Though much can change over the course of the NHL Draft, I’ve put together a quick list of the current picks and positions where the Oilers will be at heading into this weekend. I’ve also thrown together a little bit of Draft history of people that the Oilers have been selected in those spots before. No, none of these past picks are in any way related to what’s going down in Dallas this weekend, but I thought it was interesting anyway so I wanted to give you guys a little information while also hooking you up with a free history lesson. Enjoy.
Round 1:
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10th overall
- Carolina lept over the Oilers at the NHL Draft Lottery (went from 12th to 2nd overall), dropping Edmonton down a spot in the order.
The last time the Oilers drafted at 10th overall was when they picked Magnus Paajarvi back in 2009. Paajarvi played in 163 games with the Oilers, scoring 26 goals and 32 assists for 58 points before being traded to the Blues. He was flipped to the St. Louis Blues along with a second round in return for David Perron in July of 2013.
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2010-11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 16 | -13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | -8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | -1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL Totals | 387 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Round 2:
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40th overall
The Oilers most recently drafted at 40th overall when they selected future captain Anton Lander in the second round of the 2009 Draft. In 215 games played with the Oilers, Lander scored 10 goals and 25 assists before taking his talents to South Beach Russia.
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 56 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 |
| 2011-12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 |
| 2012-13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | -1 |
| 2012-13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| 2013-14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 46 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 30 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -10 |
| 2014-15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 29 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 8 |
| 2014-15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | -12 |
| 2015-16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 61 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | -9 |
| 2016-17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 42 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 14 | 20 |
| NHL Totals | 215 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 56 |
Back in 1983, the Oilers chose Mike Golden with the 40th overall pick but he was never able to crack the roster, spending most of his time in the International Hockey League before retiring in 1991. I don’t know what kind of player Mike Golden was but he has a great name. Perfect for a wedding singer, imo.
Round 3:
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71st overall
The Oilers have had the 71 slot in the Draft twice in their history, most recently in 2009 when they chose Troy Hakseth. Before that, we have to go all the way back to 1981 when the Oilers used their 71st overall pick to draft right-winger Paul Houck. Neither player suited up for the Oilers after being drafted by the team, though Houck did play 16 games with the Minnesota North Stars after being traded for Gilles Meloche on May 31st, 1985.
Round 4:
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102nd overall pick traded to Montreal Canadiens for Al Montoya
- The conditional 5th round pick became a 4th round pick when Al Montoya played seven+ regular season games during the 2017-18 season. Montoya played more than 30 minutes in seven regular season games, which turned Edmonton’s 5th round pick into a 4th round pick for Montreal.
Round 5:
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133rd overall
Apparently, as compared to the other pick positions on this list, the Oilers have been drawn to the 133rd overall slot like a moth to a flame. They’ve sat in this seat four times in their history, selecting Olivier Roy, Phillipe Cornet, Bryan Pitton, and Jussi Markkanen.
Most recently, the Oilers drafted goaltender Olivier Roy in the 2009 Draft with the 133rd pick that was acquired in the Kyle Brodziak trade with the Minnesota Wild. Roy never played a game for the Oilers (or in the NHL for that matter) and was traded to the Calgary Flames along with Ladislav Smid in exchange for Roman Horak and Laurent Brossoit in 2013.
In 2008, the Oilers drafted defenceman, Phillipe Cornet, with the 133rd pick after the left-winger put up 49 points in 61 QMJHL games. Cornet played in two NHL games with the Oilers in the 2011-12 season but never managed to get himself back to the show again. From what I can find on the Internetz, Cornet retired from hockey after the 2016-17 season.
Goaltender, Bryan Pitton, was selected in the fifth-round pick back in 2006 after the Oilers acquired that pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Alexei Semenov. Pitton spent the majority of his career playing in the ECHL before retiring after the 2016-17 season, and never got the opportunity to play in the NHL.
Back in 2001, the Oilers did do well with their fifth-round selection after they chose goaltender Jussi Markannen with the 133rd overall pick. Markannen played in 102 games for the Oilers, including taking over for Dwayne Roloson during the 2006 Cup run and getting them back into a series where they were down 3-1. The Juice only played another season with the Oilers after that magical run before taking his talents overseas where he was still playing as recently as last year. Moral of the story? Sometimes the juice is worth the squeeze when it comes to these late round picks. See what I did there? *rimshot*
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | Sv% | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 336 | 24 | 1.84 | 312 | .929 | 2 | 784 |
| 2002-03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | 533 | 51 | 2.59 | 482 | .904 | 3 | 1,180 |
| 2003-04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | 611 | 53 | 2.56 | 558 | .913 | 2 | 1,244 |
| 2003-04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 182 | 12 | 1.83 | 170 | .934 | 0 | 394 |
| 2005-06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 31 | 15 | 12 | — | 6 | 873 | 105 | 3.13 | 768 | .880 | 0 | 2,016 |
| 2006-07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 16 | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 457 | 52 | 3.14 | 405 | .886 | 0 | 992 |
| NHL Totals | 128 | 101 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2,992 | 297 | 2.70 | 2,695 | .901 | 7 | 6,610 |
Round 6:
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164th overall
Back in 1990, the Oilers drafted Czech winger Roman Mejzlik with the 164th overall pick though they never got to see him in the blue and orange. Mejzlik never played any games with the Oilers but did put together a healthy career in the Czech League and German League before retiring in 2001.
