1985–86 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' seventh season in the NHL, and they were coming off back to back Stanley Cup Championships. Edmonton would win the Presidents Trophy, as they finished with 119 points, which was a league high and tied the franchise record which was set in the 1983–84 season. The Oilers won the Smythe Division for the 5th consecutive season, and were heavy favourites to win their third-straight Stanley Cup. It was also the fifth consecutive season in which they scored at least 400 goals. However, the Oilers were defeated by the Calgary Flames in the second round.

Regular season

During the season, the Oilers had to deal with some legal issues. Dave Hunter was convicted three times in a span of less than two years for impaired driving. Mark Messier had his automobile troubles too, getting a fine after hitting three parked cars with his Porsche.^[1] Finally, the Oilers signed Craig MacTavish, who had missed the 1984-85 NHL season while serving a year in jail for vehicular homicide.^[2] Despite these distractions, the Oilers still finished first overall in the NHL.

Wayne Gretzky would set an NHL record by earning 215 points and 163 assists, breaking records that he had previously set, as he won his sixth Art Ross Trophy and his seventh Hart Trophy. Jari Kurri would become the first Oiler other than Gretzky to lead the team in goals as he scored 68 goals, and added 63 assists to finish with 131 points. Paul Coffey would set the record for most goals (48) by a defenceman, breaking the record of 46 goals that Bobby Orr had previously set while finishing the season with 138 points, which was one point behind Orr's all-time defenceman record of 139 points. He would go on to win his second straight Norris Trophy.

In goal, Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog would once again split time, with Fuhr leading the team with 29 wins, while Moog posted a team best 3.69 GAA.

Season standings

Smythe Division^[3]
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Edmonton Oilers	80	56	17	7	426	310	119
Calgary Flames	80	40	31	9	354	315	89
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	47	7	295	372	59
Vancouver Canucks	80	23	44	13	282	333	59
Los Angeles Kings	80	23	49	8	284	389	54

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1985–86 Game Log

October: 8–1–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Winnipeg Jets	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	1–0–0	2	^[4]
2	October 13	St. Louis Blues	3 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,392	2–0–0	4	^[5]
3	October 16	New York Islanders	4 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,311	3–0–0	6	^[6]
4	October 18	Boston Bruins	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,327	4–0–0	8	^[7]
5	October 20	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 5	Los Angeles Kings		Fuhr	10,530	5–0–0	10	^[8]
6	October 23	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 9	Winnipeg Jets			13,269	5–1–0	10	^[9]
7	October 25	Calgary Flames	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	6–1–0	12	^[10]
8	October 28	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 4	Calgary Flames		Moog	16,762	7–1–0	14	^[11]
9	October 30	Winnipeg Jets	3 – 7	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,243	8–1–0	16	^[12]

November: 8–3–3 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	Buffalo Sabres	2 – 0	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,184	8–2–0	16	^[13]
11	November 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 – 7	Edmonton Oilers			17,177	9–2–0	18	^[14]
12	November 5	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 4	Vancouver Canucks		Moog	16,553	10–2–0	20	^[15]
13	November 6	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	Los Angeles Kings	OT	Moog	10,677	10–2–1	21	^[16]
14	November 8	Vancouver Canucks	0 – 13	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,498	11–2–1	23	^[17]
15	November 12	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 5	Washington Capitals		Moog	18,130	11–3–1	23	^[18]
16	November 14	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Philadelphia Flyers		Moog	17,211	11–4–1	23	^[19]
17	November 16	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	New York Islanders	OT	Moog	16,236	11–4–2	24	^[20]
18	November 17	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	New York Rangers	OT	Moog	17,414	12–4–2	26	^[21]
19	November 19	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 4	Quebec Nordiques		Moog	15,357	13–4–2	28	^[22]
20	November 20	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 4	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Moog	17,550	14–4–2	30	^[23]
21	November 23	New Jersey Devils	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,231	15–4–2	32	^[24]
22	November 27	Vancouver Canucks	5 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,102	15–4–3	33	^[25]
23	November 30	Hartford Whalers	5 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,304	16–4–3	35	^[26]

