Photos: Great Oilers rookies
 

Photos: Great Oilers rookies

 

As Nail Yakupov and Justin Schultz continue to shine during this shortened 2013 NHL season, here is a look at some of the greatest Oilers rookies that have ever graced the Edmonton roster.

 
January 29, 2013
 
 
 
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Justin Schultz and forward Nail Yakupov are shown in this Oilers illustration.
 

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Justin Schultz and forward Nail Yakupov are shown in this Oilers illustration.

Photograph by: Jason Franson, THE CANADIAN PRESS

 
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Justin Schultz and forward Nail Yakupov are shown in this Oilers illustration.
Jari Kurri, a.k.a. the Finnish Flash, notched 75 points, 32 of them goals, in 75 games for the Edmonton Oilers in his rookie NHL campaign, 1980-81.
Glenn Anderson, at right celebrating the Edmonton Oilers' 1990 Stanley Cup win with team owner Peter Pocklington, turned in a solid rookie campaign for the club in 1980-81, scoring 30 goals nd 53 points in 58 games. The Oilers' fourth-round draft pick in 1979 hit 38 goals and 105 points the next season (1981-82) en route to a Hockey Hall of Fame career that saw him finish two goals shy of 500.
The Edmonton Oilers' first-round draft pick, eighth overall, in 1981 turned out to be a dandy: goalie Grant Fuhr. The Spruce Grove native lost his first start - 4-2 to the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 14, 1981 - but he wouldn't lose again until January, and he ended the season with a 28-5-14 record to go with a 3.31 goals-against average.
Jason Arnott, shown here during his rookie season with the Edmonton Oilers, set the club record for goals by a rookie in that campaign, 1993-94, with 33. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, seventh overall, in 1993. He finished the 1993-94 season with 68 points and was runner-up to New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur as NHL rookie of the year.
Nugent-Hopkins, right, was the Edmonton Oilers' top pick in the 2011 draft, first overall, and he made an immediate impact on the team the following season as an 18-year-old rookie. Despite missing 20 games in 2011-12, Nugent-Hopkins tied Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog for most points by a rookie (54) that campaign. 'The Nuge' was a Calder Trophy finalist for NHL rookie of the year but lost out to Landeskog.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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