2007–08 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

2007–08 Edmonton Oilers
Division4th Northwest
Conference9th Western
2007–08 record41–35–6
Home record23–17–1
Road record18–18–5
Goals for235
Goals against251
Team information
General managerKevin Lowe
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainEthan Moreau
Alternate captainsAles Hemsky
Shawn Horcoff
Steve Staios
Jarret Stoll
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDustin Penner (23)
AssistsAles Hemsky (51)
PointsAles Hemsky (71)
Penalty minutesZack Stortini (201)
Plus/minusRobert Nilsson (+8)
WinsMathieu Garon (26)
Goals against averageMathieu Garon (2.66)

The 2007–08 Edmonton Oilers season began on October 4, 2007. It was the Oilers' 36th season and the 29th of which it has been participating in the National Hockey League (NHL). This season also marks the debut of the Edmonton Oil Kings, a Western Hockey League expansion team purchased by the Oilers after the team spent several years attempting to buy and relocate any existing WHL team to Edmonton.[1]

2007 off-season

With major rebuilding necessary, the Oilers began the NHL free agency period on July 1, trading Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith to the Philadelphia Flyers for defencemen Joni Pitkanen, left winger Geoff Sanderson and a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Petr Sykora, having become a free agent, left the Oilers franchise and signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jan Hejda, also a free agent, left for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Oilers made a call to Ryan Smyth's agent early in the morning on July 1 stating they were interested in making an offer.[3][4] Smyth wound up signing with the Colorado Avalanche.

Goaltender Mathieu Garon was signed on July 3, 2007, as the backup to Dwayne Roloson.

It has also been reported that the Oilers had agreed to a contract with free agent Michael Nylander through his agent. While the Oilers were expecting a signed contract from Nylander and his agent, they later found out that he had signed with the Washington Capitals instead. The Oilers are currently pursuing their legal options on the matter.[5]

Matt Greene and Raffi Torres signed two- and three-year contracts, respectfully.

On July 5, the Oilers offered restricted free agent Thomas Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres a seven-year contract worth $50 million. The Buffalo Sabres quickly matched the Oilers offer.[6]

On July 12, the Oilers signed unrestricted free agent Sheldon Souray to a five-year, $27 million deal.

On July 20, the Oilers signed Newly acquired defenceman Joni Pitkanen to a one-year, $2.4 million deal.

On July 26, the Oilers offered Anaheim Ducks forward Dustin Penner, a restricted free agent $21.25 million over five years; this is the second restricted free agent the Oilers have attempted to sign this off-season. The Ducks declined to match the offer, officially making Penner an Oiler.

On October 2, 2007, the Oilers announced Ethan Moreau as the 15th captain in team history.

2007–08 regular season

On February 19, 2008, Denis Grebeshkov scored the Oilers' 8,000th goal in franchise history.

On February 26, 2008, the Edmonton Oilers set a new NHL record for 13 shootout wins in a season, previously held by the Dallas Stars, at 12 wins. Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon has stopped 30 of 32 shots and is 10–0 in shootouts.

On March 4, 2008, Gilbert surpassed Paul Coffey and Marc-Andre Bergeron for the Oilers' franchise record for most goals scored by a rookie defencemen with his tenth goal on the power play against the Nashville Predators goaltender Dan Ellis.

On March 18, 2008, the Oilers scored eight goals for the first time in five years in an 8–4 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.

April, 2008, Oilers fail to qualify for the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Minnesota Wild 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
2 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
3 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
4 Edmonton Oilers 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 39 33 10 213 215 88

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
3 y – Minnesota Wild NW 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
5 Dallas Stars PA 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
6 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
7 Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
8 Nashville Predators CE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
10 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
11 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
14 St. Louis Blues CE 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
15 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 32 43 7 231 266 71

