1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 15th season in the NHL, and they were coming off their worst season in team history in 1992–93, finishing with only 60 points and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.

1993–94 Edmonton Oilers
Division6th Pacific
Conference11th Western
1993–94 record25–45–14
Home record17–22–3
Road record8–23–11
Goals for261
Goals against305
Team information
General ManagerGlen Sather
CoachTed Green
Glen Sather (interim)
CaptainCraig MacTavish (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captainsJason Arnott (Mar-Apr)
Kelly Buchberger
Shayne Corson
Dave Manson (Oct-Mar)
Doug Weight (Mar-Apr)
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Average attendance13,437 (76.8%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJason Arnott (33)
AssistsDoug Weight (50)
PointsDoug Weight (74)
Penalty minutesKelly Buchberger (199)
Plus/minusDean McAmmond (+12)
WinsBill Ranford (22)
Goals against averageBill Ranford (3.48)

During the off-season, the NHL announced it renamed the divisions and conferences, and the Oilers were placed in the newly created Pacific Division in the Western Conference, along with their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Edmonton got off to a horrible start, starting the year 3–18–3, before head coach Ted Green was fired and replaced by Glen Sather for the rest of the season. The Oilers played much better under Sather but still fail to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season, finishing 18 points behind the 8th seeded San Jose Sharks. During the season, Edmonton once again traded veteran players for youngsters, as team captain Craig MacTavish was dealt to the New York Rangers for Todd Marchant, while Dave Manson was shipped to the Winnipeg Jets for Boris Mironov.

Offensively, Doug Weight led the club with 74 points, while 19-year-old rookie Jason Arnott scored a team high 33 goals, and finish just behind Weight with 68 points. Shayne Corson and Zdeno Cíger each scored over 20 goals, with 25 and 22 respectively. Igor Kravchuk led the Oilers blueline with 12 goals and 50 points, while Bob Beers put together a solid season on defense, scoring 10 goals and 37 points. Kelly Buchberger was the team leader in penalty minutes, accumulating 199.

In goal, Bill Ranford appeared in a career high 71 games, winning 22 of them, with a 3.48 GAA and 1 shutout. Rookie Fred Brathwaite backed him up, appearing in 19 games, and winning 3 of them.

The Oilers scored the fewest shorthanded goals (2) during the regular season.[1]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564

[2] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

1993–94 Game Log

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

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Weight8424507447
Jason Arnott78333568104
Zdeno Ciger842235578
Shayne Corson64252954118
Igor Kravchuk8112385016

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSave %GAA
Wayne Cowley15701030.9143.16
Bill Ranford7140702234112361.8983.48
Fred Brathwaite199823103580.8893.54

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Jason Arnott1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
October 6, 1993
Ian Herbers1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Roman Oksiuta1st NHL Game
Jason Arnott1st NHL AssistOctober 8, 1993
Chris Joseph200th NHL PIM
Kirk Maltby1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Fred Brathwaite1st NHL GameOctober 13, 1993
Shayne Corson200th NHL AssistOctober 16, 1993
Dean McAmmond1st NHL GoalOctober 18, 1993
Dave Manson500th NHL GameOctober 20, 1993
Aleksandrs Kerčs1st NHL GameOctober 29, 1993
Adam Bennett1st NHL GoalNovember 6, 1993
Ilya Byakin1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Shayne Corson3rd NHL Hat-trickNovember 15, 1993
Geoff Smith300th NHL Game
Kelly Buchberger1,000th NHL PIMNovember 20, 1993
Kirk Maltby1st NHL Assist
Peter White1st NHL GameNovember 27, 1993
Craig MacTavish700th NHL PIMNovember 29, 1993
Peter White1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Igor Kravchuk100th NHL GameDecember 8, 1993
Wayne Cowley1st NHL GameDecember 11, 1993
Peter White1st NHL Assist
Fredrik Olausson200th NHL PIM
500th NHL Game
December 12, 1993
Doug Weight100th NHL Point
Doug Weight100th NHL PIMDecember 15, 1993
Kelly Buchberger400th NHL GameDecember 17, 1993
Scott Pearson400th NHL PIMDecember 27, 1993
Zdeno Cíger100th NHL PointDecember 29, 1993
Scott Thornton100th NHL PIM
Louie DeBrusk100th NHL GameJanuary 9, 1994
Darcy Martini1st NHL GameJanuary 13, 1994
Louie DeBrusk400th NHL PIMJanuary 15, 1994
Jozef Čierny1st NHL GameJanuary 18, 1994
Shayne Corson1,200th NHL PIMJanuary 28, 1994
Scott Pearson 200th NHL Game February 2, 1994
Craig MacTavish900th NHL GameFebruary 6, 1994
Roman Oksiuta1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Roman Oksiuta1st NHL AssistFebruary 7, 1994
Brent Grieve1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
February 12, 1994
Dave Manson1,700th NHL PIM
Luke Richardson900th NHL PIMFebruary 15, 1994
Brad Zavisha1st NHL Game
Brent Grieve1st NHL GoalFebruary 18, 1994
Kelly Buchberger1,100th NHL PIMFebruary 19, 1994
Brent Grieve1st NHL Hat-trickFebruary 25, 1994
Scott Thornton100th NHL Game
Scott Pearson2nd NHL Gordie Howe hat trickFebruary 27, 1994
Doug Weight200th NHL GameMarch 9, 1994
Zdeno Cíger200th NHL GameMarch 16, 1994
Boris Mironov100th NHL PIMMarch 20, 1994
Todd Marchant1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
March 25, 1994
Fred Brathwaite1st NHL WinMarch 31, 1994
Bob Beers200th NHL PIMApril 2, 1994
Bill Ranford400th NHL Game
Jason Arnott100th NHL PIMApril 3, 1994
Steven Rice100th NHL Game
Luke Richardson500th NHL GameApril 6, 1994
Doug Weight100th NHL Assist
Louie DeBrusk500th NHL PIMApril 10, 1994

