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The Oilers Octane was the cheerleading team for the Edmonton Oilers. The team was the first cheer squad for a Canadian NHL franchise. [ 198 ] The debut of the cheer-leading team received a mixed reaction from the Edmonton community, including petitions to keep cheerleading out of the sport of hockey in Canada.
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers began as a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, and were known as the Alberta Oilers for their first season after their Calgary ...
Edmonton Oil Kings: Edmonton: 1966–76: 2: 2* Founding pre-dates WHL; became the Portland Winter Hawks in 1976 Edmonton Oil Kings: Edmonton: 1978–79: 0: 0: Founded in 1967 as the Flin Flon Bombers; became Great Falls Americans (1979) and Spokane Flyers (1980–81) Edmonton Ice: Edmonton: 1996–98: 0: 0: Became the Kootenay Ice in 1998 ...
The Heritage Classic [1] was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens.It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001.
Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Oilers in the 2015 NHL entry draft, McDavid is often regarded as one of the best players in the world, and his offensive dominance has drawn comparisons to players such as Sidney Crosby.
The Edmonton Investors Group Ltd. is mainly a local ownership group, but includes a few business people from outside the city as well. The Oilers sale even drew interest from Calgary-born comic book creator Todd McFarlane, creator of the famous Spawn character. McFarlane and artist Brent Ashe later designed the Oilers’ third jersey.
Peter Hugh Pocklington (born November 18, 1941) is a Canadian entrepreneur.. Peter Pocklington was known among North American hockey fans as "Peter Puck", an entrepreneur from oil-rich Alberta who was also the owner of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Edmonton Oilers.
Oilers 1, Jets 11 – February 1, 1977 Oilers 0, Whalers 11 – February 12, 1984 Oilers 9, Maple Leafs 11 – January 8, 1986 Goals for, one period: 7: Third period, Oilers 10, Canucks 7 – October 18, 1983 Second period, Oilers 9, Maple Leafs 4 – February 19, 1985 Third period, Oilers 13, Canucks 0 – November 8, 1985 Goals against, one ...