2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 40th season including their play in the World Hockey Association.

2011–12 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	14th Western
2011–12 record	32–40–10
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	14–23–4
Goals for	212
Goals against	239
Team information
General manager	Steve Tambellini
Coach	Tom Renney
Captain	Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains	Ales Hemsky Ryan Whitney Ryan Smyth
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jordan Eberle (34)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (42)
Points	Jordan Eberle (76)
Penalty minutes	Ben Eager (107)
Plus/minus	Sam Gagner (+5) Andy Sutton (+5)
Wins	Devan Dubnyk (20)
Goals against average	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.67)

The Oilers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the sixth consecutive season. They last qualified during the 2005–06 NHL season.

Off-season

The Edmonton Oilers drafted first overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and chose Red Deer Rebels centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. With the 19th pick overall (obtained from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for Dustin Penner), the Oilers chose defenceman Oscar Klefbom.

Playoffs

The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contentions on March 22, 2012.

Standings

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
4	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy.

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Minnesota Wild	4–3	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	15,653	0–1–0
2	September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK)	Edmonton Oilers	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks		Dubnyk	12,375	1–1–0
3	September 22	Vancouver Canucks	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	15,724	1–2–0
4	September 24	Calgary Flames	1–2	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	2–2–0
5	September 25	Edmonton Oilers	3–0	Calgary Flames		Dubnyk	19,289	3–2–0
6	September 27	Phoenix Coyotes	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,218	4–2–0
7	September 30	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Dubnyk	14,544	5–2–0
8	October 1	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Vancouver Canucks		Khabibulin	18,860	5–3–0

