2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season was the 32nd season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 39th season of play including their play in the World Hockey Association.
The Oilers posted a regular season record of 25 wins, 45 losses, and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 62 points and last place in the 30 team league, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
A documentary on the season was produced for TSN titled Oil Change.
==Off-season==
*On June 22, Tom Renney was named as the head coach of the Oilers, with Pat Quinn moving on to the role of senior hockey advisor.Quinn named Senior Hockey Advisor; Renney assumes head coaching duties
*The Oilers earned the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, via selection lottery. On June 25, 2010, the long-awaited anticipation and debates were finally settled when Edmonton selected Taylor Hall as their first-ever first overall pick.Oilers select Hall with 1st overall choice
*On July 15, the Oilers announced the appointments of Kelly Buchberger (retaining the same position the season previous) and Steve Smith as the two assistant coaches to new head coach Tom Renney, as well as the appointment of Todd Nelson, head coach for American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.Trio takes to the bench
*On July 30, the Oilers announced Ralph Krueger as their associate coach, who replaces Wayne Fleming, who left to work with the Tampa Bay Lightning.Oilers name Ralph Krueger Associate Coach
==Regular season==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Playoffs==
The Oilers were eliminated from playoffs contention on March 14, 2011, continuing their streak of missing the post-season since the 2005–06 season that would not be broken until the 2016–17 season.
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 22 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 – 2 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Dubnyk 	18,860 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 23 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 – 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Deslauriers 	16,839 	2–0–0 	 	
3 	September 26 	Vancouver Canucks 	2 – 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	3–0–0 	 	
4 	September 29 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3 – 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Gerber 	16,839 	4–0–0 	 	
5 	October 1 	Calgary Flames 	5 – 1 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	4–1–0 	 	
6 	October 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	0 – 1 	Calgary Flames 	 	Deslauriers 	19,289 	4–2–0 	 	
=== Regular season ===
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October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	Calgary Flames 	0 – 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 10 	Florida Panthers 	2 – 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 14 	Edmonton Oilers 	2 – 4 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Khabibulin 	18,449 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 16 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 – 5 	Calgary Flames 	 	Khabibulin 	19,289 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 21 	Minnesota Wild 	4 – 2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–3–0 	4 	
6 	October 23 	San Jose Sharks 	6 – 1 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–4–0 	4 	
7 	October 26 	Edmonton Oilers 	4 – 5 	Calgary Flames 	SO 	Khabibulin 	19,289 	2–4–1 	5 	
8 	October 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	2 – 3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	SO 	Dubnyk 	9,128 	2–4–2 	6 	
9 	October 29 	Edmonton Oilers 	7 – 4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Khabibulin 	21,061 	3–4–2 	8 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	69	18	25	43 	-12	22
 	47	14	28	42 	3 	18
 	68	15	27	42 	-17	37
 	65	22	20	42 	-9 	27
‡ 	62	21	18	39 	-12	45
 	82	11	24	35 	-12	64
 	80	15	19	34 	-13	16
 	47	9 	18	27 	-1 	46
 	35	2 	25	27 	13 	33
 	51	5 	22	27 	-16	26
 	79	6 	20	26 	-14	32
 	81	18	7 	25 	-5 	34
 	74	8 	14	22 	-12	45
 	62	2 	12	14 	-15	74
 	71	3 	10	13 	-5 	198
 	78	0 	10	10 	-10	85
 	44	1 	9 	10 	-8 	20
 	41	7 	2 	9 	-7 	41
 	51	4 	1 	5 	-6 	63
 	67	3 	2 	5 	-2 	60
 	21	1 	4 	5 	-2 	13
 	35	1 	4 	5 	-12	10
 	12	3 	2 	5 	-3 	4
 	32	0 	4 	4 	-2 	76
 	12	1 	3 	4 	-5 	4
 	43	0 	2 	2 	-16	23
 	8 	1 	1 	2 	-2 	2
 	12	0 	2 	2 	-6 	12
 	34	0 	1 	1 	-1 	93
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	11
‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	47	2701	10	32	4 	153	3.40	1389	.890	2 	0	0	12
 	35	2061	12	13	8 	93 	2.71	1103	.916	2 	0	0	2
 	3 	185 	3 	0 	0 	4 	1.30	95 	.958	0 	0	1	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 ==
