2022–23 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2022–23 Edmonton Oilers season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 51st season for the organization overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

2022–23 Edmonton Oilers
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	2nd Western
2022–23 record	50–23–9
Home record	23–12–6
Road record	27–11–3
Goals for	325
Goals against	260
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Jay Woodcroft
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Leon Draisaitl Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Darnell Nurse
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	17,838[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Connor McDavid (64)
Assists	Connor McDavid (89)
Points	Connor McDavid (153)
Penalty minutes	Klim Kostin (66)
Plus/minus	Mattias Ekholm (+28)
Wins	Stuart Skinner (29)
Goals against average	Stuart Skinner (2.75)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

On April 1, 2023, the Oilers clinched a playoff berth after a win over the Anaheim Ducks.^[2]

The Oilers became the first NHL team since the 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins to have three players surpass the 100-point plateau, with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all achieving the feat.^[3]

In the playoffs, the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games,^[4] before losing to the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights in the Second Round.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	22	9	38	272	229	+43	111
2	Edmonton Oilers	82	50	23	9	45	325	260	+65	109
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	47	25	10	37	280	257	+23	104
4	Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
5	Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
6	Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
7	San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
8	Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	46	33	3	36	247	225	+22	95
3	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
4	CE	e – Nashville Predators	82	42	32	8	29	229	238	−9	92
5	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
6	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	37	38	7	27	263	301	−38	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	28	40	14	20	228	299	−71	70
8	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	49	7	18	204	301	−97	59
10	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 5, 2022.^[8]

2022 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 25	Winnipeg	0–4	Edmonton		Skinner	15,979	1–0–0	[9]
2	September 26	Edmonton	0–3	Seattle		Rodrigue	17,151	1–1–0	[10]
3	September 28	Edmonton	0–4	Calgary		Pickard	16,598	1–2–0	[11]
4	September 30	Calgary	1–2	Edmonton		Pickard	18,347	2–2–0	[12]
5	October 1	Edmonton	3–2	Winnipeg	SO	Skinner	14,190	3–2–0	[13]
6	October 3	Vancouver	2–7	Edmonton		Campbell	15,716	4–2–0	[14]
7	October 5	Edmonton	4–5	Vancouver		Skinner	7,046	4–3–0	[15]
8	October 7	Seattle	3–5	Edmonton		Campbell	17,328	5–3–0	[16]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.^[17]

