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Edmonton Oilers were founded in 1972 as the Alberta Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta. They were a member of the World Hockey Association. Bill Hunter was the founder of the Alberta Oilers. In 1979, the Oilers joined the National Hockey League. They became the member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in NHL. Today, the Oilers are the single existing team in NHL that hailed from the WHA. The Oilers emerged as a strong team in the 1980s. During 1980s, they won five Stanley Cups and three Presidents' Trophy’s.
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The Oilers debuted the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their very first season. Unfortunately, history was not written in that season. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated them. In 1984, the Oilers won their first Stanley Cup. Later on, they won their other four Stanley Cups between 1985 and 1990. In 1984, 1986 and 1987, they were awarded the Presidents' Trophy as the best team in a regular season. Wayne Gretzky, one of the stars of the team, joined them in 1978. This young talent was the foremost player in the team. He won the Hart Trophy eight times as the most valuable player. His list of winning titles is a long one. Apart from the Hart Trophy, he won the Art Ross Trophy, the Richard Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy many times. By scoring 92 goals and 215 points in one season, he set another record for the Oilers.