1995–96 Edmonton Oilers | |
Division | 5th Pacific |
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Conference | 10th Western |
1995–96 record | 30–44–8 |
Home record | 15–21–5 |
Road record | 15–23–3 |
Goals for | 240 (17th) |
Goals against | 304 (24th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Ron Low |
Captain | Kelly Buchberger |
Alternate captains | Jason Arnott Luke Richardson Doug Weight |
Arena | Edmonton Coliseum |
Average attendance | 12,335 (72.1%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Zdeno Ciger (31) |
Assists | Doug Weight (79) |
Points | Doug Weight (104) |
Penalty minutes | Bryan Marchment (202) |
Plus/minus | Mariusz Czerkawski (+7) |
Wins | Curtis Joseph (15) |
Goals against average | Curtis Joseph (3.44) |
The 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 17th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 17–27–4 record, earning 38 points, in the lockout shortened 1994–95 season, missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.
During the off-season, the Oilers and St. Louis Blues would complete a trade that saw Edmonton acquire goaltender Curtis Joseph and the rights of Mike Grier in exchange for a 1st round draft pick in both 1996 and 1997. Joseph and the Oilers could not come to a contract agreement, and he would start the season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL. The Oilers also would bring back Glenn Anderson, whom they traded in 1991, as he signed as a free agent, however, he would be dealt to the Blues midway through the season.
As the Oilers would struggle badly early in the season, sitting with a 14–23–6 record at the time of the signing, the team and Joseph agreed to a contract in early January, and Edmonton would then trade their other #1 goaltender, Bill Ranford, to the Boston Bruins for Sean Brown, Mariusz Czerkawski and the Bruins 1st round pick in 1996. Edmonton would play better defensive hockey after the trade, as Joseph would post a 15–16–2 record, however, it was not enough for the Oilers to make the playoffs, as they finished 10 points behind the 8th place Winnipeg Jets.
Offensively, Doug Weight became the first Oiler since Mark Messier in 1989–90 to reach the 100 point plateau, as Weight would record 104 points. Zdeno Ciger scored a team high 31 goals, while Jason Arnott scored 28 goals and 59 points despite missing 18 games due to injuries. Boris Mironov led the defense with 32 points, while fellow blueliner Jeff Norton would earn 20 points in 30 games after being acquired from St. Louis.
In goal, Bill Ranford would get most of the action until early January, winning 13 games and posting a 3.84 GAA, then Curtis Joseph stepped in and led the Oilers in wins at 15, and posted a team best 3.44 GAA.
Season standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
2 | 6 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
3 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
4 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
5 | 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
6 | 12 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
7 | 13 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Game log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | October 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | October 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–9 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–3–0 | 0 |
4 | October 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–4–0 | 0 |
5 | October 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils | 1–4–0 | 2 |
6 | October 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–5–0 | 2 |
7 | October 21 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5–0 | 4 |
8 | October 22 | San Jose Sharks | 1–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5–1 | 5 |
9 | October 27 | Winnipeg Jets | 5–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–5–1 | 7 |
10 | October 31 | New Jersey Devils | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5–1 | 9 |
11 | November 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–5–2 | 10 |
12 | November 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5–3 | 11 |
13 | November 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–6–3 | 11 |
14 | November 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Florida Panthers | 4–7–3 | 11 |
15 | November 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5–7–3 | 13 |
16 | November 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5–7–4 | 14 |
17 | November 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Calgary Flames | 5–8–4 | 14 |
18 | November 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–9–4 | 14 |
19 | November 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–10–4 | 14 |
20 | November 20 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–10–5 | 15 |
21 | November 22 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–10–5 | 17 |
22 | November 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Calgary Flames | 7–10–5 | 19 |
23 | November 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 7–11–5 | 19 |
24 | November 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–12–5 | 19 |
25 | December 1 | Calgary Flames | 8–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–13–5 | 19 |
26 | December 2 | St. Louis Blues | 7–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–14–5 | 19 |
27 | December 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–6 | Vancouver Canucks | 7–15–5 | 19 |
28 | December 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–3 | Colorado Avalanche | 8–15–5 | 21 |
29 | December 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 | San Jose Sharks | 9–15–5 | 23 |
30 | December 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 10–15–5 | 25 |
31 | December 13 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–15–6 | 26 |
32 | December 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–9 | Winnipeg Jets | 10–16–6 | 26 |
33 | December 18 | Ottawa Senators | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–16–6 | 28 |
34 | December 20 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–17–6 | 28 |
35 | December 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | Washington Capitals | 11–18–6 | 28 |
36 | December 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–19–6 | 28 |
37 | December 27 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 12–19–6 | 30 |
38 | December 29 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 13–19–6 | 32 |
39 | December 30 | New York Rangers | 8–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 13–20–6 | 32 |
40 | January 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 13–21–6 | 32 |
41 | January 5 | Florida Panthers | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 13–22–6 | 32 |
42 | January 7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–22–6 | 34 |
43 | January 9 | Hartford Whalers | 5–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–23–6 | 34 |
44 | January 13 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 15–23–6 | 36 |
