2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season

2010–11 Edmonton Oilers
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 15th Western
2010–11 record 25–45–12
Home record 13–22–6
Road record 12–23–6
Goals for 193
Goals against 269
Team information
General Manager Steve Tambellini
Coach Tom Renney
Captain Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains Ales Hemsky
Ryan Whitney
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals Taylor Hall (22)
Assists Ales Hemsky (28)
Points Jordan Eberle (43)
Penalties in minutes Theo Peckham (198)
Plus/minus Ryan Whitney (+13)
Wins Devan Dubnyk (12)
Goals against average Martin Gerber (1.30)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season was the 32nd season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 39th season of play including their play in the World Hockey Association.

The Oilers posted a regular season record of 25 wins, 45 losses, and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 62 points and last place in the 30 team league, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

A documentary on the season was produced for TSN titled Oil Change.

Off season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[6]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p-Vancouver Canucks 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 Calgary Flames 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
3 Minnesota Wild 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
4 Colorado Avalanche 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL); ROW - Regulation and overtime wins, excluding shootouts;
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Playoffs

The Oilers were eliminated from playoffs contention on March 14, 2011 and have not made the postseason since the 2005–06 season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log

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

Schedule

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 69 18 25 43 -12 22
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 47 14 28 42 3 18
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 68 15 27 42 -17 37
Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 65 22 20 42 -9 27
Penner, DustinDustin Penner 62 21 18 39 -12 45
Cogliano, AndrewAndrew Cogliano 82 11 24 35 -12 64
Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 80 15 19 34 -13 16
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 47 9 18 27 -1 46
Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 35 2 25 27 13 33
Omark, LinusLinus Omark 51 5 22 27 -16 26
Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 79 6 20 26 -14 32
Jones, RyanRyan Jones 81 18 7 25 -5 34
Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster 74 8 14 22 -12 45
Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer 62 2 12 14 -15 74
Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 71 3 10 13 -5 198
Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 78 0 10 10 -10 85
Reddox, LiamLiam Reddox 44 1 9 10 -8 20
Brule, GilbertGilbert Brule 41 7 2 9 -7 41
Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques 51 4 1 5 -6 63
Fraser, ColinColin Fraser 67 3 2 5 -2 60
O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra 21 1 4 5 -2 13
Petry, JeffJeff Petry 35 1 4 5 -12 10
Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 12 3 2 5 -3 4
Stortini, ZackZack Stortini 32 0 4 4 -2 76
Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 12 1 3 4 -5 4
Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick 43 0 2 2 -16 23
Giroux, AlexandreAlexandre Giroux 8 1 1 2 -2 2
VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde 12 0 2 2 -6 12
MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre 34 0 1 1 -1 93
Petiot, RichardRichard Petiot 2 0 0 0 1 2
Plante, AlexAlex Plante 3 0 0 0 -2 11
Belle, ShawnShawn Belle 5 0 0 0 -2 0

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 47 2701 10 32 4 153 3.40 1389 .890 2 0 0 12
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 35 2061 12 13 8 93 2.71 1103 .916 2 0 0 2
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber 3 185 3 0 0 4 1.30 95 .958 0 0 1 0

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.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Taylor Hall[7] NHL Third Star of the Week December 6, 2010
Ales Hemsky[8] NHL Third Star of the Week February 21, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jordan Eberle 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 7, 2010
Taylor Hall 1st NHL Game
Magnus Paajarvi
Ryan Whitney 200th NHL Point
Taylor Hall 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 10, 2010
Dustin Penner 200th NHL Point
Nikolai Khabibulin 700th NHL Game October 16, 2010
Magnus Paajarvi 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Ryan Jones 100th NHL Game October 21, 2010
Taylor Hall 1st NHL Goal October 28, 2010
Theo Peckham 1st NHL Goal November 11, 2010
Ladislav Smid 200th NHL PIM November 14, 2010
Dustin Penner 100th NHL Assist November 27, 2010
Andrew Cogliano 100th NHL PIM December 2, 2010
Linus Omark 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 10, 2010
1st NHL Goal December 16, 2010
Sam Gagner 100th NHL Assist December 21, 2010
Ryan O'Marra 1st NHL Goal December 26, 2010
Jeff Petry 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 28, 2010
Jim Vandermeer 400th NHL Game January 6, 2011
Steve MacIntyre 100th NHL PIM January 7, 2011
Tom Gilbert 300th NHL Game
100th NHL Assist
January 13, 2011
Colin Fraser 200th NHL Game January 15, 2011
Theo Peckham 200th NHL PIM January 18, 2011
Zack Stortini 700th NHL PIM
Kurtis Foster 300th NHL Game January 20, 2011
Jeff Petry 1st NHL Goal
Ladislav Smid 300th NHL Game February 4, 2011
Devan Dubnyk 1st NHL Shutout February 7, 2011
Andrew Cogliano 300th NHL Game February 9, 2011
Kurtis Foster 100th NHL Assist February 12, 2011
Jim Vandermeer 600th NHL PIM
Taylor Chorney 1st NHL Goal February 15, 2011
Dustin Penner 400th NHL Game February 17, 2011
Taylor Hall 1st NHL Hat-Trick February 19, 2011
Jason Strudwick 800th NHL PIM February 25, 2011
Taylor Hall 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick March 3, 2011
Shawn Horcoff 400th NHL Point
Teemu Hartikainen 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
March 17, 2011
Chris VandeVelde 1st NHL Game
Jim Vandermeer 100th NHL Point March 22, 2011
Teemu Hartikainen 1st NHL Goal March 26, 2011
Chris VandeVelde 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
April 2, 2011
Theo Peckham 100th NHL Game April 6, 2011
Theo Peckham 300th NHL PIM April 10, 2011
Liam Reddox 100th NHL Game

