He was also a member of the team’s first Stanley Cup victory in 1984. He backed up this play with solid offensive ability as well, putting up 75 and 67 points in two of his three season with Edmonton. His ability to get under the skin of opposing players was unmatched during his time and it’s this annoying, perhaps loveable in the eyes of Oilers fans, style of play that made him a popular player in his relatively short stint with the team. Ken Linseman was a player Edmonton would have hated to play against but loved to have. When you are popularly known as “The Rat’” you know there is something memorable about you. He was Edmonton’s original role player and perhaps one of the best. In his tenure, he racked up an area code worth of penalty minutes (780) and was able to also pitch in offensively with 290 points in 653 games with the club. During that time, he established himself as a hardworking checking forward that found a home in Edmonton’s bottom six. Hunter was an orignal Oiler, playing a single year in the WHA before spending parts of 10 years with the club after they merged into the NHL. Sticking with the tough players, Dave Hunter was among the toughest to suit up for the club. In all, he stands as the third highest scoring NHL player of all-time with 1887 points. During his Oilers career, he put 1034 points and was a key piece for all five Stanley Cups for the franchise.Īfter leaving, he added to his legend with a sixth cup with the New York Rangers before calling it a career after a stint with the Vancouver Canucks.
Nicknamed “The Moose”, Messier is usually the second player that people think of when the dynasty Oilers are mentioned, and for good reason.
If Messier wasn’t throwing elbows and scoring copious amounts of goals, he’d certainly be working some sort of gritty, unforgiving blue collar job and thriving. Mark Messier is the epitome of what the City of Edmonton stands for. Wasting no time in getting into some iconic names here. Let’s take a look at the best of the best wear numbers 11 to 20 in the orange and blue. In part two we are going to see an even more diverse set of players that span-quite literally, the entire 44-year history of the club-right from some of the team’s orginal stars to some current roster players. It’ll be hard to match the star-studded cast that was numbers 1 to 10, but considering Edmonton’s storied history, we are still a long way from seeing the last of some of hockey’s best players (Spoiler: there’s a doozy of a player at the very last spot!)
If there was one thing we learnt in part one of this series, it’s that Edmonton Oiler Hall of Famers loved single digit numbers.
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