1996–97 Edmonton Oilers season

1996–97 Edmonton Oilers
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	7th Western
1996–97 record	36–37–9
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	15–21–5
Goals for	252
Goals against	247
Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Ron Low
Captain	Kelly Buchberger
Alternate captains	Luke Richardson; Doug Weight
Arena	Edmonton Coliseum
Average attendance	16,043 (93.8%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL); Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Smyth (39)
Assists	Doug Weight (61)
Points	Doug Weight (82)
Penalties in minutes	Kelly Buchberger (159)
Plus/minus	Bryan Marchment (+13)
Wins	Curtis Joseph (32)
Goals against average	Bob Essensa (2.83)

The 1996–97 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 18th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 30–44–8 record, earning 68 points, in the 1995–96 season, failing to qualify for the post-season for the 4th straight season.

The Oilers would have their best season since 1991–92, as they would win 36 games, and earn 81 points, finishing in third place in the Pacific Division, and seventh in the Western Conference, earning their first playoff berth in five years. The main reason for the Oilers' turn-around was their solid goaltending and defensive hockey, allowing 247 goals, which was 57 fewer goals than the previous season.

Regular season

On November 26, 1996, the Oilers defeated their provincial rival Calgary Flames on the road by a score of 10-1.^[1] Ten different Oilers scored in the game. It was the first time that the Oilers had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since December 4, 1988, when they defeated the New York Rangers at home by a score of 10-6.^[2]

Offensively, Doug Weight who led the club once again in points, earning 82, and a club high 61 assists, while Ryan Smyth would have a breakout season, scoring a team high 39 goals and leading the team in power-play goals with 20. Andrei Kovalenko, acquired in the off-season, would score 32 goals and 59 points, while Jason Arnott would earn 57 points in 67 games. Rookie Mike Grier had 32 points in 79 games and Mariusz Czerkawski finished third on the team in goals with 26. Boris Mironov would anchor the defense, earning 32 points in only 55 games. Todd Marchant led the team in shorthanded goals with 4 and team captain Kelly Buchberger provided the team toughness, earning a club high 159 penalty minutes.

In goal, Curtis Joseph would get the majority of playing time, winning 32 games, while posting a 2.93 GAA and a .907 save percentage, and set a team record with 6 shutouts. Bob Essensa, and despite a strong GAA of 2.83, he would win only 4 games.

The Oilers had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 406.^[3]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	36	33	13	243	231	85
3	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
4	9	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
5	10	Calgary Flames	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
6	12	Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
7	13	San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[4]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	36	33	13	245	233	85
5	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
6	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	34	35	13	223	210	81

9	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
10	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	44	8	230	273	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

1996–97 Game Log

October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 4	Buffalo Sabres	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,236	1–0–0	2	^[5]
2	October 6	Vancouver Canucks	0 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,144	2–0–0	4	^[6]
3	October 8	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	Toronto Maple Leafs		Joseph	15,424	3–0–0	6	^[7]
4	October 9	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 2	Detroit Red Wings		Essensa	19,983	3–1–0	6	^[8]
5	October 11	St. Louis Blues	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,145	3–2–0	6	^[9]
6	October 14	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Phoenix Coyotes		Joseph	13,916	4–2–0	8	^[10]
7	October 15	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 7	Colorado Avalanche		Joseph	16,061	4–3–0	8	^[11]
8	October 20	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 6	Calgary Flames		Joseph	16,295	4–4–0	8	^[12]
9	October 22	Pittsburgh Penguins	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,536	5–4–0	10	^[13]
10	October 24	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 2	Los Angeles Kings		Essensa	10,195	6–4–0	12	^[14]
11	October 26	Colorado Avalanche	4 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	6–5–0	12	^[15]
12	October 30	Phoenix Coyotes	1 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,678	7–5–0	14	^[16]

