1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season

1995–96 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
1995–96 record	30–44–8
Home record	15–21–5
Road record	15–23–3
Goals for	240
Goals against	304
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Ron Low
Captain	Kelly Buchberger
Alternate captains	Jason Arnott Luke Richardson Doug Weight
Arena	Edmonton Coliseum
Average attendance	12,334 (75.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Zdeno Ciger (31)
Assists	Doug Weight (79)
Points	Doug Weight (104)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Marchment (202)
Plus/minus	Mariusz Czerkawski (+7)
Wins	Curtis Joseph (15)
Goals against average	Curtis Joseph (3.44)

The 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 17th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 17–27–4 record, earning 38 points, in the lockout shortened 1994–95 season, missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

During the off-season, the Oilers and St. Louis Blues would complete a trade that saw Edmonton acquire goaltender Curtis Joseph and the rights of Mike Grier in exchange for a 1st round draft pick in both 1996 and 1997. Joseph and the Oilers could not come to a contract agreement, and he would start the season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL. The Oilers also would bring back Glenn Anderson, whom they traded in 1991, as he signed as a free agent, however, he would be dealt to the Blues midway through the season.

As the Oilers would struggle badly early in the season, sitting with a 14–23–6 record at the time of the signing, the team and Joseph agreed to a contract in early January, and Edmonton would then trade their other #1 goaltender, Bill Ranford, to the Boston Bruins for Sean Brown, Mariusz Czerkawski and the Bruins 1st round pick in 1996. Edmonton would play better defensive hockey after the trade, as Joseph would post a 15–16–2 record, however, it was not enough for the Oilers to make the playoffs, as they finished 10 points behind the 8th place Winnipeg Jets.

Offensively, Doug Weight became the first Oiler since Mark Messier in 1989–90 to reach the 100-point plateau, as Weight would record 104 points. Zdeno Ciger scored a team-high 31 goals, while Jason Arnott scored 28 goals and 59 points despite missing 18 games due to injuries. Boris Mironov led the defense with 32 points, while fellow blueliner Jeff Norton would earn 20 points in 30 games after being acquired from St. Louis.

