1988-89 Edmonton Oilers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-34-8 - 84 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Kings 4-3
Coach: Glen Sather (38-34-8)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers Statistics
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers Results

The Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 38 wins and 34 losses and 8 ties for 84 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Oilers scored 325 goals and yielded 306. Jimmy Carson netted 49 goals for Edmonton, while Craig Simpson, Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen and Mark Messier each tallied 30 or more also. Mark Messier contributed 61 assists. Grant Fuhr earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Bill Ranford added 15 or more wins, too. Bill Ranford recorded a 3.50 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Glen Sather coached the team. The 1988-89 Edmonton Oilers lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Keith ActonCApril 15, 19585'8"170LStouffville, ON Canada
Greg AdamsLMay 31, 19606'1"190LDuncan, BC Canada
Glenn AndersonROctober 2, 19606'1"190LVancouver, BC Canada
Jeff BeukeboomDMarch 28, 19656'5"230RAjax, ON Canada
Dave BrownROctober 12, 19626'5"222RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Kelly BuchbergerRDecember 2, 19666'2"210LLangenburg, SK Canada
Jimmy CarsonCJuly 20, 19686'1"200RSouthfield, MI USA
Glen CochraneDJanuary 29, 19586'2"205LCranbrook, BC Canada
Nick FotiuLMay 25, 19526'2"210LStaten Island, NY USA
Miroslav FrycerRSeptember 27, 19596'0"200ROpava, Czech Republic
Grant FuhrGSeptember 28, 19625'10"201RSpruce Grove, AB Canada
Martin GelinasLJune 5, 19705'11"202LShawinigan, QC Canada
Randy GreggDFebruary 19, 19566'4"215LEdmonton, AB Canada
Doug HalwardDNovember 1, 19556'1"200LToronto, ON Canada
Ken HammondDAugust 22, 19636'1"190LLondon, ON Canada
Charlie HuddyDJune 2, 19596'0"210LOshawa, ON Canada
Dave HunterLJanuary 1, 19585'11"195LPetrolia, ON Canada
Kim IsselRSeptember 25, 19676'4"196RRegina, SK Canada
Tomas JonssonDApril 12, 19605'10"185LFalun, Sweden
Chris JosephDSeptember 10, 19696'3"212RBurnaby, BC Canada
Jari KurriRMay 18, 19606'0"194RHelsinki, Finland
Normand LacombeROctober 18, 19646'0"205RPierrefonds, QC Canada
Mark LambCAugust 3, 19645'9"180LPonteix, SK Canada
Reed LarsonDJuly 30, 19566'0"195RMinneapolis, MN USA
John LeBlancLJanuary 21, 19646'1"190LCampbellton, NB Canada
Francois LerouxDApril 18, 19706'6"247LSte-Adele, QC Canada
Kevin LoweDApril 15, 19596'2"200LLachute, QC Canada
Craig MacTavishCAugust 15, 19586'1"195LLondon, ON Canada
Alan MayRJanuary 14, 19656'1"200RBarrhead, AB Canada
Kevin McClellandRJuly 4, 19626'2"205ROshawa, ON Canada
Mark MessierCJanuary 18, 19616'1"210LEdmonton, AB Canada
Craig MuniDJuly 19, 19626'3"208LToronto, ON Canada
Selmar OdeleinDApril 11, 19666'0"195RQuill Lake, SK Canada
Bill RanfordGDecember 14, 19665'11"185LBrandon, MB Canada
Craig RedmondDSeptember 22, 19655'11"190LDawson Creek, BC Canada
Craig SimpsonLFebruary 15, 19676'2"195RLondon, ON Canada
Doug SmithCMay 17, 19635'11"186ROttawa, ON Canada
Steve SmithDApril 30, 19636'4"215LGlasgow, Scotland
Esa TikkanenLJanuary 25, 19656'1"190LHelsinki, Finland
Michael WareRMarch 22, 19676'5"216RYork, ON Canada