1978β79 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 1st WHA |
1978β79 record | 48β30β2 |
Home record | 29β11β1 |
Road record | 19β19β1 |
Goals for | 340 (1st) |
Goals against | 266 (1st) |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Gordon |
Coach | Glen Sather |
Captain | Paul Shmyr |
Alternate captains |
Ron Chipperfield Peter Driscoll Al Hamilton Blair MacDonald |
Arena | Northlands Coliseum |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Springfield Indians (
AHL) Dallas Black Hawks ( CHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wayne Gretzky (43) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (61) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (104) |
Penalty minutes | Dave Semenko (158) |
Plus/minus | Paul Shmyr (+37) |
Wins | Dave Dryden (41) |
Goals against average | Dave Dryden (2.89) |
The 1978β79 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' seventh season of operation. The Oilers placed first and made it to the Avco Cup Final, losing to the Winnipeg Jets. This was the organization's last season in the WHA before joining the National Hockey League.
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
WHA Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 98 | 340 | 266 | 1220 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 288 | 271 | 1399 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 84 | 307 | 306 | 1342 |
New England Whalers | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 298 | 287 | 1090 |
Cincinnati Stingers | 80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 274 | 284 | 1651 |
Birmingham Bulls | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 70 | 286 | 311 | 1661 |
x Indianapolis Racers | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 557 |
#Soviet All-Stars | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 77 |
# Czechoslovakia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 107 |
# Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
x-team folded during season #-played limited schedule
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 13, 1978 | 3β2 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | October 17, 1978 | 1β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | October 20, 1978 | 4β3 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 2β1β0 |
4 | L | October 21, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 2β2β0 |
5 | W | October 22, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 3β2β0 |
6 | L | October 24, 1978 | 2β3 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 3β3β0 |
7 | L | October 29, 1978 | 2β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | October 31, 1978 | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 3β5β0 |
9 | W | November 3, 1978 | 4β3 OT | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 4β5β0 |
10 | L | November 5, 1978 | 0β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 4β6β0 |
11 | W | November 8, 1978 | 6β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 5β6β0 |
12 | L | November 9, 1978 | 1β6 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 5β7β0 |
13 | W | November 11, 1978 | 5β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 6β7β0 |
14 | L | November 12, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 6β8β0 |
15 | W | November 17, 1978 | 6β1 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 7β8β0 |
16 | W | November 19, 1978 | 6β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 8β8β0 |
17 | W | November 21, 1978 | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 9β8β0 |
18 | W | November 24, 1978 | 4β3 OT | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 10β8β0 |
19 | W | November 28, 1978 | 8β2 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 11β8β0 |
20 | W | December 1, 1978 | 8β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β8β0 |
21 | L | December 3, 1978 | 0β7 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β9β0 |
22 | L | December 6, 1978 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 12β10β0 |
23 | L | December 7, 1978 | 3β5 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β11β0 |
24 | L | December 9, 1978 | 2β6 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 12β12β0 |
25 | L | December 10, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 12β13β0 |
26 | W | December 12, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 13β13β0 |
27 | W | December 15, 1978 | 5β3 | Soviet All-Stars ( 1978β79) | 14β13β0 |
28 | W | December 19, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 15β13β0 |
29 | L | December 22, 1978 | 4β5 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 15β14β0 |
30 | L | December 26, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 15β15β0 |
31 | W | December 27, 1978 | 5β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 16β15β0 |
32 | W | December 30, 1978 | 5β1 | Czechoslovakia ( 1978β79) | 17β15β0 |
33 | L | January 9, 1979 | 3β4 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 17β16β0 |
34 | W | January 13, 1979 | 3β0 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 18β16β0 |
35 | W | January 16, 1979 | 3β1 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 19β16β0 |
36 | W | January 17, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 20β16β0 |
37 | W | January 19, 1979 | 11β3 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 21β16β0 |