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


Schedule and results

2007–08 Game Log
October: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 4 San Jose Sharks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 1–0–0 2 [recap 1]
2 October 6 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 2–0–0 4 [recap 2]
3 October 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 16,913 2–1–0 4 [recap 3]
4 October 10 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 2–2–0 4 [recap 4]
5 October 12 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 2–3–0 4 [recap 5]
6 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Roloson 18,630 2–4–0 4 [recap 6]
7 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 Phoenix Coyotes Roloson 10,448 3–4–0 6 [recap 7]
8 October 20 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Calgary Flames Roloson 19,289 3–5–0 6 [recap 8]
9 October 23 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 3–6–0 6 [recap 9]
10 October 25 Minnesota Wild 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 4–6–0 8 [recap 10]
11 October 27 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Los Angeles Kings Roloson 16,173 4–7–0 8 [recap 11]
12 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Anaheim Ducks SO Garon 17,174 5–7–0 10 [recap 12]
13 October 30 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 5–8–0 10 [recap 13]
November: 6–6–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
14 November 2 Nashville Predators 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 5–9–0 10 [recap 14]
15 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 5–10–0 10 [recap 15]
16 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Roloson 15,877 5–10–1 11 [recap 16]
17 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 Calgary Flames Garon 19,289 6–10–1 13 [recap 17]
18 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 0 Vancouver Canucks SO Garon 18,630 7–10–1 15 [recap 18]
19 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 7–11–1 15 [recap 19]
20 November 17 Calgary Flames 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 7–12–1 15 [recap 20]
21 November 20 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers SO Garon 16,839 8–12–1 17 [recap 21]
22 November 22 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 8–13–1 17 [recap 22]
23 November 24 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 9–13–1 19 [recap 23]
24 November 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 10–13–1 21 [recap 24]
25 November 28 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Colorado Avalanche Roloson 15,128 10–14–1 21 [recap 25]
26 November 30 Anaheim Ducks 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 11–14–1 23 [recap 26]
December: 5–6–3 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 4–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 2 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 0 Anaheim Ducks Garon 17,174 12–14–1 25 [recap 27]
28 December 3 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Los Angeles Kings SO Garon 14,193 13–14–1 27 [recap 28]
29 December 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 13–15–1 27 [recap 29]
30 December 7 St. Louis Blues 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 13–16–1 27 [recap 30]
31 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Dallas Stars OT Garon 17,833 13–16–2 28 [recap 31]
32 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 St. Louis Blues SO Garon 14,329 14–16–2 30 [recap 32]
33 December 13 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Detroit Red Wings SO Roloson 18,859 15–16–2 32 [recap 33]
34 December 15 Vancouver Canucks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Garon 16,839 16–16–2 34 [recap 34]
35 December 18 Dallas Stars 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 16–16–3 35 [recap 35]
36 December 21 New Jersey Devils 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 16–17–3 35 [recap 36]
37 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Garon 20,151 16–18–3 35 [recap 37]
38 December 27 Anaheim Ducks 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 16–19–3 35 [recap 38]
39 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Minnesota Wild OT Roloson 18,568 16–19–4 36 [recap 39]
40 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Garon 16,774 16–20–4 36 [recap 40]
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 St. Louis Blues OT Garon 14,465 17–20–4 38 [recap 41]
42 January 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Nashville Predators Garon 12,676 17–21–4 38 [recap 42]
43 January 5 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Garon 16,839 18–21–4 40 [recap 43]
44 January 7 New York Islanders 0 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 19–21–4 42 [recap 44]
45 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 20–21–4 44 [recap 45]
46 January 13 Calgary Flames 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 21–21–4 46 [recap 46]
47 January 15 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 21–22–4 46 [recap 47]
48 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Washington Capitals SO Roloson 13,399 21–22–5 47 [recap 48]
49 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Carolina Hurricanes Garon 16,868 21–23–5 47 [recap 49]
50 January 20 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 Atlanta Thrashers Roloson 16,683 22–23–5 49 [recap 50]
51 January 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Tampa Bay Lightning Roloson 16,799 22–24–5 49 [recap 51]
52 January 24 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Florida Panthers SO Garon 12,322 23–24–5 51 [recap 52]
53 January 29 San Jose Sharks 3 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 23–25–5 51 [recap 53]
February: 7–5–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 1–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 February 1 Dallas Stars 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 23–26–5 51 [recap 54]
55 February 4 Calgary Flames 0 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 24–26–5 53 [recap 55]
56 February 6 Chicago Blackhawks 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 25–26–5 55 [recap 56]
57 February 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Calgary Flames Garon 19,289 25–27–5 55 [recap 57]
58 February 12 Minnesota Wild 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 26–27–5 57 [recap 58]
59 February 14 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 San Jose Sharks Garon 17,496 27–27–5 59 [recap 59]
60 February 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Garon 18,630 27–28–5 59 [recap 60]
61 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Nashville Predators Garon 13,466 27–29–5 59 [recap 61]
62 February 22 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Dallas Stars Garon 18,564 27–30–5 59 [recap 62]
63 February 24 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 28–30–5 61 [recap 63]
64 February 26 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers SO Garon 16,839 29–30–5 63 [recap 64]
65 February 28 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 30–30–5 65 [recap 65]
March: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 5–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
66 March 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers SO Garon 16,839 31–30–5 67 [recap 66]
67 March 4 Nashville Predators 5 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 31–31–5 67 [recap 67]
68 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Garon 17,289 32–31–5 69 [recap 68]
69 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks OT Garon 18,859 33–31–5 71 [recap 69]
70 March 11 St. Louis Blues 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Garon 16,839 34–31–5 73 [recap 70]
71 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Garon 18,007 34–32–5 73 [recap 71]
72 March 15 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Phoenix Coyotes Roloson 15,698 35–32–5 75 [recap 72]
73 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 San Jose Sharks SO Roloson 16,987 36–32–5 77 [recap 73]
74 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 4 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–32–5 79 [recap 74]
75 March 20 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–33–5 79 [recap 75]
76 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 5 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 38–33–5 81 [recap 76]
77 March 24 Minnesota Wild 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 39–33–5 83 [recap 77]
78 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Minnesota Wild Roloson 17,978 39–34–5 83 [recap 78]
79 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Colorado Avalanche SO Roloson 17,846 39–34–6 84 [recap 79]
80 March 29 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Calgary Flames Roloson 16,984 40–34–6 86 [recap 80]
April: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
81 April 1 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 40–35–6 86 [recap 81]
82 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Vancouver Canucks Roloson 18,630 41–35–6 88 [recap 82]

