Q 01/05

Under which name did the Oilers play their first WHA season in 1972-73?

A) Western Oilers

B) Prairie Oilers

C) Canadian Oilers

D) Alberta Oilers

Answer · why

D) Alberta Oilers

Alberta Oilers. The idea was to split home games between Edmonton and Calgary, but it fell through: every home game stayed in Edmonton, and the city's...

Q 02/05

Which Oilers co-founder also helped found the Western Hockey League and owned the junior Oil Kings?

A) Chuck Allard

B) Nelson Skalbania

C) Peter Pocklington

D) Wild Bill Hunter

Answer · why

D) Wild Bill Hunter

Wild Bill Hunter. The two Americans who dreamed up the WHA had come from pro basketball; they brought him in, and he set about lining up owners for th...

Q 03/05

Which WHA club entered the NHL in 1979 alongside the Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques?

A) Cincinnati Stingers

B) San Diego Mariners

C) New England Whalers

D) Minnesota Fighting Saints

Answer · why

C) New England Whalers

New England Whalers. Renamed for Hartford on joining the NHL, they later moved south to become the Carolina Hurricanes, the team that beat Edmonton in...

Q 04/05

Which journeyman forward joined the Oilers in 1976, became player-coach and ran the team for over two decades?

A) Al Hamilton

B) Bryan Watson

C) Glen Sather

D) John Muckler

Answer · why

C) Glen Sather

Glen Sather. A hard-working grinder who passed through six NHL teams without starring, he built the Oilers dynasty that won five Stanley Cups between ...

Q 05/05

From which struggling WHA club did Peter Pocklington buy 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky in 1978?

A) Indianapolis Racers

B) Houston Aeros

C) Birmingham Bulls

D) Cincinnati Stingers

Answer · why

A) Indianapolis Racers

Indianapolis Racers. Gretzky played only eight games for them before owner Nelson Skalbania, short of money, sold the teenager's contract to Edmonton.