1997 Event Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers 1990 Event Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 1990 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 1988 Event Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 millions 1988 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1987 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3 1985 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1 1985 Event Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th pt of season in game 39 1984 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1 1983 Event Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers 1983 Event Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization" 1983 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games 1983 Event Oilers 1-Isles 5-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead 1983 Event Oilers 3-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1983 Event Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1981 Event Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers 1981 Event New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie 1979 Event NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1976 Birthday Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1974 Birthday Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres 1974 Birthday Jason Arnott, Collingwood Ontario, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers 1974 Birthday Dennis Stallings, linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers 1974 Birthday Joey Kent, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers 1974 Birthday Terry Killens, linebacker, Tennessee Oilers 1974 Birthday Derrick Mason, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Birthday Jon Runyan, tackle for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Kenny Holmes, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Todd Marchant, Buffalo, New York, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Birthday James McKeehan, tight end for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Rayna Stewart, safety/cornerback for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Birthday Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Rodney Thomas, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Denard Walker, cornerback for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Gary Walker, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1973 Birthday Steve McNair, NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers 1972 Birthday Malcolm Seabron, NFL wide receiver for the Houston Oilers 1972 Birthday Kirk Maltby, Guelph, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Fred Brathwaite, Ottawa, NHL goalie for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Mike Archie, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Birthday Michael Roan, NFL tight end/halfback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1972 Birthday Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle, Tenn Oilers 1972 Birthday Hicham El-Mashtoub, NFL center for the Houston Oilers 1972 Birthday Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver, Tennessee/Houston Oilers 1972 Birthday Mariusz Czerkawski, born in Radomsko, Poland, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Torey Hunter, NFL cornerback for the Houston Oilers 1971 Birthday Frank Wycheck, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1971 Birthday Jeremy Nunley, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1971 Birthday Brett Hauer, born in Edina, Minnesota, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1971 Birthday Jiri Slegr, born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Edmonton Oilers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday James Roberson, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers 1971 Birthday David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Jim Reid, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers 1971 Birthday Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98 1971 Birthday Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1970 Birthday Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety, Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, San Francisco 49ers 1970 Birthday Purvis Hunt, NFL/WLAF guard, Houston Oilers, Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Lemanski Hall, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1970 Birthday Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Birthday Tomur Barnes, NFL cornerback for the Houston Oilers 1970 Birthday Brad Hopkins, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers 1970 Birthday Blaine Bishop, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers 1970 Birthday Michael Barrow, NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers, Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Eddie Robinson, NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1970 Birthday Travis Hannah, NFL/WLAF receiver, Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Birthday Barron Wortham, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1969 Birthday Henry John Mills, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers 1969 Birthday Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Marcus Robertson, NFL safety/cornerback, Houston/Tenn Oilers 1969 Birthday Gary Brown, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1969 Birthday Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1969 Birthday Bryan Marchment, Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1969 Birthday Luke Richardson, born in Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Bucky Richardson, U.S. football quarterback for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1968 Birthday Lonnie Marts, NFL linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Oilers 1968 Birthday Rodney Thomas, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Stan Thomas, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Kanavis McGhee, NFL defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard and tackle, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1968 Birthday Will Furrer, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, St. Louis Rams 1967 Event Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game 1967 Birthday Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers 1967 Birthday Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1967 Birthday Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers 1967 Birthday Donald Dufresne, born in Rimouski, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1967 Birthday Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, Oilers 1967 Birthday Mark Stepnoski, NFL center, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1966 Birthday Craig Veasey, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1966 Birthday Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1966 Event Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7 1966 Birthday David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets 1966 Birthday Odie Harris, NFL safety and defensive back for the Houston Oilers 1965 Birthday Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1965 Birthday Erik Norgard, NFL center/guard, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1965 Birthday Chris Chandler, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons 1965 Birthday Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner for the Houston Oilers 1965 Birthday Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Jim Thornton, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers 1964 Birthday Haywood Jeffires, NFL wide receiver for the Houston Oilers 1964 Birthday Al Smith, NFL linebacker for the Houston Oilers 1964 Birthday Chuck Cecil, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers 1964 Birthday Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers 1962 Event Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game 1962 Birthday Ray Childress, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers 1962 Birthday Grant Fuhr, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL goalie, Oilers 1962 Birthday Al Del Greco, NFL kicker for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1961 Event Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game 1961 Event George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal 1961 Birthday Bruce Matthews, NFL guard/center for the Houston Oilers 1961 Birthday Bruce Matthews, center/guard for the Tennessee Oilers 1961 Birthday Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward, Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings 1961 Birthday Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1961 Event 1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 1961 Event Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game 1961 Birthday Irv Eatman, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers 1960 Birthday Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1960 Birthday Andy Moog, NHL goalie, Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988 1959 Birthday Rich Camarillo, NFL punter for the Houston Oilers 1958 Birthday Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers 1956 Birthday Warren Moon, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1943 Birthday Lawrence Elkins, football player Florida for the Houston Oilers 1939 Birthday Joe Kapp, NFL QB, Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers 1927 Birthday George Blanda, NFL kicker/quarterback, Bears, Oilers, Raiders 1923 Birthday O A "Bum" Phillips, football coach, Houston Oilers/New Orlean Saints
