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
Goals against	183
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	George Burnett (Jan.–Apr.) Ron Low (Apr.–May)
Captain	Shayne Corson (Jan.–Apr.) Vacant (Apr.–May)
Alternate captains	Kelly Buchberger Luke Richardson
Arena	Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance	13,123 (76.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	David Oliver (16)
Assists	Doug Weight (33)
Points	Doug Weight (40)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Marchment (184)
Plus/minus	Dean Kennedy (+2)
Wins	Bill Ranford (15)
Goals against average	Bill Ranford (3.62)
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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]

Pacific Division

No.	CR	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Calgary Flames	48	24	17	7	163	135	55
2	6	Vancouver Canucks	48	18	18	12	153	148	48
3	7	San Jose Sharks	48	19	25	4	129	161	42
4	9	Los Angeles Kings	48	16	23	9	142	174	41
5	11	Edmonton Oilers	48	17	27	4	136	183	38
6	12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	48	16	27	5	125	164	37

^[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
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	48	33	11	4	180	117	70
2	x – Calgary Flames	PAC	48	24	17	7	163	135	55
3	St. Louis Blues	CEN	48	28	15	5	178	135	61
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	48	24	19	5	156	115	53
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	48	21	19	8	135	146	50
6	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	48	18	18	12	153	148	48
7	San Jose Sharks	PAC	48	19	25	4	129	161	42
8	Dallas Stars	CEN	48	17	23	8	136	135	42
9	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	48	16	23	9	142	174	41
10	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	48	16	25	7	157	177	39
11	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	48	17	27	4	136	183	38
12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	48	16	27	5	125	164	37

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

1994–95 regular season[5]
January: 2–4–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 20 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 14,967 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 January 22 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Los Angeles Kings Ranford 13,160 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 January 23 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim OT Ranford 17,174 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 January 25 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks Ranford 20,536 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 January 28 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Brathwaite 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 January 30 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,120 2–4–0 4 Recap
February: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–4–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 7 February 1 Chicago Blackhawks 7 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,492 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 February 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Brathwaite 14,307 3–5–0 6 Recap 9 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Ranford 12,347 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 February 8 Winnipeg Jets 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 10,308 3–5–2 8 Recap 11 February 10 San Jose Sharks 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 11,555 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 February 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,487 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 February 15 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Ranford 15,746 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 February 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Ranford 19,875 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks Brathwaite 20,536 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 February 20 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 4 St. Louis Blues Ranford 17,119 6–8–2 14 Recap 17 February 22 Dallas Stars 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,242 7–8–2 16 Recap 18 February 25 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 16,945 7–9–2 16 Recap 19 February 28 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Calgary Flames Brathwaite 19,127 7–10–2 16 Recap
March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 March 1 Dallas Stars 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 9,502 7–11–2 16 Recap 21 March 3 Chicago Blackhawks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,248 7–12–2 16 Recap 22 March 5 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,780 8–12–2 18 Recap 23 March 8 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 San Jose Sharks Ranford 17,190 9–12–2 20 Recap 24 March 12 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,768 9–13–2 20 Recap 25 March 14 St. Louis Blues 5 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,707 10–13–2 22 Recap 26 March 17 San Jose Sharks 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,369 11–13–2 24 Recap 27 March 20 Calgary Flames 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 14,060 12–13–2 26 Recap 28 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Dallas Stars OT Brathwaite 16,494 12–13–3 27 Recap 29 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Dallas Stars Ranford 16,924 12–14–3 27 Recap 30 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 5 St. Louis Blues Ranford 20,185 12–15–3 27 Recap 31 March 27 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Brathwaite 15,746 12–16–3 27 Recap 32 March 31 Calgary Flames 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 17,013 12–17–3 27 Recap
April: 5–8–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–4–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 33 April 1 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 14,465 12–18–3 27 Recap 34 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Los Angeles Kings Ranford 16,008 12–19–3 27 Recap 35 April 5 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim OT Ranford 17,174 12–20–3 27 Recap 36 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 5 San Jose Sharks Ranford 17,190 12–21–3 27 Recap 37 April 9 San Jose Sharks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,185 12–22–3 27 Recap 38 April 13 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Brathwaite 13,290 13–22–3 29 Recap 39 April 15 Calgary Flames 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 16,121 13–23–3 29 Recap 40 April 17 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 5 Winnipeg Jets Ranford 14,501 14–23–3 31 Recap 41 April 19 Los Angeles Kings 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 15,403 15–23–3 33 Recap 42 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Los Angeles Kings OT Ranford 15,624 15–23–4 34 Recap 43 April 22 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Vancouver Canucks Ranford 14,275 15–24–4 34 Recap 44 April 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Winnipeg Jets Ranford 12,994 16–24–4 36 Recap 45 April 27 St. Louis Blues 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 12,655 17–24–4 38 Recap 46 April 29 Winnipeg Jets 5 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Brathwaite 15,219 17–25–4 38 Recap
May: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 47 May 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Gage 14,044 17–26–4 38 Recap 48 May 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Calgary Flames Gage 18,851 17–27–4 38 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

