
By the Numbers: '90—The Stanley Cup Returns Up North to Edmonton
The '90 Stanley Cup championship—the Oilers’ reclamation year: No Gretzky, all grit. Messier led Edmonton back to the top to capture their 5th Cup in 7 years.

The '90 Stanley Cup championship—the Oilers’ reclamation year: No Gretzky, all grit. Messier led Edmonton back to the top to capture their 5th Cup in 7 years.

Gretzky scored, Fuhr stopped pucks, but Glen Sather built it all. A look at the Edmonton Oilers dynasty years—and how "Slats" helped change NHL hockey forever.

Why ’79 matters: The year the Edmonton Oilers jumped to the NHL from the WHA, unleashed Gretzky and Messier, built a dynasty, and helped change hockey forever.

Why the number "78" is one of hockey’s hidden magic numbers: Lafleur’s 78-game brilliance, the dynasty year of '78, and the Canadiens at their unstoppable peak.

1968-69 wasn’t just another NHL season—back in '69, the game changed: dynasties confirmed, 100-point scorers born, and Bobby Orr redefining defense position.

Why 57 matters: Rocket, Plante, Geoffrion & Béliveau crush Boston as the Montreal Canadiens cement an Original Six dynasty in a 5-game Stanley Cup Final in '57.