November: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 1	Vancouver Canucks	5 – 4	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	16,177	7–6–0	14	^[17]
14	November 3	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Chicago Blackhawks		Joseph	16,875	7–7–0	14	^[18]
15	November 6	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 5	Pittsburgh Penguins		Essensa	15,159	7–8–0	14	^[19]
16	November 7	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 0	Boston Bruins		Joseph	13,643	8–8–0	16	^[20]
17	November 9	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 7	Toronto Maple Leafs		Joseph	15,726	8–9–0	16	^[21]
18	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Joseph	20,452	8–10–0	16	^[22]
19	November 13	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 0	Ottawa Senators		Joseph	15,312	9–10–0	18	^[23]
20	November 17	Dallas Stars	7 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,574	9–11–0	18	^[24]
21	November 19	Chicago Blackhawks	4 – 4	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	14,792	9–11–1	19	^[25]
22	November 21	New York Rangers	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	10–11–1	21	^[26]
23	November 23	Calgary Flames	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,829	11–11–1	23	^[27]
24	November 26	Edmonton Oilers	10 – 1	Calgary Flames		Joseph	17,146	12–11–1	25	^[28]
25	November 27	Los Angeles Kings	5 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	14,039	12–12–1	25	^[29]
26	November 29	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	San Jose Sharks		Joseph	17,442	13–12–1	27	^[30]

December: 4–7–3 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 1–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
27	December 1	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim		Joseph	16,735	13–13–1	27	^[31]
28	December 4	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 2	Colorado Avalanche		Joseph	16,061	13–14–1	27	^[32]
29	December 6	Ottawa Senators	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,060	14–14–1	29	^[33]
30	December 8	St. Louis Blues	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,922	14–15–1	29	^[34]
31	December 10	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 0	Detroit Red Wings	OT	Joseph	19,983	14–15–2	30	^[35]
32	December 12	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 2	Tampa Bay Lightning	OT	Joseph	13,925	14–15–3	31	^[36]
33	December 15	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 6	Florida Panthers		Essensa	14,703	14–16–3	31	^[37]
34	December 18	Colorado Avalanche	4 – 4	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	16,053	14–16–4	32	^[38]
35	December 20	New Jersey Devils	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,692	14–17–4	32	^[39]
36	December 22	Detroit Red Wings	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,724	14–18–4	32	^[40]
37	December 23	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 0	Vancouver Canucks		Essensa	17,854	15–18–4	34	^[41]
38	December 27	Philadelphia Flyers	6 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	15–19–4	34	^[42]
39	December 28	San Jose Sharks	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	16,670	16–19–4	36	^[43]
40	December 30	Los Angeles Kings	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,954	17–19–4	38	^[44]

January: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	18–19–4	40	^[45]
42	January 7	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	St. Louis Blues		Joseph	15,760	19–19–4	42	^[46]
43	January 8	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	Chicago Blackhawks		Essensa	17,500	19–20–4	42	^[47]
44	January 11	San Jose Sharks	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,451	19–21–4	42	^[48]
45	January 12	Hartford Whalers	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	14,301	20–21–4	44	^[49]
46	January 15	Florida Panthers	0 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	15,673	21–21–4	46	^[50]
47	January 21	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	New York Rangers	OT	Joseph	18,200	21–21–5	47	^[51]
48	January 22	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 8	New York Islanders		Joseph	10,438	21–22–5	47	^[52]
49	January 24	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 1	Buffalo Sabres		Joseph	16,775	22–22–5	49	^[53]
50	January 26	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 1	Washington Capitals		Joseph	14,623	23–22–5	51	^[54]
51	January 29	San Jose Sharks	1 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,378	24–22–5	53	^[55]
52	January 31	New York Islanders	0 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,211	25–22–5	55	^[56]