In goal, Bill Ranford would get most of the action until early January, winning 13 games and posting a 3.84 GAA, then Curtis Joseph stepped in and led the Oilers in wins at 15, and posted a team best 3.44 GAA.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
2	Calgary Flames	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
3	Vancouver Canucks	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
7	San Jose Sharks	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
3	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
6	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
8	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
10	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
11	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	26	42	14	227	280	66
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season
October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–1–1 ; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 13,302 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 St. Louis Blues Ranford 17,565 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 9 Detroit Red Wings Ranford 19,875 0–3–0 0 Recap 4 October 15 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 7 Philadelphia Flyers Ranford 17,380 0–4–0 0 Recap 5 October 17 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 New Jersey Devils Ranford 10,698 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Buffalo Sabres Gage 10,883 1–5–0 2 Recap 7 October 21 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 12,413 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 22 San Jose Sharks 1 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 9,520 2–5–1 5 Recap 9 October 27 Winnipeg Jets 5 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,527 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 October 31 New Jersey Devils 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 9,791 4–5–1 9 Recap
November: 3–7–4 (home: 1–3–2 ; road: 2–4–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Vancouver Canucks OT Ranford 15,107 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 November 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 13,838 4–5–3 11 Recap 13 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Ranford 19,776 4–6–3 11 Recap 14 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Florida Panthers Ranford 10,816 4–7–3 11 Recap 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Ranford 20,361 5–7–3 13 Recap 16 November 12 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks OT Gage 18,116 5–7–4 14 Recap 17 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Calgary Flames Gage 17,570 5–8–4 14 Recap 18 November 15 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 13,866 5–9–4 14 Recap 19 November 17 Detroit Red Wings 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,803 5–10–4 14 Recap 20 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 9,384 5–10–5 15 Recap 21 November 22 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 9,052 6–10–5 17 Recap 22 November 24 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Calgary Flames Ranford 18,436 7–10–5 19 Recap 23 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 4 Winnipeg Jets Ranford 10,070 7–11–5 19 Recap 24 November 28 Chicago Blackhawks 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 9,312 7–12–5 19 Recap
December: 6–8–1 (home: 3–4–1 ; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Calgary Flames 8 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 14,189 7–13–5 19 Recap 26 December 2 St. Louis Blues 7 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,506 7–14–5 19 Recap 27 December 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 6 Vancouver Canucks Ranford 15,682 7–15–5 19 Recap 28 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Ranford 16,061 8–15–5 21 Recap 29 December 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 San Jose Sharks Ranford 17,190 9–15–5 23 Recap 30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ranford 17,174 10–15–5 25 Recap 31 December 13 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 9,813 10–15–6 26 Recap 32 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 9 Winnipeg Jets Gage 8,504 10–16–6 26 Recap 33 December 18 Ottawa Senators 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 8,419 11–16–6 28 Recap 34 December 20 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 10,743 11–17–6 28 Recap 35 December 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Washington Capitals Ranford 11,200 11–18–6 28 Recap 36 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Ranford 15,746 11–19–6 28 Recap 37 December 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 16,437 12–19–6 30 Recap 38 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Ranford 16,437 13–19–6 32 Recap 39 December 30 New York Rangers 8 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 16,035 13–20–6 32 Recap
January: 5–6–0 (home: 3–5–0 ; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 9,914 13–21–6 32 Recap 41 January 5 Florida Panthers 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Brathwaite 11,762 13–22–6 32 Recap 42 January 7 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Gage 9,456 14–22–6 34 Recap 43 January 9 Hartford Whalers 5 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Gage 9,702 14–23–6 34 Recap 44 January 13 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Joseph 11,589 15–23–6 36 Recap 45 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 1 St. Louis Blues Joseph 19,168 16–23–6 38 Recap 46 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Dallas Stars Joseph 14,027 17–23–6 40 Recap 47 January 24 Dallas Stars 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 9,335 17–24–6 40 Recap 48 January 26 New York Islanders 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 12,149 18–24–6 42 Recap 49 January 30 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Calgary Flames OT Joseph 17,724 18–25–6 42 Recap 50 January 31 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 11,984 18–26–6 42 Recap
February: 4–7–1 (home: 3–3–0 ; road: 1–4–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 7 Washington Capitals 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 9,807 18–27–6 42 Recap 52 February 9 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Brathwaite 13,232 18–28–6 42 Recap 53 February 11 Calgary Flames 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 14,931 19–28–6 44 Recap 54 February 14 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 10,342 20–28–6 46 Recap 55 February 16 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Dallas Stars Joseph 16,541 20–29–6 46 Recap 56 February 18 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks Joseph 21,917 20–30–6 46 Recap 57 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 7 Colorado Avalanche Joseph 16,061 20–31–6 46 Recap 58 February 21 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 13,537 21–31–6 48 Recap 59 February 23 Boston Bruins 7 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 16,437 21–32–6 48 Recap 60 February 25 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 New York Islanders Joseph 12,090 21–33–6 48 Recap 61 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Boston Bruins OT Joseph 17,565 22–33–6 50 Recap 62 February 28 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Hartford Whalers OT Joseph 9,360 22–33–7 51 Recap
March: 8–6–2 (home: 5–3–0 ; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 16,437 22–34–7 51 Recap 64 March 3 St. Louis Blues 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 16,437 22–35–7 51 Recap 65 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Los Angeles Kings Joseph 11,401 22–36–7 51 Recap 66 March 8 San Jose Sharks 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 11,955 23–36–7 53 Recap 67 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 8 – 3 San Jose Sharks Joseph 17,190 24–36–7 55 Recap 68 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Los Angeles Kings Joseph 12,758 25–36–7 57 Recap 69 March 17 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 8 Colorado Avalanche Joseph 16,061 25–37–7 57 Recap 70 March 19 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 New York Rangers Joseph 18,200 26–37–7 59 Recap 71 March 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Pittsburgh Penguins Joseph 17,181 26–38–7 59 Recap 72 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 5 Montreal Canadiens Joseph 21,392 27–38–7 61 Recap 73 March 24 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Ottawa Senators Joseph 13,188 28–38–7 63 Recap 74 March 27 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Joseph 11,888 28–38–8 64 Recap 75 March 29 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 16,437 29–38–8 66 Recap 76 March 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Gage 16,437 29–39–8 66 Recap
April: 1–5–0 (home: 0–2–0 ; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Gage 18,422 30–39–8 68 Recap 78 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Gage 17,174 30–40–8 68 Recap 79 April 4 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 San Jose Sharks Gage 17,190 30–41–8 68 Recap 80 April 8 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Gage 15,869 30–42–8 68 Recap 81 April 10 Dallas Stars 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Joseph 11,671 30–43–8 68 Recap 82 April 13 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Joseph 15,746 30–44–8 68 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

