The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. They compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Oilers play their home games at Rogers Place, which opened in 2016 and has a seating capacity over 18,000. Dave Tippett is serving as the head coach for the Oilers since the 2019–20 season and Ken Holland was named as the general manager on May 7, 2019. The Oilers were officially founded in 1971 by W. D. "Wild Bill" Hunter and Dr. Chuck Allard. The team played its first season in 1972, as one of the twelve founding franchises of the major professional World Hockey Association. They were originally intended to be one of two WHA Alberta teams, along with the Calgary Broncos. However, when the Broncos relocated and became the Cleveland Crusaders before the WHA's first season began, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers.
About Edmonton Oilers
NHL franchise that dominated the 1980s winning five Stanley Cups from 1984 to 1990 behind the great Wayne Gretzky.
Achievement of Edmonton Oilers
On the dynasty teams of the 1980s, Gretzky was joined by fellow future hall of famers Mark Messier, Grant Fuhr and Jari Kurri.
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Latest information about Edmonton Oilers updated on July 28 2021.
