The Edmonton Oilers and the Stockton Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League have reached a new one-year affiliation agreement for the 2012-2013 season.  This will mark the seventh straight season that Stockton has served as the AA minor league affiliate for the Oilers.

Oilers re-sign Oklahoma City Barons Head Coach Todd Nelson and Assistant Coaches Gerry Flaming and Rocky Thompson to new three-year contracts.  In their first season with the American Hockey League team, the coaching staff had a record of 40-29-2-9 and led the team into the third round of the Calder Cup playoffs 

Defenceman Taylor Chorney has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.  Chorney, who was an unrestricted free agent, split last season between Edmonton and St. Louis of the NHL and Oklahoma City of the AHL

Oilers name Rick Carriere as Senior Director of Player Development.  Carriere takes over for Billy Moores, who is retiring and assuming a role as a consultant to the Player Development department.

Oilers announce that Craig MacTavish has been named the team's new Senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations.  MacTavish spent last season in the Vancouver Canucks organization as the head coach of their AHL affiliate in Chicago.  Prior to that, he was head coach of the Oilers from 2000-01 to 2008-09.

Oilers have agreed to terms on a new contract with General Manager Steve Tambellini.  Tambellini joined the Oilers on July 31, 2008, and the team has finished 21st, 30th, 30th and 29th overall during four year tenure.  The team has not disclosed the terms of the new deal.

For the third time in four seasons, the Edmonton Oilers will be looking for a new head coach.

The Oilers elected not to renew the contract of head coach Tom Renney after two 30th place finishes.  Renney, who had a record of 57-85-22 in his two season with Oilers, had replaced Pat Quinn as the Oilers head coach after the 2009-10 season.  Quinn lasted only one season after replacing long-time head coach Craig MacTavish.

The Edmonton Oilers will select first overall in the NHL Entry Draft for the third straight season.

Despite having only an 18.8% chance of doing so, the Oilers won this year's draft lottery, jumping from 2nd overall to 1st overall in the June 22 draft in Pittsburgh.

The full draft lottery results were: