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Edmonton Oilers
Conference	Western
Division	Northwest
Founded	1972
History	Edmonton Oilers 1979-present (NHL) 1973-1979 (WHA) Alberta Oilers 1972-73 (WHA)
Home Arena	Rexall Place
City	Edmonton, Alberta
Colours	Midnight blue, Copper, Red, White, and Silver
Media	Rogers Sportsnet West CHED (630 AM)
Owner(s)	Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership
General Manager	Kevin Lowe
Head Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Ethan Moreau
Minor League Affiliates	Springfield Falcons {AHL} Stockton Thunder (ECHL) Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) Odessa Jackalopes,Central Hockey League
Stanley Cups	1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90
Conference Championships	1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 2005-06
Division Championships	1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a NHL team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded in 1972 as the Alberta Oilers in the World Hockey Association, the team joined the [[NHL] when the WHA ceased its activities in 1979.

Among the greatest players to have worn the Oilers uniform were Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey and Grant Fuhr.

Current squad

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
32		Mathieu Garon	R	2007	Chandler, Quebec
35		Dwayne Roloson	L	2006	Simcoe, Ontario

<center>Defencemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2		Matt Greene	R	2002	Grand Ledge, Michigan
5		Ladislav Smid	L	2006	Frýdlant v Čechách, Czechoslovakia
21		Jason Smith - C	R	1999	Calgary, Alberta
24		Steve Staios - A	R	2001	Hamilton, Ontario
25		Jan Hejda	L	2006	Prague, Czechoslovakia
29		Daniel Tjarnqvist	L	2006	Umea, Sweden
47		Marc-Andre Bergeron	L	2001	Saint-Louis-de-France, Quebec

<center>Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
8		Alexei Mikhnov	LW	L	2000	Kiev, U.S.S.R.
10		Shawn Horcoff - A	C	L	1998	Trail, British Columbia
14		Raffi Torres	LW	L	2003	Toronto, Ontario
15		Joffrey Lupul	RW	R	2006	Edmonton, Alberta
16		Jarret Stoll	C	R	2002	Melville, Saskatchewan
18		Ethan Moreau - A (IR)	LW	L	1999	Huntsville, Ontario
19		Marty Reasoner	C	L	2006	Honeoye Falls, New York
20		Toby Petersen	C	R	2004	Minneapolis, Minnesota
22		Jean-Francois Jacques	LW	R	2003	Montreal, Quebec
26		Brad Winchester	LW	L	2000	Madison, Wisconsin
28		Patrick Thoresen	LW	L	2006	Oslo, Norway
34		Fernando Pisani	RW	L	1996	Edmonton, Alberta
71		Petr Sykora	C	L	2006	Plzen, Czechoslovakia
78		Marc-Antoine Pouliot	C	R	2003	Quebec City, Quebec
83		Ales Hemsky	RW	R	2001	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
94		Ryan Smyth - A (IR)	LW	L	1994	Banff, Alberta

Team captains

(Includes both NHL and WHA captains)

• Al Hamilton, 1972-76
• Glen Sather, 1976-77
• Paul Shmyr, 1977-79
• Ron Chipperfield, 1979-80
• Blair MacDonald, 1980-81
• Lee Fogolin, 1981-83
• Wayne Gretzky, 1983-88
• Mark Messier, 1988-91
• Kevin Lowe, 1991-92
• Craig MacTavish, 1992-94
• Shayne Corson, 1995
• Kelly Buchberger, 1995-99
• Doug Weight, 1999-2001
• Jason Smith, 2001 - present

Retired numbers

• 3 Al Hamilton, D, 1972-80, number retired in 1980 (jersey ceremony April 4, 2001)
• 7 Paul Coffey, D, 1980-87, number retired October 18, 2005
• 11 Mark Messier, C, 1979-91, number to be retired February 27, 2007
• 17 Jari Kurri, RW, 1980-90, number retired October 6, 2001
• 31 Grant Fuhr, G, 1981-91, number retired October 9, 2003
• 99 Wayne Gretzky, C, 1978-88, number retired October 1, 1999