Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Facts

Founded: 1972, as member of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Later joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979.

Home Arena: Rexall Place (16,839 capacity)

Former Names: Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Coliseum, Skyreach Centre

Former Home Arena: Edmonton Gardens

Stanley Cup Championships: 5 – 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90

Runner-up: 2 – 1982-83, 2005-06

Conference Championships: 7 – 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 2005-06

Division Championships: 6 – 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87

NHL League Championships*: 1 – 1983-84

Presidents' Trophies: 2 – 1985-86, 1986-87

Main Rivals: Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars

* prior to creation of the Presidents' Trophy in 1985-86

Franchise History

The WHA Years

In 1972 the Alberta Oilers joined the World Hockey Association as a founding member. The team was originally owned by Bill Hunter. Hunter had previously owned the Edmonton Oil Kings and founded what would become the Western Hockey League, but his efforts to bring professional hockey to Edmonton had been rebuffed by the NHL. Originally, the team was named the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary after the Calgary Broncos folded. For various reasons, possibly financial or the possibility of allowing easier expansion of either the NHL or WHA to Calgary, the team played all of its games in Edmonton, and changed their name to reflect this the following year.

Despite mediocre results in the standings, the team proved popular with the fans, behind stars such as defenceman and team captain Al Hamilton, star goaltender Dave Dryden and forwards Blair McDonald and Bill Flett. The team's performance would change for the better in 1978, when new owner Peter Pocklington scored one of the greatest trades in hockey history, acquiring already-aspiring superstar Wayne Gretzky from the Indianapolis Racers for a token sum. Gretzky's first and only WHA season, 1978-79, saw the Oilers shoot to the top of the WHA, posting a league-best 48-30-2 record. However, Edmonton's regular season success did not translate into a championship, as they fell to the rival Winnipeg Jets in the finals.

The Oilers joined the NHL for the 1979-80 season, with fellow WHA teams the Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques. Of these four teams, only Edmonton has avoided relocation and renaming.

Career WHA Leaders (1972-79)

Games: Al Hamilton, 456
Goals: Rusty Patenaude, 126
Assists: Hamilton, 258
Points: Hamilton, 311
Penalty Minutes: Doug Barrie, 620
Goaltending Wins: Dave Dryden, 112
Shutouts: Dryden, 8

The Oilers Dynasty Years

With an incredible core of young players, including Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, and Kevin Lowe, the Edmonton Oilers became one of the greatest teams in hockey history with their domination of the NHL in the 1980s. Some experts consider them the best team ever in the long history of the NHL. The Oilers made a name for themselves very early, making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in just their first season (1979-80), but were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers three-games-to-none. After a five-point improvement in the 1980-81 regular season, the Oilers stunned the hockey world by eliminating the heavily-favoured Montreal Canadiens three-games-to-none. In the 1981-82 season, the Oilers became one of the league's strongest teams in the regular season, but youthful lapses of discipline led to their losing the first playoff round. In 1983 they made it to their first Stanley Cup Finals, but were swept in four games by the three-time defending champions, the New York Islanders. A year later, however, Edmonton would defeat the Islanders in five games (four-to-one) to claim their first Stanley Cup.

Edmonton repeated Cup success in 1985 against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, their bid for a third straight championship came to an end in game seven of the 1985-86 Smythe Division Finals against the Calgary Flames. In the third period of a 2-2 tie, rookie defenseman Steve Smith banked his breakout pass off Fuhr's left skate and into the Oilers' net. The goal stood as the game-and-series-winning goal. In 1987, Edmonton returned to the Stanley Cup Finals and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a tense seven-game series, overcoming a Conn Smythe Trophy winning performance by Flyers' rookie goalie Ron Hextall.

In 1988 the Oilers made their strongest run to the Cup, losing only two playoff games, and sweeping the Boston Bruins in the Finals to win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years. In doing so, the Oilers left their mark as one of the greatest teams of all-time. A unique event in Stanley Cup Finals history occurred in game four on May 24. With the score tied 3-3 in the second period, a power outage struck at the Boston Garden, forcing cancellation of the game. Then-NHL President John Ziegler ordered the game to be re-scheduled, and, if necessary, played in Boston after the originally scheduled game seven in Edmonton. The Oilers would win the next game (originally scheduled as game five) back in Edmonton 6-3 to complete the series sweep. All player statistics accrued in the aborted game four in Boston are counted in the NHL record books. After the Cup-clinching game, Gretzky gathered his teammates, coaches, trainers, and others from the Oilers organization at centre ice for an impromptu team photo with the Stanley Cup, a tradition since continued by every subsequent Stanley Cup champion.

