2006–07 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2006–07
Year:	2006
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Conferencerank:	12th
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	32–43–7
Homerecord:	19–19–3
Roadrecord:	13–24–4
Goalsfor:	195
Goalsagainst:	248
Altcaptain:	Shawn Horcoff (Feb-Apr) Ethan Moreau Ryan Smyth (Oct-Feb) Steve Staios (Feb-Apr)
Attendance:	16,839 (100%)
Minorleague:	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Ryan Smyth (31)
Assistsleader:	Ales Hemsky (40)
Pointsleader:	Ryan Smyth (53) Petr Sykora (53) Ales Hemsky (53)
Plusminusleader:	Daniel Tjarnqvist (+3)
Pimleader:	Matt Greene (109)
Winsleader:	Dwayne Roloson (27)
Gaaleader:	Dwayne Roloson (2.75)

The 2006–07 Edmonton Oilers season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Oilers' 35th season, 28th in the NHL. After making it to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, the club had a disappointing season, finishing out of the playoffs.

Prior to the season the club experience the stunning loss of star defenceman Chris Pronger. After helping the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2005–06 season, Pronger requested a trade for personal reasons. In early July, Pronger was sent to the Anaheim Ducks for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and various draft picks.^[1]

Not only did Pronger leave, but another major acquisition from the previous season, Michael Peca, was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent. Despite the losses in personnel, the Oilers had a very strong start to the season, briefly propelling them to the top of the Northwest Division standings. The Oilers would slowly fall back of the pack however, finding themselves well out of a playoff spot by the trade deadline.

At the deadline, the Oilers again stunned the NHL by trading their leading scorer, and pending Unrestricted free agent, Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for two prospects and a first-round draft pick.^[2] Reports later indicated that Smyth and the Oilers were only $100,000 apart in contract negotiations when the Oilers chose to make the trade.^[3]

On the same night as the Smyth trade, the Oilers retired former captain Mark Messier's number 11 sweater. The celebration of Messier also included having a street named after him in Edmonton. Oilers general manager, and Messier's former teammate, Kevin Lowe was noticeably absent from the retirement ceremony. Messier won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers during his time in Edmonton.^[4]

The Oilers set new marks in this season for both success and failure. Edmonton recorded its 1,000th regular season win in the NHL on January 2, 2007,^[5] while late in the season, the Oilers lost 12 consecutive games, a mark that surpassed Edmonton's previous record of 11. However, the NHL does not now consider an overtime loss a true loss, thus the feat did not officially break the franchise record for losses.^[6] ^[7]

The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in their last five seasons. With the Carolina Hurricanes also failing to qualify for the post-season, it marked the first time in NHL history that the previous season's finalists both failed to qualify for the playoffs.^[8]

In May 2007, Daryl Katz offered $145 million towards the purchase of the team. Sources close to the Edmonton Journal state that, as part of the deal, the team will remain in Edmonton.^[9] No negotiations took place as the owners immediately responded that the Oilers were not for sale.^[10]

Regular season

Excluding shootout goals scored, the Oilers had the fewest goals scored of all 30 NHL teams, with just 192.^[11]

