The Oilers’ active roster includes Kyle Brodziak, Andrew Cogliano, Erik Cole, Sam Gagner, Alex Hemsky, Shawn Horcoff, Steve MacIntyre, Ethan Moreau, Robert Nilsson, Dustin Penner, Fernando Pisani, Marc Pouliot and Zack Stortini. Defenders include Tom Gilbert, Denis Grebeshkov, Ladislav Smid, Sheldon Souray, Steve Staios, Jason Strudwich, Lubomir Visnovsky. Goalkeepers include Jeff Deslauriers, Dwayne Roloson and Dany Sabourin.
Oilers in the system include Gilbert Brule, Alexander Bumagin, Carl Corazzini, Robby Dee, Jordan Eberle, Matt Glasser, Stephane Goulet, Teemu Hartikainen, Jean-Francois Jacques, Mishail Joukov, Milan Kytnar, Bryan Lerg, Colin McDonald, Alexi Mikhnov , Riley Nash, Ryan O’Marra, Linus Omark, Geoff Paukovich, Ryan Potulny, William Quist, Brock Radunske, Liam Reddox, David Rohlfs, Rob Schremp, Tim Sestito, Tyler Spurgeon, Ryan Stone, Viacheslav Trukhno, and Chris Vande Velde. Defenders in the system include Jordan Bendfeld, Sebastien Bisaillon, Taylor Chorney, Josef Hrabal, Johan Motin, Theo Peckham, Jeff Petry, Alex Plante, Mathieu Roy, Cody Wild and Bryan Young. Goalkeepers in the system include Bjorn Bjurling, Devan Dubnyk and Bryan Pitton.
The Oilers currently rank sixth in NHL Western Conference league play with 24 wins, 19 losses, 3 OTs, and 51 points. While the sixth rank is lower than the second-place Oilers for the Western Conference Northwest outfit, for league standings the Oilers are ranked 13th.
The Oilers’ coaches this season include head coach Craig Mactavish, assistant coach Charlie Huddy, assistant coach Bill Moores, assistant coach Kelly Buchberger, goalkeeping coach Pete Peeters, video coach Brian Ross, development Bob Mancini and strength and skills coach Steve Serdachny. and conditioning consultant Chad Moreau.
Training staff includes Head Medical Trainer Ken Lowe, Senior Equipment Manager Barrie Stafford, Equipment Manager Lyle Kulchisky, Equipment Manager Jeff Lang, Assistant Medical Trainer/Fitness Coordinator Scott Hoyer, Massage Therapist Stephen Lines and to Joey Moss.
The Oilers won their last three games before the break, beating the Blue Jackets 4-3 on Jan. 20. The Oilers will play two more games this month against the Sabers and the Wild, both games at home. In February, the Oilers will play road games against the Blues, Red Wings, Wild, Kings, Coyotes, Sharks and Stars. The Oilers will host home games in February against the Predators, Blackhawks, Canadiens, Flames, Lightning, Blue Jackets and The Wild.
In March, the Oilers will hit the road for road games against the Predators, Senators, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Avalanche Blackhawks, Wild, Coyotes and Ducks. The remainder of March’s games will be played at home with the Oilers taking on the Thrashers, Avalanche, Blues, Red Wings, Wild and the Ducks. Come April, fans can expect to see the Oilers play four of the five season-ending games at home against the Sharks, Canucks, Kings and Flames. The final game of the season will see the Oilers play the Flames on Saturday, April 11.