1994–95 Edmonton Oilers season

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1994–95 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	11th Western
1994–95 record	17–27–4
Home record	11–12–1
Road record	6–15–3
Goals for	136 (T-12th)
Goals against	183 (26th)
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	George Burnett (12–20–3) Ron Low (5–7–1)
Captain	Vacant (Oct-Jan) Shayne Corson (Jan-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains	Kelly Buchberger Luke Richardson
Arena	Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance	13,124
Team leaders
Goals	David Oliver (16)
Assists	Doug Weight (33)
Points	Doug Weight (40)
Penalties in minutes	Bryan Marchment (184)
Plus/Minus	Dean Kennedy (+2)
Wins	Bill Ranford (15)
Goals against average	Bill Ranford (3.62)

The 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers 16th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a tough 1993–94 season, when they finished the year 25–45–14, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season.

The 1994–95 season was nearly cancelled due to a lockout, however, on January 11, 1995, an agreement was made between the NHL owners and the players, and a shortened 48 game schedule was used for the season.

The Oilers would name George Burnett as head coach of the club, as Burnett coached the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers for the previous 2 seasons, including leading the team to the Calder Cup in 1993. Edmonton would get off to a solid start, and 28 games into the season, the Oilers sat in 2nd place in the Pacific Division with 27 points, only 4 behind the division leading Calgary Flames. The Oilers would then go on a 10 game winless streak, costing Burnett his job, as former Oilers goaltender Ron Low would replace him. It was too little too late, as Edmonton would finish the season 17–27–4, earning 38 points, and missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

Offensively, Doug Weight would lead the team with 40 points, while David Oliver would be the Oilers goal scoring leader with 16. Jason Arnott had another solid season, scoring 15 goals and earning 37 points. Defenseman Igor Kravchuk led the blueline with 18 points in 36 games, while Bryan Marchment had a club high 184 penalty minutes.

In goal, Bill Ranford would play in 40 games, winning 15 of them, with a 3.62 GAA and 2 shutouts along the way. However, the Oilers would allow a league-high 183 goals and Oilers goaltenders would combine for a league-low .877 save percentage.

Contents 1 Season standings 2 Game log 3 Season stats 3.1 Scoring leaders 3.2 Goaltending 4 Transactions 4.1 Trades 4.2 Free agents 4.3 Draft picks 5 References

[edit] Season standings

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Calgary Flames	48	24	17	7	163	135	55
Vancouver Canucks	48	18	18	12	153	148	48
San Jose Sharks	48	19	25	4	129	161	42
Los Angeles Kings	48	16	23	9	142	174	41
Edmonton Oilers	48	17	27	4	136	183	38
Anaheim Mighty Ducks	48	16	27	5	125	164	37

