The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Edmonton, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were founded in 1972 as a member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played in the WHA until 1979 when they joined the NHL. The team has had eleven general managers since their inception.
Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category
General managers +General managers of the Edmonton Oilers No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Bill Hunter November 1, 1971 – June 15, 1976 2 playoff appearances2 Bep Guidolin June 15, 1976 – August 25, 1977 1 playoff appearance3 Brian Conacher August 25, 1977 – April 26, 1978 1 playoff appearance4 Larry Gordon April 26, 1978 – May 15, 1980 1 Avco Cup finals appearance (1979) 2 playoff appearances5 Glen Sather May 15, 1980 – June 9, 2000 Won Stanley Cup five times in six finals appearances (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) Won Presidents' Trophy two times (1985–86, 1986–87) 6 conference titles, 6 division titles, and 16 playoff appearances6 Kevin Lowe June 9, 2000 – July 31, 2008 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (2006) 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances7 Steve Tambellini July 31, 2008 – April 15, 2013 No playoff appearances8 Craig MacTavish April 15, 2013 – April 24, 2015 No playoff appearances9 Peter Chiarelli April 24, 2015 – January 22, 2019 1 playoff appearance- Keith Gretzky (interim) January 23, 2019 – May 7, 2019 No playoff appearances10Ken Holland May 7, 2019 – June 27, 20241 Stanley Cup Final appearance (2024) 1 conference title and 5 playoff appearances- Jeff Jackson (interim) June 27, 2024 – July 24, 202411 Stan Bowman July 24, 2024 – present1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (2025) 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances
See also List of NHL general managers
Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.
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