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 1–0–0 2 2 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Minnesota Wild SO Khabibulin 15,878 1–0–1 3 3 October 15 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 1–1–1 3 4 October 17 Nashville Predators 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 2–1–1 5 5 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 2–2–1 5 6 October 20 Minnesota Wild 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 2–2–2 6 7 October 22 New York Rangers 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 3–2–2 8 8 October 25 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 4–2–2 10 9 October 27 Washington Capitals 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 5–2–2 12 10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 15,057 6–2–2 14 11 October 30 St. Louis Blues 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 7–2–2 16
November: 5–8–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 4–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 0 Los Angeles Kings Khabibulin 18,118 8–2–2 18 13 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Dubnyk 13,381 8–3–2 18 14 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Montreal Canadiens Khabibulin 21,273 9–3–2 20 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Boston Bruins Dubnyk 17,565 9–4–2 20 16 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Detroit Red Wings Khabibulin 20,066 9–5–2 20 17 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Chicago Blackhawks Khabibulin 21,110 9–6–2 20 18 November 17 Ottawa Senators 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 9–7–2 20 19 November 19 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 10–7–2 22 20 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Khabibulin 11,458 10–8–2 22 21 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 16,838 11–8–2 24 22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 18,092 12–8–2 26 23 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 17,684 12–9–2 26 24 November 28 Nashville Predators 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–2 26 25 November 30 Minnesota Wild 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–3 27
December: 3–9–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 0–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–10–3 29 27 December 3 Calgary Flames 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 13–11–3 29 28 December 7 Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–12–3 29 29 December 9 Colorado Avalanche 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14–12–3 31 30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 14–13–3 31 31 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Dubnyk 9,397 14–14–3 31 32 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 San Jose Sharks Khabibulin 17,562 14–15–3 31 33 December 19 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14–16–3 31 34 December 22 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 15–16–3 33 35 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Vancouver Canucks Khabibulin 18,890 15–17–3 33 36 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 19,194 15–18–3 33 37 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 New York Islanders Dubnyk 13,807 15–19–3 33
January: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Dubnyk 21,216 16–19–3 35 39 January 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Buffalo Sabres Khabibulin 18,690 16–20–3 35 40 January 5 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 St. Louis Blues Dubnyk 18,428 16–21–3 35 41 January 7 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Khabibulin 16,122 16–22–3 35 42 January 11 New Jersey Devils 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Khabibulin 16,839 16–22–4 36 43 January 13 Anaheim Ducks 5 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 16–23–4 36 44 January 15 Los Angeles Kings 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 17–23–4 38 45 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 13,814 17–24–4 38 46 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 St. Louis Blues Khabibulin 17,432 17–25–4 38 47 January 21 Calgary Flames 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 17–26–4 38 48 January 23 San Jose Sharks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 18–26–4 40 49 January 24 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Vancouver Canucks SO Dubnyk 18,890 18–26–5 41 50 January 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 19–26–5 43
February: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 20–26–5 45 52 February 4 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 21–26–5 47 53 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Dubnyk 19,581 21–27–5 47 54 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Khabibulin 20,066 21–28–5 47 55 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Ottawa Senators OT Khabibulin 20,085 22–28–5 49 56 February 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Khabibulin 16,839 22–28–6 50 57 February 17 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 22–29–6 50 58 February 19 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 22–30–6 50 59 February 21 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 1 Calgary Flames Dubynk 19,289 23–30–6 52 60 February 23 Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 24–30–6 54 61 February 25 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 24–31–6 54 62 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Winnipeg Jets Dubnyk 15,004 25–31–6 56 63 February 29 St. Louis Blues 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 25–32–6 56
March: 6–6–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Dallas Stars 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 25–33–6 56 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Anaheim Ducks Khabibulin 13,596 25–34–6 56 66 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 San Jose Sharks SO Dubnyk 17,562 26–34–6 58 67 March 8 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 26–35–6 58 68 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Colorado Avalanche SO Khabibulin 15,683 26–35–7 59 69 March 12 San Jose Sharks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 26–36–7 59 70 March 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 27–36–7 61 71 March 16 Calgary Flames 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 28–36–7 63 72 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 28–36–8 64 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 17,113 29–36–8 66 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Khabibulin 17,893 29–36–9 67 75 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Florida Panthers SO Dubnyk 16,214 30–36–9 69 76 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 12,295 31–36–9 71 77 March 28 Dallas Stars 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 31–37–9 71 78 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 31–38–9 71
April: 1–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Anaheim Ducks Dubnyk 17,266 32–38–9 73 80 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Los Angeles Kings Dubnyk 18,118 32–39–9 73 81 April 5 Anaheim Ducks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 32–39–10 74 82 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Dubnyk 18,890 32–40–10 74 Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jordan Eberle 78 34 42 76 4 10 Taylor Hall 61 27 26 53 −3 36 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 62 18 34 52 -2 16 Sam Gagner 75 18 29 47 5 36 Ryan Smyth 82 19 27 46 −5 82 Ales Hemsky 69 10 26 36 −13 43 Shawn Horcoff 81 13 21 34 −23 24 Ryan Jones 79 17 16 33 −7 42 Jeff Petry 73 2 23 25 −7 26 Corey Potter 62 4 17 21 −16 24 Ryan Whitney 51 3 17 20 -16 16 Tom Gilbert^‡ 47 3 14 17 −4 12 Eric Belanger 78 4 12 16 −13 32 Ladislav Smid 78 5 10 15 4 44 Ben Eager 63 8 5 13 −1 107 Andy Sutton 52 3 7 10 5 80 Lennart Petrell 60 4 5 9 −10 45 Magnus Paajarvi 41 2 6 8 −7 4 Anton Lander 56 2 4 6 −8 12 Teemu Hartikainen 17 2 3 5 1 6 Nick Schultz 20 0 4 4 -2 10 Darcy Hordichuk 43 1 2 3 −3 64 Theo Peckham 54 1 2 3 0 80 Linus Omark 14 3 0 3 −5 8 Josh Green 7 1 1 2 −6 7 Cam Barker 25 2 0 2 0 23 Chris VandeVelde 5 1 0 1 2 2 Alex Plante 3 0 1 1 0 2 Colten Teubert 24 0 1 1 −5 25 Philippe Cornet 2 0 1 1 0 0 Ryan O'Marra^‡ 7 0 1 1 0 4 Bryan Rodney 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Taylor Chorney 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Milan Kytnar 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Devan Dubnyk 47 2653 20 20 3 118 2.67 1380 .914 2 0 1 0 Nikolai Khabibulin 40 2261 12 20 7 100 2.65 1114 .910 2 0 0 0 Yann Danis 1 32 0 0 0 2 3.75 12 .833 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Nikolai Khabibulin[2]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 31, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin[3]	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[4]	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[5]	NHL Rookie of the Month	November 2011
Sam Gagner[6]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 6, 2012