38 | L | January 21, 1979 | 3β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 21β17β0 |
39 | W | January 23, 1979 | 5β1 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 22β17β0 |
40 | L | January 26, 1979 | 2β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 22β18β0 |
41 | W | January 28, 1979 | 3β0 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 23β18β0 |
42 | L | January 31, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 23β19β0 |
43 | L | February 2, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 23β20β0 |
44 | L | February 4, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 23β21β0 |
45 | W | February 6, 1979 | 6β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 24β21β0 |
46 | W | February 7, 1979 | 8β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 25β21β0 |
47 | W | February 9, 1979 | 3β0 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 26β21β0 |
48 | W | February 11, 1979 | 4β3 OT | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 27β21β0 |
49 | W | February 13, 1979 | 6β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 28β21β0 |
50 | W | February 16, 1979 | 4β2 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 29β21β0 |
51 | W | February 18, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 30β21β0 |
52 | W | February 20, 1979 | 8β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 31β21β0 |
53 | W | February 23, 1979 | 3β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 32β21β0 |
54 | W | February 25, 1979 | 5β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 33β21β0 |
55 | T | February 27, 1979 | 1β1 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 33β21β1 |
56 | W | March 2, 1979 | 5β2 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 34β21β1 |
57 | W | March 3, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 35β21β1 |
58 | L | March 6, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 35β22β1 |
59 | L | March 7, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 35β23β1 |
60 | T | March 9, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 35β23β2 |
61 | W | March 11, 1979 | 4β0 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 36β23β2 |
62 | L | March 13, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 36β24β2 |
63 | W | March 16, 1979 | 6β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 37β24β2 |
64 | L | March 18, 1979 | 2β7 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 37β25β2 |
65 | W | March 20, 1979 | 8β4 | Finland ( 1978β79) | 38β25β2 |
66 | W | March 21, 1979 | 7β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 39β25β2 |
67 | L | March 23, 1979 | 4β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 39β26β2 |
68 | W | March 25, 1979 | 6β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 40β26β2 |
69 | L | March 28, 1979 | 0β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 40β27β2 |
70 | W | March 30, 1979 | 3β1 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 41β27β2 |
71 | W | April 1, 1979 | 5β3 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 42β27β2 |
72 | W | April 3, 1979 | 5β1 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 43β27β2 |
73 | L | April 4, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 43β28β2 |
74 | W | April 6, 1979 | 7β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 44β28β2 |
75 | W | April 8, 1979 | 5β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 45β28β2 |
76 | L | April 10, 1979 | 4β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 45β29β2 |
77 | W | April 13, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 46β29β2 |
78 | L | April 14, 1979 | 6β7 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 46β30β2 |
79 | W | April 15, 1979 | 4β1 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 47β30β2 |
80 | W | April 18, 1979 | 9β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 48β30β2 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 26 | New England | 2 β 6 | Edmonton | 1β0 |
2 | April 27 | New England | 5 β 9 | Edmonton | 2β0 |
3 | April 29 | Edmonton | 1 β 4 | New England | 2β1 |
4 | May 1 | Edmonton | 4 β 5 | New England | 2β2 |
5 | May 3 | New England | 2 β 5 | Edmonton | 3β2 |
6 | May 6 | Edmonton | 8 β 4 | New England | 3β3 |
7 | May 8 | New England | 3 β 6 | Edmonton | 4β3 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | May 11 | Winnipeg Jets | 3β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 0β1 |
2 | May 13 | Winnipeg Jets | 3β2 | Edmonton Oilers | 0β2 |
3 | May 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 8β3 | Winnipeg Jets | 1β2 |
4 | May 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 | Winnipeg Jets | 1β3 |
5 | May 18 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β10 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 |
6 | May 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β7 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β4 |
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Claire Alexander | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point |
October 13, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Game | ||||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point |
October 20, 1978 | |||||||
Ed Walsh | 1st WHA Game | October 21, 1978 | |||||||
Doug Berry | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point |
October 22, 1978 | |||||||
Garnet Bailey | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point |
October 31, 1978 | |||||||
