Favorite Edmonton Oilers

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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

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

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!

Quite the unique skater but very entertaining & creates a ton of chances to score.

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.

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.

There aren't many stats I can share about him because, well, he wasn't known for scoring or getting a lot of points, though he got his fair share. He was a rugged defensive defenseman who was willing to rough it up, get physical, sacrifice his body, and be a leader!

Also, he's never going to win a beauty contest, but most hockey players who play the way Staios, Smyth, Horcoff, and Moreau did wouldn't either.

Staios was an awesome defenseman and one of my favorites because of his work ethic!

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!

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.

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.

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

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

Jonesy was impressive.

This is a cool guy. Just look at that moustache!

Skinner is from Edmonton, Alberta. Homegrown STUUUUUU.

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.

Solid Oilers player over the years. He had some really good moments and was very reliable as a leader and as a center too.

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.

One of the toughest hockey players I've ever seen! He stood up for his teammates and rarely had any teeth in his mouth!

He was clutch on the PK as well!