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December 27 [message #796438 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 27 December 2021 10:28

benv
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Location: Edmonton

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Today's lone alumnus should be well known to you:

Fernando Pisani
Born: December 27, 1976 (turns 45 today) in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Right Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 195th overall, June 22, 1996.
Oilers Career: 2002-03 to 2009-10; 402 games (30 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Chicago, August 18, 2010.

Pisani was an Edmonton native drafted as a late rounder by the Oilers in 1996. He had a long journey to the NHL playing 3 years in the AJHL, three years at Providence College and then two and a half years with Hamilton in the AHL before he finally made his NHL debut in 02-03. He would immediately become a regular fixture on the Oilers' third line, being known as a good penalty killer and providing reasonable offense. He is of course best known for his out of body experience in the 2006 playoffs when he was one of the driver's of the Oilers' cup run when he scored an amazing 14 goals in 24 games (he had 18 in 80 that regular season). He still holds the distinction of being the only player to score a shorthanded OT winner in the Stanley Cup Final. He managed to parlay that magical run into a lucrative four year deal with the Oilers, but after a decent 06-07, he would develop ulcerative colitis in 2008 which hampered his play and caused him to miss a lot of time on the remaining years of his contract, greatly reducing his effectiveness. When his contract was up in 2010 the Oilers' cut ties with Pisani and he would sign in Chicago. He spent one year with the Hawks, but chose to retire in 2011 when he determined his illness prevented him from playing anymore. He's been coaching in the Edmonton area since retiring where he's been an assistant at the UofA (until 2016) and since then has worked as development coach with the Oil Kings. Happy 45th Fernando.

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December 28 [message #796444 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Tue, 28 December 2021 10:38

benv
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Location: Edmonton

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The beat goes on with these two names:

Curtis Glencross
Born: December 28, 1982 (turns 39 today) in Kindersley, SK.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Columbus for Dick Tarnstrom, February 1, 2008.
Oilers Career: 2007-08; 26 games (0 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Calgary, July2, 2008.

Glencross was an undrafted forward out of the University of Alaska that managed to ink a contract with the Ducks in 2004. He would spend four years in the AHL before finally getting some NHL shots in 2007 with both the Ducks and Blue Jackets. In 2008 the Oilers acquired him and he would play 26 games down the stretch for them. He was part of a great third line with Kyle Brodziak and Zach Stortini, which helped the Oilers stretch drive that fell just short of climbing into a playoff spot. While he hoped to stay in Edmonton, the Oilers showed little interest in re-signing him, so he instead jumped down the highway and signed with Calgary. He would remain a Flame for almost seven years where he really came into his own having a career best 26 goals season in 11-12. The Flames would trade him late in the 14-15 season and he would finish the year with Washington before retiring in 2015. Since retiring he's remained in Calgary and become a partner in an engineering firm. Happy 39th Curtis.

Tomas Jurco
Born: December 28, 1992 (turns 29 today) in Kosice, Czechoslovakia.
Position: Right wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2019.
Oilers Career: 2019-20; 12 games (0 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Vegas, October 11, 2020.

Jurco was a Czech forward who came over to play in the QMJHL in 2009 when he was 17. He was a 2nd round pick by the Red Wings in 2011. He would spend 5 years in Detroit's system playing in both Detroit and Grand Rapids, but always having difficulty putting up points at the NHL level. It was a similar story as he went through Chicago's and Florida's systems over the next two years. The Oilers would sign him in 2019 (Holland must have still had a soft spot for him) and he spent just the one season (19-20) with the organization. He would play 12 games in Edmonton (just 2 assists) and only 8 with Bakersfield as injuries limited his season. That would be it for his Oiler time, as he signed with Vegas in 2020. After again splitting the 20-21 season between the NHL and AHL he signed in the KHL for the 21-22 season. where he continues his career. Happy 29th Tomas.

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December 29 [message #796469 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Wed, 29 December 2021 10:44

benv
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Location: Edmonton

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We've reached the end my friends. Here are the last two alumni to get recognized on their birthdays:

Tom Bladon
Born: December 29, 1952 (turns 69 today) in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Defenseman (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 10, 1980.
Oilers Career: 1980-81; 1 game (0 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Winnipeg, December 13, 1980.

Bladon was a skilled offensive d-man from Edmonton. He played his junior hockey with the Oil Kings and was drafted in the 2nd round by Philadelphia in 1972. He would spend six years with the Flyers, winning two Stanley Cups and setting a record in December 1977 when he became the first defenceman to get eight points in a game (he was also +10 in the game--another NHL record). After two years with the Penguins where his offense started to dry up, Bladon would sign with his hometown Oilers in 1980. He played just a single game with them (not sure what happened) before he would be released and sign with Winnipeg. He finished the season in Detroit and then retired in 1981. Bladon settled in Edmonton and worked for United Van Lines. In the 90s he moved to Victoria and got into the sporting goods business. Happy 69th Tom.

Derek Ryan
Born: December 29, 1986 (turns 35 today) in Spokane, Washington.
Position: Centre (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 28, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 26 games and counting (0 playoff games)

Ryan was a Spokane native who took a very long path to the NHL. He played three years in WHL, followed by four years at the University of Alberta. He would then spend four years playing in Europe before being signed by Carolina in 2015 and finally making his NHL debut in 2016 when he was 29. He's managed to stick in the NHL ever since, playing two more years with the Hurricanes followed by three with the Flames before he signed with the Oilers this past July. His results in Edmonton so far have been below expectations as he's had only 2 points in 26 games and sports a big minus rating, but hopefully he still has to time to get things turned around. Happy 35th Derek.

There are no birthdays to report on either December 30 or 31 so we've reached the end. Well, almost--there are eight current players (could be nine if Samorukov plays before the end of the year) who made their Oiler debuts in 2021 after their birthdays, and were thus not included yet in the thread. For the sake of completeness I will use these last two birthday free days of the year to include these eight players (four per day) and then we will have covered everybody.

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Re: December 29 [message #796470 is a reply to message #796469 ]	Wed, 29 December 2021 10:52

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What if Holland makes a trade tomorrow?

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.

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Re: December 29 [message #796473 is a reply to message #796470 ]	Wed, 29 December 2021 10:55

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CrudeRemarks wrote on Wed, 29 December 2021 10:52

What if Holland makes a trade tomorrow?

Benv has done enough for us. Let the man rest.

Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.

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Re: December 29 [message #796485 is a reply to message #796469 ]	Wed, 29 December 2021 12:37

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Thanks Benv. This should go in some sort of archives!! Awesome reading.

Clean house or bust

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Re: December 29 [message #797103 is a reply to message #796469 ]	Mon, 10 January 2022 11:13

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Amazing thread benv, truly appreciate the work you put into this. Brought up so many interesting memories and discussions. The depth of knowledge of the people on this forum is really incredible. So many things that I had forgotten about that you and others brought up. Thank-you!

Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games

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Sorry I missed your birthday: Part 1 [message #796573 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Thu, 30 December 2021 10:33

benv
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Location: Edmonton

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As mentioned, no birthdays on December 30, so I instead I will complete my run through of the team's history by presenting the first four of the nine players who made their Oiler debuts in 2021 after their birthdays. I've also retroactively put each player in his appropriate birthday post.

Seth Griffith
Born: January 4 1993 (turned 28 this year) in Wallaceburg, ON.
Position: Centre (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, October 9, 2020.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 1 game and counting (0 playoff games).

Griffith was a late round pick by the Bruins out of London in 2012. An offensive centre in junior, he was able to continue that playing in the AHL, as he's moved through the Bruins, Leafs, Panthers, Sabres and Jets organizations, playing mostly in the AHL but getting in 79 NHL games over that seven year period. He became an Oiler when they signed him in 2020 and he's played his entire time so far in Bakersfield. He gets mentioned today for playing 12 days ago in Seattle when the Oilers were ravaged with Covid issues and had to raid the farm to ice a lineup. He looked fine in his one game, doing good board work leading to a goal (he was even given an assist that was later taken away). We will see if he has any kind of future as an Oiler.

Warren Foegele
Born: April 1, 1996 (turned 25 this year) in Markham, ON.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Carolina for Ethan Bear, July 28, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 30 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Foegele was a 3rd rounder by Carolina in 2014, coming out of St. Andrew's College. He turned pro in 2017 and after a full season in the AHL made his NHL debut in 2018. He spent three full seasons in Carolina, his best being 19-20 when he got 30 points in 63 games. The Oilers gave up Ethan Bear for him last July and he has since been a mainstay on the team playing all 30 games so far, and getting 11 points. His play has been better of late as he has been playing on the top line with McDavid; it will remain to be seen what he may yet contribute to the team.

