Edmonton's hockey team is the Oilers, a six-letter word. The Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers were founded in 1972 and have won five Stanley Cup championships since then. They are one of the most successful teams in NHL history and have been home to some of the greatest players in the game, including Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Jari Kurri.