List of Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players

Template:Short description 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.

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All players Nat Nationality Template:Flagicon Canada Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia Template:Flagicon Finland Template:Flagicon Sweden Template:Flagicon United Kingdom Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon	1976–1978	49	20	23	1	4	3.77	.865	3	1	2	0	3.40	n/a
Brown, Ken	Template:Flagicon	1972–1973 1974–1975	52	21	19	0	3	3.58	.892	—	—	—	—	—	—
Doyle, Gary	Template:Flagicon	1973–1974	1	1	0	0	0	4.00	.895	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dryden, Dave	Template:Flagicon	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	Template:Flagicon	1978–1979	2	0	1	0	0	6.67	.792	—	—	—	—	—	—
Levasseur, Louis	Template:Flagicon	1976–1977	21	6	12	3	0	4.35	.866	2	0	2	0	4.50	n/a
McLeod, Don	Template:Flagicon	1977–1978	33	15	10	1	2	3.55	.864	4	1	3	1	4.64	n/a
Mio, Eddie	Template:Flagicon	1978–1979	22	7	10	0	1	3.99	.853	3	0	0	0	4.00	n/a	NHL Oilers 1979–1981
Norris, Jack	Template:Flagicon	1972–1974	117	51	53	4	3	3.13	.901	3	0	2	0	4.86	n/a
Plante, Jacques	Template:Flagicon	1974–1975	40	15	14	1	1	3.32	.890	—	—	—	—	—	—
Turnbull, Frank	Template:Flagicon	1975–1976 1977–1978	4	0	2	0	0	5.42	.831	—	—	—	—	—	—
Walsh, Ed	Template:Flagicon	1978–1979	22	7	10	0	0	3.75	.836	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wilkie, Ian	Template:Flagicon	1973–1974	5	3	1	1	0	2.11	.930	1	0	1	0	5.85	n/a
Worthy, Chris	Template:Flagicon	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	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	4	0	0	0	15	—	—	—	—	—
Alexander, Claire	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	54	8	23	31	16	—	—	—	—	—
Anderson, Ron	Template:Flagicon	RW	1972–1974	92	19	17	36	49	2	0	0	0	0
Antonovich, Mike	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1977	7	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
Arndt, Danny	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Bailey, "Ace"	Template:Flagicon	LW	1978–1979	38	5	4	9	22	2	0	0	0	4
Baird, Ken	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1978	276	77	92	169	467	10	5	2	7	29
Barrie, Doug	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1977	350	37	122	159	620	13	1	1	2	53
Beaton, Frank	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	68	4	9	13	274	5	0	2	2	21
Benzelock, Jim	Template:Flagicon	RW	1972–1973	26	1	1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—
Berry, Doug	Template:Flagicon	C	1978–1979	29	6	3	9	4	—	—	—	—	—
Blanchette, Bernie	Template:Flagicon	RW	1972–1973	23	5	4	9	2	—	—	—	—	—
Boddy, Gregg	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	46	1	17	18	41	4	1	2	3	14
Buchanan, Ron	Template:Flagicon	C	1974–1975	22	6	9	15	4	—	—	—	—	—
Busniuk, Ron	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1978	88	4	20	24	240	10	0	2	2	55
Butters, Bill	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	7	0	2	2	17	—	—	—	—	—
Callighen, Brett	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1979	180	60	85	145	239	23	9	13	22	38	NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Campbell, Bryan	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1978	119	19	55	74	30	5	3	1	4	0
Carleton, Wayne	Template:Flagicon	C	1975–1976	26	5	16	21	6	4	1	1	2	2
Carlin, Brian	Template:Flagicon	LW	1972–1974	70	13	22	35	6	1	0	0	0	0
Carlson, Jack	Template:Flagicon	LW	1975–1976	10	1	1	2	31	4	0	0	0	4
Carlson, Steve	Template:Flagicon	C	1978–1979	73	18	22	40	50	11	1	1	2	12
Carlyle, Steve	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1976	218	11	59	70	109	6	0	1	1	4
Chipperfield, Ron	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1979	135	65	89	154	95	18	10	11	21	8	NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Climie, Ron	Template:Flagicon	LW	1973–1975	125	53	63	116	37	5	0	0	0	0
Colborne, Howie	Template:Flagicon	LW	1973–1974	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Connelly, Wayne	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	38	13	15	28	18	5	0	1	1	0
Cote, Roger	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1974	119	3	8	11	80	3	0	0	0	0
Cross, Jim	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Cunningham, Gary	Template:Flagicon	D	1973–1974	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Deadmarsh, Butch	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1978	20	1	3	4	32	—	—	—	—	—
