2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season is the team's 36th season of play, 29th as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Pre-Season==
*The NHL board of governors on Wednesday, June 18 approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers. All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed in February to sell the club for $200 million to Rexall pharmacy magnate Daryl Katz. The new owner has promised to keep the team in Edmonton and pursue getting a new arena to replace Rexall Place.Oilers sale to Daryl Katz approved by NHL
*On Thursday, July 31, the Edmonton Oilers promoted Kevin Lowe to become President of Hockey Operations. They also announced that they have hired Steve Tambellini as their new General Manager, and had also moved Kevin Prendergast, who was the Vice-President of Hockey Operations, and named him the new Assistant General Manager.
*On Friday August 8, the Edmonton Oilers announced that Rick Olczyk has been promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and Results==
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October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 – 3 	Edmonton 	 	Garon 	16,839 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Edmonton 	3 – 2 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Garon 	16,604 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 17 	Edmonton 	4 – 3 	Calgary Flames 	 	Deslauriers 	19,289 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 18 	Calgary Flames 	2 – 3 	Edmonton 	 	Garon 	16,839 	4–0–0 	8 	
5 	October 22 	Edmonton 	0 – 3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Roloson 	21,168 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 23 	Edmonton 	1 – 4 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Garon 	14,898 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 25 	Edmonton 	3 – 6 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Garon 	18,630 	4–3–0 	8 	
8 	October 27 	Boston Bruins 	1 – 0 	Edmonton 	OT 	Roloson 	16,839 	4–3–1 	9 	
9 	October 30 	Edmonton 	1 – 3 	Nashville Predators 	 	Garon 	11,294 	4–4–1 	9 	
==Playoffs==
The Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	72	23	43	66 	+1 	32
 	81	23	30	53 	+1 	98
 	80	17	36	53 	+7 	39
 	82	5 	40	45 	+6 	26
 	76	16	25	41 	-1 	51
 	72	7 	32	39 	+12	38
 	82	18	20	38 	-6 	22
 	78	17	20	37 	+7 	61
 	50	8 	23	31 	+6 	30
 	64	9 	20	29 	+1 	26
 	63	16	11	27 	-3 	63
 	79	11	16	27 	+4 	21
 	77	14	12	26 	0 	133
 	63	8 	12	20 	+1 	23
 	38	7 	8 	15 	-1 	14
 	80	2 	12	14 	-5 	92
 	46	5 	7 	12 	-6 	10
 	19	7 	4 	11 	+2 	6
 	52	6 	5 	11 	-3 	181
 	60	0 	11	11 	-6 	57
 	71	2 	7 	9 	-4 	60
 	19	2 	4 	6 	-7 	12
 	4 	0 	3 	3 	+2 	2
 	11	2 	1 	3 	-3 	12
 	8 	0 	3 	3 	+2 	0
 	22	2 	0 	2 	-2 	40
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0 	9
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	15	0 	0 	0 	-1 	59
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	63	3596	28	24	9 	166	2.77	1953	1787	.915	1
 	15	814 	8 	9 	0 	43 	3.17	408 	365 	.895	0
 	10	539 	4 	3 	0 	30 	3.34	302 	272 	.901	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==
===Records===
*39 Years, 177 Days: A NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson.
**39 Years, 170 Days: A new NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson on March 31, 2009.
*36: Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson.
