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Andrew Ference

#21 · Defence · Edmonton Oilers

Born Mar 17, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 5'11", 182 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 208th overall in 1997 by PIT (round 8)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2013-14

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrej Meszaros TBL · 16 P in 52 GP Cory Murphy TBL · 16 P in 32 GP Brett Lebda DET · 16 P in 65 GP Bryce Salvador NJD · 16 P in 76 GP Martin Skoula MIN · 16 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020301999-00: 6 points699-002000-01: 15 points152001-02: 11 points1101-022002-03: 8 points82003-04: 16 points1603-042005-06: 31 points312006-07: 15 points1506-072007-08: 15 points152008-09: 16 points1608-092009-10: 8 points82010-11: 15 points1510-112011-12: 24 points242012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 18 points182014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 0 points0

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 PIT 30 2 4 6 3 20 26 61 0.20
2000-01 PIT 36 4 11 15 6 28 47 82 0.42
2001-02 PIT 75 4 7 11 -12 73 82 149 0.15
2002-03 PIT 22 1 3 4 -16 36 22 0 0.18
2002-03 CGY 16 0 4 4 1 6 17 17 0.25
2003-04 CGY 72 4 12 16 5 53 86 83 0.22
2005-06 CGY 82 4 27 31 -12 85 111 136 0.38 $750K
2006-07 CGY 54 2 10 12 7 66 51 78 0.22 $750K
2006-07 BOS 26 1 2 3 -2 31 29 36 0.12
2007-08 BOS 59 1 14 15 -14 50 71 79 0.25 $1.4M
2008-09 BOS 47 1 15 16 7 40 72 60 0.34 $1.4M
2009-10 BOS 51 0 8 8 -7 16 60 58 0.16 $1.4M
2010-11 BOS 70 3 12 15 22 60 78 74 0.21 $2.25M
2011-12 BOS 72 6 18 24 9 46 107 68 0.33 $2.25M
2012-13 BOS 48 4 9 13 9 35 66 89 0.27 $2.25M
2013-14 EDM 71 3 15 18 -18 63 77 135 0.25 $3.25M
2014-15 EDM 70 3 11 14 -17 39 58 156 0.20 $3.25M
2015-16 EDM 6 0 0 0 -4 6 4 10 0.00 $3.25M
16 seasons Career 907 43 182 225 -33 753 1064 1371 0.25

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 PIT 18 3 7 10 0 16 32 37 0.56
2003-04 CGY 19 0 2 2 5 19 28 19 0.11
2005-06 CGY 7 0 4 4 3 12 7 15 0.57
2007-08 BOS 7 0 4 4 1 6 10 9 0.57
2008-09 BOS 3 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 0.00
2009-10 BOS 13 0 1 1 -9 18 12 14 0.08
2010-11 BOS 25 4 6 10 10 37 38 32 0.40
2011-12 BOS 7 1 3 4 -2 0 18 15 0.57
2012-13 BOS 14 0 2 2 2 4 19 51 0.14
9 seasons Playoffs 113 8 29 37 11 116 167 195 0.33

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 1 15 16 7 40 72 60 0.34 1.4 21:32

Contract

$1.4MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$88KCap dollars per point16 points in 47 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2009-10, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $1.4M
2009-10 $1.4M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2016-17 $3.25M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $3.25M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.25M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $2.25M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $1.4M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $750K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 4, 2009 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:03
Apr 2, 2009 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:14
Mar 31, 2009 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:03
Mar 29, 2009 @ PHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 19:27
Mar 28, 2009 @ TOR W 7-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:58
Mar 22, 2009 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:44
Mar 19, 2009 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:06
Mar 15, 2009 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:45
Mar 14, 2009 vs NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 22:34
Mar 12, 2009 vs OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 22:55
Mar 10, 2009 @ CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:55
Mar 8, 2009 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 21:45
Mar 7, 2009 vs CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 4 4 3 2 20:22
Mar 5, 2009 vs PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 20:25
Mar 3, 2009 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:45
Feb 28, 2009 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:05
Feb 26, 2009 vs ANA W 6-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 23:02
Feb 24, 2009 vs FLA W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 22:01
Feb 22, 2009 @ TBL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 22:17
Feb 21, 2009 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 24:07
Feb 17, 2009 @ CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 21:55
Feb 14, 2009 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:11
Feb 13, 2009 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:15
Feb 10, 2009 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:10
Feb 7, 2009 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:11
Feb 5, 2009 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 20:41
Feb 4, 2009 @ PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22:04
Feb 1, 2009 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:54
Jan 31, 2009 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:54
Jan 29, 2009 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 19:37
Jan 27, 2009 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:43
Nov 13, 2008 vs MTL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:06
Nov 12, 2008 @ CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:15
Nov 8, 2008 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:33
Nov 6, 2008 vs TOR W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 22:56
Nov 1, 2008 vs DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 22:20
Oct 30, 2008 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 22:57
Oct 28, 2008 @ VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 23:19
Oct 27, 2008 @ EDM W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:51
Oct 25, 2008 vs ATL W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19:41
Oct 23, 2008 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:44
Oct 21, 2008 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 24:37
Oct 20, 2008 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 22:53
Oct 18, 2008 @ OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 22:50
Oct 15, 2008 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 21:08
Oct 11, 2008 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23:07
Oct 9, 2008 @ COL W 5-4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 22:36