[edit] Game log

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	January 20	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	1–0–0	2
2	January 22	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Los Angeles Kings	2–0–0	4
3	January 23	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	2–1–0	4
4	January 25	Edmonton Oilers	1–5	Chicago Blackhawks	2–2–0	4
5	January 28	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Detroit Red Wings	2–3–0	4
6	January 30	Detroit Red Wings	4–2	Edmonton Oilers	2–4–0	4
7	February 1	Chicago Blackhawks	7–0	Edmonton Oilers	2–5–0	4
8	February 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–5	Edmonton Oilers	3–5–0	6
9	February 7	Edmonton Oilers	4–4	Vancouver Canucks	3–5–1	7
10	February 8	Winnipeg Jets	3–3	Edmonton Oilers	3–5–2	8
11	February 10	San Jose Sharks	1–5	Edmonton Oilers	4–5–2	10
12	February 12	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	0–2	Edmonton Oilers	5–5–2	12
13	February 15	Edmonton Oilers	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5–2	14
14	February 17	Edmonton Oilers	2–4	Detroit Red Wings	6–6–2	14
15	February 19	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Chicago Blackhawks	6–7–2	14
16	February 20	Edmonton Oilers	0–4	St. Louis Blues	6–8–2	14
17	February 22	Dallas Stars	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	7–8–2	16
18	February 25	Los Angeles Kings	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	7–9–2	16
19	February 28	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Calgary Flames	7–10–2	16
20	March 1	Dallas Stars	5–3	Edmonton Oilers	7–11–2	16
21	March 3	Chicago Blackhawks	5–2	Edmonton Oilers	7–12–2	16
22	March 5	Detroit Red Wings	2–4	Edmonton Oilers	8–12–2	18
23	March 8	Edmonton Oilers	5–2	San Jose Sharks	9–12–2	20
24	March 12	Vancouver Canucks	5–2	Edmonton Oilers	9–13–2	20
25	March 14	St. Louis Blues	5–6	Edmonton Oilers	10–13–2	22
26	March 17	San Jose Sharks	3–5	Edmonton Oilers	11–13–2	24
27	March 20	Calgary Flames	2–5	Edmonton Oilers	12–13–2	26
28	March 22	Edmonton Oilers	4–4	Dallas Stars	12–13–3	27
29	March 23	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Dallas Stars	12–14–3	27
30	March 26	Edmonton Oilers	1–5	St. Louis Blues	12–15–3	27
31	March 27	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs	12–16–3	27
32	March 31	Calgary Flames	6–2	Edmonton Oilers	12–17–3	27
33	April 1	Vancouver Canucks	5–1	Edmonton Oilers	12–18–3	27
34	April 3	Edmonton Oilers	2–7	Los Angeles Kings	12–19–3	27
35	April 5	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	12–20–3	27
36	April 7	Edmonton Oilers	0–5	San Jose Sharks	12–21–3	27
37	April 9	San Jose Sharks	5–2	Edmonton Oilers	12–22–3	27
38	April 13	Edmonton Oilers	6–4	Vancouver Canucks	13–22–3	29
39	April 15	Calgary Flames	4–2	Edmonton Oilers	13–23–3	29
40	April 17	Edmonton Oilers	6–5	Winnipeg Jets	14–23–3	31
41	April 19	Los Angeles Kings	0–2	Edmonton Oilers	15–23–3	33
42	April 21	Edmonton Oilers	3–3	Los Angeles Kings	15–23–4	34
43	April 22	Edmonton Oilers	1–6	Vancouver Canucks	15–24–4	34
44	April 25	Edmonton Oilers	5–3	Winnipeg Jets	16–24–4	36
45	April 27	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	17–24–4	38
46	April 29	Winnipeg Jets	5–1	Edmonton Oilers	17–25–4	38
47	May 1	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5	Edmonton Oilers	17–26–4	38
48	May 3	Edmonton Oilers	3–5	Calgary Flames	17–27–4	38

[edit] Season stats

[edit] Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doug Weight	48	7	33	40	69
Jason Arnott	42	15	22	37	128
Shayne Corson	48	12	24	36	86
David Oliver	44	16	14	30	20
Todd Marchant	45	13	14	27	32

[edit] Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Bill Ranford	40	2203	15	20	3	133	2	.883	3.62
Fred Brathwaite	14	601	2	5	1	40	0	.863	3.99
Joaquin Gage	2	99	0	2	0	7	0	.825	4.24

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

March 13, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Brad Zavisha 6th round pick in 1995 - Jamie Sokolsky	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan McGill
April 7, 1995	To Buffalo Sabres Scott Pearson	To Edmonton Oilers Ken Sutton
April 7, 1995	To Vancouver Canucks Roman Oksiuta	To Edmonton Oilers Jiri Slegr

[edit] Free agents

Player New Team D Jeff Chychrun Hartford Whalers F Brent Grieve Chicago Blackhawks F Shjon Podein Philadelphia Flyers F Steven Rice Hartford Whalers D Bob Beers New York Islanders D Ilya Byakin San Jose Sharks

[edit] Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Jason Bonsignore	United States	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
1	6	Ryan Smyth	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	32	Mike Watt	Canada	Stratford Cullitons (MOJHL)
3	53	Corey Neilson	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3	60	Brad Symes	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	79	Adam Copeland	Canada	Burlington Cougars (OPJHL)
4	95	Jussi Tarvainen	Finland	Kalpa Kuopio (Finland)
5	110	Jon Gaskins	United States	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6	136	Terry Marchant	United States	Niagara Scenics (NAJHL)
7	160	Curtis Sheptak	Canada	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
7	162	Dimitrius Sulba	Belarus	Tivali Minsk (Russia)
7	179	Chris Wickenheiser	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8	185	Rob Guinn	Canada	Newmarket Royals (OHL)
8	188	Jason Reid	Canada	St. Andrew's College (High School)
9	214	Jeremy Jablonski	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
11	266	Ladislav Benysek	Czech Republic	Olomouc (Czech.)

[edit] References

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

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