• 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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
39	Doug Weight	C	48	7	33	40	−17	69
7	Jason Arnott	C	42	15	22	37	−14	128
9	Shayne Corson	LW	48	12	24	36	−17	86
20	David Oliver	RW	44	16	14	30	−11	20
26	Todd Marchant	C	45	13	14	27	−3	32
16	Kelly Buchberger	RW	48	7	17	24	0	82
17	Scott Thornton	LW	47	10	12	22	−4	89
21	Igor Kravchuk	D	36	7	11	18	−15	29
25	Mike Stapleton	RW	46	6	11	17	−12	21
28	Roman Oksiuta ‡	RW	26	11	2	13	−14	8
22	Luke Richardson	D	46	3	10	13	−6	40
18	Kirk Maltby	RW	47	8	3	11	−11	49
32	Dean Kennedy	D	40	2	8	10	2	25
15	Fredrik Olausson	D	33	0	10	10	−4	20
2	Boris Mironov	D	29	1	7	8	−9	40
27	Peter White	C	9	2	4	6	1	0
24	Bryan Marchment	D	40	1	5	6	−11	184
28	Jiri Slegr †	D	12	1	5	6	−5	14
34	Len Esau ‡	D	14	0	6	6	−8	15
33	Scott Pearson ‡	RW	28	1	4	5	−11	54
6[a]	Ken Sutton †	D	12	3	1	4	−1	12
8	Zdeno Ciger	LW	5	2	2	4	−1	0
38	Iain Fraser †	C	9	3	0	3	3	0
29	Louie DeBrusk	LW	34	2	0	2	−4	93
6	Gord Mark	D	18	0	2	2	−9	35
30	Bill Ranford	G	40	0	2	2	2
23	Jason Bonsignore	C	1	1	0	1	−1	0
14	Kent Nilsson †	C	6	1	0	1	−5	0
19	Tyler Wright	C	6	1	0	1	1	14
12	Micah Aivazoff	LW	21	0	1	1	−2	2
1	Joaquin Gage	G	2	0	1	1	0
36	Ralph Intranuovo	C	1	0	1	1	1	0
43	Dennis Bonvie	D	2	0	0	0	0	0
31	Fred Brathwaite	G	14	0	0	0	0
37	Dean McAmmond	LW	6	0	0	0	−1	0
34	Ryan McGill †	D	8	0	0	0	−4	8
10	Ryan Smyth	LW	3	0	0	0	−1	0
33	Marko Tuomainen	RW	4	0	0	0	0	0

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Bill Ranford	40	15	20	3	1134	133	3.62	.883	2	2203
31	Fred Brathwaite	14	2	5	1	292	40	4.00	.863	0	601
1	Joaquin Gage	2	0	2	0	40	7	4.25	.825	0	99

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]

Date	Player	Former team
August 25, 1994 (1994年08月25日)	Dennis Bonvie	Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
January 26, 1995 (1995年01月26日)	Kent Nilsson	Vålerenga Ishockey (Eliteserien)

Date	Player	New team
May 27, 1994 (1994年05月27日)	Jeff Chychrun	Hartford Whalers
July 7, 1994 (1994年07月07日)	Brent Grieve	Chicago Blackhawks
July 27, 1994 (1994年07月27日)	Shjon Podein	Philadelphia Flyers
August 18, 1994 (1994年08月18日)	Steven Rice	Hartford Whalers
August 29, 1994 (1994年08月29日)	Bob Beers	New York Islanders
September 18, 1994 (1994年09月18日)	Ilya Byakin	San Jose Sharks
November 17, 1994 (1994年11月17日)	Tim Tisdale	Fredericton Canadiens (AHL)

Date	Player	Team
January 18, 1995 (1995年01月18日)	Micah Aivazoff	from Pittsburgh Penguins
	Len Esau	from Calgary Flames
	Dean Kennedy	from Winnipeg Jets
March 3, 1995 (1995年03月03日)	Iain Fraser	from Dallas Stars
March 7, 1995 (1995年03月07日)	Len Esau	to Calgary Flames

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)
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 (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	Dmitri Sulga	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 Benýšek	Czech Republic	Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic)
S	6	Chad Dameworth	United States	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)

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