2006–07 Edmonton Oilers season
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2006–07 Edmonton Oilers
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 12th Western
2006–07 record 32–43–7
Home record 19–19–3
Road record 13–24–4
Goals for 195 (30th)
Goals against 248 (16th)
General Manager Kevin Lowe
Coach Craig MacTavish
Captain Jason Smith
Alternate captains Shawn Horcoff (Feb-Apr)
Ethan Moreau
Ryan Smyth (Oct-Feb)
Steve Staios (Feb-Apr)
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (17th)
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Smyth (31)
(Traded mid-season)
Assists Ales Hemsky (40)
Points Ryan Smyth (53)
Petr Sykora (53)
Ales Hemsky (53)
Penalties in minutes Matt Greene (109)
Plus/Minus Daniel Tjarnqvist (+3)
Wins Dwayne Roloson (27)
Goals against average Dwayne Roloson (2.75)

The 2006–07 Edmonton Oilers season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Oilers' 34th season, 27th in the NHL. After making it to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, the club had a disappointing season, finishing out of the playoffs.

Prior to the season the club experience the stunning loss of star defenceman Chris Pronger. After helping the Oilers to the Stanley Cup final in the 2005–06 season, Pronger requested a trade due to personal reasons. In early July, Pronger was sent to the Anaheim Ducks for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and various draft picks.[1]

Not only did Pronger leave, but another major acquisition from the previous season, Michael Peca, was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent. Despite the losses in personnel, the Oilers had a very strong start to the season, briefly propelling them to the top of the Northwest Division standings. The Oilers would slowly fall back of the pack however, finding themselves well out of a playoff spot by the trade deadline.

At the deadline, the Oilers again stunned the NHL by trading their leading scorer, and pending Unrestricted Free Agent, Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for two prospects and a first round draft pick.[2] Reports later indicated that Smyth and the Oilers were only $100,000 apart in contract negotiations when the Oilers chose to make the trade.[3]

On the same night as the Smyth trade, the Oilers retired former captain Mark Messier's #11 sweater. The celebration of Messier also included having a street named after him in Edmonton. Oilers General Manager, and Messier's former teammate, Kevin Lowe was noticeably absent from the retirement ceremony. Messier won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers during his time in Edmonton.[4]

The Oilers set new marks in this season for both success and failure. Edmonton recorded its 1000th regular season win in the NHL on January 2, 2007,[5] while late in the season, the Oilers lost 12 consecutive games, a mark that surpassed Edmonton's record of 11, however the NHL does not now consider an overtime loss a true loss, thus does not officially break the franchise record for losses.[6][7]

In May 2007, Daryl Katz offered $145 million towards the purchase of the team. Sources close to the Edmonton Journal state that, as part of the deal, the team will remain in Edmonton.[8] No negotiations took place as the owners immediately responded that the Oilers were not for sale.[9]

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Vancouver Canucks (3) 82 49 26 7 221 201 105
Minnesota Wild (7) 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
Calgary Flames (8) 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
Colorado Avalanche (9) 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
Edmonton Oilers (12) 82 32 43 7 195 248 71

Game log

October

Record for month 7–4–0 (Home 6–0–0 Away 1–4–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 5 Calgary 1 – 3 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 1–0–0 2
2 October 7 Edmonton 1 – 2 Calgary Roloson 19,289 1–1–0 2
3 October 12 San Jose 4 – 6 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 2–1–0 4
4 October 14 Edmonton 4 – 3 Colorado Roloson 18,007 3–1–0 6
5 October 16 Edmonton 1 – 2 Vancouver Roloson 18,630 3–2–0 6
6 October 17 Vancouver 1 – 2 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 4–2–0 8
7 October 21 Detroit 1 – 3 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 5–2–0 10
8 October 23 Phoenix 2 – 5 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 6–2–0 12
9 October 25 Edmonton 2 – 6 Anaheim Roloson 13,537 6–3–0 12
10 October 26 Edmonton 2 – 6 Phoenix Markkanen 13,021 6–4–0 12
11 October 28 Washington 0 – 4 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 7–4–0 14

