List of Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players

For NHL Edmonton Oilers, see List of Edmonton Oilers players.

This is a complete list of players for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). It includes players that have played at least one regular season or playoff game for the Edmonton Oilers (or the Alberta Oilers, as they were known in their inaugural season) as a franchise in the World Hockey Association between 1972 and 1979.

A total of 130 skaters and 14 goalies played for the Oilers in the seven seasons between 1972–73 and 1978–79. Of those, 16 also played for the Oilers after they joined the National Hockey League for the 1979–80 NHL season.

Only one player, defenceman Al Hamilton, played with the Oilers for their entire seven seasons in the WHA; Hamilton leads all WHA Oilers with 455 games played in the regular season, and holds the team record for 27 playoff games played (he also scored the most regular season points, with 311). The goaltender with the longest career as a WHA Oiler is Dave Dryden, having played four seasons with the club; Dryden leads all goaltenders with 197 regular season games played, and holds the team record for 18 playoff games played (he also registered the most regular season wins, with 94). There are five skaters and one goaltender who only played a single game as an Oiler during these years, and one player who never played a regular season game (participated in two playoff games).

Four ex-Oilers from the WHA era were later elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Jacques Plante (1978), Norm Ullman (1982), and Wayne Gretzky (1999) as players, and Glen Sather (1997) in the builder category.

Key

  Also played with the Oilers in the NHL, or WHA award winner with the Oilers, or elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Details are provided in the Notes column.

All players
Nat Nationality
Canada Canada
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Finland Finland
Sweden Sweden
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States United States
Goaltenders
GP Games Played
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
SO Shutouts
GAA Goals against average
SV% Save percentage
Skaters
GP Games Played Pos Position
G Goals C Centre
A Assists LW Left Wing
P Points RW Right Wing
PIM Penalty minutes D Defenceman

Goaltenders

Name Nat Seasons Regular Season Playoffs Notes
GP W L T SO GAA SV% GP W L SO GAA SV%
Broderick, Ken Canada 1976–1978 49 20 23 1 4 3.77 .865 3 1 2 0 3.40 n/a
Brown, Ken Canada 1972–1973
1974–1975		 52 21 19 0 3 3.58 .892 — — — — — —
Doyle, Gary Canada 1973–1974 1 1 0 0 0 4.00 .895 — — — — — —
Dryden, Dave Canada 1975–1979 197 94 87 9 7 3.42 .883 18 6 11 0 3.95 n/a Gordie Howe Trophy 1979
Ben Hatskin Trophy 1979
NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Kamppuri, Hannu Finland 1978–1979 2 0 1 0 0 6.67 .792 — — — — — —
Levasseur, Louis Canada 1976–1977 21 6 12 3 0 4.35 .866 2 0 2 0 4.50 n/a
McLeod, Don Canada 1977–1978 33 15 10 1 2 3.55 .864 4 1 3 1 4.64 n/a
Mio, Eddie Canada 1978–1979 22 7 10 0 1 3.99 .853 3 0 0 0 4.00 n/a NHL Oilers 1979–1981
Norris, Jack Canada 1972–1974 117 51 53 4 3 3.13 .901 3 0 2 0 4.86 n/a
Plante, Jacques Canada 1974–1975 40 15 14 1 1 3.32 .890 — — — — — —
Turnbull, Frank Canada 1975–1976
1977–1978		 4 0 2 0 0 5.42 .831 — — — — — —
Walsh, Ed United States 1978–1979 22 7 10 0 0 3.75 .836 — — — — — —
Wilkie, Ian Canada 1973–1974 5 3 1 1 0 2.11 .930 1 0 1 0 5.85 n/a
Worthy, Chris Canada 1973–1976 81 27 39 4 3 3.97 .885 4 1 2 0 4.37 n/a

