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2014–15 Edmonton Oilers
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers
Division	6th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2014–15 record	24–44–14
Home record	15–23–3
Road record	9–21–11
Goals for	198
Goals against	283
Team information
General manager	Craig MacTavish
Coach	Dallas Eakins (Oct.–Dec.); Todd Nelson (interim, Dec.–Apr.)
Captain	Andrew Ference
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle; Taylor Hall
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%); (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL); Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (39)
Points	Jordan Eberle (63)
Penalty minutes	Matt Hendricks (76)
Plus/minus	Steve Pinizzotto (+1)
Wins	Ben Scrivens (15)
Goals against average	Laurent Brossoit (2.00)
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[2] and 43rd season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season

Off-season

On April 21, 2014, the Oilers announced that Bill Scott had accepted the position of assistant general manager, replacing Rick Olczyk.^[3]

On June 10, 2014, the Oilers hired Craig Ramsay as an assistant coach, replacing Kelly Buchberger. Buchberger will move into a new role in player personnel.

On June 23, 2014, the Oilers announced that Assistant Coach Steve Smith would leave the organization and he would end up being with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Anaheim Ducks	82	51	24	7	43	236	226	+10	109
2	x – Vancouver Canucks	82	48	29	5	42	242	222	+20	101
3	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	30	7	41	241	216	+25	97
4	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
5	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
7	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99

3	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
5	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Andrew Ference	Illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian during NHL game No. 163 in Edmonton on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 14:03 of the second period.	3 games	$118,902.45	November 3, 2014^[4]
Keith Aulie	Illegal check to the head of Calgary Flames forward Matt Stajan during NHL game No. 555 in Calgary on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at 19:05 of the first period.	2 games	$8,602.16	January 1, 2015^[5]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log

Rookie tournament: 2–0–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 12^[a]	Vancouver	3–4	Edmonton		Brossoit	4,408	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 13^[a]	Calgary	3–4	Edmonton		Rimmer	3,060	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 15^[a]	Edmonton	4–5	Winnipeg	SO	Tuohimaa	1,951	2–0–1	Recap
^[a]Game was played at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.

September/October: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Calgary	1–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	Edmonton	0–1	Calgary		Fasth	19,289	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 24	Edmonton	3–2	Winnipeg		Brossoit	14,723	2–1–0	Recap
4^[a]	September 28	Chicago	5–0	Edmonton		Bachman		2–2–0	Recap
5	September 29	Winnipeg	1–3	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 1	Arizona	2–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	4–2–0	Recap
7	October 2	Vancouver	2–1	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	4–3–0	Recap
8	October 4	Edmonton	2–3	Vancouver		Scrivens	18,802	4–4–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

Game log

October: 4–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Calgary	5–2	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 11	Edmonton	4–5	Vancouver	SO	Fasth	18,870	0–1–1	1	Recap
3	October 14	Edmonton	1–6	Los Angeles		Fasth	18,230	0–2–1	1	Recap
4	October 15	Edmonton	4–7	Arizona		Scrivens	11,648	0–3–1	1	Recap
5	October 17	Vancouver	2–0	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	0–4–1	1	Recap
6	October 20	Tampa Bay	2–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	1–4–1	3	Recap
7	October 22	Washington	2–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	2–4–1	5	Recap
8	October 24	Carolina	3–6	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	3–4–1	7	Recap
9	October 27	Montreal	0–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	4–4–1	9	Recap
10	October 29	Nashville	4–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	4–5–1	9	Recap

