Edmonton Oilers Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-16 · 30 entries checked · 22 flagged · 44 issues confirmed · 22 corrected · 22 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Wayne Gretzky — Gretzky scored over 100 points in 16 professional seasons (including WHA), not 15.

Wayne Gretzky — Gretzky won 7 Art Ross Trophies with Edmonton, not 8.

Paul Coffey — The entry incorrectly states Coffey was offered only $320,000 during his contract holdout; historical records indicate the Oilers offered approximately $500,000.

1984 Stanley Cup Run — Andy Moog served as the primary starting goaltender for most of the playoff run, with Grant Fuhr stepping in to start Game 7: Incorrect. Grant Fuhr was the primary starting goaltender for the Oilers in the 1984 playoffs, starting 15 of 19 games. Andy Moog star

1984 Stanley Cup Run — Ken Linseman scored the game-winning goal into an empty net in Game 5 to secure the franchise's first championship: Incorrect. Ken Linseman did score an empty-net goal in Game 5, but the game-winning goal was scored by Dave Lumley at 12:52 of the second period

1985 Stanley Cup Run — The entry incorrectly states the Oilers lost Game 2 at Northlands Coliseum in the 1985 Stanley Cup Final; they actually won that game (6-5 OT) in Edmonton.

Glen Sather — Sather joined the Oilers in the 1976–77 season, two seasons before the franchise's final WHA campaign. Correction: Sather joined the Oilers during the 1976–77 season, but the franchise's final WHA season was 1978–79, which is three seasons later, not two.

Glen Sather — Named player-coach with just 18 games left in the 1975–76 season. Correction: Sather was named player-coach with 18 games left in the 1976–77 season, not 1975–76.

Grant Fuhr — The entry states Fuhr won five Stanley Cups; he actually won four (all with Edmonton).

Grant Fuhr — The entry claims Fuhr missed the entire 1990 playoff run; he played in the first two games before injury.

Glenn Anderson — Anderson's overtime goal ranking is listed as third all-time but he is actually tied for second.

Glenn Anderson — Anderson's playoff game-winning goal ranking is listed as fifth all-time but he is actually tied for fourth.

Pat Quinn — Quinn did not win a Memorial Cup in 1962 with the Edmonton Oil Kings; the Oil Kings won the Memorial Cup in 1963, not 1962. Quinn played for the Oil Kings in 1962–63 and was part of that 1963 championship team.

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