Colton Sceviour
Born: April 20, 1989 (turned 32 this year) in Red Deer, AB.
Position: Right Wing (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, October 13, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 21 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Sceviour played his junior in Portland and was a fifth round pick by Dallas in 2007. He bided his time, putting up points in the AHL and would become an NHL regular with Dallas by 2015. He would not (so far) see the AHL again getting regular shifts with the Stars, Panthers, and Penguins while contributing in a depth role. Finding himself without a contract this past September he joined the Oilers on a PTO and would make the team. He's played in 21 out of 30 games so far this season. The points haven't really come (just 3) but he's contributed as a penalty killer and seems to have the trust of Tippet. Hope for more good things to come.

Brendan Perlini
Born: April 27, 1996 (turned 25 this year) in Guildford, England.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, August 7, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 16 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Perlini was born and raised in England to a hockey playing father before moving to Canada in 2007. He was a top prospect winger out of Niagra and was drafted 12th overall by the Coyotes in 2014. He looked pretty good in his first couple of seasons in Arizona, topping out at 30 points in 17-18. Things would go downhill from there. He was traded to Chicago (in the Dylan Strome deal) and after a poor season with the Hawks, spent 19-20 with Detroit (with an even poorer season of 4 points in 39 games). He would spend the 20-21 season playing in Switzerland and the Oilers signed him to a deal to start the 21-22 season. Perlini was a demon in the pre-season leading the league with 8 goals, but then went completely cold once the real games started. So far this year he's been healthy scratched as much as played, but there has been some recent spark that will give us some hope we may see pre-season Perlini again. Time will tell.

I will be back tomorrow with the last five players and we can call this a thread.

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Sorry I missed your birthday: Part 2 [message #796587 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Fri, 31 December 2021 09:41

benv
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Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

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And here are the remaining five players who were missed through the course of this thread:

Markus Niemelainen
Born: June 8, 1998 (turned 23 this year) in Kuopio, Finland.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 63rd overall, June 25, 2016.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 7 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Niemelainen was an Oiler third rounder out of Finland in 2016. He played his junior hockey in Saginaw of the OHL, but returned to Finland to play three and a half years in the Finnish elite league before coming to North America in 2021. He has so far played 38 games in the AHL and some back end injuries this year saw him come in and play 7 games with the Oilers. He's looked good so far, and we will look forward to his 6 foot 6 frame manning the Oilers' blue line in the near future.

Zach Hyman
Born: June 9, 1992 (turned 29 this year) in Toronto, ON.
Position: Left Wing (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 28, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 27 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Hyman was drafted in the fifth round by Florida out of the OJHL. He would spend four full seasons with Michigan State, exploding for 54 points in 35 games in his final year in 14-15. He would be traded to the Leafs in 2015 and play most of 15-16 in the AHL, but established himself as an NHLer by 2016. He spent over five seasons in Toronto improving each year and became a top line sniper by 2018. He left Toronto to sign with the Oilers this past July and he's been excellent, getting 19 points (11 goals) in 27 games. We've got him signed for seven years, so here's hoping he continues to produce.

Dmitri Samorukov
Born: June 16, 1999 (turned 22 this year) in Volgograd, Russia.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 84th overall, June 24, 2017.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 1 game and counting (0 playoff games).

Samorukov was a Russian d-man who came over to play junior in the OHL (Guelph). The Oilers took him in the 3rd round in 2017 and he's been steadily improving in his development, playing in Bakersfield and one year in the KHL. His only reason for inclusion is of course fresh in our mind as he played his first game two days ago where he got walked around twice for goals early and then was benched for the rest of the game after only 2 and a half minutes of action (all after flying in his wife to watch his NHL debut). It's almost impossible to imagine a worse start to one's NHL career, but I hope Samorukov can recover and become a valuable Oiler someday (or at least a valuable trading chip).

Philip Broberg
Born: June 25, 2001 (turned 20 this year) in Orebro, Sweden.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 8th overall, June 21, 2019.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 8 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Broberg was a top prospect d-man out of Sweden, who was Ken Holland's first big move as GM when he drafted Broberg 8th overall in 2019. It's difficult to see from raw numbers why he was so coveted, but since coming over to North America this year he's gotten his legs and seems to be a steady presence. He's recently played his first 8 games in the NHL (making him the first and only so far Oiler to be born in the 21st century) and certainly held his own. I expect we will be getting a steady dose of Broberg over the next many years in Edmonton.

Duncan Keith
Born: July 16, 1983 (turned 38 this year) in Winnipeg, MB.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Chicago (with Tim Soderlund) for Caleb Jones and conditional 3rd round pick, July 12, 2021.
Oilers Career: 2021-22 to present; 21 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Keith was a 2nd round pick by the Hawks in 2002, drafted out of Michigan State University. He would spend two years in the AHL before graduating to the NHL in 2005. He immediately became one of Chicago's top blueliners, and soon after would be considered one of the best d-men in the league as he would spend a whopping 16 years with the Hawks playing nearly 1200 games. He was a shutdown guy early in his career, but started to produce points later, having his best season in 09-10 when he got 69 points. He was known for his ability to eat up big minutes and was instrumental in leading Chicago to three Stanley Cups. He came to Edmonton this past July in a trade that most did not like (mostly objecting to his cap hit). He's been steady if not exceptional in his 21 games with the team so far--at 38 years old we can only hope he can maintain what he's doing.

And with that we have now gone through every single player to suit up for the Oilers in their nearly 50 years of existence (at least I think so--if I've missed anyone please let me know). It's been fun doing this thread and I hope you got some enjoyment out of it.

I'll probably add a few more posts in the new year including some stats I've been compiling as I went as well as putting in an alphabetical index for reference (someone asked for this early in the thread).

Thanks for reading. Have a good new year everyone.

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Re: Sorry I missed your birthday: Part 2 [message #796598 is a reply to message #796587 ]	Fri, 31 December 2021 11:16

PlusOne
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benv wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 10:41

It's been fun doing this thread and I hope you got some enjoyment out of it.

Heck of a project you took on and I appreciate it. Gets my vote as the best thread in the history of Oilfans.

Thanks Benv

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CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21

und(i)sputed O.L.F.N Heavybra(i)n Champ(i)on of the Woooooooooooooooooorld. Plus. One.

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Re: Sorry I missed your birthday: Part 2 [message #796627 is a reply to message #796587 ]	Fri, 31 December 2021 13:25

oilfan94
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Registered: June 2006
Location: USA

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benv wrote on Fri, 31 December 2021 11:41

I'll probably add a few more posts in the new year including some stats I've been compiling as I went as well as putting in an alphabetical index for reference (someone asked for this early in the thread).

I remember early on you were doing some posts like that at the end of the month. Any other stuff you are tracking with this would be cool to see.

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Player index A-E [message #797099 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 10 January 2022 11:06

benv
Messages: 546
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

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Someone early in the thread asked for an alphabetic index so here it is in four parts. I haven't put page numbers but you should be able to find every player based on date of birth.

Here's A to E:

Player		DOB	DOD
Aberg, Pontus		9/23/1993	
Acton, Keith		4/15/1958	
Acton, Will		7/16/1987	
Adams, Greg		5/31/1960	
Ahrens, Chris		7/31/1952	
Aitken, Brad		10/30/1967	
Aivazoff, Micah		5/4/1969	
Alexander, Claire		6/16/1945	
Allen, Bobby		11/14/1978	
Anderson, Glenn		10/2/1960	
Anderson, Ron		7/29/1945	
Antonovich, Mike		10/18/1951	
Archibald, Josh		10/6/1992	
Arcobello, Mark		8/12/1988	
Areshenkoff, Ron		6/13/1957	12/15/2019
Arndt, Danny		3/26/1955	
Arnott, Jason		10/11/1974	
Arsene, Dean		7/20/1980	
Ashby, Don		3/8/1955	5/30/1981
Athanasiou, Andreas		8/6/1994	
Aulie, Keith		6/11/1989	
Auvitu, Yohann		7/27/1989	
Bachman, Richard		7/25/1987	
Bailey, Garnet		6/13/1948	9/11/2001
Baird, Ken		2/1/1952	12/18/2016
Baltimore, Bryon		8/26/1952	
Bannister, Drew		4/9/1974	
Barker, Cam		4/4/1986	
Baron, Marco		4/8/1959	
Barrie, Doug		10/2/1946	
Barrie, Tyson		7/26/1991	
Bear, Ethan		6/26/1997	
Beaton, Frank		4/28/1953	
Beck, Taylor		5/13/1991	
Bednarski, John		7/4/1952	
Beers, Bob		5/20/1967	
Belanger, Eric		12/16/1977	
Belanger, Jesse		6/15/1969	
Bell, Bruce		2/15/1965	
Belle, Shawn		1/3/1985	
Belov, Anton		7/29/1986	
Bennett, Adam		3/30/1971	
Benning, Brian		6/10/1966	
Benning, Matthew		5/25/1994	
Benson, Tyler		3/15/1998	
Benysek, Ladislav		3/25/1975	
Benzelock, Jim		6/21/1947	
Beranek, Josef		10/25/1969	
Berehowsky, Drake		1/3/1972	
Bergeron, Marc-Andre		10/13/1980	
Berry, Doug		6/3/1957	
Berry, Ken		6/21/1960	
Beukeboom, Jeff		3/28/1965	
Bianchin, Wayne		9/6/1953	
Bisaillon, Sebastien		12/8/1986	
Bishai, Mike		5/30/1979	
Bladon, Tom		12/29/1952	
Blanchette, Bernie		7/11/1947	8/25/2006
Blum, John		10/8/1959	
Boddy, Gregg		3/19/1949	
Bonsignore, Jason		4/15/1976	
Bonvie, Dennis		7/23/1973	
Boschman, Laurie		6/4/1960	
Bouchard, Evan		10/20/1999	
Boulerice, Jesse		8/10/1978	
Bowen, Jason		11/9/1973	
Brackenbury, Curt		1/31/1952	
Brathwaite, Fred		11/24/1972	
Brewer, Eric		4/17/1979	
Broberg, Philip		6/25/2001	
Broderick, Ken		2/16/1942	3/13/2016
Brodziak, Kyle		5/25/1984	
Brossoit, Laurent		3/23/1993	
Brown, Dave		10/12/1962	
Brown, Ken		12/19/1948	
Brown, Kevin		5/11/1974	
Brown, Mike		6/24/1985	
Brown, Sean		11/5/1976	
Brubaker, Jeff		2/24/1958	
Brule, Gilbert		1/1/1987	
Bryzgalov, Ilya		6/22/1980	
Buchanan, Ron		11/15/1944	
Buchberger, Kelly		12/2/1966	
Bunz, Tyler		2/11/1992	
Busniuk, Ron		8/13/1948	
Butenschon, Sven		3/22/1976	
Butters, Bill		1/10/1951	
Byakin, Ilya		2/2/1963	
Caggiula, Drake		6/20/1994	
Callighen, Brett		5/15/1953	
Cammalleri, Mike		6/8/1982	
Campbell, Bryan		3/27/1944	
Campbell, Colin		1/28/1953	
Carleton, Wayne		8/4/1946	
Carlin, Brian		6/13/1950	
Carlson, Jack		8/23/1954	
Carlson, Steve		8/26/1955	
Carlyle, Steve		3/10/1950	
Carroll, Billy		1/19/1959	
Carson, Jimmy		7/20/1968	
Carter, Anson		6/6/1974	
Carter, Ron		3/14/1958	
Cave, Colby		12/26/1994	4/11/2020
Ceci, Cody		12/21/1993	
Chartraw, Rick		7/13/1954	
Chiasson, Alex		10/1/1990	
Chimera, Jason		5/2/1979	
Chipperfield, Ron		3/28/1954	
Chorney, Taylor		4/27/1987	
Chychrun, Jeff		5/3/1966	
Cierny, Jozef		5/13/1974	
Ciger, Zdeno		10/19/1969	
Clark, Dean		1/16/1964	
Cleary, Daniel		12/18/1978	
Clendenning, Adam		10/26/1992	
Climie, Ron		3/4/1950	
Cochrane, Glen		1/29/1958	
Coffey, Paul		6/1/1961	
Cogliano, Andrew		6/14/1987	
Colborne, Howie		6/28/1950	
Cole, Erik		11/6/1978	
Comrie, Mike		9/11/1980	
Comrie, Paul		2/7/1977	
Conacher, Pat		5/1/1959	
Conklin, Ty		3/30/1976	
Connelly, Wayne		12/16/1939	
Connor, Cam		8/10/1954	
Cornet, Phillipe		3/28/1990	
Corsi, Jim		6/19/1954	
Corson, Shayne		8/13/1966	
Côté, Patrick		1/24/1975	
Coté, Ray		5/31/1961	
Cote, Roger		12/22/1939	7/16/2020
Courtnall, Geoff		8/18/1962	
Cowley, Wayne		12/4/1964	
Cracknell, Adam		7/15/1985	
Cross, Cory		1/3/1971	
Cross, Jim		2/6/1957	
Cunningham, Gary		8/28/1950	
Currie, Dan		3/15/1968	
Currie, Josh		10/29/1992	
Cutts, Don		2/24/1956	
Czerkawski, Mariusz		4/13/1972	
Damphousse, Vincent		12/17/1967	
Danis, Yann		6/21/1981	
Davidson, Brandon		8/21/1991	
Deadmarsh, Butch		4/5/1950	
Debrusk, Louie		3/19/1971	
DeMarco, Ab		2/27/1949	
Desharnais, David		9/14/1986	
Deslauriers, Jeff		5/15/1984	
Devereaux, Boyd		4/16/1978	
DeVries, Greg		1/4/1973	
Dollas, Bobby		1/31/1965	
Donnelly, Dave		2/2/1962	
Dopita, Jiri		12/2/1968	
Dowd, Jim		12/25/1968	
Doyle, Gary		1/6/1949	
Draisaitl, Leon		10/27/1995	
Driscoll, Peter		10/27/1954	
Dryden, Dave		9/5/1941	
Dubnyk, Devan		5/4/1986	
Dufresne, Donald		4/10/1967	
Dupuis, Bob		8/26/1952	
Dvorak, Radek		3/9/1977	
Dykstra, Steve		12/1/1962	
Eager, Ben		1/22/1984	
Eberle, Jordan		5/15/1990	
Edwards, Gary		10/5/1947	
Elik, Todd		4/15/1966	
Ennis, Jim		7/10/1967	
Ennis, Tyler		10/6/1989	
Eriksson, Peter		7/12/1965	
Esau, Len		3/16/1968	
Essensa, Bob		1/14/1965	
Evo, Bill		2/21/1954	
Exelby, Randy		8/13/1965

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Index L-P [message #797101 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 10 January 2022 11:11

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Messages: 546
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

