Great Oilers Moment #10

Hopefully this will be educational for all the new Oilers fans out there. Welcome aboard the bandwagon, now learn a thing or two about what your new favourite team has done over the years.

10. 1985 Stanley Cup Win

The Oilers had captured their first Stanley Cup the season before, and they finished the '84-'85 season with 109 points. Only one team had a better record and that was the Philadelphia Flyers. And wouldn't you know it...they faced each other for the Stanley Cup.

I place this Stanley Cup victory at #10 simply because of the dominating fashion in which it was accomplished. Hockey fans love drama, and the Oilers didn't provide any of that. There was never any doubt from the get-go...the Oilers swept the Kings and Jets, beat the Blackhawks in 6, and beat the Flyers in 5. The series against Chicago saw the Oilers breaking the record for most goals scored in a playoff series with 44. This was actually a more memorable series than the Stanley Cup final...hell, the old Chicago Stadium had a mystique about it and it was a terrifying place for the visiting team. But the finals had a few notable moments...the Oilers kind of underestimated Pelle Lindbergh at first but after losing Game 1, they bounced back to win the next 4. Gretzky set an NHL record with 30 assists and 47 points in the playoffs and won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his efforts. Also, Paul Coffey shattered Bobby Orr's record for goals and assists by a defenceman in the playoffs with 12 goals and 25 assists. And when you consider that the Oilers hadn't beaten the Flyers in 8 straight games before this series, it just goes to show that regular season crap doesn't count for too much in the playoffs.

Still, fans certainly didn't complain about winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, but people tend to always remember the win in 1984, and this one is always the afterthought. I think that some fans take this one for granted, but when you win the Stanley Cup in only 18 games, it means you're the real deal.