Edmonton Oilers

There’s a segment of Oilers fan who does not need to be taught. They know the dynasty years better than you do, they have feelings about this year’s roster that they will happily inflict whether you’re asking for opinions or not, and they treat game night with reverence most people only save for a visit to the dentist. Buying for that person isn’t difficult when you know what you’re doing. Buying for them when you yourself do not follow hockey? That’s a trick in itself. That’s what this guide is for. Put together by hardcore fans for hardcore fans, we compiled this collection because an Oilers fan is not your typical hockey fan. An amazing gift for another hockey supporter does not automatically translate to they’ll love it too. For Oilers fans, it goes deeper than that. The team and this city run through the veins of the people that live here. That means the right gift can mean so much more to a fan of this team than some generic piece of sports merchandise that could just belong to anyone. We didn’t want to suggest that kind of thing. We wanted to focus specifically on things that would matter to someone that bleeds orange and blue. Every item here was run through the same test. Would an Oilers fan actually want this or would they just give it a polite thank you and hide it in the back of a cupboard? A lot of ideas were weeded out through that viewpoint. Cheaply made official merchandise, silly one joke gifts that are worn out after one use and everything else that wants to invoke Oilers hockey without actually understanding what we as fans live for. Everything you see here is something we think you can feel confident in buying. Gifts for the diehard that has been watching since before Oilertown was a distant dream and gifts for the fanatic that took a chance on Edmonton when things were at their worst. Gifts for birthdays, Christmas, or even the inevitable playoff run if you’re looking for an excuse to ship something our way. Some are strictly practical, some are pure fandom, and everything is something that will actually get used instead of thrown in a cupboard. Because that’s the only requirement we have.