DeMarco, Ab	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	47	6	8	14	20	1	0	0	0	0
Driscoll, Peter	Template:Flagicon	LW	1978–1979	69	17	23	40	115	13	1	6	7	8	NHL Oilers 1979–1981
Evo, Bill	Template:Flagicon	LW	1975–1976	8	0	4	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
Falkenberg, Bob	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1974 1977–1978	157	9	37	46	76	6	0	2	2	14
Ferguson, Norm	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1978	71	26	21	47	2	5	0	0	0	0
Fisher, John	Template:Flagicon	C	1972–1973	40	0	5	5	0	—	—	—	—	—
Fitchner, Bob	Template:Flagicon	C	1973–1974	31	1	2	3	21	—	—	—	—	—
Flett, Bill	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1979	195	103	84	187	68	15	5	4	9	4	NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Fonteyne, Val	Template:Flagicon	LW	1972–1974	149	16	45	61	4	6	1	0	1	0
Fortunato, Joe	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
George, Wes	Template:Flagicon	LW	1978–1979	3	0	0	0	11	—	—	—	—	—
Gilmore, Tom	Template:Flagicon	RW	1973–1975	131	31	42	73	248	5	1	4	5	15
Goldsworthy, Bill	Template:Flagicon	RW	1978–1979	17	4	2	6	14	4	1	1	2	11
Gretzky, Wayne	Template:Flagicon	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	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1979	72	13	22	35	79	5	1	1	2	20
Gustafsson, Bengt	Template:Flagicon	RW	1978–1979	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	3	0
Hall, Del	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1978	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Hamilton, Al	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1979	455	53	258	311	492	27	5	11	16	31	NHL Oilers 1979–1980 #3 retired 1980
Harker, Derek	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1973	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Harrison, Jim	Template:Flagicon	C	1972–1974	113	63	92	155	192	1	0	1	1	2	NHL Oilers 1979–1980
Herriman, Don	Template:Flagicon	LW	1974–1975	33	1	2	3	21	—	—	—	—	—
Hicke, Bill	Template:Flagicon	RW	1972–1973	73	14	24	38	20	1	0	0	0	0
Holland, Jerry	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1978	22	2	1	3	14	—	—	—	—	—
Hornung, Larry	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	21	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
Hughes, John	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	41	2	15	17	82	13	1	0	1	35	NHL Oilers 1980–1981
Hunter, Dave	Template:Flagicon	LW	1978–1979	72	7	25	32	134	13	2	3	5	42	NHL Oilers 1979–1988, 1988–1989
Hurley, Paul	Template:Flagicon	D	1975–1976	26	1	4	5	14	4	0	0	0	0
Inkpen, Dave	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	19	0	1	1	16	—	—	—	—	—
Jarry, Pierre	Template:Flagicon	RW	1977–1978	18	4	10	14	4	5	1	0	1	4
Joyal, Eddie	Template:Flagicon	C	1972–1976	239	57	55	112	26	6	2	0	2	4
Kassian, Dennis	Template:Flagicon	LW	1972–1973	50	6	7	13	14	1	0	1	1	0
Kennett, Murray	Template:Flagicon	D	1974–1976	78	7	18	25	31	—	—	—	—	—
Kerslake, Doug	Template:Flagicon	RW	1974–1976	23	5	1	6	14	—	—	—	—	—
Ketter, Kerry	Template:Flagicon	D	1975–1976	48	1	9	10	20	—	—	—	—	—
Kirk, Gavin	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1977	52	8	28	36	16	5	1	0	1	4
Krake, Skip	Template:Flagicon	C	1975–1976	41	8	8	16	55	—	—	—	—	—
Laframboise, Pete	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	17	0	5	5	12	—	—	—	—	—
Laing, Bill	Template:Flagicon	C	1974–1976	96	10	16	26	99	4	0	1	1	4
Langevin, Dave	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1979	216	19	59	78	260	23	2	4	6	44
Lloyd, Owen	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	3	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
Long, Barry	Template:Flagicon	D	1974–1977	158	30	73	103	184	4	0	0	0	4
Lunde, Len	Template:Flagicon	LW	1973–1974	72	26	22	48	8	5	0	1	1	0
MacDonald, Blair	Template:Flagicon	RW	1973–1976 1977–1979	339	118	124	242	111	23	13	13	26	8	NHL Oilers 1979–1981
MacGregor, Bruce	Template:Flagicon	C	1974–1976	135	37	38	75	23	4	0	1	1	0
MacGregor, Gary	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1978	37	11	2	13	29	—	—	—	—	—
Mayer, Jim	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
McAneeley, Bob	Template:Flagicon	LW	1972–1974 1975–1976	174	29	34	63	133	7	2	0	2	0
McAneeley, Ted	Template:Flagicon	D	1975–1976	79	2	17	19	71	4	0	0	0	0
McCrimmon, Jim	Template:Flagicon	D	1973–1975	109	3	8	11	156	—	—	—	—	—
