Top 10 Favorite Edmonton Oilers of All Time

I decided to make a unique list on something I love a lot: the NHL and the Edmonton Oilers.

I've been an Oilers fan for a long while, maybe since I was born, but I mainly remember becoming a die-hard hockey freak in 2003 to 2004.

The Top Ten

Ryan Smyth

Hands down, Ryan Smyth is my all-time favorite Oiler and NHL player ever! He's my idol and my role model.
This guy had guts and heart! He left blood, sweat, tears, and teeth during his hardworking career. He was a true blue Oiler. He bled the Oilers' colors!
He's played the second most games of any past Oiler and finished tied at #1 in powerplay goals as an Oiler! He also finished his career on April 12, 2014, a game in which I was present, and it was very emotional. Seeing Smyth retire was hard!
The one thing I wish Captain Canada could have accomplished, outside of gold medals in the Olympics and World Championships, All-Star Games, the fastest hat trick in Oilers history, and many other records and stats, is winning a Stanley Cup. Sadly, he was never able to.
I could describe Smytty forever, but #94 is my hero and my all-time favorite hockey/Oilers player!
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

One of the better two-way forwards in the NHL, he's also been pretty loyal to the Oilers through hard times and good times. Hopkins has speed, great passing skills, a dangerous wrist shot, and is amazing defensively. He does a lot of the little things needed to help a team succeed.
RNH, better known as NUUUUUUUUGGGEEEEE, is a key piece of the Edmonton Oilers team, and he's my favorite current Edmonton Oiler!
Jordan Eberle

Yeah, he's only been playing since 2010, but first impressions speak volumes! His first ever NHL goal, which I witnessed myself, was a beauty! He's a cool player to watch on the ice, and there's something about him I really love.
He's scored a lot of other beautiful goals since I first saw him and has played a huge role in a few of Team Canada's World Junior Gold Medals. In other words, he's creative and clutch.
Jordan Eberle is a beauty!

He's on Seattle Kraken now after a decent time with the NY Islanders, where he did big things for his career, including some big goals and plays that led to huge goals too. But one thing that's never changed is that he is a magician/wizard with the puck on his stick. His dangles are sweet.
He is also my favorite current hockey player in the whole NHL.
Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for four teams from 1979 to 1999 and is widely considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Gretzky also served as head coach of the Phoenix... read more

What is there possibly available for me to say about the greatest hockey player ever?
61 career records, 4 Stanley Cups, the most ever goals, assists, and points, World Cups, Gold Medals, All-Star games, Hall of Fame, etc. He is the Great One for a reason!

Greatest hockey player, coming from a Bruins fan.
Mark Messier

Mark John Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 25 seasons in the National Hockey League. He is best known for his time with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers. Messier is a six-time Stanley Cup champion and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007... read more

This legendary Oilers leader embodied what it meant to be an Oiler back in the '80s and early '90s. Mark Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada (where I live now!).
He's won six Stanley Cups, five with the Oilers (one in which he was captain). The Moose was a mean, rough, tough leader and a great player.
To many Oilers fans, he's still The Captain, and boy, was he a great leader and competitor. I'm not going to tell you how many points he had or how many games he played because all you need to know is that he's a true Oilers legend and one of the greatest all-around players to ever play in the NHL! Plus, he's a Hall of Famer!
Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Widely regarded as one of the best players in the sport, McDavid has won multiple Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP. He was selected first overall... read more

Keep the hate coming. The Cup is coming back to Canada.

Jaw-dropping entertainment value!

Connor McDavid is a great Oilers player. He scores some good goals sometimes.
Leon Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl is a German hockey icon at this point, and he's one of the best top-quality players in the NHL today. His ability to score and find the back of the net from some ridiculous angles is superb. But maybe the best thing about him is his ability to spot the right pass at the correct time to lead to a goal or something.
He's also a beast with the puck on his stick because he can use his body to fend off other players trying to take it away. Leon is quite the hockey player.

Master of that powerplay one-timer and a brilliant passer.
Sam Gagner

Sam Gagner was a hardworking and passionate Oiler since we drafted him in 2007! He was a solid player every year, and he's still young. Sam has scored some absolute beauties in games and the shootout! You always knew he was trying his best each game, even if he's small!
His most famous NHL moment so far was his outstanding 8-point night a couple of seasons ago, doing something that hasn't been done in an Oilers uniform since Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey did it!
I'm going to miss him now that he's no longer an Oiler, but I hope his career continues to be great!