**21: A new Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson on March 7, 2009.
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	100th NHL Point 	October 12, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lubomir Visnovsky 	500th NHL Game 	October 12, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve MacIntyre 	1st NHL Game 	October 15, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Deslauriers 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Win 	October 17, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheldon Souray 	200th NHL Point 	October 17, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Brodziak 	100th NHL Game 	October 18, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwayne Roloson 	400th NHL Game 	October 22, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ladislav Smid 	100th NHL PIM 	October 22, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Gilbert 	100th NHL Game 	October 23, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	200th NHL Assist 	October 23, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zach Stortini 	100th NHL Game 	October 25, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Deslauriers 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	November 9, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Strudwick 	500th NHL Game 	November 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ethan Moreau 	900th NHL PIM 	November 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liam Reddox 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Cogliano 	100th NHL Game 	November 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	200th NHL Game 	November 18, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	500th NHL Game 	November 20, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Sestito 	1st NHL Game 	November 26, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam GagnerMarc Pouliot	100th NHL Game 	November 29, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	300th NHL Point 	November 29, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Staios 	1,100th NHL PIM 	November 29, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rob Schremp 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	December 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liam Reddox 	1st NHL Assist 	December 16, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Strudwick 	700th NHL PIM 	December 22, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	300th NHL Point 	December 26, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lubomir Visnovsky 	300th NHL Point 	December 28, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheldon Souray 	900th NHL PIM 	December 30, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	200th NHL Assist 	January 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zack Stortini 	400th NHL PIM 	January 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Cole 	300th NHL Point 	January 13, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve MacIntyre 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	January 13, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Staios 	800th NHL Game 	January 15, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mathieu Garon 	200th NHL Game 	January 16, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	400th NHL Game 	February 26, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jean-Francois Jacques 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	March 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheldon Souray 	600th NHL Game 	March 17, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ladislav Smid 	200th NHL Game 	March 26, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ethan Moreau 	1,000 NHL PIM 	March 27, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick O'Sullivan 	200th NHL Game 	March 27, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
====Trades====
June 6, 2008 	To Philadelphia FlyersDanny Syvret 	To Edmonton OilersRyan Potulny
June 29, 2008Oilers acquire Visnovsky from L.A.; ship Stoll and Greene	To Los Angeles KingsJarret StollMatt Greene 	To Edmonton OilersLubomir Visnovsky
July 1, 2008 	To Carolina HurricanesJoni Pitkanen 	To Edmonton OilersErik Cole
July 1, 2008 	To Columbus Blue JacketsRaffi Torres 	To Edmonton OilersGilbert Brule
January 29, 2009 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsMathieu Garon 	To Edmonton OilersDany SabourinRyan Stone4th round pick in 2011
March 4, 2009 	To Buffalo Sabres*2nd round pick in 2009 - Jesse Blacker 	To Edmonton OilersAles Kotalik
March 4, 2009 	To Carolina HurricanesErik Cole5th round pick in 2009 - Matt Kennedy	To Edmonton OilersPatrick O'Sullivan*2nd round pick in 2009 - Jesse Blacker
*Later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
====Free agents acquired====
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
D Jason Strudwick	New York Rangers 	1 year, $650,000
F Carl Corazzini 	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $500,000
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract Terms
F Curtis Glencross	Calgary Flames 	3 years, $3.6 million
F Ryan Flinn 	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $0.5 million
F Marty Reasoner 	Atlanta Thrashers 	1 year, $1.0 million
====From waivers====
Player 	From
F Steve MacIntyre	Florida Panthers
F Jesse Boulerice	Colorado Avalanche
===Players re-signed===
Player 	Contract terms
D Tom Gilbert 	6 years, $24 million
F Robert Nilsson 	3 years, $6.0 million
D Denis Grebeshkov 	1 year, $1.5 million
F Ryan Potulny 	1 year, $0.645 million
F Marc Pouliot 	2 years, $1.65 million
F Jean-Francois Jacques	2 years, $1.05 million
F Zack Stortini 	3 years, $2.1 million
==Roster==
Updated March 4, 2009.
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==Draft picks==
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	22 	Jordan Eberle (C) 	 	Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim Ducks)	Regina Pats (WHL)
4 	103	Johan Motin (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Bofors IK (Sweden-2)
5 	133	Philippe Cornet (LW) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 	163	Teemu Hartikainen (C)	 	Edmonton Oilers 	KalPa (Finland Jr.)
7 	193	Jordan Bendfeld (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Edmonton Oilers player stats on espn.com
*Game log: Edmonton Oilers game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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