1997–98 Edmonton Oilers season
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 3rd Pacific |
Conference | 7th Western |
1997–98 record | 35–37–10 |
Home record | 20–16–5 |
Road record | 15–21–5 |
Goals for | 215 |
Goals against | 224 |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Ron Low |
Captain | Kelly Buchberger |
Alternate captains | Boris Mironov Doug Weight |
Arena | Edmonton Coliseum |
Average attendance | 16,245 (95.0%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) New Orleans Brass (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Doug Weight (26) |
Assists | Doug Weight (44) |
Points | Doug Weight (70) |
Penalty minutes | Drake Berehowsky (169) |
Plus/minus | Todd Marchant (+9) Dean McAmmond (+9) |
Wins | Curtis Joseph (29) |
Goals against average | Curtis Joseph (2.63) |
The 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–37–9 record in 1996–97, earning their first Stanley Cup playoff spot in five seasons. The Oilers then defeated the heavily favoured Colorado Avalanche before losing to the Dallas Stars in the second round.[citation needed]
Edmonton began the season slowly, and on January 4, with a record of 11–22–9, the Oilers traded Jason Arnott and Bryan Muir to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Bill Guerin and Valeri Zelepukin. The trade seemed to spark Edmonton, as they finished the year 24–15–1, making the playoffs for the second-straight season after finishing in seventh place in the Western Conference.[citation needed]
Offensively, Doug Weight had another solid season, leading the Oilers in goals (26), assists (44) and points (70). Ryan Smyth was the only other player to score at least 20 goals for the team. Dean McAmmond had a breakout season, finishing second to Weight with 50 points, as well as third in goals, with 19. Bill Guerin had a solid half season in Edmonton, scoring 13 goals and 29 points in 40 games. Boris Mironov would lead the defence with 16 goals and 46 points, while Drake Berehowsky would lead the team with 169 penalty minutes.[citation needed]
In goal, Curtis Joseph got the majority of playing time, winning 29 games, posting a goals against average (GAA) of 2.63 and setting the club record with shutouts in a season at eight. Bob Essensa backed him up once again, contributing a solid GAA of 2.55 and winning six games.[citation needed] The Oilers also tied the Dallas Stars for most power-play goals scored (77) and finished with the most power-play opportunities (483) in the League.[1]
On March 2, 1998, Scott Fraser scored just 11 seconds into the overtime period to give the Oilers a 5-4 road win over the Colorado Avalanche.[2] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1997–98 regular season.[3]
The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Pacific Division-winning Colorado Avalanche, who eliminated Edmonton from the playoffs the previous spring, and finished with 15 more points during the regular season. The Oilers, however, surprised the Avalanche in the opening game, winning 3–2, but Colorado stormed back to win three in a row to go up 3–1 in the series. The Oilers held off the Avalanche in Game 5 with a 3–1 in Denver, then returned home for game 6 to shut-out Colorado 2–0, forcing a deciding Game 7. Curtis Joseph earned his second-straight shutout in the series, as Edmonton won 4–0 and the series 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Avalanche.[citation needed]
In the second round, Edmonton played against Dallas, whom the Oilers defeated the previous year in the opening round. The Stars finished with an NHL-best 109 points in the regular season. The Stars beat Edmonton in the first game, but Curtis Joseph shut-out Dallas in Game 2, evening the series as it returned to Edmonton for the next two games. The third game was scoreless in regulation time, though the Stars scored in the first overtime period to take a 2–1 series lead. The Oilers' offence then went dry as they scored only two goals in the next two games, losing both, and the series 4–1.[citation needed]
Season standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 231 | 205 | 95 |
2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 227 | 225 | 87 |
3 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 215 | 224 | 80 |
4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 210 | 216 | 78 |
5 | 11 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 217 | 252 | 67 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 205 | 261 | 65 |
7 | 13 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 224 | 273 | 64 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 242 | 167 | 109 |
2 | x – Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 231 | 205 | 95 |
3 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 250 | 196 | 103 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 256 | 204 | 98 |
5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 227 | 225 | 87 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | CEN | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 224 | 227 | 82 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 215 | 224 | 80 |
8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 210 | 216 | 78 |
9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 192 | 199 | 73 |
10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 194 | 237 | 69 |
11 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 217 | 252 | 67 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 205 | 261 | 65 |
13 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 224 | 273 | 64 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
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October: 5–6–1 (home: 3–4–1 ; road: 2–2–0)
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November: 3–7–5 (home: 1–2–2 ; road: 2–5–3)
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December: 3–7–3 (home: 1–3–1 ; road: 2–4–2)