Skaters

Name Nat Pos Seasons Regular Season Playoffs Notes
GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
Ahrens, Chris Canada D 1977–1978 4 0 0 0 15 — — — — —
Alexander, Claire Canada D 1978–1979 54 8 23 31 16 — — — — —
Anderson, Ron Canada RW 1972–1974 92 19 17 36 49 2 0 0 0 0
Antonovich, Mike Canada C 1976–1977 7 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
Arndt, Danny Canada LW 1976–1977 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Bailey, "Ace" Canada LW 1978–1979 38 5 4 9 22 2 0 0 0 4
Baird, Ken Canada D 1972–1978 276 77 92 169 467 10 5 2 7 29
Barrie, Doug Canada D 1972–1977 350 37 122 159 620 13 1 1 2 53
Beaton, Frank Canada LW 1976–1977 68 4 9 13 274 5 0 2 2 21
Benzelock, Jim Canada RW 1972–1973 26 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
Berry, Doug Canada C 1978–1979 29 6 3 9 4 — — — — —
Blanchette, Bernie Canada RW 1972–1973 23 5 4 9 2 — — — — —
Boddy, Gregg Canada D 1976–1977 46 1 17 18 41 4 1 2 3 14
Buchanan, Ron Canada C 1974–1975 22 6 9 15 4 — — — — —
Busniuk, Ron Canada C 1976–1978 88 4 20 24 240 10 0 2 2 55
Butters, Bill United States D 1976–1977 7 0 2 2 17 — — — — —
Callighen, Brett Canada LW 1976–1979 180 60 85 145 239 23 9 13 22 38 NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Campbell, Bryan Canada C 1976–1978 119 19 55 74 30 5 3 1 4 0
Carleton, Wayne Canada C 1975–1976 26 5 16 21 6 4 1 1 2 2
Carlin, Brian Canada LW 1972–1974 70 13 22 35 6 1 0 0 0 0
Carlson, Jack United States LW 1975–1976 10 1 1 2 31 4 0 0 0 4
Carlson, Steve United States C 1978–1979 73 18 22 40 50 11 1 1 2 12
Carlyle, Steve Canada D 1972–1976 218 11 59 70 109 6 0 1 1 4
Chipperfield, Ron Canada C 1977–1979 135 65 89 154 95 18 10 11 21 8 NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Climie, Ron Canada LW 1973–1975 125 53 63 116 37 5 0 0 0 0
Colborne, Howie Canada LW 1973–1974 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Connelly, Wayne Canada RW 1976–1977 38 13 15 28 18 5 0 1 1 0
Cote, Roger Canada D 1972–1974 119 3 8 11 80 3 0 0 0 0
Cross, Jim Canada D 1977–1978 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Cunningham, Gary Canada D 1973–1974 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Deadmarsh, Butch Canada LW 1977–1978 20 1 3 4 32 — — — — —
DeMarco, Ab Canada D 1977–1978 47 6 8 14 20 1 0 0 0 0
Driscoll, Peter Canada LW 1978–1979 69 17 23 40 115 13 1 6 7 8 NHL Oilers 1979–1981
Evo, Bill United States LW 1975–1976 8 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
Falkenberg, Bob Canada D 1972–1974
1977–1978		 157 9 37 46 76 6 0 2 2 14
Ferguson, Norm Canada C 1977–1978 71 26 21 47 2 5 0 0 0 0
Fisher, John United Kingdom C 1972–1973 40 0 5 5 0 — — — — —
Fitchner, Bob Canada C 1973–1974 31 1 2 3 21 — — — — —
Flett, Bill Canada RW 1976–1979 195 103 84 187 68 15 5 4 9 4 NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Fonteyne, Val Canada LW 1972–1974 149 16 45 61 4 6 1 0 1 0
Fortunato, Joe Canada LW 1976–1977 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
George, Wes Canada LW 1978–1979 3 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
