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This was a name that had previously been used as a nickname for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 1950s and 1960s. [13] Hunter also served as head coach during 1972–73, 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons. After the newly founded Calgary Broncos folded before the commencement of the inaugural WHA season, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers as ...
This was a name that had previously been used as a nickname for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 1950s and 1960s. [ 6 ] After the newly founded Calgary Broncos folded prior to commencement of the inaugural WHA season, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary .
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey. Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League. A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.
[76] [78] The rule was reversed for the 1992–93 season, by which time a majority of the players from the all-time powerhouse Edmonton Oilers (the 1984–85 Oilers team, the one most directly impacted by the June 1985 rule change, was later voted the greatest NHL team ever, as part of the NHL's centennial celebrations) [79] had changed teams ...
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 ...
NHL owners voted down a 1977 plan to merge six WHA teams (the Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, and Winnipeg Jets) into the NHL before a 1979 merger was approved. [1] The final WHA game was played on May 20, 1979, as the Jets defeated the Oilers to win their third Avco World Trophy.
William Dickenson Hunter, OC (May 5, 1920 – December 16, 2002) was a Canadian sports promoter and ice hockey player, coach, manager, and investor. Also known as "Wild Bill", Hunter co-founded the Western Hockey League (WHL), helped to launch the World Hockey Association (WHA), and worked to bring professional hockey to Edmonton and to his hometown of Saskatoon.
The Oilers selected Connor McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Ales Hemsky led the team in scoring points for four seasons, from 2005–06 to 2008–09. The statue of Wayne Gretzky outside Rogers Place commemorates the Oilers' Stanley Cup victories and the all-time Oiler leader for regular season goals, assists and points and playoff assists and points.