Edmonton Oilers

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The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Founded: 1972, a member of the World Hockey Association Joined NHL in 1979.

Formerly known as: Alberta Oilers (1972-1973)

Arena: Rexall Place

Uniform colors: Copper and midnight blue

Logo design: A circle surrounding the word "OILERS", a copper-colored drop of oil at the top

Third Jersey: A black, white and silver jersey with a metallic gear logo with a black oil drop centred on the gear

Stanley Cups won: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

Contents 1 Franchise history 2 Players of Note 3 External Links 3.1 References

Franchise history

On November 22, 2003, the Oilers hosted the first outdoor hockey game in the NHL's history. The Edmonton Oilers were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in front of more than fifty-five thousand fans, an NHL attendance record, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

Players of Note

Hall of Famers:

• Grant Fuhr
• Wayne Gretzky (1978-1988), inducted 1999.
• Jari Kurri

Current stars:

• Tommy Salo
• Ryan Smyth
• Mike York

Not to be forgotten:

• Glenn Anderson
• Jimmy Carson
• Paul Coffey
• Petr Kilma
• Kevin Lowe
• Mark Messier
• Esa Tikkanen

Retired Numbers:

• 3 Al Hamilton
• 17 Jari Kurri
• 31 Grant Fuhr
• 99 Wayne Gretzky

External Links

• Edmonton Oilers official web site

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Edmonton_Oilers" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers, used under the GNU Free Documentation License