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 24, 2010[9] To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2010 - Mirko Hoefflin
To Edmonton Oilers
Colin Fraser
June 26, 2010[10] To Carolina Hurricanes
Riley Nash
To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick in 2010 - Martin Marincin
June 26, 2010[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th-round pick in 2011 - David Broll
To Edmonton Oilers
7th-round pick in 2010 - Kellen Jones
June 30, 2010[12] To Phoenix Coyotes
Patrick O'Sullivan
To Edmonton Oilers
Jim Vandermeer
February 28, 2011[13] To Colorado Avalanche
Shawn Belle
To Edmonton Oilers
Kevin Montgomery
February 28, 2011[14] To Los Angeles Kings
Dustin Penner
To Edmonton Oilers
Colten Teubert
1st-round pick in 2011 - Oscar Klefbom
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2012

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Kurtis Foster[15] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $3.6 million
Richard Petiot[16] Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $0.55 million
Steve MacIntyre[17] Florida Panthers 1 year, $0.50 million
Alexandre Giroux[18] Washington Capitals 1 year, $0.50 million
Brad Moran[19] Skelleftea AIK 1 year, $0.50 million
Ben Ondrus[20] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $0.55 million
Shawn Belle[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $0.65 million
Gregory Stewart[22] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $0.55 million
Martin Gerber[23] Atlant Moscow 1 year, $0.50 million
Taylor Fedun[24] Princeton Tigers 2 years, $1.565 million entry-level contract
Tanner House[25] Maine Black Bears 2 years, $1.2 million
Hunter Tremblay[26] New Brunswick Varsity Reds 1 year, $565,000 entry-level contract
Mark Arcobello[27] Oklahoma City Barons 2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Robert Nilsson[28] Salavat Yulaev Ufa undisclosed
Charles Linglet[29] Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod undisclosed
Chris Minard[30] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $1.05 million
Ryan Stone[31] Calgary Flames 1 year, $0.50 million
Vyacheslav Trukhno[32] HC Sibir Novosibirsk 2 years, undisclosed
Marc Pouliot[33] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $0.55 million
Dean Arsene[34] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $0.66 million
Fernando Pisani[35] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $0.50 million
Aaron Johnson[36] Nashville Predators 1 year, $0.55 million
Mike Comrie[37] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $0.50 million
Ryan Potulny[38] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $0.50 million

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Ethan Moreau[39] Columbus Blue Jackets June 30, 2010

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Philippe Cornet[40] 3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Teemu Hartikainen[41] 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Magnus Paajarvi[42] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Colin Fraser[43] 2 years, $1.65 million
Jason Strudwick[16] 1 year, $0.725 million
Taylor Hall[44] 3 years, $11.25 million entry-level contract
Devan Dubnyk[21] 2 years, $1.6 million
Jean-Francois Jacques[45] 1 year, $0.615 million
Theo Peckham[46] 1 year, $0.55 million
Ryan O'Marra[47] 1 year, $0.70 million
Gilbert Brule[48] 2 years, $3.7 million
Jeff Deslauriers[49] 1 year, $1.05 million
Liam Reddox[50] 1 year, $0.55 million
Sam Gagner[51] 2 years, $4.55 million
Andrew Cogliano[52] 1 year, $1.0 million
Olivier Roy[53] 3 years, $1.885 million entry-level contract
Tyler Pitlick[54] 3 years, $2.665 million entry-level contract
Curtis Hamilton[55] 3 years, $2.405 million entry-level contract
Cameron Abney[56] 3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Martin Marincin[57] 3 years, $2.28 million entry-level contract
Anton Lander[58] 3 years, $2.64 million entry-level contract

