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October 1984 became the first calendar month in Oilers history where the team did not record a single loss. January 2010 became the first calendar month in Oilers history where the team did not record a single win. Longest consecutive goal streak: Dave Lumley, 12 (15 goals, 13 assists; November 21 - December 16, 1981).
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 counterparts were unable to play. [1] The Oilers were a middle of the road team, failing to win a single playoff series until their seventh, and final, season in the WHA.
Possibly for financial reasons or to allow for a less complicated return of the WHA to Calgary, though, the team ultimately played all of its home games in the Edmonton Gardens and changed its name back to the Edmonton Oilers the following year. [14] They won the first game in WHA history 7–4 over the Ottawa Nationals. [15]
October 12, 2006: Ryan Smyth records the fastest Oilers hat trick in franchise history at 2:01 minutes, breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 2:12 minutes. January 2, 2007: The Oilers win their 1,000th NHL game. They are the third-fastest team to reach 1,000 wins, after the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The 2023–24 Edmonton Oilers season was the 45th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 52nd season for the organization overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
Edmonton Oilers inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame [78] Individual Category Year inducted Years with Oilers in category References Glenn Anderson: Player 2008 1980–1991, 1995–1996 [79] Paul Coffey: Player 2004 1980–1987 [80] Clare Drake: Builder 2017 1975–1976 [81] Grant Fuhr: Player 2003 1981–1991 [82] Wayne Gretzky: Player 1999 ...
The Oilers made the playoffs for the second straight year after being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the qualifying round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Oilers were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly ...
The 2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 23rd season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 39–28–12–3 record in 2000–01, earning 93 points, the highest point total the Oilers had achieved since the 1987–88 season, when they earned 99 points.