Mar.
26:
| A 4-3 win over the Phoenix
Coyotes officially qualifies the Oilers for the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Oilers return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. The team
can still finish as high as sixth place in the Western Conference, and
will play either Detroit, Dallas or Vancouver in the first-round. |
Mar.
19:
Staios
|
Oilers
announce that Defenceman Steve
Staios has been selected as the team's nominee for the 2002-03 Bill
Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is given to the player "who best
exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication
to hockey."
The
Masterton Trophy was first presented by the NHL Writers' Association in
1968 to commemorate the late Bill Masterton, a player with the Minnesota
North Stars, who exhibited to a high degree the qualities of perseverance,
sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, and who died January 15, 1968. |
Jan.
21:
| Oilers announce that center
Shawn
Horcoff will replace right winger Ales
Hemsky in the NHL YoungStars Game.
Hemsky is being bothered by an abdominal strain and will use the All-Star
break to recover. |
Horcoff
|
Jan.
21:
Laraque
|
Oilers announce that right
winger Georges
Laraque will undergo surgery to repair cartilage damage
in his right knee. Laraque has missed the Oilers last two games due to
the injury. The Oilers are waiting until after the surgery to determine
how much longer Laraque will be sidelined. |
Jan.
17
| Right
winger Ales
Hemsky is selected to play in the NHL
YoungStars Game in Sunrise, Florida. The game is part of NHL All-Star
Weekend and showcases players age 25 and under who are playing on entry-level
contracts. Hemsky is the second Oiler to be named to the YoungStars
Game, joining Mike Comrie, who skated in the inaugural game in 2001-02
at Los Angeles. |
Hemsky
|
Jan.
16:
Brewer
|
Defenceman Eric
Brewer is named to the Western Conference All-Star team for
the 2003 NHL All-Star Game. The selection marks the first time the
23-year-old has been named to an NHL All-Star team. The All-Star
game will be played on February 2nd, 2003 at Sunrise, Florida. |
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