2022–23 game log
October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Vancouver 3–5 Edmonton Campbell 18,347 1–0–0 2 [18] 2 October 15 Calgary 4–3 Edmonton Campbell 18,347 1–1–0 2 [19] 3 October 18 Buffalo 4–2 Edmonton Skinner 16,121 1–2–0 2 [20] 4 October 20 Carolina 4–6 Edmonton Campbell 16,023 2–2–0 4 [21] 5 October 22 St. Louis 2–0 Edmonton Campbell 17,102 2–3–0 4 [22] 6 October 24 Pittsburgh 3–6 Edmonton Campbell 17,392 3–3–0 6 [23] 7 October 26 Edmonton 3–1 St. Louis Skinner 18,096 4–3–0 8 [24] 8 October 27 Edmonton 6–5 Chicago Campbell 13,685 5–3–0 10 [25] 9 October 29 Edmonton 3–2 Calgary Skinner 19,289 6–3–0 12 [26]
November: 7–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Nashville 4–7 Edmonton Campbell 16,812 7–3–0 14 [27] 11 November 3 New Jersey 4–3 Edmonton Skinner 17,021 7–4–0 14 [28] 12 November 5 Dallas 6–2 Edmonton Campbell 17,067 7–5–0 14 [29] 13 November 7 Edmonton 4–5 Washington Skinner 18,573 7–6–0 14 [30] 14 November 8 Edmonton 3–2 Tampa Bay Campbell 19,092 8–6–0 16 [31] 15 November 10 Edmonton 2–7 Carolina Campbell 18,118 8–7–0 16 [32] 16 November 12 Edmonton 4–2 Florida Skinner 16,579 9–7–0 18 [33] 17 November 16 Los Angeles 3–1 Edmonton Skinner 16,943 9–8–0 18 [34] 18 November 19 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 10–8–0 20 [35] 19 November 21 Edmonton 2–5 New Jersey Skinner 16,514 10–9–0 20 [36] 20 November 23 Edmonton 0–3 NY Islanders Campbell 17,255 10–10–0 20 [37] 21 November 26 Edmonton 4–3 NY Rangers Campbell 18,006 11–10–0 22 [38] 22 November 28 Florida 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 17,775 12–10–0 24 [39] 23 November 30 Edmonton 5–4 Chicago Skinner 15,397 13–10–0 26 [40]
December: 7–6–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Edmonton 3–5 Minnesota Campbell 17,651 13–11–0 26 [41] 25 December 3 Montreal 3–5 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 14–11–0 28 [42] 26 December 5 Washington 3–2 Edmonton Skinner 17,264 14–12–0 28 [43] 27 December 7 Arizona 2–8 Edmonton Skinner 16,633 15–12–0 30 [44] 28 December 9 Minnesota 2–5 Edmonton Skinner 17,589 16–12–0 32 [45] 29 December 12 Edmonton 1–2 Minnesota Skinner 17,707 16–13–0 32 [46] 30 December 13 Edmonton 6–3 Nashville Campbell 17,159 17–13–0 34 [47] 31 December 15 St. Louis 4–3 Edmonton SO Skinner 17,550 17–13–1 35 [48] 32 December 17 Anaheim 4–3 Edmonton Skinner 18,296 17–14–1 35 [49] 33 December 19 Edmonton 3–4 Nashville OT Campbell 17,558 17–14–2 36 [50] 34 December 21 Edmonton 6–3 Dallas Skinner 18,532 18–14–2 38 [51] 35 December 23 Vancouver 5–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 18–15–2 38 [52] 36 December 27 Edmonton 2–1 Calgary Skinner 19,289 19–15–2 40 [53] 37 December 30 Edmonton 7–2 Seattle Skinner 17,151 20–15–2 42 [54] 38 December 31 Winnipeg 2–1 Edmonton Campbell 18,347 20–16–2 42 [55]
January: 8–2–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Seattle 5–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,297 20–17–2 42 [56] 40 January 5 NY Islanders 2–4 Edmonton Campbell 17,755 21–17–2 44 [57] 41 January 7 Colorado 3–2 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 21–17–3 45 [58] 42 January 9 Edmonton 3–6 Los Angeles Campbell 16,039 21–18–3 45 [59] 43 January 11 Edmonton 6–2 Anaheim Campbell 16,963 22–18–3 47 [60] 44 January 13 Edmonton 7–1 San Jose Campbell 15,887 23–18–3 49 [61] 45 January 14 Edmonton 4–3 Vegas Campbell 18,143 24–18–3 51 [62] 46 January 17 Seattle 2–5 Edmonton Campbell 18,183 25–18–3 53 [63] 47 January 19 Tampa Bay 3–5 Edmonton Campbell 17,742 26–18–3 55 [64] 48 January 21 Edmonton 4–2 Vancouver Skinner 18,977 27–18–3 57 [65] 49 January 25 Columbus 3–2 Edmonton OT Skinner 16,986 27–18–4 58 [66] 50 January 28 Chicago 3–7 Edmonton Campbell 18,347 28–18–4 60 [67]
February: 4–3–4 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 7 Edmonton 5–2 Detroit Campbell 19,515 29–18–4 62 [68] 52 February 9 Edmonton 1–2 Philadelphia SO Skinner 18,851 29–18–5 63 [69] 53 February 11 Edmonton 6–3 Ottawa Campbell 20,041 30–18–5 65 [70] 54 February 12 Edmonton 2–6 Montreal Skinner 21,105 30–19–5 65 [71] 55 February 15 Detroit 5–4 Edmonton SO Campbell 17,627 30–19–6 66 [72] 56 February 17 NY Rangers 5–4 Edmonton SO Campbell 18,347 30–19–7 67 [73] 57 February 19 Edmonton 5–6 Colorado OT Campbell 18,134 30–19–8 68 [74] 58 February 21 Philadelphia 2–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 31–19–8 70 [75] 59 February 23 Edmonton 7–2 Pittsburgh Skinner 18,400 32–19–8 72 [76] 60 February 25 Edmonton 5–6 Columbus Skinner 19,004 32–20–8 72 [77] 61 February 27 Boston 3–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 32–21–8 72 [78]