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

Playoffs

The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ales Hemsky 74 20 51 71 34
Shawn Horcoff 53 21 29 50 30
Sam Gagner 79 13 36 49 23
Dustin Penner 82 23 24 47 45
Andrew Cogliano 82 18 27 45 20
Robert Nilsson 71 10 31 41 22
Jarret Stoll 81 14 22 36 74
Tom Gilbert 82 13 20 33 20
Kyle Brodziak 80 14 17 31 33
Joni Pitkanen 63 8 18 26 56
Marty Reasoner 82 11 14 25 50
Curtis Glencross 62 15 10 25 53

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Mathieu Garon 47 2658 26 18 1 118 4 .913 2.66
Dwayne Roloson 41 2222 14 16 5 115 0 .900 3.11

Awards and records

Records

  • 18 Years, 55 Days: New Oilers records for the youngest player ever played and earned his first NHL point, assisting on Tom Gilbert's goal, by Sam Gagner on October 4, 2007.
    • Note: Wayne Gretzky had an unofficial Oilers record for the youngest player ever played in franchise history, including WHA, at age 17 Years, 281 Days on November 3, 1978.
  • 18 Years, 71 Days: A new Oilers record for the youngest player ever scored by Sam Gagner on October 20, 2007.
  • 4: A new NHL record for most consecutive shootouts on December 18, 2007.
  • 8: A new Oilers record for most consecutive game assist for rookies by Sam Gagner on February 22, 2008.
  • 15: NHL record for most shootout wins in a season.
    • 13: A new NHL team record for most shootout wins in a season on February 26, 2008.
  • 13: Oilers record for most goals for a rookie defenseman by Tom Gilbert.
    • 10: A new Oilers record for most goals for a rookie defenseman on March 4, 2008.
  • 3: A new NHL record for most consecutive overtime goals by Andrew Cogliano on March 11, 2008.
  • 33: A new Oilers record for most points for a rookie defenseman by Tom Gilbert on March 28, 2008.
  • 19: A new NHL record for most shootouts in a season on March 28, 2008.

