Edmonton Oilers
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The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which opened in 2016. Kris Knoblauch has been the head coach of the team since November 11, 2023, and Stan Bowman has served as general manager since July 24, 2024. The Oilers are one of two NHL franchises based in Alberta, the other being the Calgary Flames. Their proximity has led to a fierce rivalry known as the "Battle of Alberta". The Oilers were founded in 1971 by W. D. "Wild Bill" Hunter and Dr. Chuck Allard and played its first season in 1972–73 as one of the 12 founding franchises of the major professional World Hockey Association (WHA). They were 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 team was named the Alberta Oilers. They were renamed the Edmonton Oilers the following year and subsequently joined the NHL in 1979 as one of four franchises absorbed through the NHL–WHA merger. After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1989–90. Along with the Pittsburgh Penguins, they are tied for the most championships won by any team since the NHL–WHA merger, as well as the most won by any team that joined the league in or after 1967. Among all NHL teams, only the Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times since the league's 1967 expansion. The Oilers also won six straight division titles from 1981–82 through 1986–87. Notably, however, the Oilers have not won a division title since 1987, a drought that includes their most recent two Stanley Cup wins and is the longest division title drought in all of the North American major professional sports. For their overall success in the 1980s and early 1990s, the Oilers team of this era has been honoured with dynasty status by the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Oilers began to struggle after coming up short in the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, missing the playoffs for the subsequent 10 seasons. The Oilers made 16 first-round selections in the NHL entry draft from 2007 to 2019: 11 within the first 10 picks overall, six within the first four picks, and four of the first overall selections. With those first overall picks, Edmonton selected Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Nail Yakupov and Connor McDavid; of these, Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid remained with the team, helping them reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and 2025, where they lost to the Florida Panthers on both occasions.
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| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 72 | 183 | 154 | 2nd, North | Lost in first round, 0–4 (Jets) |
| 2021–22 | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 104 | 290 | 252 | 2nd, Pacific | Lost in conference finals, 0–4 (Avalanche) |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | 325 | 260 | 2nd, Pacific | Lost in second round, 2–4 (Golden Knights) |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 104 | 294 | 237 | 2nd, Pacific | Lost in Stanley Cup Final, 3–4 (Panthers) |
| 2024–25 | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 101 | 259 | 236 | 3rd, Pacific | Lost in Stanley Cup Final, 2–4 (Panthers) |
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 2 | | Evan Bouchard | D | R | 26 | 2018 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 64 | | Connor Clattenburg | C | L | 20 | 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 29 | | Leon Draisaitl (A) | C | L | 30 | 2014 | Cologne, Germany |
| 14 | | Mattias Ekholm | D | L | 35 | 2023 | Borlange, Sweden |
| 49 | | Ty Emberson | D | R | 25 | 2024 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| 10 | | Trent Frederic | C | L | 27 | 2025 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 19 | | Adam Henrique | C | L | 35 | 2024 | Brantford, Ontario |
| 18 | | Zach Hyman | LW | R | 33 | 2021 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 13 | | Mattias Janmark | LW | L | 33 | 2022 | Danderyd, Sweden |
| 42 | | Kasperi Kapanen | RW | R | 29 | 2024 | Kuopio, Finland |
| 27 | | Brett Kulak | D | L | 31 | 2022 | Stony Plain, Alberta |
| 20 | | Curtis Lazar | C | R | 30 | 2025 | Salmon Arm, British Columbia |
| 88 | | Andrew Mangiapane | LW | L | 29 | 2025 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 97 | | Connor McDavid (C) | C | L | 28 | 2015 | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| 93 | | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (A) | C | L | 32 | 2011 | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 25 | | Darnell Nurse (A) | D | L | 30 | 2013 | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 48 | | Noah Philp | C | R | 27 | 2024 | Canmore, Alberta |
| 30 | | Calvin Pickard | G | L | 33 | 2022 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 92 | | Vasily Podkolzin | RW | L | 24 | 2024 | Moscow, Russia |
| 75 | | Alec Regula | D | R | 25 | 2024 | West Bloomfield, Michigan |
| 28 | | Jack Roslovic | C | R | 28 | 2025 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 22 | | Matt Savoie | C | R | 21 | 2024 | St. Albert, Alberta |
| 74 | | Stuart Skinner | G | L | 27 | 2017 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 86 | | David Tomasek | RW | R | 29 | 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 96 | | Jake Walman | D | L | 29 | 2025 | Toronto, Ontario |
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
| 3 | Al Hamilton | D | 1972–1980 | October 10, 1980 1 |
| 4 | Kevin Lowe | D | 1979–19921996–1997 | November 5, 2021 |
| 7 | Paul Coffey | D | 1980–1987 | October 18, 2005 |
| 9 | Glenn Anderson | RW | 1980–19911995–1996 | January 18, 2009 |
| 11 | Mark Messier | LW/C | 1979–1991 | February 27, 2007 |
| 17 | Jari Kurri | RW | 1980–1990 | October 6, 2001 |
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | G | 1981–1991 | October 9, 2003 |
| 99 2 | Wayne Gretzky | C | 1978–1988 | October 1, 1999 |
| Player | Pos | mw- GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 768 | 626 | 1,147 | 1,773 | 2.31 |
| Connor McDavid* | C | 712 | 361 | 721 | 1,082 | 1.52 |
| Jari Kurri | RW | 754 | 474 | 569 | 1,043 | 1.38 |
| Mark Messier | C | 851 | 392 | 642 | 1,034 | 1.22 |
| Leon Draisaitl* | C | 790 | 399 | 557 | 956 | 1.21 |
| Glenn Anderson | RW | 845 | 417 | 489 | 906 | 1.07 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins* | C | 959 | 271 | 477 | 748 | 78 |
| Paul Coffey | D | 532 | 209 | 460 | 669 | 1.26 |
| Ryan Smyth | LW | 971 | 296 | 335 | 631 | 65 |
| Doug Weight | C | 588 | 157 | 420 | 577 | 98 |
| Player | Pos | G |
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 626 |
| Jari Kurri | RW | 474 |
| Glenn Anderson | RW | 417 |
| Leon Draisaitl* | C | 399 |
| Mark Messier | C | 392 |
| Connor McDavid* | C | 361 |
| Ryan Smyth | LW | 296 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins* | C | 271 |
| Paul Coffey | D | 209 |
| Craig Simpson | LW | 185 |
| Player | Pos | A |
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 1,147 |
| Connor McDavid* | C | 721 |
| Mark Messier | C | 642 |
| Jari Kurri | RW | 569 |
| Leon Draisaitl* | C | 557 |
| Glenn Anderson | RW | 489 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins* | C | 477 |
| Paul Coffey | D | 460 |
| Doug Weight | C | 420 |
| Ales Hemsky | RW | 335 |
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