Top 5 Defencemen in Edmonton Oilers Franchise History

3. Charlie Huddy

Another defenceman who was quite underrated during the Oilers dynasty years was Charlie Huddy, who was apart of all five Stanley Cup wins. The now 62-year-old was great at both ends of the ice, and was a pretty good goal scorer for a blueliner, proven by his 1982-83 season where he recorded 20 goals. During that same season, he led the entire league in plus/minus with a plus62 rating.

Huddy played in 694 career games with the Oilers, and his 81 goals rank second all time, while his 368 points are third. He left Edmonton after the 1990-91 season and joined an L.A. Kings team that featured his former teammate in Wayne Gretzky. Though his offensive numbers declined, he was still a key piece to the Kings blueline, and spent parts of four seasons with them.

After his tenure with the Kings, Huddy had stints with the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues before retiring after the 1996-97 season. He finished his career with 1017 games played, scoring 99 goals and 453 points. Almost immediately after retiring, he became an assistant coach at the NHL level, first starting out with the New York Rangers before getting behind the Oilers bench from 2000-2009. He is currently a member of the Winnipeg Jets coaching staff.