November: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 2–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	Vancouver	3–2	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	4–6–1	9	Recap
12	November 4	Edmonton	1–4	Philadelphia		Fasth	19,566	4–7–1	9	Recap
13	November 6	Edmonton	2–5	Boston		Scrivens	17,565	4–8–1	9	Recap
14	November 7	Edmonton	3–2	Buffalo		Fasth	17,490	5–8–1	11	Recap
15	November 9	Edmonton	3–1	NY Rangers		Fasth	18,006	6–8–1	13	Recap
16	November 11	Edmonton	2–3	Nashville		Fasth	17,129	6–9–1	13	Recap
17	November 13	Ottawa	4–3	Edmonton	OT	Scrivens	16,839	6–9–2	14	Recap
18	November 16	Arizona	2–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	6–10–2	14	Recap
19	November 19	Vancouver	5–4	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	6–11–2	14	Recap
20	November 21	New Jersey	2–0	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	6–12–2	14	Recap
21	November 22	Chicago	7–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	6–13–2	14	Recap
22	November 25	Edmonton	2–3	Dallas		Fasth	16,322	6–14–2	14	Recap
23	November 27	Edmonton	0–1	Nashville	OT	Fasth	17,113	6–14–3	15	Recap
24	November 28	Edmonton	3–4	St. Louis	OT	Scrivens	17,666	6–14–4	16	Recap

December: 2–8–4 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 0–4–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 1	Arizona	5–2	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	6–15–4	16	Recap
26	December 3	Edmonton	2–3	Winnipeg	OT	Scrivens	15,016	6–15–5	17	Recap
27	December 7	San Jose	1–2	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	7–15–5	19	Recap
28	December 9	Edmonton	2–5	San Jose		Scrivens	17,007	7–16–5	19	Recap
29	December 10	Edmonton	1–2	Anaheim		Fasth	16,371	7–17–5	19	Recap
30	December 12	Anaheim	4–2	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	7–18–5	19	Recap
31	December 14	NY Rangers	2–0	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	7–19–5	19	Recap
32	December 16	Edmonton	1–2	Arizona	OT	Scrivens	12,085	7–19–6	20	Recap
33	December 18	Edmonton	3–4	San Jose		Scrivens	17,389	7–20–6	20	Recap
34	December 21	Dallas	6–5	Edmonton	SO	Scrivens	16,839	7–20–7	21	Recap
35	December 23	Arizona	5–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	7–21–7	21	Recap
36	December 27	Edmonton	1–4	Calgary		Fasth	19,289	7–22–7	21	Recap
37	December 30	Los Angeles	2–3	Edmonton	SO	Scrivens	16,839	8–22–7	23	Recap
38	December 31	Edmonton	3–4	Calgary	OT	Scrivens	19,289	8–22–8	24	Recap

January: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 2–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Edmonton	1–2	Colorado	SO	Scrivens	16,050	8–22–9	25	Recap
40	January 4	NY Islanders	2–5	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	9–22–9	27	Recap
41	January 6	Detroit	4–2	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	9–23–9	27	Recap
42	January 9	Chicago	2–5	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	10–23–9	29	Recap
43	January 11	Florida	4–2	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	10–24–9	29	Recap
44	January 13	Edmonton	2–4	St. Louis		Scrivens	18,279	10–25–9	29	Recap
45	January 15	Edmonton	2–3	Tampa Bay		Scrivens	18,609	10–26–9	29	Recap
46	January 17	Edmonton	3–2	Florida	SO	Fasth	10,529	11–26–9	31	Recap
47	January 20	Edmonton	5–4	Washington	SO	Fasth	18,506	12–26–9	33	Recap
48	January 27	Minnesota	2–1	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	12–27–9	33	Recap
49	January 29	Buffalo	2–3	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	13–27–9	35	Recap
50	January 31	Edmonton	2–4	Calgary		Scrivens	19,289	13–28–9	35	Recap