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Here's L to P

Player		DOB	DOD
Labarbera, Jason		1/18/1980	
Lacombe, Normand		10/18/1964	
Lacouture, Dan		4/18/1977	
Lacroix, Daniel		3/11/1969	
Laflamme, Christian		11/24/1976	
Laforge, Marc		1/3/1968	
Laframboise, Pete		1/18/1950	3/19/2011
Lagesson, William		2/22/1996	
Laing, Bill		3/24/1953	
Lamb, Mark		8/3/1964	
Lander, Anton		4/24/1991	
Langevin, Dave		5/15/1954	
Laraque, Georges		12/7/1976	
Lariviere, Garry		12/6/1954	
Larsen, Philip		12/7/1989	
Larson, Reed		7/30/1956	
Larsson, Adam		11/12/1992	
Leblanc, John		1/21/1964	
Lehman, Tommy		2/3/1964	
Lemay, Moe		2/18/1962	
Leroux, François		4/18/1970	
Letestu, Mark		2/4/1985	
Levasseur, Louis		6/16/1949	
Lindgren, Mats		10/1/1974	
Lindquist, Fredrik		6/21/1973	
Lindstrom, Willy		5/5/1951	
Linglet, Charles		6/22/1982	
Linseman, Ken		8/11/1958	
Lloyd, Owen		4/30/1957	
Long, Barry		1/3/1949	
Lopresti, Pete		5/23/1954	
Low, Ron		6/21/1950	
Lowe, Keegan		3/29/1993	
Lowe, Kevin		4/15/1959	
Lucic, Milan		6/7/1988	
Lumley, Dave		9/1/1954	
Lunde, Len		11/13/1936	11/22/2010
Luoma, Mikko		6/22/1976	
Lupul, Joffrey		9/23/1983	
Lynch, Doug		4/4/1983	
MacDonald, Blair		11/17/1953	
MacGregor, Bruce		4/26/1941	
MacGregor, Gary		9/21/1954	4/20/1995
MacItntyre, Steve		8/8/1980	
MacIver, Norm		9/8/1964	
MacTavish, Craig		8/15/1958	
Makkonen, Kari		1/20/1955	
Maley, Dave		4/24/1963	
Mallette, Troy		2/25/1970	
Malone, Brad		5/20/1989	
Maltby, Kirk		12/22/1972	
Manderville, Kent		4/12/1971	
Manning, Brandon		6/4/1990	
Manson, Dave		1/27/1967	
Mantha, Moe		1/21/1961	
Marchant, Todd		8/12/1973	
Marchment, Bryan		5/1/1969	
Marincin, Martin		2/18/1992	
Mark, Gord		9/10/1964	
Markkanen, Jussi		5/8/1975	
Marody, Cooper		12/20/1996	
Maroon, Patrick		4/23/1988	
Martin, Terry		10/25/1955	
Martini, Darcy		1/30/1969	
May, Alan		1/14/1965	
Mayer, Jim		10/30/1954	
McAmmond, Dean		6/15/1973	
McAneeley, Bob		11/7/1950	
McAneeley, Ted		11/7/1950	
McClelland, Kevin		7/4/1962	
McCrimmon, Jim		5/29/1953	
McDavid, Connor		1/13/1997	
McDonald, Colin		9/30/1984	
McDougall, Bill		8/10/1966	
McGill, Ryan		2/28/1969	
McGillis, Dan		7/1/1972	
McKay, Ray		8/22/1946	
McKenzie, Brian		3/16/1951	
McLeod, Don		8/24/1946	3/11/2015
McLeod, Ryan		9/21/1999	
McMullin, Dale		3/13/1955	
McMurchy, Tom		12/2/1963	
McSorley, Marty		5/18/1963	
Mellanby, Scott		6/11/1966	
Melnyk, Larry		2/21/1960	
Merrell, Barry		5/16/1945	
Messier, Mark		1/18/1961	
Metcalfe, Scott		1/6/1967	
Micheletti, Joe		10/24/1954	
Middendorf, Max		8/18/1967	
Middlebrook, Lindsay		9/7/1955	
Mikhnov, Alexei		8/31/1982	
Millar, Craig		7/12/1976	
Miller, Andrew		9/18/1988	
Miller, Warren		6/15/1953	
Minard, Chris		11/18/1981	
Minard, Mike		11/1/1976	
Miner, John		8/28/1965	
Mio, Eddie		1/31/1954	
Mironov, Boris		3/21/1972	
Moller, Mike		6/16/1962	
Montoya, Al		2/13/1985	
Moog, Andy		2/18/1960	
Moore, Barrie		5/22/1975	
Moreau, Ethan		9/22/1975	
Morris, Bill		6/26/1949	
Morris, Peter		6/29/1955	
Morris, Rick		7/5/1946	8/25/1998
Morrison, Mike		7/11/1979	
Motin, Johan		10/10/1989	
Muir, Bryan		6/8/1973	
Muloin, Wayne		12/24/1941	`
Muni, Craig		7/19/1962	
Murdoch, Don		10/25/1956	
Murphy, Joe		10/16/1967	
Murray, Rem		10/9/1972	
Musil, David		4/9/1993	
Musil, Frantisek		12/17/1964	
Nachbaur, Don		1/30/1959	
Napier, Mark		1/28/1957	
Neal, James		9/3/1987	
Nedved, Petr		12/9/1971	
Neilson, Jim		11/28/1941	11/6/2020
Nethery, Lance		6/28/1957	
Nevin, Bob		3/18/1938	9/21/2020
Newman, Dan		1/26/1952	
Nicholls, Bernie		6/24/1961	
Niemelainen, Markus		6/8/1998	
Niinimaa, Janne		5/22/1975	
Nikitin, Nikita		6/16/1986	
Nilsson, Anders		3/19/1990	
Nilsson, Kent		8/31/1956	
Nilsson, Robert		1/10/1985	
Norris, Jack		8/5/1942	
Norton, Jeff		11/25/1965	
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan		4/12/1993	
Nurse, Darnell		2/4/1995	
Nygard, Joakim		1/8/1993	
Oates, Adam		8/27/1962	
Odelein, Selmar		4/11/1966	
Oesterle, Jordan		6/25/1992	
Oksiuta, Roman		8/21/1970	
Olausson, Fredrik		10/5/1966	
Oliver, David		4/17/1971	
Omark, Linus		2/5/1987	
O'Marra, Ryan		6/9/1987	
O'Sullivan, Patrick		2/1/1985	
Paajarvi, Magnus		4/12/1991	
Pakarinen, Iiro		8/25/1991	
Pardy, Adam		3/29/1984	
Passmore, Steve		1/29/1973	
Patenaude, Rusty		10/17/1949	7/24/2021
Patrick, Glenn		4/26/1950	
Patterson, Dennis		1/9/1950	
Peacosh, Gene		9/28/1948	
Pearson, Scott		12/19/1969	
Peca, Mike		3/26/1974	
Peckham, Theo		11/10/1987	
Penner, Dustin		9/28/1982	
Perkins, Ross		11/4/1946	
Perlini, Brendan		4/27/1996	
Perron David		5/28/1988	
Persson, Joel		3/4/1994	
Petersen, Toby		10/27/1978	
Petiot, Richard		8/20/1982	
Petit, Michel		2/12/1964	
Petrell, Lennart		4/13/1984	
Petrovic, Alexander		3/3/1992	
Petry, Jeff		12/9/1987	
Picard, Michel		11/7/1969	
Pinder, Gerry		9/15/1948	
Pinizzotto, Steve		4/26/1984	
Pisa, Ales		1/2/1977	
Pisani, Fernando		12/27/1976	
Pitkanen, Joni		9/19/1983	
Pitlick, Tyler		11/1/1991	
Pittis, Domenic		10/1/1974	
Plante, Alex		5/9/1989	
Plante, Jacques		1/17/1929	2/27/1986
Playfair, Jim		5/22/1964	
Poddubny, Walt		2/14/1960	3/21/2009
Podein, Shjon		3/5/1968	
Popiel, Poul		2/28/1943	
Poti, Tom		3/22/1977	
Potter, Corey		1/5/1984	
Potulny, Ryan		9/5/1984	
Pouliot, Benoit		9/29/1986	
Pouliot, Marc		5/22/1985	
Pouzar, Jaroslav		1/23/1952	
Prentice, Bill		8/3/1950	
Price, Pat		3/24/1955	
Primeau, Kevin		1/3/1955	
Pronger, Chris		10/10/1974	
Puljujarvi, Jesse		5/7/1998	
Purcell, Teddy		9/8/1985

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Player index R-Z [message #797102 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 10 January 2022 11:13

benv
Messages: 546
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

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And finally R to Z:

