1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season

Edmonton Oilers
1998–99 Edmonton Oilers
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
1998–99 record	33–37–12
Home record	17–19–5
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	230
Goals against	226
	Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Ron Low
Captain	Kelly Buchberger
Alternate captains	Bill Guerin; Boris Mironov (Oct-Mar); Doug Weight
Arena	Skyreach Centre
Average attendance	16,244 (95.0%)
Minor league affiliations	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL); New Orleans Brass (ECHL)
	Team leaders
Goals	Bill Guerin (30)
Assists	Bill Guerin (34)
Points	Bill Guerin (64)
Penalties in minutes	Sean Brown (188)
Plus/minus	Tom Poti (+10)
Wins	Bob Essensa (12); Mikhail Shtalenkov (12)
Goals against average	Mikhail Shtalenkov (2.67)
<1997–98	1999–00>

The 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 20th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 35–37–10 record in 1997–98, earning their 2nd straight playoff appearance.

During the off-season, the Oilers franchise remaining in Edmonton looked very unlikely, as Oilers owner Peter Pocklington would be talking to a group from Houston which, if successful in the purchase, would relocate the club to Houston. At the last minute, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support throughout the NHL, and the club would remain.

Also during the off-season, the Oilers would lose goaltender Curtis Joseph, as he would leave the team as a free agent and join the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the goaltending duties to Bob Essensa and former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim backup Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Edmonton would join the newly-created Northwest Division, along with their Western Canada rivals the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks, as well as the Colorado Avalanche.

Edmonton would start the season with a 7–4–0 record in their opening 11 games, and would remain close to the .500 mark until early February, despite losing Doug Weight to injuries. Edmonton would then go into a slump, and would drop out of a playoff spot, and on March 17, the Oilers would be 25–33–10, sitting in ninth place. Three days later, the Oilers would send Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Tommy Salo. Edmonton would also deal Boris Mironov and Dean McAmmond to the Chicago Blackhawks for youngsters Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger, and acquire Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fourth-round draft pick on March 23.

The moves paid off for the Oilers, as they would post a 8–4–2 record after the Salo deal and sneak into the final playoff position, finishing the season with a 33–37–12 record. On April 3, 1999, Patrick Roy defeated the Edmonton Oiilers and passed Glenn Hall with his 408th victory.^[1]

Offensively, Bill Guerin would be Edmonton's leader, scoring a team high 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points. Josef Beranek would earn 49 points, while Mike Grier would have a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and earning 44 points. Doug Weight would register 37 points in only 43 games. Defensively, Boris Mironov would lead blueline with 40 points, but was dealt to Chicago at the trade deadline. Roman Hamrlik chipped in with 32 points, while Janne Niinimaa would earn 28. Sean Brown would have a team high 188 penalty minutes in only 51 games.

In goal, Bob Essensa and Mikhail Shtalenkov would split time for a majority of the season, each earning 12 victories. Shtalenkov would then be traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Oilers would acquire Tommy Salo to become the new starter, and in 13 games, Salo would go 8–2–2 with a 2.31 goals against average (GAA).

The Oilers lead the NHL in power-play opportunities, with 438.^[2]

The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Dallas Stars, who had finished the year with 114 points, 36 higher than the Oilers. Edmonton found themselves down in the series 2–0 after dropping two close games in Dallas. The Stars quickly eliminated the Oilers, winning the next two games in Edmonton by 3–2 scores to sweep the series. The Stars continued on to win the Stanley Cup.

Season standings

Northwest Division
R	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Colorado Avalanche	82	44	28	10	239	205	1619	98
2	8	Edmonton Oilers	82	33	37	12	230	226	1373	78
3	9	Calgary Flames	82	30	40	12	211	234	1389	72
4	13	Vancouver Canucks	82	23	47	12	192	258	1764	58

^[3]

Western Conference^[4]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	51	19	12	236	168	114
2	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	28	10	239	205	98
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	43	32	7	245	202	93
4	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	39	31	12	205	197	90
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	37	32	13	237	209	87
6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	34	13	215	206	83
7	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	31	33	18	196	191	80
8	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	33	37	12	230	226	78

