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The Oilers Octane was the cheerleading team for the Edmonton Oilers. The team was the first cheer squad for a Canadian NHL franchise. [ 198 ] The debut of the cheer-leading team received a mixed reaction from the Edmonton community, including petitions to keep cheerleading out of the sport of hockey in Canada.
The history of the Edmonton Oilers dates back to 1972, when the team was established as a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team originally played in the World Hockey Association (WHA), before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979.
Hunter is the mascot for the Edmonton Oilers. He is an anthropomorphic Canadian Lynx and is named after Bill Hunter. [44] He was introduced on September 26, 2016, and wears the number 72, in reference to the team's founding in 1972. He is the team's first official mascot.
On October 8, 2014, Pocklington was the focus of a media opportunity organized by the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club to promote the 30-year reunion of the 1984 Stanley Cup championship team. When asked if he was concerned about the reception he would get from Edmontonians, he replied, "I really don't give a damn what some of the unwashed have to say."
The Oilers nearly followed the other three teams south themselves the following year after financially strapped owner Peter Pocklington received an offer from Leslie Alexander (owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets) to move the Oilers to Houston – itself not only a former WHA city, but one which was widely expected to keep the team's nickname ...
Skyreach Centre in 2001. The Coliseum opened in 1974 as a replacement for the aging Edmonton Gardens.While the Edmonton Oilers' ownership group, including Charles Allard, had initially pursued to construct their own arena, they backtracked and partnered with the Edmonton Exhibition Association (EEA, now Northlands)—the non-profit operator of Edmonton Gardens—after they expressed concern ...
It was home to the World Hockey Association's Edmonton Oilers from 1972 to 1974. The Oilers moved to the brand new Northlands Coliseum after the 1973–74 season. In addition to the Oilers, the Edmonton Oil Kings, Edmonton Eskimos hockey team, and Edmonton Flyers played their home games at Edmonton Gardens. It held a wide variety of events ...