February: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	Edmonton	5–4	San Jose	SO	Fasth	17,376	14–28–9	37	Recap
52	February 4	Pittsburgh	2–0	Edmonton		Fasth	16,839	14–29–9	37	Recap
53	February 7	Edmonton	1–5	Toronto		Fasth	19,248	14–30–9	37	Recap
54	February 9	Edmonton	2–1	New Jersey		Scrivens	11,519	15–30–9	39	Recap
55	February 10	Edmonton	2–3	NY Islanders		Fasth	15,608	15–31–9	39	Recap
56	February 12	Edmonton	4–3	Montreal	OT	Fasth	21,287	16–31–9	41	Recap
57	February 14	Edmonton	2–7	Ottawa		Fasth	17,160	16–32–9	41	Recap
58	February 16	Edmonton	4–5	Winnipeg	SO	Fasth	15,016	16–32–10	42	Recap
59	February 18	Boston	3–4	Edmonton	SO	Scrivens	16,839	17–32–10	44	Recap
60	February 20	Minnesota	4–0	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	17–33–10	44	Recap
61	February 21	Anaheim	2–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	17–34–10	44	Recap
62	February 24	Edmonton	2–1	Minnesota		Scrivens	19,044	18–34–10	46	Recap
63	February 28	St. Louis	2–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	18–35–10	46	Recap

March: 5–5–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 3	Los Angeles	5–2	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	18–36–10	46	Recap
65	March 6	Edmonton	1–2	Chicago	SO	Scrivens	22,017	18–36–11	47	Recap
66	March 8	Edmonton	4–7	Carolina		Bachman	12,826	18–37–11	47	Recap
67	March 9	Edmonton	2–5	Detroit		Scrivens	20,027	18–38–11	47	Recap
68	March 12	Edmonton	4–6	Pittsburgh		Bachman	18,662	18–39–11	47	Recap
69	March 13	Edmonton	4–5	Columbus	SO	Scrivens	14,317	18–39–12	48	Recap
70	March 16	Toronto	1–4	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	19–39–12	50	Recap
71	March 18	Columbus	4–3	Edmonton	SO	Scrivens	16,839	19–39–13	51	Recap
72	March 21	Philadelphia	4–5	Edmonton	OT	Scrivens	16,839	20–39–13	53	Recap
73	March 23	Winnipeg	4–1	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	20–40–13	53	Recap
74	March 25	Colorado	3–4	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	21–40–13	55	Recap
75	March 27	Dallas	0–4	Edmonton		Bachman	16,839	22–40–13	57	Recap
76	March 30	Edmonton	4–1	Colorado		Bachman	15,493	23–40–13	59	Recap

April: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 1	Edmonton	1–5	Anaheim		Scrivens	17,174	23–41–13	59	Recap
78	April 2	Edmonton	2–8	Los Angeles		Scrivens	18,230	23–42–13	59	Recap
79	April 4	Calgary	4–0	Edmonton		Scrivens	16,839	23–43–13	59	Recap
80	April 7	Los Angeles	2–4	Edmonton		Bachman	16,839	24–43–13	61	Recap
81	April 9	San Jose	3–1	Edmonton		Brossoit	16,839	24–44–13	61	Recap
82	April 11	Edmonton	5–6	Vancouver	OT	Scrivens	18,870	24–44–14	62	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats^[6]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jordan Eberle	81	24	39	63	−16	24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	76	24	32	56	−12	25
Taylor Hall	53	14	24	38	−1	40
Benoit Pouliot	58	19	15	34	−1	28
Teddy Purcell	82	12	22	34	−33	24
Nail Yakupov	81	14	19	33	−35	18
Justin Schultz	81	6	25	31	−17	12
Derek Roy^†	46	11	11	22	−13	22
Anton Lander	38	6	14	20	−12	14
Oscar Klefbom	60	2	18	20	−21	4
David Perron^‡	38	5	14	19	−17	20
Matt Hendricks	71	8	8	16	−14	76
Jeff Petry^‡	59	4	11	15	−25	32
Andrew Ference	70	3	11	14	−17	39
Boyd Gordon	68	6	7	13	−5	17
Mark Arcobello^‡	36	7	5	12	−7	12
Nikita Nikitin	42	4	6	10	−12	12
Matt Fraser^†	36	5	4	9	−11	10
Leon Draisaitl	37	2	7	9	−17	4
Mark Fayne	74	2	6	8	−21	14
Andrew Miller	9	1	5	6	−2	0
Martin Marincin	41	1	4	5	−4	16
Jesse Joensuu	20	2	2	4	−8	14
Steve Pinizzotto	18	2	2	4	1	30
Luke Gazdic	40	2	1	3	−4	43
Rob Klinkhammer^†	40	1	2	3	−7	23
Iiro Pakarinen	17	1	2	3	−4	2
Brad Hunt	11	1	2	3	−6	0
Tyler Pitlick	17	2	0	2	−3	4
Ryan Hamilton	16	1	1	2	−8	6
David Musil	4	0	2	2	−2	2
Brandon Davidson	12	1	0	1	−5	0
Keith Aulie	31	0	1	1	−3	66
Jordan Oesterle	6	0	1	1	−4	0
Curtis Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	5
Bogdan Yakimov	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Darnell Nurse	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Will Acton^‡	3	0	0	0	−2	5