That summer, however, was extremely bittersweet for Edmonton fans. On August 9, 1988, Gretzky, along with popular players Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for $15 million, two rising young players (Jimmy Carson and Martin Gélinas), and three first-round draft picks. Carson only played two seasons in Edmonton before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Gélinas played five years for Edmonton, never scoring more than 20 goals. The Oilers traded the 1989 pick Jason Miller to New Jersey for defenseman Corey Foster, then used the '91 and '93 picks to select Martin Rucinsky (1991), and Nick Stajduhar (1993), neither of whom were major contributors during their time in Edmonton.

The 1989 season was a troubled one, and for the first time since 1982, the Oilers were out of the playoffs in the first round, losing a seven-game series to Gretzky's Kings.

1990 seemed set to continue the troubles for the Oilers. All-Star and future Hall-of-Fame starting goaltender Grant Fuhr was charged with possession and use of cocaine. But the team rallied behind backup Bill Ranford, and despite finishing third in their division, behind Calgary and Los Angeles, the Oilers, along with "The Kid Line" (Adam Graves, Joe Murphy, and Gelinas) won their fifth and (to date) final Stanley Cup by again defeating the Boston Bruins, this time in five games. Ranford won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his brilliant goaltending.

The Rebuilding Years

The writing was on the wall however. The Gretzky trade had opened up a new reality of rapidly climbing salaries in the NHL, and small-market teams like Edmonton simply couldn't compete with salaries offered in large U.S. cities. Messier, Kurri, Fuhr, and Anderson all left the team in rapid succession, leaving behind an underdeveloped base of young players and unproven prospects. Despite appearances in the Conference Finals in 1991 and 1992, the Oilers were nowhere near the powerhouse that had dominated the previous half-decade. In 1993 the Oilers missed the playoffs for the first time since they entered the league. They would not return for four years, despite the emergence of young centremen Doug Weight and Jason Arnott.

Trouble followed the team off the ice as well, as the Gainers meat-packing industry owned by Pocklington failed amidst charges of scandal and corruption. For most of the 1990s the Oilers were desperately trying to stay alive. In 1998, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 owners, finally purchased the team, vowing to keep the team in Edmonton. The Oilers have received support in this endeavour from the NHL, which was deeply troubled by the loss of two Canadian teams in short order.

In 1997 the Oilers returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs and emerged victorious again, defeating the Dallas Stars in a seven-game series considered to be one of the most exciting of all time. Riding on the hot goaltending of Curtis Joseph, the Oilers completed the upset with the final goal coming on a breakaway by Todd Marchant in overtime. Another of the highlights of that playoff series occurred on April 20th. Down 3-0 with just under 4 minutes to go in game #3 of their western conference quarter final match-up against the Dallas Stars, the Edmonton Oilers rallied for three goals in the final three minutes of the third period to tie the game and eventually win 4-3 in overtime on Kelly Buchberger's game-winning goal.

Though Edmonton would lose to Colorado in the next round, fans were ecstatic about the Oilers' return to the playoffs. In 1998, Joseph led the Oilers to another first round upset, knocking off the Avalanche in seven games. Dallas and Edmonton met again, this time in the second round of the playoffs, with Dallas emerging the victor. This has led to one of the most unusual rivalries of all time in hockey: between 1997 and 2003 the Oilers and Stars have played each other in the playoffs six times, five of them first-round matchups. The only year in which they did not meet was 2002, when neither team made the playoffs. In 2004 the streak came to an official end, when Edmonton failed to qualify for the playoff round; the Oilers finished ninth in the Western Conference, two points behind the eighth-seeded Nashville Predators.