McKay, Ray	Template:Flagicon	D	1974–1975 1977–1978	83	9	24	33	51	4	0	1	1	4
McKenzie, Brian	Template:Flagicon	C	1973–1974	78	18	20	38	66	5	0	1	1	0
McMullin, Dale	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1978	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Merrell, Barry	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	10	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
Micheletti, Joe	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1979	128	28	67	95	141	18	0	11	11	6
Miller, Warren	Template:Flagicon	RW	1977–1978	18	2	4	6	18	—	—	—	—	—
Morris, Bill	Template:Flagicon	C	1974–1975	36	4	8	12	6	—	—	—	—	—
Morris, Peter	Template:Flagicon	LW	1975–1977	78	7	13	20	36	3	0	1	1	7
Morris, Rick	Template:Flagicon	LW	1975–1978	117	30	33	63	135	9	0	2	2	10
Muloin, Wayne	Template:Flagicon	D	1975–1976	10	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Neilson, Jim	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	35	0	5	5	18	—	—	—	—	—
Nevin, Bob	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	13	3	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—
Patenaude, "Rusty"	Template:Flagicon	RW	1972–1977	355	136	112	248	297	11	1	7	8	26
Patrick, Glenn	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	23	0	4	4	62	2	0	0	0	0
Patterson, Dennis	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	23	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Peacosh, Gene	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1977	11	5	4	9	14	—	—	—	—	—
Perkins, Ross	Template:Flagicon	C	1972–1975	225	44	93	137	95	6	1	3	4	4
Pinder, Gerry	Template:Flagicon	RW	1977–1978	5	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
Prentice, Bill	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
Primeau, Kevin	Template:Flagicon	RW	1977–1978	7	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2
Rogers, John	Template:Flagicon	RW	1975–1976	44	9	8	17	34	—	—	—	—	—
Rogers, Mike	Template:Flagicon	C	1974–1976	122	47	63	110	12	—	—	—	—	—	Paul Deneau Trophy 1975 NHL Oilers 1985–1986
Rota, Randy	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1978	93	17	28	45	20	10	4	3	7	4
Russell, Bob	Template:Flagicon	C	1975–1977	115	20	24	44	60	5	1	0	1	0
Sandbeck, Cal	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1979	17	1	2	3	41	5	0	0	0	10
Sather, Glen	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	81	19	34	53	77	5	1	1	2	2
Scharf, Ted	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	5	0	2	2	14	—	—	—	—	—
Schraefel, Jim	Template:Flagicon	C	1973–1974	34	1	1	2	0	5	0	3	3	0
Semenko, Dave	Template:Flagicon	LW	1977–1979	142	16	20	36	298	16	4	2	6	37	NHL Oilers 1979–1987
Sheehan, Bobby	Template:Flagicon	C	1973–1975	87	20	42	62	14	5	1	3	4	0
Sheehy, Tim	Template:Flagicon	RW	1974–1977	138	57	59	116	25	4	2	2	4	0
Shmyr, Paul	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1979	160	17	79	96	219	18	2	8	10	34
Siltanen, Risto	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	20	3	4	7	4	11	0	9	9	4	NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Simpson, Tom	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	15	3	2	5	16	—	—	—	—	—
Sobchuk, Dennis	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1979	87	32	40	72	35	17	7	6	13	8
Spring, Dan	Template:Flagicon	C	1975–1976	75	12	11	23	8	2	1	1	2	0
St. Sauveur, Claude	Template:Flagicon	C	1976–1977	15	5	7	12	2	5	1	0	1	0
Stewart, Paul	Template:Flagicon	LW	1976–1977	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
Tajcnar, Rudy	Template:Flagicon	D	1978–1979	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Topolnisky, Craig	Template:Flagicon	D	1977–1978	10	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
Troy, Jim	Template:Flagicon	RW	1977–1978	47	2	0	2	124	2	0	0	0	0
Ullman, Norm	Template:Flagicon	C	1975–1977	144	47	83	130	40	9	1	6	7	2
Wall, Bob	Template:Flagicon	D	1972–1974	152	22	60	82	66	6	0	3	3	2
Walters, Ron	Template:Flagicon	C	1972–1973	78	28	26	54	37	1	1	0	1	0
Weir, Stan	Template:Flagicon	C	1978–1979	68	31	30	61	20	13	2	5	7	2	NHL Oilers 1979–1982
Widing, Juha	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1978	71	18	24	42	8	5	0	1	1	0
Wilkins, Barry	Template:Flagicon	D	1976–1977	51	4	24	28	75	4	0	1	1	2
Williams, "Butch"	Template:Flagicon	RW	1976–1977	29	3	10	13	16	—	—	—	—	—
Zuk, Wayne	Template:Flagicon	C	1973–1974	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Zuke, Mike	Template:Flagicon	C	1977–1978	71	23	34	57	47	5	2	3	5	0