The 2008–09

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season was the team's 37th

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of play, 30th as a member of the

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(NHL). Nonetheless, the Oilers celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Pre-season

*The NHL Board of Governors on June 18 approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers. All 34 members of the

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agreed in February to sell the club for $200 million to

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magnate

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. The new owner has promised to keep the team in

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and pursue getting a new arena to replace Rexall Place. *On July 31, the Edmonton Oilers promoted

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to become president of hockey operations. They also announced that they have hired

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as their new general manager, and had also moved Kevin Prendergast, who was the vice-president of hockey operations, and named him the new assistant general manager. *On Friday August 8, the Edmonton Oilers announced that

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has been promoted to the position of assistant general manager and director of hockey operations/legal affairs.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Awards and records

Records

*39 Years, 177 Days: an NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by

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. **39 Years, 170 Days: A new NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson on March 31, 2009. *36: Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson. **21: A new Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson on March 7, 2009.

Milestones

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

References

*Player stats: Edmonton Oilers player stats on espn.com *Game log: Edmonton Oilers game log on espn.com *Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton Oilers Season, 2008-09 2008–09 in Canadian ice hockey by team 2008–09 NHL season by team 2008-09

2000s in Edmonton