Oilers

Oilers is a term used to refer to multiple entities in sports and industry. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The franchise began in 1972 as a WHA team and joined the NHL in 1979 after the leagues merged. They have won five Stanley Cup championships—in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990—during a dynasty that featured players such as Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Paul Coffey. Home games are played at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton, which opened in 2016; prior venues include Northlands Coliseum (Rexall Place). The team is owned by Daryl Katz and is commonly associated with blue and orange colors.

The term is also used in American football to reference the Houston Oilers, a franchise in the National Football League from 1960 to 1996. The team relocated to Tennessee in 1997 and was renamed the Tennessee Oilers for two seasons before becoming the Tennessee Titans in 1999.

In another context, "oilers" refers to workers in the oil industry—personnel who perform lubrication, maintenance, and other oil-related tasks in oilfields, refineries, and related facilities. The term can also describe equipment or roles specifically concerned with applying oil to machinery.