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It will be a great idea to celebrate this holiday season by buying Oilers tickets and watching out the Oilers games on Rexall Place. The Edmonton Oilers is one of the professional ice hockey teams in the United State of America. They play in the National Hockey League, which is more popularly known as NHL. The team is a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1972, the team is located in Edmonton, Alberta. The team was founded as a franchise of the major professional World Hockey Association. Rexall Place is the stadium where the team plays all its home games.

The team was originally founded in Alberta as Alberta Oilers. However, the very next year in 1973, they changed their name to Edmonton Oilers. They joined the National Hockey League in 1979.

There are five occasions when the Oilers have won the Stanley cups. These occasions include 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. Besides that, they have won the Conference Championships and the division championships on seven occasions. The first division chamionship that the team won was for the World Hockey Association.


Edmonton Oilers Reality Byte

The Edmonton Oilers had been one of NHL's dominant teams in the 1980s The team’s greatest success was a run to Game Seven of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers have an intense rivalry with the Calgary Flames. The games between these two teams are popularly known as the Battle of Alberta.


Other Information About Edmonton Oilers

Team colors - Midnight blue, copper, red, white, and silver
Media - Rogers Sportsnet West, and CHED (630 AM)
Present Captain - Ethan Moreau
Present Head coach - Craig MacTavish
Minor League Affiliates - Springfield Falcons (AHL), Stockton Thunder (ECHL), and Odessa Jackalopes (CHL)


Rexall Place

Rexall Place is a wonderful sports arena. This is the home arena for Edmonton Oilers. The stadium is located at 7424 118 Ave. N.W. Edmonton, Alberta. The stadium was constructed at a whopping cost of 19,400,000 Canadian Dollars. The stadium has been hosting various games and events, including ice hockey since 1974. The maximum capacity of this stadium is to accommodate 16,839 Oilers tickets.

Since its inception, Rexall Place has changed its name several times. When it was built, it was named as Northlands Coliseum. The arena continued with this name till 1995. From 1995 to 1998, it was known as Edmonton Coliseum. In 1998, it was renamed to Skyreach Centre. It was eventually during the middle of the 2003-04 NHL season that its name was changed to Rexall Place. The name has not been changed since then.

At present, the stadium is home to the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL, the Edmonton Rush of the NLL, and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL.


Rexall Place Reality Check

The National Hockey League considers the ice quality at Rexall Place as one of the best. Rexall Place is the only Sports arena in National Hockey League that has the team benches and the press boxes on the same side.


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Our event calendar is one of the best ways to book your Oilers tickets. Looking at the event dates and the seat plan will help you get the tickets at the best price. To view a great online selection of Oilers Tickets click the link!




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