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor HallCrosby tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' 	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 6, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales HemskyAntti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 21, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jordan Eberle 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	1st NHL Game 	October 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Magnus Paajarvi 	1st NHL Game 	October 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Whitney 	200th NHL Point 	October 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 10, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	200th NHL Point 	October 10, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikolai Khabibulin	700th NHL Game 	October 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Magnus Paajarvi 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Jones 	100th NHL Game 	October 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	1st NHL Goal 	October 28, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	1st NHL Goal 	November 11, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ladislav Smid 	200th NHL PIM 	November 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	100th NHL Assist 	November 27, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Cogliano 	100th NHL PIM 	December 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Linus Omark 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	December 10, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Linus Omark 	1st NHL Goal 	December 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	100th NHL Assist 	December 21, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Marra 	1st NHL Goal 	December 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Petry 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	December 28, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Vandermeer 	400th NHL Game 	January 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve MacIntyre 	100th NHL PIM 	January 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Gilbert 	300th NHL Game100th NHL Assist 	January 13, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colin Fraser 	200th NHL Game 	January 15, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	200th NHL PIM 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zack Stortini 	700th NHL PIM 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kurtis Foster 	300th NHL Game 	January 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Petry 	1st NHL Goal 	January 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ladislav Smid 	300th NHL Game 	February 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devan Dubnyk 	1st NHL Shutout 	February 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Cogliano 	300th NHL Game 	February 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kurtis Foster 	100th NHL Assist 	February 12, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Vandermeer 	600th NHL PIM 	February 12, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Chorney 	1st NHL Goal 	February 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	400th NHL Game 	February 17, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	1st NHL Hat-trick 	February 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Strudwick 	800th NHL PIM 	February 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick 	March 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	400th NHL Point 	March 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teemu Hartikainen 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	March 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris VandeVelde 	1st NHL Game 	March 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Vandermeer 	100th NHL Point 	March 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teemu Hartikainen 	1st NHL Goal 	March 26, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris VandeVelde 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	100th NHL Game 	April 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	300th NHL PIM 	April 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liam Reddox 	100th NHL Game 	April 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	 	
June 24, 2010Oilers acquire Colin Fraser from Stanley Cup Champions 	To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2010 	To Edmonton Oilers Colin Fraser
June 26, 2010Slovakian Snag 	To Carolina Hurricanes Riley Nash 	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010
June 26, 2010Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing 	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2011	To Edmonton Oilers 7th-round pick in 2010
June 30, 2010Oilers acquire Jim Vandermeer 	To Phoenix Coyotes Patrick O'Sullivan 	To Edmonton Oilers Jim Vandermeer
February 28, 2011Oilers acquire Kevin Montgomery 	To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Belle 	To Edmonton Oilers Kevin Montgomery
February 28, 2011Oilers acquire Teubert, 1st round pick & 3rd round pick	To Los Angeles Kings Dustin Penner 	To Edmonton Oilers Colten Teubert1st-round pick in 20113rd-round pick in 2012
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Kurtis FosterOilers sign Kurtis Foster 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 years, $3.6 million
Richard PetiotOilers sign Strudwick & Petiot	Rockford IceHogs 	1 year, $555,000
Steve MacIntyreOilers sign MacIntyre 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $500,000
Alexandre GirouxOilers sign Giroux 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $500,000
