In 1983, the Oilers drafted American centre Mike Golden in the second round at 40th-overall. Being as difficult as it was to crack the Oilers roster at that time, Holden never suited up for the Orange & Blue, playing primarily in the International Hockey League and AHL.
71ST OVERALL - Troy Hesketh (2009), Paul Houck (1981)
Only twice have the Oilers drafted 71st overall.
Defenceman Troy Hesketh was selected in the third round in 2009 and winger Paul Houck was taken in the same position in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Hesketh never appeared in the Oilers threads, while Houck played a total of 16 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars after being dealt from the Oilers for goaltender Gilles Meloche.
133RD OVERALL - Olivier Roy (2009), Philippe Cornet (2008), Bryan Pitton (2006), Jussi Markkanen (2001)
There's something about the 133rd-overall choice and goaltenders.
Because three of the four times the Oilers owned the 133rd pick, they've selected a goaltender, with some keepers becoming more common among Oil Country than others.
Former backup netminder Jussi Markkanen, selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Draft in Sunrise, FL, is the most notable of the 'tenders, having guarded the crease for the Oilers 102 times in his career and assuming the starting role after Dwayne Roloson was injured in the latter portion of the Oilers '05-06 run.