2016–17 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	4th
Division:	Pacific
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	47–26–9
Homerecord:	25–12–4
Roadrecord:	22–14–5
Goalsfor:	247
Goalsagainst:	212
Generalmanager:	Peter Chiarelli
Coach:	Todd McLellan
Captain:	Connor McDavid
Altcaptain:	Jordan Eberle Milan Lucic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena:	Rogers Place
Attendance:	18,369
Minorleague:	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Connor McDavid (30)
Assistsleader:	Connor McDavid (70)
Pointsleader:	Connor McDavid (100)
Plusminusleader:	Connor McDavid (+27)
Pimleader:	Zack Kassian (101)
Winsleader:	Cam Talbot (42)
Gaaleader:	Laurent Brossoit (1.99)

The 2016–17 Edmonton Oilers season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 45th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). This was the Oilers' first season of play at their new downtown arena, Rogers Place. This season also marked the end of their 11-year playoff drought after they clinched the playoffs on March 28 against the Los Angeles Kings for their first playoff appearance since 2006. This season marked the first time since the 1986–87 season that the Oilers recorded 100 points in a season.

Regular season

The Oilers were better than the last several seasons and were compared with the 1980s dynasty.^[2] They started with a 7-2-0 record in October.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Rookie games: 4–0–0 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 16 Vancouver Rookies 1–4 Edmonton Rookies Ellis 4,192 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 17 Calgary Rookies 3–4 Edmonton Rookies OT 4,075 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 19 Edmonton Rookies 4–1 Winnipeg Rookies Bouchard 2,789 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 21 3–6 Edmonton Rookies Ellis 5,125 4–0–0 Recap Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton
September/October: 5–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)^[3] Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 2–4 Edmonton 18,500 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 26 Edmonton 2–1 18,114 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 28 Edmonton 3–5 Ellis 17,058 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 30 Edmonton 1–5 15,294 2–2–0 Recap 5 October 2 2–3 Edmonton 4,272 3–2–0 Recap 6 October 4 1–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,500 4–2–0 Recap 7 October 6 2–5 Edmonton Gustavsson 18,500 5–2–0 Recap 8 October 8 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,500 5–3–0 Recap – indicates split-squad game.