Brett Callighen | 100th WHA Point | November 8, 1978 | |||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | ||||||||
Garnet Bailey | 1st WHA Assist | November 11, 1978 | |||||||
Doug Berry | 1st WHA Assist | November 19, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Goal | ||||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Goal | November 21, 1978 | |||||||
Jim Neilson | 1st WHA Assist | November 24, 1978 | |||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Hat-Trick | November 28, 1978 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 1st WHA Hat-Trick | December 12, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Dryden | 200th WHA Game | December 19, 1978 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 2nd WHA Hat-Trick | January 13, 1978 | |||||||
Dennis Sobchuk | 300th WHA Point | January 28, 1979 | |||||||
Ron Chipperfield | 300th WHA Point | February 7, 1979 | |||||||
Dave Dryden | 100th WHA Win | February 23, 1979 | |||||||
Paul Shmyr | 300th WHA Point | March 16, 1979 | |||||||
Risto Siltanen | 1st WHA Goal | March 18, 1979 | |||||||
Al Hamilton | 300th WHA Point | March 20, 1979 | |||||||
Hannu Kamppuri | 1st WHA Game | ||||||||
Peter Driscoll | 100th WHA Assist | April 4, 1979 | |||||||
Bill Flett | 100th WHA Goal | ||||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 3rd WHA Hat-Trick | April 10, 1979 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 100th WHA Point | April 13, 1979 | |||||||
Joe Micheletti | 100th WHA Point | April 14, 1979 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 4th WHA Hat-Trick | April 15, 1979 |
Date | To Edmonton Oilers | Traded to | Traded for |
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June 16, 1978 | Bill Goldsworthy | Indianapolis Racers | Juha Widing |
September 17, 1978 | Larry Hendrick | Minnesota North Stars ( NHL) | Cash |
November 2, 1978 |
Peter Driscoll Eddie Mio Wayne Gretzky |
Indianapolis Racers | ($850,000) Cash |
Date | Player | Former team | Term |
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June 8, 1978 | Claire Alexander | Vancouver Canucks ( NHL) | 1-year |
June 15, 1978 | Wes George | Saskatoon Blades ( WCHL) | 3-year |
Stan Weir | Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) | 2-year | |
June 22, 1978 | Dave Hunter | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) | 5-year |
Ed Walsh | 2-year | ||
July 6, 1978 | Matti Hagman | Quebec Nordiques | |
Mark Napier | Birmingham Bulls | ||
August 18, 1978 | George Buat | Seattle Breakers (WCHL) | |
Ron Carter | Sherbrooke Castors ( QMJHL) | 2-year | |
September 5, 1978 | Jim Neilson | Cleveland Barons (NHL) | |
November 19, 1978 | Rudolf TajcnΓ‘r | Maine Mariners ( AHL) | |
December 17, 1978 | John Hughes | Indianapolis Racers | |
March 4, 1979 | Mike Brown | New York Rangers (NHL) | |
March 6, 1979 | Hannu Kamppuri | Jokerit Helsinki ( Liiga) | 1-year |
Risto Siltanen | Ilves Tampere (Liiga) | 1-year | |
March 8, 1979 | Mark Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) | |
March 21, 1979 | Bengt-Γ ke Gustafsson | FΓ€rjestad BK Karlstad ( Elitserien) | 2-year |
Date | Player | New team |
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Ron Busniuk | Retired | |
Bryan Campbell | ||
Bob Falkenberg | ||
Norm Ferguson | ||
Gavin Kirk | Birmingham Bulls | |
Gary MacGregor | Indianapolis Racers | |
Don McLeod | Retired | |
Gerry Pinder | ||
Randy Rota | ||
July 6, 1978 | Pierre Jarry | Indianapolis Racers |
Don McLeod | ||
Jim Troy | Cincinnati Stingers | |
September 29, 1978 | Mike Zuke | St. Louis Blues ( NHL) |
October 23, 1978 | Ab DeMarco | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
December 14, 1978 | Rudolf TajcnΓ‘r | Released |
March 1, 1979 | Bryan Watson | Cincinnati Stingers |
Date | Player | Term |
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June 2, 1978 | Al Hamilton | 3-year |
June 13, 1978 | Doug Berry | 3-year |
Blair MacDonald | 4-year | |
June 15, 1978 | Bill Flett | 1-year |
September 22, 1978 | Larry Hendrick | |
October 27, 1978 | Garnet Bailey | |
January 26, 1979 | Wayne Gretzky | 10-year |
Date | Player | Team |
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September 4, 1978 | Steve Carlson | from New England Whalers |
Jim Mayer |
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1978β79 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 1st WHA |
1978β79 record | 48β30β2 |
Home record | 29β11β1 |
Road record | 19β19β1 |
Goals for | 340 (1st) |
Goals against | 266 (1st) |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Gordon |
Coach | Glen Sather |
Captain | Paul Shmyr |
Alternate captains |
Ron Chipperfield Peter Driscoll Al Hamilton Blair MacDonald |
Arena | Northlands Coliseum |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Springfield Indians (
AHL) Dallas Black Hawks ( CHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wayne Gretzky (43) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (61) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (104) |
Penalty minutes | Dave Semenko (158) |
Plus/minus | Paul Shmyr (+37) |
Wins | Dave Dryden (41) |
Goals against average | Dave Dryden (2.89) |
The 1978β79 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' seventh season of operation. The Oilers placed first and made it to the Avco Cup Final, losing to the Winnipeg Jets. This was the organization's last season in the WHA before joining the National Hockey League.
