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2012–13 Edmonton Oilers
Division 3rd Northwest
Conference 12th Western
2012–13 record 19–22–7
Home record 9–11–4
Road record 10–11–3
Goals for 125
Goals against 134
Team information
General manager Steve Tambellini 16–18–7
(Oct.–Apr.)
Craig MacTavish 3–4–0
(Apr.)
Coach Ralph Krueger
Captain Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains Jordan Eberle (Jan.–Apr.)
Taylor Hall (Jan.–Apr.)
Ales Hemsky (Oct.–Jan.)
Nick Schultz (Jan.–Apr.)
Ryan Whitney (Oct.–Jan.)
Ryan Smyth
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (100%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Nail Yakupov (17)
Assists Taylor Hall (34)
Points Taylor Hall (50)
Penalty minutes Ladislav Smid (55)
Plus/minus Shawn Horcoff
Corey Potter (+8)
Wins Devan Dubnyk (14)
Goals against average Nikolai Khabibulin (2.54)

The 2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season was the 34th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[2] and 41st season including their play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

The Oilers finished the season with a sub-.500 record and failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh year in a row.

Off-season[]

On June 27, the Oilers named Ralph Krueger as their new head coach.[3]

Arena Controversy[]

The Edmonton Oilers have been embroiled in a controversy with the city of Edmonton over a new arena. Oilers owner Daryl Katz has threatened to move the team to Seattle if a new arena is not built, which was panned by fans and politicians.[4]

In October 2012, Elections Alberta released campaign finance statements which showed Katz, his family and business partners donated substantial amounts of money to the Progressive Conservatives in the closing days of the 2012 Alberta general election. Katz says it was to prevent the Wildrose Party from taking power and did not have to do with the arena.[5] Contributions from him totalled almost 20% of the total donations during the election campaign for the Progressive Conservatives. Opposition parties in Alberta have asked Elections Alberta to investigate the donations, alleging they were made to ensure the province would kick in 100 million dollars towards a new arena.[6]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Northwest Division
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 59
2 Minnesota Wild NW 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 55
3 Edmonton Oilers NW 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 45
4 Calgary Flames NW 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 42
5 Colorado Avalanche NW 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 39
Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks CE 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 77
2 y – Anaheim Ducks PA 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 66
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 59
4 St. Louis Blues CE 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 60
5 Los Angeles Kings PA 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 59
6 San Jose Sharks PA 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 57
7 Detroit Red Wings CE 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 56
8 Minnesota Wild NW 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 55
9 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 55
10 Phoenix Coyotes PA 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 51
11 Dallas Stars PA 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 48
12 Edmonton Oilers NW 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 45
13 Calgary Flames NW 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 42
14 Nashville Predators CE 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 41
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 39

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

  • – Division leader

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)


Playoffs[]

For the seventh consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the NHL Playoffs.[7]

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

2013 Game Log

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

Player statistics[]

Final stats[8]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 45 16 34 50 5 33
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 48 14 24 38 −6 23
Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 48 16 21 37 −4 16
Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov 48 17 14 31 −4 24
Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz 48 8 19 27 −17 8
Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 40 4 20 24 3 8
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 38 9 11 20 −6 16
Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 42 9 7 16 −1 14
Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 47 2 11 13 −5 40
Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 34 4 9 13 −7 23
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 31 7 5 12 8 24
Petry, JeffJeff Petry 48 3 9 12 1 29
Schultz, NickNick Schultz 48 1 8 9 −13 24
Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell 35 3 6 9 −4 4
Jones, RyanRyan Jones 27 2 5 7 0 17
Fistric, MarkMark Fistric 25 0 6 6 6 32
Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 33 3 1 4 8 6
Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 48 1 3 4 −1 55
Belanger, EricEric Belanger 26 0 3 3 −1 10
Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 23 1 2 3 −8 6
Eager, BenBen Eager 14 1 1 2 −4 25
Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson

|| 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2

Brown, MikeMike Brown 27 1 0 1 −8 53
Lander, AntonAnton Lander 11 0 1 1 −4 2
Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 4 0 0 0 −1 2
VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde 11 0 0 0 −3 4
Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 4 0 0 0 −1 6
Arcobello, MarkMark Arcobello 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 38 37 2100:57 14 16 6 90 2.57 1132 .920 2 0 0 0
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 12 11 683:37 4 6 1 29 2.54 376 .923 1 0 0 0
Danis, YannYann Danis 3 0 110:15 1 0 0 7 3.82 59 .881 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall style=white-space:nowrap| NHL 3rd Star of the Week April 1, 2013
Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov style=white-space:nowrap| NHL Rookie of the Month April 2013

Taylor Hall was also third in the voting among left-wingers for All-Star voting. Alexander Ovechkin finished second, despite the fact that Ovechkin played only four games on the left wing, with the remainder being played at right wing, where he was voted to the First All-Star Team. This prompted Professional Hockey Writers' Association President Kevin Allen to state, "We are troubled by the All-Star voting results, and plan to take a closer look at the events that led to Ovechkin winning All-Star acclaim at two positions... We know we got this wrong, and our objective is to make sure it never happens again." [9]