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January: 8–5–0 (home: 5–3–0 ; road: 3–2–0)
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February: 3–4–0 (home: 3–2–0 ; road: 0–2–0)
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March: 8–6–0 (home: 4–2–0 ; road: 4–4–0)
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April: 6–2–0 (home: 4–0–0 ; road: 2–2–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Oilers win 4–3
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–1
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
39 | Doug Weight | C | 79 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −4 | 14 |
37 | Dean McAmmond | LW | 77 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Boris Mironov | D | 81 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −8 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 27 |
26 | Todd Marchant | LW | 76 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
94 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 65 | 20 | 13 | 33 | −24 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 16 |
9 | Bill Guerin† | RW | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | −6 | 17 |
14 | Mats Lindgren | C | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
22 | Roman Hamrlik† | D | 41 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −4 | 12 |
33 | Dan McGillis‡ | D | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −17 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Scott Fraser | RW | 29 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 82 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −10 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
51 | Andrei Kovalenko | RW | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Tony Hrkac† | C | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Rem Murray | C | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
7 | Jason Arnott‡ | RW | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −16 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Mike Grier | RW | 66 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −3 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
21 | Valeri Zelepukin† | LW | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Greg de Vries | D | 65 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −17 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 21 |
24 | Janne Niinimaa† | D | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
6 | Bobby Dollas† | D | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
15 | Drake Berehowsky | D | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 169 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
19 | Boyd Devereaux | C | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Craig Millar | D | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | Joe Hulbig | LW | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Ray Whitney‡ | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | Bryan Marchment‡ | D | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Frank Musil† | D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Mike Watt | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Drew Bannister‡ | D | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Curtis Joseph | G | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | Steve Kelly‡ | C | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Sean Brown | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Bill Huard | LW | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
21 | Ladislav Benysek | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Dennis Bonvie | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Jason Bowen† | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Bob Essensa | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | Scott Ferguson‡ | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Doug Friedman | LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Georges Laraque | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Kevin Lowe | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Bryan Muir‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Terran Sandwith | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Curtis Joseph | 71 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 1901 | 181 | 2.63 | .905 | 8 | 4132 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 319 | 23 | 1.93 | .928 | 3 | 716 |
30 | Bob Essensa | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 404 | 35 | 2.54 | .913 | 0 | 825 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.26 | .909 | 0 | 27 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Doug Weight | [6] |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Scott Fraser (March) | [7] | |
Scott Fraser (April) | |||
Team | Community Service Award | Todd Marchant | [8] |
Defenceman of the Year | Boris Mironov | [8] | |
Molson Cup | Curtis Joseph | [8] | |
Most Popular Player | Curtis Joseph | [8] | |
Top Defensive Forward | Mats Lindgren | [8] | |
Top First Year Oiler | Roman Hamrlik | [8] | |
Unsung Hero | Dean McAmmond | [8] | |
Zane Feldman Trophy | Doug Weight | [8] |
Records
[edit]- 14: An Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Curtis Joseph.
- 10: A new Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Curtis Joseph on February 2, 1998.
Milestones
[edit]Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Todd Marchant | 100th NHL Point | October 1, 1997 | |||||||
Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Game | October 5, 1997 | |||||||
Bryan Marchment | 1,300th NHL PIM | October 11, 1997 | |||||||
Jason Bowen | 100th NHL PIM | October 21, 1997 | |||||||
Steve Kelly | 1st NHL Assist | October 24, 1997 | |||||||
Drake Berehowsky | 200th NHL PIM | October 29, 1997 | |||||||
Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
November 3, 1997 | |||||||
Craig Millar | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
November 5, 1997 | |||||||
Curtis Joseph | 400th NHL Game | November 8, 1997 | |||||||