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Petr Klima
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd round pick in 1994 - Brad Symes
June 20, 1993 To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Gelinas
6th round pick in 1994 - Nick Checco
To Edmonton Oilers
Scott Pearson
August 30, 1993 To Detroit Red Wings
Peter Ing
To Edmonton Oilers
7th round pick in 1994 - Chris Wickenheiser
Future considerations
September 1, 1993 To Buffalo Sabres
Craig Simpson
To Edmonton Oilers
Josef Cierny
4th round pick in 1994 - Jussi Tarvainen
September 10, 1993 To San Jose Sharks
10th round pick in 1994 - Tomas Pisa
To Edmonton Oilers
Link Gaetz
September 15, 1993 To Ottawa Senators
Brian Glynn
To Edmonton Oilers
8th round pick in 1994 - Rob Guinn
October 7, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Kevin Todd
To Edmonton Oilers
Adam Bennett
November 2, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Chychrun
November 11, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Joseph
To Edmonton Oilers
Bob Beers
December 6, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Geoff Smith
4th round pick in 1994 - David Nemirovsky
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd round pick in 1994 - Corey Neilson
*6th round pick in 1994 - Chris Kibermanis
December 6, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
3rd round pick in 1994 - Tavis Hansen
To Edmonton Oilers
Fredrik Olausson
7th round pick in 1994 - Curtis Sheptak
December 9, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Fisher
To Edmonton Oilers
Cash
December 15, 1993 To New York Islanders
Marc Laforge
To Edmonton Oilers
Brent Grieve
March 15, 1994 To Winnipeg Jets
Dave Manson
6th round pick in 1994 - Chris Kibermanis
To Edmonton Oilers
Boris Mironov
Mats Lindgren
1st round pick in 1994 - Jason Bonsignore
4th round pick in 1994 - Adam Copeland
March 21, 1994 To New York Rangers
Craig MacTavish
To Edmonton Oilers
Todd Marchant
March 21, 1994 To Quebec Nordiques
Brad Werenka
To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Passmore

*Later traded to the Winnipeg Jets

Free agents

PlayerNew Team
G Pokey ReddickFlorida Panthers
D Brian BenningFlorida Panthers
F Dan CurrieLos Angeles Kings
F Shaun Van AllenMighty Ducks of Anaheim
G Norm FosterPhiladelphia Flyers
D Jeff BloembergHartford Whalers
F David HaasCalgary Flames
F Bill McDougallTampa Bay Lightning
D Brian CurranWashington Capitals
D Kevin MacDonaldOttawa Senators

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the Oilers had two picks in the first round as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
17Jason Arnott CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
116Nick Stajduhar CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
233David Vyborny Czech RepublicSparta Praha (Czech.)
359Kevin Paden United StatesDetroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
360Alexander Kerch RussiaPardaugava Riga (Russia)
5111Miroslav Satan SlovakiaDukla Trencin (Czech.)
7163Alex Zhurik BelarusDynamo Minsk (Russia)
8189Martin Bakula Czech RepublicUniversity of Alaska (NCAA)
9215Brad Norton United StatesCushing Academy (USHS)
10241Oleg Maltsev RussiaTraktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
11267Ilya Byakin RussiaLandshut EV (Germany)
S7Brett Abel United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (Hockey East)

Roster

1993-94 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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