• 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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
39	Doug Weight	C	82	25	79	104	−19	95
8	Zdeno Ciger	LW	78	31	39	70	−15	41
7	Jason Arnott	C	64	28	31	59	−6	87
20	David Oliver	RW	80	20	19	39	−22	34
26	Todd Marchant	C	81	19	19	38	−19	66
32	Miroslav Satan	RW	62	18	17	35	0	22
2	Boris Mironov	D	78	8	24	32	−23	101
37	Dean McAmmond	LW	53	15	15	30	6	23
10	Mariusz Czerkawski†	RW	37	12	17	29	7	8
16	Kelly Buchberger	RW	82	11	14	25	−20	184
6	Jeff Norton†	D	30	4	16	20	5	16
17	Scott Thornton	C	77	9	9	18	−25	149
24	Bryan Marchment	D	78	3	15	18	−7	202
28	Jiri Slegr	D	57	4	13	17	−1	74
22	Luke Richardson	D	82	2	9	11	−27	108
94	Ryan Smyth	LW	48	2	9	11	−10	28
9	Glenn Anderson†‡	RW	17	4	6	10	0	27
27	Peter White‡	C	26	5	3	8	−14	0
21	Igor Kravchuk‡	D	26	4	4	8	−13	10
19	Kent Manderville†	LW	37	3	5	8	−5	38
18	Kirk Maltby‡	RW	49	2	6	8	−16	61
6	Ken Sutton‡	D	32	0	8	8	−12	39
34	Donald Dufresne†	D	42	1	6	7	−2	16
5	Brett Hauer	D	29	4	2	6	−11	30
15	David Roberts†	LW	6	2	4	6	0	6
15	Fredrik Olausson‡	D	20	0	6	6	−14	14
29	Louie DeBrusk	LW	38	1	3	4	−7	96
27	Ralph Intranuovo	C	13	1	2	3	−3	4
25	Greg de Vries	D	13	1	1	2	−2	12
64	Jason Bonsignore	C	20	0	2	2	−6	4
12	Tyler Wright	C	23	1	0	1	−7	33
31	Curtis Joseph	G	34	0	1	1		4
30	Bill Ranford‡	G	37	0	1	1		2
36	Dennis Bonvie	RW	8	0	0	0	−3	47
40	Fred Brathwaite	G	7	0	0	0		2
1	Joaquin Gage	G	16	0	0	0		4
35	Bryan Muir†	D	5	0	0	0	−4	6
23	Nick Stajduhar	D	2	0	0	0	2	4

Goaltending

• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Curtis Joseph	34	15	16	2	971	111	3.44	.886	0	1936
30	Bill Ranford‡	37	13	18	5	1024	128	3.81	.875	1	2015
1	Joaquin Gage	16	2	8	1	350	45	3.77	.871	0	717
40	Fred Brathwaite	7	0	2	0	140	12	2.45	.914	0	293

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Doug Weight
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Miroslav Satan (March)
Team	Community Service Award	Luke Richardson
	Defenceman of the Year	Bryan Marchment
	Molson Cup	Doug Weight
	Most Popular Player	Doug Weight
	Top Defensive Forward	Kelly Buchberger
	Top First Year Oiler	Curtis Joseph
	Unsung Hero	Zdeno Ciger
	Zane Feldman Trophy	Doug Weight

Records

• 1,292: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a career by Kelly Buchberger on December 20, 1995.
• 424:: A new Oilers record for most games played in a career by a goaltender by Bill Ranford on December 9, 1995.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Kelly Buchberger	500th NHL Game	October 10, 1995
Luke Richardson	1,000th NHL PIM	October 15, 1995
Miroslav Satan	1st NHL Game
Miroslav Satan	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 21, 1995
Fredrik Olausson	600th NHL Game	October 22, 1995
Miroslav Satan	1st NHL Assist	October 27, 1995
Doug Weight	200th NHL Point
Brett Hauer	1st NHL Game	November 7, 1995
Brett Hauer	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 10, 1995
Igor Kravchuk	200th NHL Game	November 14, 1995
Bryan Marchment	1,000th NHL PIM	November 15, 1995
Doug Weight	1st NHL Hat-trick	November 20, 1995
Ryan Smyth	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 24, 1995
Jason Bonsignore	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 1, 1995
Scott Thornton	300th NHL PIM
Ryan Smyth	1st NHL Assist	December 5, 1995
Bill Ranford	20th NHL Assist	December 18, 1995
Bryan Marchment	300th NHL Game	December 20, 1995
Kelly Buchberger	1,300th NHL PIM	December 23, 1995
Boris Mironov	200th NHL PIM
Scott Thornton	200th NHL Game
Kelly Buchberger	100th NHL Assist	December 27, 1995
Doug Weight	300th NHL Game
Nick Stajduhar	1st NHL Game	January 3, 1996
Zdeno Ciger	100th NHL Assist	January 7, 1996
Greg de Vries	1st NHL Game	January 17, 1996
Brett Hauer	1st NHL Assist
Luke Richardson	600th NHL Game	January 31, 1996
Glenn Anderson	1,100th NHL Game	February 7, 1996
Todd Marchant	100th NHL Game
Bryan Marchment	1,100th NHL PIM	February 9, 1996
David Oliver	100th NHL Game	February 19, 1996
Greg de Vries	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	February 21, 1996
Ralph Intranuovo	1st NHL Goal
Mariusz Czerkawski	100th NHL Game	February 23, 1996
Glenn Anderson	1,100th NHL PIM	February 27, 1996
Bryan Muir	1st NHL Game	March 8, 1996
Scott Thornton	400th NHL PIM
Jason Arnott	300th NHL PIM	March 16, 1996
Doug Weight	200th NHL Assist
Jason Arnott	2nd NHL Hat-trick	March 23, 1996
Dean McAmmond	100th NHL Game
Todd Marchant	100th NHL PIM	March 29, 1996
Jiri Slegr	200th NHL Game
Zdeno Ciger	200th NHL Point	March 30, 1996
Greg de Vries	1st NHL Assist	April 4, 1996
Louie DeBrusk	700th NHL PIM	April 8, 1996
Kent Manderville	200th NHL Game

Transactions

Trades

August 4, 1995	To St. Louis Blues 1st round pick in 1996 1st round pick in 1997	To Edmonton Oilers Curtis Joseph Mike Grier
August 24, 1995	To Vancouver Canucks 7th round pick in 1997	To Edmonton Oilers Brett Hauer
December 4, 1995	To Toronto Maple Leafs Peter White 4th round pick in 1996	To Edmonton Oilers Kent Manderville
January 4, 1996	To St. Louis Blues Ken Sutton Igor Kravchuk	To Edmonton Oilers Jeff Norton Donald Dufresne
January 11, 1996	To Boston Bruins Bill Ranford	To Edmonton Oilers Mariusz Czerkawski Sean Brown 1st round pick in 1996
March 12, 1996	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	To Edmonton Oilers David Roberts
March 20, 1996	To Detroit Red Wings Kirk Maltby	To Edmonton Oilers Dan McGillis

Free agents

Player Former Team F Rem Murray Los Angeles Kings

Player New Team F Shayne Corson St. Louis Blues F Mike Stapleton Winnipeg Jets F Micah Aivazoff New York Islanders F Davis Payne Boston Bruins F Iain Fraser Winnipeg Jets

Waivers

Date	Player	Team
January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)	Fredrik Olausson	to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
January 25, 1996 (1996-01-25)	Glenn Anderson	from Vancouver Canucks
March 12, 1996 (1996-03-12)	Glenn Anderson	to St. Louis Blues

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	6	Steve Kelly	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2	31	Georges Laraque	Canada	St-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
3	57	Lukas Zib	Czech Republic	Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech.)
4	83	Mike Minard	Canada	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL)
5	109	Jan Snopek	Czech Republic	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	161	Martin Cerven	Czech Republic	Dukla Trencin (Czech.)
8	187	Stephen Douglas	Canada	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
9	213	Jiri Antonin	Czech Republic	Pardubice HC (Czech.)

References

• "Edmonton Oilers 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
• "1995-96 Edmonton Oilers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007