2015–16_Edmonton_Oilers_season

2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season

2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season


The 2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 44th season, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015, against the St. Louis Blues, and concluded with a home and away series on April 6 and 9, 2016 against the Vancouver Canucks; the Oilers' final home game on April 6 was their final game at Rexall Place, its home arena since 1974. The team moved to the new downtown Rogers Place for the 2016–17 season.[2]

Quick Facts Edmonton Oilers, Division ...

Standings

More information Pos, GP ...
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division
More information Pos, Div ...
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Oilers finished 1st in the West for the preseason; the Red Wings finished first in the East.

More information Rookie Games: 3–0–1, # ...

Regular season

More information October: 4–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), # ...

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

More information Player, GP ...

Goaltenders

More information Player, GP ...

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

Awards and honours

Awards

More information Player, Award ...

Milestones

More information Player, Milestone ...

Transactions

Following the end of the Oilers' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

More information Details, Ref ...
Notes
  • Note 1 Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 2 Anaheim to retain 25% ($0.5 million) of salary as part of trade.
More information Player, Former team ...


Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Edmonton Oilers won the 2015 draft lottery that took place on April 18, 2015[137]

Draft notes[138]

  • The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent the Rangers' first-round pick in 2015 to the New York Islanders in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton in exchange for Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on November 28, 2014 that sent Eric Brewer to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[139] Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Viktor Fasth to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[140]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013 that sent David Perron and a third-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[141]
  • a The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[142] The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs[143] – was converted on April 26, 2015 when Montreal eliminated Ottawa in first-round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015, Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015, and this pick.
  • b The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2016 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  • c The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015, Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015, and seventh-round pick in 2015 to the Rangers in exchange for Cam Talbot and this pick.

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. "BLOG: Oilers acquire Griffin Reinhart". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. "BLOG: Oilers acquire Talbot". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  4. "DRAFT WRAP: Trades steal show on Day 2". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  5. "Oilers acquire Lauri Korpikoski". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. "Oilers acquire Anders Nilsson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. "Oilers acquire Kassian". nhl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  8. "Oilers acquire draft pick". nhl.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  9. "Oilers acquire Lundstrom and a draft pick". nhl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  10. "Oilers acquire third-round pick for Schultz". nhl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. "Oilers acquire third-round pick for Purcell". nhl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  12. "BLOG: Oilers acquire Patrick Maroon". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  13. "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Sekera". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  14. "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Letestu". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  15. "Oilers sign Sallinen". nhl.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  16. "Oilers sign Nick Ellis". nhl.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  17. "Oilers sign Caggiula". nhl.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  18. "BLOG: Oilers sign Russell". nhl.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  19. "Canucks sign goaltender Richard Bachman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  20. "Jets agree to terms with Cormier & Fraser". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  21. Fox, Luke (July 9, 2015). "Fedorov signs ex-Oiler Viktor Fasth to KHL". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  22. "PRESS RELEASE: Oilers claim Clendening". nhl.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  23. "BLOG: Oilers claim Pardy & Cracknell". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  24. "Oilers agree to terms with McDavid". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  25. "Oilers agree to terms with Schultz". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  26. "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with two". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  27. "Oilers sign Klefbom to seven-year extension". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  28. "BLOG: Oilers ink Christoffer to ELC". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  29. "Oilers sign Talbot to Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  30. "Oilers sign Brossoit to extension". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  31. "Oilers sign Davidson to extension". nhl.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  32. "Oilers sign Jones". nhl.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  33. "Draft Lottery to be conducted Saturday, April 18". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  34. "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  35. "Oilers add goalie Fasth from Ducks". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  36. "INBOX: Oilers draft pick dilemma". February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  37. "Canadiens acquire Petry from Oilers for draft picks". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  38. "Oilers trade Petry to Canadiens". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2015–16_Edmonton_Oilers_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.