Oilers History
Oilers' Memorable Home Openers
October 24th, 2018 After a franchise-long 17-day road trip, the Edmonton Oilers finally played their first game of the season on home ice on Thursday. And Oilers fans couldn't have asked for a better finish. While they struggled early, rookie Kailer Yamamoto scored a beautiful...
Revisiting the Oilers' First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
October 10th, 2018 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew into O'Hare International Airport ready to show, not that they were elite, but that they belonged. That...
Oilers History: The Importance of Jimmy Carson
August 5th, 2018 Regardless of the sport, being traded for an all-time great is never an easy thing for the player going in the other direction. With that said, being the guy who the Edmonton Oilers got in return for Wayne Gretzky is an altogether different beast. This was the hand Jimmy...
Oilers History: The Reijo Ruotsalainen Experiment
July 28th, 2018 There has never been a player in the Edmonton Oilers storied history quite like Reijo Ruotsalainen. The talented blueliner suited up in just 26 regular season games for the organization but still managed to leave a mark on the 1987 and 1990 Stanley Cup winning clubs. Not...
Oilers History: The Return of Grant Fuhr
July 10th, 2018 From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on October 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at the hands of Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, no goaltender had accomplished more during said period of...
Mark Messier – NHL Legend and 6 Time Stanley Cup Winner
June 4th, 2018 Mark Messier did it all in a career that spanned 25 NHL seasons over four decades. He’s the only player in NHL history to captain two different professional teams to championships; he won five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers and one with the New York Rangers—all...
Best Trade Deadline Deals in Oilers History
February 19th, 2018 With the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline fast approaching, it's time we take a trip down memory lane. The Edmonton Oilers will have a handful of players they'll be looking to move on or before Feb. 26. Unless they can come to terms on an extension with Patrick Maroon, you can bet...
Oilers History: The Paul Coffey Effect
November 4th, 2017 Unless you were fortunate enough to be around to witness Paul Coffey play during his prime, it is unlikely you can comprehend how important he was to the success of the Edmonton Oilers. Anyone can look at his stat line and be impressed by the eye-popping totals. However,...
Oilers History: A Fans Perspective of August 9, 1988
August 9th, 2017 It was the summer of 1988, I was in the midst of enjoying my summer holidays and playing sports with my friends on a daily basis. Be it soccer, baseball, tennis, football or a game of summer street hockey, we were all out and about and enjoying our time away from the...
The Best Oilers Team to Not Win a Cup
July 1st, 2017 Imagine a team with the second-best offence in NHL history somehow flying under the radar. In a sense, that is what has happened to the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers, despite playing in the middle of the Oilers' Stanley Cup dynasty years. A recent example of this is the...
Oilers' Semenko Was a Special Guy
June 30th, 2017 For a certain vintage of Edmonton Oilers fan, the name Dave Semenko has and always will hold a special place in their hearts. With that said, no one held the former second-round pick in higher regard than the men who played with him during his time in the Alberta...
Former Oiler Dave Semenko Dies at Age 59
June 29th, 2017 At the age of 59, former Edmonton Oiler winger and enforcer Dave Semenko lost his battle with cancer and has passed away. The team announced the news on Thursday and made the following statement: It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Oilers legend Dave...
Oilers History: The Dave Brown Effect
May 30th, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers decided to trade away an aging Dave Semenko during the 1986-87 season they parted ways with one of the most popular players in club history and best enforcers to ever play the game. For those who didn’t get the chance to watch him play, No. 27...
