Nov.
28, 2005:
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Morrison
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Goaltender Michael
Morrison is named the NHL Defensive Player of the Week.
Morrison was 3-0 and recorded a 1.58 goals-against average and .933 save
percentage last week. He made 21 saves in a 2-1 shootout victory against
the San Jose Sharks last Monday. He then stopped 25 shots in a 4-3 victory
over Minnesota on Wednesday before capping the week with 27 saves in a
2-1 shootout victory at Calgary on Friday. |
Sept.
12, 2005:
| Former
Oilers' great Mark
Messier announced his retirement today, bringing to an end his illustrious
25 year NHL career. There had been speculation that Messier might
return to play one more season, and Oilers' General Manager Kevin Lowe
was actively pursuing him to end his career as an Oiler. Messier
retires after winning six Stanley Cups and scoring 694-1193-1887 in 1,756
career games. The New York Rangers will retire his jersey on Jan.
12 in a game against Edmonton, and the Oilers will no doubt follow suit
and have a retirement ceremony of their own early next season. |
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Messier
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Sept.
7, 2005:
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Markkanen
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Oilers'
goaltender Jussi
Markkanen will miss the team's training camp and most or all of their
pre-season games after fracturing his left collarbone during a game in
Finland Aug. 30. Markkanen has returned to Edmonton to be examined
by team doctors.
Markkanen's
injury opens the door for rookies Jeff
Drouin-Deslauriers or Michael
Morrison to earn a spot as the Oilers' backup netminder to start the
season. |
Aug.
17, 2005:
| Oilers
announce that the team will retire Paul
Coffey's #7 during a ceremony before the Oct. 18 regular season game
against the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes' coach Wayne Gretzky will be
on hand during the ceremony.
Coffey
joins Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr and Al Hamilton as the only Oilers
to have their numbers retired. Coffey is the 10th highest scorer
in NHL history, scoring 396 goals and 1,135 assists for 1,531 points in
1,409 regular season games. |
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Coffey
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Aug.
15, 2005:
A salary
arbitration hearing between the Oilers and center Shawn
Horcoff is scheduled for Aug. 25. The two sides are still free
to negotiate a deal prior to the hearing.
Aug.
10, 2005:
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Horcoff
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Center Shawn
Horcoff is one of only 11 NHL players to file for salary arbitration.
A hearing date will be scheduled, and his salary for next season will be
determined by an arbitrator if he and the Oilers are unable to come to
a deal beforehand.
This move means that Horcoff
is unable to sign an offer sheet with any other team. |
| Aug.
10, 2005:
Oilers announce a new affiliation
agreement with the American Hockey Leagues Iowa Stars for the 2005-06 season.
The Oilers are expecting to assign up to seven players to Iowa, the Dallas
Stars' farm team, for the upcoming season. The Oilers also have affiliation
agreements with the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal) and the ECHL Greenville
Grrrowl. |
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