List of Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players explained

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

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All players Nat Nationality Canada Czechoslovakia Finland Sweden United Kingdom United States

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Goaltenders GP Games Played W Wins L Losses T Ties SO Shutouts GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage

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

References

• Web site: All-time roster for the Edmonton Oilers of the WHA . hockeydb.com . 2008-05-06.
• Web site: All-time roster for the Alberta Oilers of the WHA . hockeydb.com . 2008-05-06.
• Web site: WHA Oilers Page - All Time Player Index A-K . "The Home of the Oilers" . 2008-05-06.
• Web site: WHA Oilers Page - All Time Player Index L-Z . "The Home of the Oilers" . 2008-05-06.