November

Record for month 6–5–2 (Home 4–3–1 Away 2–2–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
12 November 1 Nashville 5 – 3 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 7–5–0 14
13 November 3 Dallas 3 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 7–6–0 14
14 November 7 Edmonton 2 – 3 Montreal SO Roloson 21,273 7–6–1 15
15 November 8 Edmonton 0 – 3 Detroit Roloson 20,066 7–7–1 15
16 November 10 Edmonton 4 – 1 Columbus Roloson 16,902 8–7–1 17
17 November 12 Edmonton 3 – 5 St. Louis Markkanen 9,214 8–8–1 17
18 November 13 Edmonton 2 – 1 Colorado Roloson 17,725 9–8–1 19
19 November 16 St. Louis 2 – 6 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 10–8–1 21
20 November 18 Detroit 3 – 4 Edmonton SO Roloson 16,839 11–8–1 23
21 November 21 Calgary 1 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 12–8–1 25
22 November 24 Chicago 1 – 5 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 13–8–1 27
23 November 28 Anaheim 3 – 2 Edmonton OT Roloson 16,839 13–8–2 28
24 November 30 Colorado 7 – 3 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 13–9–2 28

December

Record for month 5–9–0 (Home 2–4–0 Away 3–5–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 2 Columbus 4 – 0 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 13–10–2 28
26 December 4 Edmonton 4 – 0 Vancouver Roloson 18,630 14–10–2 30
27 December 6 Carolina 1 – 3 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 15–10–2 32
28 December 8 Edmonton 2 – 0 Dallas Roloson 17,182 16–10–2 34
29 December 10 Edmonton 1 – 4 Chicago Roloson 11,523 16–11–2 34
30 December 12 Edmonton 2 – 3 Nashville Roloson 12,032 16–12–2 34
31 December 14 Minnesota 1 – 3 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 17–12–2 36
32 December 15 Edmonton 1 – 4 Colorado Roloson 17,589 17–13–2 36
33 December 19 Colorado 7 – 6 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 17–14–2 36
34 December 21 Edmonton 3 – 2 Phoenix Markkanen 12,704 18–14–2 38
35 December 23 Edmonton 2 – 3 Dallas Roloson 18,136 18–15–2 38
36 December 28 Los Angeles 7 – 4 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 18–16–2 38
37 December 30 Vancouver 6 – 2 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 18–17–2 38
38 December 31 Edmonton 2 – 4 Calgary Roloson 19,289 18–18–2 38

January

Record for month 7–4–2 (Home 4–3–1 Away 3–1–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 2 Florida 1 – 4 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 19–18–2 40
40 January 4 Dallas 6 – 5 Edmonton SO Roloson 16,839 19–18–3 41
41 January 5 Edmonton 2 – 3 Vancouver OT Roloson 18,630 19–18–4 42
42 January 8 Edmonton 2 – 1 Los Angeles OT Roloson 16,224 20–18–4 44
43 January 10 Edmonton 3 – 2 San Jose Roloson 17,496 21–18–4 46
44 January 12 Minnesota 4 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 21–19–4 46
45 January 13 Edmonton 1 – 3 Calgary Roloson 19,289 21–20–4 46
46 January 16 Edmonton 2 – 1 Minnesota Roloson 18,568 22–20–4 48
47 January 18 Anaheim 1 – 4 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 23–20–4 50
48 January 20 Calgary 4 – 0 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 23–21–4 50
49 January 26 San Jose 5 – 1 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 23–22–4 50
50 January 27 Los Angeles 3 – 4 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 24–22–4 52
51 January 31 Columbus 2 – 5 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 25–22–4 54

February

Record for month 5–4–2 (Home 2–1–0 Away 3–3–2)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
52 February 1 Edmonton 3 – 5 Vancouver Roloson 18,630 25–23–4 54
53 February 3 Edmonton 3 – 2 Colorado Roloson 17,645 26–23–4 56
54 February 6 Vancouver 5 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 26–24–4 56
55 February 9 Chicago 1 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 27–24–4 58
56 February 11 Atlanta 1 – 5 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 28–24–4 60
57 February 13 Edmonton 0 – 3 Boston Roloson 16,449 28–25–4 60
58 February 15 Edmonton 1 – 2 Buffalo OT Roloson 18,690 28–25–5 61
59 February 17 Edmonton 3 – 4 Toronto Roloson 19,599 28–26–5 61
60 February 20 Edmonton 3 – 4 Ottawa SO Markkanen 19,716 28–26–6 62
61 February 22 Edmonton 4 – 0 Columbus Roloson 15,541 29–26–6 64
62 February 23 Edmonton 4 – 3 Detroit SO Roloson 20,066 30–26–6 66
63 February 25 Edmonton 1 – 4 Minnesota Roloson 18,568 30–27–6 66
64 February 27 Phoenix 3 – 0 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–28–6 66

