1979 as one of 4 teams of the WHA that joined the NHL.
The Edmonton Oilers first joined the National Hockey League (NHL) In 1979
The Edmonton Oilers first joined the National Hockey League (NHL) In 1979
The Oilers are the best in the NHL.
All I know is, he first payed on the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers.
Alberta has two NHL teams: The Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames.
The Oilers were founded on November 1st, 1971, as a franchise of the World Hockey Association, subsequently joining the NHL in 1979 as one of four franchises introduced through the NHL merger with the WHA.
The Oilers first season in the NHL was the 1979-80 season.
The Jets were one of four teams from the World Hockey Association (WHA) to join the National Hockey League in 1979. The others were the Hartford (New England) Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, and Quebec Nordiques. These were four of the most stable and successful franchises in the WHA, which was a second major hockey league founded in 1972 to compete with the NHL. The WHA and NHL agreed to merge in 1979, and as part of the merger the NHL agreed to accept the Jets, Whalers, Oilers, and Nordiques as new NHL franchises.
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Shawn Horcoff is an NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers.
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