December: 10–3–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Calgary Flames	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,498	17–4–3	37	^[27]
25	December 3	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 4	Los Angeles Kings		Fuhr	10,398	18–4–3	39	^[28]
26	December 5	Los Angeles Kings	6 – 6	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Moog	17,048	18–4–4	40	^[29]
27	December 7	Minnesota North Stars	4 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,179	19–4–4	42	^[30]
28	December 8	Chicago Black Hawks	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,205	20–4–4	44	^[31]
29	December 10	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 7	St. Louis Blues		Fuhr	13,551	20–5–4	44	^[32]
30	December 11	Edmonton Oilers	12 – 9	Chicago Black Hawks		Fuhr	17,983	21–5–4	46	^[33]
31	December 13	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Winnipeg Jets			15,447	22–5–4	48	^[34]
32	December 15	Vancouver Canucks	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,039	23–5–4	50	^[35]
33	December 18	Washington Capitals	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,221	23–6–4	50	^[36]
34	December 20	Los Angeles Kings	4 – 9	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,114	24–6–4	52	^[37]
35	December 22	Winnipeg Jets	7 – 5	Edmonton Oilers			17,498	24–7–4	52	^[38]
36	December 29	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Vancouver Canucks		Fuhr	16,553	25–7–4	54	^[39]
37	December 31	Philadelphia Flyers	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,498	26–7–4	56	^[40]

January: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 5–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Calgary Flames		Fuhr	16,761	27–7–4	58	^[41]
39	January 4	Hartford Whalers	3 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,282	28–7–4	60	^[42]
40	January 5	Calgary Flames	3 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	29–7–4	62	^[43]
41	January 8	Edmonton Oilers	9 – 11	Toronto Maple Leafs		Fuhr	16,282	29–8–4	62	^[44]
42	January 10	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 5	Quebec Nordiques		Fuhr	15,358	29–9–4	62	^[45]
43	January 11	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Montreal Canadiens		Moog	18,084	30–9–4	64	^[46]
44	January 13	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Boston Bruins		Fuhr	13,641	31–9–4	66	^[47]
45	January 15	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 1	Hartford Whalers		Moog	15,126	32–9–4	68	^[48]
46	January 18	New York Rangers	5 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	32–10–4	68	^[49]
47	January 22	Pittsburgh Penguins	7 – 4	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,223	32–11–4	68	^[50]
48	January 24	New Jersey Devils	6 – 7	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Fuhr	17,245	33–11–4	70	^[51]
49	January 25	Los Angeles Kings	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,368	34–11–4	72	^[52]
50	January 27	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Chicago Black Hawks		Fuhr	17,568	35–11–4	74	^[53]
51	January 29	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 5	St. Louis Blues	OT	Moog	16,116	35–11–5	75	^[54]
52	January 31	Calgary Flames	4 – 7	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,368	36–11–5	77	^[55]

February: 7–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 1	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	Calgary Flames	OT	Moog	16,762	36–11–6	78	^[56]
54	February 6	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 4	New Jersey Devils		Fuhr	19,040	37–11–6	80	^[57]
55	February 8	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 5	Washington Capitals	OT	Moog	18,130	37–12–6	80	^[58]
56	February 9	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Buffalo Sabres		Fuhr	16,433	37–13–6	80	^[59]
57	February 11	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	Detroit Red Wings		Moog	18,913	38–13–6	82	^[60]
58	February 14	Quebec Nordiques	2 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	39–13–6	84	^[61]
59	February 16	Buffalo Sabres	5 – 7	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,328	40–13–6	86	^[62]
60	February 19	Toronto Maple Leafs	5 – 9	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	41–13–6	88	^[63]
61	February 22	Boston Bruins	6 – 5	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Moog	17,498	41–14–6	88	^[64]
62	February 24	Montreal Canadiens	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	42–14–6	90	^[65]
63	February 26	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 2	Winnipeg Jets		Fuhr	14,047	43–14–6	92	^[66]