Regular season

2016–17 game log
October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 4–7 Edmonton 18,347 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 14 Edmonton 5–3 Talbot 19,289 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 16 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 18 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 20 1–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 23 Edmonton 3–0 Talbot 33,240 (outdoors) 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 26 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 28 Edmonton 2–0 Talbot 18,865 7–1–0 14 Recap 9 October 30 2–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 7–2–0 14 Recap
November: 5–8–2 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 4–4–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Edmonton 2–3 OT 19,687 7–2–1 15 Recap 11 November 3 Edmonton 3–5 Talbot 18,006 7–3–1 15 Recap 12 November 5 Edmonton 4–3 SO Talbot 13,862 8–3–1 17 Recap 13 November 6 Edmonton 2–1 20,027 9–3–1 19 Recap 14 November 8 Edmonton 3–4 Talbot 18,576 9–4–1 19 Recap 15 November 11 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 9–5–1 19 Recap 16 November 13 3–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 15 Edmonton 1–4 Talbot 15,600 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 17 Edmonton 2–4 Gustavsson 18,230 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 19 Edmonton 5–2 Talbot 14,828 10–8–1 21 Recap 20 November 21 0–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 11–8–1 23 Recap 21 November 23 Edmonton 6–3 Talbot 15,185 12–8–1 25 Recap 22 November 25 Edmonton 2–3 SO Talbot 14,950 12–8–2 26 Recap 23 November 27 2–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 12–9–2 26 Recap 24 November 29 4–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 12–10–2 26 Recap
December: 7–2–5 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–1–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Edmonton 6–3 15,294 13–10–2 28 Recap 26 December 3 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 14–10–2 30 Recap 27 December 4 2–1 Edmonton OT 18,347 14–10–3 31 Recap 28 December 6 Edmonton 3–4 OT Talbot 18,149 14–10–4 32 Recap 29 December 8 Edmonton 5–6 Gustavsson 19,346 14–11–4 32 Recap 30 December 9 Edmonton 2–3 SO Talbot 19,019 14–11–5 33 Recap 31 December 11 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–11–5 35 Recap 32 December 13 3–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–12–5 35 Recap 33 December 17 2–3 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 16–12–5 37 Recap 34 December 19 Edmonton 3–2 OT Talbot 19,357 17–12–5 39 Recap 35 December 21 Edmonton 3–2 Talbot 11,378 18–12–5 41 Recap 36 December 23 Edmonton 2–3 OT Talbot 17,562 18–12–6 42 Recap 37 December 29 1–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 19–12–6 44 Recap 38 December 31 3–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 19–12–7 45 Recap
January: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 5–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Edmonton 1–3 17,169 19–13–7 45 Recap 40 January 5 Edmonton 4–3 Talbot 17,565 20–13–7 47 Recap 41 January 7 Edmonton 2–1 OT Talbot 14,734 21–13–7 49 Recap 42 January 8 Edmonton 3–5 17,724 21–14–7 49 Recap 43 January 10 5–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–15–7 49 Recap 44 January 12 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 22–15–7 51 Recap 45 January 14 1–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 23–15–7 53 Recap 46 January 16 1–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–15–7 55 Recap 47 January 18 3–4 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 25–15–7 57 Recap 48 January 20 3–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 25–15–8 58 Recap 49 January 21 Edmonton 7–3 19,289 26–15–8 60 Recap 50 January 25 Edmonton 4–0 Talbot 17,174 27–15–8 62 Recap 51 January 26 Edmonton 4–1 Talbot 17,562 28–15–8 64 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 52 January 31 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 28–16–8 64 Recap
February: 6–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 4–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 2 Edmonton 0–2 17,113 28–17–8 64 Recap 54 February 3 Edmonton 1–2 Talbot 12,512 28–18–8 64 Recap 55 February 5 Edmonton 1–0 SO Talbot 21,288 29–18–8 66 Recap 56 February 11 5–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 29–19–8 66 Recap 57 February 14 2–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 30–19–8 68 Recap 58 February 16 3–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 31–19–8 70 Recap 59 February 18 Edmonton 3–1 Talbot 21,918 32–19–8 72 Recap 60 February 21 Edmonton 1–4 19,092 32–20–8 72 Recap 61 February 22 Edmonton 4–3 Talbot 15,300 33–20–8 74 Recap 62 February 24 Edmonton 1–2 Talbot 18,506 33–21–8 74 Recap 63 February 26 Edmonton 4–5 Talbot 17,113 33–22–8 74 Recap 64 February 28 Edmonton 2–1 Talbot 18,944 34–22–8 76 Recap
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 8–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 4 3–4 Edmonton 18,347 35–22–8 78 Recap 66 March 7 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 35–23–8 78 Recap 67 March 10 3–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 35–23–9 79 Recap 68 March 12 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 35–24–9 79 Recap 69 March 14 1–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 36–24–9 81 Recap 70 March 16 4–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 37–24–9 83 Recap 71 March 18 0–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 38–24–9 85 Recap 72 March 20 0–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 39–24–9 87 Recap 73 March 22 Edmonton 3–4 Talbot 15,310 39–25–9 87 Recap 74 March 23 Edmonton 7–4 14,142 40–25–9 89 Recap 75 March 25 1–4 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 41–25–9 91 Recap 76 March 28 1–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 42–25–9 93 Recap 77 March 30 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 43–25–9 95 Recap
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 2–3 Edmonton OT 18,347 44–25–9 97 Recap 79 April 4 Edmonton 4–6 Talbot 18,230 44–26–9 97 Recap 80 April 6 Edmonton 4–2 Talbot 17,562 45–26–9 99 Recap 81 April 8 Edmonton 3–2 Talbot 18,865 46–26–9 101 Recap 82 April 9 2–5 Edmonton 18,347 47–26–9 103 Recap Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

