2006-07 Edmonton Oilers season

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2006-07 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	12th Western
2006-07 record	31-39-7
Home record	19-19-3
Road record	12-20-4
Goals for	189
Goals against	233
General Manager	Kevin Lowe
Coach	Craig MacTavish
Captain	Jason Smith
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Smyth (31) (Traded mid-season)
Assists	Ales Hemsky (40)
Points	Ryan Smyth (53)
Penalties in minutes	Matt Greene (109)
Wins	Dwayne Roloson (26)
Goals against average	Dwayne Roloson (2.77)

This article documents a current sports-related event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

The Edmonton Oilers 2006-07 season began with the stunning loss of star defenseman 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 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 February 7, 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]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Vancouver Canucks (3)	74	45	23	6	199	180	96
Minnesota Wild (7)	74	43	24	7	212	181	93
Calgary Flames (8)	73	38	25	10	233	201	86
Colorado Avalanche (9)	73	38	29	6	243	225	82
Edmonton Oilers (11)	74	30	37	7	182	222	67

As of March 21, 2007. For current standings, see 2006-07 NHL season

[edit] Game log

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] March

Record: 1-11-1; Home: 1-7-1; Road: 0-4-0

#	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		St. Louis

[edit] April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 1	Edmonton		Chicago
80	April 3	Edmonton		Minnesota
81	April 5	Edmonton		Minnesota
82	April 7	Edmonton		Calgary

[edit] Season Stats

[edit] Scoring Leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Ryan Smyth	52	31	22	53	3	38
Petr Sykora	62	20	29	49	-5	34
Ales Hemsky	53	9	40	49	-3	30
Shawn Horcoff	62	15	30	45	-9	52
Jarret Stoll	51	13	26	39	2	48

as of February 24, 2007

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Dwayne Roloson	54	3137	25	23	5	139	4	.910	2.66
Jussi Markkanen	13	586	5	3	1	27	0	.894	2.76

as of February 24, 2007

[edit] Playoffs

The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in their last five seasons. With the Carolina Hurricanes fighting for one of the last Eastern Conference playoff spots, there is a chance that, for the first time in NHL history, the both Stanley Cup finalists may miss the playoffs the following year.

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

July 3, 2006	To Anaheim Ducks Chris Pronger	To Edmonton Oilers Joffrey Lupul Ladislav Smid 1st round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008 conditional 1st round pick
July 10, 2006	To Buffalo Sabres 7th round pick in 2007	To Edmonton Oilers Jan Hejda
February 18, 2007	To New York Islanders Marc-Andre Bergeron 3rd round pick in 2008	To Edmonton Oilers Denis Grebeshkov
February 27, 2007	To New York Islanders Ryan Smyth	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan O'Marra Robert Nilsson 1st round pick in 2007

[edit] Free Agents Acquired

Player	Former Team
F Marty Reasoner	Boston Bruins
D Daniel Tjarnqvist	Minnesota Wild
F Petr Sykora	New York Rangers

[edit] Free Agents Lost

Player	Current 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

[edit] From Waivers

Player	From
F Petr Nedved	Philadelphia Flyers

[edit] 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)	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	75	Theo Peckham (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta Thrashers)	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5	133	Bryan Pitton (G)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Florida Panthers	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5	140	Cody Wild (D)	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Providence College (NCAA)
6	170	Alexander Bumagin (LW)	Russia	Edmonton Oilers	HC Lada Togliatti (RSL)

[edit] References

Game log: Edmonton Oilers game log on espn.com
Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
Player Stats: Edmonton Oilers 2006-07 Reg. Season Stats on espn.com
Draft Picks: 2006 NHL Entry Draft

^ Edmonton deals Pronger to Anaheim, tsn.ca, July 3, 2006, accessed March 11, 2007
^ Oilers trade forward Smyth to Islanders, tsn.ca, February 28,2007, accessed March 11, 2007
^ Ryan Smyth: $100,000 Difference Led to Deal to Isles, yahoo.com, March 2, 2007, accessed March 11, 2007
^ Messier has No. 11 sweater retired by Oilers, ctv.ca, February 27, 2007, accessed March 11, 2007
^ Ciampa, Marc, Oilers Start 2007 with 1000th Win, edmontonoilers.com, January 2, 2007, accessed March 28, 2007
^ Oilers snap 12-game winless streak, globesports.com, accessed March 28, 2007
^ Jones, Terry, The losing streak ends at nine!, edmontonsun.com, March 19, 2007, accessed March 28, 2007

Edmonton Oilers - Current Roster

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Goaltenders:

30 Markkanen • 35 Roloson

Defensemen

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

Forwards

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

General Manager: Kevin Lowe • Coach: Craig MacTavish

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2006-07 NHL season by team

Atlantic: New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh
Northeast: Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
Southeast: Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington

Central: Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis
Northwest: Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver
Pacific: Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose

2006 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Transactions

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