Records

• 3: On October 15, 2011, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins set:

• NHL record for the earliest career hat trick for a first overall pick.
• Oilers record for the earliest career hat trick in fewest career games.

• 8: Tied Oilers record for most points in a single game by Sam Gagner on February 2, 2012.
• 11: A new Oilers record for most consecutive points by Sam Gagner on February 4, 2012.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Anton Lander	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Hat-trick	October 15, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Assist	October 17, 2011
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 28, 2011
Colten Teubert	1st NHL Game	November 3, 2011
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Goal
Anton Lander	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Colton Teubert	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 5, 2011
Sam Gagner	300th NHL Game	November 10, 2011
Theo Peckham	300th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff	700th NHL Game	November 11, 2011
Anton Lander	1st NHL Goal	November 17, 2011
Taylor Hall	2nd NHL Hat-trick	November 19, 2011
Ales Hemsky	400th NHL Point
Tom Gilbert	100th NHL PIM	November 22, 2011
Ales Hemsky	500th NHL Game
Darcy Hordichuk	500th NHL Game	November 25, 2011
Ryan Jones	200th NHL Game	November 28, 2011
Magnus Paajarvi	100th NHL Game
Ryan Jones	1st NHL Hat-trick	December 2, 2011
Ryan Whitney	400th NHL Game	December 7, 2011
Ryan Jones	100th NHL PIM	December 10, 2011
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Game	December 15, 2011
Ryan Smyth	1,100th NHL Game
Ladislav Smid	300th NHL PIM	December 26, 2011
Darcy Hordichuk	1,100th NHL PIM	December 29, 2011
Ben Eager	800th NHL PIM	December 31, 2011
Josh Green	200th NHL PIM	January 7, 2012
Milan Kytnar	1st NHL Game	January 11, 2012
Taylor Hall	100th NHL Game	January 13, 2012
Philippe Cornet	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	January 31, 2012
Sam Gagner	200th NHL Point 2nd NHL Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game	February 2, 2012
Ales Hemsky	300th NHL Assist	February 11, 2012
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Point	February 21, 2012
Devan Dubnyk	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	February 27, 2012
Ryan Smyth	800th NHL Point
Ladislav Smid	400th NHL Game	March 12, 2012
Jeff Petry	100th NHL Game	March 18, 2012
Ales Hemsky	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 20, 2012
Chris VandeVelde	1st NHL Goal	March 25, 2012
Ryan Whitney	200th NHL Assist	April 1, 2012
Devan Dubnyk	100th NHL Game	April 5, 2012

