – 1Edmonton OilersBrathwaite15,70124–45–1260Recap
82April 10Detroit Red Wings3 – 4Edmonton OilersBrathwaite16,19825–45–1262Recap
83April 13Edmonton Oilers2 – 2San Jose SharksOTBrathwaite17,19025–45–1363Recap
84April 14Edmonton Oilers2 – 2Los Angeles KingsOTBrathwaite16,00525–45–1464Recap :
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 | 84 | 24 | 50 | 74 | −22 | 47 |
| 7 | Jason Arnott | C | 78 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 1 | 104 |
| 8 | Zdeno Ciger | RW | 84 | 22 | 35 | 57 | −11 | 8 |
| 9 | Shayne Corson | LW | 64 | 25 | 29 | 54 | −8 | 118 |
| 21 | Igor Kravchuk | D | 81 | 12 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 16 |
| 33 | Scott Pearson | LW | 72 | 19 | 18 | 37 | −4 | 165 |
| 2 | Bob Beers† | D | 66 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −11 | 74 |
| 12 | Steven Rice | RW | 63 | 17 | 15 | 32 | −10 | 36 |
| 15 | Fredrik Olausson† | D | 55 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −4 | 20 |
| 10 | Ilya Byakin | D | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −3 | 30 |
| 37 | Dean McAmmond | LW | 45 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Craig MacTavish‡ | C | 66 | 16 | 10 | 26 | −20 | 80 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 84 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −20 | 199 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby | RW | 68 | 11 | 8 | 19 | −2 | 74 |
| 23 | Vladimir Vujtek | C | 40 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −7 | 14 |
| 34 | Brent Grieve† | LW | 24 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 24 | Dave Manson‡ | D | 57 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −4 | 140 |
| 25 | Mike Stapleton† | C | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −1 | 28 |
| 17 | Scott Thornton | C | 61 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −15 | 104 |
| 29 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −9 | 185 |
| 35 | Adam Bennett† | D | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −8 | 49 |
| 26 | Shjon Podein | RW | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | Peter White | LW | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 69 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −13 | 131 |
| 5 | Brad Werenka‡ | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
| 28 | Roman Oksiuta | RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 25 | Geoff Smith‡ | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −10 | 12 |
| 6 | Ian Herbers | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 32 |
| 20 | Boris Mironov† | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 14 |
| 30 | Bill Ranford | G | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | Chris Joseph‡ | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 28 |
| 36 | Todd Marchant† | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 32 | Gord Mark† | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 43 |
| 31 | Fred Brathwaite | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | Jeff Chychrun† | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jozef Cierny | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wayne Cowley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | Todd Elik‡ | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 | Alexander Kerch | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 2 |
| 20 | Marc Laforge‡ | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 21 |
| 34 | Darcy Martini | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tyler Wright | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 20 | Brad Zavisha | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| 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 |
| 30 | Bill Ranford | 71 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2325 | 236 | 3.48 | .898 | 1 | 4070 |
| 31 | Fred Brathwaite | 19 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 523 | 58 | 3.54 | .889 | 0 | 982 |
| 1 | Wayne Cowley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3.15 | .914 | 0 | 57 |

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jason Arnott | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 6, 1993 |
| Ian Herbers | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 6, 1993 |
| Roman Oksiuta | 1st NHL Game | October 6, 1993 |
| Jason Arnott | 1st NHL Assist | October 8, 1993 |
| Chris Joseph | 200th NHL PIM | October 8, 1993 |
| Kirk Maltby | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 8, 1993 |
| Fred Brathwaite | 1st NHL Game | October 13, 1993 |
| Shayne Corson | 200th NHL Assist | October 16, 1993 |
| Dean McAmmond | 1st NHL Goal | October 18, 1993 |
| Dave Manson | 500th NHL Game | October 20, 1993 |
| Aleksandrs Kerčs | 1st NHL Game | October 29, 1993 |
| Adam Bennett | 1st NHL Goal | November 6, 1993 |
| Ilya Byakin | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | November 6, 1993 |
| Shayne Corson | 3rd NHL Hat-trick | November 15, 1993 |
| Geoff Smith | 300th NHL Game | November 15, 1993 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1,000th NHL PIM | November 20, 1993 |
| Kirk Maltby | 1st NHL Assist | November 20, 1993 |
| Peter White | 1st NHL Game | November 27, 1993 |
| Craig MacTavish | 700th NHL PIM | November 29, 1993 |
| Peter White | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | November 29, 1993 |
| Igor Kravchuk | 100th NHL Game | December 8, 1993 |
| Wayne Cowley | 1st NHL Game | December 11, 1993 |
| Peter White | 1st NHL Assist | December 11, 1993 |
| Fredrik Olausson | 200th NHL PIM 500th NHL Game | December 12, 1993 |
| Doug Weight | 100th NHL Point | December 12, 1993 |
| Doug Weight | 100th NHL PIM | December 15, 1993 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 400th NHL Game | December 17, 1993 |
| Scott Pearson | 400th NHL PIM | December 27, 1993 |
| Zdeno Cíger | 100th NHL Point | December 29, 1993 |
| Scott Thornton | 100th NHL PIM | December 29, 1993 |
| Louie DeBrusk | 100th NHL Game | January 9, 1994 |
| Darcy Martini | 1st NHL Game | January 13, 1994 |
| Louie DeBrusk | 400th NHL PIM | January 15, 1994 |
| Jozef Čierny | 1st NHL Game | January 18, 1994 |
| Shayne Corson | 1,200th NHL PIM | January 28, 1994 |
| Scott Pearson | 200th NHL Game | February 2, 1994 |
| Craig MacTavish | 900th NHL Game | February 6, 1994 |
| Roman Oksiuta | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | February 6, 1994 |
| Roman Oksiuta | 1st NHL Assist | February 7, 1994 |
| Brent Grieve | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | February 12, 1994 |
| Dave Manson | 1,700th NHL PIM | February 12, 1994 |
| Luke Richardson | 900th NHL PIM | February 15, 1994 |
| Brad Zavisha | 1st NHL Game | February 15, 1994 |
| Brent Grieve | 1st NHL Goal | February 18, 1994 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1,100th NHL PIM | February 19, 1994 |
| Brent Grieve | 1st NHL Hat-trick | February 25, 1994 |
| Scott Thornton | 100th NHL Game | February 25, 1994 |
| Scott Pearson | 2nd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | February 27, 1994 |
| Doug Weight | 200th NHL Game | March 9, 1994 |
| Zdeno Cíger | 200th NHL Game | March 16, 1994 |
| Boris Mironov | 100th NHL PIM | March 20, 1994 |
| Todd Marchant | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | March 25, 1994 |
| Fred Brathwaite | 1st NHL Win | March 31, 1994 |
| Bob Beers | 200th NHL PIM | April 2, 1994 |
| Bill Ranford | 400th NHL Game | April 2, 1994 |
| Jason Arnott | 100th NHL PIM | April 3, 1994 |
| Steven Rice | 100th NHL Game | April 3, 1994 |
| Luke Richardson | 500th NHL Game | April 6, 1994 |
| Doug Weight | 100th NHL Assist | April 6, 1994 |
| Louie DeBrusk | 500th NHL PIM | April 10, 1994 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 16, 1993 | To Tampa Bay LightningPetr Klima | To Edmonton Oilers3rd round pick in 1994 |
| June 20, 1993 | To Quebec NordiquesMartin Gelinas 6th round pick in 1994 | To Edmonton OilersScott Pearson |
| August 30, 1993 | To Detroit Red WingsPeter Ing | To Edmonton Oilers7th round pick in 1994 Future considerations |
| September 1, 1993 | To Buffalo SabresCraig Simpson | To Edmonton OilersJosef Cierny 4th round pick in 1994 |
| September 10, 1993 | To San Jose Sharks10th round pick in 1994 | To Edmonton OilersLink Gaetz |
| September 15, 1993 | To Ottawa SenatorsBrian Glynn | To Edmonton Oilers8th round pick in 1994 |
| October 7, 1993 | To Chicago BlackhawksKevin Todd | To Edmonton OilersAdam Bennett |
| November 2, 1993 | To Los Angeles KingsFuture considerations | To Edmonton OilersJeff Chychrun |
| November 11, 1993 | To Tampa Bay LightningChris Joseph | To Edmonton OilersBob Beers |
| December 6, 1993 | To Florida PanthersGeoff Smith 4th round pick in 1994 | To Edmonton Oilers3rd round pick in 1994 6th round pick in 1994 |
| December 6, 1993 | To Winnipeg Jets3rd round pick in 1994 | To Edmonton OilersFredrik Olausson 7th round pick in 1994 |
| December 9, 1993 | To Winnipeg JetsCraig Fisher | To Edmonton OilersCash |
| December 15, 1993 | To New York IslandersMarc Laforge | To Edmonton OilersBrent Grieve |
| March 15, 1994 | To Winnipeg JetsDave Manson 6th round pick in 1994 | To Edmonton OilersBoris Mironov Mats Lindgren 1st round pick in 1994 4th round pick in 1994 |
| March 21, 1994 | To New York RangersCraig MacTavish | To Edmonton OilersTodd Marchant |
| March 21, 1994 | To Quebec NordiquesBrad Werenka | To Edmonton OilersSteve Passmore |

### Free agents

| Player | New Team |
| G Wayne Cowley | Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) |
| G Fred Brathwaite | Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) |
| D Gord Mark | Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) |
| D Greg de Vries | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| D Scott Ferguson | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| Player | Former Team |
| G Pokey Reddick | Florida Panthers |
| D Brian Benning | Florida Panthers |
| F Dan Currie | Los Angeles Kings |
| F Shaun Van Allen | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| G Norm Foster | Philadelphia Flyers |
| D Jeff Bloemberg | Hartford Whalers |
| F David Haas | Calgary Flames |
| F Bill McDougall | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| D Brian Curran | Washington Capitals |
| D Kevin MacDonald | Ottawa Senators |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03) | Mike Hudson | to New York Rangers |
| October 6, 1993 (1993-10-06) | François Leroux | to Ottawa Senators |
| October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26) | Todd Elik | to San Jose Sharks |
| February 19, 1994 (1994-02-19) | Mike Stapleton | from Pittsburgh Penguins |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft. The Oilers had two picks in the first round as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Jason Arnott | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 1 | 16 | Nick Stajduhar | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 33 | David Vyborny | Czech Republic | Sparta Praha (Czech.) |
| 3 | 59 | Kevin Paden | United States | Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) |
| 3 | 60 | Alexander Kerch | Russia | Pardaugava Riga (Russia) |
| 5 | 111 | Miroslav Satan | Slovakia | Dukla Trencin (Czech.) |
| 7 | 163 | Aleksandr Zhurik | Belarus | Dynamo Minsk (Russia) |
| 8 | 189 | Martin Bakula | Czech Republic | University of Alaska (NCAA) |
| 9 | 215 | Brad Norton | United States | Cushing Academy (USHS) |
| 10 | 241 | Oleg Maltsev | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
| 11 | 267 | Ilya Byakin | Russia | Landshut EV (Germany) |
| S | 7 | Brett Abel | United States | University of New Hampshire (Hockey East) |