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 5 || Calgary Flames || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2 || October 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 19,289 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || October 12 || San Jose Sharks || 4 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || October 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Colorado Avalanche || || Roloson || 18,007 || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 5 || October 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Vancouver Canucks || || Roloson || 18,630 || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 17 || Vancouver Canucks || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 5–2–0 || 10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 8 || October 23 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 6–2–0 || 12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 9 || October 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 6 || Anaheim Ducks || || Roloson || 13,537 || 6–3–0 || 12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 10 || October 26 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 6 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Markkanen || 13,021 || 6–4–0 || 12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 11 || October 28 || Washington Capitals || 0 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 7–4–0 || 14 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 12 || November 1 || Nashville Predators || 5 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 7–5–0 || 14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 13 || November 3 || Dallas Stars || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 7–6–0 || 14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 14 || November 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Montreal Canadiens || SO || Roloson || 21,273 || 7–6–1 || 15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 15 || November 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Roloson || 20,066 || 7–7–1 || 15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets || || Roloson || 16,902 || 8–7–1 || 17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 17 || November 12 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 5 || St. Louis Blues || || Markkanen || 9,214 || 8–8–1 || 17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 18 || November 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Colorado Avalanche || || Roloson || 17,725 || 9–8–1 || 19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 19 || November 16 || St. Louis Blues || 2 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 10–8–1 || 21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 11–8–1 || 23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 21 || November 21 || Calgary Flames || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 12–8–1 || 25 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 22 || November 24 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 13–8–1 || 27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 23 || November 28 || Anaheim Ducks || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Roloson || 16,839 || 13–8–2 || 28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 24 || November 30 || Colorado Avalanche || 7 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 13–9–2 || 28 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 25 || December 2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 13–10–2 || 28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 4 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 0 || Vancouver Canucks || || Roloson || 18,630 || 14–10–2 || 30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 6 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 15–10–2 || 32 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 0 || Dallas Stars || || Roloson || 17,182 || 16–10–2 || 34 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 29 || December 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Chicago Blackhawks || || Roloson || 11,523 || 16–11–2 || 34 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 30 || December 12 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Nashville Predators || || Roloson || 12,032 || 16–12–2 || 34 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 31 || December 14 || Minnesota Wild || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 17–12–2 || 36 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 32 || December 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Colorado Avalanche || || Roloson || 17,589 || 17–13–2 || 36 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 33 || December 19 || Colorado Avalanche || 7 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 17–14–2 || 36 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 21 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Markkanen || 12,704 || 18–14–2 || 38 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 35 || December 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Dallas Stars || || Roloson || 18,136 || 18–15–2 || 38 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 36 || December 28 || Los Angeles Kings || 7 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 18–16–2 || 38 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 37 || December 30 || Vancouver Canucks || 6 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 18–17–2 || 38 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 38 || December 31 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 19,289 || 18–18–2 || 38 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 39 || January 2 || Florida Panthers || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 19–18–2 || 40 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 40 || January 4 || Dallas Stars || 6 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 19–18–3 || 41 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 41 || January 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Vancouver Canucks || OT || Roloson || 18,630 || 19–18–4 || 42 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 42 || January 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Los Angeles Kings || OT || Roloson || 16,224 || 20–18–4 || 44 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 43 || January 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || San Jose Sharks || || Roloson || 17,496 || 21–18–4 || 46 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 44 || January 12 || Minnesota Wild || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 21–19–4 || 46 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 45 || January 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 3 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 19,289 || 21–20–4 || 46 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 46 || January 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Minnesota Wild || || Roloson || 18,568 || 22–20–4 || 48 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 47 || January 18 || Anaheim Ducks || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 23–20–4 || 50 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 48 || January 20 || Calgary Flames || 4 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 23–21–4 || 50 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 49 || January 26 || San Jose Sharks || 5 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 23–22–4 || 50 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 50 || January 27 || Los Angeles Kings || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 24–22–4 || 52 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 51 || January 31 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 25–22–4 || 54 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 52 || February 1 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 5 || Vancouver Canucks || || Roloson || 18,630 || 25–23–4 || 54 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 53 || February 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || Colorado Avalanche || || Roloson || 17,645 || 26–23–4 || 56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 54 || February 6 || Vancouver Canucks || 5 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 26–24–4 || 56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 55 || February 9 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 27–24–4 || 58 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 11 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 28–24–4 || 60 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 57 || February 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || Boston Bruins || || Roloson || 16,449 || 28–25–4 || 60 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 58 || February 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Buffalo Sabres || OT || Roloson || 18,690 || 28–25–5 || 61 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 59 || February 17 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Roloson || 19,599 || 28–26–5 || 61 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 60 || February 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Ottawa Senators || SO || Markkanen || 19,716 || 28–26–6 || 62 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 61 || February 22 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 0 || Columbus Blue Jackets || || Roloson || 15,541 || 29–26–6 || 64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 62 || February 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Detroit Red Wings || SO || Roloson || 20,066 || 30–26–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 63 || February 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Minnesota Wild || || Roloson || 18,568 || 30–27–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 64 || February 27 || Phoenix Coyotes || 3 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–28–6 || 66 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 65 || March 1 || Minnesota Wild || 5 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–29–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 66 || March 3 || Calgary Flames || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–30–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 67 || March 7 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 30–31–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 68 || March 9 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 5 || Anaheim Ducks || || Roloson || 17,174 || 30–32–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 69 || March 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || San Jose Sharks || || Roloson || 17,496 || 30–33–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 70 || March 12 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 5 || Los Angeles Kings || || Markkanen || 16,954 || 30–34–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 71 || March 15 || Minnesota Wild || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–35–6 || 66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 72 || March 17 || St. Louis Blues || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–35–7 || 67 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 73 || March 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–36–7 || 67 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 74 || March 21 || Colorado Avalanche || 5 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 30–37–7 || 67 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 75 || March 23 || Colorado Avalanche || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 31–37–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 76 || March 24 || Nashville Predators || 4 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Markkanen || 16,839 || 31–38–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 77 || March 27 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Nashville Predators || || Roloson || 16,382 || 31–39–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 78 || March 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 5 || St. Louis Blues || || Markkanen || 13,745 || 31–40–7 || 69 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 79 || April 1 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 2 || Chicago Blackhawks || || Roloson || 12,193 || 31–41–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 80 || April 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || Minnesota Wild || || Markkanen || 18,568 || 31–42–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 81 || April 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 3 || Minnesota Wild || || Markannen || 18,568 || 31–43–7 || 69 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 82 || April 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 19,289 || 32–43–7 || 71 || |-|-| Legend:

