1994–95 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Pacific
Conference11th Western
1994–95 record17–27–4
Home record11–12–1
Road record6–15–3
Goals for136
Goals against183
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachGeorge Burnett (Jan-Apr)
Ron Low (Apr-May)
CaptainShayne Corson (Jan-Apr)
Vacant (Apr-May)
Alternate captainsKelly Buchberger
Luke Richardson
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Average attendance13,123 (76.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Oliver (16)
AssistsDoug Weight (33)
PointsDoug Weight (40)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (184)
Plus/minusDean Kennedy (+2)
WinsBill Ranford (15)
Goals against averageBill 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 named 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 got off to a solid start, and 27 games into the season, the Oilers sat in 2nd place in the Pacific Division with 26 points, only 3 behind the division leading Calgary Flames. The Oilers then went on a 10-game winless streak, costing Burnett his job, as former Oilers goaltender Ron Low replaced him.[1] It was too little too late, as Edmonton would finish the season 17–27–4, earning 38 points, and missed the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

Offensively, Doug Weight led the team with 40 points, while David Oliver was 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 played in 40 games, winning 15 of them, with a 3.62 GAA and 2 shutouts along the way. However, the Oilers allowed a league-high 183 goals and Oilers goaltenders combined for a league-low .877 save percentage.

The Oilers had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 259. They also allowed the most power-play goals, with 52.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Calgary Flames482417716313555
26Vancouver Canucks4818181215314848
37San Jose Sharks481925412916142
49Los Angeles Kings481623914217441
511Edmonton Oilers481727413618338
612Mighty Ducks of Anaheim481627512516437

[3]

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[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN483311418011770
2x – Calgary FlamesPAC482417716313555
3St. Louis BluesCEN482815517813561
4Chicago BlackhawksCEN482419515611553
5Toronto Maple LeafsCEN482119813514650
6Vancouver CanucksPAC4818181215314848
7San Jose SharksPAC481925412916142
8Dallas StarsCEN481723813613542
9Los Angeles KingsPAC481623914217441
10Winnipeg JetsCEN481625715717739
11Edmonton OilersPAC481727413618338
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC481627512516437