March: 11–2–1 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 2	Philadelphia Flyers	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Fuhr	17,498	44–14–6	94	^[67]
65	March 4	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 2	Vancouver Canucks		Moog	14,285	45–14–6	96	^[68]
66	March 5	Los Angeles Kings	3 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	46–14–6	98	^[69]
67	March 7	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,498	47–14–6	100	^[70]
68	March 9	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 3	Los Angeles Kings		Fuhr	16,005	48–14–6	102	^[71]
69	March 11	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 4	Minnesota North Stars		Moog	15,953	48–15–6	102	^[72]
70	March 12	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 5	Winnipeg Jets		Fuhr	13,335	49–15–6	104	^[73]
71	March 14	Detroit Red Wings	3 – 12	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,498	50–15–6	106	^[74]
72	March 18	Winnipeg Jets	2 – 6	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	51–15–6	108	^[75]
73	March 21	Minnesota North Stars	4 – 5	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Moog	17,498	52–15–6	110	^[76]
74	March 25	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 2	Detroit Red Wings		Fuhr	18,374	53–15–6	112	^[77]
75	March 26	Edmonton Oilers	8 – 3	Pittsburgh Penguins		Moog	16,033	54–15–6	114	^[78]
76	March 28	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	New York Rangers		Fuhr	17,411	54–16–6	114	^[79]
77	March 29	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 4	New York Islanders	OT	Moog	16,265	54–16–7	115	^[80]

April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Vancouver Canucks	4 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	55–16–7	117	^[81]
79	April 4	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 9	Calgary Flames		Moog	16,762	55–17–7	117	^[82]
80	April 6	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	Vancouver Canucks		Fuhr	16,218	56–17–7	119	^[83]

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

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Oilers made quick work of the Vancouver Canucks in the opening round sweeping them in three straight games, and setting up a matchup with the Calgary Flames, who defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round, for another Battle of Alberta. The Oilers could never seem to get on a roll against the Flames, as the series was pushed to the limit as they would meet for a seventh game in Edmonton. With the score tied up at 2 late in the third period, Oilers defenceman Steve Smith was playing the puck behind the Edmonton goal, and attempted to make a pass, however it hit goalie Grant Fuhr and the puck ended up in the Oilers goal, giving the Flames a 3–2 lead. Edmonton could not come back, as the Flames ended up winning the game, and the series, and ending the Oilers chance at winning a third Stanley Cup in a row.

1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs

1986 Smythe Division Semi-final
Edmonton Oilers won series 3–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 9	Vancouver Canucks	3 – 7	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,106	1–0
2	April 10	Vancouver Canucks	1 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Moog	17,295	2–0
3	April 12	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 1	Vancouver Canucks		Fuhr	7,854	3–0

1986 Smythe Division Final
Calgary Flames won series 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 18	Calgary Flames	4 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	0–1
2	April 20	Calgary Flames	5 – 6	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Fuhr	17,498	1–1
3	April 22	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Calgary Flames		Fuhr	16,762	1–2
4	April 24	Edmonton Oilers	7 – 4	Calgary Flames		Fuhr	16,762	2–2
5	April 26	Calgary Flames	4 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	2–3
6	April 28	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 2	Calgary Flames		Fuhr	16,762	3–3
7	April 30	Calgary Flames	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Fuhr	17,498	3–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	80	52	163	215	46
Paul Coffey	79	48	90	138	120
Jari Kurri	78	68	63	131	22
Glenn Anderson	72	54	48	102	90
Mark Messier	63	35	49	84	68

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Andy Moog	47	2664	27	9	7	164	1	.889	3.69
Grant Fuhr	40	2184	29	8	0	143	0	.890	3.93

Playoffs

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	10	8	11	19	2
Jari Kurri	10	2	10	12	4
Glenn Anderson	10	8	3	11	14
Mark Messier	10	4	6	10	18
Paul Coffey	10	1	9	10	30

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Andy Moog	1	60	1	0	1	0	.963	1.00
Grant Fuhr	9	541	5	4	28	0	.897	3.11

Awards and records

Awards

Records

266: An Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by Kevin McClelland.

206: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by Kevin McClelland on February 11, 1986.

265: An Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by a defenceman by Marty McSorley.

197: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by a defenceman by Marty McSorley on March 4, 1986.

215: An NHL record for most points in a single season by Wayne Gretzky.

213: A new NHL record for most points in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on April 4, 1986.

163: An NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky.

136: A new NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on March 7, 1986.

48: An NHL record for most goals in a single season by a defenceman by Paul Coffey.

47: A new NHL record for most goals in a single season by a defenceman by Paul Coffey on April 2, 1986.