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Ben Scrivens	57	53	3228	15	26	11	170	3.16	1542	.890	1	1	4
Viktor Fasth	26	24	1336	6	15	3	76	3.41	681	.888	0	0	0
Richard Bachman	7	4	317	3	2	0	15	2.84	168	.911	1	0	0
Laurent Brossoit	1	1	60	0	1	0	2	2.00	51	.961	0	0	0
Tyler Bunz	1	0	20	0	0	0	3	9.00	12	.750	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Ben Scrivens	NHL Second Star of the Week^[7]	October 27, 2014
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	NHL All-Star game selection^[8]	January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2014
Mark Fayne	100th NHL PIM	October 11, 2014
Brad Hunt	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 11, 2014
Darnell Nurse	1st NHL Game	October 14, 2014
Bogdan Yakimov	1st NHL Game	October 14, 2014
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 15, 2014
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Goal	October 24, 2014
Matt Hendricks	500th NHL PIM	November 4, 2014
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Game	November 6, 2014
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 7, 2014
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Goal	November 13, 2014
Steve Pinizzotto	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	November 19, 2014
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	200th NHL Game	November 21, 2014
Taylor Hall	100th NHL Goal	November 25, 2014
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th NHL Assist	November 25, 2014
Jordan Eberle	300th NHL Game	December 3, 2014
Brandon Davidson	1st NHL Game	December 10, 2014
Brad Hunt	1st NHL Assist	December 16, 2014
Ben Scrivens	100th NHL Game	December 30, 2014
Anton Lander	100th NHL Game	January 11, 2015
Derek Roy	700th NHL Game	January 13, 2015
Boyd Gordon	600th NHL Game	January 15, 2015
Boyd Gordon	100th NHL Assist	January 17, 2015
Benoit Pouliot	400th NHL Game	January 20, 2015
Ryan Hamilton	1st NHL Goal	February 10, 2015
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Assist	February 10, 2015
Mark Fayne	300th NHL Game	February 16, 2015
Jordan Oesterle	1st NHL Game	February 21, 2015
Jordan Oesterle	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 3, 2015
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	2nd NHL Hat-trick	March 8, 2015
Matt Hendricks	400th NHL Game	March 9, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Game	March 19, 2015
Andrew Ference	900th NHL Game	March 21, 2015
Martin Marincin	1st NHL Goal	March 25, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 25, 2015
Luke Gazdic	100th NHL Game	March 27, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Goal	March 27, 2015
Brandon Davidson	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	March 30, 2015
Tyler Bunz	1st NHL Game	April 2, 2015
David Musil	1st NHL Game	April 4, 2015
Justin Schultz	200th NHL Game	April 4, 2015
David Musil	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 7, 2015
Laurent Brossoit	1st NHL Game	April 9, 2015
Curtis Hamilton	1st NHL Game	April 9, 2015