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

1994–95 regular season[5]
January: 2–4–0 (home: 1–1–0 ; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1January 20Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford14,9671–0–02Recap
2January 22Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Los Angeles KingsRanford13,1602–0–04Recap
3January 23Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTRanford17,1742–1–04Recap
4January 25Edmonton Oilers1 – 5Chicago BlackhawksRanford20,5362–2–04Recap
5January 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Detroit Red WingsBrathwaite2–3–04Recap
6January 30Detroit Red Wings4 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,1202–4–04Recap
February: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–1 ; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
7February 1Chicago Blackhawks7 – 0Edmonton OilersRanford10,4922–5–04Recap
8February 3Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 5Edmonton OilersBrathwaite14,3073–5–06Recap
9February 7Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Vancouver CanucksOTRanford12,3473–5–17Recap
10February 8Winnipeg Jets3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford10,3083–5–28Recap
11February 10San Jose Sharks1 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford11,5554–5–210Recap
12February 12Mighty Ducks of Anaheim0 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,4875–5–212Recap
13February 15Edmonton Oilers4 – 1Toronto Maple LeafsRanford15,7466–5–214Recap
14February 17Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Detroit Red WingsRanford19,8756–6–214Recap
15February 19Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Chicago BlackhawksBrathwaite20,5366–7–214Recap
16February 20Edmonton Oilers0 – 4St. Louis BluesRanford17,1196–8–214Recap
17February 22Dallas Stars1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford10,2427–8–216Recap
18February 25Los Angeles Kings4 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford16,9457–9–216Recap
19February 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Calgary FlamesBrathwaite19,1277–10–216Recap
March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–4–0 ; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
20March 1Dallas Stars5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford9,5027–11–216Recap
21March 3Chicago Blackhawks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,2487–12–216Recap
22March 5Detroit Red Wings2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford12,7808–12–218Recap
23March 8Edmonton Oilers5 – 2San Jose SharksRanford17,1909–12–220Recap
24March 12Vancouver Canucks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,7689–13–220Recap
25March 14St. Louis Blues5 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford10,70710–13–222Recap
26March 17San Jose Sharks3 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford12,36911–13–224Recap
27March 20Calgary Flames2 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford14,06012–13–226Recap
28March 22Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Dallas StarsOTBrathwaite16,49412–13–327Recap
29March 23Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Dallas StarsRanford16,92412–14–327Recap
30March 26Edmonton Oilers1 – 5St. Louis BluesRanford20,18512–15–327Recap
31March 27Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Toronto Maple LeafsBrathwaite15,74612–16–327Recap
32March 31Calgary Flames6 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford17,01312–17–327Recap
April: 5–8–1 (home: 2–4–0 ; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
33April 1Vancouver Canucks5 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford14,46512–18–327Recap
34April 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 7Los Angeles KingsRanford16,00812–19–327Recap
35April 5Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTRanford17,17412–20–327Recap
36April 7Edmonton Oilers0 – 5San Jose SharksRanford17,19012–21–327Recap
37April 9San Jose Sharks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,18512–22–327Recap
38April 13Edmonton Oilers6 – 4Vancouver CanucksBrathwaite13,29013–22–329Recap
39April 15Calgary Flames4 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford16,12113–23–329Recap
40April 17Edmonton Oilers6 – 5Winnipeg JetsRanford14,50114–23–331Recap
41April 19Los Angeles Kings0 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford15,40315–23–333Recap
42April 21Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Los Angeles KingsOTRanford15,62415–23–434Recap
43April 22Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Vancouver CanucksRanford14,27515–24–434Recap
44April 25Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Winnipeg JetsRanford12,99416–24–436Recap
45April 27St. Louis Blues2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford12,65517–24–438Recap
46April 29Winnipeg Jets5 – 1Edmonton OilersBrathwaite15,21917–25–438Recap
May: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0 ; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
47May 1Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 5Edmonton OilersGage14,04417–26–438Recap
48May 3Edmonton Oilers3 – 5Calgary FlamesGage18,85117–27–438Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
39Doug WeightC4873340−1769
7Jason ArnottC42152237−14128
9Shayne CorsonLW48122436−1786
20David OliverRW44161430−1120
26Todd MarchantC45131427−332
16Kelly BuchbergerRW4871724082
17Scott ThorntonLW47101222−489
21Igor KravchukD3671118−1529
25Mike StapletonRW4661117−1221
28Roman Oksiuta‡RW2611213−148
22Luke RichardsonD4631013−640
18Kirk MaltbyRW478311−1149
32Dean KennedyD402810225
15Fredrik OlaussonD3301010−420
2Boris MironovD29178−940
27Peter WhiteC924610
24Bryan MarchmentD40156−11184
28Jiri Slegr†D12156−514
34Len Esau‡D14066−815
33Scott Pearson‡RW28145−1154
6[lower-alpha 1]Ken Sutton†D12314−112
8Zdeno CigerLW5224−10
38Iain Fraser†C930330
29Louie DeBruskLW34202−493
6Gord MarkD18022−935
30Bill RanfordG400222
23Jason BonsignoreC1101−10
14Kent Nilsson†C6101−50
19Tyler WrightC6101114
12Micah AivazoffLW21011−22
1Joaquin GageG20110
36Ralph IntranuovoC101110
43Dennis BonvieD200000
31Fred BrathwaiteG140000
37Dean McAmmondLW6000−10
34Ryan McGill†D8000−48
10Ryan SmythLW3000−10
33Marko TuomainenRW400000

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Bill Ranford401520311341333.62.88322203
31Fred Brathwaite14251292404.00.8630601
1Joaquin Gage20204074.25.825099

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
Team Community Service Award Bill Ranford [6]
Defenceman of the Year Luke Richardson [6]
Molson Cup Bill Ranford [6]
Most Popular Player Kirk Maltby [6]
Top Defensive Forward Kelly Buchberger [6]
Top First Year Oiler Todd Marchant [6]
Unsung Hero David Oliver [6]
Zane Feldman Trophy Jason Arnott [6]