On November 22, 2003, the Oilers hosted the Heritage Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the NHL's history. The Edmonton Oilers were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in front of more than fifty-five thousand fans, an NHL attendance record, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

On July 23, 2004, the team announced that its minor league affiliate, the Toronto Roadrunners would play the 2004-05 AHL season at the Oilers' home arena, now known as Rexall Place. The decision, an unusual one for a North American professional sports organization, was likely influenced by the expectation that the 2004-05 NHL lockout would wipe out the 2004-05 NHL season. After an unsuccessful year, the Edmonton Road Runners were suspended at the end of 2004-05.

Post Lockout

The Oilers struggled with their small-market status for years as big-market teams scooped up high-priced help. But after the wiped-out 2004-05 NHL season, the Oilers looked poised to compete again. 2004-05 NHL lockout negotiations led to a collective bargaining agreement between the NHL owners and players that included a league-wide salary cap, putting all teams on a much more equal financial footing.

Although Edmonton was one of the last teams to make a big splash in the free agent market, they were able to sign two important stars: former Hart and James Norris Trophy winner Chris Pronger from the St. Louis Blues, and New York Islanders forward Michael Peca, two-time winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward. Even though the club had to give up Mike York and Eric Brewer to the Islanders and the Blues, respectively, fans now hoped the team could at least return to the playoffs, if not to the glory the franchise enjoyed during its dynasty era.

However, the team suffered again from inconsistency during the first few months of the regular season, especially in goal and on offense. Goaltender Ty Conklin often was unreliable in net, and highly-touted prospect Jussi Markkanen showed flashes of brilliance, but still was not quite ready for regular NHL goaltending duty. Edmonton even tried third-string goalie Mike Morrison, but he proved ineffective as well. A streaky offence led by alternate captain Ryan Smyth had trouble putting goals in the net at times, while at other times the puck looked like it was radio-controlled. Peca and Pronger also struggled early on. Many called for head coach Craig MacTavish's head; others called for a big trade. Nothing materialized, but by the end of December, the Oilers led their division with a 22-18-4 record for 48 points.

However, the Oilers remained inconsistent. By the end of January, the Oilers traded for scoring defenceman Jaroslav Spacek from the Chicago Blackhawks and Dick Tarnstrom from Pittsburgh. Both defenceman, Spacek in particular, secured their shaky blue line. However goaltending was still in doubt. But right before the trade deadline, the Oilers added goaltender and 2004 All-Star, Dwayne Roloson, from the Minnesota Wild, and speedy forward Sergei Samsonov – a past rookie of the year – from the Boston Bruins.

The new acquisitions paid off, and Edmonton finished the regular season with 95 points, and clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference over the Vancouver Canucks. Oilers youngsters Ales Hemsky, Shawn Horcoff, and Jarret Stoll led the way in scoring, all with break-out seasons of 77, 73, and 68 points, respectively. Smyth finished with 66 points, his second best season to date. His 36 goals that season were also his second best, and rather outstripped the Oilers' next-best goal-scorer, Raffi Torres and his total of 27. Surprisingly, the three players who finished the season on the Oilers' roster, and who were first, second, and third in goals scored that season, were all left-wingers.

2006 Playoff Run

Main article: Edmonton Oilers in the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Oilers played the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, defeating the 2006 Presidents' Trophy winner in six games. It was the team's first playoff series win since 1998. In the Western Conference Semifinal, Edmonton defeated the San Jose Sharks, also in six games, making the Oilers the first eighth-seeded team to reach the Western Conference Final since the NHL introduced the conference format in 1994. In the Western Conference Finals, the Oilers beat the sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in five games.

The Conference Final win made the Oilers the winningest team of the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, having won it 7 times in franchise history. Edmonton faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals (marking the first time two former WHA teams met in Stanley Cup play).^* The series went to seven games, with Carolina defeating Edmonton 3-1 in Game 7 to claim the Cup.

Uniform History

The original 1972 design featured the traditional colors of blue and orange, but reversed from their more familiar appearance in later seasons, orange being the dominant color and blue used for the trimming. For the first few games of the 1972 season, player names weren't displayed on the uniform; rather the word 'ALBERTA' was written in that space. Once it became clear, however, that the team would play exclusively in Edmonton, the player names made their appearance. These jerseys also featured the player numbers high on the shoulders, rather than on the upper sleeve.