As of May 10, 2017

Skaters

Regular season^[4]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	30	70	100	27	26
	82	29	48	77	7	20
	82	20	31	51	3	16
	82	23	27	50	−3	50
	82	18	25	43	−10	29
	81	27	15	42	13	95
	82	12	26	38	7	6
	78	16	19	35	−2	17
	80	8	27	35	14	18
	79	7	17	24	4	101
	79	4	15	19	21	55
	60	7	11	18	3	16
	62	3	12	15	8	29
	67	8	6	14	−5	34
	68	1	12	13	5	23
	31	8	3	11	0	6
	44	5	6	11	0	33
	41	4	6	10	5	4
	28	1	7	8	5	10
	42	4	3	7	−3	29
	40	2	4	6	−5	65
	14	2	2	4	2	2
^†	18	2	2	4	−1	6
	22	1	3	4	2	6
	4	0	2	2	1	0
	10	1	0	1	1	2
^‡	28	0	1	1	1	16
	3	0	0	0	0	2
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
^‡	3	0	0	0	−1	4

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	13	6	10	16	8	19
	13	5	6	11	−4	2
	13	5	4	9	3	2
	13	3	5	8	2	28
	13	2	4	6	−5	20
	13	2	4	6	−4	4
	12	2	3	5	−2	0
	13	1	3	4	3	0
	13	0	4	4	2	4
	13	0	4	4	−3	2
	13	3	0	3	1	27
	12	3	0	3	1	4
	13	3	0	3	0	25
	11	1	2	3	−1	2
	12	0	3	3	3	12
	13	0	2	2	−6	2
	13	0	2	2	0	6
	1	0	1	1	0	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
	13	0	0	0	−2	4
	3	0	0	0	−1	4

Goaltenders

Regular season^[5]

Player
	73	73	4294:00	42	22	8	171	2.39	2117	.919	7	0	0	4
	8	4	332:27	4	1	0	11	1.99	153	.928	0	0	0	0
	7	5	328:58	1	3	1	17	3.10	122	.878	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player
	13	13	799:23	7	6	33	2.48	437	.924	2	0	1	0
	1	0	27:08	0	0	2	4.42	8	.750	0	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 records

NHL Awards

none

Records

• 42: An Oilers record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season by Cam Talbot

• 41: Talbot passed the 29-year-old Oilers record of 40 wins by a goaltender (Grant Fuhr) in a single season on April 6, 2017^[6]
• 73: Talbot tied the 29-year-old Oilers record of 73 games started by a goaltender (Fuhr) in a single season^[6]

Note: both of these Edmonton Oilers goaltender records still stand as of the end of the 2021–22 Edmonton Oilers season^[6]

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st NHL game 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	October 12, 2016
	400th NHL point	October 16, 2016
	1st NHL goal	October 18, 2016
Jesse Puljujarvi	1st NHL assist	October 26, 2016
	200th NHL game	October 28, 2016
	1st NHL game	November 1, 2016
	1st NHL assist
Matt Benning	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	November 5, 2016
	100th NHL point	November 8, 2016
	500th NHL game	November 13, 2016
Patrick Maroon	300th NHL PIM	November 17, 2016
	1st NHL game 1st NHL point 1st NHL assist	November 19, 2016
	1st NHL hat-trick
	100th NHL PIM	December 1, 2016
Drake Caggiula	1st NHL goal	December 3, 2016
	300th NHL game
	200th NHL assist	December 8, 2016
	200th NHL point
	1st NHL game
Andrej Sekera	600th NHL game	December 17, 2016
	600th NHL game	December 19, 2016
		December 21, 2016
Patrick Maroon	1st NHL hat-trick	January 5, 2017
Matt Benning	1st NHL goal	January 7, 2017
Kris Russell	200th NHL PIM	January 12, 2017
	1st NHL goal	January 16, 2017
	100th NHL point	January 18, 2017
Connor McDavid
	300th NHL PIM
	1st NHL win	January 21, 2017
	500th NHL game
Milan Lucic	700th NHL game	February 2, 2017
Connor McDavid	100th NHL game	February 5, 2017
	500th NHL PIM	February 11, 2017
Matt Hendricks	100th NHL point	February 16, 2017
Mark Letestu	100th NHL assist	February 18, 2017
	100th NHL game	March 7, 2017
Zack Kassian	300th NHL game	March 14, 2017
Jordan Eberle	500th NHL game	March 25, 2017
Adam Larsson	200th NHL PIM	March 30, 2017
Milan Lucic	3rd NHL hat-trick 2nd NHL natural hat-trick	April 6, 2017
Patrick Maroon	300th NHL game
Milan Lucic	900th NHL PIM	April 8, 2017
Connor McDavid	100th NHL assist
Jordan Eberle	2nd NHL hat-trick	April 9, 2017