Player		DOB	DOD
Ranford, Bill		12/14/1966	
Rattie, Ty		2/5/1993	
Reasoner, Marty		2/26/1977	
Reaugh, Daryl		2/13/1965	
Reddick, Eldon		10/6/1964	
Reddox, Liam		1/27/1986	
Redmond, Craig		9/22/1965	
Reinhart, Griffin		1/24/1994	
Reirden, Todd		6/25/1971	
Rice, Steven		5/26/1971	
Richardson, Luke		3/26/1969	
Rieder, Tobias		1/10/1993	
Riesen, Michel		4/11/1979	
Rita, Jani		7/25/1981	
Roberts, David		5/28/1970	
Robertsson, Bert		6/30/1974	
Rodney, Bryan		4/22/1984	
Rogers, John		4/10/1953	
Rogers, Mike		10/24/1954	
Roloson, Dwayne		10/12/1969	
Rota, Randy		8/16/1950	
Roulston, Tom		11/20/1957	
Rourke, Allan		3/6/1980	
Roussel, Dominic		2/22/1970	
Roy, Derek		5/4/1983	
Roy, Mathieu		8/10/1983	
Rucinsky, Martin		3/11/1971	
Ruotsalainen, Reijo 		4/1/1960	
Russell, Bob		2/5/1955	
Russell, Kris		5/2/1987	
Russell, Patrick		1/4/1993	
Ruzicka, Vladimir		6/6/1963	
Ryan, Derek		12/29/1986	
Salmelainen, Tony		8/8/1981	
Salo, Tommy		2/1/1971	
Samorukov, Dmirtri		6/16/1999	
Samsonov, Sergei		10/27/1978	
Sandbeck, Cal		1/28/1956	
Sanderson, Geoff		2/1/1972	
Sandwith, Terran		4/17/1972	
Sarno, Peter		7/26/1979	
Satan, Miroslav		10/22/1974	
Sather, Glen		9/2/1943	
Sceviour, Colten		4/20/1989	
Scharf, Ted		10/3/1951	
Schmautz, Bobby		3/28/1945	
Schraefel, Jim		8/23/1948	
Schremp, Rob		7/1/1986	
Schultz, Justin		7/6/1990	
Schultz, Nick		8/25/1982	
Scrivens, Ben		9/11/1986	
Sekera, Andrej		6/8/1986	
Selivanov, Alexander		3/23/1971	
Semenko, Dave		7/12/1957	6/29/2017
Semenov, Alexei		4/10/1981	
Semenov, Anatoli		3/5/1962	
Sestito, Tim		8/28/1984	
Shaw, David		5/25/1964	
Sheahan, Riley		12/7/1991	
Sheehan, Bobby		1/11/1949	
Sheehy, Tim		9/3/1948	
Sherven, Gord		8/21/1963	
Shmyr, Paul		1/18/1946	9/2/2004
Shore, Devin		7/19/1994	
Shtalenkov, Mikhail		10/20/1965	
Shudra, Ron		11/28/1967	
Siltanen, Risto		10/31/1958	
Sim, Trevor		6/9/1970	
Simpson, Craig		2/15/1967	
Simpson, Dillon		2/10/1993	
Simpson, Tom		8/12/1952	
Skinner, Stuart		11/1/1998	
Skorodenski, Warren		3/22/1960	
Slegr, Jiri		5/30/1971	
Slepyshev, Anton		5/13/1994	
Smid, Ladislav		2/1/1986	
Smith, Dan		10/19/1976	
Smith, Doug		5/17/1963	
Smith, Geoff		3/7/1969	
Smith, Jason		11/2/1973	
Smith, Mike		3/22/1982	
Smith, Steve		4/30/1963	
Smithson, Jerred		2/4/1979	
Smyth, Ryan		2/21/1976	
Sobchuk, Dennis		1/12/1954	
Solheim, Ken		3/27/1961	
Sommer, Roy		4/5/1957	
Souray, Sheldon		7/13/1976	
Spacek, Jaroslav		2/11/1974	
Spooner, Ryan		1/30/1992	
Spring, Dan		10/31/1951	
Srsen, Tomas		8/25/1966	
St. Sauveur, Claude		1/2/1952	
Staios, Steve		7/28/1973	
Stajduhar, Nick		12/6/1974	
Stapleton, Mike		5/5/1966	
Stastny, Yan		9/30/1982	
Stewart, Paul		3/21/1953	
Stolarz, Anthony		1/20/1994	
Stoll, Jarret		6/24/1982	
Stone, Ryan		3/20/1985	
Stortini, Zack		9/11/1985	
Strome, Ryan		7/11/1993	
Strudwick, Jason		7/17/1975	
Strueby, Todd		6/15/1963	
Summanen, Raimo		3/2/1962	
Sutton, Andy		3/10/1975	
Sutton, Ken		11/5/1969	
Swanson, Brian		3/24/1976	
Sykora, Petr		11/19/1976	
Syvret, Danny		6/13/1985	
Tajcnar, Rudy		4/18/1948	8/2/2005
Takko, Kari		6/23/1962	
Talbot, Cam		7/5/1987	
Tarnstrom, Dick		1/20/1975	
Teubert, Colten		3/8/1990	
Thoresen, Patrick		11/7/1983	
Thornton, Scott		1/9/1971	
Tidey, Alex		1/5/1955	
Tikkanen, Esa		1/25/1965	
Titov, German		10/18/1965	
Tjarnqvist, Daniel		10/14/1976	
Toal, Mike		3/23/1959	
Todd, Kevin		5/4/1968	
Topolnisky, Craig		10/8/1957	
Torres, Raffi		10/8/1981	
Troy, Jim		1/21/1953	
Tugnutt, Ron		10/22/1967	
Tuomainen, Marko		4/25/1972	
Turnbull, Frank		1/13/1954	
Turris, Kyle		8/14/1989	
Ulanov, Igor		10/1/1969	
Ullman, Norm		12/26/1935	
Unger, Garry		12/7/1947	
Valiquette, Stephen		8/20/1977	
Van Allen, Shaun		8/29/1967	
Van Dorp, Wayne		5/19/1961	
Vande Velde, Chris		3/15/1987	
Vandermeer, Jim		2/21/1980	
Visnovsky, Lubomir		8/11/1976	
Vorobiev, Vladimir		11/2/1972	
Vujtek, Vladimir		2/17/1972	
Vyazmikin, Igor		1/8/1966	10/30/2009
Walker, Nathan		2/7/1994	
Wall, Bob		12/1/1942	
Walsh, Ed		8/18/1951	
Walters, Ron		3/9/1948	
Ware, Michael		3/22/1967	
Watt, Mike		3/31/1976	
Weight, Doug		1/21/1971	
Weir, Stan		3/17/1952	
Werenka, Brad		2/12/1969	
White, Peter		3/15/1969	
Whitney, Ray		5/8/1972	
Whitney, Ryan		2/19/1983	
Wideman, Chris		1/7/1990	
Widing, Juha		7/4/1947	12/30/1984
Wiemer, Jim		1/9/1961	
Wilkie, Ian		7/20/1949	
Wilkins, Barry		2/28/1947	6/26/2011
Williams, Warren		9/11/1952	
Winchester, Brad		3/1/1981	
Worthy, Chris		10/23/1947	8/2/2007
Wright, Tyler		4/6/1973	
Yakimov, Bogdan		10/4/1994	
Yakupov, Nail		10/6/1993	
Yamamoto, Kailer		9/29/1998	
York, Mike		1/3/1978	
Young, Bryan		8/6/1986	
Zanier, Mike		8/22/1962	
Zavisha, Brad		1/4/1972	
Zelepukin, Valeri		9/17/1968	
Zholtok, Sergei		12/2/1972	11/3/2004
Zuk, Wayne		10/29/1949	
Zuke, Mike		4/16/1954	
Zykov, Valentin		5/15/1995

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Birth month analysis [message #797135 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 10 January 2022 17:44

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So I had heard that the earlier in the year a birthday is, it's an advantage for athletes, because they will be among the oldest among their cohorts (I guess you generally compete with those born in the same year as you). So here is the breakdown of how many of the 714 Oiler players were born in each month:

January: 82
February: 53
March: 71
April: 61
May: 63
June: 69
July: 53
August: 62
September: 50
October: 65
November: 39
December: 46

So we do see a bit of a decreasing trend there, particularly with nearly twice as many January birthdays than November/December birthdays. The (arguably) three most famous Oilers (Gretzky, Messier, and McDavid) are all January birthdays as well.

Could be some truth to the tale. Be interesting to see what the breakdown is in the entire NHL history (but I don't have that kind of time right now).

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Re: Birth month analysis [message #797308 is a reply to message #797135 ]	Thu, 13 January 2022 13:56

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benv wrote on Mon, 10 January 2022 17:44

So I had heard that the earlier in the year a birthday is, it's an advantage for athletes, because they will be among the oldest among their cohorts (I guess you generally compete with those born in the same year as you). So here is the breakdown of how many of the 714 Oiler players were born in each month:

January: 82
February: 53
March: 71
April: 61
May: 63
June: 69
July: 53
August: 62
September: 50
October: 65
November: 39
December: 46

So we do see a bit of a decreasing trend there, particularly with nearly twice as many January birthdays than November/December birthdays. The (arguably) three most famous Oilers (Gretzky, Messier, and McDavid) are all January birthdays as well.

Could be some truth to the tale. Be interesting to see what the breakdown is in the entire NHL history (but I don't have that kind of time right now).

This is why I propose 12 separate National Hockey Leagues, separated by birth month. Bettman won't return my calls.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #797315 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Thu, 13 January 2022 14:52

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNOR McD!

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #797809 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Thu, 20 January 2022 15:31

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Fun fact: Rick Chartraw owns a campground at Kinbasket Lake, BC near Golden. We tried staying there this summer but it was locked up.

"[It was] really cool to throw on the Oilers gear, the gear that I want to play the rest of my life wearing. It was pretty cool to put it on. With all the history, it was a lot of fun." - Connor McDavid, July 1, 2015

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Lefties versus righties [message #798417 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Wed, 26 January 2022 16:46

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One last analysis I wanted to do was the lefty/righty proportion. Here's the breakdown of all Oilers:

Goalies: 65 left, 5 right (7% righties)
Defensemen: 158 left, 67 right (30% righties)
Forwards: 277 left, 142 right (34% righties)
Skaters: 435 left; 209 right (32% righties)
All players: 500 left; 214 right (30% righties)

So in general only about 30% of players shot right, but much less for goalies who are overwhelmingly lefties when it comes to catching.

