Oilers: The Top Five Longest Tenured Captains In Team History

The Edmonton Oilers have had some pretty historic captains in franchise history, but which stand out from the pack as the longest-tenured?

A team is only as good as its captain. Throughout the entire history of the Edmonton Oilers, the team has had 15 different captains. Those captains have been spread out over the course of the franchise’s 42 seasons and counting.

We are not debating who the best captain in team history is. Yesterday I already talked about the best coaches in franchise history, today it is the longest-tenured captains in team history that I want to highlight.

I cannot believe the amount of one or two-year captains the franchise has. So being able to highlight the five that all was captain for at least 200 some odd games will be nice to see.

We begin with the third captain in team history.

5. Lee Fogolin 1980-1983

Lee Fogolin was with the Edmonton Oilers from 1979-1987. During that time he won two Stanley Cups with the team, but he was only the captain for a trip to the Stanley Cup Final, not a Stanley Cup victory.

Fogolin was a great defenceman for the team and as the team captain put up 77 points. Fogolin was team captain for 232 NHL games over the course of three seasons. He is the only captain on this list to not wear the C for over 250 games.