February: 4–6–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 0–4–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 5	Calgary Flames	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,770	26–22–5	57	^[57]
54	February 8	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	16,743	26–23–5	57	^[58]
55	February 9	Washington Capitals	1 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	15,361	27–23–5	59	^[59]
56	February 12	Boston Bruins	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,238	28–23–5	61	^[60]
57	February 13	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Calgary Flames	OT	Essensa	18,882	28–24–5	61	^[61]
58	February 15	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 2	Los Angeles Kings	OT	Joseph	12,027	28–24–6	62	^[62]
59	February 17	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim		Joseph	17,174	28–25–6	62	^[63]
60	February 19	Toronto Maple Leafs	5 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,487	29–25–6	64	^[64]
61	February 21	Colorado Avalanche	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	17,099	29–26–6	64	^[65]
62	February 23	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 6	Dallas Stars		Joseph	15,786	29–27–6	64	^[66]
63	February 26	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	OT	Joseph	17,174	29–27–7	65	^[67]
64	February 27	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 6	Los Angeles Kings		Essensa	12,115	29–28–7	65	^[68]

March: 6–7–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Montreal Canadiens	5 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	29–29–7	65	^[69]
66	March 4	Los Angeles Kings	1 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	14,671	30–29–7	67	^[70]
67	March 7	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 2	Dallas Stars		Joseph	16,723	30–30–7	67	^[71]
68	March 9	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	St. Louis Blues		Joseph	17,982	31–30–7	69	^[72]
69	March 11	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 6	New Jersey Devils		Joseph	14,671	31–31–7	69	^[73]
70	March 13	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Joseph	19,635	31–32–7	69	^[74]
71	March 15	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	Hartford Whalers		Joseph	14,437	32–32–7	71	^[75]
72	March 19	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	16,089	33–32–7	73	^[76]
73	March 23	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	33–33–7	73	^[77]
74	March 24	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 1	San Jose Sharks		Joseph	17,159	34–33–7	75	^[78]
75	March 28	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 4	San Jose Sharks		Joseph	17,442	34–34–7	75	^[79]
76	March 29	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 1	Phoenix Coyotes		Joseph	16,210	35–34–7	77	^[80]
77	March 31	Dallas Stars	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	35–35–7	77	^[81]

April: 1–2–2 (Home: 1–1–2 ; Road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 3	Chicago Blackhawks	2 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	36–35–7	79	^[82]
79	April 5	Vancouver Canucks	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	17,099	36–35–8	80	^[83]
80	April 9	Detroit Red Wings	3 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	17,099	36–35–9	81	^[84]
81	April 11	Phoenix Coyotes	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	36–36–9	81	^[85]
82	April 12	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Vancouver Canucks		Essensa	18,422	36–37–9	81	^[86]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

The Oilers would face the Central Division winning Dallas Stars in the opening round of the playoffs. After splitting the first 2 games in Dallas, the Oilers returned home for game 3 for their first home playoff game since 1992, and found themselves losing 3–0 with about 4 minutes remaining in the 3rd period. Edmonton would then strike for 3 goals to tie the game, and Kelly Buchberger would provide the overtime heroics, as the Oilers would win the game 4–3 and take a 2–1 series lead. Dallas would tie the series up again in game 4, however, the Oilers would shock the Stars, winning 1–0 in double overtime in the 5th game in Dallas, and returning to Edmonton in a position to clinch the series. The Stars would spoil the Oilers' party, winning the 6th game 3–2, setting up a game 7 at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The game would be a memorable one, as the score was tied up at 3 as the teams would head into overtime. Todd Marchant would turn out to be the hero, scoring for the Oilers in the 1st overtime, as Edmonton would complete the upset, defeating the Stars in 7 games.

In the 2nd round, Edmonton would face the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche, who won the Pacific Division and had 26 more points than the Oilers during the season. The Avalanche would win the opening 2 games easily in Denver, and while the Oilers would rebound to win the 3rd game, the Avs proved to be too much for Edmonton to handle, as they would win the series in 5 games, ending the Oilers' season.

