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1977-1978

1977-1978 Edmonton Oilers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Ken Broderick (G)		1942	Toronto, ON, CAN	178	73	R
	#28	Dave Dryden (G)		1941	Hamilton, ON, CAN	188	84	L
	#1	Don McLeod (G)		1946	Trail, BC, CAN	183	86	L
		Frank Turnbull (G)	70	1954	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	173	68	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Chris Ahrens (D)	72	1952	San Bernardino, CA, USA	183	84	R
		Ken Baird (D)		1951	Flin Flon, MB, CAN	183	86	L
		Jim Cross (D)	67	1957	Edmonton, AB, CAN	180	89	L
	#5	Ab DeMarco, Jr. (D)	75	1949	Cleveland, OH, USA	183	77	R
		Bob Falkenberg (D)	78	1946	Stettler, AB, CAN	183	84	R
	#3	Al Hamilton (D)	78	1946	Flin Flon, MB, CAN	188	88	L
		David Inkpen (D)	70	1954	Edmonton, AB, CAN	183	84	R
	#26	Dave Langevin (D)	70	1954	St. Paul, MN, USA	188	98	L
	#30	Owen Lloyd (D)	67	1957	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	180	91	L
	#17	Ray McKay (D)	78	1946	Edmonton, AB, CAN	193	83	L
	#4	Joe Micheletti (D/C)	70	1954	International Falls, MN, USA	183	88	-
	#2	Cal Sandbeck (D)	68	1956	International Falls, MN, USA	185	95	-
	#6	Paul Shmyr (D)"C"		1946	Cudworth, SK, CAN	180	80	L
		Craig Topolnisky (D)	67	1957	Edmonton, AB, CAN	182	90	R
FORWARDS
	#8	Ron Busniuk (C)		1948	Fort William, ON, CAN	180	82	R
	#18	Brett Callighen (C)	71	1953	Toronto, ON, CAN	180	81	L
	#21	Bryan Campbell (C)	80	1944	Sudbury, ON, CAN	183	78	L
	#7	Ron Chipperfield (C)	70	1954	Brandon, MB, CAN	180	86	R
		Butch Deadmarsh (LW)	74	1950	Trail, BC, CAN	180	84	-
	#9	Norm Ferguson (C)	79	1945	Sydney, NS, CAN	173	73	R
	#19	Bill Flett (RW)		1943	Vermilion, AB, CAN	185	88	R
	#16	Pierre Guité (LW)	72	1952	Montréal, QC, CAN	188	86	L
		Del Hall (C)	75	1949	Peterborough, ON, CAN	178	77	L
	#24	Jerry Holland (LW)	70	1954	Beaver Lodge, AB, CAN	178	84	L
	#22	Pierre Jarry (LW/RW)	75	1949	Montréal, QC, CAN	180	86	L
	#14	Blair MacDonald (RW)	71	1953	Cornwall, ON, CAN	185	82	R
		Gary MacGregor (C)		1954	Kingston, ON, CAN	175	77	L
		Dale McMullin (LW)	69	1955	Proctor, BC, CAN	179	80	L
		Warren Miller (RW/C)	71	1953	South St. Paul, MN, USA	180	75	-
		Rick Morris (LW)	78	1946	Hamilton, ON, CAN	178	77	L
		Gerry Pinder (LW/RW)	76	1948	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	173	75	R
	#15	Kevin Primeau (RW)	69	1955	Edmonton, AB, CAN	183	82	L
	#20	Randy Rota (LW)	74	1950	Creston, BC, CAN	173	77	L
	#27	Dave Semenko (LW)		1957	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	190	98	L
	#10	Dennis Sobchuk (C)	70	1954	Lang, SK, CAN	188	82	L
	#23	James Troy (RW)	71	1953	Boston, MA, USA	188	93	R
	#11	Juha Widing (C)		1947	Oulu, FIN	185	86	L
	#12	Mike Zuke (C)	70	1954	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	183	82	R

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 20Av Age: 27.58 yearsAv Ht: 182.85 cmAv Wt: 84.06 kgCompare with other teams »

1977-1978 Edmonton Oilers Staff

Head CoachGlen Sather
Franchise OwnerPeter Pocklington
Franchise OwnerNelson Skalbania

Team Staff History

1977-1978 Edmonton Oilers Captains

"C"

Paul Shmyr

Team Captaincy History

Edmonton Oilers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Edmonton, AB, CAN Map
Founded: 1971

1977-1978 Edmonton Oilers Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
6 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Edmonton Oilers: 2 995 GP
NHL: 3 961 GP
WC: 57 GP
OG: 18 GP
AHL: 1 789 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Rogers Place
Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Capacity: 18 347
Construction Year: 2016

Edmonton Oilers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/01/2025 02:00 UTC	Edmonton Oilers	Utah Hockey Club	-	NHL
29/12/2024 21:00 UTC	Anaheim Ducks	Edmonton Oilers	-	NHL
28/12/2024 21:00 UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Edmonton Oilers	4 - 3	NHL
23/12/2024 01:00 UTC	Edmonton Oilers	Ottawa Senators	3 - 1	NHL
21/12/2024 21:00 UTC	Edmonton Oilers	San Jose Sharks	3 - 2	NHL

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Kasperi Kapanen (F)

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Josh Brown (D)

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Ronnie Attard (D)

