Granlund´s overtime goal seals Finland´s 4-3 win over Sweden
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Edmonton Oilers
- Year of foundation: 1971
- Colours: blue,orange,white
- Club status: active
- Address: Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club - Customer Sales and Service
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10233 - 96 Ave
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 0A5 - Phone: +1 780 414 4000
- Fax: +1 780 409 5890
- WWW: http://oilers.nhl.com/
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All time leagues: NHL | WHA | WHL (1952-74)
Season 1978-1979
Club teams
This club in 1978-1979: WHA
Current rosterseason 1978-1979
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Hannu Kamppuri |  | 01.07.1957 | 184 cm | 78 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Claire Alexander |  | 16.06.1945 | 186 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RD | Risto Siltanen | | 31.10.1958 | 170 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Rudolf Tajcnar |  | 17.04.1948 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Doug Berry | | 03.06.1957 | 186 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Brett Callighen | | 15.05.1953 | 180 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Ronald James "Ron" Chipperfield | | 28.03.1954 | 180 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Wayne Gretzky | | 26.01.1961 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson |  | 23.03.1958 | 181 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sather | | 02.09.1943 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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Edmonton, AB T5H 2X6 - Phone: +1 780-414-LIVE(5483)
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- Capacity: 18347
- Opened in: 2016
Founded in 1971 as one of the founding clubs of the WHA. Joined NHL in 1979.
Notable players:- from 1972 to 1973: Alberta Oilers
- from 1973 to present: Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup Champions 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990.
League winners:from 1971 to present:
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Edmonton fire coach Ralph Krueger
German Ralph Krueger was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after leading the team to a 12th-place finish in the Western Conference in his lone season.
The Oilers have missed the playoffs seven straight years.
Tom Renney moves to Detroit
Tom Renney signed a two-years contract as assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings. In the last two seasons Renney was Edmonton Oilers' Headcoach
(06 Jul 2012)Yakupov picked first
Russian forward Nail Yakupov was picked as first overall by the Edmonton Oilers when the 2012 NHL Entry Draft started. More information will be found here on eurohockey.com later. Complete draft results will be found here later.
(23 Jun 2012)Andy Sutton suspended indefinitely
Edmonton Oilers defender Andy Sutton has been suspended indefinitely for his hit on Carolina Hurricanes Alexei Ponikarovsky.
This season Sutton already served a five-game suspension for a head hit on Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche.
Nugent-Hopkins signs with the Oilers
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, this year's first pick at the NHL Entry Draft, signed three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers' GM Tambellini announced that young center Nugent-Hopkins will appear Oilers Development Camp.
(04 Jul 2011)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
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Fast factsseason 1978-1979
- Youngest player: Wayne Gretzky (18 years)
- Oldest player: Claire Alexander (33 years)
- Shortest player: Risto Siltanen (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Claire Alexander (186 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (5), Czechia (1), Finland (2)
Leagues
Edmonton Oilers participates in season 1978-1979: WHA
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USA outlasts Canada, earns berth in 4 Nations title game
With this win, the United States secured their place in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, rendering their upcoming game against Sweden in Boston a mere formality. Read more»
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