1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs

1997 Western Conference Quarter-final
Edmonton Oilers won series 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Dallas Stars		Joseph	16,418	0–1
2	April 18	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 0	Dallas Stars		Joseph	16,924	1–1
3	April 20	Dallas Stars	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	17,099	2–1
4	April 22	Dallas Stars	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	2–2
5	April 25	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 0	Dallas Stars	2OT	Joseph	16,924	3–2
6	April 27	Dallas Stars	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	3–3
7	April 29	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Dallas Stars	OT	Joseph	16,924	4–3

1997 Western Conference Semi-final
Colorado Avalanche won series 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 2	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 5	Colorado Avalanche		Joseph	16,061	0–1
2	May 4	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	Colorado Avalanche		Joseph	16,061	0–2
3	May 7	Colorado Avalanche	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Joseph	17,099	1–2
4	May 9	Colorado Avalanche	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Joseph	17,099	1–3
5	May 11	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 4	Colorado Avalanche		Joseph	16,061	1–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doug Weight	80	21	61	82	80
Ryan Smyth	82	39	22	61	76
Andrei Kovalenko	74	32	27	59	81
Jason Arnott	67	19	38	57	92
Mariusz Czerkawski	76	26	21	47	16

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Bob Essensa	19	868	4	8	0	41	1	.899	2.83
Curtis Joseph	72	4200	32	29	9	200	6	.907	2.93

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doug Weight	12	3	8	11	8
Ryan Smyth	12	5	5	10	12
Boris Mironov	12	2	8	10	16
Jason Arnott	12	3	6	9	18
Kelly Buchberger	12	5	2	7	16

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Curtis Joseph	12	767	5	7	36	1	.911	2.82

Awards and records

Records

3: Tied NHL record for most short-handed goals in a playoffs by Todd Marchant on ???, 1997.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Mike Grier	1st NHL Game	October 4, 1996
Dan McGillis	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Rem Murray	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Kelly Buchberger	1,400th NHL PIM	October 8, 1996
Rem Murray	1st NHL Assist
Ryan Smyth	1st NHL Hat-trick
Luke Richardson	1,100th NHL PIM	October 11, 1996
Louie DeBrusk	200th NHL Game	October 20, 1996
Mike Grier	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Doug Weight	300th NHL Point
Rem Murray	1st NHL Hat-trick	October 24, 1996
Mike Grier	1st NHL Goal	October 26, 1996
Doug Weight	300th NHL PIM	November 1, 1996
Mats Lindgren	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 3, 1996
Andrei Kovalenko	100th NHL Assist	November 6, 1996
Mats Lindgren	1st NHL Assist	November 6, 1996
Jason Arnott	200th NHL Game	November 7, 1996
Mariusz Czerkawski	1st NHL Hat-trick 1st NHL Natural hat-trick	November 7, 1996
Jason Arnott	100th NHL Assist	November 9, 1996
Bryan Marchment	1,200th NHL PIM	November 9, 1996
Curtis Joseph	20th NHL Assist	November 13, 1996
Boris Mironov	200th NHL Game	November 13, 1996
Kelly Buchberger	600th NHL Game	November 17, 1996
Andrei Kovalenko	200th NHL Point	November 23, 1996
Dan McGillis	1st NHL Goal	November 26, 1996
Bob Essensa	300th NHL Game	November 27, 1996
Kevin Lowe	1,200th NHL Game	December 1, 1996
Michel Petit	1,700th NHL PIM	December 4, 1996
Andrei Kovalenko	200th NHL PIM	December 12, 1996
Andrei Kovalenko	100th NHL Goal	December 18, 1996
Boris Mironov	300th NHL PIM	December 23, 1996
Andrei Kovalenko	300th NHL Game	December 30, 1996
Miroslav Šatan	100th NHL Game	January 7, 1997
Jason Arnott	200th NHL Point	January 15, 1997
Curtis Joseph	10th NHL Shutout	January 15, 1997
Ryan Smyth	100th NHL Game	January 24, 1997
Jeff Norton	500th NHL Game	January 24, 1997
Mariusz Czerkawski	100th NHL Point	February 9, 1997
Jeff Norton	400th NHL PIM
Doug Weight	400th NHL Game
Bryan Marchment	400th NHL Game	February 13, 1997
Mariusz Czerkawski	2nd NHL Hat-trick	February 19, 1997
Boris Mironov	100th NHL Point	February 19, 1997
Sean Brown	1st NHL Game	February 21, 1997
Kelly Buchberger	1,500th NHL PIM	February 21, 1997
Ryan Smyth	100th NHL PIM	March 1, 1997
Joe Hulbig	1st NHL Game	March 4, 1997
Luke Richardson	700th NHL Game	March 9, 1997
Jeff Norton	300th NHL Point	March 11, 1997
Kelly Buchberger	200th NHL Point	March 19, 1997
Craig Millar	1st NHL Game	March 19, 1997
Todd Marchant	200th NHL Game	March 23, 1997
Steve Kelly	1st NHL Game	March 24, 1997
Luke Richardson	100th NHL Point	March 28, 1997
Steve Kelly	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	March 29, 1997
Jason Arnott	400th NHL PIM	April 4, 1997
Doug Weight	100th NHL Goal	April 5, 1997