Someone earlier suggested that they would expect that the proportion of righties probably increased over time, so I took a look at the breakdown by decade of birth:

1930s*: 5 left, 3 right (38% righties)
1940s: 43 left, 23 right (35% righties)
1950s: 96 left, 37 right (28% righties)
1960s: 112 left, 40 right (26% righties)
1970s: 98 left, 41 right (29% righties)
1980s: 91 left, 39 right (30% righties)
1990s*: 55 left, 31 right (36% righties)

*One player born in the 1920s was included with the 1930s; one player born in the 2000s was included with the 90s.

So I would say the proportion has stayed pretty consistent throughout time, although we may be seeing a bit of an uptick in the latest generation.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798554 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

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Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Restored: "We're sucking hind banana here." - Pat Quinn, Jan 18, 2010

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798556 is a reply to message #798554 ]	Thu, 27 January 2022 23:50

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stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Chris Pronger, Adam Oates, Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798620 is a reply to message #798556 ]	Sat, 29 January 2022 00:43

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Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:50

stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Chris Pronger, Adam Oates, Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman.

Nicely done. We had a big argument over Sather. He's in the HHOF but not as a player.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798727 is a reply to message #798620 ]	Mon, 31 January 2022 09:16

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stemhovlichski wrote on Sat, 29 January 2022 00:43

Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:50

stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Chris Pronger, Adam Oates, Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman.

Nicely done. We had a big argument over Sather. He's in the HHOF but not as a player.

And his name is hung up, but not his number. Just the 5 Cup banner (which to be honest looks a little odd - better than the Rod Phillips one though!)

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798737 is a reply to message #798620 ]	Mon, 31 January 2022 09:47

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stemhovlichski wrote on Sat, 29 January 2022 00:43

Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:50

stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Chris Pronger, Adam Oates, Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman.

Nicely done. We had a big argument over Sather. He's in the HHOF but not as a player.

I suggest you guys read up on Norm Ullman. Guy was Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton 30 years before Wayne Gretzky. Just a incredible hockey player. Not too many even know who he was nowadays.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798901 is a reply to message #798737 ]	Tue, 01 February 2022 15:51

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Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Mon, 31 January 2022 09:47

stemhovlichski wrote on Sat, 29 January 2022 00:43

Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:50

stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Chris Pronger, Adam Oates, Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman.

Nicely done. We had a big argument over Sather. He's in the HHOF but not as a player.

I suggest you guys read up on Norm Ullman. Guy was Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton 30 years before Wayne Gretzky. Just a incredible hockey player. Not too many even know who he was nowadays.

He moved to the Oilers same time as I moved to Edmonton and as a former Sittler-era Leafs fan I thought I would check out his new team. He legitimized the Oilers as a hockey team imho.

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798557 is a reply to message #798554 ]	Thu, 27 January 2022 23:55

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stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 22:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Good trivia question. Spoiler alert for some guesses below.

Is Pronger the only one? Looked up to see if Damphousse made it but shockingly he is not in the HHOF.

Clean house or bust

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Re: The 2021 Edmonton Oilers' Birthday thread [message #798558 is a reply to message #798557 ]	Fri, 28 January 2022 00:51

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smyth260 wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 23:55

stemhovlichski wrote on Thu, 27 January 2022 22:30

Great question from a buddy of mine:

Who are the players in the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Edmonton Oilers but do NOT have their jerseys hung from the rafters at Rogers?

As usual, great job benv!

Good trivia question. Spoiler alert for some guesses below.

Is Pronger the only one? Looked up to see if Damphousse made it but shockingly he is not in the HHOF.

Adam Oates, Jacques Plante...

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Oilers by geography [message #811118 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Tue, 09 August 2022 17:23

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For those who may be interested, here's every Oiler player grouped by which province/state/country they were born in. Note that I used place of birth regardless of where they grew up. So for example Steve Smith is listed in the UK, Robert Nilsson in Alberta, and of course Puljujarvi in Sweden. It's up to date as of today.

The main number beside each province/state/country is the total number of man-games played by players born there, while within the brackets are the number of players and a listing of them all (in order of most to fewest games played). So for example there are 50 Oilers born in Saskatchewan and they have played a total of 4576 man-games. I counted regular season games only and included both NHL and WHA totals.

Lots of interesting data here. A couple of interesting takeaways I had: exactly 40% of all Oilers (286/718) were born in either Ontario or Alberta and there have been more Oilers born in Saskatchewan (50) than in Quebec (47). Also 2/3 have been born in Canada, and only 1/8 in the USA, leaving roughly 1/5 in Europe and elsewhere.

Enjoy!

Total: 73,075 man games (718 players)

Canada: 52,338 (486)

Ontario: 21,202 (178: Gretzky, Hunter, MacTavish, Huddy, Moreau, Staios, Gagner, Coffey, Muni, McDavid, Nurse, MacDonald, Richardson, McClelland,
Murray, C Simpson, Z Kassian, Lumley, Callighen, Cogliano, Arnott, Beukeboom, Torres, S Brown, Stortini, R Jones, Debrusk, Talbot, Murphy, Marchment,
Dryden, A Carter, Thornton, McSorley, Linseman, Roloson, Corson, B Pouliot, Cu Joseph, Napier, Devereaux, Maltby, Peckham, Caggiula, Wall, McGillis,
A Graves, Sheehy, Gazdic, Driscoll, Climie, B Campbell, R Morris, DeVries, B Russell, Bouchard, Pearson, Reddox, Strome, M Smith, Mio, Nicholls, Rice,
Lariviere, O'Sullivan, Busniuk, Kilger, Shore, Neal, Eager, Foegele, R McLeod, Pronger, MacIver, Ceci, McKenzie, Hyman, Essensa, K Foster, K Acton,
C Campbell, Brackenbury, Peca, Zuke, Carroll, Stapleton, Berehowsky, Sheahan, Harvey, Oates, Chorney, Alexander, Ken Brown, A Sutton, Hannan, Wilkins,
Cammalleri, Broderick, Bennett, D Roy, Brathwaite, Koekkoek, MacGregor, Hrkac, B Morris, Bannister, S Graves, Huard, Herriman, Fitchner, Tugnutt,
Carleton, Syvret, Spooner, Halward, Grieve, Pinizzotto, Mar Fraser, Patterson, Do Smith, Intranuovo, Forbes, Elik, R Hamilton, Goldsworthy, Young,
D Currie, Laframboise, Edwards, Mallette, T Simpson, Watt, Rourke, Nevin, Wiemer, Ing, Shaw, Muloin, Newman, Athanasiou, I Fraser, Passmore, Sarno,
Hammond, Ware, D Haas, Hudson, Laforge, C Minard, Scharf, Poddubny, Martin, McDougall, Moore, Henry, Nethery, Aitken, Beck, Prentice, Stajduhar,
Cunningham, Metcalfe, Mayer, Dupuis, Middlebrook, Exelby, Cowley, M Minard, Valiquette, Doyle, Bednarski, Bell, Rodney, Harker, Griffith, Hopkins,
Fortunato, D Hall)

Alberta: 12,154 (108: Smyth, Messier, J Smith, Gregg, Fuhr, Pisani, T Hall, D Barrie, K Russell, G Smith, McAmmond, P Hughes, Weir, M Benning, Brodziak,
Joyal, M Comrie, Letestu, Carlyle, Flett, S Ferguson, R Nilsson, Hicks, Strudwick, Long, Falkenberg, Fonteyne, Ference, Ullman, Souray, MacGregor,
Chimera, M Rogers, Brule, Harrison, Davidson, C Cross, McCrimmon, R Anderson, J Green, McKay, Sather, Lupul, Morris, Walters, Scrivens, Unger, Carlin,
Pittis, Isbister, Rattie, Vandermeer, Hawgood, Klinkhammer, D Kassian, Boddy, Conacher, K Sutton, Werenka, T Ennis, Manderville, Benson, Mat Fraser,
Sceviour, Mark, Stone, Fistric, S Kulak, Van Allen, Herbers, Holland, Inkpen, B Kulak, B Benning, Ra Cote, Dykstra, P Comrie, Skinner, Bishai, Topolnisky,
Petrovic, Ra Whitney, McGill, Sandwith, Primeau, Moller, Cutts, Solheim, Kolanos, Wilkie, J Ennis, Belle, Fedun, D Musil, Donnelly, D Simpson, Toal, May,
Sim, Petiot, M Green, J Cross, Zavisha, Colborne, Bunz, Bladon, Clark, Holloway)

