Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers were founded on November 1, 1971, with the team playing its first season in 1972 as one of twelve founding franchises of the major professional World Hockey Association (WHA). Notably, the team was temporarily renamed the Alberta Oilers when ... more

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Pat Quinn

John Brian Patrick "Pat" Quinn (born January 29, 1943), is a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman", he has also coached for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs, reaching the...

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  • 1976
  • 1977
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