Top 50 Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers began their existence as an inaugural franchise of the World Hockey Association; however, for their first year of operation, they were known as the Alberta Oilers.  Their run in the WHA was largely unproductive, as they accomplished very little until the end of their tenure in the upstart league.  They would reach the Avco Cup Finals in 1979, where they had the young phenom, Wayne Gretzky, leading the way.   He would be the linchpin when Edmonton joined the National Hockey League.

Gretzky would be the megastar of the team, and other future Hockey Hall of Famers would join him.  This would include Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, and Grant Fuhr, and they would win four Stanley Cups in the 1980s.  After dealing Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton would still win another Cup based on the leadership of Mark Messier.  To date, that is the last championship that the Oilers have won.

Since that time, the Oilers have only made one more appearance in the Finals, a surprise run as an eighth seed.  They did not win and would plunge to the basement of the NHL standings.

Over the last two seasons, Edmonton won the West but was bounced by the Florida Panthers.

This list is up to the end of the 2024/25 season.

Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and postseason accolades.