Brad MoranOilers sign Brad Moran 	Skellefteå AIK 	1 year, $500,000
Ben OndrusOilers sign Ben Ondrus 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $555,000
Shawn BelleOilers sign pair 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $650,000
Gregory StewartOilers sign Gregory Stewart 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $555,000
Martin GerberOilers sign Martin Gerber 	Atlant Moscow Oblast 	1 year, $500,000
Taylor FedunOilers sign Taylor Fedun 	Princeton University 	2 years, $1.565 million entry-level contract
Tanner HouseOilers sign Tanner House 	University of Maine 	2 years, $1.2 million
Hunter TremblayOilers sign Hunter Tremblay 	University of New Brunswick	1 year, $565,000 entry-level contract
Mark ArcobelloOilers sign Arcobello 	Oklahoma City Barons 	2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Robert NilssonFather and son Nilsson leave town 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	undisclosed
Charles LingletEx-Thrasher Nelson hired for Oklahoma City job 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	undisclosed
Chris MinardWings add depth, sign Joey MacDonald 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 years, $1.05 million
Ryan StoneFlames sign Calgarian Ryan Stone 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $500,000
Vyacheslav Trukhno 	Sibir Novosibirsk 	2 years, undisclosed
Marc-Antoine PouliotLightning Sign Center Marc-Antoine Pouliot	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $550,000
Dean ArseneBlues Sign Arsene to Two-Way Deal 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $660,000
Fernando PisaniBlackhawks sign RW Fernando Pisani 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $500,000
Aaron JohnsonPreds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $555,000
Mike ComriePenguins sign Forward Mike Comrie 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $500,000
Ryan PotulnyBlackhawks sign center Ryan Potulny 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $500,000
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Ethan MoreauBlue Jackets Claim Forward Ethan Moreau Off Waivers	Columbus Blue Jackets	June 30, 2010
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Philippe CornetCornet signs NHL Entry Level contract 	3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Teemu HartikainenHartikainen signs Entry Level Contract 	3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Magnus PaajarviOilers sign Paajarvi-Svensson 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Colin FraserOilers agree to terms with Fraser 	2 years, $1.65 million
Jason Strudwick 	1 year, $725,000
Taylor HallOilers sign Hall to entry level contract 	3 years, $11.25 million entry-level contract
Devan Dubnyk 	2 years, $1.6 million
Jean-Francois JacquesOilers re-sign JF Jacques 	1 year, $615,000
Theo PeckhamOilers re-sign Theo Peckham 	1 year, $550,000
Ryan O'MarraOilers re-sign Ryan O'Marra 	1 year, $700,000
Gilbert BruleOilers re-sign Gilbert Brule 	2 years, $3.7 million
Jeff DeslauriersOilers sign Jeff Deslauriers 	1 year, $1.05 million
Liam ReddoxOilers re-sign Liam Reddox 	1 year, $550,000
Sam GagnerGagner signed to two-year deal 	2 years, $4.55 million
Andrew CoglianoCogliano signed to one-year deal 	1 year, $1 million
Olivier RoyOilers sign Olivier Roy 	3 years, $1.885 million entry-level contract
Tyler PitlickOilers sign Pitlick 	3 years, $2.665 million entry-level contract
Curtis HamiltonOilers agree to terms with Hamilton 	3 years, $2.405 million entry-level contract
Cameron AbneyOilers agree to terms with Oil Kings forward Abney	3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Martin MarincinOilers agree to terms with Marincin 	3 years, $2.28 million entry-level contract
Anton LanderLander signs, commits to North America for '11-12 	3 years, $2.64 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Edmonton's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	1 	Taylor Hall 	(LW) 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2 	31 	Tyler Pitlick 	(C) 	 	Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
2 	46 (from Ottawa via Carolina) 	Martin Marincin 	(D) 	 	HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga)
2 	48 (from Nashville) 	Curtis Hamilton 	(LW) 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 	61 	Ryan Martindale 	(C) 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4 	91 	Jeremie Blain 	(D) 	 	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
5 	121 	Tyler Bunz 	(G) 	 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 	162 (from Anaheim) 	Brandon Davidson	(D) 	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
6 	166 (from Ottawa) 	Drew Czerwonka 	(LW) 	 	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
7 	181 	Kristians Pelss 	(RW) 	 	Dinamo-Juniors Riga (Belarusian Extraleague)
7 	202 (from Phoenix via Toronto)	Kellen Jones 	(F) 	 	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
== Farm teams ==
* The Oilers are affiliated with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League and the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL.
== See also ==
* 2010–11 NHL season
== References ==
Category:2010–11 in Canadian ice hockey by team
Category:2010–11 NHL season by team
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