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
David Oliver1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		January 20, 1995
Igor Kravchuk100th NHL GameJanuary 22, 1995
Ryan Smyth1st NHL Game
Todd Marchant1st NHL GoalJanuary 28, 1995
Dean Kennedy1,100th NHL PIMJanuary 30, 1995
Shayne Corson400th NHL PointFebruary 19, 1995
Bryan Marchment800th NHL PIM
Mike Stapleton300th NHL GameFebruary 22, 1995
Jason Arnott200th NHL PIMFebruary 25, 1995
Scott Thornton
Scott Pearson500th NHL PIM
Dean Kennedy700th NHL GameMarch 8, 1995
Jason Arnott100th NHL GameMarch 12, 1995
Jason Arnott1st NHL Hat-trickMarch 20, 1995
David Oliver1st NHL Hat-trickMarch 22, 1995
Luke Richardson100th NHL Point
Boris Mironov100th NHL GameMarch 23, 1995
Bryan Marchment900th NHL PIMMarch 26, 1995
Ralph Intranuovo1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		March 27, 1995
Kirk Maltby100th NHL Game
100th NHL PIM		April 1, 1995
Kelly Buchberger1,200th NHL PIMApril 3, 1995
Shayne Corson600th NHL GameApril 7, 1995
Marko Tuomainen1st NHL GameApril 19, 1995
Louie DeBrusk600th NHL PIMApril 15, 1995
Jason Arnott100th NHL PointApril 17, 1995
Dennis Bonvie1st NHL GameApril 19, 1995
Bill Ranford10th NHL Shutout
Doug Weight200th NHL PIMApril 21, 1995
Shayne Corson1,300th NHL PIMApril 22, 1995
Joaquin Gage1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		May 1, 1995
Jason Bonsignore1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		May 3, 1995

Transactions

Trades

March 13, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Zavisha
6th round pick in 1995		 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

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer team
August 25, 1994Dennis BonvieCape Breton Oilers (AHL)
January 26, 1995Kent NilssonVålerenga Ishockey (Eliteserien)

Players lost

DatePlayerNew team
May 27, 1994Jeff ChychrunHartford Whalers
July 7, 1994Brent GrieveChicago Blackhawks
July 27, 1994Shjon PodeinPhiladelphia Flyers
August 18, 1994Steven RiceHartford Whalers
August 29, 1994Bob BeersNew York Islanders
September 18, 1994Ilya ByakinSan Jose Sharks
November 17, 1994Tim TisdaleFredericton Canadiens (AHL)

Waivers

DatePlayerTeam
January 18, 1995Micah Aivazofffrom Pittsburgh Penguins
Len Esaufrom Calgary Flames
Dean Kennedyfrom Winnipeg Jets
March 3, 1995Iain Fraserfrom Dallas Stars
March 7, 1995Len Esauto Calgary Flames

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
14Jason Bonsignore United StatesNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
16Ryan Smyth CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
232Mike Watt CanadaStratford Cullitons (MOJHL)
353Corey Neilson CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
360Brad Symes CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
479Adam Copeland CanadaBurlington Cougars (OPJHL)
495Jussi Tarvainen FinlandKalPa (Finland)
5110Jon Gaskins United StatesDubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6136Terry Marchant United StatesNiagara Scenics (NAJHL)
7160Curtis Sheptak CanadaOlds Grizzlys (AJHL)
7162Dmitri Sulga BelarusTivali Minsk (Russia)
7179Chris Wickenheiser CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
8185Rob Guinn CanadaNewmarket Royals (OHL)
8188Jason Reid CanadaSt. Andrew's College (High school)
9214Jeremy Jablonski CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
11266Ladislav Benýšek Czech RepublicSigma Olomouc (Czech Republic)
S6Chad Dameworth United StatesNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)

Notes

  1. ↑ Sutton wore number 40 in his first game.

References

  • "Edmonton Oilers 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Edmonton Oilers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
  1. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Oilers Fire Coach". The New York Times. April 7, 1995. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  3. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ↑ "1994-95 Edmonton Oilers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers Media Guide, p.173
  7. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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