March: 12–2–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Toronto 2–5 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 33–21–8 74 [79] 63 March 3 Winnipeg 3–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 34–21–8 76 [80] 64 March 4 Edmonton 5–7 Winnipeg Campbell 15,324 34–22–8 76 [81] 65 March 6 Edmonton 3–2 Buffalo Skinner 17,634 35–22–8 78 [82] 66 March 9 Edmonton 3–2 Boston Skinner 17,850 36–22–8 80 [83] 67 March 11 Edmonton 4–7 Toronto Skinner 19,549 36–23–8 80 [84] 68 March 14 Ottawa 3–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 37–23–8 82 [85] 69 March 16 Dallas 1–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 38–23–8 84 [86] 70 March 18 Edmonton 6–4 Seattle Skinner 17,171 39–23–8 86 [87] 71 March 20 San Jose 4–5 Edmonton OT Campbell 18,347 40–23–8 88 [88] 72 March 22 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,225 41–23–8 90 [89] 73 March 25 Vegas 4–3 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 41–23–9 91 [90] 74 March 27 Edmonton 5–4 Arizona Campbell 4,600 42–23–9 93 [91] 75 March 28 Edmonton 7–4 Vegas Skinner 18,391 43–23–9 95 [92] 76 March 30 Los Angeles 0–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 44–23–9 97 [93]
April: 6–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Anaheim 0–6 Edmonton Campbell 18,347 45–23–9 99 [94] 78 April 4 Edmonton 3–1 Los Angeles Skinner 18,230 46–23–9 101 [95] 79 April 5 Edmonton 3–1 Anaheim Campbell 16,018 47–23–9 103 [96] 80 April 8 Edmonton 6–1 San Jose Skinner 17,562 48–23–9 105 [97] 81 April 11 Edmonton 2–1 Colorado OT Skinner 18,135 49–23–9 107 [98] 82 April 13 San Jose 2–5 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 50–23–9 109 [99]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings: Edmonton won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 17 Los Angeles 4–3 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 0–1 [100] 2 April 19 Los Angeles 2–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 1–1 [101] 3 April 21 Edmonton 2–3 Los Angeles OT Skinner 18,230 1–2 [102] 4 April 23 Edmonton 5–4 Los Angeles OT Campbell 18,367 2–2 [103] 5 April 25 Los Angeles 3–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 3–2 [104] 6 April 29 Edmonton 5–4 Los Angeles Skinner 18,230 4–2 [105]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (P1) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Edmonton 4–6 Vegas Skinner 18,243 0–1 [106] 2 May 6 Edmonton 5–1 Vegas Skinner 18,504 1–1 [107] 3 May 8 Vegas 5–1 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 1–2 [108] 4 May 10 Vegas 1–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 2–2 [109] 5 May 12 Edmonton 3–4 Vegas Skinner 18,519 2–3 [110] 6 May 14 Vegas 5–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 2–4 [111]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[112] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Connor McDavid 82 64 89 153 +22 36 Leon Draisaitl 80 52 76 128 +7 24 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 82 37 67 104 +12 35 Zach Hyman 79 36 47 83 +13 39 Darnell Nurse 82 12 31 43 +26 64 Tyson Barrie‡ 61 10 33 43 −3 26 Evan Bouchard 82 8 32 40 +6 28 Evander Kane 41 16 12 28 −4 53 Warren Foegele 67 13 15 28 +7 28 Kailer Yamamoto 58 10 15 25 +12 24 Mattias Janmark 66 10 15 25 +4 18 Ryan McLeod 57 11 12 23 +4 18 Klim Kostin 57 11 10 21 +12 66 Derek Ryan 80 13 7 20 +11 28 Brett Kulak 82 3 17 20 +11 41 Cody Ceci 80 1 14 15 +11 24 Jesse Puljujarvi‡ 58 5 9 14 −11 30 Mattias Ekholm† 21 4 10 14 +28 4 Dylan Holloway 51 3 6 9 0 27 Devin Shore 47 1 8 9 +6 4 Philip Broberg 46 1 7 8 +6 2 Nick Bjugstad† 19 4 2 6 +6 8 Vincent Desharnais 36 0 5 5 +15 31 Ryan Murray 13 0 3 3 −4 4 James Hamblin 10 0 0 0 −3 2 Tyler Benson 2 0 0 0 0 0 Markus Niemelainen 23 0 0 0 +3 4 Jason Demers 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Brad Malone 10 0 0 0 −4 6