Records[]

  • 23: Tied Oilers record for most shots on goal in the period (1st period) on February 16, 2013.
  • 56: New Oilers record for most shots on goal in the game on February 16, 2013.
  • 2:43: New Oilers record for fastest three goals from start of a game by Taylor Hall at 0:16, Ladislav Smid at 2:05, and Taylor Hall at 2:43 on March 30, 2013.
  • 3:35: New Oilers record for fastest five goals by Justin Schultz at 13:17, Nail Yakupov at 14:16, Jordan Eberle at 14:37, Nail Yakupov at 15:47, and Jerred Smithson at 16:52 in the 3rd period on April 27, 2013.
  • 7:53: New Oilers record for fastest hat-trick from start of a game by Taylor Hall on March 30, 2013.

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Justin Schultz 1st NHL Game January 20, 2013
Nail Yakupov
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
January 22, 2013
Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz 1st NHL Assist January 24, 2013
Taylor Hall 100th NHL Point January 26, 2013
Eric Belanger 800th NHL Game January 30, 2013
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Assist January 31, 2013
Mark Arcobello 1st NHL Game February 6, 2013
Ryan Smyth 900th NHL PIM
Ben Eager 400th NHL Game March 8, 2013
Shawn Horcoff 500th NHL PIM March 25, 2013
Sam Gagner 400th NHL Game March 30, 2013
Taylor Hall 3rd NHL Hat-trick
Ryan Whitney 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick April 3, 2013
Nick Schultz 800th NHL Game April 4, 2013
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 100th NHL Game April 13, 2013
Sam Gagner 200th NHL PIM April 16, 2013
Corey Potter 100th NHL Game April 21, 2013
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Hat-trick April 27, 2013


Transactions[]

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades[]

Date
Details
January 14, 2013[10] To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Edmonton Oilers
Mark Fistric
March 4, 2013[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th-round pick in 2014
To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Brown
March 29, 2013[12] To Phoenix Coyotes
Tobias Rieder
To Edmonton Oilers
Kale Kessy
April 2, 2013[13] To Washington Capitals
Dane Byers
To Edmonton Oilers
Garrett Stafford
April 3, 2013[14] To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013
To Edmonton Oilers
Jerred Smithson

Free agents signed[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Justin Schultz[15][16] University of Wisconsin 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Dane Byers[17] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $560,000
Andrew Miller[18] Yale University 1 year, $842,500 entry-level contract
Anton Belov[19] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Taylor Chorney[20] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000
Hunter Tremblay[21] St. John's IceCaps undisclosed
Ryan Keller[22] Geneve-Servette HC undisclosed
Linus Omark[23] EV Zug 1 year
Cam Barker[24] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Niko Hovinen[25] Philadelphia Flyers January 25, 2012

Lost via waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings[]

Player Date Contract terms
Lennart Petrell[26] June 19, 2012 1 year, $825,000 contract extension
David Musil[27] June 30, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Yann Danis[28] July 1, 2012 1 year, $775,000
Ryan Smyth[29] July 1, 2012 2 years, $4.5 million
Darcy Hordichuk[30] July 1, 2012 1 year, $850,000
Devan Dubnyk[31] July 5, 2012 2 years, $7 million
Jeff Petry[31] July 5, 2012 2 years, $3.5 million
Theo Peckham[32] July 16, 2012 1 year, $1.075 million
Sam Gagner[33] July 20, 2012 1 year, $3.2 million
Nail Yakupov[34] July 23, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alex Plante[35] July 26, 2012 1 year, $625,000
Chris VandeVelde[35] July 26, 2012 1 year, $714,000
Taylor Hall[36] August 22, 2012 7 years, $42 million contract extension
Jordan Eberle[37] August 30, 2012 6 years, $36 million contract extension
Travis Ewanyk[38] March 22, 2013 3 years, $2.14 million entry-level contract
Ladislav Smid[39] April 1, 2013 4 years, $14 million contract extension
Kale Kessy[40] April 6, 2013 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Martin Gernat[41] April 20, 2013 3 years, $2.2375 million entry-level contract
Frans Tuohimaa[42] April 25, 2013 2 years, $1.195 million entry-level contract
Mark Arcobello[43] May 14, 2013 1 year, $600,000 contract extension

Draft picks[]

Edmonton's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Oilers possessed the first overall pick for the third-straight season.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Nail Yakupov (RW) Flag of Russia Russia Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 32 Mitchell Moroz (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 63 Jujhar Khaira (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
3 91 (from Los Angeles) Daniil Zharkov (LW) Flag of Russia Russia Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4 93 Erik Gustafsson (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
5 123 Joey LaLeggia (D) Flag of Canada Canada University of Denver (WCHA)
6 153 John McCarron (RW) Flag of the United States United States Cornell University (ECAC)
  • The Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2011, trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.