He's back in an Oilers jersey for his 3rd stint with the team, and I'm happy to see Gags back in Oilers colours.
Zach Hyman

What a talent Hyman is, no doubt! He's got that battle, grit, and compete level that every hockey player should have or strive to have as part of their game. He rarely, if ever, gives up on a battle on the ice, and he creates a lot of chances for the team he's on.
Oilers fans should enjoy having him on the team with how hard he plays the game!

Hardest working player on the ice most nights.
Darnell Nurse

Darnell Nurse comes from a competitive family, that's for sure!
As a hockey player, he's a solid defender who is physical, strong, and composed while being smart defensively. He has the ability to skate very well, join the rush, and contribute offensively too. He's proven that he has a lot of endurance, as he's the Oilers' "minute muncher" (that's what I call him) because he's extremely valuable to the Oilers team with how many minutes he can handle and play each night.
In one recent playoff game, he played over 62 minutes, which is only a few minutes off the record.

Nurse is a great-looking defender with a good offensive side to his game! It makes him a threat and a likable person too.

The Newcomers

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Troy Stecher
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Adam Henrique

The Contenders

Ales Hemsky

He was hands down mine and my dad's favorite player to watch when we went to Oilers games because of what he could do on the ice with the puck. He is so entertaining to watch as an Oilers fan with his dekes and the moves he pulls off. My dad and I came up with the term "Dipsy Doodle" to describe Hemsky's puck moves!
He was also a fine Oilers player for the years he was here, including in 2006 when he scored a few huge playoff goals!
Zack Kassian

Gonna really miss Kassian, but man, did he create some highlights and much more!
Glenn Anderson

This guy is fun to watch in old clips and highlights because of the way he played! When he drove to the net, either the puck went in, or he went in, or the goalie went in... something went in the net when Glenn came to the net!
Glenn has a lot of Oilers records too and won 5 of his 6 Cups with the Oilers. Anderson was also a part of one of the best lines the Oilers had: Anderson, Messier, and Simpson.
Mike Smith

This really good Canadian goalie, Mike Smith.
He's a battler with amazing puck-handling skills that benefit the teams he's on. He definitely saves his defensemen from taking hits, and he calms the puck down, allowing it to be easier for teammates to pick up and skate with.
He gets the emotion out of the team when he's fighting for the saves and motivating his team with his passion and leadership. He's always been a unique goalie and one of the more crazy goalies in the NHL.
Dwayne Roloson

I was already a hockey freak before Dwayne Roloson became an Oiler, but when he joined the Copper and Blue in March of 2006, he helped lead the Oilers to their 2006 cup run. We didn't win, but it was just so memorable, and Roli played amazing! Also, in the few years after, he still played great and was a fan favorite.
You knew when he was having a good game because he would take the puck, bat it with his stick, and clear it out of the Oilers' end!
The point is, 2006 was when I was becoming a bigger NHL fan, and Roli helped grow my love for it because he helped my Oilers go on an amazing run!
Jari Kurri

He's considered one of the NHL's greatest talents from Finland. Quite the hockey player and a good goal scorer too. One of the best European hockey players of all time and had a great career in the NHL.
Fernando Pisani

Edmonton Oilers 2006 playoff hero Pisani played out of his mind that postseason. Fernando even scored a shorthanded overtime breakaway goal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to extend the series.
Ladislav Smid
Evan Bouchard

The Bouch Bomb is a deadly weapon! Evan is super talented and has lots of potential to be more than good!
Milan Lucic
Ryan Jones

Jonesy was impressive.
Stuart Skinner

This is a cool guy. Just look at that moustache!
Skinner is from Edmonton, Alberta. Homegrown STUUUUUU.
Evander Kane

EK91 has been amazing for the Oilers and has shown tons of professionalism despite all the bad stuff he was involved in, whether it was all rumors or not. The Edmonton Oilers are a second-chance-giving team with Kane, Kassian, and others.
Brett Kulak
Paul Coffey

Paul is the greatest Oilers defenseman ever! He's racked up so many points as an Oilers D-man, or better known as Gretzky's D-man, because, other than Kurri, Coffey got a lot of points because of Wayne or for Wayne due to their chemistry.
Also, mainly because of how Coffey played, he was not a stay-at-home defenseman at all - that's what Charlie Huddy was for. Paul was an offensive defenseman, big time. He's one of the best D-men ever!