8: Tied NHL record for most career short-handed goals in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on April 24, 1986.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Glenn Anderson	300th NHL PIM	October 10, 1985
Charlie Huddy	200th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen	1st NHL Game
Esa Tikkanen	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 13, 1985
Mark Napier	500th NHL Game	October 16, 1985
Grant Fuhr	100th NHL Win	October 20, 1985
Wayne Gretzky	700th NHL Assist	October 20, 1985
Paul Coffey	400th NHL Game	October 23, 1985
Lee Fogolin	1,200th NHL PIM	October 25, 1985
Glenn Anderson	12th NHL Hat-trick	October 28, 1985
Kevin McClelland	500th NHL PIM
Steve Smith	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Dave Hunter	600th NHL PIM	November 1, 1985
Wayne Gretzky	35th NHL Hat-trick	November 3, 1985
Larry Melnyk	1st NHL Goal	November 3, 1985
Mark Messier	200th NHL Goal	November 5, 1985
Dave Lumley	2nd NHL Hat-trick	November 8, 1985
Steve Smith	1st NHL Goal	November 20, 1985
Craig MacTavish	1st NHL Hat-trick 1st NHL Natural Hat-trick	December 1, 1985
Jari Kurri	300th NHL Assist	December 5, 1985
Craig MacTavish	100th NHL PIM	December 5, 1985
Wayne Gretzky	500th NHL Game	December 7, 1985
Mike Krushelnyski	100th NHL Goal
Jari Kurri	14th NHL Hat-trick
Glenn Anderson	13th NHL Hat-trick	December 11, 1985
Jari Kurri	15th NHL Hat-trick	December 11, 1985
Paul Coffey	500th NHL Point	December 13, 1985
Wayne Gretzky	1,200th NHL Point
Don Jackson	500th NHL PIM
Paul Coffey	4th NHL Hat-trick 3rd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	December 20, 1985
Jari Kurri	16th NHL Hat-trick 1st Four-Goal NHL Game
Kevin McClelland	600th NHL PIM
Dave Semenko	900th NHL PIM
Dave Hunter	100th NHL Goal	December 22, 1985
Wayne Gretzky	36th NHL Hat-trick	December 31, 1985
Marty McSorley	300th NHL PIM 1st NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick	January 2, 1986
Randy Gregg	100th NHL Point	January 5, 1986
Wayne Gretzky	37th NHL Hat-trick	January 8, 1986
Glenn Anderson	500th NHL Point	January 10, 1986
Steve Smith	100th NHL PIM	January 10, 1986
Paul Coffey	600th NHL PIM	January 11, 1986
Wayne Gretzky	400th NHL PIM	January 13, 1986
Charlie Huddy	200th NHL Point	January 31, 1986
Paul Coffey	4th NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick	February 1, 1986
Wayne Gretzky	800th NHL Assist	February 6, 1986
Mark Messier	500th NHL Point	February 11, 1986
Jari Kurri	600th NHL Point	February 14, 1986
Selmar Odelein	1st NHL Game	February 14, 1986
Grant Fuhr	200th NHL Game	February 24, 1986
Marty McSorley	400th NHL PIM	February 24, 1986
Kevin Lowe	500th NHL PIM	February 26, 1986
Mark Messier	8th NHL Hat-trick 1st NHL Natural Hat-trick	February 26, 1986
Jari Kurri	50th Goal in 65 Games	March 4, 1986
Wayne Gretzky	1,300th NHL Point	March 5, 1986
Glenn Anderson	14th NHL Hat-trick	March 9, 1986
Kevin McClelland	700th NHL PIM	March 9, 1986
Kevin McClelland	100th NHL Point	March 12, 1986
Glenn Anderson	50th Goal in 71 Games 15th NHL Hat-trick	March 14, 1986
Paul Coffey	400th NHL Assist
Risto Jalo	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Kevin McClelland	3rd NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick
Wayne Gretzky	50th Goal in 72 Games	March 18, 1986
Mark Messier	300th NHL Assist	March 21, 1986
Mark Napier	200th NHL Goal	March 25, 1986
Paul Coffey	600th NHL Point	April 2, 1986
Lee Fogolin	1,300th NHL PIM	April 4, 1986
Marty McSorley	500th NHL PIM
Mark Messier	700th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri	300th NHL Goal	April 6, 1986
Glenn Anderson	400th NHL Game	TBD
Charlie Huddy	300th NHL Game
Dave Hunter	500th NHL Game
Jari Kurri	400th NHL Game
Kevin Lowe	500th NHL Game
Dave Lumley	400th NHL Game
Kevin McClelland	200th NHL Game
Marty McSorley	100th NHL Game
Andy Moog	100th NHL Win
Dave Semenko	400th NHL Game