BC: 5999 (63: G Anderson, Horcoff, Nugent-Hopkins, Patenaude, Brewer, Khaira, J Schultz, Lucic, Moog, B McAneeley, Ch Joseph, Oliver, Price, T Barrie,
Rota, T McAneeley, Kennett, Spring, Lunde, C Fraser, Murdoch, Turris, Adams, Ketter, Kane, Melnyk, D McLeod, Reinhart, D Berry, Brossoit, K Berry, Kelly,
Ashby, Teubert, Gage, Redmond, Hunt, Manning, Aivazoff, Deadmarsh, Gare, Garrison, Arsene, Courtnall, Cochrane, Bianchin, N Foster, Smithson, McMurchy,
Reaugh, Labarbera, Da Smith, Tidey, Nachbaur, Areshenkoff, Bowen, Van Dorp, Zanier, Lloyd, Playfair, Martini, Lynch, McMullin)

Saskatchewan: 4576 (50: Buchberger, Eberle, Stoll, Perkins, Manson, Lamb, Dubnyk, Shmyr, Gordon, D Brown, Bear, N Schultz, Archibald, Norris, Gryba, Lang,
Sobchuk, Habscheid, Boschman, Hicke, Gilchrist, MacIntyre, Hordichuk, Sherven, Cave, J Rogers, Wright, Krake, Kennedy, Bailey, Neilson, Aulie, Schmautz,
Glencross, Blancette, Kerslake, Hornung, Odelein, Lemay, Miner, Esau, Cracknell, Strueby, Pinder, Issel, Kerr, George, Zuk, Hajt, Arndt)

Quebec: 4210 (47: Kev Lowe, Laraque, Krushelnyski, Gelinas, Bergeron, Chiasson, M Pouliot, Jacques, Mellanby, Lacombe, Ro Cote, Perron, E Belanger,
Damphousse, Guite, Dufresne, Garon, Laflamme, White, Deslauriers, Connelly, J Plante, Dollas, M Roy, Corsi, Buchanan, Levasseur, Desharnais, Jarry, Petit,
St. Sauveur, Brassard, Leroux, Roussel, Giroux, J Belanger, P Cote, Linglet, Danis, Lacroix, Stastny, Chychrun, Bisaiilon, R Carter, Picard, Cornet, Baron)

Manitoba: 3071 (24: Semenko, A Hamilton, Ranford, Penner, Baird, Chipperfield, Roulston, Gilmore, Falloon, Low, Keith, Connor, Millar, Schraefel,
Benzelock, Barker, Todd, Muir, Peacosh, Shudra, A Plante, Merrell, Turnbull, Skorodenski)

Newfoundland: 372 (3: Cleary, Purcell, Pardy)

Nova Scotia: 185 (5: N Ferguson, Beaton, Johnson, Bonvie, Reddick)

PEI: 80 (2: J Hughes, J Currie)

New Brunswick: 62 (3: Malone, S Fraser, Leblanc)

NWT: 41 (1: Sanderson)

Yukon: 2 (1: Baltimore)

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USA: 7726 (90)

Michigan: 1921 (13: Weight, Grier, Petry, Greene, York, Potter, Carson, Gravel, Oesterle, A Miller, Blum, Evo, Marody)

Minnesota: 1674 (21: Gilbert, Jackson, Langevin, Hendricks, Micheletti, S Carlson, Podein, Petersen, Pitlick, Hauer, W Acton, Williams, Vande Velde, W Miller,
Sandbeck, Gorence, J Carlson, Larson, Butters, Antonovich, Lopresti)

New York: 1187 (13: Marchant, Reasoner, Cole, Patrick, Bonsignore, Clendenning, Gambardella, Schremp, Middendorf, Ferraro, Boulerice, Fotiu, Sestito)

Massachussetts: 983 (13: Poti, Guerin, Ry Whitney, Norton, Sheehan, Troy, Lacouture, Hurley, Hulbig, Morrison, Walsh, Stewart, Allen)

Illinois: 647 (4: Fogolin, M Brown, Reirden, Montoya)

Washington: 262 (3: Yamamoto, Ryan, C Hamilton)

Missouri: 159 (2: Maroon, Wideman)

New Hampshire: 147 (1: Fayne)

Wisconsin: 114 (2: Winchester, Maley)

Texas: 93 (1: C Jones)

Connecticut: 82 (3: Arcobello, Kee Lowe, McDonald)

New Jersey: 76 (2: Dowd, Stolarz)

Ohio: 72 (2: DeMarco, Mantha)

North Dakota: 72 (1: Potulny)

Alaska: 68 (1: Swanson)

Pennsylvania: 66 (1: Beers)

Arizona: 60 (1: Conklin)

Maine: 16 (1: Friedman)

California: 13 (3: Roberts, Ahrens, Sommer)

Utah: 10 (1: Bachman)

Maryland: 4 (1: Brubaker)

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Finland: 3185 (29: Kurri, Tikkanen, Niinimaa, Siltanen, Koskinen, Hagman, Pakarinen, Summanen, Markkanen, Petrell, Widing, Korpikoski, Pitkanen,
Joensuu, Hartikainen, Rita, Granlund, Ruotsalainen, Niemelainen, Jokinen, Haakana, Salmelainen, Takko, Makkonen, Tuomainen, Luoma, Jalonen, Jalo,
Kamppuri)

Czech Republic: 2726 (25: Hemsky, Smid, Klima, Beranek, Hamrlik, Pouzar, Dvorak, Sykora, Vujtek, F Musil, Slegr, Pisa, Kahun, Hejda, Nedved,
Spacek, Ruzicka, Dopita, Kotalik, Frycer, Benysek, Tajcnar, Srsen, Rucinsky, Horak)

Sweden: 2644 (28: Klefbom, Salo, Larsson, Puljujarvi, Lander, Lindgren, Lindstrom, Paajarvi, Olausson, Omark, Lagesson, Robertsson, Tarnstrom,
Nygard, Tjarnqvist, Fasth, A Nilsson, K Nilsson, Broberg, Jonsson, Eriksson, Aberg, Persson, Lindquist, Gustavsson, Motin, Lehmann, Gustafsson)

Russia: 2130 (27: Mironov, Yakupov, Grebeshkov, Kovalenko, Ulanov, Kravchuk, Khabibulin, An Semenov, Al Semenov, Slepyshev, Selivanov,
Belov, Nikitin, Byakin, Oksiuta, Shtalenkov, Zelepukin, Bryzgalov, Samsonov, Kulikov, Titov, Kerch, Zykov, Vyazmikin, Vorobiev, Samorukov,
Yakimov)

Germany: 817 (5: Draisaitl, Glynn, Hecht, Rieder, Butenschon)

Slovakia: 757 (8: Sekera, Ciger, Satan, Visnovsky, Marincin, Jurco, Cierny, Kytnar)

United Kingdom: 603 (7: S Smith, Worthy, Kirk, Fisher, Perlini, Kev Brown, Walker)

Poland: 113 (1: Czerkawski)

Switzerland: 107 (3: G Haas, Riesen, Gerber)

Denmark: 99 (3: P Russell, Larsen, Popiel)

Norway: 85 (1: Thoresen)

Latvia: 37 (1: Zholtok)

France: 33 (1: Auvitu)

Japan: 31 (1: O'Marra)

Venezuela: 24 (1: Chartraw)

Brazil: 2 (1: Greenlay)

Ukraine: 2 (1: Mikhnov)

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Complete 2022 upate [message #816073 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Tue, 03 January 2023 18:05

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I know no one is looking at this thread anymore, but my OCD requires me to keep it up to date; so here are the nine players and one coach that made their Oiler debuts in the year 2022:

Brett Kulak
Born: January 6, 1994 in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Montreal for William Lagesson, 2nd and 7th round picks, March 21, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 56 games and counting (16 playoff games).

Jack Campbell
Born: January 9, 1992 in Port Huron, Michigan.
Position: Goalie (catches left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 13, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 16 games and counting (0 playoff games).

James Hamblin
Born: April 27, 1999 in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, March 2, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 10 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Klim Kostin
Born May 5, 1999 in Penza, Russia.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by St. Louis for Dmitri Samorukov, October 9, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 22 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Evander Kane
Born: August 2, 1991 in Vancouver, BC.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, January 27, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 57 games and counting (15 playoff games).

Jay Woodcroft
Born: August 11, 1976 in Toronto, ON.
Oilers Coach: 2021-22 to present; 76 games and counting (16 playoff games).