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
WHA Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 98 | 340 | 266 | 1220 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 288 | 271 | 1399 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 84 | 307 | 306 | 1342 |
New England Whalers | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 298 | 287 | 1090 |
Cincinnati Stingers | 80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 274 | 284 | 1651 |
Birmingham Bulls | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 70 | 286 | 311 | 1661 |
x Indianapolis Racers | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 557 |
#Soviet All-Stars | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 77 |
# Czechoslovakia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 107 |
# Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
x-team folded during season #-played limited schedule
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 13, 1978 | 3β2 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | October 17, 1978 | 1β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | October 20, 1978 | 4β3 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 2β1β0 |
4 | L | October 21, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 2β2β0 |
5 | W | October 22, 1978 | 6β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 3β2β0 |
6 | L | October 24, 1978 | 2β3 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 3β3β0 |
7 | L | October 29, 1978 | 2β6 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | October 31, 1978 | 4β5 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 3β5β0 |
9 | W | November 3, 1978 | 4β3 OT | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 4β5β0 |
10 | L | November 5, 1978 | 0β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 4β6β0 |
11 | W | November 8, 1978 | 6β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 5β6β0 |
12 | L | November 9, 1978 | 1β6 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 5β7β0 |
13 | W | November 11, 1978 | 5β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 6β7β0 |
14 | L | November 12, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 6β8β0 |
15 | W | November 17, 1978 | 6β1 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 7β8β0 |
16 | W | November 19, 1978 | 6β3 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 8β8β0 |
17 | W | November 21, 1978 | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 9β8β0 |
18 | W | November 24, 1978 | 4β3 OT | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 10β8β0 |
19 | W | November 28, 1978 | 8β2 | Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 11β8β0 |
20 | W | December 1, 1978 | 8β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β8β0 |
21 | L | December 3, 1978 | 0β7 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β9β0 |
22 | L | December 6, 1978 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 12β10β0 |
23 | L | December 7, 1978 | 3β5 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 12β11β0 |
24 | L | December 9, 1978 | 2β6 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 12β12β0 |
25 | L | December 10, 1978 | 4β6 | @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1978β79) | 12β13β0 |
26 | W | December 12, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 13β13β0 |
27 | W | December 15, 1978 | 5β3 | Soviet All-Stars ( 1978β79) | 14β13β0 |
28 | W | December 19, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 15β13β0 |
29 | L | December 22, 1978 | 4β5 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 15β14β0 |
30 | L | December 26, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 15β15β0 |
31 | W | December 27, 1978 | 5β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 16β15β0 |
32 | W | December 30, 1978 | 5β1 | Czechoslovakia ( 1978β79) | 17β15β0 |
33 | L | January 9, 1979 | 3β4 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 17β16β0 |
34 | W | January 13, 1979 | 3β0 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 18β16β0 |
35 | W | January 16, 1979 | 3β1 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 19β16β0 |
36 | W | January 17, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 20β16β0 |
37 | W | January 19, 1979 | 11β3 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 21β16β0 |
38 | L | January 21, 1979 | 3β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 21β17β0 |
39 | W | January 23, 1979 | 5β1 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 22β17β0 |
40 | L | January 26, 1979 | 2β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 22β18β0 |
41 | W | January 28, 1979 | 3β0 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 23β18β0 |