Final roster[]

Updated April 27, 2013.[44]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
20 Flag of Canada Belanger, EricEric Belanger C L 35 2011 Sherbrooke, Quebec
13 Flag of the United States Brown, MikeMike Brown RW R 27 2013 Chicago, Illinois
40 Flag of Canada Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 26 2004 Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Flag of Canada Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle

 (A)

RW R 22 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan
45 Flag of Canada Fistric, MarkMark Fistric D L 26 2013 Edmonton, Alberta
89 Flag of Canada Gagner, SamSam Gagner C R 23 2007 London, Ontario
4 Flag of Canada Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall

 (A)

LW L 21 2010 Calgary, Alberta
56 Flag of Finland Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen C L 22 2008 Kuopio, Finland
83 Flag of the Czech Republic Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW R 29 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10 Flag of Canada Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff

 (C)

C L 34 1998 Trail, British Columbia
28 Flag of Canada Jones, RyanRyan Jones LW L 28 2010 Chatham, Ontario
35 Flag of Russia Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G L 40 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
93 Flag of Canada Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins C L 20 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia
91 Flag of Sweden Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi LW L 22 2009 Norrköping, Sweden
24 Flag of Canada Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham D L 25 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
37 Flag of Finland Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell C L 29 2011 Helsinki, Finland
2 Flag of the United States Petry, JeffJeff Petry D R 25 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan
44 Flag of the United States Potter, CoreyCorey Potter D R 29 2011 Lansing, Michigan
19 Flag of Canada Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz D R 22 2012 Kelowna, British Columbia
15 Flag of Canada Schultz, NickNick Schultz

 (A)

D L 30 2012 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
5 Flag of the Czech Republic Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid D L 27 2006 Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
52 Flag of Canada Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson RW R 34 2013 Vernon, British Columbia
94 Flag of Canada Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW L 37 2011 Banff, Alberta
25 Flag of Canada Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton D L 38 2011 Kingston, Ontario
6 Flag of the United States Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney D L 30 2010 Scituate, Massachusetts
64 Flag of Russia Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov RW L 19 2012 Nizhnekamsk, Russia

See also[]

References[]

  1. 2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.
  2. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books, 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  3. Oilers Name Krueger Head Coach
  4. "Oilers owner in Seattle exploring relocation", National Post, September 24, 2012. 
  5. "Katz was worried about Wildrose party, not arena, source says", Calgary Herald, October 27, 2012. 
  6. "Edmonton's arena deal dead? Don't be silly. But Alison Redford must now show real leadership on the file.", Edmonton Journal, October 26, 2012. 
  7. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=666927
  8. 2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
  9. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/07/03/sp-nhl-all-stars-alex-ovechkin-washington-capitals.html
  10. Oilers acquire Mark Fistric
  11. Oilers acquire Mike Brown from Toronto
  12. Oilers acquire prospect Kale Kessy from the Phoenix Coyotes
  13. Oilers acquire Garrett Stafford from Washington
  14. Oilers acquire centre Jerred Smithson
  15. Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz
  16. Oilers agree to terms with highly sought-after free agent, Justin Schultz
  17. Oilers agree to terms with Dane Byers
  18. Oilers agree to terms with Andrew Miller
  19. Oilers agree to terms with Anton Belov
  20. Blues Sign McKenna, Chorney and Ford
  21. IceCaps agree to terms with four skaters on AHL contracts.
  22. Ryan Keller rejoint les Vernets
  23. OMARK SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH SWISS TEAM ZUG
  24. Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Cam Barker
  25. Oilers claim G Niko Hovinen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers
  26. Oilers Agree to Terms with Petrell on Contract Extension
  27. Oilers agree to terms with Musil
  28. Oilers sign Yann Danis to a 1-year contract
  29. Oilers sign Ryan Smyth to a 2-year contract
  30. Oilers Agree to Terms with Darcy Hordichuk
  31. 31.0 31.1 Oilers agree to terms with Dubnyk & Petry on 2-year deals
  32. Oilers re-sign Peckham
  33. Oilers agree to terms with Gagner
  34. Oilers sign Nail Yakupov
  35. 35.0 35.1 Oilers agree to terms with Plante and VandeVelde
  36. Hall agrees to terms on 7-year extension
  37. Eberle signs six-year, $36 million extension
  38. Oilers Agree to Terms with Travis Ewanyk
  39. Oilers sign Smid to four-year extension
  40. Oilers agree to terms with Kessy
  41. Martin Gernat signs three-year entry-level contract with Oilers
  42. Oilers agree to terms with Frans Tuohimaa
  43. Oilers agree to terms with Mark Arcobello
  44. Edmonton Oilers Team Roster, Edmonton Oilers, <http://oilers.nhl.com/club/roster.htm>. Retrieved on 2013-04-27


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