9	Calgary Flames	NW	82	30	40	12	211	234	72
10	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	41	12	202	248	70
11	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	32	45	5	189	222	69
12	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	47	7	190	261	63
13	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	23	47	12	192	258	58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

1998–99 Game Log

October: 5–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Los Angeles Kings	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	17,100	0–1–0	0	^[5]
2	October 13	Toronto Maple Leafs	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	16,433	0–2–0	0	^[6]
3	October 14	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	Vancouver Canucks		Shtalenkov	14,474	1–2–0	2	^[7]
4	October 17	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	New Jersey Devils		Shtalenkov	15,737	2–2–0	4	^[8]
5	October 20	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	New York Rangers		Essensa	18,200	2–3–0	4	^[9]
6	October 21	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	New York Islanders		Shtalenkov	5,200	3–3–0	6	^[10]
7	October 24	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 6	Colorado Avalanche		Essensa	16,061	3–4–0	6	^[11]
8	October 28	Washington Capitals	2 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	14,290	4–4–0	8	^[12]
9	October 31	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	16,171	5–4–0	10	^[13]

November: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 2	Vancouver Canucks	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	15,260	6–4–0	12	^[14]
11	November 4	Nashville Predators	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	14,054	7–4–0	14	^[15]
12	November 6	Colorado Avalanche	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	17,100	7–5–0	14	^[16]
13	November 8	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	Chicago Blackhawks	OT	Shtalenkov	16,395	8–5–0	16	^[17]
14	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Toronto Maple Leafs		Shtalenkov	15,726	8–6–0	16	^[18]
15	November 12	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 1	Ottawa Senators	OT	Essensa	14,680	8–6–1	17	^[19]
16	November 14	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	Montreal Canadiens		Shtalenkov	20,341	9–6–1	19	^[20]
17	November 18	Detroit Red Wings	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	17,100	9–7–1	19	^[21]
18	November 20	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	OT	Shtalenkov	16,367	10–7–1	21	^[22]
19	November 21	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Phoenix Coyotes	OT	Shtalenkov	16,210	10–8–1	21	^[23]
20	November 25	Colorado Avalanche	0 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	15,499	11–8–1	23	^[24]
21	November 27	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	Calgary Flames		Shtalenkov	17,104	12–8–1	25	^[25]
22	November 29	Chicago Blackhawks	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	15,515	12–9–1	25	^[26]

December: 3–8–2 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–4–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
23	December 2	Phoenix Coyotes	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	14,281	13–9–1	27	^[27]
24	December 4	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	15,303	13–10–1	27	^[28]
25	December 6	Dallas Stars	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	16,458	13–11–1	27	^[29]
26	December 8	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 3	Nashville Predators	OT	Shtalenkov	14,529	13–11–2	28	^[30]
27	December 9	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 3	Chicago Blackhawks		Shtalenkov	15,546	13–12–2	28	^[31]
28	December 11	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Detroit Red Wings		Essensa	19,983	13–13–2	28	^[32]
29	December 13	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 2	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Shtalenkov	19,513	13–13–3	29	^[33]
30	December 15	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 3	Carolina Hurricanes		Shtalenkov	5,684	13–14–3	29	^[34]
31	December 18	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	Tampa Bay Lightning		Essensa	10,289	14–14–3	31	^[35]
32	December 19	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 3	Florida Panthers		Shtalankov	17,953	14–15–3	31	^[36]
33	December 23	San Jose Sharks	5 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	16,350	14–16–3	31	^[37]
34	December 27	Vancouver Canucks	0 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	17,100	15–16–3	33	^[38]
35	December 29	Montreal Canadiens	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	17,100	15–17–3	33	^[39]

January: 4–3–4 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36	January 3	Philadelphia Flyers	3 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Shtalenkov	17,100	15–17–4	34	^[40]
37	January 5	Los Angeles Kings	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Shtalenkov	14,370	15–18–4	34	^[41]
38	January 7	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 1	Phoenix Coyotes		Essensa	15,102	16–18–4	36	^[42]
39	January 9	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 1	Los Angeles Kings	OT	Essensa	14,936	16–18–5	37	^[43]
40	January 10	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim		Shtalenkov	17,174	16–19–5	37	^[44]
41	January 12	Dallas Stars	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Essensa	16,201	16–19–6	38	^[45]
42	January 14	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 1	Vancouver Canucks		Essensa	15,910	17–19–6	40	^[46]
43	January 17	Detroit Red Wings	1 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	17,100	18–19–6	42	^[47]
44	January 21	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 3	San Jose Sharks	OT	Essensa	17,483	18–19–7	43	^[48]
45	January 27	Chicago Blackhawks	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Essensa	16,281	18–20–7	43	^[49]
46	January 30	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	17,100	19–20–7	45	^[50]