42 | L | January 31, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 23β19β0 |
43 | L | February 2, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 23β20β0 |
44 | L | February 4, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 23β21β0 |
45 | W | February 6, 1979 | 6β2 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 24β21β0 |
46 | W | February 7, 1979 | 8β5 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 25β21β0 |
47 | W | February 9, 1979 | 3β0 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 26β21β0 |
48 | W | February 11, 1979 | 4β3 OT | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 27β21β0 |
49 | W | February 13, 1979 | 6β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 28β21β0 |
50 | W | February 16, 1979 | 4β2 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 29β21β0 |
51 | W | February 18, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 30β21β0 |
52 | W | February 20, 1979 | 8β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 31β21β0 |
53 | W | February 23, 1979 | 3β1 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 32β21β0 |
54 | W | February 25, 1979 | 5β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 33β21β0 |
55 | T | February 27, 1979 | 1β1 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 33β21β1 |
56 | W | March 2, 1979 | 5β2 | Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 34β21β1 |
57 | W | March 3, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 35β21β1 |
58 | L | March 6, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 35β22β1 |
59 | L | March 7, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 35β23β1 |
60 | T | March 9, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 35β23β2 |
61 | W | March 11, 1979 | 4β0 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 36β23β2 |
62 | L | March 13, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 36β24β2 |
63 | W | March 16, 1979 | 6β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 37β24β2 |
64 | L | March 18, 1979 | 2β7 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 37β25β2 |
65 | W | March 20, 1979 | 8β4 | Finland ( 1978β79) | 38β25β2 |
66 | W | March 21, 1979 | 7β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 39β25β2 |
67 | L | March 23, 1979 | 4β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 39β26β2 |
68 | W | March 25, 1979 | 6β5 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 40β26β2 |
69 | L | March 28, 1979 | 0β3 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 40β27β2 |
70 | W | March 30, 1979 | 3β1 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 41β27β2 |
71 | W | April 1, 1979 | 5β3 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 42β27β2 |
72 | W | April 3, 1979 | 5β1 | @ Cincinnati Stingers ( 1978β79) | 43β27β2 |
73 | L | April 4, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1978β79) | 43β28β2 |
74 | W | April 6, 1979 | 7β2 | New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 44β28β2 |
75 | W | April 8, 1979 | 5β4 | Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 45β28β2 |
76 | L | April 10, 1979 | 4β6 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 45β29β2 |
77 | W | April 13, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 46β29β2 |
78 | L | April 14, 1979 | 6β7 | @ Birmingham Bulls ( 1978β79) | 46β30β2 |
79 | W | April 15, 1979 | 4β1 | @ New England Whalers ( 1978β79) | 47β30β2 |
80 | W | April 18, 1979 | 9β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1978β79) | 48β30β2 |
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1 | April 26 | New England | 2 β 6 | Edmonton | 1β0 |
2 | April 27 | New England | 5 β 9 | Edmonton | 2β0 |
3 | April 29 | Edmonton | 1 β 4 | New England | 2β1 |
4 | May 1 | Edmonton | 4 β 5 | New England | 2β2 |
5 | May 3 | New England | 2 β 5 | Edmonton | 3β2 |
6 | May 6 | Edmonton | 8 β 4 | New England | 3β3 |
7 | May 8 | New England | 3 β 6 | Edmonton | 4β3 |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | May 11 | Winnipeg Jets | 3β1 | Edmonton Oilers | 0β1 |
2 | May 13 | Winnipeg Jets | 3β2 | Edmonton Oilers | 0β2 |
3 | May 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 8β3 | Winnipeg Jets | 1β2 |
4 | May 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 | Winnipeg Jets | 1β3 |
5 | May 18 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β10 | Edmonton Oilers | 2β3 |
6 | May 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β7 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β4 |
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Claire Alexander | 1st WHA Game 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point |