Final Roster

Updated April 10, 2011.[59]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
67 Brule, GilbertGilbert Brule  C R 25 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
41 Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney D L 24 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario
13 Cogliano, AndrewAndrew Cogliano C L 24 2005 Toronto, Ontario
40 Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 25 2004 Calgary, Alberta
14 Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle RW L 21 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan
26 Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster D R 30 2010 Carp, Ontario
16 Fraser, ColinColin Fraser  C L 27 2010 Sicamous, British Columbia
89 Gagner, SamSam Gagner  C R 22 2007 London, Ontario
77 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert D R 29 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4 Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall  LW L 20 2010 Calgary, Alberta
56 Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen C L 21 2008 Kuopio, Finland
83 Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky (A RW R 28 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10 Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff (C C L 33 1998 Trail, British Columbia
22 Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques LW L 26 2003 Terrebonne, Quebec
28 Jones, RyanRyan Jones LW R 27 2010 Chatham, Ontario
35 Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G L 39 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
33 MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre LW L 31 2010 Brock, Saskatchewan
42 O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra C R 24 2007 Tokyo, Japan
23 Omark, LinusLinus Omark LW L 25 2007 Overtornea, Sweden
91 Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi LW L 20 2009 Norrkoping, Sweden
49 Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham D L 24 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
58 Petry, JeffJeff Petry D R 24 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan
85 Reddox, LiamLiam Reddox LW L 26 2004 Whitby, Ontario
5 Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid D L 26 2006 Frydlant, Czechoslovakia
43 Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick D L 36 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
54 VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde C L 25 2005 Moorhead, Minnesota
2 Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer D L 32 2010 Caroline, Alberta
6 Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney (A D L 29 2010 Boston, Massachusetts

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Taylor Hall (LW)  Canada Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
2 31 Tyler Pitlick (C)  United States Minnesota State University, Mankato (Western Collegiate Hockey Association)
2 46 (from Ottawa via Carolina) Martin Marincin (D)  Slovakia HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga)
2 48 (from Nashville) Curtis Hamilton (LW)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (Western Hockey League)
3 61 Ryan Martindale (C)  Canada Ottawa 67's (Ontario Hockey League)
4 91 Jeremie Blain (D)  Canada Acadie–Bathurst Titan (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
5 121 Tyler Bunz (G)  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (Western Hockey League)
6 162 (from Anaheim) Brandon Davidson (D)  Canada Regina Pats (Western Hockey League)
6 166 (from Ottawa) Drew Czerwonka (LW)  Canada Kootenay Ice (Western Hockey League)
7 181 Kristians Pelss (RW)  Latvia Dinamo-Juniors Riga (Belarusian Extraleague)
7 202 (from Phoenix via Toronto) Kellen Jones (F)  Canada Vernon Vipers (British Columbia Hockey League)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  2. ^ Quinn named Senior Hockey Advisor; Renney assumes head coaching duties
  3. ^ Oilers select Hall with 1st overall choice
  4. ^ Trio takes to the bench
  5. ^ Oilers name Ralph Krueger Associate Coach
  6. ^ "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20102011&type=DIV. 
  7. ^ Crosby tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  8. ^ Antti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  9. ^ Oilers acquire Colin Fraser from Stanley Cup Champions
  10. ^ Slovakian Snag
  11. ^ Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  12. ^ Oilers acquire Jim Vandermeer
  13. ^ Oilers acquire Kevin Montgomery
  14. ^ Oilers acquire Teubert, 1st round pick & 3rd round pick
  15. ^ Oilers sign Kurtis Foster
  16. ^ a b Oilers sign Strudwick & Petiot
  17. ^ Oilers sign MacIntyre
  18. ^ Oilers sign Giroux
  19. ^ Oilers sign Brad Moran
  20. ^ Oilers sign Ben Ondrus
  21. ^ a b Oilers sign pair
  22. ^ Oilers sign Gregory Stewart
  23. ^ Oilers sign Martin Gerber
  24. ^ Oilers sign Taylor Fedun
  25. ^ Oilers sign Tanner House
  26. ^ Oilers sign Hunter Tremblay
  27. ^ Oilers sign Arcobello
  28. ^ Father and son Nilsson leave town
  29. ^ Ex-Thrasher Nelson hired for Oklahoma City job
  30. ^ Wings add depth, sign Joey MacDonald
  31. ^ Flames sign Calgarian Ryan Stone
  32. ^ Oilers non-prospect Trukhno back to Russia
  33. ^ Lightning Sign Center Marc-Antoine Pouliot
  34. ^ Blues Sign Arsene to Two-Way Deal
  35. ^ Blackhawks sign RW Fernando Pisani
  36. ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson
  37. ^ Penguins sign Forward Mike Comrie
  38. ^ Blackhawks sign center Ryan Potulny
  39. ^ Blue Jackets Claim Forward Ethan Moreau Off Waivers
  40. ^ Cornet signs NHL Entry Level contract
  41. ^ Hartikainen signs Entry Level Contract
  42. ^ Oilers sign Paajarvi-Svensson
  43. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Fraser
  44. ^ Oilers sign Hall to entry level contract
  45. ^ Oilers re-sign JF Jacques
  46. ^ Oilers re-sign Theo Peckham
  47. ^ Oilers re-sign Ryan O'Marra
  48. ^ Oilers re-sign Gilbert Brule
  49. ^ Oilers sign Jeff Deslauriers
  50. ^ Oilers re-sign Liam Reddox
  51. ^ Gagner signed to two-year deal
  52. ^ Cogliano signed to one-year deal
  53. ^ Oilers sign Olivier Roy
  54. ^ Oilers sign Pitlick
  55. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Hamilton
  56. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Oil Kings forward Abney
  57. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Marincin
  58. ^ Lander signs, commits to North America for '11-12
  59. ^ Edmonton Oilers Team Roster, Edmonton Oilers, http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster, retrieved 2011-04-10