2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season
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The 2008–09
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...

 Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

 season
is the team's 37th
Edmonton Oilers seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results of the Oilers' 35 year history in both the World Hockey Association and later, the National Hockey League ....

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

 of play, 30th as a member of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 (NHL). Nonetheless, the Oilers celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Pre-season

  • The NHL board of governors on Wednesday, June 18 approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers. All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed in February to sell the club for $200 million to Rexall pharmacy magnate Daryl Katz
    Daryl Katz
    Daryl Allan Katz is a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and arts patron. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.0 billion , Katz was ranked by Forbes as the 16th wealthiest Canadian and 595th in the world...

    . The new owner has promised to keep the team in Edmonton
    Edmonton
    Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

     and pursue getting a new arena to replace Rexall Place.

  • On Thursday, July 31, the Edmonton Oilers promoted Kevin Lowe
    Kevin Lowe
    Kevin Hugh Lowe is a retired defenceman and coach in the National Hockey League and the current President of Hockey Operations for the Edmonton Oilers. As a defenceman, he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers....

     to become President of Hockey Operations. They also announced that they have hired Steve Tambellini
    Steve Tambellini
    Steven Anthony Tambellini is a former NHL player and is currently the general manager for the Edmonton Oilers hockey franchise in Edmonton, Alberta.-Playing career:...

     as their new General Manager, and had also moved Kevin Prendergast
    Kevin Prendergast
    Kevin Prendergast was the Assistant General Manager for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. Prendergast was also the former Vice President of Hockey Operations and former head scout for the Edmonton Oilers...

    , who was the Vice-President of Hockey Operations, and named him the new Assistant General Manager.

  • On Friday August 8, the Edmonton Oilers announced that Rick Olczyk has been promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log
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Schedule

Skaters

Regular season
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Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
72 23 43 66 +1 32
81 23 30 53 +1 98
80 17 36 53 +7 39
82 5 40 45 +6 26
76 16 25 41 -1 51
72 7 32 39 +12 38
82 18 20 38 -6 22
78 17 20 37 +7 61
50 8 23 31 +6 30
64 9 20 29 +1 26
63 16 11 27 -3 63
79 11 16 27 +4 21
77 14 12 26 0 133
63 8 12 20 +1 23
38 7 8 15 -1 14
80 2 12 14 -5 92
46 5 7 12 -6 10
19 7 4 11 +2 6
52 6 5 11 -3 181
60 0 11 11 -6 57
71 2 7 9 -4 60
19 2 4 6 -7 12
4 0 3 3 +2 2
11 2 1 3 -3 12
8 0 3 3 +2 0
22 2 0 2 -2 40
7 1 0 1 0 9
2 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 -1 59
2 0 0 0 -4 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
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Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
63 3596 28 24 9 166 2.77 1953 1787 .915 1
15 814 8 9 0 43 3.17 408 365 .895 0
10 539 4 3 0 30 3.34 302 272 .901 0


Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Records

  • 39 Years, 177 Days: A NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson
    Dwayne Roloson
    Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders during his professional career...

    .
    • 39 Years, 170 Days: A new NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson on March 31, 2009.
  • 36: Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson.
    • 21: A new Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson on March 7, 2009.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Dustin Penner
Dustin Penner
Dustin Penner is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . Penner was never drafted by a team in the NHL. He was discovered and signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after playing college hockey for the...

 
100th NHL Point October 12, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky
Lubomír Višnovský
Ľubomír Višňovský is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
500th NHL Game
Steve MacIntyre
Steve MacIntyre
Steven MacIntyre is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League...

 
1st NHL Game October 15, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers
Jeff Deslauriers
Jeffrey Drouin-Deslauriers is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League...

 
1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win
October 17, 2008
Sheldon Souray
Sheldon Souray
Sheldon Sharik Souray is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, who originally drafted him 71st overall in 1994, and the Montreal Canadiens...

 
200th NHL Point
Kyle Brodziak
Kyle Brodziak
Kyle Brodziak is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. He was selected by in the 7th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 214th overall by the Oilers after being passed over in the 2002 draft.-Junior career:Brodziak spent...

 
100th NHL Game October 18, 2008
Dwayne Roloson
Dwayne Roloson
Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders during his professional career...

 
400th NHL Game October 22, 2008
Ladislav Smid
Ladislav Smid
Ladislav "Laddy" Šmíd is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
100th NHL PIM
Tom Gilbert
Tom Gilbert
Thomas Kelly "Tom" Gilbert is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
100th NHL Game October 23, 2008
Ales Hemsky
Ales Hemsky
Aleš Hemský is a Czech professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League .-HC Pardubice:...