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
	Player
94		LW	53	31	22	53	2	38
71		C	82	22	31	53	−20	40
83		RW	64	13	40	53	−7	40
10		C	80	16	35	51	−22	56
16		C	51	13	26	39	2	48
14		LW	82	15	19	34	−7	88
15		RW	81	16	12	28	−29	45
34		RW	77	14	14	28	−1	40
47		D	55	8	17	25	−9	28
19		C	72	6	14	20	−15	60
24		D	58	2	15	17	−5	97
28		LW	68	4	12	16	−1	52
20		C	64	6	9	15	−18	4
29		D	37	3	12	15	3	30
78		C	46	4	7	11	−2	18
21		D	82	2	9	11	−13	103
5		D	77	3	7	10	−16	37
2		D	78	1	9	10	−22	109
26		LW	59	4	5	9	−10	86
25		D	39	1	8	9	−6	20
77		D	12	1	5	6	−1	0
93		C	19	1	4	5	−5	10
35		G	68	0	3	3		12
36		D	16	2	0	2	−7	30
23		C	6	1	0	1	0	2
18		LW	7	1	0	1	−4	12
12		C	4	1	0	1	−1	4
46		RW	29	1	0	1	−7	105
40		D	16	0	1	1	−10	6
60		D	2	0	0	0	−1	0
22		LW	37	0	0	0	−11	33
30		G	22	0	0	0		0
8		LW	2	0	0	0	0	0
44		C	1	0	0	0	0	0
76		D	15	0	0	0	−8	10

Goaltending

	Regular season
	Player
35		68	27	34	6	1969	180	2.75	.909	4	3932
30		22	5	9	1	457	52	3.14	.886	0	992

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ryan Smyth	^[12]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Ryan Smyth (January 28)	^[13]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Ladislav Smid	^[14]
Team	Community Service Award	Jarret Stoll	^[15]
	Defenceman of the Year	Jason Smith
	Molson Cup	Dwayne Roloson
	Most Popular Player	Dwayne Roloson
	Top Defensive Forward	Fernando Pisani
	Top First Year Oiler	Ladislav Smid
	Unsung Hero	Marty Reasoner
	Zane Feldman Trophy	Dwayne Roloson

Records

2:01: New Oilers record for fastest hat trick by Ryan Smyth on October 12, 2006.

