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Edmonton Oilers: April 18 is Historic Day for Team

The Edmonton Oilers surely have a lot of history. The franchise has taken home five Stanley Cups and was home to Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr… do we have to keep going?

Nonetheless, this team has plenty of history, but one day that will stick with the team forever is April 18. Here are just a couple of things that happened on this date involving two pretty amazing Oilers players.

First off, April 18, 1999 was the last game that Gretzky ever played in his NHL career.