Randy Gregg is an honored member of the five-time Stanley Cup Ring club of the Edmonton Oilers.  While there are a few members of this club, his path to professional hockey was the most unique.

Craig Simpson’s best season in hockey was 1987-88 when he was traded early in the season in a mega trade that brought the disgruntled Paul Coffey from Edmonton.  The Left Wing was placed on a line with Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier, and he would go on to have a 90 Point Season, with 56 Goals, that put him second in the NHL that year.  Simpson would also lead the NHL in Shooting Percentage and would be a productive member of the Oilers' 1988 Stanley Cup Championship.

One of the best blueliners ever to come out of Finland, Janne Niinamaa, would spend six and a half seasons with the Edmonton Oilers (1998-03).

Dave Semenko is one of the hardest ones to rank, as there is no better example of where statistics don't tell the whole story.

The Houston Aeros would draft Dave Semenko in 1978, but his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers before he would ever play a game in Texas.  Semenko was strong and physical, and when they traded for Wayne Gretzky the following year, his role was clearly defined: Protect Wayne Gretzky.

Jason Smith was the Edmonton Oilers Team Captain when they made their unexpected run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, and we think that is certainly worth something!

Steve Staios signed with the Edmonton Oilers in 2001 after playing six seasons in the NHL.  Staios was a defensive stalwart who stayed firmly in his own end of the ice, and Edmonton would hold on to him for eight seasons.  Staios would manage three straight years where he had over 25 Points (2002-03, 2003-04 & 2005-06), and was a member of the Oilers’ shocking 2006 Stanley Cup Final appearance. 

An unsung hero of the Oilers' 80s dynasty, Craig Muni was a traditional stay-at-home blueliner who took pride in guarding his end of the ice.

You could state that Craig MacTavish had a rough start as a pro hockey player. 

While playing in his fifth season for the Boston Bruins, he was starting to firmly establish himself as a solid defensive forward in the National Hockey League.  That would change on January 25, 1984.

The son of Lee Fogolin Sr., who won a Stanley Cup in 1950 with the Detroit Red Wings, Lee Fogolin Jr., would double his father's accomplishments by winning two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers.

Todd Marchant played Center for the Edmonton Oilers for ten seasons, and he was considered to be one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.  Marchant would join Edmonton when he was traded from the New York Rangers for Craig MacTavish.  While the trade worked out for MacTavish in that he would win a Stanley Cup that year, he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season, and Marchant played 678 Regular Season Games with the Oilers.

Blair MacDonald made his pro debut with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1973-74 Season where he had 45 points in his rookie season.  He would exceed by one point as a sophomore, but the Oilers traded him the Indianapolis, though that stay in Indiana would be short-lived.

Taylor Hall was drafted first overall in 2010 and would score 42 Points in his rookie year.  The Left Wing’s numbers would increase with a 53 and 50 Point campaigns, but he would then secure his best number as an Oiler with an 80 Point year that would see him finish sixth in that stat.  Hall would play two more seasons in Edmonton, scoring 65 Points in 2015-16 and would go to his first All-Star Game that year.

With 796 Games and 12 seasons under his belt, Shawn Horcoff is one of the most tenured Edmonton Oilers ever.

Doug Weight arrived in the city of  Edmonton early in his career when he was traded straight up for Esa Tikkanen late in the 1992-93 campaign.  Weight's first full season saw him score 50 Assists, and it was evident that he was becoming one of the top playmakers in hockey.  The Michigan native would have his best statistical season in 1995-96 when he had a career-high of 79 Assists and 104 Points, and he would go to the first of three All-Star Games as an Oiler.  After seasons of 82 and 70 Points, injuries held him to 37 points, but he would bounce back with a 72 Point year followed by 90 Points in 2000-01, in what would be his last year in Edmonton.  He finished sixth in Hart Trophy voting that year.  As an Oiler, he had four top-eight seasons in Assists.

Before we get into the vast credentials of Ryan Smyth, think that it took until #8 before we got a player that was not part of the Oilers dynasty that won five Stanley Cups.

Damn, were they good!

Now, about Ryan Smyth.

After playing 65 Games with the Winnipeg Jets, he was traded late in his rookie year to Edmonton.  That year, he would be named to the All-Rookie Team, and he would build on that with two 32 Point seasons, and then a 46 Point campaign in 1997-98.  The Defenseman from Moscow was used on the Power Play, and he would secure 91 of his 160 Points with Edmonton in that role.

The Colorado Avalanche drafted Tom Gilbert in 2002, but before he could play for them on the elite level, he was traded to Edmonton for the struggling Goaltender, Tommy Salo.

Steve Smith might be best known for an error he caused in the 1986 Smythe Division Finals.  With the score tied at two, Smith collected the puck from behind his net, and when he went to clear it, he deflected it off his Goalie, Grant Fuhr, and the puck wound up his own net.  The Oilers would lose the game and the series, and Smith was labeled a "bonehead" by Oilers fans.

The first seven seasons of Jordan Eberle's career were spent in Edmonton, where the player performed well after being named by TSN, the greatest junior player in Canadian National Team history.  Eberle’s first season saw him accumulate 43 Points, which would be topped the year after with 76 Points, which was the best year he would have with the Oilers.  That year, he would finish second in Lady Byng voting and went to the All-Star Game.

Charlie Huddy is one of the few players who was with the Edmonton Oilers for all five of their Stanley Cups, which was an incredible accomplishment considering he went undrafted.