| The Edmonton Oilers is a a professional ice hockey | | | | of the great strength and the unbeatable |
| team located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They | | | | performances of the Oilers during this period, The |
| enjoy playing in the National Hockey League (NHL). | | | | Experts concluded the Oilers as one of the best |
| The Oilers efficiently supervised the 2006-07 NHL ( | | | | Sports Team both in the history of NHL and in the |
| season as the defending Western Conference | | | | history of other Sports. This statement is witnessed |
| Champions. | | | | by a Sporting News poll recently in February 2006 |
| Alberta Oilers was the founding Member who united | | | | when the 1987-88 Oilers were listed as one of the |
| the World Hockey Association in 1972 and Bill Hunter | | | | top-five teams from the last 120 years. |
| was the real Owner of the Team. Hunter was also | | | | Regarding the Uniform of Edmonton Oilers, The |
| the Owner of Edmonton Oil Kings. He endeavoured in | | | | design consisted on the conventional colors of blue |
| getting professional Hockey to Edmonton but all his | | | | and orange in 1972. Later on, the change in the |
| efforts ended in smoke after the rejection by NHL. | | | | design of the Uniform was observed. However, The |
| Edmonton Oilers was named Albera Oilers in the | | | | Orange remained the dominant color and blue used |
| beginning. The reason of this naming was their plan to | | | | for the trimming. In the season of 1972 season for at |
| split their home games between Edmonton and | | | | least first few games, the word 'ALBERTA' was |
| Calgary after the Calgary Broncos folded. However, | | | | written on the uniform instead of player names. |
| For diverse reasons, most probably financial or | | | | When it was evident that the team would play |
| maybe the possibility of letting easier expansion of | | | | exclusively in Edmonton, the player names replaced |
| either the NHL or WHA to Calgary, Edmonton Oilers | | | | the word "ALBERTA" Whereas the jerseys featured |
| played all of its games in Edmonton, thus changed | | | | the player numbers high on the shoulders instead of |
| their name to imitate this the following year. | | | | on the upper sleeve. |
| The Team could not produce the high performances | | | | In 1975-1976 , the change in the jersey's design was |
| in their early games. Even though, the team players | | | | also observed. The bluer base was replaced with |
| starting getting popularity and were much welcomed | | | | orange trim with some minor differences. The logo |
| by their fans. Amongst the early star players were | | | | that presented on programs and promotional material |
| defenseman and team captain Al Hamilton, star | | | | continued to be the same; but the logo that featured |
| goaltender Dave Dryden, and forwards Blair McDonald | | | | on the home jersey had a white oil drop, on a dark |
| and Bill Flett. There was a great improvement | | | | orange field, along with the team name written in |
| observed in 1978, when the new owner Peter | | | | deep blue. The jersey design which had the orange |
| Pocklington decided and carried out one of the | | | | printed logo led to the misconception of attributing it |
| greatest trades in hockey history, getting an | | | | to the entire history of the WHA Oilers. In almost all |
| already-aspiring superstar Wayne Gretzky plus | | | | other sides, the jerseys were similar to the |
| goaltender Eddie Mio and forward Peter Driscoll, from | | | | dynasty-era form that it is known throughout the |
| the Indianapolis Racers for a token sum. Gretzky's | | | | hockey world. |
| first and only WHA season, 1978-79, saw the Oilers | | | | The most popular look of Jersey was seen in 1979 |
| accelerated to the top of the WHA standings, | | | | when Edmonton Oilers rushed to the NHL. In the new |
| stamping a league-best 48-30-2 record. It is important | | | | Look of Jersey,the substitute logos were removed. |
| to mention here that that Edmonton's regular season | | | | The basic design stayed untouched till 1996, when |
| victory did not interpret into a championship, as they | | | | the blue and orange were replaced by midnight blue |
| fell to the rival Winnipeg Jets in the Avco World | | | | and copper. Besides this other changes done to the |
| Trophy Final. Young Oilers enforcer Dave Semenko | | | | jersey at that time were the deletion of the orange |
| gained the last goal in WHA history late in the third | | | | shoulder bar and cuffs from the away jersey, plus |
| period of the final game. | | | | the addition of the "rigger" alternate logo to the end |
| The team moved on its progress and it joined the | | | | of the shoulder bar on the home jersey, and also the |
| NHL for the 1979-80 seasons along with fellow WHA | | | | equivalent position on the road jersey. After a year, |
| teams Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and the | | | | the shoulder bars were discarded from the home |
| Jets. Out of all these four teams, Edmonton | | | | jersey too, making the Oilers' sweater a modern look. |
| continued with its name and location whereas the | | | | There was a controversy over the introduction of |
| Nordiques changed their name to the Colorado | | | | the third jersey containing a logo designed by Spawn |
| Avalanche in 1995, the Jets became the Phoenix | | | | creator and Oilers co-owner, Todd McFarlane. This |
| Coyotes in 1996, and the Whalers became the | | | | move created negative reactions to other teams' |
| Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. | | | | designs in 2001. Both the "rigger" logo and McFarlane's |
| The Edmonton Oilers enjoyed the peak of their | | | | "Blades" logo were always seen with contempt |
| performances as a mighty team when the great | | | | because it seemed to meant to symbolize elements |
| players like Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, | | | | of the Oilers' past, whereas the navy, silver, and |
| Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, and Kevin | | | | white design is usually considered a success, there |
| Lowe were the part of the team. This team is | | | | are no inclinations for it to become the basis for the |
| believed to be the strongest team in the hockey | | | | team's primary jerseys, as it has been done formally |
| history and they successfully showed their domination | | | | by the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks. |
| of the NHL towards the mid-to-late 1980s. In the light | | | | |