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.


 * 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.

Playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

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

†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.

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.

Trades
*Later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs

Roster
Updated March 4, 2009.


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