Welcome to the Edmonton Oilers Stats page. The stats pages on thehockeyfanatic.com are meant to list what we as hockey fans associate with each particular team. Our stats pages will include our version of the all-time Edmonton Oilers team as well as obscure stats about the team. Notes stats are as of the start of the 2011-12 season (unless otherwise indicated).
Did You Know? The Edmonton Oilers were the first NHL team to boast three fifty goal scorers in the same season when Wayne Gretzky (87), Jari Kurri (52) and Glenn Anderson (54) all hit the half century mark in 1983/84. (They would repeat this feat a couple of years later.) Defensemen Paul Coffey also scored 40 goals that year. The Oilers set an NHL record that year scoring 446 goals boasting a staggering 5.58 goals per game. The Oilers would win their first Stanley Cup in only their fifth year in the League in 1984.
Edmonton Oilers Statistics
Debut Season: 1972-73 WHA. 1979/80 NHL
# of Stanley Cups: 5 (Most Recent 1990)
Longest Playoff Streak: 13 years (1980-1992)
Most Wins in a Season: 57 – 1983-84
# of captains in team history: 13
# of coaches in team history: 10
Most Coaching Wins: Glen Sather 464
Most Goals in a Season: 446 – 1983-84 – NHL Record
Most Goals in a Season by a Defenseman: Paul Coffey 48 – 1985-86 – NHL Record
Most Short-handed Goals in a Season: 36 – 1983/84 – NHL Record
Most Points All Time: Wayne Gretzky – 1,669
Toughest Edmonton Oilers player of all-time (penalty minutes): Kelly Buchberger
Toughest Edmonton Oiler Overall: Mark Messier
# of retired jerseys: 7
Most Games Played: Kevin Lowe – 1,037
Most Goalie Wins: Grant Fuhr – 226
Most Popular Player of All-Time: Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers All-Time Team
Coach: Glen Sather
Goalie: Grant Fuhr
Defenseman: Paul Coffey
Defenseman: Kevin Lowe
Left-wing: Ryan Smyth
Center: Wayne Gretzky/Mark Messier (tie)
Right-wing: Jari Kurri
Enforcer: Dave Semenko
Top 25 Most Popular Edmonton Oilers of All-Time
- Wayne Gretzky
- Mark Messier
- Ryan Smyth
- Grant Fuhr
- Paul Coffey
- Jari Kurri
- Kevin Lowe
- Glenn Anderson
- Doug Weight
- Andy Moog
- Dave Semenko
- Bill Ranford
- Kelly Buchberger
- Georges Laraque
- Charlie Huddy
- Esa Tikkanen
- Craig Simpson
- Marty McSorley
- Jason Smith
- Lee Fogolin
- Kevin McClellend
- Ales Hemsky
- Dave Lumley
- Craig MacTavish
- Ethan Moreau
Edmonton Oilers Official Site: http://oilers.nhl.com/
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