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades Date Details June 26, 2011[7] To Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser 7th-round pick in 2012 To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth July 1, 2011[8] To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton July 12, 2011[9] To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013 February 16, 2012[10] To Anaheim Ducks Ryan O'Marra To Edmonton Oilers Bryan Rodney February 27, 2012[11] To Minnesota Wild Tom Gilbert To Edmonton Oilers Nick Schultz Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Lennart Petrell[12] HIFK 1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract Antti Tyrvainen[12] Pelicans 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract Ben Eager[13] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $3.3 million Darcy Hordichuk[14] Florida Panthers 1 year, $825,000 Cam Barker[14] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $2.25 million Eric Belanger[15] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.25 million Corey Potter[16] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $525,000 Josh Green[17] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $575,000 Yann Danis[18] Amur Khabarovsk 1 year, $650,000 Ryan Keller[19] Binghamton Senators 1 year, $625,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brad Moran[20] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years Liam Reddox[21] Vaxjo Lakers 1 year Jim Vandermeer[22] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million Sheldon Souray[23] Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.65 million Richard Petiot[24] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $525,000 Alexandre Giroux[25] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $825,000 Zack Stortini[26] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000 Jean-Francois Jacques[27] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000 Jeff Deslauriers[28] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.225 million Martin Gerber[29] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years Steve MacIntyre[30] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Taylor Chorney[31] St. Louis Blues November 10, 2011 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Taylor Chorney[32] St. Louis Blues October 11, 2011 Gilbert Brule[33] Phoenix Coyotes January 10, 2012 Player signings Player Contract terms Ryan Jones[34] 2 years, $3 million Ladislav Smid[35] 2 years, $4.5 million Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[36] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Theo Peckham[18] 1 year, $1.075 million Taylor Chorney[37] 1 year, $735,000 Ryan O'Marra[37] 1 year, $735,000 Ryan Martindale[38] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract Corey Potter[39] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension Andy Sutton[40] 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension Ales Hemsky[41] 2 years, $10 million contract extension Tyler Bunz[42] 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract Kristians Pelss[43] 3 years, $1.705 million entry-level contract Brandon Davidson[44] 3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract Oscar Klefbom[45] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Draft picks Edmonton's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 1 19 (from Los Angeles) Oscar Klefbom (D)  Sweden Farjestad BK (Elitserien) 2 31 David Musil (D)  Czech Republic Vancouver Giants (WHL) 3 62 Samu Perhonen (G)  Finland JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.) 3 74 (from Calgary) Travis Ewanyk (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 4 92 Dillon Simpson (D)  Canada University of North Dakota (WCHA) 4 114 (from Pittsburgh) Tobias Rieder (C)  Germany Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 5 122 Martin Gernat (D)  Slovakia HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.) 7 182 Frans Tuohimaa (G)  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) Final roster Updated April 7, 2012.[46] - # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 13 Cam Barker D L 26 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba 20 Eric Belanger C L 34 2011 Sherbrooke, Quebec 40 Devan Dubnyk G L 25 2004 Regina, Saskatchewan 55 Ben Eager LW L 28 2011 Ottawa, Ontario 14 Jordan Eberle RW R 21 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan 81 Taylor Fedun D R 23 2011 Edmonton, Alberta 89 Sam Gagner C R 22 2007 London, Ontario 4 Taylor Hall LW L 20 2010 Calgary, Alberta 56 Teemu Hartikainen C L 21 2008 Kuopio, Finland 83 Ales Hemsky (A) RW R 28 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia 10 Shawn Horcoff (C) C L 33 1998 Trail, British Columbia 16 Darcy Hordichuk LW L 31 2011 Kamsack, Saskatchewan 28 Ryan Jones LW L 27 2010 Chatham, Ontario 35 Nikolai Khabibulin G L 39 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union 93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C L 18 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia 23 Linus Omark LW L 25 2007 Övertorneå, Sweden 24 Theo Peckham D L 24 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario 37 Lennart Petrell C L 27 2011 Helsinki, Finland 58 Jeff Petry D R 24 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan 44 Corey Potter D R 28 2011 Lansing, Michigan 19 Bryan Rodney D R 27 2012 London, Ontario 15 Nick Schultz D L 29 2012 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan 5 Ladislav Smid D L 26 2006 Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia 94 Ryan Smyth LW L 36 2011 Banff, Alberta 25 Andy Sutton D L 37 2011 Kingston, Ontario 33 Colten Teubert D R 22 2011 White Rock, British Columbia 54 Chris VandeVelde C L 25 2005 Moorhead, Minnesota 6 Ryan Whitney (A) D L 29 2010 Scituate, Massachusetts See also 2011–12 NHL season References National Hockey League (2010). 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