Playoffs[113] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Connor McDavid 12 8 12 20 −1 0 Leon Draisaitl 12 13 5 18 −1 10 Evan Bouchard 12 4 13 17 −4 4 Zach Hyman 12 3 8 11 +1 12 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 12 1 10 11 −6 4 Mattias Ekholm 12 1 6 7 0 8 Klim Kostin 12 3 2 5 +2 9 Evander Kane 12 3 2 5 −3 46 Ryan McLeod 12 0 5 5 −1 2 Kailer Yamamoto 12 1 3 4 −7 18 Darnell Nurse 11 0 4 4 −2 21 Nick Bjugstad 12 3 0 3 −2 16 Warren Foegele 12 2 1 3 −2 16 Derek Ryan 11 1 2 3 +3 0 Brett Kulak 12 1 1 2 +3 9 Vincent Desharnais 12 0 2 2 −3 8 Mattias Janmark 5 0 1 1 +1 2 Cody Ceci 12 0 1 1 −5 2 Philip Broberg 9 0 0 0 +3 4

Goaltenders

Regular season^[114]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Stuart Skinner	50	48	2,903:05	29	14	5	133	2.75	1,536	.914	1	0	2	0
Jack Campbell	36	34	2,026:23	21	9	4	115	3.41	1,027	.888	1	0	1	2
Matt Berlin	1	0	2:26	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1.000	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[115]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Stuart Skinner	12	12	618:57	5	6	38	3.68	325	.883	0	0	0	2
Jack Campbell	4	0	118:16	1	0	2	1.01	51	.961	0	0	0	0

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

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)	To Arizona Coyotes Zack Kassian 1st-round pick in 2022 3rd round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025	To Edmonton Oilers 1st-round pick in 2022	[116]
October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)	To St. Louis Blues Dmitri Samorukov	To Edmonton Oilers Klim Kostin	[117]
February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	To Carolina Hurricanes Jesse Puljujärvi	To Edmonton Oilers Patrik Puistola	[118]
February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	To Nashville Predators Tyson Barrie Reid Schaefer 1st-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024	To Edmonton Oilers Mattias Ekholm 6th-round pick in 2024	[119]
March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)	To Arizona Coyotes Michael Kesselring 3rd-round pick in 2023	To Edmonton Oilers Nick Bjugstad Cam Dineen	[120]
May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)	To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2023	To Edmonton Oilers Jayden Grubbe	[121]
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)	To Detroit Red Wings Klim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations	[122]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Jack Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs	5-year	Free agency	[123]
	Greg McKegg	New York Rangers	2-year	Free agency	[124]
	Calvin Pickard	Detroit Red Wings	2-year	Free agency	[125]
July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)	Mattias Janmark	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year	Free agency	[126]
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)	Ryan Murray	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	[127]
December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18)	Jason Demers	Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[128]
January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)	Justin Bailey	Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[129]
March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)	Carl Berglund	UMass-Lowell Riverhawks (HE)	2-year†‡	Free agency	[130]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)	Duncan Keith			Retirement	[131]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Josh Archibald	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency
	Cooper Marody	Philadelphia Flyers	2-year	Free agency
August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15)	Colton Sceviour	SC Bern (NL)	1-year	Free agency
August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)	Kyle Turris			Retirement	[132]
October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10)	Derick Brassard	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[133]
June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)	Noah Philp			Retirement	[134]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Evander Kane	4-year	[135]
	Brett Kulak	4-year	[136]
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)	Reid Schaefer	3-year†	[137]
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)	Jesse Puljujarvi	1-year	[138]
August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)	Kailer Yamamoto	2-year	[139]
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06)	Tyler Benson	1-year	[140]
September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)	Ryan McLeod	1-year	[141]
September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)	Maximus Wanner	3-year†	[142]
December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)	Stuart Skinner	3-year‡	[143]
March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18)	Jake Chiasson	3-year†‡	[144]
April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)	Cam Dineen	1-year‡	[145]
May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30)	Phil Kemp	2-year‡	[146]
May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)	Jayden Grubbe	3-year†‡	[147]
June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)	Derek Ryan	2-year‡	[148]
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)	Mattias Janmark	1-year‡	[149]

Draft picks

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	32	Reid Schaefer	F	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5	158	Samuel Jonsson	G	Sweden	Brynäs IF (J20 Nationell)
6	190	Nikita Yevseyev	D	Russia	Bars Kazan (VHL)
7	222	Joel Maatta	C	Finland	Vermont Catamounts (HE)

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