Seven Oilers players were named to the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players List Friday. This is a list that came out to celebrate the league’s Centennial Anniversary ahead of the 2017 All-Star Game. The Oilers on the list are Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr, Chris Pronger and Adam Oates.
Some of these are obvious choices. Gretzky holds the NHL goal-scoring and point record, and is considered the greatest player of all time. He helped lead Edmonton to four Stanley Cups and won nine Hart trophies and seven NHL scoring titles.
Messier took over as the team’s leader after Gretzky was traded to Los Angeles in 1988, and helped the Oilers hoist their fifth Cup in 1990.