In 1975-1976 the jersey was changed to the more familiar blue base with orange trim, but with some minor differences. The logo that appeared on programs and promotional material remained the same, however the logo that appeared on the home jersey had a white oil drop, on a dark orange field, with the team name written in deep blue. The away jersey featured the orange-printed logo that many mistakenly attribute to the entire history of the WHA Oilers. In every other facet, though, the jerseys were identical to the dynasty-era form that is known throughout the hockey world. When the team jumped to the NHL in 1979, the alternate logos were discarded, and the jersey took its most famous form, though the logo did appear very slightly differently on different vintages of the jersey (1979, 1986, 1990). The essential design remained untouched until 1996, when the blue and orange were replaced by midnight blue and copper. Other changes made to the jersey at that point were the removal of the orange shoulder bar and cuffs from the away jersey, and the addition of the "Rigger" alternate logo to the end of the shoulder bar on the home jersey, and the equivalent position on the road jersey. A year later, the shoulder bars were removed from the home jersey as well, giving the Oilers' sweater its modern look.

In 2001, the introduction of the third jersey featuring a logo designed by Spawn creator and Oilers co-owner, Todd McFarlane, was a controversial move, given the negative reactions to many other teams' designs. While there remains some disdain towards both the "Rigger" logo and McFarlane's "Blades" logo — meant to symbolize elements of the Oilers' past — the navy, silver, and white design is generally considered a success, though there are no plans for it to become the basis for the team's primary jerseys, as has been done previously by the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.

Season-By-Season Record

Alberta/Edmonton Oilers (WHA 1972-79)

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1972-73	78	37	35	6	80	259	250	843	4th in West	Out of Playoffs
1973-74	78	44	32	2	90	332	275	1273	3rd in West	Lost Preliminary (Minnesota Fighting Saints)
1974-75	78	36	38	4	76	279	279	896	5th in Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1975-76	81	27	49	5	59	268	345	991	4th in Canadian	Lost Quarterfinal (Winnipeg Jets)
1976-77	81	34	43	4	72	243	304	1319	4th in West	Lost Quarterfinal (Houston Aeros)
1977-78	80	38	39	3	79	309	307	1296	5th in WHA	Lost Preliminary (New England Whalers)
1978-79	80	48	30	2	98	340	266	1220	1st in WHA	Lost Final (Winnipeg Jets)
Grand Totals	556	264	266	26	554	2030	2026	7838

Edmonton Oilers (NHL 1979-present)

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1979-80	80	28	39	13	—	69	301	322	1528	4th in Smythe	Lost Preliminary (Flyers)
1980-81	80	29	35	16	—	74	328	327	1544	4th in Smythe	Lost Quarterfinal (Islanders)
1981-82	80	48	17	15	—	111	417	295	1473	1st in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (Kings)
1982-83	80	47	21	12	—	106	424	315	1771	1st in Smythe	Lost Stanley Cup Final (Islanders)
1983-84	80	57	18	5	—	119	446	314	1577	1st in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (Islanders)
1984-85	80	49	20	11	—	109	401	298	1567	1st in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (Flyers)
1985-86	80	56	17	7	—	119	426	310	1928	1st in Smythe	Lost Division Final (Flames)
1986-87	80	50	24	6	—	106	372	284	1721	1st in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (Flyers)
1987-88	80	44	25	11	—	99	363	288	2173	2nd in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (Bruins)
1988-89	80	38	34	8	—	84	325	306	1931	3rd in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (Kings)
1989-90	80	38	28	14	—	90	315	283	2046	2nd in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (Bruins)
1990-91	80	37	37	6	—	80	272	272	1823	3rd in Smythe	Lost Conference Final (North Stars)
1991-92	80	36	34	10	—	82	295	297	1907	3rd in Smythe	Lost Conference Final (Blackhawks)
1992-93	84	26	50	8	—	60	242	337	2027	5th in Smythe	Out of Playoffs
1993-94	84	25	45	14	—	64	261	305	1858	6th in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1994-95¹	48	17	27	4	—	38	136	183	1183	5th in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1995-96	82	30	44	8	—	68	240	304	1709	5th in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1996-97	82	36	37	9	—	81	252	247	1368	3rd in Pacific	Lost Conference Semifinal (Avalanche)
1997-98	82	35	37	10	—	80	215	224	1690	3rd in Pacific	Lost Conference Semifinal (Stars)
1998-99	82	33	37	12	—	78	230	226	1373	2nd in Northwest	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Stars)
1999-00	82	32	26	16	8	88	226	212	1344	2nd in Northwest	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Stars)
2000-01	82	39	28	12	3	93	243	222	1287	2nd in Northwest	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Stars)
2001-02	82	38	28	12	4	92	205	182	1267	3rd in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2002-03	82	36	26	11	9	92	231	230	1203	4th in Northwest	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Stars)
2003-04	82	36	29	12	5	89	221	208	1220	4th in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2004-05²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	82	41	28	—	13	95	256	251	1178	3rd in Northwest	Lost Stanley Cup Final (Hurricanes)
Grand Totals	2046	968	781	262	35	2221	7560	6963	41158