45 | January 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues | 16–23–6 | 38 |
46 | January 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Dallas Stars | 17–23–6 | 40 |
47 | January 24 | Dallas Stars | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–24–6 | 40 |
48 | January 26 | New York Islanders | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–24–6 | 42 |
49 | January 30 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | Calgary Flames | 18–25–6 | 42 |
50 | January 31 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–26–6 | 42 |
51 | February 7 | Washington Capitals | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–27–6 | 42 |
52 | February 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–28–6 | 42 |
53 | February 11 | Calgary Flames | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 19–28–6 | 44 |
54 | February 14 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–28–6 | 46 |
55 | February 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–6 | Dallas Stars | 20–29–6 | 46 |
56 | February 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 20–30–6 | 46 |
57 | February 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–7 | Colorado Avalanche | 20–31–6 | 46 |
58 | February 21 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 21–31–6 | 48 |
59 | February 23 | Boston Bruins | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 21–32–6 | 48 |
60 | February 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–2 | New York Islanders | 21–33–6 | 48 |
61 | February 27 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | 22–33–6 | 50 |
62 | February 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers | 22–33–7 | 51 |
63 | March 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 22–34–7 | 51 |
64 | March 3 | St. Louis Blues | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 22–35–7 | 51 |
65 | March 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 22–36–7 | 51 |
66 | March 8 | San Jose Sharks | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 23–36–7 | 53 |
67 | March 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–3 | San Jose Sharks | 24–36–7 | 55 |
68 | March 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings | 25–36–7 | 57 |
69 | March 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–8 | Colorado Avalanche | 25–37–7 | 57 |
70 | March 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | New York Rangers | 26–37–7 | 59 |
71 | March 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 26–38–7 | 59 |
72 | March 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–5 | Montreal Canadiens | 27–38–7 | 61 |
73 | March 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators | 28–38–7 | 63 |
74 | March 27 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–38–8 | 64 |
75 | March 29 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–38–8 | 66 |
76 | March 30 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–39–8 | 66 |
77 | April 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–2 | Vancouver Canucks | 30–39–8 | 68 |
78 | April 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 30–40–8 | 68 |
79 | April 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–5 | San Jose Sharks | 30–41–8 | 68 |
80 | April 8 | Calgary Flames | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 30–42–8 | 68 |
81 | April 10 | Dallas Stars | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 30–43–8 | 68 |
82 | April 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 30–44–8 | 68 |
Season stats[]
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Doug Weight | 82 | 25 | 79 | 104 | 95 |
Zdeno Ciger | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 41 |
Jason Arnott | 64 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 87 |
David Oliver | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 34 |
Todd Marchant | 81 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 66 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
Fred Brathwaite | 7 | 293 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .914 | 2.46 |
Curtis Joseph | 34 | 1936 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 111 | 0 | .886 | 3.44 |
Joaquin Gage | 16 | 717 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 0 | .871 | 3.77 |
Bill Ranford | 37 | 2015 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 128 | 1 | .875 | 3.81 |
Transactions[]
Trades[]
August 4, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues 1st round pick in 1996 - Marty Reasoner *1st round pick in 1997 - Matt Zutlek |
To Edmonton Oilers Curtis Joseph Mike Grier |
August 24, 1995 | To Vancouver Canucks 7th round pick in 1997 - Larry Shapley |
To Edmonton Oilers Brett Hauer |
December 4, 1995 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Peter White 4th round pick in 1996 - Jason Sessa |
To Edmonton Oilers Kent Manderville |
January 4, 1996 | To St. Louis Blues Ken Sutton Igor Kravchuk |
To Edmonton Oilers Jeff Norton Donald Dufresne |
January 11, 1996 | To Boston Bruins Bill Ranford |
To Edmonton Oilers Mariusz Czerkawski Sean Brown 1st round pick in 1996 - Matthieu Descoteaux |
March 12, 1996 | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
To Edmonton Oilers David Roberts |
March 20, 1996 | To Detroit Red Wings Kirk Maltby |
To Edmonton Oilers Dan McGillis |
*Later traded to the Los Angeles Kings
Free agents[]
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Draft picks[]
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 6 | Steve Kelly | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
2 | 31 | Georges Laraque | ![]() |
St-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) |
3 | 57 | Lukas Zib | ![]() |
Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech.) |
4 | 83 | Mike Minard | ![]() |
Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL) |
5 | 109 | Jan Snopek | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
7 | 161 | Martin Cerven | ![]() |
Dukla Trencin (Czech.) |
8 | 187 | Stephen Douglas | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
9 | 213 | Jiri Antonin | ![]() |
Pardubice HC (Czech.) |
References[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
1995–96 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast Division | Buffalo • Pittsburgh • Boston • Montreal • Hartford • Ottawa |
Atlantic Division | Philadelphia • NY Rangers • Florida • Washington • Tampa Bay • New Jersey • NY Islanders |
Central Division | Detroit • Chicago • Toronto • St. Louis • Winnipeg • Dallas |
Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Los Angeles • San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1995 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
Edmonton Oilers Seasons | |
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World Hockey Association | 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 |
National Hockey League | 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19 |
Bold indicates Stanley Cup victory |
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