{"id":16440,"date":"2009-06-05T11:29:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T16:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2024-01-12T22:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T22:53:41","slug":"are-wayne-gretzky-led-edmonton-oilers-the-greatest-nhl-dynasty-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/are-wayne-gretzky-led-edmonton-oilers-the-greatest-nhl-dynasty-of-all-time","title":{"rendered":"Are Wayne Gretzky Led Edmonton Oilers The Greatest NHL Dynasty Of All-Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watching the NHL playoffs got me thinking about Wayne Gretzky and if the Edmonton Oilers might very well be the greatest dynasty in NHL history. Now I\u2019m that not a big hockey fan, but I\u2019m going to make an argument for the Edmonton Oilers from 1983 \u2013 90. I know people will talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs of the 1940s, the Detroit Red Wings and Montr\u00e9al Canadiens of the 1950s, the Leafs of the 1960s, the Canadiens and New York Islanders of the 1970s, but I still give the Oilers the edge.<\/p>\n

These are the teams that are remembered as the greatest to ever play in the NHL, but it was the Oilers that rewrote the NHL record book. The Toronto Maple Leafs of the 1940s may have been good, but they never scored 400 times in a season. The Red Wings had Hall of Famer Gordie Howe, but the Oilers had Wayne Gretzky. The Canadiens won five Cups in a row, but that was during an era when the NHL had just six teams and only three or four legitimate contenders.<\/p>\n

Consider these stats\u2026
\n<\/strong>Stanley Cups: 5
\nStanley Cup Finals Record: 20-6
\nRegular Season Winning %: .648
\nRegular Season 1st-Place Finishes: 4
\nIndividual Trophy Winners: 19
\nIndividuals Selected To All-Star Teams: 16<\/p>\n

Key Team Records:
\n<\/strong>Most Wins: 57 (1983-84)
\nMost Points: 119 (1983-84 & 1985-86)
\nMost Goals: 446 (1983-84 – NHL record)<\/p>\n

Key Individual Records:
\n<\/strong>Most Assists: 163 (Gretzky in 1986-86 – NHL record)
\nMost Points: 215 (Gretzky in 1986-86 – NHL record<\/p>\n

The team had six future Hall of Famers on its roster during all or part of its run of five Stanley Cup titles \u2013 Gretzky (center), Mark Messier (center), Grant Fuhr (Goalie), Jari Kurri (Right Wing), Paul Coffey (Defenseman) and Glenn Anderson (Forward) along with another Hall of Famer as coach\/general manager, Glen Sather.<\/p>\n

The star of the dynasty years was obviously Wayne Gretzky, who\u2019s called \u201cThe Great One\u201d and is considered the greatest player in NHL history.<\/p>\n

Check out Wayne Gretzky’s  credentials\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n