(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1972 Alberta Oilers Team Formation After the newly founded Calgary Broncos folded prior to commencement of the inaugural WHA season, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary. Possibly for financial reasons or to allow for a less complicated return of the WHA …
Edmonton Oilers Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1972 1980 1978 1984 1985 1987 1988 1988 1990 Edmonton Oilers After the newly founded Calgary Broncos folded prior to commencement of the inaugural WHA season, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary. Possibly for financial reasons or to allow for a …
Houston Oilers Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1960 1960 1961 1968 1970 1995 Houston Oilers Team Formation The Houston Oilers began in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. They were owned by Bud Adams, a Houston oilman, who had made several previous unsuccessful bids for an NFL expansion team in Houston. Adams was an influential member of the …
Tennessee Oilers Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1997 Move to Nashville After the 1996 season, the Houston Oilers announced they would be moving to Nashville for 1997. The Oilers’ new stadium would not be ready until 1999, however, and the largest stadium in Nashville at the time, Vanderbilt Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University, seated only 41,000 too small even for …