¹ Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.

² Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

Notable Players

Current roster

As of July 15, 2006 Team Roster on Edmonton Oilers Official Website

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
30	Jussi Markkanen	L	2004	Imatra, Finland
35	Dwayne Roloson	L	2006	Simcoe, Ontario
39	Jeff Deslauriers	R	2002	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2	Matt Greene	R	2002	Grand Ledge, Michigan
21	Jason Smith - C	R	1999	Calgary, Alberta
24	Steve Staios	R	2001	Hamilton, Ontario
28	Danny Syvret	L	2005	Millgrove, Ontario
38	Mathieu Roy	R	2003	Saint-Georges, Quebec
47	Marc-Andre Bergeron	L	2001	Saint-Louis-de-France, Quebec
–	Ladislav Smid	L	2006	Frýdlant v Čechách, Czechoslovakia
–	Jan Hejda	L	2006	Prague, Czechoslovakia
–	Daniel Tjarnqvist	L	2006	Umea, Sweden

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
10	Shawn Horcoff	L	C	1998	Trail, British Columbia
14	Raffi Torres	L	LW	2003	Toronto, Ontario
15	Kyle Brodziak	R	C	2003	St. Paul, Alberta
16	Jarret Stoll	R	C	2002	Melville, Saskatchewan
18	Ethan Moreau - A	L	LW	1999	Huntsville, Ontario
19	Marty Reasoner	L	C	2006	Honeoye Falls, New York
26	Brad Winchester	L	LW	2000	Madison, Wisconsin
33	Rob Schremp	L	C	2004	Syracuse, New York
34	Fernando Pisani	L	RW	1996	Edmonton, Alberta
41	Jean-Francois Jacques	L	LW	2003	Terrebonne, Quebec
45	Toby Petersen	L	C	2004	Minneapolis, Minnesota
83	Ales Hemsky	R	RW	2001	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
94	Ryan Smyth - A	L	LW	1994	Banff, Alberta
–	Joffrey Lupul	L	RW	2006	Edmonton, Alberta

Hall of Famers

Players

Wayne Gretzky (1978-1988), inducted 1999
Jari Kurri (1980-1990), inducted 2001
Grant Fuhr (1981-1991), inducted 2003
Paul Coffey (1980-1987), inducted 2004

Builders

Glen Sather, Head coach/GM, (1977-2000), inducted 1997

Broadcasters

Rod Phillips, (1973-present) inducted 2003

Team Captains

Note: This list includes the NHL and WHA

Al Hamilton – 1972-76
Glen Sather – 1976-77
Paul Shmyr – 1977-79
Ron Chipperfield – 1979-80
Blair MacDonald – 1980-81
Lee Fogolin – 1981-83
Wayne Gretzky – 1983-88
Mark Messier – 1988-91
Kevin Lowe – 1991-92
Craig MacTavish – 1992-94
Shayne Corson – 1995
Kelly Buchberger – 1995-99
Doug Weight – 1999-2001
Jason Smith – 2001-Present

Retired Numbers

3 Al Hamilton, D, 1972-80, number retired in 1980 (jersey ceremony on April 4, 2001)
7 Paul Coffey, D, 1980-87, number retired October 18, 2005
17 Jari Kurri, RW, 1980-90, number retired October 6, 2001
31 Grant Fuhr, G, 1981-91, number retired October 9, 2003
99 Wayne Gretzky, C, 1978-88, number retired October 1, 1999

First round draft picks

Note: This list does not include selections from the WHA.