 
200th NHL Assist
Zack Stortini
Zack Stortini
Zachery "Zack" Stortini is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
100th NHL Game October 25, 2008
Jeff Deslauriers 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 9, 2008
Jason Strudwick
Jason Strudwick
Jason Wayne Strudwick is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently represents Södertälje SK in Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. Prior to that, he most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, and has also played for the New York...

 
500th NHL Game November 10, 2008
Ethan Moreau
Ethan Moreau
Ethan Byron Moreau is a professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Prior to this, he was a alternate captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League...

 
900th NHL PIM November 15, 2008
Liam Reddox
Liam Reddox
Liam Reddox is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien . He has dual citizenship in both Canada and Scotland.-Playing career:...

 
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Andrew Cogliano
Andrew Cogliano
Andrew Cogliano is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He formerly played for the Edmonton Oilers.- Junior :...

 
100th NHL Game November 17, 2008
Dustin Penner 200th NHL Game November 18, 2008
Shawn Horcoff
Shawn Horcoff
Shawn Horcoff is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the fourth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 99th overall, by the Oilers, the team with which he has spent his entire NHL career...

 
500th NHL Game November 20, 2008
Tim Sestito
Tim Sestito
Tim Sestito is an American professional Ice Hockey player currently with the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League...

 
1st NHL Game November 26, 2008
Sam Gagner
Sam Gagner
Sam William Gagner is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Oilers in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft....


Marc Pouliot 
100th NHL Game November 29, 2008
Shawn Horcoff 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Gordie Howe hat trick
In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game. It is named after Gordie Howe, well known for his skill at both scoring and fighting....


300th NHL Point
Steve Staios
Steve Staios
Steven Staios is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He has played both right wing and defence in the NHL.-Playing career:...

 
1,100th NHL PIM
Rob Schremp
Rob Schremp
Robert Schremp is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for Modo Hockey of the Elitserien . He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and has spent time with the New York Islanders and Atlanta Thrashers organizations more...

 
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 3, 2008
Liam Reddox 1st NHL Assist December 16, 2008
Jason Strudwick 700th NHL PIM December 22, 2008
Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Point December 26, 2008
Lubomir Visnovsky 300th NHL Point December 28, 2008
Sheldon Souray 900th NHL PIM December 30, 2008
Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL Assist January 3, 2009
Zack Stortini 400th NHL PIM
Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Cole is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He has played most of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes. He also played a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers before returning to Carolina in 2009...

 
300th NHL Point January 13, 2009
Steve MacIntyre 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Steve Staios 800th NHL Game January 15, 2009
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Garon is a goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garon has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Garon was a member...

 
200th NHL Game January 16, 2009
Ethan Moreau 1st NHL Hat trick January 18, 2009
Ales Hemsky 400th NHL Game February 26, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques
Jean-Francois Jacques
Jean-François "J. F." Jacques is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
March 3, 2009
Sheldon Souray 600th NHL Game March 17, 2009
Sam Gagner 1st NHL Hat trick March 19, 2009
Ladislav Smid 200th NHL Game March 26, 2009
Ethan Moreau 1,000 NHL PIM March 27, 2009
Patrick O'Sullivan  200th NHL Game

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions
2008–09 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.-Free agency:Note: This does not...

 during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 6, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...


Danny Syvret
To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Ryan Potulny
Ryan Potulny
Ryan Potulny is an American professional ice hockey player. Potulny is a member of the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League...

June 29, 2008
To Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...


Jarret Stoll
Jarret Stoll
Jarret Stoll is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League...


Matt Greene
Matt Greene
Matt Greene is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Greene currently serves as an alternate captain for Los Angeles.-Edmonton Oilers:...

To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Lubomir Visnovsky
Lubomír Višnovský
Ľubomír Višňovský is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

July 1, 2008
To Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...


Joni Pitkanen
Joni Pitkänen
Joni Pitkänen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Cole is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He has played most of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes. He also played a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers before returning to Carolina in 2009...

July 1, 2008
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...


Raffi Torres
Raffi Torres
Raphael "Raffi" Torres is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the New York Islanders fifth overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has additionally played in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers,...

To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Gilbert Brule
Gilbert Brule
Gilbert Jean Marco Brulé is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . Drafted out of the Western Hockey League , Brulé played major junior with the Vancouver Giants for three seasons...

January 29, 2009
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...


Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Garon is a goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garon has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Garon was a member...

