Owners

The past owners of the Edmonton Oilers have been a varied group, which includes the original man in charge, Dr. Charles Allard, to the incomparable Peter Pocklington, an opinionated entrepreneur who was at the helm in the franchise’s dynasty years. By 1997, "Peter Puck" put the team up for sale and with the all-too-real chance of the Oilers leaving Edmonton for Houston, a group of 38 investors, led by Cal Nichols, stepped up and bought the team. On March 13, 1998, the Edmonton Invertors Group committed to the purchase with a down payment of $5,000,000, ushering in a new era in team history and preventing the proud franchise from suffering the same fate as Canadian teams in Quebec City and Winnipeg. In this section, we will take a look at these four very different ownership groups and individuals.

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