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The Oilers selected Connor McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Ales Hemsky led the team in scoring points for four seasons, from 2005–06 to 2008–09. The statue of Wayne Gretzky outside Rogers Place commemorates the Oilers' Stanley Cup victories and the all-time Oiler leader for regular season goals, assists and points and playoff assists and points.
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 period: 7: First period, Oilers 1, Bruins 7 – January 17, 1980 Total goals: 21: Oilers 12, Blackhawks 9 – December 11, 1985 (ties NHL record) Most ...
Eleven Oilers players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Jacques Plante, who briefly played for the Oilers in the WHA was inducted in 1978. Regarded as one of the greatest goalies of all time, Plante led the Montreal Canadiens to six Stanley Cups through the 1950s and early 1960s. [221]
[76] [78] The rule was reversed for the 1992–93 season, by which time a majority of the players from the all-time powerhouse Edmonton Oilers (the 1984–85 Oilers team, the one most directly impacted by the June 1985 rule change, was later voted the greatest NHL team ever, as part of the NHL's centennial celebrations) [79] had changed teams ...
This is a complete list of players for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). It includes players that have played at least one regular season or playoff game for the Edmonton Oilers (or the Alberta Oilers , as they were known in their inaugural season) as a franchise in the World Hockey Association between 1972 and 1979.
Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players (1 C, 145 P) Pages in category "Edmonton Oilers players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 614 total.
In the game, the Oilers fired 43 shots at Hextall: Oiler stars Messier, Kurri and Anderson were able to solve Hextall for a goal apiece, and for perhaps the first time in franchise history, the Oilers clamped down on defence; the more mature Edmonton squad held the Flyers to just two shots in the third period, and a total of 20 in the game, en ...
In 1998, he was ranked number 28 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players; As of 2024 14th all-time in career points (was 9th when he retired in 2000, but was passed by Mario Lemieux later in the 2000–01 season, Joe Sakic on January 1, 2007, Jaromír Jágr on October 12, 2007, Mark Recchi on March 29, 2011, and Joe Thornton ...