To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Dany Sabourin
Dany Sabourin
Daniel Sabourin is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently under contract for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...


Ryan Stone
Ryan Stone
Ryan Adam Stone is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently under contract with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...


4th round pick in 2011
2011 NHL Entry Draft
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.The top three picks consisted...

 - Tobias Rieder
March 4, 2009
To Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...


*2nd round pick in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

 - Jesse Blacker
To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Ales Kotalik
Aleš Kotalík
Aleš Kotalík is a professional ice hockey right winger playing for HC Mountfield České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga.-Playing career:...

March 4, 2009
To Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...


Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Cole is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He has played most of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes. He also played a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers before returning to Carolina in 2009...


5th round pick in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

 - Matt Kennedy
Matt Kennedy (ice hockey)
Matt Kennedy is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League...

To Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....


Patrick O'Sullivan
*2nd round pick in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

 - Jesse Blacker


*Later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...


Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract Terms
Jason Strudwick
Jason Strudwick
Jason Wayne Strudwick is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently represents Södertälje SK in Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. Prior to that, he most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, and has also played for the New York...

 
New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 
1 year, $650,000
Carl Corazzini
Carl Corazzini
Carl Robert Corazzini is an American ice hockey player who plays for the Straubing Tigers in DEL, Germany. He played previously for Pelicans in SM-Liiga, Finland in 2009/10. In the same year he went to ERC Ingolstadt, DEL....

 
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 
1 year, $500,000


Free agents lost

Player New team Contract Terms
Curtis Glencross
Curtis Glencross
Curtis Jack Glencross is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . Undrafted by any team, he signed with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks as a free agent in 2004 and made his NHL debut with the team in 2007...

 
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...

 
3 years, $3.6 million
Ryan Flinn  Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 
1 year, $0.5 million
Marty Reasoner
Marty Reasoner
Martin Reasoner, is an American professional ice hockey center for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League . He has also played for the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers...

 
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...

 
1 year, $1.0 million

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Steve MacIntyre
Steve MacIntyre
Steven MacIntyre is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League...

 
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...

 
September 30, 2008
Jesse Boulerice
Jesse Boulerice
Jesse Boulerice is an American retired ice hockey player. Boulerice's notoriety stems from two violent incidents, one when playing junior hockey where he used his stick like a bat and smashed Guelph Storm forward Andrew Long in the face, and the other in the NHL where he cross-checked Ryan Kesler...

 
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 
November 11, 2008

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Tom Gilbert
Tom Gilbert
Thomas Kelly "Tom" Gilbert is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
6 years, $24 million
Robert Nilsson
Robert Nilsson
Robert Åke Nilsson is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
3 years, $6.0 million
Denis Grebeshkov
Denis Grebeshkov
Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League . He last played for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
1 year, $1.5 million
Ryan Potulny
Ryan Potulny
Ryan Potulny is an American professional ice hockey player. Potulny is a member of the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League...

 
1 year, $0.645 million
Marc Pouliot  2 years, $1.65 million
Jean-Francois Jacques
Jean-Francois Jacques
Jean-François "J. F." Jacques is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
2 years, $1.05 million
Zack Stortini
Zack Stortini
Zachery "Zack" Stortini is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
3 years, $2.1 million


Roster

Updated March 4, 2009.


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Draft picks

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 22 Jordan Eberle
Jordan Eberle
Jordan Ryan Eberle is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...

 (C
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

)
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

 (from Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

)
Regina Pats
Regina Pats
The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena.-History:...

 (WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

)
4 103 Johan Motin
Johan Motin
Johan Motin is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League .- Early years :...

 (D
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

)
Edmonton Oilers Bofors IK
Bofors IK
Bofors IK is an ice-hockey club from Karlskoga in Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 , which since 1978 is known under the current name Bofors IK.-External links:*...

 (Sweden-2)
5 133 Philippe Cornet (LW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

)
Edmonton Oilers Rimouski Océanic
Rimouski Océanic
The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season...

 (QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

)
6 163 Teemu Hartikainen
Teemu Hartikainen
Teemu Hartikainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 (C)
Edmonton Oilers KalPa
KalPa
The Kalevan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.-Team history:Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and...

 (Finland Jr.
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...

)
7 193 Jordan Bendfeld
Jordan Bendfeld
Jordan Bendfeld is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.- Playing career :Bendfeld holds the distinction of having been twice drafted in the National Hockey League , an attribute he has in common with thirty-six other NHL draftees; most notably Craig Anderson, of the Ottawa Senators and Jarret Stoll,...

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Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....

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