EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club is pleased to announce Craig MacTavish and Randy Gregg will be inducted into the Oilers Hall of Fame on October 25 when the team hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins.

MacTavish, who was signed before the 1985-86 season, played for the Oilers for eight full seasons and was part of three Stanley Cup victories in 1987, 1988, and 1990. This London, Ont. native has played in 701 games with Edmonton, ranking 10th in franchise history. He scored 155 goals and made 176 assists, totaling 331 points. In 113 playoff games, he added another 13 goals and 24 assists.

In his first five seasons with the club, “MacT” scored over 20 goals four times, quickly establishing himself as a leader in Edmonton. This led to him being named alternate captain in 1990 and eventually succeeding Kevin Lowe as team captain in 1992. However, during his ninth season with Edmonton, after 66 games, he was traded to the New York Rangers. There, he joined several former Oilers teammates and went on to win his fourth Stanley Cup.

After retiring as a player, MacTavish returned to Edmonton as an assistant coach for the 1999-2000 season and then took over as head coach the next year. During his eight-year tenure, the Oilers achieved a record of 301 wins, 252 losses, and 47 ties, and reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2006. Additionally, he served the team as the senior vice president of hockey operations for five years and as the general manager for two years.

Gregg initially joined the Oilers in their 1982 playoff run and went on to play nine seasons and 453 games with the team, accumulating 40 goals and 148 assists for a total of 188 points. He is one of only seven players in the team’s history to have been part of all five Stanley Cup-winning rosters. Gregg’s 130 playoff appearances, during which he scored 13 goals and 39 assists for a total of 52 points, place him sixth in franchise history and third among Oilers defencemen.

Gregg, born in Edmonton and a collegiate hockey player at the University of Alberta, led Team Canada as captain in the 1980 Winter Olympics. He then spent two years playing in Japan prior to joining his hometown club. Notably, during his playing career, Gregg also managed to earn a medical degree. In his second full season with the Oilers in 1983-84, he scored a personal-best of 40 points. His consistent performance as a defenseman was instrumental in helping the Oilers secure their first of five NHL titles and it also earned him a place on the 1984 Canada Cup team.

After briefly retiring in 1986 and 1988, Gregg answered the call to return to the Oilers lineup twice and went on to win two more Stanley Cup titles in 1987 and 1988. He also made another Olympic appearance in 1988. After Edmonton’s fifth Stanley Cup victory in 1990, Vancouver claimed him via waivers.

After retiring for the last time in 1992, Gregg finished his residency program at the University of Alberta and started working as a family physician. He runs a sports medicine practice in Edmonton. In addition to this, he serves as the managing director of the Edmonton Riverhawks, a collegiate baseball team that is a part of the West Coast League.

Tickets for the October 25 Hall of Fame game vs. Pittsburgh are available in Oilers Power Pack 8, and fans can visit EdmontonOilers.com/PowerPacks to sign up for the August 8 pre-sale for their best chance at access. Individual game tickets will go on sale later in August.

About the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame

The Oilers Hall of Fame was established to acknowledge remarkable contributions or service to the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club by its past members. This includes players, coaches, trainers, staff, executives, or any other individual whose role or service has been extraordinary since the organization’s inception in 1972.

The selection committee for the Oilers Hall of Fame consists of 11 members. These individuals were chosen due to their considerable and diverse experience in hockey and community involvement. They’ve each been selected for a preliminary term of three years, with the possibility of serving for up to 15 years.

Each committee member has the privilege to nominate one individual annually for consideration. The Oilers Hall of Fame can induct a maximum of two nominees every year, but only if they receive a positive vote of at least 75 percent.

The committee includes former Oilers Wayne Gretzky, Ron Low, Louie DeBrusk, and Chris Joseph, as well as former player and executive Bruce MacGregor. Media members Jim Matheson (winner of the Elmer Ferguson Award in 2000), Terry Jones (winner of the Elmer Ferguson Award in 2011), Bob Stauffer, and Jason Gregor are also part of the committee. Community members Chief Wilton Littlechild, an International Chief and former U of A Golden Bear, and Shannon Szabados, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, are also included.