February: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–4–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
47	February 1	St. Louis Blues	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Shtalenkov	14,021	19–21–7	45	^[51]
48	February 3	Ottawa Senators	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Essensa	14,487	19–21–8	46	^[52]
49	February 5	Nashville Predators	2 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	15,552	20–21–8	48	^[53]
50	February 8	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 2	Calgary Flames		Essensa	16,842	20–22–8	48	^[54]
51	February 9	Boston Bruins	2 – 0	Edmonton Oilers		Shtalenkov	16,173	20–23–8	48	^[55]
52	February 11	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Detroit Red Wings		Essensa	19,983	20–24–8	48	^[56]
53	February 13	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	St. Louis Blues		Essensa	20,209	21–24–8	50	^[57]
54	February 15	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	Dallas Stars		Essensa	16,928	21–25–8	50	^[58]
55	February 17	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim		Shtalenkov	14,540	22–25–8	52	^[59]
56	February 18	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Los Angeles Kings		Shtalenkov	11,287	22–26–8	52	^[60]
57	February 21	New York Rangers	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Essensa	17,100	22–27–8	52	^[61]
58	February 24	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Passmore	16,001	22–28–8	52	^[62]
59	February 26	Buffalo Sabres	3 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	17,100	23–28–8	54	^[63]
60	February 27	Carolina Hurricanes	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Passmore	17,100	23–28–9	55	^[64]

March: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
61	March 1	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Colorado Avalanche		Essensa	16,061	24–28–9	57	^[65]
62	March 3	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Buffalo Sabres		Passmore	18,595	25–28–9	59	^[66]
63	March 5	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 2	Pittsburgh Penguins	OT	Essnesa	15,688	25–28–10	60	^[67]
64	March 6	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 4	Washington Capitals		Passmore	19,740	25–29–10	60	^[68]
65	March 10	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 7	Dallas Stars		Shtalenkov	16,928	25–30–10	60	^[69]
66	March 13	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 6	St. Louis Blues		Essensa	18,071	25–31–10	60	^[70]
67	March 14	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 3	Nashville Predators		Passmore	16,148	25–32–10	60	^[71]
68	March 17	New Jersey Devils	4 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Passmore	15,581	25–33–10	60	^[72]
69	March 20	Vancouver Canucks	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	26–33–10	62	^[73]
70	March 22	Calgary Flames	2 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Salo	17,100	26–33–11	63	^[74]
71	March 24	Montreal Canadiens	2 – 0	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	26–34–11	63	^[75]
72	March 26	St. Louis Blues	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	16,318	27–34–11	65	^[76]
73	March 28	San Jose Sharks	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	16,512	28–34–11	67	^[77]
74	March 30	Phoenix Coyotes	7 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Essensa	17,100	28–35–11	67	^[78]

April: 5–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 1	Toronto Maple Leafs	5 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	28–36–11	67	^[79]
76	April 3	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 5	Colorado Avalanche		Essensa	16,061	28–37–11	67	^[80]
77	April 7	Calgary Flames	2 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	29–37–11	69	^[81]
78	April 9	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	Calgary Flames		Salo	17,104	30–37–11	71	^[82]
79	April 10	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 1	Vancouver Canucks	OT	Salo	16,217	30–37–12	72	^[83]
80	April 12	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 4	San Jose Sharks	OT	Salo	17,483	31–37–12	74	^[84]
81	April 16	Colorado Avalanche	1 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	32–37–12	76	^[85]
82	April 17	Calgary Flames	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	33–37–12	78	^[86]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs

1999 Western Conference Quarter-final
Dallas Stars won series 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 21	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 2	Dallas Stars		Salo	17,001	0–1	^[87]
2	April 23	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Dallas Stars		Salo	17,001	0–2	^[88]
3	April 25	Dallas Stars	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Salo	17,100	0–3	^[89]
4	April 27	Dallas Stars	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	3OT	Salo	17,100	0–4	^[90]

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bill Guerin	80	30	34	64	133
Josef Beranek	66	19	30	49	23
Mike Grier	82	20	24	44	54
Pat Falloon	82	17	23	40	20
Boris Mironov	63	11	29	40	104

Goaltending

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo	13	700	8	2	2	27	0	.903	2.31
Mikhail Shtalenkov	34	1819	12	17	3	81	3	.896	2.67
Bob Essensa	39	2091	12	14	6	96	0	.901	2.75
Steve Passmore	6	362	1	4	1	17	0	.907	2.82

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ryan Smyth	3	3	0	3	0
Ethan Moreau	4	0	3	3	6
Doug Weight	4	1	1	2	15
Todd Marchant	4	1	1	2	12
Mike Grier	4	1	1	2	6

Goaltending

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo	4	296	0	4	11	0	.926	2.23

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Fredrik Bremberg	1st NHL Game	October 10, 1998
Tom Poti	1st NHL Game	October 10, 1998
Ryan Smyth	200th NHL Game	October 17, 1998
Andrei Kovalenko	400th NHL Game	October 21, 1998
Mike Grier	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	October 24, 1998
Sean Brown	100th NHL PIM	October 31, 1998
Craig Millar	1st NHL Assist	October 31, 1998
Andrei Kovalenko	300th NHL PIM	November 8, 1998
Todd Marchant	300th NHL Game	November 12, 1998
Tom Poti	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 18, 1998
Kelly Buchberger	1,700th NHL PIM	November 25, 1998
Tom Poti	1st NHL Assist	November 29, 1998
Josef Beranek	100th NHL Assist	December 6, 1998
Bill Guerin	600th NHL PIM	December 23, 1998
Marty McSorley	900th NHL Game	December 23, 1998
Boris Mironov	500th NHL PIM	January 3, 1999
Georges Laraque	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	January 7, 1999
Todd Reirden	1st NHL Game	January 7, 1999
Todd Reirden	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	January 19, 1999
Janne Niinimaa	100th NHL Point	January 14, 1999
Georges Laraque	1st NHL Assist	January 17, 1999
Janne Niinimaa	200th NHL Game	February 1, 1999
Josef Beranek	200th NHL Point	February 3, 1999
Mike Grier	200th NHL Game	February 17, 1999
Alexander Selivanov	1st NHL Hat-trick	February 17, 1999
Dean McAmmond	100th NHL Assist	February 21, 1999
Dan LaCouture	1st NHL Game	February 24, 1999
Georges Laraque	100th NHL PIM
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Game
Sean Brown	200th NHL PIM	February 26, 1999
Dean McAmmond	300th NHL Game	February 27, 1999
Ryan Smyth	200th NHL PIM	February 27, 1999
Rem Murray	200th NHL Game	March 1, 1999
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Win	March 3, 1999
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Assist	March 17, 1999
Mike Grier	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 20, 1999
Marty McSorley	3,300th NHL PIM
Janne Niinimaa	200th NHL PIM
Pat Falloon	500th NHL Game	March 22, 1999
Bill Guerin	300th NHL Point	March 22, 1999
Janne Niinimaa	100th NHL Assist	March 28, 1999
Chad Kilger	200th NHL Game	March 30, 1999
Bill Guerin	500th NHL Game	April 12, 1999
Tommy Salo	200th NHL Game	April 17, 1999

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sean Brown	1st NHL Game	April 21, 1999
Christian Laflamme
Georges Laraque
Tom Poti
Tommy Salo
Vladimir Vorobiev
Ethan Moreau	1st NHL Assist	April 23, 1999
Jason Smith	1st NHL Assist	April 23, 1999
Tom Poti	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 25, 1999
Boyd Devereaux	1st NHL Game	April 27, 1999
Christian Laflamme	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 27, 1999