Ladislav Benysek | 1st NHL Game | November 15, 1997 | |||||||
Georges Laraque | |||||||||
Mike Watt | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Sean Brown | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
November 17, 1997 | |||||||
Joe Hulbig | |||||||||
Mike Grier | 100th NHL Game | November 19, 1997 | |||||||
Bill Huard | 200th NHL Game | ||||||||
Mike Watt | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
November 22, 1997 | |||||||
Doug Friedman | 1st NHL Game | November 25, 1997 | |||||||
Doug Weight | 400th NHL Point | November 28, 1997 | |||||||
Jason Arnott | 100th NHL Goal | November 30, 1997 | |||||||
Greg de Vries | 100th NHL PIM | December 2, 1997 | |||||||
Dean McAmmond | 100th NHL Point | December 3, 1997 | |||||||
Joe Hulbig | 1st NHL Goal | December 5, 1997 | |||||||
Dan McGillis | 100th NHL Game | ||||||||
Rem Murray | |||||||||
Mats Lindgren | 100th NHL Game | December 7, 1997 | |||||||
Doug Weight | 300th NHL Assist | December 10, 1997 | |||||||
Kelly Buchberger | 1,600th NHL PIM | December 20, 1997 | |||||||
Bryan Marchment | 100th NHL Point | ||||||||
Kelly Buchberger | 700th NHL Game | December 27, 1997 | |||||||
Dean McAmmond | 200th NHL Game | ||||||||
Doug Weight | 400th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Goal | January 20, 1998 | |||||||
Dan McGillis | 100th NHL PIM | January 23, 1998 | |||||||
Greg de Vries | 100th NHL Game | January 31, 1998 | |||||||
Curtis Joseph | 200th NHL Win | February 2, 1998 | |||||||
Terran Sandwith | 1st NHL Game | ||||||||
Boris Mironov | 100th NHL Assist | February 6, 1998 | |||||||
Roman Hamrlik | 200th NHL Point | February 25, 1998 | |||||||
Boris Mironov | 400th NHL PIM 300th NHL Game |
February 27, 1998 | |||||||
Bill Guerin | 500th NHL PIM | February 28, 1998 | |||||||
Scott Ferguson | 1st NHL Game | March 4, 1998 | |||||||
Bill Guerin | 400th NHL Game | ||||||||
Drake Berehowsky | 300th NHL PIM | March 7, 1998 | |||||||
Mike Grier | 100th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Roman Hamrlik | 400th NHL Game | ||||||||
Valeri Zelepukin | 400th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Assist | March 9, 1998 | |||||||
Roman Hamrlik | 500th NHL PIM | March 13, 1998 | |||||||
Dean McAmmond | 100th NHL PIM | March 15, 1998 | |||||||
Valeri Zelepukin | 400th NHL Game | ||||||||
Frank Musil | 100th NHL Assist | March 18, 1998 | |||||||
Todd Marchant | 200th NHL PIM | March 25, 1998 | |||||||
Ryan Smyth | 100th NHL Point | April 1, 1998 | |||||||
Bobby Dollas | 500th NHL Game | April 3, 1998 | |||||||
Doug Weight | 500th NHL Game | April 8, 1998 | |||||||
Frank Musil | 1,200th NHL PIM | April 11, 1998 |
Playoffs | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Drake Berehowsky | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
April 22, 1998 | |||||||
Dean McAmmond | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | ||||||||
Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Game | ||||||||
Kelly Buchberger | 100th NHL PIM | April 24, 1998 | |||||||
Curtis Joseph | 50th NHL Game | April 28, 1998 | |||||||
Drake Berehowsky | 1st NHL Goal | May 2, 1998 | |||||||
Bill Guerin | 100th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Curtis Joseph | 5th NHL Shutout | ||||||||
Dean McAmmond | 1st NHL Assist | ||||||||
Mats Lindgren | 1st NHL Goal | May 4, 1998 | |||||||
Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
May 13, 1998 | |||||||
Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Assist | May 16, 1998 |
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]June 18, 1997 | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Cerven |
To Edmonton Oilers 7th round pick in 1997 |
July 16, 1997 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Vladimir Vujtek 3rd round pick in 1998 |
To Edmonton Oilers Brantt Myhres 3rd round pick in 1998 |
August 12, 1997 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jiri Slegr |
To Edmonton Oilers 3rd round pick in 1998 |
August 25, 1997 | To New York Islanders Mariusz Czerkawski |
To Edmonton Oilers Dan LaCouture |
October 15, 1997 | To Philadelphia Flyers Brantt Myhres |
To Edmonton Oilers Jason Bowen |
December 30, 1997 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Bryan Marchment Steve Kelly Jason Bonsignore |
To Edmonton Oilers Roman Hamrlik Paul Comrie |
January 4, 1998 | To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott Bryan Muir |
To Edmonton Oilers Bill Guerin Valeri Zelepukin |
January 9, 1998 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Drew Bannister |
To Edmonton Oilers Bobby Dollas |
March 9, 1998 | To Ottawa Senators Scott Ferguson |
To Edmonton Oilers Frank Musil |
March 24, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan McGillis 2nd round pick in 1998 |
To Edmonton Oilers Janne Niinimaa |
Free agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Edmonton's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.[9]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Michel Riesen | ![]() |
EHC Biel (Switzerland) |
2 | 41 | Patrick Dovigi | ![]() |
Erie Otters (OHL) |
3 | 68 | Sergei Yerkovich | ![]() |
Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |
4 | 94 | Jonas Elofsson | ![]() |
Farjestad BK (Sweden) |
5 | 121 | Jason Chimera | ![]() |
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
6 | 141 | Peter Sarno | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
7 | 176 | Kevin Bolibruck | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
7 | 187 | Chad Hinz | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
8 | 205 | Chris Kerr | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
9 | 231 | Alexander Fomichev | ![]() |
St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
References
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- "1997-98 Edmonton Oilers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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