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Stadium:
Rexall Place
Rexall Place (formerly known as the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Coliseum and Skyreach Centre) is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The arena is home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Beginning in 2007-08, Rexall will also host the Edmonton Oil Kings, a Western Hockey League team owned by the Oilers. The arena was completed in 1974 as the Northlands Coliseum to house the World Hockey Association Oilers. Then it became the Edmonton Coliseum in 1995, and Skyreach Centre in 1998, before it changed to its current name during the middle of the 2003-04 NHL season.

Seating Chart:
Rexall Place Seating Chart

Team History:
In 1972 the Alberta Oilers joined the World Hockey Association as a founding member. The team was originally owned by Bill Hunter. Hunter had previously owned the Edmonton Oil Kings and founded what would become the Western Hockey League, but his efforts to bring professional hockey to Edmonton had initially been rebuffed by the NHL. Actually, the team had been named the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary after the Calgary Broncos folded. For various reasons, possibly financial or the possibility of allowing easier expansion of either the NHL or WHA to Calgary, the team played all of its games in Edmonton, and changed their name to reflect this the following year.

Season Preview:
Everyone's been feeling sorry for the Oilers because players couldn't wait to get out of town at the end of their run to the Stanley Cup finals. Not having Chris Pronger, Jaroslav Spacek and even Dick Tarnstrom along the Oilers' blue line certainly creates a pretty significant dilemma for coach Craig MacTavish. But what many people have overlooked is that the Oilers may not need anyone to play defense if the offense makes good on its potential. Remember the days when the Oilers used to win 6-5 and never worried about having a team GAA over 4.00? Well, no team in the NHL will ice a more potentially potent forward group as the Oilers. And with stable goaltending, the kind that eluded them for most of last season, the defensive foibles that seem certain to plague them may be less dire than predicted. Even if the City of Champions has become the City of No Return.

Official Site:
http://oilers.nhl.com/