Gilmore, Tom Canada RW 1973–1975 131 31 42 73 248 5 1 4 5 15
Goldsworthy, Bill Canada RW 1978–1979 17 4 2 6 14 4 1 1 2 11
Gretzky, Wayne Canada C 1978–1979 72 43 61 104 19 13 10 10 20 2 Lou Kaplan Trophy 1979
NHL Oilers 1979–1988
HHOF 1999
#99 retired 1999
Guite, Pierre Canada LW 1977–1979 72 13 22 35 79 5 1 1 2 20
Gustafsson, Bengt Sweden RW 1978–1979 — — — — — 2 1 2 3 0
Hall, Del Canada LW 1977–1978 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Hamilton, Al Canada D 1972–1979 455 53 258 311 492 27 5 11 16 31 NHL Oilers 1979–1980
#3 retired 1980
Harker, Derek Canada D 1972–1973 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Harrison, Jim Canada C 1972–1974 113 63 92 155 192 1 0 1 1 2 NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Herriman, Don Canada LW 1974–1975 33 1 2 3 21 — — — — —
Hicke, Bill Canada RW 1972–1973 73 14 24 38 20 1 0 0 0 0
Holland, Jerry Canada LW 1977–1978 22 2 1 3 14 — — — — —
Hornung, Larry Canada D 1976–1977 21 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
Hughes, John Canada D 1978–1979 41 2 15 17 82 13 1 0 1 35 NHL Oilers 1980–1981
Hunter, Dave Canada LW 1978–1979 72 7 25 32 134 13 2 3 5 42 NHL Oilers 1979–1988, 1988–1989
Hurley, Paul United States D 1975–1976 26 1 4 5 14 4 0 0 0 0
Inkpen, Dave Canada D 1977–1978 19 0 1 1 16 — — — — —
Jarry, Pierre Canada RW 1977–1978 18 4 10 14 4 5 1 0 1 4
Joyal, Eddie Canada C 1972–1976 239 57 55 112 26 6 2 0 2 4
Kassian, Dennis Canada LW 1972–1973 50 6 7 13 14 1 0 1 1 0
Kennett, Murray Canada D 1974–1976 78 7 18 25 31 — — — — —
Kerslake, Doug Canada RW 1974–1976 23 5 1 6 14 — — — — —
Ketter, Kerry Canada D 1975–1976 48 1 9 10 20 — — — — —
Kirk, Gavin United Kingdom C 1976–1977 52 8 28 36 16 5 1 0 1 4
Krake, Skip Canada C 1975–1976 41 8 8 16 55 — — — — —
Laframboise, Pete Canada LW 1976–1977 17 0 5 5 12 — — — — —
Laing, Bill Canada C 1974–1976 96 10 16 26 99 4 0 1 1 4
Langevin, Dave United States D 1976–1979 216 19 59 78 260 23 2 4 6 44
Lloyd, Owen Canada D 1977–1978 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
Long, Barry Canada D 1974–1977 158 30 73 103 184 4 0 0 0 4
Lunde, Len Canada LW 1973–1974 72 26 22 48 8 5 0 1 1 0
MacDonald, Blair Canada RW 1973–1976
1977–1979		 339 118 124 242 111 23 13 13 26 8 NHL Oilers 1979–1981
MacGregor, Bruce Canada C 1974–1976 135 37 38 75 23 4 0 1 1 0
MacGregor, Gary Canada C 1977–1978 37 11 2 13 29 — — — — —
Mayer, Jim Canada D 1978–1979 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
McAneeley, Bob Canada LW 1972–1974
1975–1976		 174 29 34 63 133 7 2 0 2 0
McAneeley, Ted Canada D 1975–1976 79 2 17 19 71 4 0 0 0 0
McCrimmon, Jim Canada D 1973–1975 109 3 8 11 156 — — — — —
McKay, Ray Canada D 1974–1975
1977–1978		 83 9 24 33 51 4 0 1 1 4
McKenzie, Brian Canada C 1973–1974 78 18 20 38 66 5 0 1 1 0
McMullin, Dale Canada LW 1977–1978 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Merrell, Barry Canada RW 1976–1977 10 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
Micheletti, Joe United States D 1977–1979 128 28 67 95 141 18 0 11 11 6
Miller, Warren United States RW 1977–1978 18 2 4 6 18 — — — — —
