Oilers claim Jesse Boulerice off waivers

Philadelphia Flyers' Jesse Boulerice, top, sends Calgary Flames' Dion Phaneuf to the ice during first-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Canada, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff McIntosh,The Canadian Press)

General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today that the Edmonton Oilers have claimed forward Jesse Boulerice off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche and have placed left winger Steve MacIntyre on the NHL Injured Reserve List.

Boulerice, a 6’2”, 215 pound native from Plattsburgh, New York has scored 2-2-4 with 46 penalty minutes in 12 games this season with Colorado’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.

The 30-year-old right winger is in his 11th pro season after three seasons of junior hockey with the Detroit/Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Boulerice made his pro debut with the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms in 1998-99 and made his NHL debut with the Flyers in 2001-02.

Boulerice has played 170 NHL games with Philadelphia, Carolina and St. Louis, scoring 8-2-10 with 333 penalty minutes. He spent his first full season in the NHL with Carolina in 2002-03 and played a career-high 76 games with the Hurricanes in 2003-04, establishing career-highs with six goals, seven points and 127 penalty minutes.

Boulerice split the 2007-08 season between Philadelphia and the Flyers’ AHL affiliate. He was scoreless with 29 penalty minutes in five games with the Flyers and registered 2-4-6 with 101 penalty minutes in 36 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms.

MacIntyre missed the last two games of the Oilers seven-game road trip due to an upper body injury.

The Oilers open a two-game homestand on Thursday, November 13th as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at Rexall Place. Face-off for the Oilers’ first home game since October 27th is 7:00 p.m. Edmonton will conclude its homestand on Saturday, November 15th (8:00 p.m.) against the Colorado Avalanche.

The Edmonton Oilers 30th Anniversary Season is presented in part by the Rexall Family of Pharmacies, Bell, Molson Canadian, ATB Financial and Ford.

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1994-1995 Hawkesbury  CJHL   46 1 8 9   160           1995-1996 Detroit  OHL   64 2 5 7   150           1996-1997 Detroit  OHL   33 10 14 24   209           1997-1998 Plymouth Whalers  OHL   53 20 23 43 14 170 3 0 1     1997-1998 United States  WJC-A   7 2 0 2   10           1998-1999 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   24 1 2 3 -5 82 0 0 1 14 7.1 1998-1999 New Orleans Brass  ECHL   12 0 1 1 -2 38 0 0 0 12 0.0 1999-2000 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   40 3 4 7 -2 85 0 0 1 38 7.9 1999-2000 Trenton Titans  ECHL   25 8 8 16 1 90 0 0 1 52 15.4 2000-2001 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   60 3 4 7 -12 256 0 0 0 65 4.6 2001-2002 Flyers   3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 1 0.0 2001-2002 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   41 2 5 7 1 204 0 0 0     2001-2002 Lowell Lock Monsters  AHL   15 2 4 6 1 80 0 0 1     2002-2003 Hurricanes   48 2 1 3 -2 108 0 0 0 12 16.7 2003-2004 Hurricanes   76 6 1 7 -5 127 0 0 0 46 13.0 2005-2006 Hurricanes   26 0 0 0 -3 51 0 0 0 3 0.0 2005-2006 Blues   12 0 0 0 -4 13 0 0 0 2 0.0 2006-2007 Albany River Rats  AHL   16 4 3 7 -3 36 1 0 0     2007-2008 Flyers   5 0 0 0 -2 29 0 0 0 1 0.0 2007-2008 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   36 2 4 6 1 101 0 0       NHL Totals:   170 8 2 10 -17 333 0 0 0 65 12.3

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1995-1996 Detroit  OHL   16 0 0 0   12           1997-1998 Plymouth Whalers  OHL   13 2 4 6   35 0 0 0     1999-2000 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   4 0 2 2   4 0 0 0     2000-2001 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   10 1 1 2   28 0 0 0     2001-2002 Lowell Lock Monsters  AHL   5 0 2 2   6 0 0 0     2006-2007 Albany River Rats  AHL                         2007-2008 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0