Edmonton Oilers
For current information on this top-
ic, see 2008–09 Edmonton Oilers
season.
Edmonton Oilers
Conference
Western
Division
Northwest
Founded
1972
History
Edmonton Oilers
1979–present (NHL)
1973–1979 (WHA)
Alberta Oilers
1972–73 (WHA)
Home arena
Rexall Place
City
Edmonton, Alberta
Colours
Midnight blue, copper, red,
white, royal blue, orange
Media
Rogers Sportsnet West
CHED (630 AM)
Owner(s)
Rexall Sports
(Daryl Katz, Chairman)
General
manager
Steve Tambellini
Head coach
Vacant
Captain
Ethan Moreau
Minor league
affiliates
Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Stanley Cups
1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87,
1987–88, 1989–90
Conference
championships
1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85,
1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90,
2005–06
Division
championships
1978–79 (WHA), 1981–82,
1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85,
1985–86, 1986–87
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice
hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. The team is currently part of the
Northwest Division in the Western Confer-
ence of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Oilers were founded on November 1,
1971, with the team playing its first season in
1972 as one of twelve founding franchises of
the major professional World Hockey Associ-
ation (WHA). Notably, the team was tempor-
arily renamed the Alberta Oilers when the
Calgary Broncos (a fellow WHA founding
franchise in Alberta) relocated to Cleveland,
Ohio. However, the team returned to the Ed-
monton Oilers name the following year. The
Oilers subsequently joined the NHL in 1979
as one of four franchises introduced through
the NHL merger with the WHA. The Oilers
are now the sole remaining WHA team play-
ing in their original city.
After joining the NHL, the Oilers quickly
went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occa-
sions: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. As
the dominant NHL team of the 1980s, the
Oilers team of this era has been honored with
"dynasty" status by the NHL Hockey Hall of
Fame.[1]
Their greatest success away from the dyn-
asty years was their Cinderella run to the
Stanley Cup Finals in 2006.
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