Transactions

Following the end of the Oilers' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date	Details
June 29, 2014^[9]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Sam Gagner	To Edmonton Oilers Teddy Purcell
November 20, 2014^[9]	To Vancouver Canucks Will Acton	To Edmonton Oilers Kellan Lain
December 29, 2014^[10]	To Nashville Predators Mark Arcobello	To Edmonton Oilers Derek Roy
January 2, 2015^[11]	To Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron	To Edmonton Oilers Rob Klinkhammer 1st-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015^[12]	To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)	Mark Fayne	New Jersey Devils	4 years, $14 million	^[13]
	Benoit Pouliot	New York Rangers	5 years, $20 million	^[14]
	Keith Aulie	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $800,000	^[15]
May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)	Eetu Laurikainen	Espoo Blues (Liiga)	2 years, entry-level contract	^[16]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)	Taylor Fedun	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $600,000	^[17]
	Denis Grebeshkov	HC Vityaz (KHL)	1 year	^[18]
	Philip Larsen	HC Yugra (KHL)	1 year	^[19]
July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)	Ben Eager	CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year	^[20]
September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)	Steve MacIntyre	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)	Ryan Jones	Kolner Haie (DEL)	1 year	^[21]
December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)	Mark Fraser	New Jersey Devils	1 year
April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)	Jesse Joensuu	Jokerit (KHL)
April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)	Erik Gustafsson	Chicago Blackhawks	2 year
May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)	Frans Tuohimaa	Leksands IF (SHL)
May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)	Steve Pinizzotto	EHC München (DEL)

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Matt Fraser^[22]	Boston Bruins	December 29, 2014

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Ryan Smyth^[23]^[24]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Luke Gazdic	2 years, $1.6 million	^[25]
July 7, 2014	Jeff Petry	1 year, $3.075 million	^[26]
July 9, 2014	Richard Bachman	1 year, $615,000	^[27]
July 15, 2014	Andrew Miller	1 year, $675,000	^[28]
July 15, 2014	Curtis Hamilton	1 year, $600,000	^[29]
July 15, 2014	Tyler Pitlick	1 year, $725,000	^[29]
August 12, 2014	Leon Draisaitl	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[30]
August 29, 2014	Justin Schultz	1 year, $3.675 million	^[31]
September 13, 2014	Greg Chase	3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract	^[32]
February 20, 2015	Rob Klinkhammer	1 year, $725,000 contract extension	^[33]
February 20, 2015	Ryan Hamilton	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[33]
March 26, 2015	Ben Betker	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 31, 2015	Joey LaLeggia	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[34]
April 2, 2015	Anton Lander	2 years, $1.975 million contract extension
April 5, 2015	Kyle Platzer	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 13, 2015	Nail Yakupov	2 years, $5.0 million contract extension	^[35]
May 27, 2015	Anton Slepyshev	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Edmonton finished 28th overall in the league, to secure the 3rd overall pick.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	3	Leon Draisaitl	(C)	Germany	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	91^[a]	William Lagesson	(D)	Sweden	Frolunda HC U20 (J20 SuperElit)
4	111^[b]	Zachary Nagelvoort	(G)	United States	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
5	130^[c]	Liam Coughlin	(C/LW)	United States	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
6	153	Tyler Vesel	(C)	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7	183	Kevin Bouchard	(G)	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Draft notes

The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013, that sent David Perron to Edmonton in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi and this pick.^[36]
The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 15, 2014, that sent Ben Scrivens to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[37]
^a The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[38]
^b The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 21, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to San Jose in exchange for this pick.^[39]
The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 4, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[40]
^c The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[41]
The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Viktor Fasth to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[42]

