1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 17th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 17–27–4 record, earning 38 points, in the lockout shortened 1994–95 season, missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

1995–96 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Pacific
Conference10th Western
1995–96 record30–44–8
Home record15–21–5
Road record15–23–3
Goals for240
Goals against304
Team information
General ManagerGlen Sather
CoachRon Low
CaptainKelly Buchberger
Alternate captainsJason Arnott
Luke Richardson
Doug Weight
ArenaEdmonton Coliseum
Average attendance12,334 (75.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsZdeno Ciger (31)
AssistsDoug Weight (79)
PointsDoug Weight (104)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (202)
Plus/minusMariusz Czerkawski (+7)
WinsCurtis Joseph (15)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (3.44)

During the off-season, the Oilers and St. Louis Blues would complete a trade that saw Edmonton acquire goaltender Curtis Joseph and the rights of Mike Grier in exchange for a 1st round draft pick in both 1996 and 1997. Joseph and the Oilers could not come to a contract agreement, and he would start the season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL. The Oilers also would bring back Glenn Anderson, whom they traded in 1991, as he signed as a free agent, however, he would be dealt to the Blues midway through the season.

As the Oilers would struggle badly early in the season, sitting with a 14–23–6 record at the time of the signing, the team and Joseph agreed to a contract in early January, and Edmonton would then trade their other #1 goaltender, Bill Ranford, to the Boston Bruins for Sean Brown, Mariusz Czerkawski and the Bruins 1st round pick in 1996. Edmonton would play better defensive hockey after the trade, as Joseph would post a 15–16–2 record, however, it was not enough for the Oilers to make the playoffs, as they finished 10 points behind the 8th place Winnipeg Jets.

Offensively, Doug Weight became the first Oiler since Mark Messier in 1989–90 to reach the 100 point plateau, as Weight would record 104 points. Zdeno Ciger scored a team-high 31 goals, while Jason Arnott scored 28 goals and 59 points despite missing 18 games due to injuries. Boris Mironov led the defense with 32 points, while fellow blueliner Jeff Norton would earn 20 points in 30 games after being acquired from St. Louis.

In goal, Bill Ranford would get most of the action until early January, winning 13 games and posting a 3.84 GAA, then Curtis Joseph stepped in and led the Oilers in wins at 15, and posted a team best 3.44 GAA.

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: 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[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

1995–96 Game Log

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

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Weight82257910495
Zdeno Ciger7831397041
Jason Arnott6428315987
David Oliver8020193934
Todd Marchant8119193866

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSave %GAA
Fred Brathwaite7293020120.9142.46
Curtis Joseph341936151621110.8863.44
Joaquin Gage16717281450.8713.77
Bill Ranford372015131851281.8753.81

Awards and records

Awards

Records

  • 1,292: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a career by Kelly Buchberger on December 20, 1995.
  • 424:: A new Oilers record for most games played in a career by a goaltender by Bill Ranford on December 9, 1995.

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Kelly Buchberger500th NHL GameOctober 10, 1995
Luke Richardson1,000th NHL PIMOctober 15, 1995
Miroslav Satan1st NHL Game
Miroslav Satan1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
October 21, 1995
Fredrik Olausson600th NHL GameOctober 22, 1995
Miroslav Satan1st NHL AssistOctober 27, 1995
Doug Weight200th NHL Point
Brett Hauer1st NHL GameNovember 7, 1995
Brett Hauer1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
November 10, 1995
Igor Kravchuk200th NHL GameNovember 14, 1995
Bryan Marchment1,000th NHL PIMNovember 15, 1995
Doug Weight1st NHL Hat-trickNovember 20, 1995
Ryan Smyth1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
November 24, 1995
Jason Bonsignore1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 1, 1995
Scott Thornton300th NHL PIM
Ryan Smyth1st NHL AssistDecember 5, 1995
Bill Ranford20th NHL AssistDecember 18, 1995
Bryan Marchment300th NHL GameDecember 20, 1995
Kelly Buchberger1,300th NHL PIMDecember 23, 1995
Boris Mironov200th NHL PIM
Scott Thornton200th NHL Game
Kelly Buchberger100th NHL AssistDecember 27, 1995
Doug Weight300th NHL Game
Nick Stajduhar1st NHL GameJanuary 3, 1996
Zdeno Ciger100th NHL AssistJanuary 7, 1996
Greg de Vries1st NHL GameJanuary 17, 1996
Brett Hauer1st NHL Assist
Luke Richardson600th NHL GameJanuary 31, 1996
Glenn Anderson1,100th NHL GameFebruary 7, 1996
Todd Marchant100th NHL Game
Bryan Marchment1,100th NHL PIMFebruary 9, 1996
David Oliver100th NHL GameFebruary 19, 1996
Greg de Vries1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
February 21, 1996
Ralph Intranuovo1st NHL Goal
Mariusz Czerkawski100th NHL GameFebruary 23, 1996
Glenn Anderson1,100th NHL PIMFebruary 27, 1996
Bryan Muir1st NHL GameMarch 8, 1996
Scott Thornton400th NHL PIM
Jason Arnott300th NHL PIMMarch 16, 1996
Doug Weight200th NHL Assist
Jason Arnott2nd NHL Hat-trickMarch 23, 1996
Dean McAmmond100th NHL Game
Todd Marchant100th NHL PIMMarch 29, 1996
Jiri Slegr200th NHL Game
Zdeno Ciger200th NHL PointMarch 30, 1996
Greg de Vries1st NHL AssistApril 4, 1996
Louie DeBrusk700th NHL PIMApril 8, 1996
Kent Manderville200th NHL Game

Transactions

Trades

August 4, 1995 To St. Louis Blues
1st round pick in 1996 - Marty Reasoner
*1st round pick in 1997 - Matt Zutlek
To Edmonton Oilers
Curtis Joseph
Mike Grier
August 24, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
7th round pick in 1997 - Larry Shapley
To Edmonton Oilers
Brett Hauer
December 4, 1995 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Peter White
4th round pick in 1996 - Jason Sessa
To Edmonton Oilers
Kent Manderville
January 4, 1996 To St. Louis Blues
Ken Sutton
Igor Kravchuk
To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Norton
Donald Dufresne
January 11, 1996 To Boston Bruins
Bill Ranford
To Edmonton Oilers
Mariusz Czerkawski
Sean Brown
1st round pick in 1996 - Matthieu Descoteaux
March 12, 1996 To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
David Roberts
March 20, 1996 To Detroit Red Wings
Kirk Maltby
To Edmonton Oilers
Dan McGillis

*Later traded to the Los Angeles Kings

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
F Rem MurrayLos Angeles Kings
PlayerNew Team
F Shayne CorsonSt. Louis Blues
F Mike StapletonWinnipeg Jets
F Micah AivazoffNew York Islanders
F Davis PayneBoston Bruins
F Iain FraserWinnipeg Jets

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
16Steve Kelly CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
231Georges Laraque CanadaSt-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
357Lukas Zib Czech RepublicCeske Budejovice HC (Czech.)
483Mike Minard CanadaChilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL)
5109Jan Snopek Czech RepublicOshawa Generals (OHL)
7161Martin Cerven Czech RepublicDukla Trencin (Czech.)
8187Stephen Douglas CanadaNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
9213Jiri Antonin Czech RepublicPardubice HC (Czech.)

Roster

1995-96 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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