Round 7:
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195th overall
The Oilers have only picked in the 195th overall slot once before but they absolutely nailed their pick by choosing local product, Fernando Pisani. In 402 regular season games played with the Oilers, Pisani amassed 80 goals and 73 assists for 153 points but where he really shone was in the 2006 Stanley Cup run when he was the ultimate clutch performer, scoring 14 goals and four assists in 24 games. Pisani was huge for the Oilers and always seemed to come up with a goal when they needed one. Not only was he money when it counted most, Pisani scored one of the most iconic goals in Oilers history as he became the only player in NHL history to score a shorthanded OT winner in the Stanley Cup Finals.
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PGP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2002-03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 35 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 41 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Langnau Tigers | Swiss-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004-05 | Asiago HC | Italy-A | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 42 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 40 | -1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 56 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 28 | -5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | -1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL Totals | 462 | 87 | 82 | 169 | 200 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 12 |
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Anyone else have the feeling that regardless who the Oilers take at 10 we will be looking back in a few years and saying they should have took the other guy?
Is that not the case with almost every team for every draft after the the top 3 picks, sometimes including the the top 3?
More so with the Oilers. They often pick as if they are the smartest people in the room. History shows they are not.
Can’t argue with the Oils less than stellar draft record, but generally there seems to always be a better player then the one your team picked. Still a lot of guesswork in drafting. Hence the Datsyuks, Zetterburgs, Benns and Kilingbergs of the worlds. Easy to get hindsight right.
Wound’t it be nice if the Oilers got it right? At least once a decade.
Get it right at least once in a decade? any team would drool over the chance to draft this much talent in a decade.
Since 2008
Gagner, Eberle, Paajarvi, Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov, Nurse, Draisaitl, McDavid, Puljujarvi and Yamomato
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Get it right at least once in a decade? any team would drool over the chance to draft this much talent in a decade.
Since 2008
Gagner, Eberle, Paajarvi, Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov, Nurse, Draisaitl, McDavid, Puljujarvi and Yamomato
Let’s see:
11 first rounders
6 still with team
6th, 22nd,10th, 1st, 1st, 1st, 7th, 3rd, 1st, 4th, 22nd
we traded away
6th, 22nd, 10th, 1st, 1st
And endured a DECADE of no PLAYOFFS to end up where we are today still looking to “hopefully” get in.
PATHETIC
Should be an exciting draft!! Hope we get a good player at 10.
I hope we also get a good player at 195th.
So apparently there are rumours floating around now that the Oil are sniffing around Parayko in STL….. I think the possibility of this is somewhere between no chance in hell and never gonna happen, but for fun, what would that trade cost ?
Too bad they weren’t sniffing around Parayko when he was playing in their own back yard. Scouting…an amazing concept.
I agree that Edmonton’s drafting record isn’t the greatest, but Parayko was a 3rd round pick, so every team passed on him that year, some more than once…. it would be nice if the Oil can find one of these later round gems for once
I’m really looking forward to Vegas! Definitely need a vacation after last season.
I heard the reason why the Oilers will be starting their pre-season in Europe is to kick you out of the country.
amazing that pisani was drafted so late. proves you never know w the draft
Learned something new today. I had no idea that the rights to Gilles Meloche once belonged to the Oilers.
Nice read. So Pisani was deep rounder. Shows late rounds count too
I predict a big blockbuster trade to be announced. It’s going to be huge. It will involve the Oilers #10 pick Nurse, Nuge and JP.
I predict a very similar roster to last year to start the year, with Chia and the new coaching staff doing a media presser where they announce that they are “confident in the current group”, believe guys will “bounce back to form”, praising the player they take at 10 as “part of the future”…..and finally the majority of ON whining by Christmas to have everyone traded, and fired
Lol, and they will be singing man of constant sorrow and drowning in their tears.
You’re probably right but Chia and Bob jobs are on the line this year. If they can’t make things right they’re gone.
Chia yes but Bobby Nik will have his job as long as he wants, sad but true I mean Mcdonalds is not going to fire Ronald!
what is the source of this prediction? what could possibly be the return on that trade, considering Nuge seems to be the winger Edmonton has desperately wanted to play with McDavid? Is it those 4 guys for Karlsson?
Too bad the Oilers can’t get Karlsson as a UFA.
Even if we could come up with a package (highly unlikely), Oilers are on his list of no trade teams, along with the vast majority that have no move, no trade clauses in their contracts.
how do you know that for sure?
DoubleohhStoned.
I am the source of the prediction. That’s why I said “ I predict.” It’s not a prediction that’s meant to be taken seriously unless it happens. Lol
Oiler #10 and Nurse for Parayko
That’s an unbelievable package unless it is for someone like McDavid, which we already have.