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	100th NHL PIM	October 5, 2006
	1st NHL Game
Patrick Thoresen	1st NHL Game
	100th NHL PIM	October 12, 2006
Ladislav Smid	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
	500th NHL Point 5th NHL Hat-trick 3rd NHL Natural Hat-trick
Patrick Thoresen	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
	100th NHL Win	October 14, 2006
	100th NHL PIM	October 17, 2006
Patrick Thoresen	1st NHL Assist	October 21, 2006
	200th NHL Game	October 21, 2006
	1st NHL Game	October 23, 2006
Fernando Pisani	200th NHL Game	October 25, 2006
	100th NHL Point	October 28, 2006
	1st NHL Game	November 3, 2006
Dwayne Roloson	300th NHL Game	November 3, 2006
	800th NHL Game	November 7, 2006
	1st NHL Goal	November 7, 2006
	900th NHL PIM	November 8, 2006
Jan Hejda	1st NHL Assist	November 10, 2006
	300th NHL PIM	November 12, 2006
Petr Sykora	700th NHL Game	November 13, 2006
	200th NHL Game	November 16, 2006
	100th NHL Game	November 30, 2006
Petr Sykora	300th NHL Assist	November 30, 2006
Daniel Tjarnqvist	300th NHL Game	December 2, 2006
Dwayne Roloson	20th NHL Shutout	December 4, 2006
	1st NHL Goal	December 14, 2006
Ales Hemsky	300th NHL Game	December 15, 2006
	200th NHL Point	December 21, 2006
Raffi Torres	100th NHL Point	December 21, 2006
Joffrey Lupul	100th NHL PIM	December 28, 2006
Jan Hejda	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	January 8, 2007
	1st NHL Game	January 10, 2007
Matt Greene	100th NHL PIM
	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Jason Smith	900th NHL PIM
Joffrey Lupul	200th NHL Game	January 12, 2007
	700th NHL PIM	January 13, 2007
Ryan Smyth	600th NHL PIM	January 16, 2007
Jarret Stoll	200th NHL Game	January 16, 2007
Dwayne Roloson	50th NHL PIM	January 18, 2007
	1st NHL Game	January 20, 2007
	200th NHL PIM	January 26, 2007
Fernando Pisani	100th NHL Point	January 31, 2007
Shawn Horcoff	400th NHL Game	February 6, 2007
	100th NHL PIM	February 15, 2007
Zack Stortini	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	February 20, 2007
Tom Gilbert	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	February 20, 2007
Ladislav Smid	1st NHL Goal	February 22, 2007
Raffi Torres	200th NHL PIM	March 1, 2007
	1st NHL Game	March 9, 2007
Brad Winchester	100th NHL PIM	March 12, 2007
	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	March 17, 2007
	1st NHL Game	March 19, 2007
Tom Gilbert	1st NHL Assist	March 23, 2007
Matt Greene	100th NHL Game	March 27, 2007
Dwyane Roloson	10th NHL Assist	March 27, 2007
	1st NHL Game	April 5, 2007
Zack Stortini	100th NHL PIM	April 7, 2007
	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 7, 2007

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th round pick in 2006 7th round pick in 2006	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd round pick in 2006
July 3, 2006	To Anaheim Ducks Chris Pronger	To Edmonton Oilers Joffrey Lupul Ladislav Smid 1st round pick in 2007 1st round pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2008
July 10, 2006	To Buffalo Sabres 7th round pick in 2007	To Edmonton Oilers Jan Hejda
February 18, 2007	To New York Islanders Marc-Andre Bergeron 3rd round pick in 2008	To Edmonton Oilers Denis Grebeshkov
February 27, 2007	To New York Islanders Ryan Smyth	To Edmonton Oilers Robert Nilsson Ryan O'Marra 1st round pick in 2007

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms
			2 years, $1.9 million
			1 year, $1.625 million
			1 year, $2.9 million
		Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)
		Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms
			2 years, $2.4 million
			3 years, $10 million
			2 years, $1.05 million
			2 years, $7.05 million
			1 year
			1 year, $2.5 million
	Kenny Smith	Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
			1 year, $1 million
		Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)

From waivers

Player	From
	Philadelphia Flyers

Players re-signed

Player	Contract terms
	4 years, $10 million
	3 years, $11 million
	3 years, $10.8 million
	2 years, $4.4 million
	6 years, $24.6 million
	1 year, $450,000
	1 year, $475,000
	3 years, $6.935 million

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver.^[16] The Oilers did not draft a player until the 45th pick.

Round		Player	NHL team	College/junior/club team (league)
2	45	Jeff Petry (D)	Edmonton Oilers	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	75	Theo Peckham (D)	Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta Thrashers)	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5	133	Bryan Pitton (G)	Edmonton Oilers (from Florida Panthers)	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5	140	Cody Wild (D)	Edmonton Oilers	Providence College (NCAA)
6	170	Alexander Bumagin (LW)	Edmonton Oilers	Lada Togliatti (RSL)

References

Web site: Edmonton Oilers 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . August 2, 2024.
Web site: 2006-07 Edmonton Oilers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . August 2, 2024.

Notes and References

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170401&hubname=nhl Edmonton deals Pronger to Anaheim
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=197922&hubname=nhl Oilers trade forward Smyth to Islanders
https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=rotowire-yanmyth100000ifferen&prov=rotowire&type=fantasy Ryan Smyth: $100,000 Difference Led to Deal to Isles
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