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The Edmonton Oilers are one of five teams in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Based in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, the Oilers play at the Skyreach Centre and wear uniforms of blue, copper, and white. Originally the Alberta Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), the team’s name was inspired by Alberta’s vast oil reserves. The club won the NHL championship, known as the Stanley Cup, five times during the 1980s.
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The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). When playing against their arch rivals, the Calgary Flames, the matches are often referred to as the Battle of Alberta.
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The Edmonton Oilers have a new owner, pending approval from the NHL. The 34-member Edmonton Investors Group agreed Tuesday to sell 100% of its shares to local pharmacy billionaire Daryl Katz in a deal worth about $200 million.
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In 1972 the Edmonton Oilers joined the World Hockey Association as one of 12 founding franchises. After fellow founding franchise Calgary Broncos relocated to Cleveland before commencement of the inaugural season, the team was renamed the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary. For various reasons, possibly financial or the possibility of allowing easier expansion of the WHA to Calgary, the team played all of its games in Edmonton, and changed their name back to reflect this the following year. The team was originally owned by Bill Hunter. Hunter had previously owned the Edmonton Oil Kings and founded what would become the Western Hockey League, but his efforts to bring major professional hockey to Edmonton via an expansion NHL franchise were rebuffed by the NHL. It was Hunter that originally chose the name "Oilers" for the new WHA franchise, a name that had previously been used as a nickname for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Despite these losses, many of the Edmonton Oilers' core players were resigned, many for long-term contracts. Playoff heroes Fernando Pisani and Dwayne Roloson signed as unrestricted free agents on the first day of eligibility, July 1. Shawn Horcoff, Jarret Stoll, and Ales Hemsky all filed for arbitration, but all settled for multi-year deals before their hearings came up; Hemsky, in particular, signed for six years and $24.6 million. The Edmonton Oilers ... resigned former centre Marty Reasoner from the Boston Bruins, prospect Tom Gilbert from the University of Wisconsin, defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist from the Minnesota Wild, and defenseman Jan Hejda from Mytishchi Khimik of the Russian Super League, whose rights were acquired from the Sabres for a seventh-round pick. As of July 26, the Edmonton Oilers are seeking to sign Lupul, as well as former first-round selection Alexei Mikhnov from Russia.
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The Edmonton Oilers were formed in 1971 by Bill Hunter as the "Alberta Oilers", one of ten charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers began play in the Western division of the WHA under coach Ray Kinasewich. Bill Hunter took over the coaching reins half way through the season and the following year, the team changed its name to the Edmonton Oilers. Throughout the 1970s the Oilers would play a competitive brand of hockey, acquiring many former great players like Jacques Plante and Norm Ullman made their way through Edmonton. As the WHA struggled, six of the teams were offered entrance into the National Hockey League. With internal disagreements within the NHL, the WHA would continue to sputter along.
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