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Andrew Cogliano 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 4, 2007
Sam Gagner
Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL PIM October 6, 2007
Marty Reasoner 100th NHL Assist
Andrew Cogliano 1st NHL Goal October 8, 2007
Geoff Sanderson 500th NHL PIM October 13, 2007
Kyle Brodziak 1st NHL Assist October 18, 2007
Sam Gagner 1st NHL Goal October 20, 2007
Ales Hemsky 200th NHL Point October 25, 2007
Marty Reasoner 400th NHL Game November 10, 2007
Steve Staios 700th NHL Game November 24, 2007
Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Game November 28, 2007
Raffi Torres
Zack Stortini 1st NHL Assist
Liam Reddox 1st NHL Game December 7, 2007
Ladislav Smid 100th NHL Game December 11, 2007
Steve Staios 1,000th NHL PIM December 18, 2007
Jarret Stoll 200th NHL PIM January 5, 2008
Shawn Horcoff 100th NHL Goal January 7, 2008
Denis Grebeshkov 1st NHL Goal January 10, 2008
Zack Stortini 200th NHL PIM
Ethan Moreau 700th NHL Game January 29, 2008
Robert Nilsson 100th NHL Game
Jarret Stoll 100th NHL Assist February 4, 2008
Joni Pitkanen 100th NHL Assist February 6, 2008
Dustin Penner 100th NHL PIM February 9, 2008
Fernando Pisani 300th NHL Game February 12, 2008
Geoff Sanderson 1,100th NHL Game February 26, 2008
Mathieu Roy 1st NHL Assist February 28, 2008
Geoff Sanderson 700th NHL Point
Theo Peckham 1st NHL Game March 7, 2008
Matt Greene 200th NHL PIM March 22, 2008
Denis Grebeshkov 100th NHL Game March 26, 2008
Zack Stortini 300th NHL PIM March 29, 2008

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 22, 2007
 To Phoenix Coyotes
1st round pick in 2007
2nd round pick in 2007 		To Edmonton Oilers
1st round pick in 2007
July 1, 2007
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jason Smith
Joffrey Lupul 		To Edmonton Oilers
Geoff Sanderson
Joni Pitkanen
3rd round pick in 2009
July 5, 2007
 To New York Islanders
2nd round pick in 2008 		To Edmonton Oilers
Allan Rourke
3rd round pick in 2008
February 1, 2008
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Dick Tarnstrom 		To Edmonton Oilers
Curtis Glencross

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Term
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) Mathieu Garon Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $2.2 million
July 12, 2007 (2007-07-12) Sheldon Souray Montreal Canadiens 5 years, $27 million
July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17) Ryan Flinn Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $450,000
T. J. Kemp Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 1 year
July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) Ben Simon Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 1 year
August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02) Dustin Penner Anaheim Ducks 5 years, $21.25 million
April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01) Bryan Lerg Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) 2 years

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Term
July 2, 2007 (2007-07-02) Petr Sykora Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $5 million
July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05) Jan Hejda Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $1 million
July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06) Toby Petersen Dallas Stars 1 year
Brad Winchester Dallas Stars 1 year, $475,000
July 19, 2007 (2007-07-19) Petr Nedved Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27) Allan Rourke ERC Ingolstadt (DEL)

Waivers

Date Player Team
February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22) Patrick Thoresen to Philadelphia Flyers

Players re-signed

Player Contract terms
F Ethan Moreau 4 years, $10 million (extension)
D Steve Staios 4 years, $10.8 million (extension)
D Denis Grebeshkov 1 year, $950,000
F Raffi Torres 3 years, $6.75 million
D Matt Greene 2 years, $2.3 million
D Joni Pitkanen 1 year, $2.4 million
D Mathieu Roy 2 years, $1 million
F Kyle Brodziak 2 years, $995,000

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[7] The Oilers have three first round selections in this draft: sixth overall, the 15th pick, acquired in the Ryan Smyth trade, and the 30th pick, acquired in the Chris Pronger trade.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team (league)
1 6 Sam Gagner (C/W)  Canada Edmonton Oilers London Knights (OHL)
1 15 Alex Plante (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from New York Islanders) Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 21 Riley Nash (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Dallas Stars via Phoenix Coyotes) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
4 97 Linus Omark (W)  Sweden Edmonton Oilers Luleå HF (Elitserien)
5 127 Milan Kytnar (C)  Slovakia Edmonton Oilers HC Topoľčany (Slovak-2)
6 157 William Quist (W)  Sweden Edmonton Oilers Tingsryds AIF (Sweden-3)

Farm teams

Springfield Falcons

After shipping their prospects out across several clubs, the Oilers have signed a deal with the Springfield Falcons to be their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in 2007–08. The Falcons will be the Oilers first full-time AHL affiliate since the Edmonton Road Runners were suspended following the 2004–05 season.

Stockton Thunder

The Stockton Thunder of the ECHL remain Edmonton's secondary affiliate.

See also

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