The Top Five Centermen In Edmonton Oilers History

3. Connor McDavid

It won’t take very long for Connor McDavid to climb this list when it comes to the Edmonton Oilers franchise. In fact, some will argue he should already be higher. Regardless, everyone can agree that the 24-year-old first overall pick from the 2015 draft is flat-out special and will go down as one of the best hockey players of all time.

Heading into his draft year, scouts and analysts raved that McDavid was the best player to be drafted since Sidney Crosby back in 2005 and they were right on the money with their assessment. He has not had a season under a point per game in the NHL and already has four seasons of more than 100 points, including the shortened 2020-21 campaign in which he put up a ridiculous 33 goals and 105 points in just 56 games.

It seems crazy to say given how young he is, but McDavid is already a guaranteed Hall of Famer. He already has three Art Ross Trophies, three Ted Lindsay Awards, and two Harts to his name, and the scary thing is he is only getting better. Oilers fans should be counting their blessings.