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Glenn Anderson	50th NHL Assist	April 9, 1986
Marty McSorley	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Steve Smith	1st NHL Game
Esa Tikkanen	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Jeff Beukeboom	1st NHL Game	April 10, 1986
Mark Messier	50th NHL Assist	April 10, 1986
Esa Tikkanen	1st NHL Goal	April 12, 1986
Dave Hunter	1st NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick	April 12, 1986
Kevin Lowe	50th NHL PIM	April 20, 1986
Wayne Gretzky	7th NHL Hat-trick	April 24, 1986
Mike Krushelnyski	50th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri	50th NHL Goal
Marty McSorley	50th NHL PIM
Craig MacTavish	1st NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick
Steve Smith	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 28, 1986
Don Jackson	50th NHL Game	TBD

Transactions

Trades

May 31, 1985	To Minnesota North Stars Paul Houck	To Edmonton Oilers Gilles Meloche
September 11, 1985	To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Meloche	To Edmonton Oilers Marty McSorley Tim Hrynewich Craig Muni
October 4, 1985	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes	To Edmonton Oilers Mike Moller
December 20, 1985	To Minnesota North Stars Marc Habscheid Don Barber Emanuel Viveiros	To Edmonton Oilers Gord Sherven Don Biggs
December 20, 1985	To New York Rangers Larry Melnyk Todd Strueby	To Edmonton Oilers Mike Rogers
December 28, 1985	To Detroit Red Wings Billy Carroll	To Edmonton Oilers Bruce Eakin

Free agents

Player	Former team
F Ken Solheim	Minnesota North Stars
F Dean Hopkins	Los Angeles Kings

Player	New team
D Rejean Cloutier	Montreal Canadiens
F Pat Conacher	New Jersey Devils
D Tony Currie	Quebec Nordiques
F Simon Wheeldon	New York Rangers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	20	Scott Metcalfe	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
2	41	Todd Carnelley	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3	62	Mike Ware	Canada	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
5	104	Tomáš Kapusta	Czechoslovakia	TJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
6	125	Brian Tessier	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
7	146	Shawn Tyers	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
8	167	Tony Fairfield	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
9	188	Kelly Buchberger	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
10	209	Mario Barbe	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
11	230	Peter Headon	Canada	Notre Dame High School (Canada)
12	251	John Haley	United States	Hull High School (USHS)

Roster

1985-86 Edmonton Oilers

Goaltenders

31 – Grant Fuhr
35 – Andy Moog

Defensemen

2 – Lee Fogolin
4 – Kevin Lowe
5 – Steve Smith
7 – Paul Coffey
21 – Randy Gregg
22 – Charlie Huddy
28 – Larry Melnyk
29 – Don Jackson
33 – Marty McSorley

Wingers

9 – Glenn Anderson
10 – Esa Tikkanen
12 – Dave Hunter
15 – Jeff Brubaker
15 – Mike Moller
16 – Pat Hughes
17 – Jari Kurri
18 – Mark Napier
20 – Dave Lumley
25 – Raimo Summanen
26 – Mike Krushelnyski
27 – Dave Semenko
28 – Ken Solheim
34 – Dean Hopkins

Centres

8 – Gord Sherven
11 – Mark Messier
13 – Risto Jalo
14 – Craig MacTavish
19 – Mike Rogers
20 – Billy Carroll
24 – Kevin McClelland
99 – Wayne Gretzky - C
GM: Glen Sather
Coach: Glen Sather

References

External links

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

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Affiliates	AHL Bakersfield Condors ECHL Norfolk Admirals

General Managers	Hunter Guidolin Conacher Gordon Sather Lowe Tambellini MacTavish Chiarelli

Head Coaches	Kinasewich Hunter Shaw Drake Guidolin Sather Watson Muckler Green Burnett Low Lowe MacTavish Quinn Renney Krueger Eakins Nelson McLellan

Media	Sportsnet 630 CHED

Culture	Miracle on Manchester The night the lights went out in Massachusetts Heritage Classic Blue Mile Mark Lewis Paul Lorieau Joey Moss Rod Phillips Oilogosphere Oil Change Oilers Octane 2016 Heritage Classic

Edmonton portal

Edmonton Oilers seasons

1970s	1970–71 . 1971–72 . 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1985–86 NHL season

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Draft All-Star Game The Monday Night Miracle Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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