March

Record: 1–12–1; Home: 1–7–1; Road: 0–5–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
65 March 1 Minnesota 5 – 0 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–29–6 66
66 March 3 Calgary 4 – 2 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–30–6 66
67 March 7 Tampa Bay 3 – 1 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 30–31–6 66
68 March 9 Edmonton 1 – 5 Anaheim Roloson 17,174 30–32–6 66
69 March 11 Edmonton 0 – 3 San Jose Roloson 17,496 30–33–6 66
70 March 12 Edmonton 1 – 5 Los Angeles Markkanen 16,954 30–34–6 66
71 March 15 Minnesota 2 – 1 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–35–6 66
72 March 17 St. Louis 3 – 2 Edmonton OT Roloson 16,839 30–35–7 67
73 March 19 Vancouver 2 – 1 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–36–7 67
74 March 21 Colorado 5 – 1 Edmonton Roloson 16,839 30–37–7 67
75 March 23 Colorado 3 – 4 Edmonton SO Roloson 16,839 31–37–7 69
76 March 24 Nashville 4 – 0 Edmonton Markkanen 16,839 31–38–7 69
77 March 27 Edmonton 3 – 4 Nashville Roloson 16,382 31–39–7 69
78 March 29 Edmonton 2 – 5 St. Louis Markkanen 13,745 31–40–7 69

April

Record: 1–3–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–3–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
79 April 1 Edmonton 1 – 2 Chicago Roloson 12,193 31–41–7 69
80 April 3 Edmonton 0 – 3 Minnesota Markkanen 18,568 31–42–7 69
81 April 5 Edmonton 0 – 3 Minnesota Markannen 18,568 31–43–7 69
82 April 7 Edmonton 3 – 2 Calgary Roloson 19,289 32–43–7 71

Player Stats

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
Ryan Smyth‡ 53 31 22 53 38 - - - - -
Petr Sykora 82 22 31 53 40 - - - - -
Ales Hemsky 64 13 40 53 40 - - - - -
Shawn Horcoff 80 16 35 51 56 - - - - -
Jarret Stoll 51 13 26 39 48 - - - - -
Raffi Torres 82 15 19 34 88 - - - - -
Joffrey Lupul 81 16 12 28 45 - - - - -
Fernando Pisani 77 14 14 28 40 - - - - -
Marc-Andre Bergeron‡ 55 8 17 25 28 - - - - -
Marty Reasoner 72 6 14 20 60 - - - - -
Steve Staios 58 2 15 17 97 - - - - -
Patrick Thoresen 68 4 12 16 52 - - - - -
Toby Petersen 64 6 9 15 4 - - - - -
Daniel Tjarnqvist 37 3 12 15 30 - - - - -
Jason Smith 82 2 9 11 103 - - - - -
Marc-Antoine Pouliot 46 4 7 11 18 - - - - -
Ladislav Smid 77 3 7 10 37 - - - - -
Matt Greene 78 1 9 10 109 - - - - -
Brad Winchester 59 4 5 9 86 - - - - -
Jan Hejda 39 1 8 9 20 - - - - -
Tom Gilbert 12 1 5 6 0 - - - - -
Petr Nedved† 19 1 4 5 10 - - - - -
Dwayne Roloson 68 0 3 3 12 - - - - -
Mathieu Roy 16 2 0 2 30 - - - - -
Robert Nilsson 4 1 0 1 4 - - - - -
Kyle Brodziak 6 1 0 1 2 - - - - -
Zack Stortini 29 1 0 1 105 - - - - -
Danny Syvret 16 0 1 1 6 - - - - -
Rob Schremp 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Sebastien Bisaillon 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Alexei Mikhnov 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Bryan Young 15 0 0 0 10 - - - - -
Jussi Markkanen 22 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Jean-Francois Jacques 37 0 0 0 33 - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Edmonton. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
‡Denotes player traded mid-season

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
Dwayne Roloson 68 3932 27 34 6 180 4 .909 2.75 - - - - - - - -
Jussi Markkanen 22 992 5 9 1 52 0 .886 3.14 - - - - - - - -

Playoffs

The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in their last five seasons. With the Carolina Hurricanes also failing to qualify for the post-season, it marked the first time in NHL history that the previous season's finalists both failed to qualify for the playoffs.[10]