Derek Brassard
Born: September 22, 1987 in Hull, QU.
Position: Center (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Philadelphia for 4th round pick, March 21, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22; 15 games (1 playoff game).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Ottawa, October 10, 2022.

Dylan Holloway
Born September 23, 2001 in Calgary, AB.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 14th overall, October 6, 2020.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 34 games and counting (1 playoff game).

Ryan Murray
Born September 27, 1993 in Regina, SK.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, September 2, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 13 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Mattias Janmark
Born: December 8, 1992 in Danderyd, Sweden.
Position: Center/LW (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: signed as free agent, July 17, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present: 24 games and counting (0 playoff games).

It's interesting to note that all nine players that made their debuts were left-handed shooters. Also interesting that it was only nine players--in most years it would be much higher.

Happy new year all.

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Re: Complete 2022 upate [message #816077 is a reply to message #816073 ]	Tue, 03 January 2023 19:34

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benv wrote on Tue, 03 January 2023 17:05

I know no one is looking at this thread anymore, but my OCD requires me to keep it up to date; so here are the nine players and one coach that made their Oiler debuts in the year 2022:

Brett Kulak
Born: January 6, 1994 in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Montreal for William Lagesson, 2nd and 7th round picks, March 21, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 56 games and counting (16 playoff games).

Jack Campbell
Born: January 9, 1992 in Port Huron, Michigan.
Position: Goalie (catches left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 13, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 16 games and counting (0 playoff games).

James Hamblin
Born: April 27, 1999 in Edmonton, AB.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, March 2, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 10 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Klim Kostin
Born May 5, 1999 in Penza, Russia.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by St. Louis for Dmitri Samorukov, October 9, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 22 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Evander Kane
Born: August 2, 1991 in Vancouver, BC.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, January 27, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 57 games and counting (15 playoff games).

Jay Woodcroft
Born: August 11, 1976 in Toronto, ON.
Oilers Coach: 2021-22 to present; 76 games and counting (16 playoff games).

Derek Brassard
Born: September 22, 1987 in Hull, QU.
Position: Center (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Philadelphia for 4th round pick, March 21, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2021-22; 15 games (1 playoff game).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Ottawa, October 10, 2022.

Dylan Holloway
Born September 23, 2001 in Calgary, AB.
Position: Left Wing (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 14th overall, October 6, 2020.
Oiler Career: 2021-22 to present; 34 games and counting (1 playoff game).

Ryan Murray
Born September 27, 1993 in Regina, SK.
Position: Defenseman (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, September 2, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present; 13 games and counting (0 playoff games).

Mattias Janmark
Born: December 8, 1992 in Danderyd, Sweden.
Position: Center/LW (shoots left).
Acquired by Oilers: signed as free agent, July 17, 2022.
Oiler Career: 2022-23 to present: 24 games and counting (0 playoff games).

It's interesting to note that all nine players that made their debuts were left-handed shooters. Also interesting that it was only nine players--in most years it would be much higher.

Happy new year all.

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2022: In Memoriam [message #816765 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Mon, 16 January 2023 17:07

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Since I updated the new Oilers for 2022, I thought I would do a quick Oscar's style in memoriam tribute to those Oilers we lost in 2022 (and again to satisfy my OCD).

Fortunately, it's a short list of just three players:

Bryan Marchment: May 1, 1969 - July 6, 2022 (age 53)

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/876796442/photo/bryan-marchment-of-the-edmonton-oilers-skates-against-the-toronto-maple-leafs-during-nhl-game.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=wmhjKOQSPfqgVQwpqBBdp0j7ztdPMjVpqQa9yCquaUo=

Ken Brown: December 19, 1948 - July 22, 2022 (age 73)

https://cdn-otf-cas.prfct.cc/dfs1/eyJkIjo3MiwidyI6NTExLCJoIjo1MTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGFzLW9yZWdvbi1jYXMtb2JpdHMuczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbVwvcGhvdG9zXC9jcmVhdGVfc3RvcnlcLzYyZjExYzQ5NmM4MmNcL2M0NTI3ZDhlM2I1OTc5ODkwMmNmMWJmNzQ3YzMuanBnIiwibSI6IkpQRyJ9

Dave Dryden: September 5, 1941 - October 4, 2022 (age 81)

https://hockeygods.com/system/gallery_images/17031/normal.png?1536176100

Two more notable passings of Oiler "builders":

Ben Stelter (Oiler superfan): May 27, 2016 - August 9, 2022 (age 6)

https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MicrosoftTeams-image-171.jpg?quality=85&strip=all

Barry Fraser: (long time Oiler chief scout): February 10, 1940 - December 4, 2022 (age 82)

https://www.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2022/12/4/barry-fraser-1-6180513-1670188185068.jpeg

And finally one player who passed unnoticed by me in 2021 on his birthday (the same I day I made the post about him--I may have been the last person to post about him while he was alive):

Bobby Schmautz: March 28, 1945 - March 28, 2021

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/pJkAAOSwRU5i-aTN/s-l500.jpg

Damn, I should have used pictures in the original thread. Makes it much more classy and visual.

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Re: 2022: In Memoriam [message #816777 is a reply to message #816765 ]	Tue, 17 January 2023 10:26

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That picture of Ben hit me right in the feels. That look of wonder and amazement.

Thanks for all of this Benv. You deserve a Gretzky award (since there's no trophy named after him yet)

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New Oilers in 2023 [message #828522 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Wed, 03 January 2024 10:51

benv
Messages: 546
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Location: Edmonton

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Just to keep up to date, here are the nine players and one coach that made their Oiler debuts in the calendar year 2023:

Connor Brown
Born: January 14, 1994 in Etobicoke, ON.
Position: Right Wing (shoots right)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2023.
Oilers Career: 2023-24 to present; 28 games and counting (0 playoff games)

Matt Berlin
Born: January 20, 1998 in Edmonton, AB
Position: Goalie (catches left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent (amateur tryout), January 28, 2023.
Oilers Career: 2023-24; 1 game (0 playoff games)
Left Oilers: Released from tryout, January 30, 2023.

Calvin Pickard
Born: April 15, 1992 in Moncton, NB
Position: Goalie (catches left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, July 13, 2022.
Oilers Career: 2023-24 to present; 6 games and counting (0 playoff games)

Adam Erne
Born: April 20, 1995 in New Haven, Connecticut
Position: Left Wing (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, October 13, 2023.
Oilers Career: 2023-24 to present; 18 games and counting (0 playoff games)

Mattias Ekholm
Born: May 24, 1990 in Borlange, Sweden
Position: Defenseman (shoots left)
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Nashville with 6th round pick for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaeffer, 1st and 4th round picks, February 28, 2023.
Oilers Career: 2022-23 to present; 55 games and counting (12 playoff games)

Vincent Desharnais
Born: May 29, 1996 in Laval, QU.
Position: Defenseman (shoots right)
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 183rd overall, June 25, 2016.
Oilers Career: 2022-23 to present; 72 games and counting (12 playoff games).

Jason Demers
Born: June 9, 1988 in Dorval, QU.
Position: Defenseman (shoots right)
Acquired by Oilers: Signed as free agent, December 18, 2022.
Oilers Career: 2022-23; 1 game (0 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Contract not renewed following 2022-23 season.

Nick Bjugstad
Born: July 17, 1992 in Blaine, Minnesota.
Position: Center (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Traded by Arizona with Cam Dineen for Michael Kesselring and 3rd round pick, March 2, 2023.
Oilers Career: 2022-23; 19 games (12 playoff games).
Left Oilers: Signed as free agent by Arizona, July 1, 2023.

Kris Knoblauch
Born September 24, 1978 in Imperial, SK.
Oilers Coaching Career: 2023-24 to present; 23 games and counting (0 playoff games)

Raphael Lavoie
Born September 25, 2000 in Chambly, QU.
Position: Right Wing (shoots right).
Acquired by Oilers: Drafted 38th overall, June 22, 2019.
Oilers Career: 2023-24 to present; 7 games and counting (0 playoff games).

This brings the total to 732 players in Oiler history (604 if you only count the NHL).

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2023 Oilers in memoriam [message #828523 is a reply to message #771063 ]	Wed, 03 January 2024 10:57

benv
Messages: 546
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

No Cups

The in memoriam post this year is (happily) extremely short as we lost just one Oiler alumnus in 2023:

Petr Klima (age 58): December 23, 1964 - May 4, 2023

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[Updated on: Mon, 18 March 2024 13:55]

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