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st NHL playoff game	April 12, 2017
Leon Draisaitl
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Darnell Nurse
Iiro Pakarinen
	1st NHL playoff game 1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point
Connor McDavid
	1st NHL playoff game 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point
	1st NHL playoff game	April 14, 2017
Anton Slepyshev
	1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point
	50th NHL playoff PIM
Connor McDavid	1st NHL playoff goal
Darnell Nurse	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point
	1st NHL playoff win 1st NHL playoff shutout 1st NHL playoff assist
	1st NHL playoff game	April 18, 2017
Matt Benning	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point	April 20, 2017
Leon Draisaitl
	1st NHL playoff assist
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL playoff goal	April 22, 2017
	1st NHL playoff assist
Anton Slepyshev	1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point	April 26, 2017
Drake Caggiula	1st NHL playoff goal	May 3, 2017
	50th NHL playoff game	May 7, 2017
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL playoff hat-trick
	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point

Transactions

Following the end of the Oilers' 2015–16 season, and during the 2016–17 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date			Ref
	To New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall	To Edmonton Oilers Adam Larsson	^[7]
	To St. Louis Blues Nail Yakupov	To Edmonton Oilers Zach Pochiro 3rd-round pick in 2017	^[8]
	To Arizona Coyotes Mitchell Moroz	To Edmonton Oilers Henrik Samuelsson	^[9]
	To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson	To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais	^[10]
	To New York Rangers Taylor Beck	To Edmonton Oilers Justin Fontaine	^[11]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $575,000	^[12]
			1 year, $800,000	^[13]
			7 years, $42 million	^[14]
			1 year, $650,000	^[15]
		Northeastern University (NCAA)	2 years, $2.15 million entry-level contract	^[16]
			1 year, 3.1 million	^[17]
		Niagara IceDogs (OHL)	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[18]
		University of Massachusetts Lowell (NCAA)	2 years, $1.45 million entry-level contract	^[19]
		United States Air Force Academy (NCAA)	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[20]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	1 year $500,000	^[21]
			1 year, $600,000	^[22]
			1 year, $650,000	^[23]
			1 year, $600,000	^[24]
			1 year, $600,000	^[25]
			1 year, $700,000	^[26]
		Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1 year $1.5 million	^[27]
		Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
		Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)	1 year $500,000	^[28]
		Dallas Stars	1 year, $1 million	^[29]
			1 year, $575,000	^[30]
		Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
		Linköpings HC (SHL)	3 years
		Örebro HK (SHL)	2 years
		Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	2 years, $1 million	^[31]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		1 year, $1.5 million	^[32]
		1 year, $725,000	^[33]
		1 year, $585,000	^[34]
		1 year, $725,000	^[35]
		3 years, $2.165 million entry-level contract	^[36]
		3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[37]
		1 year, $600,000	^[38]
		1 year, $950,000	^[39]
		3 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract
		2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
		3 years, entry-level contract
		1 year, $725,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks. Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Jesse Puljujarvi	Right Wing		Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)
2	32	Tyler Benson	Left Wing		Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3	63	Markus Niemelainen	Defence		Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3	84	Matthew Cairns	Defence		Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
3	91	Filip Berglund	Defence		Skellefteå AIK (SuperElit)
5	123	Dylan Wells	Goaltender		Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5	149	Graham McPhee	Left Wing		U.S. National Team Development Program
6	153	Aapeli Rasanen	Centre		Tappara (Jr. A SM-liiga)
7	183	Vincent Desharnais	Defence		Providence College (NCAA)

Notes

• The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Teddy Purcell to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[40] The condition – Edmonton will receive the lower of Minnesota or Florida's third-round pick in 2016 – was converted on April 24, 2016, when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Florida's pick would be lower than Minnesota's.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Justin Schultz to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.^[41]
• The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Patrick Maroon to Edmonton in exchange for Martin Gernat and this pick.^[42]
• The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Anders Nilsson to St. Louis in exchange for Niklas Lundstrom and this pick.^[43]

