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. Goalies 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. Goalies in the system include Bjorn Bjurling, Devan Dubnyk and Bryan Pitton.
The Oilers currently rank 6th in NHL Western Conference league play with 24 wins, 19 losses, 3 OTs, and 51 points. While the sixth rank is lower than the Oilers’ second place for the Western Conference Northwest ensemble, for the league standings, the Oilers are 13th.
Coaches for the Oilers this season include head coach Craig Mactavish, assistant coach Charlie Huddy, assistant coach Bill Moores, assistant coach Kelly Buchberger, goaltending coach Pete Peeters, video coach Brian Ross, Bob Mancini and strength and skills coach Steve Serdachny. and conditioning consultant Chad Moreau.
Training staff include 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, Masseur Stephen Lines and Joey Moss.
The Oilers have won their last three games before the break, beating the Blue Jackets 4-3 on January 20. The Oilers will play two more games this month against the Sabers and 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 rest of the games for the month of March will be played at home with the Oilers facing the Thrashers, Avalanche, Blues, Red Wings, Wild and the Ducks. In 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.