Morris, Bill Canada C 1974–1975 36 4 8 12 6 — — — — —
Morris, Peter Canada LW 1975–1977 78 7 13 20 36 3 0 1 1 7
Morris, Rick Canada LW 1975–1978 117 30 33 63 135 9 0 2 2 10
Muloin, Wayne Canada D 1975–1976 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Neilson, Jim Canada D 1978–1979 35 0 5 5 18 — — — — —
Nevin, Bob Canada RW 1976–1977 13 3 2 5 0 — — — — —
Patenaude, "Rusty" Canada RW 1972–1977 355 136 112 248 297 11 1 7 8 26
Patrick, Glenn United States D 1976–1977 23 0 4 4 62 2 0 0 0 0
Patterson, Dennis Canada D 1976–1977 23 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
Peacosh, Gene Canada C 1976–1977 11 5 4 9 14 — — — — —
Perkins, Ross Canada C 1972–1975 225 44 93 137 95 6 1 3 4 4
Pinder, Gerry Canada RW 1977–1978 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
Prentice, Bill Canada D 1976–1977 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
Primeau, Kevin Canada RW 1977–1978 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
Rogers, John Canada RW 1975–1976 44 9 8 17 34 — — — — —
Rogers, Mike Canada C 1974–1976 122 47 63 110 12 — — — — — Paul Deneau Trophy 1975
NHL Oilers 1985–1986
Rota, Randy Canada LW 1976–1978 93 17 28 45 20 10 4 3 7 4
Russell, Bob Canada C 1975–1977 115 20 24 44 60 5 1 0 1 0
Sandbeck, Cal United States D 1977–1979 17 1 2 3 41 5 0 0 0 10
Sather, Glen Canada LW 1976–1977 81 19 34 53 77 5 1 1 2 2
Scharf, Ted Canada RW 1976–1977 5 0 2 2 14 — — — — —
Schraefel, Jim Canada C 1973–1974 34 1 1 2 0 5 0 3 3 0
Semenko, Dave Canada LW 1977–1979 142 16 20 36 298 16 4 2 6 37 NHL Oilers 1979–1987
Sheehan, Bobby United States C 1973–1975 87 20 42 62 14 5 1 3 4 0
Sheehy, Tim Canada RW 1974–1977 138 57 59 116 25 4 2 2 4 0
Shmyr, Paul Canada D 1977–1979 160 17 79 96 219 18 2 8 10 34
Siltanen, Risto Finland D 1978–1979 20 3 4 7 4 11 0 9 9 4 NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Simpson, Tom Canada RW 1976–1977 15 3 2 5 16 — — — — —
Sobchuk, Dennis Canada C 1977–1979 87 32 40 72 35 17 7 6 13 8
Spring, Dan Canada C 1975–1976 75 12 11 23 8 2 1 1 2 0
St. Sauveur, Claude Canada C 1976–1977 15 5 7 12 2 5 1 0 1 0
Stewart, Paul United States LW 1976–1977 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
Tajcnar, Rudy Czechoslovakia D 1978–1979 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Topolnisky, Craig Canada D 1977–1978 10 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
Troy, Jim United States RW 1977–1978 47 2 0 2 124 2 0 0 0 0
Ullman, Norm Canada C 1975–1977 144 47 83 130 40 9 1 6 7 2
Wall, Bob Canada D 1972–1974 152 22 60 82 66 6 0 3 3 2
Walters, Ron Canada C 1972–1973 78 28 26 54 37 1 1 0 1 0
Weir, Stan Canada C 1978–1979 68 31 30 61 20 13 2 5 7 2 NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Widing, Juha Sweden C 1977–1978 71 18 24 42 8 5 0 1 1 0
Wilkins, Barry Canada D 1976–1977 51 4 24 28 75 4 0 1 1 2
Williams, "Butch" United States RW 1976–1977 29 3 10 13 16 — — — — —
Zuk, Wayne Canada C 1973–1974 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Zuke, Mike Canada C 1977–1978 71 23 34 57 47 5 2 3 5 0

References

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