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006 To Atlanta Thrashers
4th round pick in 2006 - Michael Forney
7th round pick in 2006 - Arturs Kulda		 To Edmonton Oilers
3rd round pick in 2006 - Theo Peckham
July 3, 2006 To Anaheim Ducks
Chris Pronger		 To Edmonton Oilers
Joffrey Lupul
Ladislav Smid
*1st round pick in 2007 - Nick Ross
1st round pick in 2008 - Jordan Eberle
**2nd round pick in 2008 - Travis Hamonic
July 10, 2006 To Buffalo Sabres
7th round pick in 2007 - Nick Eno		 To Edmonton Oilers
Jan Hejda
February 18, 2007 To New York Islanders
Marc-Andre Bergeron
**3rd round pick in 2008 - Kirill Petrov		 To Edmonton Oilers
Denis Grebeshkov
February 27, 2007 To New York Islanders
Ryan Smyth		 To Edmonton Oilers
Robert Nilsson
Ryan O'Marra
1st round pick in 2007 - Alex Plante

* Later traded to the Phoenix Coyotes
** Later traded to the New York Islanders

Free agents

Player Former Team Contract Terms
F Marty Reasoner Boston Bruins 2 years, $1.9 million
D Daniel Tjarnqvist Minnesota Wild 1 year, $1.625 million
F Petr Sykora New York Rangers 1 year, $2.9 million
Player New Team
D Jaroslav Spacek Buffalo Sabres
F Georges Laraque Phoenix Coyotes
G Ty Conklin Columbus Blue Jackets
F Sergei Samsonov Montreal Canadiens
D Dan Smith Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Peca Toronto Maple Leafs
F Radek Dvorak St. Louis Blues

From Waivers

Player From
F Petr Nedved Philadelphia Flyers

Draft Picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver. The Oilers did not draft a player until the 45th pick.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 45 Jeff Petry (D) Flag of the United States United States Edmonton Oilers Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 75 Theo Peckham (D) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta Thrashers) Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5 133 Bryan Pitton (G) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Florida Panthers Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5 140 Cody Wild (D) Flag of the United States United States Edmonton Oilers Providence College (NCAA)
6 170 Alexander Bumagin (LW) Flag of Russia Russia Edmonton Oilers HC Lada Togliatti (RSL)

References

  1. ^ Edmonton deals Pronger to Anaheim, tsn.ca, July 3, 2006, accessed March 11, 2007
  2. ^ Oilers trade forward Smyth to Islanders, tsn.ca, February 28,2007, accessed March 11, 2007
  3. ^ Ryan Smyth: $100,000 Difference Led to Deal to Isles, yahoo.com, March 2, 2007, accessed March 11, 2007
  4. ^ Messier has No. 11 sweater retired by Oilers, ctv.ca, February 27, 2007, accessed March 11, 2007
  5. ^ Ciampa, Marc, Oilers beat Panthers to reach franchise's 1,000th victory, CBSSportsline.com, January 3, 2007, accessed June 02, 2007
  6. ^ Oilers snap 12-game winless streak, globesports.com, accessed March 28, 2007
  7. ^ Jones, Terry, The losing streak ends at nine!, edmontonsun.com, March 19, 2007, accessed March 28, 2007
  8. ^ Katz bids to buy Oilers
  9. ^ SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NHL Hockey stats, scores, standings, blogs and fantasy news from NHL Hockey columnists
  10. ^ Staples, David, http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=4d85fb30-c635-4b49-834f-7c08867b1b02&k=21912 Cup finals one year, miss playoffs the next], Edmonton Journal, April 6, 2007
2006–07 Edmonton Oilers Roster

Goaltenders:

30 Markkanen • 35 Roloson 

Defensemen

2 Greene • 5 Smid • 21 Smith • 24 Staios • 25 Hejda • 29 Tjarnqvist • 36 Roy • 40 Syvret • 60 Bisaillon • 76 Young • 77 Gilbert 

Forwards

10 Horcoff • 12 Nilsson • 14 Torres • 15 Lupul • 16 Stoll • 18 Moreau • 19 Reasoner • 20 Petersen • 22 Jacques • 26 Winchester • 28 Thoresen • 33 Schremp • 34 Pisani • 46 Stortini • 78 Pouliot • 83 Hemsky • 93 Nedved 

General Manager: Kevin Lowe •  Coach: Craig MacTavish
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