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1998	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Tony Hrkac	To Edmonton Oilers Josef Beranek
June 18, 1998	To New York Islanders Mike Watt	To Edmonton Oilers Eric Fichaud
June 27, 1998	To New Jersey Devils *3rd round pick in 1998 (Brian Gionta)	To Edmonton Oilers Fredrik Bremberg 4th round pick in 1998(Kristian Antila) 5th round pick in 1998 (Oleg Smirnov)
October 1, 1998	To Nashville Predators Drake Berehowsky Greg de Vries Eric Fichaud	To Edmonton Oilers Jim Dowd Mikhail Shtalenkov
October 5, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Valeri Zelepukin	To Edmonton Oilers Daniel Lacroix
January 29, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrei Kovalenko	To Edmonton Oilers Alexandre Daigle
January 29, 1999	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Daigle	To Edmonton Oilers Alexander Selivanov
February 3, 1999	To Washington Capitals Barrie Moore	To Edmonton Oilers Brad Church
March 11, 1999	To Phoenix Coyotes Mikhail Shtalenkov	To Edmonton Oilers **5th round pick in 2000 (Matt Koalska)
March 20, 1999	To Chicago Blackhawks Boris Mironov Dean McAmmond Jonas Elofsson 2nd round pick in 1999 (Dmitri Levinsky)	To Edmonton Oilers Ethan Moreau Chad Kilger Christian Laflamme Daniel Cleary 2nd round pick in 1999 (Alexei Semenov)
March 20, 1999	To New York Islanders Mats Lindgren 8th round pick in 1999 (Radek Martinek)	To Edmonton Oilers Tommy Salo
March 23, 1999	To New York Rangers Kevin Brown	To Edmonton Oilers Vladimir Vorobiev
March 23, 1999	To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1999 (Jonathan Zion) 2nd round pick in 2000 (Kris Vernarsky)	To Edmonton Oilers Jason Smith

*Later traded to the New Jersey Devils.

**Later traded to the Nashville Predators.

Free agents

Player	Former team	Contract terms
F Chris Ferraro	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year,
F Kevin Brown	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $330,900
F Pat Falloon	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $297,810
D Todd Reirden	New Jersey Devils	1 year,
D Marty McSorley	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $1 million

Player	New team
D Terran Sandwith	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
G Curtis Joseph	Toronto Maple Leafs
G Jean-Francois Labbe	New York Rangers
F Jesse Belanger	Tampa Bay Lightning
F Scott Fraser	New York Rangers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	13	Michael Henrich	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3	67	Alex Henry	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
4	99	Shawn Horcoff	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
4	113	Kristian Antila	Finland	Ilves (Finland)
5	128	Paul Elliott	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5	144	Oleg Smirnov	Russia	Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
6	159	Trevor Ettinger	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7	186	Mike Morrison	United States	Exeter High School (USHS–NH)
8	213	Christian Lefebvre	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
9	241	Maxim Spiridonov	Russia	London Knights (OHL)

Roster

1998-99 Edmonton Oilers

Goaltenders

Defensemen

2 – Boris Mironov
5 – Tom Poti
8 – Frank Musil
21 – Jason Smith
22 – Roman Hamrlik
23 – Sean Brown
24 – Christian Laflamme
32 – Craig Millar
33 – Marty McSorley
44 – Janne Niinimaa
48 – Todd Reirden

Wingers

9 – Bill Guerin
10 – Pat Falloon
12 – Joe Hulbig
15 – Dan LaCouture
16 – Kelly Buchberger - C
17 – Rem Murray
18 – Ethan Moreau
20 – Josef Beranek
21 – Daniel Lacroix
25 – Mike Grier
27 – Georges Laraque
28 – Bill Huard
29 – Alexander Selivanov
34 – Vladimir Vorobiev
38 – Chris Ferraro
42 – Kevin Brown
51 – Andrei Kovalenko
94 – Ryan Smyth

Centres

7 – Fredrik Bremberg
14 – Mats Lindgren
15 – Chad Kilger
19 – Boyd Devereaux
26 – Todd Marchant
34 – Jim Dowd
37 – Dean McAmmond
39 – Doug Weight
GM: Glen Sather
Coach: Ron Low

References

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Notes

↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.436, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999.html
↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
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*SHRP Sports

The Internet Hockey Database
National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

[1] Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.436, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2

[2] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999.html

[FOOTNOTEDinger2011155-3] Dinger 2011, p. 155.

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