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Edmonton Oilers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	35	14	11	-	7	3	114	99	45	1.29	4	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	39	27	-	10	6	294	237	104	1.27	5	Final loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	45	23	-	5	9	325	260	109	1.33	2	Conference SF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	38	27	-	11	6	290	252	104	1.27	5	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	35	19	-	-	2	183	154	72	1.29	11	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	71	37	25	-	-	9	225	217	83	1.17	12	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	35	38	-	-	9	232	274	79	0.96	25	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	36	40	-	-	6	234	263	78	0.95	23	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	47	26	-	-	9	247	212	103	1.26	8	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	31	43	-	-	8	203	245	70	0.85	29	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	24	44	-	-	14	198	283	62	0.76	28	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	29	44	-	-	9	203	270	67	0.82	28	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	19	22	-	-	7	125	134	45	0.94	24	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	32	40	-	-	10	212	239	74	0.9	29	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	25	45	-	-	12	193	269	62	0.76	30	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	27	47	-	-	8	214	284	62	0.76	30	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	38	35	-	-	9	234	248	85	1.04	21	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	41	35	-	-	6	235	251	88	1.07	19	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	32	43	-	-	7	195	248	71	0.87	25	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	41	28	-	-	13	256	251	95	1.16	14	Final loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	36	29	12	-	5	221	208	89	1.09	17	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	36	26	11	-	9	231	230	92	1.12	14	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	38	28	12	-	4	205	182	92	1.12	15	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	39	28	12	-	3	243	222	93	1.13	12	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	32	26	16	-	8	226	212	88	1.07	14	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	33	37	12	-	-	230	226	78	0.95	16	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	35	37	10	-	-	215	224	80	0.98	15	Conference SF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	36	37	9	-	-	252	247	81	0.99	13	Conference SF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	30	44	8	-	-	240	304	68	0.83	21	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	NHL	48	17	27	4	-	-	136	183	38	0.79	22	Did not make playoffs

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Edmonton Oilers Stars And Cult Players

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#32	Sam O'Reilly (F)	30/03/2006	Toronto, ON, CAN	185 cm	86 kg
2	#64	Eemil Vinni (G)	18/12/2005	Vantaa, FIN	190 cm	85 kg
5	#160	Connor Clattenburg (F)	02/05/2005	Arnprior, ON, CAN	188 cm	93 kg
6	#183	Albin Sundin (D)	13/08/2004	Kungsbacka, SWE	187 cm	90 kg
6	#192	Dalyn Wakely (F)	05/03/2004	Port Hope, ON, CAN	185 cm	90 kg
7	#196	William Nicholl (F)	24/05/2006	Ottawa, ON, CAN	183 cm	83 kg
7	#218	Bauer Berry (D)	31/10/2005	Grand Forks, ND, USA	192 cm	90 kg
2023
2	#56	Beau Akey (D)	11/02/2005	Waterloo, ON, CAN	183 cm	83 kg
6	#184	Nathaniel Day (G)	04/02/2005	Burlington, ON, CAN	193 cm	93 kg
7	#216	Matt Copponi (F)	04/06/2003	Mansfield, MA, USA	180 cm	79 kg
2022
1	#32	Reid Schaefer (F)	21/09/2003	Edmonton, AB, CAN	193 cm	99 kg
5	#158	Samuel Jonsson (G)	15/12/2003	Gävle, SWE	195 cm	91 kg
6	#190	Nikita Yevseyev (D)	10/05/2004	Almetievsk, RUS	186 cm	85 kg
7	#222	Joel Määttä (F)	06/07/2002	Helsinki, FIN	187 cm	93 kg

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

1990 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Craig Simpson - Mark Messier - Glenn Anderson
Esa Tikkanen - Mark Lamb - Jari Kurri
Adam Graves - Joe Murphy - Martin Gelinas
Kelly Buchberger - Craig MacTavish - Petr Klíma

Kevin Lowe - Craig Muni
Steve Smith - Reijo Ruotsalainen
Randy Gregg - Charlie Huddy

Bill Ranford
(Grant Fuhr)

1988 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Esa Tikkanen - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Craig Simpson - Mark Messier - Glenn Anderson
Geoff Courtnall - Craig MacTavish - Normand Lacombe
Mike Krushelnyski - Keith Acton - Kevin McClelland

Kevin Lowe - Craig Muni
Steve Smith - Charlie Huddy
Randy Gregg - Marty McSorley

Grant Fuhr
(Bill Ranford)

1987 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Esa Tikkanen - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Glenn Anderson - Mark Messier - Kent Nilsson
Dave Hunter - Craig MacTavish - Marty McSorley
Mike Krushelnyski - (Gretzky/Messier) - Kevin McClelland

Paul Coffey - Charlie Huddy
Kevin Lowe - Craig Muni
Randy Gregg - Reijo Ruotsalainen
Steve Smith

Grant Fuhr
(Andy Moog)

1985 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Mike Krushelnyski - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Mark Napier - Mark Messier - Glenn Anderson
Dave Hunter - Kevin McClelland- Willy Lindström
Dave Semenko - Billy Carroll - Pat Hughes

Charlie Huddy - Paul Coffey
Kevin Lowe - Lee Fogolin, Jr.
Randy Gregg - Don Jackson

Grant Fuhr
(Andy Moog)

1984 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Dave Semenko - Wayne Gretzky - Jari Kurri
Glenn Anderson - Mark Messier - Willy Lindström
Dave Hunter - Ken Linseman - Pat Hughes
Jaroslav Pouzar - Kevin McClelland- Dave Lumley

Paul Coffey - Charlie Huddy
Kevin Lowe - Lee Fogolin, Jr.
Randy Gregg - Don Jackson

Grant Fuhr
(Andy Moog)

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