1979: Kevin Lowe (21st overall)
1980: Paul Coffey (6th overall)
1981: Grant Fuhr (8th overall)
1982: Jim Playfair (20th overall)
1983: Jeff Beukeboom (19th overall)
1984: Selmar Odelein (21st overall)
1985: Scott Metcalfe (20th overall)
1986: Kim Issel (21st overall)
1987: Pete Soberlak (21st overall)
1988: Francois Leroux (19th overall)
1989: Jason Soules (15th overall)
1990: Scott Allison (17th overall)
1991: Tyler Wright (12th overall), Martin Rucinsky (20th overall)
1992: Joe Hulbig (13th overall)
1993: Jason Arnott (7th overall), Nick Stajduhar (16th overall)
1994: Jason Bonsignore (4th overall), Ryan Smyth (6th overall)
1995: Steve Kelly (6th overall)
1996: Boyd Devereaux (6th overall), Matthieu Descoteaux (19th overall)
1997: Michel Riesen (14th overall)
1998: Michael Henrich (13th overall)
1999: Jani Rita (13th overall)
2000: Alexei Mikhnov (17th overall)
2001: Ales Hemsky (13th overall)
2002: Jesse Niinimaki (15th overall)
2003: Marc-Antoine Pouliot (22nd overall)
2004: Devan Dubnyk (14th overall), Rob Schremp (25th overall)
2005: Andrew Cogliano (25th overall)
2006: no first round draft pick — 17th pick overall traded to Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson

Franchise Scoring Leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Oilers in the NHL. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, P/G = Pts per Game, * = Active Player

Player	POS	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Wayne Gretzky	C	696	583	1086	1669	2.40
Jari Kurri	RW	754	474	569	1043	1.38
Mark Messier	C	851	392	642	1034	1.22
Glenn Anderson	RW	845	417	489	906	1.07
Paul Coffey	D	532	209	460	669	1.26
Doug Weight	C	588	157	420	577	.98
*Ryan Smyth	LW	717	234	262	496	.69
Esa Tikkanen	LW	490	178	258	436	.89
Kevin Lowe	D	1037	74	309	383	.37
Charlie Huddy	D	694	61	287	368	.53

NHL Awards and Trophies

Stanley Cup

1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 2005-06

Presidents' Trophy

1985-86, 1986-87

Hart Memorial Trophy

Wayne Gretzky: 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87
Mark Messier: 1989-90

Lester B. Pearson Award

Wayne Gretzky: 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87
Mark Messier: 1989-90

Art Ross Trophy

Wayne Gretzky: 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87

James Norris Memorial Trophy

Paul Coffey: 1984-85, 1985-86

Vezina Trophy

Grant Fuhr: 1987-88

Conn Smythe Trophy

NHL Plus/Minus Award

King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Kevin Lowe: 1989-90

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Jack Adams Award

Glen Sather: 1985-86

Edmonton Oilers Individual Records

Most Goals in a season: Wayne Gretzky, 92 (1981-82)
Most Assists in a season: Wayne Gretzky, 163 (1985-86)
Most Points in a season: Wayne Gretzky, 215 (1985-86)
Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Steve Smith, 286 (1987-88)
Most Points in a season, defenseman: Paul Coffey, 138 (1985-86)
Most Points in a season, rookie: Jari Kurri, 75 (1980-81)
Most Wins in a season: Grant Fuhr, 40 (1987-88)
Most Shutouts in a season: Curtis Joseph & Tommy Salo, 8 (1997-98 & 2000-01)

Other Notable People Associated with the Oilers

Peter Pocklington was the owner of the Oilers from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. Pocklington had a number of business deals that went sour and was responsible for "the trade" of Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988.
Joey Moss has the official title of Dressing Room Attendant. Moss was born with Down Syndrome and was asked by Wayne Gretzky in the early 1980's to come work for the Oilers. Every year an intra-squad game called the "Joey Moss Cup" is held in early September. In 2003, Moss was honoured by the NHL Alumni Association with its “Seventh Man Award”, honouring those for their dedication and service behind the scenes ^*
Todd McFarlane, artist and creator of the comic book Spawn, is a part-owner of the franchise. In late 2001, McFarlane revealed a new logo for the Edmonton Oilers. This logo is featured on the team's Third Jersey. His company McFarlane Toys also makes action figures for the NHL. Ironically, McFarlane was born in rival city Calgary.

External links

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