References

^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.
^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ "Bill Scott Goes from Tending the Farm to Assistant GM".
^ "Ference suspended three games for illegal check". NHL. November 3, 2014.
^ "Oilers' Aulie suspended two games for illegal check". NHL. January 1, 2015.
^ "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
^ "Carter, Scrivens and Nielsen named 'Three Stars'". NHL. October 27, 2014.
^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell
^ Oilers trade for Derek Roy
^ BLOG: Oilers trade Perron to Penguins
^ BLOG: Oilers trade Petry for pair of picks
^ BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers
^ BLOG: Oilers sign Pouliot
^ BLOG: Oilers add Aulie
^ Oilers agree to terms with Laurikainen
^ Sharks Sign Defenseman Taylor Fedun
^ Edmonton Oilers defenceman Denis Grebeshkov signs with KHL club
^ "ХК "Югра" подписал контракт с Филипом Ларсеном". Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
^ "Ben Eager and Chad Billins join CSKA". HC CSKA Moscow. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
^ "Kolner Haie sign forward Ryan Jones" (in German). Kölner Haie. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
^ BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers
^ BLOG: Smyth looks back on his final game
^ Ryan Smyth set to play final National Hockey League game
^ Oilers agree to terms with Gazdic
^ Oilers agree to terms with Petry
^ Oilers agree to terms with Bachman
^ Oilers agree to terms with Miller
^ ^a ^b Oilers ink Pitlick and Hamilton
^ Oilers sign Draisaitl
^ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz
^ Oilers Sign Greg Chase
^ ^a ^b Oilers sign Klinkhammer and Hamilton
^ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with LaLeggia
^ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Yakupov on extension
^ "Blues Acquire Paajarvi from Oilers". National Hockey League. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ "Oilers trade Dubnyk, acquire Scrivens". National Hockey League. January 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^ "Wild add veteran goalie Bryzgalov from Oilers". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "Sharks Acquire Forward Mike Brown from Edmonton". San Jose Sharks. October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "Maple Leafs trade Mike Brown to Oilers". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "Senators acquire Hemsky from Oilers". March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
^ "Oilers add goalie Fasth from Ducks". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[1] "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.

[2] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[3] "Bill Scott Goes from Tending the Farm to Assistant GM".

[4] "Ference suspended three games for illegal check". NHL. November 3, 2014.

[5] "Oilers' Aulie suspended two games for illegal check". NHL. January 1, 2015.

[6] "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[7] "Carter, Scrivens and Nielsen named 'Three Stars'". NHL. October 27, 2014.

[8] "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.

[Oilers_Acquire_Teddy_Purcell-9] Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell

[10] Oilers trade for Derek Roy

[11] BLOG: Oilers trade Perron to Penguins

[12] BLOG: Oilers trade Petry for pair of picks

[13] BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers

[14] BLOG: Oilers sign Pouliot

[15] BLOG: Oilers add Aulie

[16] Oilers agree to terms with Laurikainen

[17] Sharks Sign Defenseman Taylor Fedun

[18] Edmonton Oilers defenceman Denis Grebeshkov signs with KHL club

[19] "ХК "Югра" подписал контракт с Филипом Ларсеном". Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

[20] "Ben Eager and Chad Billins join CSKA". HC CSKA Moscow. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

[21] "Kolner Haie sign forward Ryan Jones" (in German). Kölner Haie. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

[22] BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers

[23] BLOG: Smyth looks back on his final game

[24] Ryan Smyth set to play final National Hockey League game

[25] Oilers agree to terms with Gazdic

[26] Oilers agree to terms with Petry

[27] Oilers agree to terms with Bachman

[28] Oilers agree to terms with Miller

[HamiltonPitlick-29] Oilers ink Pitlick and Hamilton

[30] Oilers sign Draisaitl

[31] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz

[32] Oilers Sign Greg Chase

[KlinkhammerHamilton-33] Oilers sign Klinkhammer and Hamilton

[34] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with LaLeggia

[35] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Yakupov on extension

[36] "Blues Acquire Paajarvi from Oilers". National Hockey League. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[37] "Oilers trade Dubnyk, acquire Scrivens". National Hockey League. January 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.

[38] "Wild add veteran goalie Bryzgalov from Oilers". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[39] "Sharks Acquire Forward Mike Brown from Edmonton". San Jose Sharks. October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

[40] "Maple Leafs trade Mike Brown to Oilers". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[41] "Senators acquire Hemsky from Oilers". March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

[42] "Oilers add goalie Fasth from Ducks". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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