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 59. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Web site: Edmonton Oilers' historic improvement in 2016-17 compares with that in the early '80s . McCurdy. Bruce. 2017-05-17. Edmondton Journal. 2019-10-27.
3. Web site: 2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Edmonton Oilers - Schedule. Edmonton Oilers. June 24, 2016.
4. Web site: 2016–2017 – Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
5. Web site: 2016–2017 – Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
6. Web site: Statistics Goalies Edmonton Oilers Regular Season By Season 1979–80 to 2021–22 . . 2023-03-01.
7. Web site: Blog: Oilers trade Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson. nhl.com. June 29, 2016.
8. Web site: Yakupov traded to Blues. sportsnet.ca. October 7, 2016.
9. Web site: Samuelsson gets traded to Oilers in exchange for former Oil King. sportsnet.ca. February 1, 2017.
10. Web site: Oilers acquire David Desharnais. Edmonton Oilers. March 1, 2017.
11. Web site: Oilers acquire Fontaine. Edmonton Oilers. March 1, 2017.
12. Web site: Blog: Oilers sign Mark Fraser. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2016.
13. Web site: Oilers sign goaltender Jonas Gustavsson. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2016.
14. Web site: Oilers sign Lucic. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2016.
15. Web site: Oilers sign Beck. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2016.
16. Web site: Oilers sign Benning. Edmonton Oilers. August 29, 2016.
17. Web site: Oilers sign defenceman Kris Russell. Edmonton Oilers. October 17, 2016.
18. Web site: Oilers sign Niagara IceDogs defenceman Ryan Mantha. Edmonton Oilers. March 1, 2017.
19. Web site: Oilers sign Joseph Gambardella. Sportsnet. March 28, 2017.
20. Web site: Oilers sign pair to ELCs . NHL.com . June 5, 2019 . April 10, 2017.
21. Web site: Dinamo Minsk announce three signings . . 2016-06-17 . 2016-06-17 . Russian.
22. Web site: Rangers Come to Terms With Adam Clendening. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
23. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Andrew Miller. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
24. Web site: Blues Add Depth, Agree to Terms with 9 Players. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
25. Web site: Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Adam Cracknell. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
26. Web site: Gazdic Inks One-Year Contract With Devils. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
27. Web site: Nikitin Signs with Omsk in KHL. edmontonjournal.com. September 16, 2016.
28. Web site: Kessy signs with the Tulsa Oilers. tulsaworld.com. October 2, 2016.
29. Web site: Lauri Korpikoski signs one-year deal with Stars. nhl.com. October 14, 2016.
30. Predators Sign Adam Pardy to One-Year Contract. NHL Enterprises, L.P.. December 21, 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. November 30, 2016.
31. Web site: Landers signs in KHL. TSN.ca. May 23, 2017.
32. Web site: Blog: Oilers sign Kassian. nhl.com. May 19, 2016.
33. Web site: Oilers sign Pitlick to one-year deal. nhl.com. June 20, 2016.
34. Web site: Oilers sign Oesterle to one-year deal. nhl.com. June 21, 2016.
35. Web site: Blog: Oilers sign Pakarinen. nhl.com. June 29, 2016.
36. Web site: Blog: Oilers sign Bear. sportsnet.com. July 2, 2016.
37. Web site: Oilers sign Puljujarvi. sportsnet.com. July 13, 2016.
38. Web site: Blog: Oilers sign Musil. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
39. Web site: Oilers Sign Gryba. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
40. Web site: Oilers acquire third-round pick for Purcell. February 27, 2016. February 27, 2016.
41. Web site: Penguins Acquire Defenseman Justin Schultz from the Edmonton Oilers for a 2016 Third-Round Draft Pick. February 27, 2016. February 27, 2016.
42. Web site: Oilers acquire F Maroon from Ducks. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
43. Web site: Oilers deal Nilsson to St. Louis for goalie and draft pick. February 27, 2016. February 27, 2016.