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jason Arnott	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 16, 1997
Mats Lindgren
Dan McGillis
Boris Mironov
Rem Murray
Drew Bannister	1st NHL Game
Greg de Vries
Louie DeBrusk
Mike Grier
Ryan Smyth
Todd Marchant	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Bryan Marchment	50th NHL PIM
Mike Grier	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	April 18, 1997
Boris Mironov	1st NHL Goal
Ryan Smyth	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Todd Marchant	1st NHL Assist	April 20, 1997
Jason Arnott	1st NHL Goal	April 22, 1997
Bryan Muir	1st NHL Game	April 22, 1997
Mike Grier	1st NHL Assist	April 29, 1997
Joe Hulbig	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Rem Murray	1st NHL Goal
Steve Kelly	1st NHL Game
Greg de Vries	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	May 7, 1997

Transactions

Trades

June 14, 1996	To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations	To Edmonton Oilers Bob Essensa
June 22, 1996	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Wright	To Edmonton Oilers 7th round pick in 1996 - Brandon Lafrance
September 6, 1996	To Montreal Canadiens Scott Thornton	To Edmonton Oilers Andrei Kovalenko
March 18, 1997	To Buffalo Sabres Miroslav Satan	To Edmonton Oilers Barrie Moore Craig Millar
March 18, 1997	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jeff Norton	To Edmonton Oilers Drew Bannister 6th round pick in 1997 - Peter Sarno

Free agents

Player	Former Team
F Jesse Belanger	Vancouver Canucks
D Kevin Lowe	New York Rangers
D Michel Petit	Tampa Bay Lightning
F Petr Klíma	Pittsburgh Penguins

Player	New Team
F David Roberts	Vancouver Canucks
F Kent Manderville	Hartford Whalers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	6	Boyd Devereaux	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1	19	Matthieu Descoteaux	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2	32	Chris Hajt	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3	59	Tom Poti	United States	Cushing Academy (USHS)
5	114	Brian Urick	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NCAA)
6	141	Bryan Randall	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7	168	David Bernier	Canada	St-Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL)
7	170	Brandon Lafrance	Canada	Ohio State Buckeyes (NCAA)
8	195	Fernando Pisani	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
9	221	John Hultberg	United States	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Roster

1996-97 Edmonton Oilers

Goaltenders

30 – Bob Essensa
31 – Curtis Joseph

Defensemen

Wingers

15 – Joe Hulbig
16 – Kelly Buchberger - C
18 – Barrie Moore
20 – David Oliver
21 – Mariusz Czerkawski
25 – Mike Grier
26 – Todd Marchant
29 – Louie DeBrusk
32 – Miroslav Satan
37 – Dean McAmmond
51 – Andrei Kovalenko
85 – Petr Klima
94 – Ryan Smyth

Centres

7 – Jason Arnott
9 – Ralph Intranuovo
10 – Steve Kelly
12 – Jesse Belanger
14 – Mats Lindgren
17 – Rem Murray
39 – Doug Weight
GM: Glen Sather
Coach: Ron Low

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