This series on Edmonton’s latest and greatest trades with every team comes to an end with the Pacific Division. This division has been the least common of Edmonton’s trade partners by far. Partially because two of the teams are still young and partially because of GM’s aversion to doing business within their own division—teams you will see more of in the year.

While Edmonton hasn’t done much business in their own division, trades with the Pacific have helped shaped the current roster quite a bit.

Vancouver Canucks

June 25 2025: Evander Kane to the Canucks for 2025 fourth round
The most recent trade with the Canucks sent Evander Kane to Vancouver. While Kane was an asset to the team it was necessary to get his $5.125M off the books as Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, and Connor McDavid’s contracts go on steroids.

August 18, 2024: 2025 fourth round pick to the Canucks for Vasily Podkolzin
While Podkolzin isn’t what the Canucks hoped for when they drafted him (yet), he is a very solid depth player and is important to keeping the attitude of hard work on the team.

San Jose Sharks

March 6, 2025: Carl Berglund and a 2026 conditional first-round pick to San Jose for Jake Walman
The most recent and only really exciting trade the Oilers have done with the Sharks was the one that brought Jake Walman to the Oilers. I’m excited to see what Walman can do with a full year on the Oilers. I believe he is an underrated offensive defenceman.

Anaheim Ducks

March 6, 2024: 2024 first-round pick, 2025 conditional fifth-round pick to the Ducks for Adam Henrique, Sam Carrick, and 2024 seventh-round pick
The most recent trade with Anaheim brought Adam Henrique to the Oilers and while he hasn’t scored as much as the Edmonton faithful might have liked, he has been a solid third line centre.

March 3, 2010: Lubomir Visnovsky to the Ducks for Ryan Whitney, 2010 sixth-round pick (#162-Brandon Davidson)
Ryan Whitney played parts of four seasons with the Oilers, though he was heavily affected by injuries. Whitney has gone on to be one of the hosts of the popular Spittin’ Chicklets podcast.

July 3, 2006: Chris Pronger to the Ducks for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid, 2007 first-round pick (#30-Nick Ross), 2008 second-round pick (#53-Travis Hamonic), 2008 conditional first-round pick (if Ducks reach 2006–07 SCF) (#22-Jordan Eberle)
Chris Pronger was a huge part of the 2005–06 Stanley Cap Final run, scoring 56 regular season points and 21 playoff points. Though he only spent one season with the Oilers before being traded in the offseason to Anaheim where he promptly won the Cup.

Calgary Flames

July 19, 2019: Milan Lucic, 2020 third-round pick to the Flames for James Neal
Who could forget this rare all-Albertan swap? The Oilers and Flames have done very little business over the years and this is the most recent. Neither player excelled much with their new team.

March 3, 2010: Steve Staios to the Flames for Aaron Johnson, 2010 or 2011 third-round pick (Flames choice) (2011 #73-Travis Ewanyk)
It is extremely easy to forget that the eight-year Oilers blue liner played with the Flames, though he was only there for 57 games over two seasons. Staios was a mainstay on the Oilers 2000’s teams.

Los Angeles Kings

November 14, 2017: Jussi Jokinen to the Kings for Michael Cammalleri
Though L.A. is probably Edmonton’s most common Pacific trade partner, this one won’t blow your socks off, though you might have forgotten that Jussi Jokinen was an Oiler

June 26, 2011: Colin Fraser, 2012 seventh-round pick to the Kings for Ryan Smyth
This trade brought beloved Oiler Ryan Smyth back to the Oilers after a five-year hiatus. Smyth played three more seasons with the Oilers before getting into a little senior hockey in Alberta.

August 9, 1988 : Wayne Gretzky, Mike Krushelnyski, Marty McSorley to the Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, 1989 first-round pick (#18-Jason Miller), 1991 first-round pick (#20-Martin Rucinsky), 1993 first-round pick (#16-Nick Stajduhar), cash

The biggest trade in Oilers history by far—the biggest trade in NHL history frankly. Those who remember it speak of that trade like the sun stopped shining that day, and really who can blame them.

In the offseason, after winning his fourth Stanley cup in five years, Gretzky was traded to the Kings along with a pair of enforcers for an absolute haul, although that haul didn’t do too much in Edmonton. Jimmy Carson was an extremely promising young player, having put up 55 goals and 107 points in his second NHL season. In his first season after the trade he scored 49 goals and 100 points but demanded a trade the next year and never lived up to the promise he exhibited when he was younger.

Marty Gelinas played parts of five seasons with the Oilers but was never more than a depth player. The three first-round picks also turned out to be underwhelming. Peter Pocklington, the Edmonton owner at the time and architect of this deal, will be despised by many in Canada till the Leafs win the Cup (forever).

One last interesting set of trades with the Kings was when, in 1984, L.A. traded Dean Hopkins to Edmonton for cash, then six months later, in 1985, Edmonton traded him back to L.A. for cash.

The Edmonton Oilers have not yet traded with the Vegas Golden Knights or Seattle Kraken.

stats from NHL.com, nhltradetracker.com, puckpedia.com
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