October 13, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Game | ||||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point |
October 20, 1978 | |||||||
Ed Walsh | 1st WHA Game | October 21, 1978 | |||||||
Doug Berry | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point |
October 22, 1978 | |||||||
Garnet Bailey | 1st WHA Goal 1st WHA Point |
October 31, 1978 | |||||||
Brett Callighen | 100th WHA Point | November 8, 1978 | |||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Assist 1st WHA Point | ||||||||
Garnet Bailey | 1st WHA Assist | November 11, 1978 | |||||||
Doug Berry | 1st WHA Assist | November 19, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Hunter | 1st WHA Goal | ||||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Goal | November 21, 1978 | |||||||
Jim Neilson | 1st WHA Assist | November 24, 1978 | |||||||
Stan Weir | 1st WHA Hat-Trick | November 28, 1978 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 1st WHA Hat-Trick | December 12, 1978 | |||||||
Dave Dryden | 200th WHA Game | December 19, 1978 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 2nd WHA Hat-Trick | January 13, 1978 | |||||||
Dennis Sobchuk | 300th WHA Point | January 28, 1979 | |||||||
Ron Chipperfield | 300th WHA Point | February 7, 1979 | |||||||
Dave Dryden | 100th WHA Win | February 23, 1979 | |||||||
Paul Shmyr | 300th WHA Point | March 16, 1979 | |||||||
Risto Siltanen | 1st WHA Goal | March 18, 1979 | |||||||
Al Hamilton | 300th WHA Point | March 20, 1979 | |||||||
Hannu Kamppuri | 1st WHA Game | ||||||||
Peter Driscoll | 100th WHA Assist | April 4, 1979 | |||||||
Bill Flett | 100th WHA Goal | ||||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 3rd WHA Hat-Trick | April 10, 1979 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 100th WHA Point | April 13, 1979 | |||||||
Joe Micheletti | 100th WHA Point | April 14, 1979 | |||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 4th WHA Hat-Trick | April 15, 1979 |
Date | To Edmonton Oilers | Traded to | Traded for |
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June 16, 1978 | Bill Goldsworthy | Indianapolis Racers | Juha Widing |
September 17, 1978 | Larry Hendrick | Minnesota North Stars ( NHL) | Cash |
November 2, 1978 |
Peter Driscoll Eddie Mio Wayne Gretzky |
Indianapolis Racers | ($850,000) Cash |
Date | Player | Former team | Term |
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June 8, 1978 | Claire Alexander | Vancouver Canucks ( NHL) | 1-year |
June 15, 1978 | Wes George | Saskatoon Blades ( WCHL) | 3-year |
Stan Weir | Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) | 2-year | |
June 22, 1978 | Dave Hunter | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) | 5-year |
Ed Walsh | 2-year | ||
July 6, 1978 | Matti Hagman | Quebec Nordiques | |
Mark Napier | Birmingham Bulls | ||
August 18, 1978 | George Buat | Seattle Breakers (WCHL) | |
Ron Carter | Sherbrooke Castors ( QMJHL) | 2-year | |
September 5, 1978 | Jim Neilson | Cleveland Barons (NHL) | |
November 19, 1978 | Rudolf TajcnΓ‘r | Maine Mariners ( AHL) | |
December 17, 1978 | John Hughes | Indianapolis Racers | |
March 4, 1979 | Mike Brown | New York Rangers (NHL) | |
March 6, 1979 | Hannu Kamppuri | Jokerit Helsinki ( Liiga) | 1-year |
Risto Siltanen | Ilves Tampere (Liiga) | 1-year | |
March 8, 1979 | Mark Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) | |
March 21, 1979 | Bengt-Γ ke Gustafsson | FΓ€rjestad BK Karlstad ( Elitserien) | 2-year |
Date | Player | New team |
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Ron Busniuk | Retired | |
Bryan Campbell | ||
Bob Falkenberg | ||
Norm Ferguson | ||
Gavin Kirk | Birmingham Bulls | |
Gary MacGregor | Indianapolis Racers | |
Don McLeod | Retired | |
Gerry Pinder | ||
Randy Rota | ||
July 6, 1978 | Pierre Jarry | Indianapolis Racers |
Don McLeod | ||
Jim Troy | Cincinnati Stingers | |
September 29, 1978 | Mike Zuke | St. Louis Blues ( NHL) |
October 23, 1978 | Ab DeMarco | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
December 14, 1978 | Rudolf TajcnΓ‘r | Released |
March 1, 1979 | Bryan Watson | Cincinnati Stingers |
Date | Player | Term |
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June 2, 1978 | Al Hamilton | 3-year |
June 13, 1978 | Doug Berry | 3-year |
Blair MacDonald | 4-year | |
June 15, 1978 | Bill Flett | 1-year |
September 22, 1978 | Larry Hendrick | |
October 27, 1978 | Garnet Bailey | |
January 26, 1979 | Wayne Gretzky | 10-year |
Date | Player | Team |
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September 4, 1978 | Steve Carlson | from New England Whalers |
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