When Bernie Nicholls returned to Edmonton for the Farewell Rexall Place ceremony last month, it was his first time wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey in the historic arena since January 13, 1993. It was an evening he won’t soon forget.
“It was amazing,” Nicholls told Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer on 630 CHED in Edmonton. “I still get goosebumps thinking about when they introduced (Wayne Gretzky) at the end. There’s nothing better.”
Nicholls played 18 seasons in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings (1981-1990), New York Rangers (1990-1991), Oilers (1991-1993), New Jersey Devils (1993-1994), Chicago Blackhawks (1994-1996) and the San Jose Sharks (1996-1999), tallying 475 goals and 1,209 points in 1,127 career NHL games.